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"At Friends Academy, the competitive success we’re striving for is rooted in our drive to inspire greatness together – to rally together as teams and as a school community. Our team culture precedes the desires of any individual player. When we live out this philosophy, we are able to focus on the Quaker tenets of respect, stewardship, and integrity, which makes us better athletes, better teammates, and better people."
– Diana Parente, Director of Athletics
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Our athletes compete with great success in Section VIII of Nassau County Public High School Athletic Association. Though we are the smallest school in the association – and the only independent school – we've fielded championship teams in eight different sports for boys and girls in recent years and have won numerous awards for good sportsmanship. And the opportunities to be an athlete and a leader are far greater here than at most larger schools.
Varsity Sports
Of Upper Schoolers Play at least one sport
Boys Varsity Basketball
Boys JV Basketball
Girls Varsity Basketball
Girls JV Basketball
Boys Varsity Ice Hockey
Girls Varsity Ice Hockey
Coed Varsity Squash
Coed Winter Track
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Boys Varsity Baseball
Coed Spring Crew
Boys Varsity Golf
Girls Varsity Golf
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Boys JV Lacrosse
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
Girls JV Lacrosse
Girls Varsity Softball
Boys Varsity Tennis
Boys JV Tennis
Boys Track & Field
Girls Track & Field
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Through physical education and athletics, Middle School students develop skills of athleticism and fitness, while learning to understand the values of team, school, and community.
In 5th and 6th grade, all students participate in physical education. Meanwhile, all 7th and 8th graders participate in a team sport each season, with practices built into the school day.
Athletics should foster values such as; cooperation, a strong work ethic, fair play, grace in victory and defeat, and respect for teammates, coaches, opponents, and officials. Athletics develop individual skills, provide opportunity for personal enjoyment, and give a sense of belonging and accomplishment.
Middle School Sports Offered
Middle Schoolers Play a Team Sport Each Season
MS Coed Cross Country
MS Girls Field Hockey
MS Boys Football
MS Boys Soccer
MS Girls Soccer
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Grade 8 Boys Basketball
Grade 8 Girls Basketball
Grade 7 Boys Basketball
Grade 8 Boys Basketball
MS Boys Volleyball
MS Girls Volleyball
MS Squash
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MS Boys Baseball
MS Boys Lacrosse
MS Girls Lacrosse
MS Girls Softball
MS Boys Track & Field
MS Girls Track & Field
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Dylan Rorech '23 | Newsday Top 100 |
Blake Knopf '23 | All-League |
Cole Beyer '23 | All-League |
Jack Estrella '24 | Newsday Top Ten, All-State, All-County |
Sean Shallat '24 | Newsday Top Ten, All-State, All-County |
Will Green '24 | All-County |
Everett Williams '24 | All-County |
Ava Estrella '26 | Newsday Top Ten, All-State |
Joy Biondi '25 | All-County |
Campbell Florence '24 | Newsday Top 100, All-County Honorable Mention |
Will Bystrom '23 | All-Conference |
Cooper Schultz '24 | All-Conference |
Rachel Dooley | Conference III Coach of the Year |
Skylar Cohen '24 | Newsday Top Ten, All-County |
Paris Panagopoulos '23 | Newsday Top Ten, All-County |
Gabbie Hudak '27 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Sofia Schwarz '26 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Melanie Schwab '24 | All-Conference |
Dylan Wolf '26 | Unsung Hero |
Eleni Vrahatis '25 | All-Conference |
Natalia Tauter '23 | Senior Scholar Athlete |
Owen Kassimir | Long Island Tennis Magazine Coach of the Year |
Russell Notaris '24 | Newsday Top 30, All-State, All-County |
Alistair Wright '23 | Newsday Top 30, All-State, All-County |
Bryan Bin '26 | All-Conference |
Zack Cohen '24 | All-Conference |
Danny Duke '24 | All-Conference |
Will Bohner '26 | Unsung Hero |
Ryan Chang '26 | All-Division |
Ryder Kazerman '24 | All-Division |
Henry Koelmel '25 | All-Division |
Ali Sayan '24 | All-Division |
Vir Vinnay Singh '26 | All-Division |
Alec Wachsman '24 | All-Division |
Ryan Zouak '23 | All-Division |
Vedant Rawat '25 | Sportsmanship Award |
Aislinn Frazer '25 | Newsday Top 25, All-Division, All-County |
Dijaye Carpenter '23 | All-Division, All-County |
Clementine Constantino '24 | All-Division, All-County |
Cynthia Eustache '26 | All-Division, All-County |
Abby Frazer '26 | All-Division |
Olivia Carden '23 | All-County |
Ava Jaklitsch '26 | All-County |
Logan Alvarez '24 | All-Division, All-County |
Jackson Brielmann '23 | All-Division, All-County |
Will Davis '25 | All-Division, All-County |
Ben Martin '23 | All-Division, All-County |
Josh McKenzie '24 | All-Division, All-County |
Daren Zhong '26 | All-Division |
Matt Johnsen | Conference A5 Coach of the Year |
Jackson O'Brien '24 | All-County |
Ziad Ashmawy '23 | All-Conference |
Jake Bock '24 | All-Conference |
Kyle Kramer '24 | All-Conference |
Logan Mott '23 | All-Conference |
Malachi Polson '23 | All-Conference |
