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2021 TORREYS FALL SPORTS LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
>>A MESSAGE FROM THE TRACK & FIELD 2021-20 LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY BASKETBALL HEAD COACH
This year’s track and field team is full of newcomers and multi-sport student athletes. They have come out to challenge themselves and test their mental and physical fortitude. Our strong senior class will lead the way: Jenna Hernandez, Ethan Estrada, Alexcia Doak, Daven Gujral, Grace Karmazin-Scheider, Andrew Kuhn, and Jazzy Anousinh. The Distance Squad has grown and looks for guidance from the experienced Daven, Grace, and Andrew. They are passing the squad to a strong junior, Paul Criado. Sam Alligood and Jenna Hernandez, multi-sport student athletes, look to increase their marks in the throws, providing leadership for a young throwing team. Senior Ethan Estrada and newcomer Jordan Kinkead are ready to lead the young pole vaulters to new heights. Juniors Stuart Needle and sophomore Micah Afshar lead the way over the hurdles while junior Capri Nova, senior Jazzy Anousinh, and sophomores John Guckian and Catherine Gizzo blaze a trail on the track. I look forward to a successful season with the team setting new personal records and strengthening their passion for track and field. Go Torreys!!
Kevin Reaume >> HEAD COACH
Entering his 26th year as an LJCDS physical education teacher, director of strength and conditioning, football coach, and head men’s and women’s track and field coach, Kevin Reaume is the most successful track and field coach in LJCDS history with 15 team championships. Coach Reaume has produced four individual Division II CIF champions, five California state qualifiers, and 22 Torrey student-athletes continuing their growth at the likes of Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, and Emory. Coach Reaume was instrumental in all ten Torrey football championships, including the school’s first-ever 11-man CIF title. He has worn many hats for the Torrey football program, including defensive coordinator, offensive and defensive lines, and strength and conditioning coordinator. Coach Reaume grew up in Canada, where he was a standout football, basketball, and track and field athlete. He played football at St. Francis-Xavier University, earning a BS in Physical Education. He earned two-time first team All-League honors, preseason All-Canadian, and three conference championships. After graduation, Kevin was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, opting instead to pursue a career in teaching and coaching. In his free time, Coach Reaume enjoys his family, golfing, reading, and roller-blading along the bay in Coronado.
Megan Hempsey >> ASSISTANT COACH
Coach Megan graduated from Ripon College in 2017 with a bachelors in Religion and Sociology and a minor in Mathematics. She competed as a pole vaulter for her college’s track and field team and as a multiple event swimmer for the swim team. She currently works as an administrative assistant and youth leader at a local church and volunteers in youth and young adult ministry programs across San Diego. She loves being a member of the athletic community and hopes to coach and mentor young athletes for a long time.
Dr. Nelson Neal >> SPRINTS, RELAYS, HURDLES COACH
Dr. Nelson Neal’s coaching and teaching career spans over 35 years. He earned his bachelors from Cortland State, his masters from the University of Wisconsin, and his doctorate from the University of Virginia. He was the head coach of women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and head coach of women’s badminton at the University of Wisconsin, head coach of wrestling at the University of Mississippi and Longwood University, and the assistant coach of men’s golf at Marywood University. Before moving to San Diego, he was the head coach of men’s golf at a high school in Oregon. Coach Neal participated in wrestling, the long and triple jump, and 440 yard intermediate hurdles in college. He is an avid golfer and is now running 10K races.
Cydney Collins >> THROWING COACH
Cyd is an alum of La Jolla Country Day from the class of 2015. She graduated from McKendree University in 2019 with a B.S. in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminal Justice. Cyd competed on the McKendree women’s track and field team as a thrower. In 2018, Cyd placed 17th in shot put at the GLVC Indoor Conference Meet with a throw of 11.21 meters (36.8 ft.). She also placed 9th in shot put at the GLVC Outdoor Conference Meet with a throw of 11.69 meters (38.4 ft.) and a discus throw of 36 meters (118 ft.). In 2017, Cyd placed 18th in shot put at the GLVC Indoor Conference Meetwith a throw of 10.82 meters (35.5 ft.). She placed 16 in shot put at the GLVC Outdoor Conference Meet with a throw of 11.23 meters (36.8 ft.). Cyd is excited to be working with the throwers at her alma mater.
