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FRONT ROW (L-R) Ellé Collier, Sydney Lawrence, Noelle Okland, Crawford Fisher, Kate Jones, Kadence Johnson, Peyton Samii

SECOND ROW (L-R) Elizabeth Lewis, Grace Vance, Clara Juckett, Alicia Edwards, Lea Troutman, Elizabeth Neely, Stella Burke

BACK ROW (L-R) Reese Morgan, Ellie Chai, Ardyn Henry, Cameron Hutchinson, Alex Jones, Caroline Sumichrast, Head Coach Joey Prestidge

NOT PICTURED Lucy Crutchfield, Regan Frail (Manager), Alexsandra Jefferson (Manager), Assistant Coach Mia Kane, Assistant Coach Cristina Urbina, Goalkeeper Coach Kirsten Rafferty

(L-R) Lucy Crutchfield, Caroline Sumichrast, Kate Jones, Ellie Chai, Clara Juckett, Lea Troutman, Grace Vance, Crawford Fisher, Elizabeth Neely

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Grace is a four-year varsity player who has been a consistent contributor throughout. Her ability to score goals, her high work-rate, and her intelligent approach to the game impact our play on the field. While Grace has a very chill personality, she is a tough competitor who undoubtedly has a very exciting future ahead. Lea joined the varsity squad as a freshman, and now as a senior vice-captain, she uses her calm leadership style to guide and direct this team with positivity and great success. A ball-carrying winger with vision and a penchant for scoring important goals, Lea has overcome injury to help our team in a myriad of ways. Lea is central to how we work as a team, and she will be missed.

GRACE VANCE

LEA TROUTMAN – VICE-CAPTAIN

Caroline is a four-year varsity player, who competes with passion and intensity. She has an eye for the goal and is comfortable making big contributions to the team from anywhere on the forward line. Fast and strong, Caroline sets an example on and off the field for all our future Hawks to see and emulate. Biz fully embraced her role as captain and leader of the JV team last year, and has made a seamless transition to varsity as a senior. She is an intelligent defender, who reads the game well and distributes with precision. Her upbeat contributions are a big part of who we are as a team, and her exemplary demonstration of humor, support and positivity keep this squad focused on staying together and believing in one another.

CAROLINE SUMICHRAST ELIZABETH NEELY

CLARA JUCKETT – CAPTAIN

1st Team All-Conference, NCISAA All-State Clara joined the varsity team as a freshman and has been an increasingly integral part of its success ever since, earning her the captain’s role this year. A natural leader, and commanding midfielder, she made All-State as a junior and leads the team in assists this season. Clara has the rare ability to turn a game on its head, and she consistently sets the tempo and energy for everyone else to follow. Kate was a JV captain with Biz last year, and as a senior has worked her way into being a starting forward on varsity. Kate’s attacking performances for our team have been so impactful this season that she has now has her own elimination move named in her honor. Kate is like a ray of sunshine, and her warm personality helps bring our whole team closer together.

KATE JONES

In her second year as our team manager, Regan is an essential part of this program. She keeps the varsity team functioning on game day with her statistical analysis, social media promotion and safety equipment management. Regan’s insights are invaluable, and we are very lucky to have someone so caring and well-liked in such an important role. Crawford played field hockey for the Hawks in Middle School, but then turned her focus to lacrosse. Her return to the program this year has been magnificent. Crawford is a natural sportswoman of the highest caliber, and she has made a seamless transition into the Hawks midfield line, making big contributions again and again.

TEAM MANAGER, REGAN FRAIL CRAWFORD FISHER

Lucy returned to Latin as a Junior and has been a huge part of the Varsity program ever since. She is an attacking midfielder with speed, skill and creativity. Coming back from injury is something that Lucy has managed time and again in her field hockey career, and such resilience is testament to her strong character and love for her teammates. Ellie is a Vice Captain and a superb defender who dominates all those she comes up against. She is also a sharp dresser and a fast thinker. Ellie is a central figure whose influence on the team extends beyond the playing field. Her presence is essential to our team chemistry and to our success. It’s hard to believe that Ellie only joined this roster as a junior and that this year is already her last as a Hawk.

