This year marked Carolina Friends School’s debut in the newly formed Central Carolina Athletic Conference. Our school fielded 20 teams across three seasons, with 373 total team participants, including many student-athletes who played multiple sports.
A highlight of joining the conference: eligibility for conference awards. Two Carolina Friends School coaches earned Coach of the Year honors: Frank Omonte for Upper School girl’s soccer and Kathryn Pollak for Upper School girl’s tennis. The award is peer-nominated by coaches from opposing schools.
“I hear time and time again about Frank and Kathryn’s beautiful balance of caring for their players and their opponents,” said Athletics Director Kim Sulman. “We’re fortunate to have coaches who value developing not only strong athletes but good humans.”
FALL
Girls Tennis
Lydia Pollak Coy (POY, AS)*,
Phoebe Cheek,
Olivia Dew,
Evie Fodchuk,
Samantha Shapard,
Sadie Winzelburg
Boys Soccer
Jose Chirino,
Ian Dolina
Cross Country
Mateo Aguirre,
Kevin Lu,
Will McDuff,
Ruby Monje-Silva,
Alina Pfister,
Xiyue Zhang
Volleyball
Ria Joksimovic-Roberson (POY),
Lola Richardson,
Gloria Taylor
WINTER
Swimming
Nina Abbenante,
Vinny Abbenante,
Willow Evers,
Jessa Kernodle,
Ben Lacoff,
Celia Petrie,
Archer Powell,
Piper Shunk
Girls Basketball
Evie Fodchuk
Boys Basketball
Niley Richardson, Ronen Sorenson
SPRING
Track & Field
David Cloues (800m)
Lily Cloues (4 x 200 Relay)
Elsa Hoekstra (4 x 200 Relay)
Ben Popp (110 & 300m Hurdles) (AS)
Livy Roberts (4 x 200 Relay)
Lara Wrede (4 x 200 Relay)
Xiyue Zhang (800m)
US Girls Soccer
Belle Bolick,
Olivia Dew,
Katie Duffy,
Piper Shunk (HM)
Boys Tennis
Ken Mori (POY),
Will Popp
* Abbreviations Key
POY – Player of the Year
HM – Honorable Mention
AS – All State Team