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Chargers Wrap a Record-breaking Year for Athletics

May 29, 2025

This year, our Charger athletes achieved remarkable success on and off the courts, fields, and track—from winning state championships to being named to all-state teams to breaking personal and school records. Go Chargers!

Charger Award: Morgan McMullin, ’25, William Chow, ’25

TISAC Sportsmanship Award: Thomas Neuman, ’25, Nova Leuchtmann, ’25

Athletic Leadership: Sarah Shaughnessy, ’25, Nick Jones, ’25

Scholar Athlete: Ben Morrissey, ’25, Angie Erhardt, ’25

Athlete of the Year: Danica McCarron, ’26, Kavi Gibson, ’26

Lifetime Achievement: Avery Foster, ’25, Kaitlyn Martin, ’25

ALL-CONFERENCE/ALL-STATE:

Baseball: Declan Jack, ’25, (1st); Rutger Jack, ’25, and Oliver Swartz, ’26, (2nd)

Boys Lacrosse: Brady Marchand, ’26, (1st); Jonas McMullin, ’27, Finn O’Connell, ’25,  Rajan Wood, ’27,  (2nd)

Girls Lacrosse: Zuleika Ekangaki, ’26, Charlotte Ro, ’27

Soccer: Avery Foster, ’25, Kit Ovsievsky, ’25, and Anwyn Tsalik, ’25, (1st); Maya Giralt, ’26, Maiya Taylor, ’27, (2nd)

Softball: Mirella DiGiulio, ’25, Sarah Shaughnessy, ’25, Anika Kadumpalli, ’25, Serena Patel, ’26,

Tennis: Saachin Arora, ’26, Alex Liu, ‘25, Dhruv Mulik, ’26, (1st); Nathan Ye, ’30, (2nd)

Boys Track: Kavi Gibson, ’26, TISAC Player of the Year,1600m, 800m; Chris Gillham, ’25, Shot Put; Alex Haugan, ’25

4×100 Relay: Sose Arhuidese, ’27, Jack Titcomb, ’28, Spencer Dill, ’26, Kush Lutz, ‘26

4×400 Relay: Miles Cash, ’27, Chikezie Uchendu, ’25, Ike Ugwa, ’25, Alex Haugan, ’25

4×800 Relay: Ike Ugwa, Oliver Karra, ’26, Miles Cash, Joey Grabek, ’27

4×100 Relay: Sose Arhuidese, Kush Lutz, Spencer Dill, Alex Haugan

4×1600 Relay: Cole Harris, Joey Grabek, Finn Miller, Kavi Gibson

Girls Track: Danica McCarron, ’26, TISAC Player of the Year; Long Jump, Pole Vault, 100m Hurdles, 100m Dash; Moriah Parks, ’26, 400m Dash, Jasmine Phillips, ’27

Written by Mandy Dailey, Director of Communications

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Varsity Track and Field Wrap Historic Seasons

May 22, 2025

Our varsity track and field teams capped off exceptional season with standout performances at the NCISAA State Championships.

The Girls’ team delivered a strong showing, finishing 8th overall, fueled by a string of season bests and personal recordsacross both relay teams and individual events.

The Boys’ team made Charger history, earning State Runner-Up honors in a thrilling finish. In the 4x400m relay, they pushed record-setting Charlotte Christian to the wire, using the event to edge past Providence Day and secure second place in the team standings with a final score of 86-82. This marks the third State Runner-Up finish in program history (2010, 2016, 2025) for the boys’ team.

Multiple records were set in the process of chasing these team goals: 

Danica McCarron, ’26, – new D1 state meet record in the pole vault, 12’ 2”.

Alex Haugan, ’25, – new school record in the 400m, 47.76, for the state bronze medal! Alex’s 47.76 is the 5th fastest time ever run by an NCISAA athlete!!! (Two of the other five were in the same race with him on Saturday).

Moriah Parks, ’26, – new school record in the 400m, 58.17 for state runner-up finish.

Chris Gillham, ’25, – new school record in the Shot Put, 49’ 9” for the state bronze medal.

Kavi Gibson, ’26, an almost unprecedented quadruple-winner (third time in state history), anchoring the winning 4x800m Relay, and taking individual gold in the 800m (school record 1:54.04), 1600m (4:11.42), and 3200m (9:16.70). Kavi’s 1:51.74 anchor leg of the 4x800m relay was 4th fastest 800m time ever run by an NCISAA athlete. (Relay splits are not official results, but it was FAST.) 

Our Boys 4x800m Relay (Oliver Karra,’26, Miles Cash, ’27, Joey Grabek, ’27, Kavi Gibson) ran the second fastest time in state meet history, 7:49.57, to smash our school record and take the state gold medal. 

