Crew Qualifies for Head of the Charles

The Prep Crew team began anew again in 2022 with eager young men looking to the water in pursuit of teamwork and success. A bid for the Head of the Charles was realized in early September and selection process for the eight rowers and one coxswain commenced immediately.

Weekly erg tests, daily assessment on the water, and racing trials yielded a boat coxed by Phillip Martins ’24 stroked by Lucas Swarowsky ’23, Zaza Kovacs ’23, James Louw ’24, Brendan Barrett ’23, Tony Musilli ’23, Chris Capalbo ’23, Ronan Adamo ’23 and Jack Devine ’23. The men of Prep would battle against 90 crews from all over the United States, England, Canada and South Africa for a spot in the top 50% and guarantee entry in the 2023 regatta.

Chased down the course by some fast California and Massachusetts schools, Prep was able to narrowly secure a top 50% result. Well rowed men!

We congratulate seniors Captain Jack Devine (Boston College), Captain Zaza Kovacs (Fairfield University), Brendan Barrett (Colby College), Chris Capalbo (Boston College), Jack Greenleaf (Bucknell University) and Tim Spahn (Villanova University) as they look to continue rowing at the next level.

The spring campaign begins on March 6 with tryouts and the first NEIRA race at home vs Stonington in April.

PREP WINTER 2022-2023 SPORTS

Basketball Debuts Mahoney Arena

Cross Country

The Fairfield Prep Cross Country Team stays the course under the direction of new Head Coach Christian Alvarado ’14. Though the team did not have a standout individual performer, the team improved from their 16th place finish in the State Class LL meet the year before to 15th place. Sophomore Daniel Tristine ’25 ran a 17:49 at the Divisional meet and Junior Brendan McMullan ’24 broke the 18 minute barrier in the race as well with a time of 17:55. The team had great leaders in captains Tim Spahn ’23, Jack Miller ’23, and Lenny Rosenard ’23 (pictured above) and will look to continue that strong tradition of hard work and dedication in the following summer training.

The Fairfield Prep basketball team had another successful season finishing with a record of 17-6. After dropping the season opener to Daniel Hand, the Jesuits won 13 of their next 15 games. This included big wins over Fairfield Warde, West Haven, Guilford, Norwich Free Academy, and more. After finishing the regular season 16-4, the Jesuits dominated Xavier High School in the SCC quarterfinal round winning 65-47. The Jesuits lose 10 seniors who had an incredible 4-year career as part of the Fairfield Prep Basketball program: captain Tommy Scholl , Ryan Preisano, Mike Iannazzo, Alex Leporati , Jack Balsano, Owen Kalagher, Henry Cipollaro, Jack McHale, Amaree Palmer and Jamere Brown (pictured above right).

Tommy Scholl ’23 (above left) was nominated to the SCC All Conference 1st Team and Jack McHale ’23 (right) was nominated to the SCC All Conference 2nd Team.