The grade 5 boys basketball team just finished a spectacular season, winning the WBAL tournament with a 33-16 victory over Sacred Heart. The team went 7-0 in league as league champs, and had an overall record of 9-0.
The Harker School’s boys varsity basketball team started the season strong, defeating Del Mar 62-46, and then defeating Santa Clara in what Dan Molin, upper school athletics director, called “a nail-biter,” with a final score of 59-57. Nikhil Panu, grade 11, led the charge against Santa Clara, scoring 14 points, with Nick Nguyen, grade 9, adding another 12. The team then went 1-2 at the Lynbrook Tournament, narrowly losing to the host school 60-57 on the first night. Among the highlights, Molin said, “was a victory over Sobrato 66-27, and Panu earning All-Tournament recognition.” The team now stands at 3-2. The JV squad also played in the tournament, and took home third with a 2-1 record. Huck Vaughan, grade 10, “had an outstanding tournament,” said Molin.
The girls basketball team also started the season off with wins, going 2-1 at the Pescadero Tournament last week, where they defeated Geyserville and Kirby, and suffered a loss to Pacific Collegiate. In all three games, Daniza Rodriguez, grade 11, scored scored an impressive 62 points total! Following the tournament, the team went 2-0 in their next games, with victories over San Jose 62-46 and Cupertino 45-23 to improve to 4-1 overall. Rodriguez scored 19 points, and sophomore Nithya Vemireddy scored another 10, along with 11 rebounds, in the game against Cupertino.
Soccer:
The boys varsity soccer team also opened their season with a victory, defeating Mills High 3-1. Proteek Biswas, grade 12, had two of those goals, along with assists from Jeffrey Hanke, grade 10, and Avinas Patel, grade 12. Patel scored the third, which was assisted by Biswas. The team then suffered a defeat to Wilcox 4-0 to drop to 1-1.
Girls soccer started their season at Redwood Christian with a 2-2 tie. Gabriela Gupta, grade 9, scored both Harker goals, which were assisted by Alyssa Amick, grade 9, and Julia Fink, grade 10. The team then hosted three games here at Harker, going 2-1 with victories over DCP 10-1 and ECP 4-0. Safia Khouja, grade 9, scored twice against ECP, with assists by Diba Massihpour, grade 9, and Gupta. Gupta scored twice herself, assisted by Samar Malik, grade 10, and Massihpour. The final match, Crystal Springs, saw our opponents score two goals late in the game to defeat the Harker team 2-0. The girls are now 2-1-1 as they go into the Bakersfield Tournament.
Wrestling:
The Harker School wrestlers competed in the Webber Lawson Tournament at Fremont High. Corey Gonzales, grade 9, finished fifth in what Molin said was his first-ever varsity competition, losing to the eventual winner of the 106 lb. class. Sophomore Darian Edvalson earned his first varsity victory in the 182 lb. class.
Football:
As seen on our website, quarterback Spenser Quash, grade 11, was recognized by the San Francisco 49ers as their player of the week for his homecoming game performance. Quash earned this honor by completing 12 of 15 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for three more touchdowns, Molin said, to account for all 35 of Harker’s points in the game.
Water Polo:
Senior Akshay Ramachandran was named to the boys water polo division II All-CCS team. Akshay joins past year’s honorees Michael Clifford ’10 and Chris Ng ’11 in this elite category.
Harker varsity quarterback Spenser Quash, grade 11, led the football team to their first conference win of the season over the Cupertino Pioneers at Homecoming, earning the High School Player of the Week award from the San Francisco 49ers. In the 35-28 victory, Quash completed 12 of 15 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for three more touchdowns to account for all 35 of the Eagle’s points in the game.
“Spenser Quash is a ball player, plus he has a heart of gold,” said Harker head coach Karriem Stinson. “He can read defenses better than anybody I have ever coached.”
Ron Forbes, Harker’s strength and conditioning coordinator, who worked with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, started working with Quash on his foot work, arm strength and decision-making after his sophomore season.
As with every win, the team effort was key. Linemen David Fang, Jason Kuan and Saagar Sarin, all grade 12, opened the holes for junior Ryan Mui’s 115-yard run, and allowed time for Quash to throw both touchdown passes to wide receiver Robert Deng, grade 11.