Our Boys 4x400m Relay (Miles Cash, Ike Ugwa, ’25, Chikezie Uchendu,’25, Alex Haugan) ran the second fastest time in state meet history, 3:18.40, to smash our school record and take the state silver medal.

Our Boys 4x100m Relay (Sose Arhuidese, ’27, Kush Lutz, ’26, Spencer Dill, ’26, Jack Titcomb, ’28), 43.73, set a new school record to place 6th. 

Full state championship results are posted here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/571743/results/all

Season results here: https://www.athletic.net/team/9049/track-and-field-outdoor/2025/event-progress

Written by Mandy Dailey, Director of Communications

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Middle School Track & Field Sprints to Conference Glory

May 15, 2025

The MS girls’ track & field team extended their dynasty last week, capturing its eighth consecutive conference championship in spectacular fashion at home. The Chargers dominated, outscoring the second-place team by a staggering 115 points, and earning more points than the second, third, and fourth place teams combined. Eighteen athletes contributed to the historic total.

Record Setters:

Waverly Williams, ‘29, blazed her way to a championship and school record in the 200m, shattered the school record in the 100m for silver, and helped secure two relay golds—teaming with Nari Richeson, ‘30, Avni Lutz, ‘29, and Avery Strouch, ‘29, for a championship and school record in the 4x100m, and again with Neleiza Lefevre, ‘29, Avni Lutz, and Maripaz Pulido, ‘30, to win the 4x200m.

Maripaz Pulido broke her own school record to win the discus in a new championship record and claimed another gold in the 100m hurdles.

Avni Lutz took conference gold in the long jump.

Molly Na, ‘30, smashed her own school record to win the 600m.

Maya Murthy, ‘29, set a personal best to claim gold in the 800m.

On the boys’ side, the Chargers wrapped a strong season with a 5th place conference finish and multiple school records. At the championship, Roman Steele-Combs, ‘29, set a new school record in the 200m to earn bronze.

A dominant finish to a record-setting season. Go Chargers!

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The Chargers brought the heat to the TISAC Track & Field Championships, with the boys team capturing their third straight conference title. CA  finished 33 points ahead of runner-up Ravenscroft—the largest margin of victory at TISAC since 2018.

The girls team delivered an equally thrilling performance, pushing both Ravenscroft and Durham Academy to the wire in a dramatic finish that came down to the final two events. With 102 points, the Chargers secured third place in their strongest showing since the 2019 championship win. Click here for the full list of historic conference-record breaking results and individual honors—including two TISAC MVPs.

TISAC MVP honors went to two Chargers for performances that were nothing short of historic:

Danica McCarron, ‘26, claimed four event titles—long jump, 100m, 100m hurdles, and pole vault—setting a new conference record of 12′ 9″ in the pole vault, also a new school record.

Kavi Gibson, ‘26, ran away with three titles in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m, setting conference records in both the 1600m (4:16.46) and 3200m (8:58.37).

All-Conference honors and event champions included:

Danica McCarron – Long Jump, Pole Vault, 100m, 100m Hurdles

Kavi Gibson – 800m, 1600m, 3200m

Moriah Parks, ‘26 – 400m

Alex Haugan, ‘25 – 400m

Jasmine Phillips, ‘27 – 300m Hurdles

Chris Gillham, ‘25 – Shot Put

4x100m Relay – Sose Arhuidese, ‘27, Kush Lutz, ‘26, Spencer Dill, ‘26, Jack Titcomb, ‘28

4x400m Relay – Ike Ugwa, ‘25, Chikezie Uchendu, ‘25, Miles Cash, ‘27, Alex Haugan, ‘25

4x800m Relay – Ollie Karra, ’26, Ike Ugwa, Miles Cash, Joey Grabek, ‘27

Two new school records were also set at the TISAC Championships:

Chris Gillham, Shot Put – 49′ 5.5″
Danica McCarron, Pole Vault – 12′ 9″

A huge congratulations to all our student-athletes and coaches on another remarkable season. Next up, States!

Written by Mandy Dailey, Director of Communications

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Elite Runner Snags Top Honors

February 27, 2025

Huge congratulations to Kavi Gibson, ’26, who punctuated his record-shattering cross country season by being named the Gatorade North Carolina Boys’s Cross Country Player of the Year. The prestigious award honors top high school athletes for their performance in their chosen sport, in the classroom, and in the community. Kavi is only the second CA athlete to ever receive the award, having broken the school record of our previous 2011 recipient, Thomas Graham, ‘12.

