VARSITY SPORTS RECAPS

Boys Athletics | Fall

CROSS COUNTRY: With new head coach Chris Boyle at the helm, the team placed fourth at Regionals and 17th at the 5A State Championship. David Flaig ’24 earned the team’s highest finish at State placing 19th in the 5000 Meter run and received All-State Honorable Mention honors on the season.

FOOTBALL: The team finished the season with a 7-5 overall record and had five senior players selected to the Class 5A All-State Teams. All-State First Team selectees Hayden Moore ‘23 and Andrew Metzger ‘23 were also named to the 2022 All-Colorado Football Team, as chosen by The Denver Post staff. Earning additional yearend accolades, Moore was selected as one of six Gold Helmet Finalists and as one of 15 Colorado athletes selected as National Football Federation Scholar Athletes.

GOLF: The Boys Varsity Golf Team qualified the entire team for the 5A State Tournament for the 16th consecutive season. Jake Irvine ‘23 finished in a tie for 36th place at State and was recognized with All-State Honorable Mention honors for the season.

SOCCER: The team took third place in the Continental League and finished the regular season with an 8-5-2 overall record. In a close match-up, they lost 1-0 in the first round of the 5A State Playoffs, the team’s eighth straight season qualifying for postseason play.

TENNIS: INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNNER-UP! The team won their Regional Championship sweeping all singles and doubles matches and finishing the season with an impressive 25-2 overall record. The team advanced to the Semifinal round of the Class 5A Team State Championship with Brady Jenkins ‘24 finishing as State RunnerUp in No. 3 Singles. Teammates KC Eckenhausen ‘25 and Liam McDonnell ‘23 took third place in No. 1 Doubles. Jenkins was also selected to the 2022-23 All-State Second Team for No. 3 Singles.

Girls Athletics | Fall

CROSS COUNTRY: New Head Coach Natalie Baldasare’s Girls Cross Country Team placed second at Regionals and finished the Class 5A State Championship in 17th place.

FIELD HOCKEY: STATE RUNNERS-UP! With an incredible 133-2 overall record, the Girls Varsity Field Hockey Team sought to defend their title with their fifth straight appearance in the 5A State Finals. They ultimately became the State Runner-Up with a hardfought loss to Colorado Academy. Five players earned All-State distinctions on the season with two Raiders, MaryKate Berg ‘23 and Carly Kennedy ‘23, each receiving First Team recognition.

RUGBY: The Girls Varsity Rugby Team took fourth place at the Colorado Interscholastic Rugby Association (CIRA) State Championship Tournament in November. Under the leadership of new head coach Ethan Pougnet, the team played tough all year and hopes to continue to build the program in 2023-24.

SOFTBALL: For the 2022-23 season, Regis Jesuit fielded a Junior Varsity Softball Team focused on developing fundamentals with a young group of athletes. A few upperclassmen competed at the Varsity level for their local high school teams, with three athletes, Kate Michalek ‘23, Jenna Patterson ‘24, and Natalie Shellhorn ‘24, earning post-season honors through those programs.

WRESTLING: INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNNER-UP! The Boys Varsity Wrestling Team placed third at the Continental League Championship where Richard Avila ‘26, Garrett Reece ‘25 and Dirk Morley ‘23 each earned League Championship titles. Five wrestlers were selected to the Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Wrestling Team and all five went on to compete in the State Tournament, resulting in Reece finishing second and Morley finishing third in their respective weight classes. In addition, Reece and Morley earned All-State Second Team and Honorable Mention honors respectively.

Girls Athletics | Winter

VOLLEYBALL: After a solid first year at the helm of the Girls Varsity Team, Head Coach Kait Kozak looks to her second year with the program to continue to develop the young talent, gaining experience to compete in the All-Continental League, the strongest in the state. Amery Galan ‘23, the team’s starting libero, earned a spot on the All-Continental League first team for the season.

Boys Athletics | Winter

BASKETBALL: The Boys Varsity Basketball Team finished the season with an impressive 20-7 overall record and advanced to the Class 6A Final Four State Championship game. Three players, Joe Dorais ‘23 TaRea Fulcher ‘23 and Damarius Taylor ‘24, were selected to All-Continental League Teams as well as to play in the 2023 A-Town All-Stars Boys Basketball game. Fulcher was also selected to the CHSAA 6A All-State First Team, The Sentinel Colorado’s All-Aurora Boys Basketball Team and earned a spot on The Denver Post’s All-Colorado Team. He was also awarded the 9NEWS Swag Chain.

