Celebrating Spring Athletes

Earlier this month, Dana Hall’s spring varsity athletic teams closed the books on their successful seasons. At the end-of-season banquet, coaches honored achievements in lacrosse, tennis, softball and equestrian, and recognized outstanding players with individual honors.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Varsity Lacrosse came in 1st place in the Eastern Independent League (EIL) and was named EIL League Champions. Sophomore starter L. Heald ’27 was named EIL Player of the Year.
• The Athletic Equestrian League (AEL) Team was named Reserve Champions at Nationals for the second year in a row.
• The Middle School Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Team came in 6th out of 18 teams at Nationals.

Varsity Lacrosse

Overall record: 13-5 | EIL finish: 1st place

New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) All-League: B. Mather ’26 and Heald
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: A. Bennett ’26 and A. Hoyle ’27
EIL All-League: Bennet, Mather, Hoyle, K. Sutphin ’29
EIL Honorable Mention: J. Fattaey ’26 and L. Collins ’27
Co-MVPs: Mather and Heald
Rookie of the Year: Sutphin
Unsung Hero Award: Hoyle
Dana Dragon Award: C. Giangrasso ’27

Varsity Tennis

Overall record: 7-4 | EIL finish: 2nd place

NEPSAC All-League: K. O’Neill ’29
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: S. Huang ’27
EIL All-League: R. Hinchley ’26, Huang, A. Miller ’27, E. Spagnuolo ’28, O’Neill
EIL Honorable Mention: H. Brown ’26
Powerhouse Award: O’Neill
Dana Dragon Award: Spagnuolo
Heartbeat Award: Brown

Varsity Softball

Overall record: 5-9 | EIL finish: 5th place

NEPSAC Honorable Mention: J. Tjaden ’27
EIL All-League: Tjaden and A. Murphy ’29
EIL Honorable Mention: K. Traill ’26
Dedication Award: K. Field ’25
Most Improved Player: T. Ximba ’28
Unsung Hero Award: A. Warner ’27

Equestrian

Dana Dragon Award: F. Lee ’30
MVP: A. Flores ’29 
Most Improved Player: C. Zhu ’27
Unsung Hero Award: L. Alencar ’28