Eyan Valadez '27 | All-Conference |
Elle Russell '24 | All-Class |
Sienna Smith '24 | All-Class |
Will Bystrom '23 | All-Star |
Teddy Kenny ' 25 | All-Star |
Cooper Schultz '24 | All-Star |
Aislinn Frazer '25 | Newsday Top 100, County Champion 1500M and 3000M, All County 4X400 and 1000M |
Olivia Carden '23 | All-County |
Dijaye Carpenter '23 | All-County |
Cynthia Eustache ''26 | All-County |
Logan Alvarez '24 | All-County |
Ben Martin '23 | All-County |
Aislinn Frazer '25 | Nassau County Runner of the Year, Newsday Top 25, All-State, County Champion |
Abby Frazer '26 | All-County |
Charlotte Knight '24 | All-County |
Ava Jaklitsch '26 | All-County |
Charlotte Yanke '25 | All-County |
Daren Zhong '26 | All-County |
Heidi Brown '23 | All-County |
Adriana Lloves '24 | All-County Honorable Mention, Newsday All-Long Island Second Team |
Daphne Lizza '25 | All-Conference |
Natalia Tauter '23 | All-Conference |
Laila Walker '24 | All-Conference |
Serena Saad '23 | Exceptional Senior |
Harper Semlies '26 | Unsung Hero |
Coach Vincenza DeCrescenzo | Conference A2 Coach of the Year |
Danielle Davis '23 | All-American Game, All-State, All-Long Island First Team, Newsday Top 100, All-County, Conference Player of the Year |
Maya Morey '24 | All-County, Newsday Top 100 |
Arianna Quan-Soon-Victor '24 | All-County |
Sophia Diaz '26 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Fiona Dougherty '25 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Gabi Sandoval '24 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Katherine Goldstein '26 | All-Conference |
Dafna Jakubiak '24 | All-Conference |
Alexa Moschetto '23 | All-Conference |
Paris Panagopoulos '23 | Section VIII Girls Soccer Scholar Athlete |
Logan Mott '23 | Newsday Top 100 |
Jake Bock '24 | All-County |
Max Cohen '23 | All-County Honorable Mention |
Dylan Leon '26 | All-County Honorable Mention |
John O'Sullivan '24 | All-Conference |
Edwin Saravia '24 | All-Conference |
Josh Chen '23 | Section VIII Girls Soccer Scholar Athlete |
Isabella Sha '23 | All-State, All-County, Newsday Top 30, Newsday All-Long Island First Team, News 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Week |
Skylar Cohen '24 | All-County |
Sofia Schwarz '26 | All-County |
Eva Sun '24 | All-County |
Friends Academy has a long-standing history of student-athletes going on to compete at the next level – allowing our alumni to "let their lives speak" at colleges and universities that are a good fit both academically and athletically.
Cate Barry | Crew | Princeton |
Jackson Brielmann | Track & Field | Colby |
Olivia Carden | Track & Field | Emory |
Dijaye Carpenter | Track & Field | Emory |
Danielle Davis | Soccer | Clemson |
Meg Gillies | Crew | Hamilton |
Ben Martin | Track & Field | Colby |
Logan Mott | Track & Field | Holy Cross |
Paris Panagopoulos | Lacrosse | Yale |
Malachi Polson | Basketball |
Hartwick |
Dylan Rorech | Baseball | Villanova |
Ines | Roti | Tennis |
Erick Almendares | Soccer | Boston College |
Madison O'Sullivan | Soccer | Binghamton College |
Charlotte Semlies | Lacrosse | University of Chicago |
Ella Barry | Crew | Princeton University |
Julia Bonvino | Equestrian | Long Island University |
Billy Daal | Football | The Taft School (post-grad) |
Alex Douglas | Basketball | Trinity College |
Meriwether Florence | Lacrosse | Dartmouth College |
Caroline Green | Track & Field | Williams College |
Sydney Kang | Lacrosse | Amherst College |
Madison Mack | Soccer | Union College |
Albert Paniccia | Lacrosse | Providence College |
Gretchen Waechter | Soccer | Lafayette College |
Caroline Carrello | Lacrosse | George Mason University |
Aaron Daniels | Football | Muhlenberg College |
Jack Davis | Track & Field | Williams College |
Tyler Henry | Football | Washington University |
Liam Jachetta | Golf | Bowdoin College |
Pius Lo | Tennis | Hamilton College |
Leah Loetman | Track & Field | Colby College |
Madeline Rice | Sailing | University of Pennsylvania |
Henry Schoeffel | Crew | Western University |
Daniel Selby | Baseball | Washington & Lee University |
Josie Coleman | Crew | Brown University |
Eve Fine | Soccer | California Institute of Technology |
Joe Horne | Baseball | Wells College |
Andrew Leogrande | Soccer | Bentley University |
Chas Merrill | Squash | Williams College |
Ryan Scarpa | Fencing | Brown University |
Jared Toby | Baseball | Bard College |
Friends Academy's 65-acre campus houses a sprawling athletic complex suited to all of our student-athletes' needs. The Athletics building is home to the Main Gym, where Boys and Girls basketball teams play, as well as an expansive Fieldhouse with three basketball courts and an indoor track, a full weight room, and a cardio fitness room. Outside, the campus boasts five tennis courts, a brand-new turf field for soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey, a football field, an outdoor track and field arena, four grass practice fields, a softball field, a baseball field, and over a mile of scenic cross country trails. All competition and practice areas are centrally located, creating a sense of community amongst all student-athletes.
Our successful athletics programs are just one of the things that make Friends Academy special. To learn more, get our viewbook which includes more insights into our mission and philosophy, including: