All contests were away this weekend, with the majority of our teams traveling to NMH. This coming weekend, Family Weekend, all our squads will be in action at home!
On this beautiful Sunday morning, members of our girls’ and boys’ crew teams, as well as many of our crewcoaches, competed in the largest three-day regatta in the world, Head of the Charles in Boston.
Girls’ boat (pictured above): Maddy Lehman, Bella Shmuylovich, Maya Rogers, Toni Elliott, Avery Rodeheffer, Caroline Romano,
Giuliana Cardinale, Samantha Older and alternate: Lucy Heyd
Boys’ boat (pictured below): Nic Kramer, Charlie Domina, William Trainor, Anthony Myers, Cade Rutkoske, Hugo Sastre, Diego Lasso, Max Panda, Tina Cho and alternate: Jonas Giannoni
Andover coaches rowing at the Head of the Charles:
Andy Finch: Men’s Senior Master Eight
Ellen Minzner: Women’s Senior Master Eight
Logan Jester: Men’s Alumni Eight
Taylor Washburn: Men’s Master Eight
Dale Hurley and Cooper Hurley ‘14: Directors’ Challenge Parent/Child Double
Thank you to all of our rowing coaches who worked with our rowers to prepare for this unforgettable event - including Amanda Foushee who was up and out at 5 a.m. with the team!
Girls' Varsity Volleyball
Big Blue Shout Outs continued...
Still undefeated JV2 boys’ soccer, coached by Joe Maurais and Eric Denby, saw great performances by many players across their three games versus Andover High, Belmont Hill, and NMH. Shout out to Monday’s goal-scorers v. AHS, Elliot Zhou and Teo Choi. On Wednesday versus BelHill, both Big Blue goals were PKs scored by Javi Gomez-Amuedo. And finally, on the road versus NMH, Teo Choi had a goal, as did Ian Wang in the 2-2 result. Goal-keeper Alistair Fritz-Gruber has shined in net - including a huge shut-out on Monday!
Speaking of NMH...on Saturday, nine Big Blue teams traveled to Northfield Mount Hermon and returned to campus with 6 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties on the day. Highlights from Andover-NMH day include:
JV girls’ soccer coached by Troy Turick and Rachel Conley and captained by Marcela Hernandez and Angie Lucia rallied after falling behind, 0-1, to earn a resounding 7-1 victory. Maddie Shin led all scoring with two goals and one tally each from Angie Lucia, Audrey Gotha, Cedar Halsey Leckerling, and Emma Morrison.
Shout out to girls’ varsity volleyball AND JV volleyball who both found their way to thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 wins.
Varsity Field Hockey continued their incredible team efforts, earning an 11-0 win versus the Hoggers.
Girls’ Varsity Soccer earned a 6-1 win behind two hat-trick (3 goals!) performances from captain Emily Mara ‘25 and Wylie Roossien ‘26. Lower goal-keeper Deli Russell earned her first GVS start AND her first win in net!