SPOTLIGHT: QUINN L'ESPERANCE ’19

Girls Cross Country Finishes Fifth at State Meet

On November 7, the girls cross country team, coached by Matt Lindley ’89, headed to Fortress Obetz for the Division III state championship. This marked the 11th straight year that the team qualified for the state meet and the 16th in program history. The team finished in fifth place, behind a third-place finish by Amy Weybrecht ’24, a 27th-place finish by Caitrina Barton ’21, and a 41st-place-finish by Mary Lombardo ’22. The scoring was rounded out by Gia Rosko ’24 (66th) Anna Lisac ’24 (115th), Kaitlin Rulison ’23 (125th) and Mia Polisena ’22 (141st). Additionally, Amy Weybrecht and Caitrina Barton earned All-Ohio honors and Caitrina Barton, Mary Lombardo, Mia Polisena and Kaitlin Rulison were recognized with Academic All-Ohio honors.

TWO LANCERS INCLUDED ON PrepVolleyball.com’s All-American Lists

In March, PrepVolleyball.com released their All-American list, which included the 100 players in the country they determined had the greatest impact on their teams and their states in 2020. Included on that list was our own Emmy Klika ’21, the team’s libero. This fall, Emmy will head to Pitt, where she will play on their Division 1 volleyball team. She is undecided on her major, but plans to pursue something in either math or science. Another standout Lancer was included on the All-American Honorable Mention list. Congratulations to outside hitter, Kathryn Randorf ’22, for this honor. We look forward to following her next year in her senior season as a Lancer before she heads to play for Northwestern University’s Division I program.

Gilmour boys GOLF finishes third at state tournament

The boys golf team, led by Coach Jamey Polak, played in the Division III state tournament at NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury, Ohio on October 16 and 17, and placed third overall! The Lancers were led by Alex Swinarski (150), who placed fifth, four strokes out of first place, and earned First Team All-Ohio honors. Liam Ottaway ’21 (153) finished in eighth place and earned Second Team All-Ohio honors. Jack Popovich ’22 (167), Harry Rogers ’22 (176) and Parker Barrett ’24 (178) rounded out the team and also contributed to the team's third-place medal!

GIRLS SOCCER SENIOR Selected for High School All-American Soccer Game

Julia Pangonis ’21, a four-year member of the girls varsity soccer team, was among 45 of the nation’s top girls soccer players chosen to compete in the 10th annual High School All-American Soccer Game on May 29. This annual matchup features the top prospects from the East and West regions of the U.S. Julia has committed to join the University of Cincinnati soccer program in the fall and plans to major in engineering.

BOYS SOCCER GOALIE BECOMES A PART OF HISTORY

SENIOR SETS NEW SHUTOUT RECORD Boys soccer’s co-captain and starting goalie Matt Beck ’21 set the new program record for career shutouts in a 3-0 win against Chardon on September 17. That game marked his 20th shutout, besting the previous record of 19.5 set by Dave Corvi ’03 during his career from 1999-2002. Beck went on to earn one more shutout, finishing his career with 21. "I am proud to be a witness of his record, since I was a witness of the record he broke," said head coach Joe Ciuni ’77. "I think any time you break a school record, it is something to be very proud of. Matt works hard at improving his game, so breaking the record did not happen by accident." Ciuni went on to describe Beck's character, describing him as very respectful and even going as far as to say, "I would be proud to call him one of my own sons." Matt has committed to join the Baldwin Wallace soccer program in the fall and will be studying communications.