“Even when we were losing, we kept preparing to win and kept giving our best efforts. We were still having fun, but ending with a win sure felt good,” said Quash. “It was a win that most of us will never forget.”
The honors accompanying the award include a $500 grant to Harker for the football program. Quash will receive a 49ers hat and T-shirt, two tickets to a 49ers home game and recognition on 49ers.com. At the end of the season, Quash will be invited to the 49ers training facility in Santa Clara to accept a certificate recognizing his achievements, signed by 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Heartiest congratulations to Quash and to all the Eagles for a great game!
Despite intermittent rain, the atmosphere at Harker’s Homecoming football game remained jubilant on Nov. 11, as both the junior varsity and varsity Eagles met Cupertino High School at Davis Field. Both contests were thrillers, each decided by a single-score deficit, with junior varsity losing 18-15 and varsity winning 35-28.
Aside from the games, the many attendees had plenty to keep them occupied. Prior to the varsity game, the Harker Jazz Band warmed up the crowd from the stands and the lower school’s junior cheer squad performed to the delight of the audience. The Eaglets’ fly-by, a Harker Homecoming tradition, saw lower school students donning their trademark eagle costumes to perform a spirited and well-received dance routine. In a continuation of the spirit rally earlier in the day, students in grades 9 and 10 met to compete for third place in the tug-of-war contest, with the sophomores declared the winner.
Another special pre-game event was the singing of The Harker School song and “The Star-Spangled Banner” by students representing vocal groups from all three Harker campuses, directed by upper school music teacher Catherine Snider.
The upper school parking lot was active for the duration of the event, with student organizations setting up tables to sell food and souvenirs. John and Christine Davis, parents of Cole Davis ’11, brought their RV to the special alumni section, which was busy with alumni and parents chatting and enjoying the many food options available. The Eagle Buddies also had their own section, where students in that program, as well as their parents, met and socialized.
Following an exciting first half which left the varsity teams of Harker and Cupertino tied at 14 points, the crowd was treated to performances by the upper school cheerleaders and varsity dancers and also watched the tug-of-war contest between grades 11 and 12, who vied for first place. The seniors won the contest, continuing grade 12’s dominance in tug of war.
Capping off the halftime festivities was the appearance of the homecoming court, each couple riding golf carts driven by their class advisors. Chris Nikoloff, head of school, thanked the crowd for the great attendance and enthusiasm, before bestowing the title of Homecoming queen on Michelle Lo, grade 12, and naming Revanth Kosaraju, grade 12, this year’s Homecoming king.
The Eagles football players, thoroughly pumped to play two more quarters, burst through a large paper sign to signify the start of the second half. For the rest of the evening, onlookers watched as the Eagles soared to a hard-fought and well-deserved win.
On the following Monday Greg Lawson, assistant head of school for student affairs, extended his thanks to all who helped make Homecoming “a rousing success. From the teams on the field, to the performers, to those working in the background on logistics; from food service, to the advancement staff, to the amazing facilities team; from the adults who volunteered or were assigned to work, to the athletic department and finally, to those who simply attended and contributed to the wonderful spirit that could not be dampened by the rain – you have my thanks and appreciation for your contributions.”
Regina Chen, grade 10, finished in the top eight in the Cadet Women’s Sabre at the North American Cup (NAC) held in Richmond, Va., one of four Cadet point events held annually. Cadet events are for those under age 17. There were 91 competitors in the event, making her top eight accomplishment all the more impressive. Chen also had a great finish over the summer, tying for third place at the Summer National Fencing Championships. Chen is now ranked 20th in the U.S. in Cadet Women’s Sabre with only two events under her belt, as she just began fencing in the Cadet bracket.
Michael Amick, grade 11, was honored for his athletic prowess at the fourth annual Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) dinner in mid-October as the 2011 David Kucera award recipient. Kucera passed away from natural causes in college and the De Anza Force and SSVCF established the David Kucera award to honor a student athlete who embodies Kucera’s philosophy and competitive spirit. They noted Amick is a 4.0 junior at The Harker School, who, according to the award, consistently demonstrates: the ability to be a significant contributor to his soccer team both on and off the field; leadership of his peers on and off the field; excellence in his academic areas of study; commitment and involvement to community service; and always shows respect for those around him.
