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Your team | ATHLETICS
Leave nothing on the field. You and your teammates. All in. All together. For the win.
We play because we love to play. When we win, we feel the pride of triumph while adding to a legacy. When classes end, we step onto the field or the court or the track and call on a different part of ourselves, preparing for life by building the tools that will help us succeed long after the final buzzer sounds.
Teamwork. Discipline. Tenacity. Now they are part of us.
38 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY EHS GIRLS’ TEAMS SINCE 1993
28 VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY EHS TEAMS SINCE 1930
43 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY EHS BOYS’ TEAMS SINCE 1979
118 CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE EHS/WOODBERRY FOREST RIVALRY
Left: From championship-level competition to options such as climbing, kayaking, and cross training, EHS students find many ways to have fun and stay fit.
Below: Our athletes don’t have to spend their lives in a bus. Travel to most EHS competitors is in the 30- to 45-minute range.
EHS fields 49 interscholastic teams
(29 varsity and 20 junior varsity) in 18 sports. Boys play in the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC), made up of six schools in and around Washington, D.C. Girls compete in the Independent School League (ISL), consisting of 16 D.C.-area schools. Eight-one percent of students participate in interschool athletics each year.
Teams
FALL Boys’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country Boys’ Crew Field Hockey Football Boys’ Soccer Girls’ Soccer Girls’ Tennis Girls’ Volleyball
WINTER Boys’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball Climbing Boys’ Squash Girls’ Squash Swimming Boys’ Track and Field Girls’ Track and Field Wrestling
SPRING Baseball Girls’ Crew Golf Boys’ Lacrosse Girls’ Lacrosse Softball Boys’ Tennis Girls’ Tennis Boys’ Track and Field Girls’ Track and Field Ultimate Frisbee
World-Class Facilities
60,000-SQUAREFOOT ATHLETICS CENTER with basketball and volleyball courts, fitness center, and weight room
6,000-SQUARE-FOOT FITNESS CENTER with full line of weight training and cardiovascular machines
15 TENNIS COURTS 12 ALL-WEATHER and 3 INDOOR
2,800-SEAT STADIUM with synthetic turf
7 PLAYING FIELDS, 3 with TURF and 2 with BERMUDA GRASS
400-METER, SIX-LANE OUTDOOR TRACK and 200-METER INDOOR TRACK
9 INTERNATIONAL-SIZE SQUASH COURTS
Be Part of Something Bigger than Yourself
The Game
Spirit Week highlights the buildup to one of the nation’s longest (and most celebrated) rivalries – the annual football matchup between EHS and Woodberry Forest, which has been played every year since 1901.
Seminary Hill Cup
In one 48-hour stretch, all eight girls’ teams of the fall season square off against nearby rival St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School.
Friday Night Lights
Every other year, the stadium is lit for an evening doubleheader – a varsity field hockey or soccer game followed by a football game. The entire EHS community comes out to cheer beneath the lights.
