From the Desk of the Athletic Director 2013 Spring Season Wrap up

Spring Sports Wrap Up 2013

 

With the school year coming to a close, to say that the weather this spring was a challenge would be an understatement but we managed to not only get the season in…….we had a great spring! Here is the Cranbrook spring 2013 athletic season wrap up.

 

Cranbrook’s Crew Team is in its fifth season as a varsity sport and had 50 members this spring, including 15 first-year rowers. The spring 2013 crew season was highlighted by several notable results. The women’s pair of Haley Harper (Sr) and Claire Erwin (Jr) won the bronze medal at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Association Championships. This was the second year in a row that CK won the bronze in this event at Midwest. The women’s varsity 4 won the silver medal at Wyandotte and finished 14^th of 19 at Midwest. They were only 2 places from qualifying for the semifinal.

 

The men’s junior 8 won the silver medal at the Wyandotte Regatta, and they finished 12^th of 19 at Midwest. The speed of this crew, made up of sophomores and juniors, is an exciting sign for the years to come. The men’s varsity 8 won the bronze medal at the Wyandotte Regatta, and finished 13^th of 16 at Midwest. They were only one place from qualifying for the semifinal. This crew, which included seniors Jack Coleman, Giancarlo Stefanutti, Nick Sheehan, Kevin Kresnak, Austin Glover, and Kevin Zen, demonstrated that four years of perseverance can result in success. Even with seven seniors graduating, the future of the team looks bright.

 

Cranbrook’s Track and Field Team has had some stellar performances. On the girls side, Captain Karen Blake (Sr) won the Regional Championship in the 100Meters (12.58) and was the Regional Runner-Up in the 200 Meter (25.91) to advance to States in both events! Our 3200 relay Team of Captain Jemma Howlett (Sr) and sophomores Natalie Baxter, Claire Ford, and Schirin Rangnick finished Runner-Up with a 10:08.0 to also represent Cranbrook at the State Championships. Howlett qualified individually for States in the 3200 Meter finishing 3^rd (11:43.59). Other notable performances include Baxter’s 3^rd place finish in the 800 meter; a 3^rd place finish by the 1600 M Relay Team of Karen and Katherine Blake (Soph), and juniors Brooke Boccia and Julia Briggs (4:35.13). Briggs finished 4^th in the 400 Meter (1:04.62), Baxter took 4^th in the 1600 Meter (5:30.22), Katherine Blake 5^th in the 100 Meter (13.10), Howlett 5^th in the 1600 Meter (5:33.38), Rangnick 5^th in the 800 Meter, and Ford took 5^th in the 3200 Meter (11:58.88). For their collective efforts the Girls Track Team finished Regional Runner-Ups! At the Oakland County Championships, Blake finished 4^th in the 100M and 6^th in the 200M, our 3200 Relay Team finished 7^th, and Howlett and Ford finished 15^th and 16^th respectively in the 3200M. At States, Karen ran a great 100 meter race and finished State Runner-up by one one- hundredth of a second! Karen also finished 4^th in the 200M to round out a great Cranbrook career! Our 3200M relay team set a new school record and finished 12^th. Jemma placed 17^th in the 3200 M.

 

On the Boys Track Team, Marc Crew (Fr) was the Regional Runner-Up in the 800 Meter to qualify for the State Meet. Will Lee (Soph) finished 4^th in the Long Jump (19’2.25”), and Captain Carl Conyers (Jr) placed 6^th in the 200 Meter. The 1600 Meter Relay Team of Crew, Grant Glover (Soph), and juniors Kunal Kedar and Ross Wright also took 6^th (3:52.8). In the 3200 Meter Relay, the Team of Crew, Wright, James Hartunian (Soph) and Xiefangzheng Sun (Jr) placed 7^th (9:01.56). The boys finished 10^th overall. At the Oakland County Championships Marc was the only freshman in the race and finished 13^th. At the State meet, Marc was again the only freshman in the field where he finished 25^th.

 

Our young Baseball Team finished the season with a winning 17-13-1 record. Grant Reuss (Jr) earned All-State honors for the 2013 season. Reuss, Captain Alex Roed (Jr), and Cameron Maxwell (Soph) earned All-Catholic honors while seniors Zach Feldman and Matt Rosen made the All-League Team. Captain Jeremy Loewenstein (Sr) was honored on the Academic All-Catholic Team. The boys had another opportunity to experience baseball at Comerica Park where they tied rival Lutheran North 3-3 on a beautiful afternoon.

 

Our Girls Softball Team finished the season with a 12-16 record and won their first MHSAA playoff game in 10 years, by defeating Lahser High School.Hattie Saylor (Jr) and Lily Thompson (Soph) earned All-District and All-Catholic honors.Ana Duperron-Sperling (Jr) also received All-Catholic honors. Captain Arlene Haselhuhn (Sr) and Jamie Johnson (Soph) were recognized on the All-League Team and Candice Jackson (Sr) was honored on the Academic All-Catholic Team.