Update: After trailing most of the first round game of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championship tournament Tuesday night against Fremont, our girls water polo team came on strong in the fourth quarter to secure a 13-10 victory. Anna Levine, grade 10, scored five goals and Keri Clifford, grade 11, three. The girls now face No. 1 seed Santa Clara in the semifinals Thurs., Nov. 3, 7:30 at our own Singh Aquatic Center. Come cheer on our Eagles!
Nov. 1, 2011
The Harker School’s girls water polo team hosts the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships for the first time next week, with high hopes of a win themselves.
In mid-October, they won three of their five games at the prestigious Western States Varsity Girls Water Polo Tournament in Modesto, defeating Beyer, Ukiah and Newman. Following that, they suffered a loss at Lynbrook, but came back at Cupertino High with a 15-4 victory, followed by a tough 8-5 loss to Saratoga High.
So though the pendulum has swung this season, the girls have the strength and potential to pull off some tough wins in the championships. The girls are now 13-11 overall, 6-6 in league play and are seeded fourth. They will play the fifth-seeded Fremont at 7:30 on Nov. 1, so come out and cheer them on! Games are from 4:30-8 p.m. at the upper school’s Singh Aquatic Center on Nov. 1, 3 and 4. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and non-ASB card holders, and $3 for children 6-12, seniors and students with ASB cards.
“It should be a good tournament,” said coach Allie Lamb. “I think the top six teams are all very close and anyone could win any given day. We have had some ups and downs throughout the season, but I believe we could win the tournament if we are able to pull everything together and apply what we have been working on this throughout this season. It’s going to be a fun week of water polo and I really hope we get a lot of Harker supporters out on the deck to pump up our team!”
Update Nov 12, 2011 This update courtesy of Ray Fowler. The above photos are from 2010–an updated slideshow will be posted on Monday–watch for the tweet! –ed.
The Harker Eagles (3-7) defeated the visiting Cupertino Pioneers (2-8) last night by a score of 35-28 in a contest between two teams each battling for its first SCVAL El Camino league victory.
The first half ended in a 14-14 tie, but Harker outlasted Cupertino in an exciting second half which saw momentum shift to both sides before the final buzzer sounded. Harker highlights included a near perfect performance by junior QB Spenser Quash. Quash connected on 12 of 15 pass attempts for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
Junior WR Robert Deng caught both touchdown passes. Quash also rushed for three touchdowns. However, the top rusher of the night was junior RB Ryan Mui with 115 tough yards on 15 carries. Defensive standouts were junior DE Josh Bollar and junior LB Michael Chen.
Both Bollar nd Chen recovered Cupertino fumbles while harassing Pioneer running backs throughout the game. In the secondary, senior DB Avinash Patel broke up several deep passes intended for Cupertino receivers.
Nov 1, 2011
The Harker School’s Homecoming game is fast approaching, but the fun will begin on Mon., Nov. 7, when spirit week kicks off at the upper school campus. Each grade will have their own dress-up day, and on Fri., Nov. 11, the entire upper school student body will be wearing their class colors and heading to Davis Field on the Saratoga campus for the annual homecoming rally to get amped for the afternoon and evening football games against Cupertino High School.
The action will start at 4 p.m. on Friday with the JV game, with the varsity game scheduled for 7 p.m. Carley’s Cafe will serve hot dogs, veggie chili and clam chowder, while other tables will have tri-tip, pulled pork and barbeque veggie cutlet for hungry Eagles fans. Attendees can also look forward to games, a bounce house and other attractions, making Homecoming an event for all ages. Get the latest news from our Homecoming page!
The tailgate section will be teaming with activity beginning at 5:45 p.m. as each campus has its own section. Harker alumni can grab some barbeque at a special alumni booth, and the returning Eagle Buddies tailgate spot will be twice as large (and fun!) as last year’s.
This event is free to attend, and is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the entire Harker community, so come on out and support your Eagles! Parking for this event is limited and only available on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking is available at, and shuttle service will run from, the Blackford campus at 3800 Blackford Ave. in San Jose. Shuttles start at 4 p.m. and will run continuously between Blackford and Saratoga, ending 45 minutes after the end of the varsity game.
This article was originally published in the Fall 2011 Harker Quarterly.