This season, Kavi was not only the highest ranked high school runner in the state, undefeated against all NC runners with the exception of a single runner-up finish, coming off an illness, at the NCISAA 4A state championship. His blistering 14:42 5K pace at the Addidas XC Challenge earned him a spot in the state record books as the third fastest high school runner of all time in North Carolina—a stunning accomplishment. Kavi was also a top North Carolina finisher at the Foot Locker South Regional, placing 11th overall and earning Second Team All-Region honors.  

Off the trail, Kavi also dominated the Indoor Track season, claiming three state championships in the 1000m, 1600m, and 3200m and earning All-State recognition in four events, including the 4x800m relay. He set two conference meet records (1600m and 4x800m relay) and secured three All-Conference honors. 

Notable Invitational Results 

1st Place – WNC Cross Country Carnival Champion 

1st Place – Friday Night Lights XC Festival Champion 

1st Place – Greensboro Invitational Champion 

1st Place – TISAC Conference Champion 

2nd Place – adidas XC Challenge Runner-up 

2nd Place – NCISAA 4A State Championship Runner-up 

With another season ahead, Kavi remains one of North Carolina’s top distance runners, with strong performances across both cross country and track. 

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Winter Sports Recap

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 The winter season was filled with incredible performances, resilience, and championship moments for Cary Academy’s athletes. 

Indoor Track & Field 
It was a fantastic season for Chargers’ Indoor Track & Field. The girls’ team put together a strong campaign, finishing second in TISAC, and secured an impressive fifth-place finish at States. The boys’ team dominated the conference, winning the TISAC championship, and carried that momentum to a runner-up finish at States. With a deep and talented roster, the Chargers are poised for even greater success next season. 

Swimming 
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Basketball 
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Wrestling 
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TISAC Records Shattered

February 6, 2025

 
Last Thursday, CA Swimming shattered records at the TISAC Championship Meet! Our varsity girls’ swim team once again dominated at the TISAC conference swim championships, winning their 11th straight title. The boys team finished 2nd.  

During the meet 6 TISAC records were broken by our Chargers: 
Carolin He, ‘27, Kaitlyn Martin, ‘25, Caden Martin, ‘26, and Addy Neira, ‘25– 200 Free Relay 
Sarah Chen, ‘26, Kaitlyn Martin, Caden Martin, and Addy Neira – 400 Free Relay 
Carolin He – 100 Breast 
Kaitlyn Martin – 100 Fly 
Caden Martin – 50 & 100 Free 

Congratulations to our record-setting TISAC Champion Chargers!

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In February, we welcomed Trey Murphy III, ‘18, shooting guard for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, back to his home court to retire his varsity basketball jersey. Murphy was joined by fellow alums, family, friends, and the entire CA community in a spirited celebration of his exceptional legacy.

Emceed by the late Josh Rowsey, ‘09, the ceremony featured a congratulatory video tribute from teammates and coaches past and present; speeches from friends, family, and former coaches; and an audience Q&A with Murphy, hosted by Kelly Bright, ‘17. After a formal dedication of Murphy’s jersey by Director of Athletics Kevin Jones, Murphy delivered an inspirational and heartfelt address to the gathered crowd before hitting the court for a 3-point shooting contest with members of CA’s JV and varsity basketball teams.

Murphy’s contributions to CA’s basketball program are legion. His junior and senior years (2017 and 2018) were marked by standout performances on the court, earning him the title of All-Conference player and acclaim for his skills and dedication to the sport. Beyond the titles, Murphy etched his name in CA’s history books by setting several school records, many of which still stand today, including

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• 154 Field Goals Made in a Single Season,

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• 400 Career Field Goals Made, and

• 225 Career 3-Pointers Made.

Surpassing the 1,000-point career milestone, Murphy concluded his time at CA with a remarkable total of 1,326 career points.

Since his high school days, Murphy has continued to shine on the court. Impressive performances at Rice University and the University of Virginia propelled him to become a first-round NBA draft pick in 2021. Now, as a shooting guard with the New Orleans Pelicans, Murphy’s outstanding performances have earned him recognition within the NBA community.

While Murphy is undoubtedly a fan favorite on the court, his advocacy and community work make waves off the court. A strong proponent of using his platform to effect meaningful change, Murphy actively engages in community work, focusing on youth mentorship and educational initiatives. He regularly hosts basketball clinics and supports local charities to uplift and inspire young people in his community.

“Retiring Trey Murphy’s jersey is not just a recognition of his individual achievements, but a symbolic gesture that cements his legacy in the annals of Cary Academy’s rich history,” offered Lason Perkins, Murphy’s Varsity Head Coach. “It serves as a reminder to current and future students that greatness is not only measured by points on a scoreboard, but by the positive impact one leaves on the lives of others.”

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