Spring 2024 Athletic Season Highlights

A summation of notable achievements and accolades earned by Hopkins Varsity athletes throughout the course of the 2024 spring season.

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Baseball

Captains 2024: Eli Balkan, Jaan Desai, Mason Sulzbach

Captains-Elect 2025: Rocco DeMaio, Tommy O’Connell, Sean Studley

Baseball Award (for Leadership, Dedication and Sportsmanship): Eli Balkan, Jaan Desai

Other Honors/Accolades:

-First Team All-FAA: Rocco DeMaio

-Honorable Mention, All-FAA: Tommy O’Connell

-All-NEPSAC: Rocco DeMaio

Record: 3-14

Crew

Captains 2024: Julia DiMiceli, Hanna Jennings, Ben Simon, Katherine Tombaugh

Captains-Elect 2025: TBA

Coaches Award (for Leadership and Dedication): Evie Komninakas and Sierra Walters (girls); Ben Simon (boys)

Golf

Captain 2024: Ryan Coffey, Joseph Cardenas

Captain-Elect 2025: Krish Garga, Zal Mody

Ralph A. Mertens Golf Award (for Achievement, Leadership and Character): Gunnar Pikul

MVP: Ryan Coffey

Other Honors/Accolades:

-Honorable Mention, All-FAA: Krish Garga

Record: 1-11

Boys Lacrosse

Captain 2024: Brendan Cafferty, Eli Ratner, Toby Scheps

Most Improved Award: Rich Fearon III

Peter H. Newcomb Lacrosse Award (for Sportsmanship and Character): Toby Scheps

Record: 1-11

Girls Lacrosse

Captains 2024: Claire Banks, Daya Baum, Dani Lustberg

Captains-Elect 2025: Claire Banks, Sophie Stevens-Scanlan, Violet Wich

HGDPH Girls Lacrosse Award (for Achievement, Leadership and Character): Daya Baum

Other Honors/Accolades:

-FAA 2nd Team: Claire Banks, Violet Wich

-FAA Honorable Mention: Lexi Schneider

-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Claire Banks

Record: 2-9-1

Softball

Captains 2024: Amelia Clark, Ava Maccaro, Riley Studley

Captains-Elect 2025: A’nai Alvarez, Hana Beauregard, Katie Spenner

Softball Award (for Dedication and Sportsmanship): Amelia Clark

Other Honors/Accolades:

-FAA Regular Season runners up

-FAA Tournament runners up

-FAA All-League: A’nai Alvarez, Hana Beauregard, Amelia Clark

-Honorable Mention, All-FAA: Ariel Adams

-Western New England All-Stars: Hana Beauregard, Amelia Clark

-Western New England All-League: Amelia Clark

-NEPSAC All-League: Amelia Clark, Maeve Phipps

Record: 7-7

Boys Tennis

Captains 2024: Teo Bortan, Jay Dusza, Andy Toft

Captains-Elect 2025: Lucio Kombo, Lucas Llovera, Alex Podoltsev

David Sears Memorial Tennis Trophy (for Perseverance and Determination): Teo Bortan

Lovejoy Memorial Tennis Award (for Sportsmanship): Jay Dusza

Other Honors/Accolades:

-New England Class A Semifinalists

-FAA Tournament Champions

-FAA Regular Season Runners Up

-FAA All-League: Teo Bortan, Jay Dusza, Alexander Podoltsev, Andy Toft

-Honorable Mention, FAA All-League: Lucio Kombo

-All-NEPSAC: Teo Bortan

-Honorable Mention, All-NEPSAC: Alexander Podoltsev

Record: 11-2

Girls Tennis

Captains 2024: Kiersten Brennan, Giulia Crosio, Margot Sack

Captains-Elect 2025: Sylvia Covachi, Katie Driscoll, Claire Russell

Most Improved Award: Sophia Li

HGDPH Girls Tennis Trophy (for Excellence, Leadership and Sportsmanship): Margot Sack

Other Honors/Accolades:

-FAA Regular Season Champions

-Undefeated Season

-FAA Tournament Co-Champions

-New England Class A Champions

-All-FAA: Emily Driscoll, Katie Driscoll, Ksenia Podoltseva, Claire Russell, Margot Sack, Roselyn Shen

-Honorable Mention All-FAA: Kiersten Brennan

-All-NEPSAC: Katie Driscoll, Ksenia Podoltseva, Roselyn Shen

-NEPSAC Player of the Year: Katie Driscoll

Record: 15-0

Track and Field

Captains 2024: Chris Hwa, Swarna Navaratnam-Tomayko, Alana Palmer, Preston Parker, Silas Resch, Saki Tomita

Captains-Elect 2025: Claire Billings, Sarah Galvani-Townsend, Edson Garland, Logan Matthews, Aaliyah Padilla, Benji Porosoff, Luke Scheps, Saki Tomita

Varick D. Harrison Award (for Ability and Leadership): Amir McFerren, Alana Palmer

Other Honors/Accolades:

-New England Championship: Alana Palmer, 2nd place (javelin); Girls 4x400m, 6th place (Mikoto Araki-Siegenfeld, Amelia Hudonogov Foster, Saki Tomita, Claire Billings), Vivian Huang (3000m)

-School Record, Boys 4x100m (45.77; Liam Yin, Benji Porosoff, Henry Weinstein, Micah Betts)

Water Polo

Captain 2024: Avary Gomez

Captain-Elect 2025: Josie Lipcan, Layle Kenkare, Maggie Russell

Girls Water Polo Award (for Dedication and Love of the Game): Avary Gomez

Other Honors/Accolades:

-Honorable Mention, All-NEPSAC: Amanda Myott

-MVP: Amanda Myott

-Most Offensive Player: Josie Sirowich

-Most Defensive Player: Emily Fridman, Layla Kenkare

-Most Improved Player: Charlotte Jensen

-Most Inspirational Player: Maggie Russell