LUCY CRUTCHFIELD ELLIE CHAI – VICE CAPTAIN

2nd Team All-Conference

FRONT ROW (L-R) Susannah Cowan, Lulu Gorelick, Carrolline Saydlowski, Marion DuBose, Riley Milligan, Bonner Kelly, Sara Larkin Newton, Paige Fletcher, Mallory Morgan, Kira Rice

SECOND ROW (L-R) Brooke Proffitt, Natalie Gaslin, Abbey Hanna, Casey Cupps-O’Sullivan, Kate Wagner, Caroline Hughes, Madeline Miles, Georgia Hume, Sydney Query, Charlotte Tune, Hayden Proffitt

BACK ROW (L-R) Assistant Coach Amy Vance, Sloan Wooster, Ava Copeland, Cade Baldecchi, Norah White, Kate Livingston, Ana Burk, Lucy Beam, Abbie Burns, Assistant Coach Cristina Urbina

NOT PICTURED Head Coach Gretchan Frederick

FRONT ROW (L-R) Ella Tarumianz, Annie Hitzemann, Lil Hyder, Anna Grace Fahrney, Addison Salvage, Kingsley Hall, Alara Lowe, Ellen Chapman

BACK ROW (L-R) Assistant Coach Stephanie Coma, Whitney Baker, Alissandra Kasimov, Taylor Spangler, Margaret Piasecki, Amanda Dimovski, Head Coach Nikki Williams

FRONT ROW (L-R) Clara Ragsdale, Ogom Ighade, Eve Willette, Cam Thomas, Hunter Fitzgerald, Caroline Coble, Kennedy Clutter

BACK ROW (L-R) Liza Bleakney, Anna Day Harry, Catherine Harry, Micaela Henry, Anna Edwards, Frances Roberts, Head Coach Suzanne Olson

NOT PICTURED Lillie Boone, Assistant Coach Mary Yorke Oates, Assistant Coach Stephanie Coma

The Hawks Varsity Field Hockey team enjoyed a great season, and although a state semifinal overtime defeat is always heartbreaking, the girls can hold their heads high for everything they achieved together. Highlights include supporting and coaching the middle school teams, regular season wins over Covenant Day and both Cary schools, home and away conference victories against Country Day, beating Charlotte Catholic, and pushing North Carolina’s top-seeded Myers Park into OT early in the season - then going to the wire against them again later in the season. The team focused on being Active, Brave and Confident - ABC - something that helped them start games aggressively, work hard off-ball for each other, and have the belief and support to know they can take risks shooting and eliminating. Our captains and seniors led the team with unity, and as sad as we are to see the conclusion of their hockey careers, we are proud and so excited to see what comes next for all of them.

JUNIOR VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY

Fall 2022 saw another strong JV Field Hockey team work hard in practice and dominate their competition. Game highlights of the season included a thrilling 1-1 tie against Myers Park HS in which the Hawks were tied 0-0 at the half, got scored on in the third quarter, and then managed a tying goal in the last 90 seconds of regulation. Paige Fletcher scored the game winner! A second highlight was a 1-0 win over Country Day off a corner play with no time left on the clock in the fourth quarter. Charlotte Tune scored the game winner! Throughout the season the team worked to support each other as players and as people, utilizing the double shoulder squeeze that has become the physical representation of our team motto: “I’ve got your back and I know you’ve got mine.” The mutual support provided to and by each and every player on the team helped produce stalwart defense and a potent offense; the Hawks outscored their opponents 83-8 en route to a 14-1-1 regular season record, a 4-0 Queens play day record in August, and a 4-1 Julie Firr Memorial Tournament record to conclude the season, finishing as runner-up to Myers Park in the championship game.

8TH GRADE FIELD HOCKEY

Our 8th grade team had a great season with our only losses coming against one team. As the season progressed, our players came together to play as ONE team. Our skills improved as well as our ability to stay focused on the task at hand. We had a little adversity when we lost our only goalie in the middle of the season, but players stepped up and took turns taking on that role. That adversity helped us towards the end of the season when we were down in the semi-final to Holy Trinity and came back to win the game. We never gave up and earned a spot in the GCMSAA championship against a strong Country Day team that had beaten us badly in the beginning of the season. The Hawks showed just how much they’d improved throughout the season, sending the game into a dramatic 7 on 7 overtime. Unfortunately, the Bucs got the win that day, but our team had so much to be proud of. Our final record was 10-3 and we scored 58 goals. Go Hawks!

7TH GRADE FIELD HOCKEY

Three cheers for an undefeated season! Decisive wins became the calling card for the 2022 7th grade Field Hockey Hawks. There were no ties. Only two goals were surrendered the entire season. They never trailed. This cast of talented athletes worked hard in practice steadily improving their stick skills, stamina and game sense. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for them next year! Go Hawks!