Summer Programs Keep Students in Shape and Nurture Younger Athletes
For several summers, Harker’s upper school athletic department has offered the Eagle Iron program during the summer months as a means for our student athletes to stay or get in shape for the upcoming year. This past summer training ramped up to include younger members of the athletic community. Eagle Iron was modified to include students entering grades 7-8, and two new programs were added for athletes starting grades 4-6: Junior Eagle Iron, which is exclusively for Harker student-athletes, and Summer Sports Performance Academy, which welcomes non-Harker students as well.
All of the programs are specifically designed to progressively develop the fundamental components of sports performance – movement mechanics, dynamic flexibility, core strength and stability, balance, and speed and agility.
The new format of our summer programs reflects Harker’s development program for our student-athletes from the summer before grade 4 all the way through senior year. The introduction of the academy is a way to reach out to the community, bring young student-athletes to our campus and expose them to all that Harker has to offer.
“Eagle Iron averaged about 50 student-athletes per day,” said Ron Forbes, Harker’s strength and conditioning coordinator, “which is an increase from previous years.
“The new Junior Eagle Iron and Summer Sports Performance Academy programs were very well-received by parents and students alike, averaging 15 to 20 student-athletes per session,” Forbes added, noting that girls made up 40 percent of participants in all three programs.
“While all three programs were successful in terms of athletics and physical development, it was the communal aspect of the new format that was most impressive,” said Forbes, who has a long career in collegiate athletic training behind him.
“We witnessed shy, apprehensive seventh and eighth graders open up, bond with and create relationships with the upper school students, and vice versa. The incoming grade 9 boys and girls who participated in Eagle Iron were noticeably more confident and comfortable on the upper school campus during the first week of school,” said Forbes.
As for the younger kids, “Junior Eagle Iron created an opportunity for them to spend time on the upper school campus, use the upper school facilities and meet a lot of upper school coaches,” said Forbes.
“That program also gave upper school coaches a chance to meet and spend time with our future stars. By the end of the summer it was obvious the kids felt they were part of something much bigger than just fourth, fifth or sixth grade sports – they left as proud members of the Harker athletics department.”
Victories Pile Up as Fall Sports Seasons Open
Fall sports seasons had just begun at press time. Here are results from a few sports — be sure to follow teams via Harker News Online (http://skylark.harker.org/hno/backups) and check the winter edition of Harker Quarterly for season summaries of both upper and middle school seasons.
In season kickoffs, both varsity and JV football teams defeated San Jose High in early September. Junior varsity won 24-0, as quarterback Keanu Forbes, grade 9, threw for three touchdowns (two to Adarsh Battu, grade 10 and one to Ethan Ma, grade 9), and ran one in himself. In varsity play, San Jose scored first on an interception return, but the next play showcased Kevin Moss, grade 10, returning the kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown to tie the score. Quarterback Spenser Quash, grade 11, threw for a pair of touchdowns to Rahul Madduluri and one to Daanish Jamal, both grade 12, to bring it home 34-13.
Girls Volleyball
After a tough start to the season, the girls volleyball program got on track with a resounding victory over San Lorenzo Valley in straight sets. Varsity went 25-21, 25-15, 25- 23; JV scores were 25-11, 25-23.
Shreya Dixit, grade 9, Alisha Mayor, grade 12, Aura Dave, grade 12 and Divya Kalidindi, grade 10, have led the team in the first three matches in kills. Mercedes Chien, grade 10 and Lucy Xu, grade 12, have played some stellar defense, and freshman setter Caroline Howells has been adjusting rapidly to the pace of the varsity game.
Being a young squad, the girls have been handed the difficult task of trying to compete at the varsity level. The entire coaching staff is pleased with the positive attitudes of the girls and the hard work they put into their practices sessions.
Water Polo
Boys varsity water polo went 1-2 at the San Benito Tournament in early September, defeating San Lorenzo Valley High School before losing to Pioneer High and Monterey High. Goal scorers against SLV were: Ryan Hume, grade 11, with three; Akshay Ramachandran, grade 12 with two; Karan Das- Grande, grade 11, two; Tariq Jahshan, grade 12, Jagdeesh Kottapalli, grade 12, and Gilad Nilo, grade 11, all with one each. The JV team also went 1-2 at the Homestead Tournament earning their first win in the JV program’s history!
