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Athletic Highlights: Winter & Spring

Winter 2025–2026 Hopkins Athletics

The following is a summation of notable achievements and accolades earned by Hopkins Varsity athletes throughout the course of the Winter 2025–2026 season.

Boys Basketball

Captains 2025–2026
David Blair, Gabe Ciminiello, Rocco DeMaio III, Lucas Downes

Captains-Elect 2026–2027
Dominic Dawson, Zion Robinson

Team Award (for Leadership, Dedication, and Sportsmanship): Gabe Ciminiello, Lucas Downes
Other Honors/Accolades
FAA All-League Honorable Mention: Zion Robinson

Record: 9–12

Girls Basketball

Captains 2025–2026
Eva Stirk, Nicole Tooker

Captains-Elect 2026–2027
Maeve Phipps, Eva Stirk, Grace Walsh

HGDPH Trophy (for Excellence, Leadership, and Sportsmanship)
Nicole Tooker

Other Honors/Accolades
First Team All-FAA: Eva Stirk
All-FAA Honorable Mention: Grace Walsh
NEPSAC Class A West All-Stars: Eva Stirk, Grace Walsh
Pingree Holiday Tournament
All Tournament Selection: Grace Walsh

Record: 11–12

Intramural Basketball League

Edward J. Donahue, Jr. Trophy (for Hustle and Dedication): Marco Dias, Lexi Schneider

Fencing

Captains 2025–2026
Leilani Edusa, Sam Ridky

Captains-Elect 2026–2027
Brock Bowen, Leilani Edusa, Tessa van den Pol

Ralph Mertens Award (for Dedication and Leadership): Moupriya Mukherjee, Mateus Witczak

Other Honors/Accolades
Undefeated Regular Season: Aman Bakshi, Richard Helmy, Mateus Witczak
Team States: 1st Place Men’s Foil, Men’s Sabre, Men’s Epee, 2nd Place Women’s Sabre
Individual States: Men’s Sabre: first team in CHSFA to have all four competitors in a single squad medal
Aman Bakshi: State Champion, Men’s Foil (First Team All-State)
Henrietta Hall: State Champion, Women’s Epee (First Team All-State)
Oliver Tsao: 2nd place, Men’s Sabre (First Team All-State)
Sam Ridky: 3rd place, Men’s Sabre (First Team All-State)
Mohsen Ahmed: 3rd place, Men’s Epee (First Team All-State)
Aurora Aden: 3rd place, Women’s Epee (First Team All-State)
Mateus Witczak: 5th place, Men’s Sabre (First Team All-State)
Brock Bowen: 8th place, Men’s Sabre (Second Team All-State)

Record: Boys: 10–0; Girls: 7–2

Ski Racing

Captains 2025–2026
Samantha Bernstein, Aiden Chan, Jake Fejos, Ella Rinaldi

Gardner Blitzer Award (for Leadership and Commitment): Samantha Bernstein

Other Honors/Accolades
NEPSAC Class C at Catamount
Boys 3rd overall, 2nd place GS Race, 4th place SL Race
Coaches Award for Outstanding Achievements: Jake Fejos
All State Qualifiers: Jake Fejos, Charlie Gates
Jake Fejos: 2nd place GS Race NEPSAC, 4th place SL Race NEPSAC, Top ranked CT skier

Record: Boys, 21–27; Girls, 19–28

Boys Squash

Captains 2025–2026
Kyle Abrahamsen, Dylan Underkofler

Squash Cup Award (for Commitment, Class, and Tenacity): Kyle Abrahamsen, Dylan Underkofler
Most Valuable Player: Brendan Tagliarini

Other Honors/Accolades:
FAA Finalists
Division II National Finalists
FAA All-League: Kyle Abrahamsen, Rayan Ahmad, Brendan Tagliarini, Dylan Underkofler
FAA Honorable Mention: Derin Bahtiyar

Record: 15–12

Girls Squash

Captains 2025–2026
Ripley Chance, Victoria Fan

Captains-Elect 2026–2027
Victoria Fan, Bea Lundberg, Arya Mehta

Squash Cup Award (for Commitment, Class, and Tenacity): Ripley Chance

Other Honors/Accolades
FAA All-League: Bea Lundberg
FAA Honorable Mention: Victoria Fan

Record: 12–9

Swimming & Diving

Captains 2025–2026
Emily Fridman, Ryann Holden, Oliver Melnick, Zara Nat, Liam Teel, Thooyan Thirumaran
Captains-Elect 2026–2027
Natalie Billings, Miles Liao, Amanda Myott, Calder Resch, Jacob Richards, Beatrix Vassilev

