February 19, 2018
The CA wrestling team finished 4th at the State Tournament held this weekend, the highest team placement in CA's history.
Chapman Fitzgerald ('18), Joe McDarris ('18), Julian Sodano ('18) and Christian Sodano ('19) return home as State Champions. Also in the mix, 7th grader Henry Kopf placed 5th along with Jonathan Williams who also placed fifth overall! Congratulations to Coaches Moore, Rokuskie, Speno, Citineni and Atieh as well as all the wrestlers on a terrific season!
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February 7, 2018
The boys and girls swim teams repeated as TISAC champs.
For the girls, it was their fourth consecutive title. The Medley Relay team consisting of Nisma Said, Amy Chang, Charlotte Hook and Helen Chen set a school record and broke the TISAC Conference Meet Record set back in 2004 by Cardinal Gibbons. Helen Chen (50 Free), Charlotte Hook (100 Fly) and Isabella Barnette (100 Free) all won their individual events to go along with the Medley Relay team and the 200 Freestyle Relay (Amy Chang, Emma Zayas, Isabella Barnette and Charlotte Hook).
The boys title was their ninth in a row. The meet moved in CA's favor in the fourth event, the 50-yard Freestyle, where Josh Pullen, Will Newman and Constantin Zodl finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The CA boys would cruise to four individual champion titles (Pullen in the 50 Free, Ben Humphries 100 Free, Jack Todd 500 Free and Kevin Chen in the 100 Back). Additionally, Will Newman, Vincent Wang, Todd, Humphries and Pullen won the 200 Free and 400 Free relays.
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November 9, 2017
Olivia Frazier and Trey Murphy signed their National Letters of Intent Nov 8 in the Fitness Center lobby. Through the signings, Olivia has committed to playing Field Hockey at the University of Richmond and Trey will continue his basketball career with the Rice Owls. A tremendous turnout in the FC, as students and faculty members shared the moment with both athletes. The school will hold another signing ceremony in the spring for all athletes who have committed to compete with their college teams next year.
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Passionate, caring, sportsmanlike demeanor and a drive to excel are all values demonstrated by longtime coach, Athletic Director, and Dean of Students Mary Lou Jones of Saint Mary’s School. It’s no coincidence when the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference (TISAC) was born in 1998, the founding schools attached her name and thus her character to the Prestige Cup.
The Cup is awarded to the top boys and girls programs at the end of the school year that demonstrated athletic success among 17 varsity teams at the end of the regular season.
Cary Academy is admired for its excellent academic program and tremendous fine arts program. How about athletics? Will your eyebrows peak when I tell you that our girls athletic program has won the Prestige Cup the past three years and that our boys have held rights to The Cup four of the past seven years?
Not mine.
The athletic programs at Cary Academy are flourishing. Last year, over 650 students in grades 7-12 participated in at least one competitive team at Cary Academy and helped secure three state championships, three state runners-up, and six TISAC titles. This fall, Cary Academy grabbed three more state runners-up honors, and won two conference titles. For the first time in the school’s history, every fall team placed high enough in the state ranking to host a home playoff game. Each of those teams followed that advantage with a win!
How did this happen? When did Cary Academy become “good” at sports? The evolution has taken place right under our noses.
The hiring and retention of quality coaches and a spirited student and parent network linked with X-Factor and Charger Club can be attributed to Cary Academy’s athletic success. Additionally, the development of student athletes in our Athletic Leadership Academy are creating leaders for life. Our coaches are invested in their players and their character while our support groups have created the championship and festive atmosphere from theme days, tailgating, hot dog giveaways, fan buses, crowded bleachers and even faces on a stick.
It’s become fun to root for the Chargers!
As we move forward, the Cary Academy Athletic Department will continue to strive for excellence in our sports program and will continue to dedicate ourselves to developing all our student athletes on and off the playing field.
Mary Lou Jones embodied the principles for the Prestige Cup. Cary Academy’s athletes have taken ownership of the ideals that she espoused. We encourage you to come to an athletic event so see our athletes’ passion, sportsmanship, and excellence in action. You won’t be disappointed.
Written by Kevin Jones, Athletic Director
October 25, 2017
After a successful season, seven members of the Cary Academy middle school field hockey team played in the 5-on-5 format Tar Devils Tournament at Wake Forest University on Sunday, Oct 22. With participation from teams across the state, the CA team placed first in the U14 division. The team included middle school team members Cassidy Young, Gabriella Cicuto, Sarah Haddix, Lakshmi Wood, Alex Butulis, Alessia Cicuto, and Gabby Matejowsky (not pictured). Special thanks to middle school coach Alysia Tacinelli for volunteering to coach the team at this post-season event.
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October 13, 2017
Congratulations to Emily Lane ('17) for being named Southern Conference Runner of the Week! The Furman first-year student paced her team with a third place finish in the Gene Mullin Invitational.
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August 28, 2017
The Cary Academy varsity cross country boys won the WNC Cross Country Carnival held in Hendersonville, NC on Saturday. Coleman Mitchell (’18) finished first overall for the boys and Chase Coley (’18) was second. The girls team took third place, with Ava Lathan (’20) finishing sixth.
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August 18, 2017
Thanks to the 19 alumni from seven CA classes who came out for the 16th Annual CA Cross Country Alumni Meet on August 5th! It was great to see everyone! Thanks to all who came out to catch up and enjoy the event:
Scores:
Men: Alumni – 27, Varsity – 28
Women: Varsity -17, Alumni – 42
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July 24, 2017
Sarah Bodmer (’17) has been named by The News and Observer as its Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
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