WELCOME
As we begin our third decade on Frist Campus, athletics remains an integral part of the Ensworth mission to educate the whole student. We believe that fulfilling a commitment, competing, and participating in athletics is a vital part of a well-rounded educational experience. We believe participating on an athletic team improves academic performance, and we encourage our student-athletes to be multisport participants.
Our athletics program provides an opportunity for our students to grow, learn, and challenge themselves while developing their physical and intellectual skills. Ensworth encourages our students to use their talents to the fullest and be leaders who demonstrate discipline, compassion, humor, and joy.
Through the leadership of our founding Director of Athletics Ricky Bowers, we established the desire to be countercultural and build a tradition of competition where success is not measured by comparison to others, but by the standard of excellence we expect of ourselves. We celebrate selfless action, sincere encouragement, intelligent play, and intense preparation. We seek not to find our value in the score on the board, but rather in the intensity of our effort, depth of our friendships, and excellence of our attitudes. Go Tigers!
Jason Maxwell Director of Athletics
FITNESS PROGRAM
LIFELONG FITNESS IS A STATE OF MIND—AND BODY—AT ENSWORTH
• All students participate in fitness class a minimum of 180 minutes per week
• 10,000 square foot fitness center
• Students participate in an aquatics program; all students graduate water safe
• Healthy habits are emphasized along with a positive attitude toward personal fitness
• Classes foster teamwork and sportsmanship
• Fitness program designed by certified strength and conditioning specialists
• Fitness programs tailored to meet the various needs of each student
• Full-time healthcare professionals (certified athletic trainers) on site
• Grade 9 nutritional education program delivered by a registered dietician
ATHLETICS OFFERINGS
ENSWORTH OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SPORTS:
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Ice Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Mountain Biking
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming & Diving
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
A WINNING TRADITION
Ensworth athletes have won over 100 individual State Championships in Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, and Track & Field. Since 2008, the Tigers have won 32 team State Championships in the following sports:
• Boys’ Basketball (5)
• Girls’ Basketball (7)
• Football (4)
• Boys’ Golf (2)
• Girls’ Golf (3)
• Ice Hockey (2)
• Boys’ Lacrosse (1)
• Girls’ Lacrosse (2)
• Girls’ Swimming & Diving (1)
• Girls’ Track & Field (3)
• Volleyball (2)
ELCAN ATHLETICS CENTER
Ensworth’s Elcan Athletics Center houses a Performance Gym, Auxiliary/Practice Gyms, Wrestling Room, Fitness Center, Locker Rooms, Athletic Training Room, Athletic Conference Room, and Spirit Store. Features include:
• Five NHFS standard basketball courts including a performance floor
• Three practice gyms with automated partitions that can be raised or lowered to create a flexible space for indoor athletic practices and competitions or fitness classes.
• 10,000 square foot fitness center and 30,000 square feet of court space
• Two LED video boards and a center-hung scoreboard in the Performance Gym
• Hudl technology with highdefinition cameras
TENNIS CENTER
The Ensworth Tennis Center features:
• State-of-the-art LED lighting on indoor courts, and lighting on six outdoor courts
• Full-Time Professional USPTA, USPTR Tennis Staff offering fulltime, year-round instruction
• Home/guest locker rooms, lobby, conference room, and covered parking
• Six indoor courts have PlaySight Technology which allows for live streaming and video recording of match play and instruction
• Host to USTA/UTR Tournaments, High School and Middle School matches/ tournaments; host to USTA Junior Team Tennis and Leagues
NATATORIUM
In addition to Ensworth’s Fitness Center, workouts in the Ensworth Natatorium are part of a student’s regular fitness routine. Features include:
• 50-meter competition pool plus an instructional pool for teaching lessons
• Four one-meter springboards
• Spectator seating
• Dehumidification units to control the humidity levels inside the building
• Locker rooms & private changing spaces available
• Meet management room, two concessions areas, video capable scoreboards, natural sun light, mezzanine terrace with campus views, ventilation and state-of-the-art UV system to reduce the presence of chloramines
GOLF CENTER
Ensworth’s Golf Center is housed on the top floor of the Tennis Center parking garage. The indoor training center is just under 4,000 square feet. Features include:
• Three Trackman simulators provide an immersive player environment and offer swing analysis & benchmarking tools
• An indoor green and shortgame practice area for chipping and pitching
Ensworth’s outdoor golf facilities include:
• 4,500 square foot Tifeagle Bermuda putting green and bunker designed by course architect Bruce Hepner
• Wedge range up to 100 yards and mid to long iron driving range with target green
HEAD COACHES
JASON MAXWELL BASEBALL COACH
Coach Maxwell has been the Head Baseball Coach at Ensworth since its founding in 2004 and was announced Athletic Director in 2024. Before coming to Ensworth, Coach Maxwell attended Middle Tennessee State University where he was an AllConference player for the Blue Raiders baseball team in 1992 & 1993. The Chicago Cubs drafted Coach Maxwell in 1993. He went on to play professionally for 12 years, reaching the major leagues with the Cubs and the Minnesota Twins. In 2019, Coach Maxwell was the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association DII-AA Sectional Coach of the Year. Coach Maxwell was named coach for the 2021 Major League Baseball/USA Baseball High School All American Game and was honored with the Nashville Old Timers Baseball Association “Mr. Baseball” Award. He was also the 2021 USA Baseball 18U Manager and was named the USA Baseball Developmental Coach of the Year in 2018 (15U) and 2021 (18U).
MAURICIO ANTUN TENNIS COACH
Coach Antun joined Ensworth in 2024. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Belmont University, where he was named the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Player of the Year for leading the Bruins to the league title. Prior to joining the Ensworth community, Coach Antun served as the Director of Tennis at Belmont University for five years. Antun led the men’s program to two NCAA Division I tournaments and three OVC titles, had seven players earn All-OVC honors, and was named OVC Coach of the Year for two consecutive years.
CHRISTIAN BAHR SWIMMING & DIVING COACH
Coach Bahr came to Ensworth in 2012. For more than 30 years, Coach Bahr has competed, coached, or covered every level of swimming and diving, from age group swimming to the Olympics. He started swimming year-round when he was eight. He went on to swim in high school and college, where he was an NCAA All-American and multi U.S. Nationals finalist. He represented the U.S. at the 1997 World University Games. His swimmers have set state and national records, made the U.S. National Junior Team, and qualified for U.S. Olympic Trials and Olympic Games. Coach Bahr has coached on deck at meets ranging from local club meets to Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympic Games as a coach with Brunei Darussalam. In 2019, he was named “Coach of the Year” by the Tennessean.
REBEKAH CRANE SOFTBALL
COACH
Coach Crane joined Ensworth in 2024 as Head Softball Coach and science teacher. Before joining Ensworth, she coached softball at The Lawrenceville School, working with multiple players who went on to play at the collegiate level. She has 5+ years of experience giving private instructional lessons in hitting, fielding, and pitching. Crane holds a bachelor’s from Vanderbilt University and a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania. At her high school, Crane holds the record for career strikeouts as a pitcher and won a state championship with her club team.
EMMA DESANTIS
CHEERLEADING COACH
Coach DeSantis joined Ensworth in 2025 and is currently a cheerleader for the Tennessee Titans. She began her collegiate athletic career in 2019 at the University of Alabama as a gymnast and continued her career during graduate school as an Ole Miss cheerleader in 2022. DeSantis holds a bachelor’s from the University of Alabama and a master’s and a graduate certificate from the University of Mississippi.
COREY DONOHOE
GIRLS’ LACROSSE COACH
Coach Donohoe has been the Head Girls’ Lacrosse Coach at Ensworth since 2015. She served as the assistant coach at the Naval Academy from 2011-2014, winning two Patriot League Championships. She played at the collegiate level at UNC from 2007-2011, earning 1st Team All-American honors twice and All-ACC honors three times. She was the recipient of the Patterson Medal, the top athletic honor given annually at UNC, and holds the current record for career points at UNC. She also earned a spot on the US Women’s Lacrosse team.
PARKER FERRIGAN
BOYS’ LACROSSE COACH
Coach Ferrigan joined Ensworth in 2024. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Delaware, where he was the starting goalie for the men’s lacrosse team. He also holds a master’s in Secondary School Counseling from The Citadel. During his high school career, Ferrigan was named a two-time Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American and two-time All-Central New York selection. Prior to joining Ensworth, Coach Ferrigan started the boys’ lacrosse program at Lucy Beckham High School, winning three consecutive state championships.
ASHLEY GLOTTA
Coach Glotta was a multi-sport student-athlete at Ensworth. During her high school career, she was a member of both volleyball and basketball state championship teams. Coach Glotta continued her volleyball career at Austin Peay State University where she graduated with a bachelor’s in Education and was the OVC Player of the Year her senior year. In 2020, she returned to Ensworth as a fitness instructor and assistant coach in volleyball and basketball. Coach Glotta was announced as the Ensworth Head Volleyball Coach in the summer of 2020.
