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Athletes fly high with Spring 2023 Section Awards

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With many of our spring teams advancing to playoffs, it is with pride that we celebrate Friends Academy's many outstanding athletes whose competitive spirit, technical expertise, and sportsmanship have propelled them to the highest ranks within their conference. We would like to highlight those athletes and their awards, showcasing their hard work and determination throughout the Spring 2023-23 season. 

 

Boys Varsity Baseball 

  • Blake Knopf - Senior, All League
  • Cole Beyer - Senior, All League

Boys Varsity Golf 

  • Sean Shallat - Junior, All County and All State
  • Jack Estrella - Junior, All County and All State
  • Will Green - Junior, All County
  • Everett Williams - Junior, All County

Girls Varsity Softball 

  • Natalia Tauter - Senior, Senior Scholar Athlete 
  • Eleni Vrahatis - Sophomore,  All Conference 

Girls Varsity Golf 

  • Ava Estrella - Freshman, All State
  • Joy Biondi - Sophomore, All County

Boys Varsity Tennis  

  • Alistair Wright - Senior, All County and All State
  • Russell Notaris - Junior, All County and All State
  • Danny Duke - Junior, All Conference
  • Zack Cohen - Junior, All Conference
  • Bryan Bin - Freshman, All Conference
  • Will Bohner - Freshman, All Division 
  • Ryan Chang - Freshman, All Division
  • Ryder Kazerman - Junior, All Division
  • Vir Vannary Singh - Freshman, All Division
  • Henry Koelmel - Sophomore, All Division
  • Ali Sayan - Junior, All Division
  • Alec Wachsman - Junior, All Division 
  • Ryan Zouak - Senior, All Division 
  • Vedat Rawat - Sophomore, Sportsmanship Award

Girls and Boys Varsity Track and Field

  • Aislinn Frazer - Sophomore, All Division and All County 
  • Dijaye Carpenter - Senior, All Division and All County 
  • Clementine Constantino - Junior, All Division and All County 
  • Cynthia Eustache - Freshman, All Division and All County 
  • Abby Frazer - Freshman, All Division 
  • Olivia Carden - Senior, All County
  • Ava Jaklitsch - Freshman, All County 
  • Logan Alvarez - Junior, All Division and All County 
  • Jackson Brielmann - Senior, All Division and All County 
  • Will Davis - Sophomore, All Division and All County
  • Ben Martin - Senior, All Division and All County 
  • Daren Zhong - Freshman, All Division 
  • Josh McKenzie - Junior, All Division and All County

Boys Varsity Lacrosse

  • Campbell Florence - Junior, All County Honorable Mention
  • Will Bystrom - Senior, All Conference
  • Cooper Schultz - Junior, All Conference
     

Girls Varsity Lacrosse 

  • Paris Panagopoulos - Senior, All County
  • Skylar Cohen - Junior, All County
  • Sofia Schwarz - Freshman, All County Honorable Mention
  • Gabbie Hudak - Eighth Grade, All County Honorable Mention 
  • Melanie Schwab - Junior, All Conference 
  • Dylan Wolf - Freshman, Unsung Hero

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