Individual Accolades & Accomplishments

Class D NEPSAC Player of The Year

Lucy Fader '23

In the 2023 Lacrosse Season, Lucy scored 60 goals and had 25 assists, 72 draws, and 71 ground balls in just 15 games. A three-season athlete, she was also named to the All-HVAL teams for Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse and to the Western New England Prep School All-Star Teams for Soccer & Lacrosse.

USA Lacrosse, All-Academic

Amand Sarwar '23

Amand has exhibited exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field, and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom. Amand is a starting defensive midfielder for the Blues and was the recipient of Williams’ Colin Buell Award for being the top scholar in the Class of 2023.

Snowboarding

Baker Katko '25

Baker is a snowboarder who lives, trains and competes in Vermont during the winter. He competes in the USASA series which is a National organization that runs regional Snowboard and Freeski competitions throughout the season. Athletes score points based upon their finishes locally and those points can earn them a spot at Nationals where the top ranked athletes from each region compete against each other. Baker qualified to compete at Nationals (Copper Mountain, Colorado) in Slopestyle, Boardercross, Rail Jam. He just missed the podium finishing 5th (out of 60 riders) in Slopestyle (a combination of rails and jumps) and 4th (out of 54 riders) in Boardercross (4 riders at a time compete on a track in a bracket style format, the two winners from each heat move on to the next round). He had a crash during the Rail Jam event so unfortunately had to withdraw. He also competed in Futures Tours which is a FIS run event and allows him to earn points toward the next tier of events, Rev Tour. Rev Tour is a qualifier for the World Cup. He participated in several local Rail Jams, The Vermont Open and Homesick.
Thankfully, with the help of his teachers at Williams and tutors in Vermont he was able to keep up with his schoolwork and rejoin his classmates without falling behind.

Golf

Elle Reid '29

Elle started playing golf when she was 5 years old. She did the Little Clubbers program at the Old Lyme Country Club and played often with her parents, younger sister and grandfather. She played in her first competitive US Kids Golf tournament in 2018. Since then, she has played in over 50 events including two trips to the US Kids Golf World Championships and a top 100 national finish for Drive, Chip and Putt (2019).
Over the last year, Elle has worked her way up the rankings finishing well within the top 5 in New England (11-12 yo division). The highlight of her 2023 season, so far, was her trip to the 2023 World Championships in Pinehurst, NC in August. To qualify, golfers had to demonstrate the ability to score under 80 in competition. Elle was the only 12 year old female golfer to attend from CT and one of only three from New England. The overall field is limited to the top 120 global golfers within the age group. There were 15 countries and 40 states represented by the field. Elle was the flag bearer for CT in the “Parade of Nations” during the opening ceremony.
Elle begins her Fall 2023 season at the end of August and then will pick up a basketball in the winter and a lacrosse stick in the spring!

Trampoline

Sabine Balentine '27

Sabine had an exciting summer competing at the USA Gymnastics National Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Level 10 gymnast in the field of Trampoline & Tumbling, Sabine became the first female on her team to qualify for finals at the national level and placed eighth overall. She received first place honors on the state and regional level. Sabine has been training 5-6 days a week since she was seven years old at USA Trampoline Academy. To enhance her skills and stamina in gymnastics, her coaches have involved her in ballroom dancing. Sabine competed at collegiate events at MIT, Tufts, and Harvard this year and earned a ribbon for American Waltz at a competition in Binghamton, NY. She has her sights set on mobilizing to the Elite level in gymnastics and plans to continue dancing competitively.

Fall 2022

Cross Country

All-HVAL Honorable Mention Jackson Raisbeck ’23 and Helen Godshall ’24

Girls Soccer

HVAL Runners Up: All-HVAL Players: Skylar Frost ’24, Katelyn Harvey ’24, Lucy Fader ’23, Marlee Anselmi ’25

Western New England Prep School Soccer Association All Star Team – Skylar Frost ’24, Katelyn Harvey ’24, Lucy Fader ’23

Boys Soccer

All-HVAL Players: Calvin Neff ’23, Sam Kaplan ’23, Brendon Marku ’23, Tyler Gagliardi ’24

Western New England Prep School Soccer Association All Star Team- Calvin Neff ’23

Spring 2023

Girls Lacrosse

HVAL Runners Up: NEPSAC Class-D Player of the Year: Lucy Fader ’23

All-Western New England Prep School Women’s Lacrosse Association Team: Lucy Fader ’23 & Ally Iacobellis ’26

Boys Lacrosse

HVAL Champions: All-HVAL: Cody DeLaurentis ’23, Brendan Li ’24, and Ben Xenelis ’23

HVAL MVP Goalie: Henry Gallagher ’25

U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic: Amand Sarwar ’23