ADAM HARRIS SOCCER COACH
Coach Harris joined Ensworth in 2025 and brings two decades of coaching experience across youth, high school, and elite club levels. He has held directorlevel roles at nationally recognized soccer academies and has coached multiple state championship teams. He holds a USSF A-Youth License and has completed the U.S. Soccer Club Technical Leadership License, the highestlevel education for academy directors in the United States. Adam recently coached his Division I club team to four consecutive State Cup Championships and two USYS MidSouth National League Championships. He also helped guide over 20 players to sign at the MLS professional level and NCAA collegiate level, including several Division I programs.
TIM HASSELBECK FOOTBALL COACH
Coach Hasselbeck joined Ensworth in 2023. He spent six seasons in the NFL as a quarterback, most notably with the Washington Commanders (2003-04) and New York Giants (2005-06). Prior to coaching at Ensworth, he worked for ESPN, appearing year-round on SportsCenter, Get Up, and ESPN Radio. On NFL Sundays, Hasselbeck joins Scott Van Pelt, providing post-game analysis for SVP on SportsCenter. In 2021, Hasselbeck was inducted into the Boston College Hall of Fame, where he played quarterback, graduating with a bachelor’s in Marketing from the Carroll School of Management. Coach Hasselbeck has been an active member of the Ensworth community for many years and served for four years coaching our Championship Middle School Football team.
NICK JOHNSON TRACK & FIELD COACH
Coach Johnson joined the Ensworth community in 2016 as a Fitness Instructor and an Assistant Football and Track Coach. He earned his bachelor’s from Henderson State University and master’s from California University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Ensworth, Johnson served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Wide Receivers Coach at Monte Vista Christian School. A wide receiver and punt returner for Henderson State University, Johnson was the 2011 GAC leader in punt returns. From May 2012–September 2013, he was a wide receiver with the St. Louis Rams where he was the 2013 team leader in preseason touchdowns. In 2021, he led the Ensworth Girls’ Track & Field team to the State Championship.
DOUG MAGEE MOUNTAIN BIKING COACH
Coach Magee joined Ensworth in 2018. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Cairn University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate from Vanderbilt University. Doug has served as lacrosse, cross country, and strength and conditioning coaches throughout his career. He has competed in ultra-endurance events such as the Leadville 100 MTB race and Lake Placid Ironman. He competes in local road cycling, mountain bike, and cyclocross races.
NATE PARRISH GOLF COACH
Coach Parrish graduated from Ensworth and returned in 2022 as the Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Head Coach following ten years at the University of the South, where he served as Sewanee’s Director of Golf and Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach. He was named the Men’s SAA Conference Golf Coach of the Year in 2021 and was honored by the WCGA in 2016 as the NCAA Division III National Women’s Golf Coach of the Year. During his tenure, he coached two NCAA Outstanding National Freshman Golfer of the Year award recipients, two Conference Player of the Year recipients, 26 All-Conference players, four All-Americans and three Academic All-American Scholars. Coach Parrish led the Ensworth Boys’ and Girls’ Golf teams to the State Championship in 2022 and the girls repeated in 2023.
BRADLEY PIERSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL COACH
Coach Pierson started at Ensworth in 2019. Prior to joining Ensworth, Pierson served as the Assistant Athletic Director and Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Darlington School. He has eight years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, including serving as head men’s basketball coach at Sewanee. Pierson holds a bachelor’s in Economics from Sewanee and a master’s in Education from Berry College.
SHARRONA REAVES GIRLS’ BASKETBALL COACH
Coach Reaves joined Ensworth in 2024. She spent 23 years as a college women’s basketball coach and recruiter. In her role as a college coach, Reaves was known for overseeing recruiting for some of the top women’s basketball programs in the country. In her three seasons as recruiting coordinator at the University of Tennessee, she constructed the ESPN #1 and #4 recruiting classes in the nation. Reaves graduated from the University of Alabama where she played on the women’s basketball team, serving as team captain and a member of the 1994 Final Four team.
OSCAR SALAZAR CROSS COUNTRY COACH
Coach Salazar started coaching at Ensworth in 2022. Prior to joining Ensworth, Oscar taught history and coached cross country and track for six years at Timber Creek High School. While at Timber Creek, Oscar coached both the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams to three consecutive championships and was awarded the Orlando Metro Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2020. He has also helped coach multiple individual state champions in cross country and track.
