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ATHLETICS
Varsity basketball player Anajah Brown ‘21 earned Class 4A 1st Team All-State honors. This is the first time in Baldwin history that a player earned 1st Team All-State for basketball. Anajah, the winner of this year’s White Blazer award, will continue her basketball career at NCAA I program Siena College. She earned nine varsity letters (four in volleyball and five in basketball) during her time at Baldwin. She scored more than 1,000 career points and is the school’s all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots in basketball. Anajah was the 2020 Pat West Award winner for dedication and sportsmanship, and she was the 2020 and 2021 basketball MVP.
14 Student-Athletes Commit to Colleges
Baldwin Athletics celebrated a school-record 14 senior student-athletes who will continue their athletic career at the college level representing nine different sports.
Row 1 (Front): Samantha Eill (New York University, Rowing); Grace Kirwan (George Washington University, Rowing); Aleezah Burhan (Tufts University, Squash); Presley Daggett (Franklin & Marshall College, Tennis); Ava Olson (Wesleyan University, Rowing); Row 2: Theresa Kay (Williams College, Squash); Alice Zehner (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Field Hockey); Megan Cooper (Army, Diving); Stephanie Hulme (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rowing); Skyler Knox (Cornell University, Gymnastics); Row 3: Grace Lavin (University of Pennsylvania, Squash); Anajah Brown (Siena College, Basketball); Tessa Pearlstein (Haverford College, Softball); Taylor Levinson (Harvey Mudd College, Soccer).
Three Sets of Sisters Lead Baldwin Softball Program
The Baldwin School softball team, which captured its first Inter-Ac tournament title in program history this spring, is a tight-knit sisterhood. Three sets of sisters — Blake ’22 and Charly ’25 Landow, Tessa ’21 and Joelle ’24 Pearlstein and Allie ’24 and Kaya ’22 Weiser — have been a key part of the Polar Bears’ success this spring.
The Landow sisters, the Weiser sisters and the Pearlstein sisters played an integral part in Baldwin softball’s success.
Rowers Shine at City Championships, Stotesbury Regatta
Ainsley Steele ’22 won 1st place in the JV single and the JV double team of Megan Magee ’22 and Amy Erskine ’22 captured a third-place medal at the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association City Championships held May 2 on the Schuylkill River. Ainsley also finished in 6th place overall in the Varsity single at the Stotesbury Regatta on May 15 and qualified for the Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championships.
2021 Athletics Association Awards
Anajah Brown ’21
Anajah Brown ’21 was awarded The White Blazer, which is given to a student who has played on at least two varsity sports in her senior year and who represents the best qualities of sportsmanship: the ability to win and lose gracefully, act with integrity, take criticism willingly and be a loyal teammate in winning and losing and, after the game show interest in teams other than the one on which she is playing. This award is voted on by students who have played on a team in the Upper School.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Pat West Award: Blake Landow ’22 and Clara Page ’22 Margot Cunningham Sports Commitment Award: Jasmine Bell ’21 and Maddy Brown ’21 Most Valuable Manager Award: Isabelle Kauffman ’21 Alice Comly Award: Maddy Brown ’21 and Presley Daggett ’21 Lois Harlos Award: Tessa Pearlstein ’21 and Alice Zehner ’21 Tina Roak Award: Rani Bleznak ’21 Ruth Davidon ’82 Elite Athlete Award: Megan Cooper ’21 and Anya Mostek ’22
MVP AWARDS
The Nancy Park ’66 Basketball Award: Anajah Brown ’21 The Baldwin School Dance Award: Skylar Zachian ’21 The Baldwin School Diving Award: Megan Cooper ’21 The Lyn Hopkins ’63 Swimming Award: Anya Mostek ’22 The Baldwin School Indoor Track Award: Clara Page ’22 The Baldwin School Squash Award: Theresa Kay ’21 and Grace Lavin ’21 The Baldwin School Crew Award: Ainsley Steele ’22 The Baldwin School Golf Award: Megan Adelman ’23 The Margaret Johnston Lacrosse Award: Clara Page ’22 The Natalie Georges ’03 and Erica Miller ’03 Softball Award: Tessa Pearlstein ’21 The Jennifer Dietrich ’17 Track and Field Award: Ana Naylor ’23
*No Fall Sports MVP Awards were selected; no official season due to COVID-19.
STUDENTS COMPETE FOR INTER-AC LEAGUE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Megan Adelman ’23 with her Inter-Ac Golf Championships runner-up plaque. Megan Adelman ’23 was runner-up at the Inter-Ac League Golf Championships on May 12 at French Creek Golf Club. Megan shot a nine-hole 36, only two strokes behind the league champion. Teammate Ananda Leahy ’24 also finished in the League top 15 with a score of 51.
Five Bears Garner Spring All-Inter-Ac League Honors
Congratulations to Baldwin’s five student- athletes who were recognized with All-Inter-Ac League Honors Megan Adelman ’23 Blake Landow ’22 Clara Page ’22 this spring: Megan Adelman ’23 (Golf 1st Team), Blake Landow ’22 (Softball 1st Team), Clara Page ’22 (Lacrosse 2nd Team), Joelle Pearlstein ’24 (Softball 1st Team) and Tessa Pearlstein ’21 (Softball 2nd Team). Joelle Pearlstein ’24 Tessa Pearlstein ’21
The Girls’ Inter-Ac League Athletic Directors’ Award was presented to Taylor Levinson ’21. Given by the League in honor of past Athletic Directors, the award is presented annually to a senior girl who has been a multi-sport varsity athlete and has exemplified the following characteristics: dedication to their team and school, outstanding representative of the Inter-Ac League, sportsmanship and leadership. Each Inter-Ac school nominates one senior girl. Taylor earned 10 varsity letters and was a leader for the soccer, basketball and lacrosse programs. She will continue her academic and soccer career at Harvey Mudd College in California. She was an All-Main Line performer in both soccer and basketball and was named to the Pennsylvania Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association All-Academic Team. She was a captain for the soccer team and earned Main Line Athlete of the Week honors. She also received the Alice Comly Award in 2020 for wholehearted engagement and participation in Athletics.
Taylor Levinson ’21