BASKETBALL: Ending the regular season with a 17-9 overall record under the leadership of second-year Head Coach Jordan Kasemodel, the Girls Varsity Basketball Team advanced to the Class 6A Great 8 round of the State Playoffs. Four players earned top honors on the All-Continental League Teams including First-Team selectees Hana Belibi ‘24 and Coryn Watts ‘24, who were also selected to the 2022-23 Sentinel Colorado’s All-Aurora First Team, and Iliana Greene ‘25 and Jane Rumpf ’25 who were selected to the Second Team. All four were also selected to play in the 2023 A-Town All-Stars Girls Basketball game.

HOCKEY: Under the leadership of new Head Coach Terry Ott, the Varsity Boys Hockey Team had another strong season, earning a bid to the Class 5A State Frozen Four match-up. Six players earned AllState and /or All-Conference honors, 11 were selected to the Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Teams and 19 received CHSAA Academic AllState Honors.

POMS: Varsity Poms began the season earning a fourth-place finish in the Pom Division at the Continental League Spirit Championships. The team went on to place third out of 22 teams at the 5A State Spirit Championship, the highest finish at the State competition in RJ school history. Rounding out the year, the team competed in the Semifinals in both Varsity Small Jazz and Varsity Small Pom at this year’s UDA National Dance Team Championship. Erin Callahan ‘23 was selected to the 2022 All-Elite Spirit Team.

SWIM & DIVE: INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION AND STATE RUNNERS-UP! The Continental League Champion Girls Swim & Dive Team celebrated Charlotte Burnham’s ‘24 individual win in the 100-meter breaststroke at the State Swim competition, helping the team secure a second-place finish. Diver Sarah Mann ‘24 led the Dive Team with a third-place finish in the 1-meter diving finals. This was the second straight season that the Raiders had three divers finish in the top 10. Both athletes also earned First Team All-State honors while the team earned First Team honors in ten events, Second Team honors in three events and Honorable Mentions in another three events on the 2022-23 Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Team. Six swimmers were named to the prestigious National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American list in which Burnham earned recognition in four events and Sophia Frei ’24 earned recognition in three events. Topping off a great season, longtime Head Coach Nick Frasersmith was selected as the 2022-23 Coach of the Year.

WRESTLING: INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNNER-UP! Girls Varsity Wrestling’s Alexis Segura ‘24 won the Regional Championship in her weight class and finished the CHSAA State Tournament as Runner-Up. The team finished 11th place out of 24 teams at Regionals; the first year the team earned a top placement at Regionals. Segura was selected to the 2022-23 Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Girls Wrestling Team, earned Second-Team All-State honors and was named the Continental League Girls Wrestler of the Year.

Coed Athletics

CHEER: The Varsity Cheer Team won first place in Large Varsity Non-Tumbling Gameday at the UCA Colorado Regionals and had a spectacular showing at the Continental League Spirit Championships taking first place in the Game Day Division. The team advanced to the 4A /5A State Game Day finals, placing eighth out of 35 teams. Ross Smallwood ‘23, the first Boys Division Cheer Team member, was selected to the 2022 All-Elite Spirit Team.

Boys Athletics | Spring

BASEBALL: The Varsity Baseball Team completed their season with an impressive 20-9 overall record, took First Place in their Regional tournament and finished 2-2 in the Class 5A State Championship. Four players, Andrew Bell '24 Jack Carey '23 Christian Lopez '25 and Brody Chyr '24, earned All-Continental League recognition for the season. Bell and Lopez were also selected to The Denver Post’s 2023 All-Colorado team, highlighting the 40 best players in the state, as well as the 5A Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association's (CDCCA) All-State Teams where Lopez earned First Team distinctions and Bell was selected to the Second Team. Bell was also named to the Class 5A CHSAA All-State Honorable Mention list.