 

Our Girls Soccer Team ended the year with a 9-4-3 record and capped off a great season as Catholic League Division Champions! Unfortunately the season ended abruptly after a tough overtime loss in the first round of the District playoffs. Captain Katie Payne (Jr), Betsy Hafke (Soph), and Olivia Chen (Sr) earned 1^st Team All-District honors. Payne, Hafke, Jackie Honet (Soph) and Hana DeClerck (Fr) were recognized on the All-Catholic Team. Chen, Katie Kernan (Jr), Esme Roddy (Jr) and Sadie Scholten earned All-League honors. Olivia Chen also was honored on the Academic All-Catholic Team.

 

Our Girls Lacrosse team finished the year with a 9-10-1 record. In the MHSAA Regional Playoffs, the girls defeated Rochester Adams, Stoney Creek and Detroit Country Day to repeat as Regional Champions! The girls traveled to Okemos to face Ladywood in the MHSAA Semi-Finals but fell short 10-11 in the last minute of the game. Junior Tara Chelios earned Honorable Mention All-American, First Team All-State and All-Catholic honors. Captain Leah Israel (Sr) was recognized on the All-State 2^nd Team and also earned All-Catholic honors. Captain Frannie Gembis (Sr) and Ariana Vespa (Soph) were recognized on the Honorable Mention All-State and All-League Teams. Juliana Docking (Jr) earned Academic All-American and Academic All-Catholic honors. Goalie Surya Adams also earned Academic All-American Honors. Our Girls Junior Varsity Team won their first Catholic League Sectional Championship trophy!

 

Our defending State Champion Boys Golf Team finished 7^th at the Oakland County Meet. Dylan Deogun (Soph) finished as the Oakland County runner-up shooting a 72! At the District Tournament in Shenandoah, the boys came out District Champions and will move on to the Regional Finals. Deogun tied for fourth in the District event while senior Captain Alex Papa and sophomore Todd Fridline tied for sixth place. At the Regional Championships the boys finished 3^rd to advance to the State Finals at Grand Valley State University. At the State Finals, the boys faced a challenging course but finished 3^rd (just 3 strokes out of second place). Senior Keegan Balk had the best round on day two by shooting a 76. Papa and Deogun led the team with the best two round scores by each shooting 161.

 

Cranbrook’s defending State Champion Girls Tennis Team not only repeated as Regional Champs….they THREE-PEATED AS STATE CHAMPIONS! The State Championships were held in Holland Michigan where the entire team played to the finals and proceeded to win seven of the eight fights! Individual Regional and State Champions were Captain Alexandria Najarian (Jr) at #1 singles, Anna Short (Fr) at #2 singles, Allissa Motea (Fr) at #3 singles, and Captain Sarah Lipworth (Sr) at #4 singles. Our #2 doubles Captain Kendra Sweet (Sr) and Lauren Lanzon (Jr), #3 doubles Briana Letica (Sr) and Holly Meers (Jr), and #4 doubles Christina Roualet (Soph) and Emily Harvey (Fr) were also State and Regional Champions. Our #1 doubles Captain Alisa Rowens (Sr) and Meg Phyle (Soph) finished as State and Regional Runner-Ups. The girls also won their first catholic League Sectional Championship this season. Najarian, Short, Motea were recognized on the All-State Team in singles and the doubles teams of Rowens and Phyle, Sweet and Roualet earned All-State Honors in doubles. Alex Najarian was selected to the All-American Team for 2013! The Team also attained Academic All-State.

 

Our Boys Lacrosse Team finished the season 17-6. In the MHSAA Regional Playoffs, the boys defeated Gross Pointe North, Saint Marys and Notre dame Prep to win the Regional Championship trophy! In the State Semi-Finals, the boys defeated East Grand Rapids to advance to the State Championship Game with defending State Champion Forest Hills Central. As the underdog, the boys played a great game and defeated Forest Hills 10-9 with Matthew Giampetroni scoring the winning goal as time was running out to bring home the State Championship trophy! Captains Jeff Martin (Sr) and Matthew Giampetroni (Jr) were recognized on the 1^st Team All-State and All-Catholic Teams. Teammates Johnny Wagner (Sr) and sophomores Michael Langdon and Jack Blumberg also earned 1^st Team All-State honors. Taylor Ghesquiere (Jr) and Trey Greissing (Soph) made the All-State 2^nd Team and Captain Christopher Brown (Jr) was selected All-State Honorable Mention and the All-Catholic Team. Captain Webster Burton (Sr), Danny Ryan (Sr), and sophomores Bennett Faliski, Bryce Becker, and goalie Ryan Rosenthal earned All-Region recognition. Ghesquiere and Wagner were also selected to the All-League Team. Jason Miller (Sr) earned Academic All-Catholic honors. The Junior Varsity Team also won its’ first Catholic League Divisional Title defeating Notre Dame Prep in the title game. Matthew Giampetroni was also honored on the All-American Team for the second year. Head Coach Mat Wilson was honored with the Division 2 State Coach of the Year and his brother and first year Assistant Coach Colby Wilson was voted Michigan Assistant Coach of the Year!

Well Done!