GIRLS TENNIS

RECORD: 9-7 (4-6 LIS)

The prevailing feeling around the tennis season is excitement for a bright future. With lots of young talent in the pipeline, the potential for growth and continued success is what’s on deck for girls tennis. “We are growing and we are getting stronger every season,” fourth-year head coach Alicia Raymond said when asked about this season compared to ones in the past. “It’s a huge plus for the program as a whole. The future of Titan tennis is getting brighter and brighter.”

Chloe Aboujaoude ’23 and Lucy Rowe ’23 led the charge as captains for the season. There were different growth points for Raymond to reference when reflecting on the season, but the most prevailing highlight was defeating two of Collegiate’s top three doubles teams. The Collegiate matches not only proved to the team that they could compete with one of the best teams in the league but also achieved one of the team’s goals.

“As a coach, I wanted more variety in the schedule and for girls to start playing mentally and physically tough,” Raymond said. “I feel that we were able to accomplish both of those goals.”

Boys Cross Country

CAPTAINS: Jack Plaugher ’23, Cooper Michalik ’23, Frank Halloran ’23

RECORD: 6th in VPL, 18th in VISAA

Consistency, accountability and grit were words head coach Will Cottrell used to describe this year’s boys cross country team.

“Cross country is a hard sport, and racing the 5K distance is challenging on the mind,” Cottrell said. “Our guys learned to run their own race while working for their teammates, pushing each other through the pain to finish well.”

The team showed its consistency as there was progressive improvement across the stretch of the fifteen week season. As the team continued to show steady growth, accountability between teammates became a focal point to the team’s success.

“We progressed by holding each other accountable to attend practices, finish workouts, recover well, and race as a team.”

Their Prep League season was capped off by seeing many personal accomplishments be met which, in turn, sparked the entire team. At the Prep League Championship at Pole Green Park, Spencer Anthony ’25 and Carter Erwin ’24 ran personal bests in the 5K with times of 18:02 and 19:56, respectively. Anthony finished 16th overall on the day.

“The Prep League Championship was a defining moment for our team,” Cottrell said. “Most of the athletes ran a personal best that day, showing off the hard work we’d put in all season. The guys made up for the small roster with big commitment. They were consistent in practice and meets, and kept each other accountable.”

Girls Cross Country

“Going into the season, I hoped that the team would come together and see themselves as a collective unit and that each runner would improve and come away from the season feeling more empowered and with a lasting appreciation for running,” first year head coach Ellis Mumford ’16 said. “We were a young team with a new coach, and it was exciting to see runners build from workout to workout to achieve goals.”

The theme on the Trinity girls cross country team is always family — the idea of being a family that is authentic with each other and supporting each other through ups and downs gives athletes the courage to put their all on the line in an often difficult sport. Furthermore, the team reflected a lot on TITAN values this season: Toughness, Intentional, Trustworthy, Altruistic, Neighborly.

“We talked about being TOUGH through races and hard workouts as well as INTENTIONAL about the effort we put into each practice and the way we prepared for meets and postseason,” Mumford recalled. “We also focused on being TRUSTWORTHY - in running no one else can do the work for you so we emphasized the importance of doing what you set out to do and holding yourself accountable.”

As a result of their cohesiveness and conscious effort to train as a team, nearly every athlete who competed in the LIS meet earned their personal record time for a 5k.

HONORS: All-LIS: Sarah Coleman ’23