RYAN SIMPSON WRESTLING COACH
Coach Simpson joined Ensworth in 2025. He has over a decade of coaching experience, bringing a remarkable track record of success, including 28 TSSAA individual state champions and five state championship teams. In high school, he was a 2x state finalist, and as a captain, helped lead his team to two state championships. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Tennessee. While in college, he coached at Alcoa High School for five years, guiding nine individual state champions. He brings a lifelong passion for the sport and a strong commitment to developing studentathletes both on and off the mat.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS
Since 2008, Ensworth has had 12 alumni athletes compete at the professional level including the NFL, NBA, the Tokyo Olympics. Ensworth has over 100 alumni currently participating in collegiate athletics in 13 different sports.
HENRY BYRD ’18 NFL
Princeton (2018–2022)
Denver Broncos (2023)
Minnesota Vikings (2023)
San Francisco 49ers (2023)
Minnesota Vikings (2023-present)
JORDAN BONE ’16 NBA
University of Tennessee (2016-2019)
Detroit Pistons (2019-2020)
Grand Rapids Drive (2019-2020)
Orlando Magic (2020-2021)
Delaware Blue Coats (2021)
Beşiktaş Icrypex (2021)
Zaragoza (2021-2022)
Wisconsin Herd (2022-2023)
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2023)
Vanoli Cremona (2023-2024)
DESMOND CAMBRIDGE ’16
BASKETBALL - KOSOVAN SUPERLIGA
Brown University (2017-2019)
University of Nevada (2020-2022)
Arizona State University (2022-2023)
Bora Prishtina, Kosovo Superliga (2024-2025)
ORLEANS OPOKU DARKWA ’10 NFL
Tulane (2010-2013)
Miami Dolphins (2014)
New York Giants (2014-2017)
CORN ELDER ’13 NFL
University of Miami (2013-2017)
Carolina Panthers (2017-2018)
New York Giants (2019)
Carolina Panthers (2019-2020)
Detroit Lions (2021)
Carolina Panthers (2021)
Washington Commanders (2021-2022)
Houston Roughnecks, UFL (2024-present)
TYRA GITTENS ’17 OLYMPIAN - TRACK & FIELD
Texas A&M (2018-2021)
University of Texas (2022)
Summer Olympics (2021)
BRYCEN HOPKINS ’15 NFL
Purdue (2015-2019)
Los Angeles Rams (2020-2023)
COLLIN HOPKINS ’16 BASEBALL
Volunteer State Community College (2016)
Western Kentucky University (2019)
Indiana University (2020)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (2022)
CHAZ LANIER ’20 NBA
North Florida (2020-2024)
University of Tennessee (2024-2025)
Detroit Pistons (2025-present)
CONOR MCDERMOTT ’11 NFL
UCLA (2012-2016)
New England Patriots (2017)
Buffalo Bills (2017-2019)
New York Jets (2019-2022)
New England Patriots (2022-2023)
Los Angeles Rams (2024)
KP MCDERMOTT ’08 NFL
UCLA (2008-2012)
San Francisco 49ers (2013)
Denver Broncos (2014)
Baltimore Ravens (2014)
Minnesota Vikings (2015-2018)
PJ SETTLES ’15 FOOTBALL IN GERMANY
Rhodes College (2015-2019)
German Football League (2021)
Indoor Football League (2022)
German Football League (2025-present)
CLASS OF 2025
COLLEGE SIGNINGS
MALACHI BATTLE
BELLA BRODOSKI
BRANDON COLLINS
SOPHIE GILL
LIZZIE MCWILLIAMS
Colorado College Swimming
MICAH SMITH
Middle Tennessee State University, Football
NIAMIAH TAYLOR
Fisk University Volleyball
LOGAN MILLER
East Tennessee State University, Football
GRAHAM SMITH
Lafayette College Football
ETHAN UTLEY
University of Tennessee Football
LILLY ROBERTSON
University of Tennessee Swimming
Bluffton University Football
RILEY WAGERS
University of Tampa Swimming
RASHAD SMITH
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MISSION
Ensworth is a kindergarten through twelfth grade, coeducational independent school. The School promotes academic excellence and inspires students to be intellectually curious, to use their talents to the fullest, to be people of integrity, and to be contributors to society.
VISION
We envision a school community dedicated to following the highest principles with the greatest love, as characterized by moral integrity, intellectual vitality, discipline, compassion, humor, and joy.
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