Arthi Padmanabhan ’10 had a great season on the tennis courts, finishing in June. Her team at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., completed the season ranked ninth nationally (ITA Division III), and ranked second in the ITA Division III West region. Padmanabhan finished the season ranked 12th in the west in doubles and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for 2011. In addition, one of the capstones of her freshman year was being named to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team. Pomona has a combined athletic department with Pitzer College, another of the seven colleges that make up the Claremont University Consortium.
Tennis: Girls tennis is on a win streak. After defeating Crystal Springs in mid-October, they went on to win matches against Pinewood with a final score of 6-1, and Notre Dame, where the score was 5-2. Dan Molin, upper school athletics director, singled out Harker singles players Daria Karakoula, grade 11, and Aranshi Kumar, grade 12, as being “especially dominant against Pinewood,” as well as junior Jenny Chen, who he said “continues to impress at #1 singles.” Nicole Dalal, grade 12, and Indica Sur, grade 11, were also noted for their court prowess as a doubles team. The girls are now 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the league.
Water Polo: Girls water polo had a packed couple of weeks. After winning in overtime against Fremont for a final score of 8-7, they played seven more games, five of which took place at the Western States Varsity Girls Water Polo Tournament in Modesto. They won three of their five games at the prestigious tournament, defeating Beyer, Ukiah and Newman, and losing only to San Joaquin and Bear Creek. Just one day before the tournament, they played their league foe, Mountain View, winning with a score of 11-5. The team also played Santa Clara High, losing 7-10. Keri Clifford, grade 11, and Anna Levine, grade 10, scored three goals each against Fremont, with Levine scoring the game winning point. Clifford went on to score an additional 16 goals during the weekend tournament. The girls are now 12-9 overall, 5-4 in league play.
The boys water polo team also played against Fremont and lost by only one point, with a final score of 12-13. Cole Manaster, grade 12, scored four goals in the game. The team came back for a victory over Santa Clara, winning the match 11-8, with Manaster and juniors Ryan Hume, Gilad Nilo and Karan Das-Grande scoring two goals each. Jason Yu, grade 12, had “a great showing in goal,” Molin says. The boys are now 7-10 overall.
Golf: The Harker girls golf team lost to Castilleja at the Los Lagos course, with the final tally coming in at 215-239. But the team came back to Los Lagos the next day, where they defeated Notre Dame High 222-286. Molin noted that sophomore Kristine Lin “continued her season long spectacular performances” with a 36 against Castilleja, which earned her medalist honors, and a 37 against Notre Dame. Patricia Huang, grade 11, also earned medalist honors with a one over par 35 at Notre Dame. Karen Wang, grade 12, tied her season best with a 42, while newcomer Connie Li, grade 10, shot her career best with a 55. The girls are now 4-3.
Football: Football suffered two more losses, one against Santa Clara and one against Monta Vista, dropping them to 2-5 for the season. Quarterback Spenser Quash, grade 11, threw 200 yards and four touchdowns during the Santa Clara game, two of them to sophomore Kevin Moss. The lone Harker score during the Monta Vista game came on what Molin called a “perfect throw” from Quash to Robert Deng, grade 11, on a 60 yard touchdown pass play.
Volleyball: The girls varsity volleyball team fought hard to remain undefeated, winning a five-set victory over Woodside Priory before finally losing their first game to King’s Academy. They are still tied for first place in the league, with an overall record of 6-1. Senior Alisha Mayor led the attack against Woodside with 20 kills, and had an additional 18 kills in the King’s Academy match.
Cross Country: The cross country team had their second league meet at Westmoor High. For the boys, freshman Corey Gonzales took first for Harker (and sixth overall), Proteek Biswas, grade 12, placed eighth overall, and junior Tyler Yeats took tenth. For the varisty girls, junior Ragini Bhattacharya placed 11th overall.
Harker will be recognizing all our awesome seniors on the tennis, football, water polo, and cheerleading teams this week.
From football, a big thank you to: Bradley Araki, Aaron Bisla, David Dominguez, Zach Ellenberg, David Fang, Gerard Glasauer, Daanish Jamal, Revanth Kosaraju, Jason Kuan, Jun Hee Lee, Rahul Madduluri, Avinash Patel, Angad Randhawa, Indraneel Salukhe, Saagar Sarin and Partha Vora.
