Sports
Your Guide to College Recruitment
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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