A History of Whittier Fall Sports

FALL SPORTS 2020

It was like no a fall season we’ve ever seen before, but we are so grateful our student athletes had the opportunity to compete. Because of the pandemic, only varsity competitions were held and games were live-streamed. A heartfelt congratulations to all of our athletes, coaches, parents and guardians, and fans who cheered our teams on, even from afar. Go Blue!

Cross Country

The Cross Country program demonstrated resilience and grit in an unforgettable season.

On the girls’ side, our small but mighty team showed incredible gains this season in their physical and mental preparations to compete. Their season culminated at the DIAA State meet where they placed 13th out of 23 teams. Each student-athlete improved on their place from the previous year’s State meet. ished the season in 2nd place at the DIAA state meet. Each of our seniors filled an important role this season and demonstrated for the underclassmen the value of different forms of leadership. In their four years on the team, the program placed in the top three at states three times. The School had not placed in the top three before this class.

All State

First Team Chris Rosado ’21 Field Hockey

The field hockey squad highlighted their season with a first round upset win over the 5th ranked team. The Quakers eventually lost a shoot out 4-2 in the second round of the state tournament. Throughout the season, the coaching staff was most pleased with how they played out their own mission statement: let hockey bring us together to an equal playing field to learn, grow, and enjoy the game as equals with our teammates, coaches, and opponents.

All State Division II

First Team Rosa Cochran ’21

DISC All-Conference

First Team Rosa Cochran ’21 Abby Emsley ’21 Margo Gramiak ’22

Second Team Sophia Brennan ’23 Bella Bukowski ’21 Meghan Malone ’21 Madeline Rowland ’23

Honorable Mention Alexa Donahue ’22 Lucy Wood ’22

Football

The football team finished with two straight wins including a comeback win against Tower Hill after a key interception and a touchdown pass to tie with a minute and a half left in the game. The Quakers made a clutch field goal to win it with seconds on the clock. Despite the shortened season, the team competed well with the small, but mighty, squad. Congratulations to the following football players: Maxwell Club Nominee, Patrick McKenzie ’21; DIFCA Sportsmanship Award, Isaiah Gaines ’21; DIFCA Academic Award Winners Osi Chukwuocha ’22, Peter Erskine ’21, Andrew McKenzie ’24, Patrick McKenzie ’21, Steven Morris ’24, Donnie Morton ’22, Corey Silberglied ’22, Robby Tattersall ’23. Soccer

Boys’ soccer had a strong season, finishing as DISC conference co-champs, and playing several tough opponents outside of the conference in their regular-season schedule. They made it back to the State Tournament this year, playing in the first round.

All State

First Team Bruno Yeh ’22

Second Team Alessio Cristanetti-Walker ’23

DISC All-Conference

First Team Alessio Cristanetti-Walker ’23 Max Grimes ’21 Chaz Manolakos ’23 Bruno Yeh ’22

Second Team Shiloh Connor ’22 Rhys Rademaker ’22 Bennett Ross ’21 Alex Saville ’21

Honorable Mention Andrés Pardo ’21 AP Rossi ’22

Third Team Chaz Manolakos ’23

Volleyball

The Quaker volleyball team had another fantastic season finishing 13-4 (10-2 regular season), going undefeated and winning the DISC Conference, and making it to the State Semifinals for the second year in a row! Led by the seniors, the Quakers did not drop a single set throughout conference play, only dropped 13 sets the entire season, and celebrated Nat Bush’s 1000th assist!

All-State

First Team Abby Carian ’22

Second Team Jocelyn Nathan ’23

DISC All-Conference

First Team Nat Bush ’22 Abby Carian ’22 Kayla Farley ’21 Jocelyn Nathan ’23

Second Team Reena Robinson ’22

Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award

Congratulations to WFS Assistant Athletic Director Joe Thomson on receiving the 2020 Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association! This award is presented annually to individuals from within the NIAAA membership in recognition of their length of service, special accomplishments and contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state, and national levels.