Burt N. Erich Award (for Most Dedicated Swimmer): Zara Nat, James O-Dowd
Record: Boys, 8–3; Girls, 9–5

Wrestling

Captains 2025–2026
Eric Fusscas, Marlon McFerren
 
Captain-Elect 2026–2027
Maurice Ellis
 
Ralph Kirchhofer Award (for Leadership and Dedication): Eric Fusscas
Most Improved Award (for Greatest Improvement during the Season): Ethan Studley

Other Honors/Accolades
Team Awards: Bearcat Brawl (4th), SCH Invitational (6th), BIT (3rd), WNET East (4th), NEPSWA (10th), NEPSWA Girls (8th)
Charlie Clark (106): Bearcat Brawl (1st), SCH Invitational (1st), WNET East (3rd), NEPSWA (7th)
Ozzie Pitkin (106): Bearcat Brawl (2nd), SCH Invitational (4th), WNET East (4th), NEPSWA (Round of 12)
Audrey Zhou: NEPSWA Girls (Round of 6)
Ethan Studley: Skiff Mountain Scuffle (5th, 120), BIT (2nd, 113), WNET East (2nd, 113), NEPSWA Qualifier
Andrew Sukhodolsky (113): WNET East (6th)
Eric Fusscas: BIT (3rd, 120), WNET East (2nd, 126), NEPSWA (5th, 120), National Prep Qualifier, FAA Honorable Mention, School Record Holder for Career Wins (134)
Alexander Sukhodolsky (132): WNET East (5th)
Charlie Russell (138): WNET East (4th)
Maurice Ellis: Bearcat Brawl (1st, 150), SCH Invitational (1st, 144), BIT (1st, 144), WNET East (2nd, 144), NEPSWA (5th, 144), National Prep Qualifier, School Record Holder for Wins in a Season (43)
Anna Ivanova (145): Choate Women’s Tournament (4th), Skiff Mountain Showdown (1st), NEPSWA Girls (2nd), National Prep Tournament (4th), All-American
Féréol Faure (150): Bearcat Brawl (3rd), SCH Invitational (1st), BIT (3rd), WNET East (4th), NEPSWA (7th)
Alex Benke (157): Skiff Mountain Scuffle (6th)
Marlon McFerren (157): Bearcat Brawl (2nd), SCH Invitational (1st), Most Outstanding Wrestler - New Haven Duals, BIT (4th), WNET East (4th), NEPSWA (7th), National Prep Qualifier, Jimmy Detrixhe Memorial Scholar Athlete Award
Nate Levitt: Bearcat Brawl (4th, 190), SCH Invitational (4th, 190), BIT (4th, 175), WNET East (4th, 175), NEPSWA Qualifier
Sabrina Fusscas: Choate Women’s Tournament (4th, 165), NEPSWA Girls (4th, 185)
Arthur Fusscas (190): WNET East (3rd), NEPSWA Qualifier
Aedan Flanagan (215): Bearcat Brawl (4th), NEPSWA Qualifier
Owen Gisby (215): WNET East (6th)
Adam Sperling: NEPSWA Coach of the Year Finalist

Record: 22–4

Spring 2026 Hopkins Athletics

The following is a summation of notable achievements and accolades earned by Hopkins Varsity athletes throughout the course of the Spring 2026 season.

Baseball

Captains 2026
Rocco DeMaio III, Tommy O’Connell, Sean Studley

Captains-Elect 2027
Silas Kennedy, Zion Robinson, Gus Witt

Baseball Award (for Leadership, Dedication, and Sportsmanship): Rocco DeMaio III

Other Honors/Accolades
FAA Tournament Runners Up
NHSBCA Academic-All American Team
All-FAA First Team: Rocco DeMaio III, Tommy O’Connell
All-FAA Second Team: Milin Patel
All-FAA Honorable Mention: Charlie Rosenthal
All-NEPSAC First Team: Rocco DeMaio III, Tommy O’Connell
Southern CT Diamond Club “No I in Team” Award: Rocco DeMaio III
NHSBCA Academic All-Americans: Tommy O’Connell, Matthew Ragaza, Marcus Rosario, Sean Studley, Adam Tuchmann

Record: 12–9

Crew

Captains 2026
Caryn Kim, Charles Russell, George Vlandis, Mae Williams

Coaches Award (for Leadership and Dedication): George Vlandis, Mae Williams
Other Honors/Accolades
NEIRA Qualifiers: 4 of 8 teams qualified

Boys Lacrosse

Captains 2026
Chris Lee, Holden Scheps

Most Improved Award: Cole Blotney
Peter H. Newcomb Lacrosse Award (for Sportsmanship and Character): Brennen Catino
Other Honors/Accolades
All-FAA Second Team: Max Jacobs
All-FAA Honorable Mention: Dylan Mulligan

