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Lake Forest Academy offers many athletic opportunities, ranging from varsity athletics to PE options. The essence of our program is the promotion of sportsmanship. We strive to find success, measured not only in victories, but also in the individual development of each athlete.
Athletics Requirements: • All students—at least one interscholastic team sport per year. • Freshmen and sophomores—all three seasons, either an interscholastic sport or a PE option. • Juniors and seniors—participation in two seasons are required.
LFA Sports by Season: Fall Interscholastic: boys cross country, girls cross country, girls field hockey, golf (co-ed), boys prep hockey, boys soccer, girls swimming, girls tennis, girls volleyball PE Options: fall play, strength + fitness, yoga, Zumba®
Winter Interscholastic: boys basketball, girls basketball, boys hockey, girls hockey, boys prep hockey, squash (co-ed), boys swimming PE Options: jiu-jitsu, strength + fitness, winter musical, yoga, Zumba®
Spring Interscholastic: girls badminton, baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis, track and field (co-ed), boys volleyball PE Options: cycling, strength + fitness, yoga, Zumba®
LFA students play athletic games on 158,400 square feet of turf fields during the fall and spring. In addition to the numerous soccer, field hockey, and baseball fields, students have access to LFA’s modern athletics facilities, like the Crown and Fitness Wellness Center, MacKenzie Ice Arena, and the Glore Gym, to practice with teammates and work with LFA’s own athletic trainers.
“LFA’s rigorous academic curriculum and competitive athletic schedule has allowed my transition to college to be as easy as possible. Having teachers and coaches who challenged me while wanting to see me succeed has prepared me for a successful four years at Drexel.” — Matey Juric ’18, Drexel University ’22
Playing at the Collegiate Level Every year, LFA graduates go on to play sports at Division I, Division II and Division III colleges. Some choose to take a gap year to play in competitive junior hockey leagues. • American University • Bates College • Boston College • Bowdoin College • Bowling Green State University • Bryn Mawr College • Butler University • Concordia University • Colby College • Colgate University • Cornell University • Davidson College • DePauw University • Dickinson College • Drake University • Drexel University • Duke University • Erskine College • Fairfield University • Flagler University • Georgetown University • Grinnell College • Lake State • Lehigh University • Marquette University • Merrimack College • Miami University, OH
• Middlebury College • Monmouth College • Northwestern University • Oklahoma State • Oregon State University • Penn State University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Rice University • Robert Morris University • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • St. Ambrose University • St. Lawrence University • Stanford University • Tufts University • UMass Boston • UMass Lowell • University of Buffalo • University of California, Los Angeles • University of Chicago • University of Iowa • University of Oregon • University of Richmond • University of Rochester • University of Washington • Villanova University • Yale University
Contact athletics@lfanet.org for more information. Lake Forest Academy | 1500 W Kennedy Road | Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-615-3267 | www.lfacaxys.org
“LFA gave me the opportunity to play three sports every year where I got to mentor and learn from friends. Due to the diversity of my teammates, I gained different experiences from each team I’ve been on.” — Lena Ansari ’19, Yale University ’23