David Freeman >> DISTANCE RUNNERS
Coach Freeman graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004 with a Business Management degree. He also has his Master’s degree in Business Education and is currently in the process of receiving his MBA. As a runner, Coach Freeman was a 3-time All-American while at Kentucky. He ran professionally after college and qualified for the numerous championship events including Pan American Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. Freeman represented Puerto Rico in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. After his running career, Coach Freeman taught Business Education for three years at the high school level while being the Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach. Freeman also was the Director of Operations and Assistant Track Coach at Texas Christian University. Most recently, Freeman was the Head Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track & Field Coach at The University of Southern California. Coach Freeman is currently a Program Manager for a local Engineering company.
>>BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Ethan Estrada Daven Gujral
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>>GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Andrew Kuhn
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MEN
2016 Coastal League Champions 2014 Co-Coastal League Champions 2011 Coastal League Champions 2010 Coastal League Champions 2009 Co-Coastal League Champions 2008 Coastal League Champions 2007 Coastal League Champions 2006 Co- Coastal League Champions 2003 Coastal League Champions 2002 Coastal League Champions
DIVISION 2: INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
2014 Triple Jump Hadiyah Muhammad ’14 2014 3200M Julius Diehr ’15 2012 Pole Vault Kaitlin McCallum ’12 2011 Discus Junior Togiaso’11 2011 Pole Vault Kaitlin McCallum ’12 2010 High Jump Courtney Rockwood ’10 2010 Pole Vault Kaitlin McCallum ‘12
WOMEN
STATE QUALIFIERS
2017/18 1600M Lexi Watkins ‘18 2014 Triple Jump Hadiyah Muhammad ‘14 2013 Long Jump Hadiyah Muhammad ‘14 2010 High Jump Courtney Rockwood ‘10 2010-12 Pole Vault Kaitlin McCallum ‘12 1990 400M Rashaan Salaam ‘90
ALUMNI - COLLEGIATE LEVEL
Nico Barrera ’19 John Hopkins University Sarah Mirkhani ‘19 Chapman University Lexi Watkins ’18 - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Harrison Howe ’18 – Cornell University Jackson Daughtery '16—Oberlin College Cydney Collins '15—McKendree University Darien Brown '15—Loyola University, New Orleans Natalia LaSpada ‘15—John Hopkins University Julius Diehr '15—University of Washington Hadiyah Muhammad ’14—Academy of the Arts SF Kaitlin McCallum ’12—Dartmouth University Sage Hagstrom ’11—UC Davis Alex Flieschhacker ’11—Emory University Lee Klitzner ’11—UC Santa Barbara Phillip Poyhonen ’11 —Emory University Derek Hatfield ’10 —John Hopkins University Jason McCallum ’10—Middlebury University Alex Poyhonen ’09—Claremont - Mudd - Scripps Jacquelynn Vanderlip ’06—UC Riverside Lauren Pischel ’07—Brown University Patricia Decker ’09—John Hopkins University Alex Lewis ‘04—Harvard University Jocelyn Jenks ’04—Colorado College Lauren Swigart ’03—UC Santa Barbara
NAME Michah Afshar Eisa Al Mazrouei Sam Alligood Jazzy Anousinh Audrey Brewer Allison Casey Ricardo Cervera Benjamin Conroy Paul Criado Matthew David Sophia Dejarnette Alexcia Doak Davin Doak Akaash Doshi Ethan Estrada Evan Estrada
YR 10 11 11 12 9 9 11 8 11 11 9 12 9 10 12 10
NAME Emily French Catherine Gizzo John Guckian
YR 9 10 10
Daven Gujral Spencer Heaton
12 11 Jenna Hernandez 12 Christopher Hughes 9 Aidan Ideker 11 Charlotte Izadi 9 Grace Karmazin-Schneider 12 Jordan Kinkead 10 Andrew Kuhn 12 Isabella Laws 11 Suzy Leff 10 Mason Mackin 9 Jaden Mangini 9
NAME Jameel McDaniel Laila Mirkazemi Lara Mirkazemi Ally Needle Jack Needle Capri Nova Ethan Okin Sophia Peltier Grace Pierce Alexander Price Sophia Richardson Gabby Schmidt Sara Sigal Aaliyah Stanton David Thorpe
YR 9 9 11 9 11 11 9 9 9 11 8 11 10 10 11
