Spring Sports Academy of Saint Elizabeth

Lacrosse

With back-to-back eight win seasons, the Academy’s Lacrosse team continued to accrue major victories throughout this past season, including against Hackettstown, Jefferson, Whippany Park, Cedar Grove, West Milford, Indian Hills, High Point, and Newark Academy. With Coach Michael Gervis at the helm again this year, the team focused on enhancing returning talent while welcoming several new players to the team from the Class of 2027.

Seniors Lorgan Corcoran ‘24, Grace Gehm ‘24 and Sofia Uribe ‘24 acted as the team’s stalworth leaders throughout the season. Scarlett Claps ‘25 led the team in both goals (93) and points (109), followed by Katie Callahan ‘25 with 33 goals, 57 assists, and 90 points. The team was also fortified by juniors Ella Delatush ‘25, with 25 goals on the season, Tessa Koza ‘25 with 26 goals on the season, and Kiersten Gann ‘25 with 24 goals on the season. Between these five players, 201 of the total 235 total goals scored throughout the season were recorded.

Several personal milestones were set throughout the season with Scarlett Claps ‘25 attaining 100 Career Goals and 200 Career Points, along with Madelyn Moore ‘26 garnering 200 Career Saves as goalie. Ella Delatush ‘25, Kathryn Callahan ‘25, and Grace Gehm ‘24 also attained 100 Career Points. The team looks to continue to build on their previous successes, as high caliber players enter their senior year next season and seek to set their imprint in Academy Lacrosse history.

Softball

The late Hank Aaron once said, “My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.” Such a quote perfectly tells the story of the Academy’s softball team over the last decade and how they have come to arrive at their present iteration: that of the most competitive version of themselves in over a decade.

The softball team rallied behind seniors Morgane Farrell ‘24, Melanie Montanez ‘24, Isabella Misrahi ‘24, Bridget Lomax ‘24, and Angelina Salese ‘24. With seven wins during the season, the team finished tied for 3rd in the NJAC Independence Division. Major victories over Veritas Christian, Dover, Boonton, Mother Seton, and Roselle Catholic bolstered the team’s morale as the players realized the potential success that they possessed. A team batting average of .283 brought about such success and was the highest since the 2020-2021 season, with Sara Sterling ‘25 leading the team with a .509 batting average (27-for-53), followed by Sophia Berrios ‘27 with a .411 average (23-for-56), and Morgane Farrell ‘24 with a .396 average (21-for-53).

One of the most important takeaways from the season is that the team doubled in size this year with 20 student-athletes taking the field. Ongoing growth has become an important goal for the softball program, especially to sustain the current success into the future, especially considering only a few years ago the team was a co-op so as to even be able to field a team. The future is looking bright for the softball team, so let’s keep those bats swinging!

As the Panthers softball team prepares for the upcoming year, hopeful new recruits and returning veterans will play a pivotal role in the future successes of the team.

Track and Field

This year the Academy added a new athletic offering to our students, especially for those who already participate in Cross Country and Spring Track & Field: with the addition of Winter Track, this year’s programs saw great growth through new experiences, competitions, and many successes.

There was no slowing down since Spring Track & Field swiftly appeared on the heels of the inaugural Winter Track season. Starting with the Morris County Freshman-Sophomore Relay Championships, the team of Sabrina Schwarz ‘26, Emma Cordano ‘26, Chloe Readlinger ‘27, and Isabel Sabnekar ‘26 earned 3rd Place in the Sprint Medley Relay and 4th Place in the 4x400 Relay. The team then went on to compete, for the first time, at the Penn Relays, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The season began to wind down with the 2024 NJAC Championships, where Emma Bradley ‘24 dominated, once again, and finished in 2nd Place, while breaking her own 1-Mile Record (5:08.29), as well as placing 3rd in the 3200 Meter and 6th in the 800 Meter. Crystal Pisello ‘24 also etched her name into the Academy’s record books in Pole Vault (7’ 0”), an accomplishment that will be hard to beat in the future. It may have felt like one, unending season for these young women, but just as St. Paul told Timothy, they “competed well, [they] have finished the race.”

Equestrian

Equestrian, while non-competitive, encourages students to participate based on the levels of beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders. Hosted at Seaton Hackney Stables in Morristown, the students attend one-hour sessions every Sunday afternoon throughout the fall and spring seasons. Students receive a personal coach to create training sessions geared toward their individual abilities. At the end of the season, the stable hosts a show which students can participate in to showcase the skills they have developed.

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