Excellence in Winter Athletics

This month, Dana Hall’s winter varsity athletic teams closed the books on their successful seasons. At the end-of-season banquet, coaches honored achievements in swimming, squash, fencing, ice hockey, basketball and diving, and recognized outstanding players with individual honors. The year-long equestrian season continues, with several athletes advancing to Zones Finals.

Season Highlights

• Varsity Swimming finished 1st in the Eastern Independent League (EIL) for the 15th consecutive year. The team also won the EIL/ISL Championships.
• Varsity Fencing earned a bronze medal (3rd place) at the Massachusetts State Championships.
• Varsity Squash came in 4th at the Division 3 New England Championships and 4th at Nationals in Philadelphia. The team was also awarded the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Division 3 Sportsmanship Award.
• N. Simmons ’27 was voted the Swimmer of the Year by EIL coaches.

Varsity Swimming

Overall record: 8-0 | EIL record: 6-0 | EIL finish: 1st place

ALL-NEPSAC: Simmons for 200 and 500 Freestyle
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: S. Snyder ’26 for 100 Breaststroke

EIL All-League
Simmons: 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay
G. Nichols ’30: 200 medley relay
Snyder: 200 medley relay, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay
M. Nichols ’28: 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
S. O’Reilly ’26: 400 freestyle relay

EIL Honorable Mention
A. Chen ’30: 200 IM, 100 backstroke
M. Matsuzaka ’28: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay

Grace Under Pressure Award: Matsuzaka
Eye of the Storm Award: J. Jin ’28
Most Improved Player: M. Brown ’29
Most Valuable Player: Simmons

Varsity Squash

Overall record: 13-3 | EIL record: 4-1 | EIL finish: 2nd place

All-NEPSAC: K. Poirier ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: F. McSweeney ’27 and K. O’Neill ’29
EIL All-League: Poirier and O’Neill
EIL Honorable Mention: McSweeney and C. Kaplan ’29
Most Valuable Player: Poirier
Most Improved Player: O’Neill
Dragon Award: H. Stuart ’28

Varsity Fencing

Overall record: 7-1

Most Valuable Player: L. Kopyltsova ’27
ROTY: M. Iwersen ’29
Most Improved Player: E. Jun ’27
Dragon Award: L. Qiao ’26
Unsung Hero Award: J. Lu ’26

Varsity Ice Hockey

Overall record: 10-4-1

Most Valuable Player: C. Connelly ’29
Most Improved Player: C. Taylor ’29
Coaches “SHLAH” Award: R. Hinchley ’26
Dragon Award: F. Clougherty ’30

Varsity Basketball

Overall record: 9-11 | EIL record: 7-5 | EIL finish: 4th place

EIL All-League: A. Cowden ’29 and S. Hashimoto ’29
EIL Honorable Mention: S. Dennis ’28 and K. Tanaka ’27
Unsung Hero Award: V. Resto ’28
Heart and Dedication Award: A. Warner ’27
Dragon Award: S. Gallagher ’26
Captains Award: Hashimoto

Varsity Diving

Overall record: 1-0

Most Improved Diver: E. Sullivan ’28
Sportsmanship Award: C. Gupta ’26
Unsung Hero Award: M. Churchill ’28
Dragon Award: C. Giangrasso ’27

Equestrian

On February 28, the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Team competed at the Region 4 Finals, where the Upper School team earned Reserve Champion and the Middle School team captured the Champion title, advancing to Zones Finals at the end of March.

This year, riders and teams needed to earn first place in order to advance to Zones. Seven teams competed in Dana Hall’s region, with some classes featuring up to 15 competitors. Dana Hall riders rose to the challenge, winning eight of 14 individual classes and placing first or second in 20 of 26 total classes.

Congratulations to the individual qualifiers:
G. Clay ’27
A. Flores ’29
M. Glick ’27
J. Jin ’28
F. Lee ’30
C. McGary ’28
A. Rodgers ’29
A. Sauve ’30