Record: 3–8

Girls Lacrosse

Captains 2026
Lexi Schneider, Emily Shaw

Captains-Elect 2027
Izzy Bricker, Bea Lundberg, Kelsey Reichart

HGDPH Girls Lacrosse Award (for Achievement, Leadership, and Character): Lexi Schneider

Other Honors/Accolades
All-FAA Second Team: Lexi Schneider, Emily Shaw
All-FAA Honorable Mention: Izzy Bricker
Record: 5–9

Golf

Captains 2026
Christopher Feng, Finn Sommer

Captains-Elect 2027
Sonya Mittal, Julian Peccia

Ralph A. Mertens Golf Award (for Achievement, Leadership, and Character): Finn Sommer
Most Valuable Player: Finn Sommer

Record: 3–11

Boys Tennis

Captains 2026
Jake Fejos, Max Frias, Bryan Li

Captains-Elect 2027
Aarya Appalaneni, Gray Hinkle

David Sears Memorial Tennis Trophy (for Perseverance and Determination): Max Frias
Lovejoy Memorial Tennis Award (for Sportsmanship): Jake Fejos
Other Honors/Accolades
FAA All-League: Jake Fejos, Bryan Li
FAA Honorable Mention: Max Frias

Record: 6–6

Girls Tennis

Captains 2026
Emily Driscoll, Jayda Robik, Rosie Shen

Captains-Elect 2027
Emily Driscoll, Andie Hendley, Ksenia Podoltseva, Rosie Shen

Most Improved Award: Laila Goodman
HGDPH Girls Tennis Trophy (for Excellence, Leadership, and Sportsmanship): Jayda Robik

Other Honors/Accolades
FAA Undefeated Regular Season Champions (7–0)
FAA Tournament Champions
FAA Tournament Flight A Singles Champion: Rosie Shen
FAA Tournament Flight B Singles Champion: Laila Goodman
All-FAA: Emily Driscoll, Laila Goodman, Ksenia Podoltseva, Rosie Shen
All-FAA Honorable Mention: Andie Hendley
All-NEPSAC: Rosie Shen
All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Emily Driscoll, Ksenia Podoltseva
Record: 12–2

Softball

Captains 2026
A’nai Alvarez, Hana Beauregard

Captains-Elect 2027
Ariel Adams, Maeve Phipps

Softball Award (for Dedication and Sportsmanship): Hana Beauregard

Other Honors/Accolades
FAA Tournament Runners Up
Western New England Class A Tournament Runners Up
All-FAA First Team: A’nai Alvarez, Maeve Phipps
All-FAA Second Team: Hana Beauregard, Willa Kennedy
Western New England All-Stars: A’nai Alvarez, Hana Beauregard
Record: 12–6

Girls Water Polo

Captains 2026
Samantha Bernstein, Emily Fridman, Josie Sirowich

Captains-Elect 2027
Ayla Bernstein, Amanda Myott
Girls Water Polo Award (for Dedication and Love of the Game): Josie Sirowich

Other Honors/Accolades
Academic All-American: Samantha Bernstein, Emily Fridman, Josie Sirowich
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Amanda Myott

Team Awards
Rookie of the Year: Ellie Caputo, Eliot Thornhill
Most Improved: Ayla Bernstein
Most Inspirational: Samantha Bernstein
Record: 7–9

Track & Field

Captains 2026
Mikoto Araki-Siegenfeld, Bodhi Chiravuri, Vera Okyere, Malini Parikh, Lukas Roberts, Henry Weinstein

Captains 2027
Anoa Dawson, Daven Kaphar, Wahnya Palmer, Lukas Roberts, Rebecca Spiewak

Varick D. Harrison Award (for Ability and Leadership): Vera Okyere, Henry Weinstein

Other Honors/Accolades
All-FAA
4×100m: Bodhi Chiravuri, Dylan Gerard, Lukas Roberts, Henry Weinstein
4×400m: Jaiden Cook, Daven Kaphar, Jackson Murphy, Thomas Pont Strong
100m: Dylan Gerard
200m: Dylan Gerard
400m: Mikoto Araki-Siegenfeld
300m Hurdles: Amber Sun
Discus: Elona Spiewak

FAA Honorable Mentions
Triple Jump: Lucas Downes
Javelin: Livia Liu
School Records
4×100m: Bodhi Chiravuri, Dylan Gerard, Lukas Roberts, Henry Weinstein: 44.40s
100m: Dylan Gerard, 10.82s
200m: Dylan Gerard, 22.13s
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