Small but Mighty
496 Upper School students.
SPRING 2022
If you ask the coaches, another factor in the strength of their programs is the
Undoubtedly, another key to our teams’ success has been the resources available to the students off the court or field to address mind, body and spirit. Our strength and conditioning program, led by Coach Lawrence Wynn, is secondto-none and our athletes can be found getting workouts in before school, after school and during Community Block. Kara Santana, a full-time athletic trainer on-site, works with the studentathletes to help both prevent and treat injuries. Our programs have prayer services before games with Fr. John Blazek, C.S.C. ’58 and engage in service projects as teams. And our teams work hand-inhand with our wellness program and have access to mental performance
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How do they do it? There are a variety of factors, one of which is that our kids are often multi-sport athletes. In fact, eight - Nathan Flaherty ’22 (golf and basketball), Mary Lombardo ’22 (cross country and indoor track), Mia Polisena ’22 (cross country and indoor track), Jack Popovich ’22 (golf and hockey), Harry Rogers ’22 (golf and hockey), Gia Rosko ’24 (cross country and indoor track), Clare Valenza ’23 (cross country and indoor track) and Amy Webrecht ’24 (cross country and indoor track) competed on two of the seven statequalifying teams this year.
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GILMOUR ACADEMY
"Roughly 250 to field girls’ teams and 250 to field boys’ teams that compete against schools sometimes three times the size"
That’s how many were enrolled this year. Girls and boys. Roughly 250 to field girls’ teams and 250 to field boys’ teams that compete against schools sometimes three times the size. Yet, the Lancer athletic teams have people talking all around the state as this little school from Gates Mills keeps showing up in the final rounds of the state tournaments.
leadership of their players. Head cross country coach Matt Lindley ’89 said that, on his team, that foundation is built by the upperclassmen, whose leadership demonstrates to younger runners what it means to be a good teammate. Varsity volleyball coach Dan Coughlin concurred, saying his program has been built through a conscious effort on the part of his seniors, who model the traditions and culture they want to ensure are passed down after they leave.