On the boys and girls water polo teams, we want to recognize and thank Tariq Jahshan, Jagdeesh Kottapalli, Cole Manaster, Akshay Ramachandran, Jason Yu, Simrun Bhagat and Kaitlin Halloran.
To the senior tennis players Nicole Dalal, Aranshi Kumar and Tanya Piskun—a big thank you.
Finally, we want to recognize and thank Saira Ahuja and Jessica Lin, our senior cheerleaders.
Volleyball: The girls volleyball team continues to pace the league, earning two more victories last week: one over Pinewood, and a five-set thriller over Crystal Springs. The girls are currently 12-4 overall, and 4-0 in league play. They have been led by seniors Aura Dave and Alisha Mayor.
Water Polo: All Harker water polo teams defeated Cupertino in late September. Karan Das-Grande led the boys with four goals, and Jason Yu was outstanding in goal, leading to a 12-7 victory. The girls were 15-2 winners and have improved to 6-6 overall. Keri Clifford led the attack with six goals and Sierra Lincoln was again strong in goal.
Tennis: The Harker girls tennis team suffered their first defeat of the season against perennial state power Menlo to drop to 6-1 on the season. Number one singles player Jenny Chen, grade 11, crushed last year’s league MVP 6-1, 6-2.
Cross Country: Cross country had their first league meet Thursday. The boys placed fourth, with freshman Corey Gonzales taking fifth overall. Tyler Yeats, grade 11, came in second for Harker and placed 14th overall. For the girls, Ragini Bhattacharya, grade 11, placed ninth overall.
Football: Football had a rough welcome into the new league, losing to a hungry Gunn High School team 47-6. The lone Harker touchdown came on junior Spenser Quash’s pass to Robert Deng, also grade 11.
September Athletes of the Month are Daanish Jamal, grade 12, for football and Keri Clifford, grade 11, for water polo.
The Harker School’s girls varsity tennis team went to Monterey in mid-September to compete with 15 other teams in the Santa Catalina Invitational, and for the first time in Harker history, brought home a first place victory. Senior Aranshi Kumar won first place at number four singles. At number one singles, co-captain Jenny Chen, grade 11, reached the semifinals, co-captain Tanya Piskun, grade 12, as well as Katia Mironova, grade 10, placed second in number one doubles along with number three singles player Daria Karakoulka, grade 11, and the number 3 doubles team of Ariana Shulman, grade 10, and Indica Sur, grade 11. Sahithya Prakash, grade 10, along with the doubles team of Sylvie Dobrota, grade 11, and Arden Hu, grade 9, reached the quarterfinals of number two singles and doubles, respectively.
Volleyball:
Harker girls volleyball defeated Saratoga High, King’s Academy and Fremont at freshmen, JV and varsity levels to sweep the entire week. Varsity is on a five-game win streak with a 5-2 overall record.
Water Polo:
Harker girls water polo went 1-3 at the Wilcox Tournament over the weekend, playing well against strong competition and defeating Lincoln 10-5 in the process. Keri Clifford, grade 11, had 13 goals in the tournament. Others chipping in were: Simy Bhagat, grade 12, Anna Levine, grade 10, Sonia Sidhu, grade 11, Delaney Martin, grade 9, Anushka Das, grade 9, Rachel Yanovsky, grade 11 and Daphne Millard, grade 11.
Harker’s varsity football team lost to Capuchino in mid-September, with a final score of 35-14. They dropped to 2-1 on the season.
The Mercury News Highlight Reel noted senior Daanish Jamal for his early-September performance against Emery, which included making three touchdowns and an interception.
Golf:
Girls golf lost by only four strokes to perennial league power Sacred Heart last week. But they bounced back to defeat Mercy the following day with Kristine Lin, grade 10, shooting a 36.
Alumni:
Crew:
Colby Rapson ’10 was in the Sept. 13 section of Movin’ On Up in the Mercury News for her amazing U.C. Berkeley crew accomplishments, which include being the first female coxswain recruited for a men’s team. Rapson had an incredible summer!
Cole Davis ’10 helped the Stanford swim team win the majority of their 11 events against Centenary in Lousiana in early September. Davis was one on a team of four newcomers to win the 200 Neely relay, en route to the fastest times in all 11 events. Davis also won the 50-free race. Stanford noted him as “one of the underclassmen who shined” at the event.