Pingry in Your Neighborhood

UPCOMING

Alumni Squash Event

November 26, 3:00 p.m. Miller A. Bugliari ’52 Athletics Center, Basking Ridge Campus

Alumni Hockey Game

November 26, 6:00 p.m. Beacon Hill Club, Summit, NJ

Back-from-College Lunch

December 16, 12:00 p.m.

Career Day

January 28 Sponsored by the Pingry Alumni Association

SAVE THE DATE

For more information or to register, please visit pingry.org/alumni

Reunion Weekend May 13-14

IN PERSON Classes of 2s and 7s

Visit pingry.org/reunion for the latest information or contact Katrina Musto, Associate Director of The Pingry Fund, at 908-647-5555, ext. 1270 kmusto@pingry.org

Friday Night Lights

Over 1,800 students, faculty, parents, and alumni attended the annual Pingry Football tradition hosted by Pingry Athletics and the Office of Institutional Advancement in partnership with The Pingry School Parents’ Association.

Senior Class BBQ

above: Members of the Class of 2022 at the Senior Class BBQ. at right: Members of the Class of 2022 and their parents listened to welcome remarks from Pingry Alumni Association President and Trustee Kevin Schmidt ’98.

Pingry Alumni at Yale University Dinner

Road Trip! On September 23, the Pingry Alumni Relations Team visited Yale University to connect with Pingry alumni. Joining us in New Haven were: (front row) Josie Jahng ’19, Josie Cummings ’18, Jenny Coyne ’18, and Lexy Beard ’19; (back row) Julian Lee ’21, Justin Li ’21, Ami Gianchandani ’18, and Drew Beckmen ’19. Interested in gathering Pingry alumni at your college or university? Contact Meghan Borowick, Next Generation Giving and Engagement Associate, at 908-647-5555, ext. 1266 or mborowick@pingry.org.

Nic Fink ’11 Continues Pingry’s Olympics Legacy

What a long way Nic Fink ’11 has come from his original dabble in swimming as a youngster . . . when he wasn’t keen on the sport because of “cold water and early mornings.” He obviously warmed up to it—pun intended—as he has become one of the most renowned athletes in Pingry history. The most recent accomplishment for this record-breaking, 19-time NCAA All-American breaststroker and University of Georgia graduate: the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

It was in the final heat of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha in June that he qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team in the 200m breaststroke, achieving a personal best 2:07.55— the fourth-best time of all time for an American, beating the field by eight tenths of a second. With that victory, Mr. Fink became the oldest rookie on Team USA.

Similar to the format in the trials, he needed to advance through two rounds in Tokyo to compete in the finals: preliminaries (the top 16 finishers advanced to the semifinals) and semifinals (the top eight advanced to the finals). With a time of 2:08.48 in his heat, he edged the second-place swimmer by 0.06 seconds and posted the fourth-fastest time of the day. In the semifinals, he placed second at 2:07.99.

The finals saw Mr. Fink post his second-fastest time ever— 2:07.93—for a fifth-place finish.

Later in the summer, he was recognized by his hometown when the Morris Township Committee issued a proclamation, recognizing his accomplishments in swimming and, in the words of committee member Mark Gyorfy, “the example he sets for countless young athletes growing up here in the township.” For his part, Mr. Fink, a full-time professional swimmer with the International Swimming League’s Cali Condors, said, “Anyone can accomplish their dreams if they put their minds to it.”

Taking Their Talent to the Top: Pingry Olympians

Carl Van Duyne ’64—sailing,

disqualified himself from 1968 Olympics after his sail touched a race marker flag

C. Lee Shelley ’74—épée fencing,

competed in 1984 and 1988 Olympics

Rachel Alice Rochat ’91—ice

hockey, competed in 2006 Olympics with Team Switzerland

Dan Kellner ’94—foil fencing, competed in 2004 Olympics and captain of U.S. Men’s Foil Team the same year