LACROSSE: The Boys Lacrosse Team finished the season with an impressive 15-3 overall record and advanced in the post-season to the Semifinals round of the 5A State Championship. In a thrilling and hard-fought battle with Valor Christian, the team succumbed to a 13-7 loss to end the season. Four members of the team, Jack Casey '23, Fletcher Sullivan '23 Ethan Hughes '23 and Gordon Reynolds '24 earned recognition on the 5A All-State Teams for the season.

RUGBY: STATE CHAMPIONS! The Boys Rugby Team earned their third consecutive and eighth overall CIRA State Championship in Ethan Pougnet's first year as head coach. This is the first year the team competed in the Rugby National Championship in May.

SWIM & DIVE: BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONS! Earning their 24th State title in program history, the Boys Varsity Swim & Dive Team captured the 5A State Championship trophy for the second consecutive year. Truman Inglis '23 took first place in the 50 yard freestyle, and Carter Anderson '23, Ronan Krauss '23 and Hawkins Wendt '23 claimed the State Championship win in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The team also captured two third-place finishes in the 100 yard freestyle and in the 400 yard freestyle relay. Anderson, Inglis, Krauss and Wendt were each selected to the 2022-23 Class 5A AllState First Team, and a total of seven swimmers on three relay teams earned recognition on the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association’s (NISCA) Colorado All-American list for 2022-23.

Girls Athletics | Spring

GOLF: The Girls Varsity Golf Team took sixth place in the Continental League with three golfers, Caitlin Neumann '23, Audrey Whitmore '25 and Georgia Meysman-Sharpe '23 earning All-League honors. Placing third at Regionals, all four golfers qualified to compete at the Class 5A State Tournament where they finished in eighth place. Neumann and Whitmore were also selected to the Class 5A All-State Second Team.

LACROSSE: STATE RUNNERS-UP! For the first time in program history, the Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team advanced to the Final round of the 5A State Championship where they finished second in the state in a close match-up with reigning State Champions Colorado Academy. In Head Coach Crysti Foote’s second year with the program, the team had another strong season, boasting a 12-5 overall record. Charlotte Ford '23, Maddie Jokerst '25 and Carly Kennedy '23 were each selected to the 5A All-State Second Team.

SOCCER: The Girls Varsity Soccer Team played well all season, ending with a 7-9 overall record and earning a bid to the Class 5A State Tournament. Alexis Meyer '24 was selected to the Class 5A All-State Second Team as a midfielder. With a lot of young players returning next season, Coach Will Cropper ’98 is confident that the team will continue to compete against the best the state has to offer.

TENNIS: INDIVIDUAL STATE RUNNERS-UP! Under the leadership of new head coach Jen Armstrong, the Girls Varsity Tennis Team advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the Team State Tournament. All singles and doubles teams advanced to the Individual State Tournament where the No. 1 Doubles Team of Quinn Binaxas ‘23 and Mary Clare Watts ‘24 finished as State Runner-Up after a tough set of three matches. The team swept all singles and doubles spots on The Sentinel’s All-Aurora Team.

TRACK & FIELD: Led by new head coach Quinn Pack, the Girls Track & Field Team had two members qualify to compete at the 5A State Meet in May. Earlier in the season, the team celebrated a new pole vault record set by Reilly Mohr ‘23 with her jump of 9’9” at the Don Osse Invite, breaking the record previously set in 2018 by Allison Stephens ‘20 Jo Collins '23 was selected to the 2023 Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Team along with members of the 4 x 800 Meter Relay team.

TRACK & FIELD: New Head Coach Quinn Pack sent 11 athletes on the Boys Track & Field Team to the 5A State Meet in May. Capping the season, David Flaig ‘24 took fifth place in the 1600 meter run and Sullivan Martin ‘23 placed seventh in pole vault. The team of John Burns ’23, David Flaig ’24, Braeden Focht ’25 and Zion Taylor ‘23 placed eighth in the 4 x 800 meter relay. These five athletes were also selected for the 2023 Sentinel Colorado All-Aurora Team.

VOLLEYBALL: The Boys Varsity Volleyball Team had an impressive season, boasting a 14-9 overall record. Logan Henry '23 earned a First Team spot on the 2022-23 All-Continental League Team, joined by teammates Ben Jeffords '23 and Gabe Sullivan '24 who were selected to the Second Team. With nine seniors on this year’s team, Coach Gauss looks to the younger players to lead the charge for next season.