Sports

Congratulations, Senior Athletes, On Signing Day!

Congratulations, Senior Athletes, On Signing Day!

May 15, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Your Guide to College Recruitment

Your Guide to College Recruitment

May 1, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As a high school athlete, you may have already considered playing your sport in college. Although the recruitment process can be challenging and competitive, you can increase your prospects of getting recruited with the right approach. Here is a five-step plan that committed Choate student-athletes have suggested to improve yourRead More

Digging Into Intramural Farming

Digging Into Intramural Farming

May 1, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Led by Science teachers Ms. Katrina Linthorst Homan and Ms. Lena Nicolai, Choate’s intramural Farming & Gardening program offers students an alternative to conventional after-school activities in the fall and spring. This term, nine students are cultivating two plots of land, one bordering the cross country trail and the otherRead More

Gender Dynamics Impact Gym Culture

Gender Dynamics Impact Gym Culture

May 1, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Choate’s fitness center, located in the Worthington Johnson Athletic Center (WJAC), is home to cardio machines, free weights, and weight machines. While the gym is open to all students, it only takes a quick glance into the space to observe that the majority of students are male.  Male predominance inRead More

Spring Sports Teams Bond During Preseason Trips

Spring Sports Teams Bond During Preseason Trips

April 17, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Spring preseason training  had been a long-standing tradition at Choate prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. Unlike other preseason trips in the fall and winter, athletes had the opportunity to travel outside of Connecticut to bond as a team and develop their technique. This year, seven Choate sports teams visitedRead More

Lapping the Pool With Layden

Lapping the Pool With Layden

April 17, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Victoria Layden ’24 made Choate history when she stopped the clock at 56.89 seconds in the 100 Backstroke race at the Founders League Championship, breaking the school record  previously set in 1988. In addition to placing second in the event, the Choate Girls’ Swimming Co-Captain also took first place inRead More

Batter & Tee Up For the New Boys’ Baseball and Girls’ Golf Coaches 

Batter & Tee Up For the New Boys’ Baseball and Girls’ Golf Coaches 

April 17, 2023 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

This season, Choate welcomed two new spring sport coaches. Assistant Head of Athletics Mr. Andrew Dickson, who arrived on campus this fall, is the Head Coach of Boys’ Varsity Baseball. Long-time Chemistry teacher Mr. Will Morris is taking on the role of Girls’ Varsity Golf Coach.  Before coming to Choate,Read More

The Success of Fall Sports

April 13, 2023 at 8:26 pm Comments are Disabled

Girls’ Varsity Soccer: The Girls’ Varsity Soccer team had an outstanding season this fall, with an impressive record of 15-2-1. With a mix of four-year players and newer recruits, the team had a successful season and a great team bond. Their success in their interscholastic competitions made them both WWNEPSSARead More

Changes to Fitness and Conditioning

Changes to Fitness and Conditioning

April 13, 2023 at 8:23 pm Comments are Disabled

This past fall term, the Athletics Department launched a pilot program that restructured the existing Fitness and Conditioning program. Historically, students in Fitness and Conditioning earned their athletic credit by working out independently in the gym during their assigned one-hour time slot, three days a week.  Beginning this year, studentsRead More