Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced this week’s Upper School Athletes of the Week. Congratulations to cross country runner Ryan Maciorowski ’26 and tennis player CJ Strauss ’26.
Ryan has been running on WardlaLAartridge Cross Country teams since 5th grade. He had his best day ever last Saturday in the GMCs at Thompson Park. It was Ryan's third time racing on the course this year and he made this one special. He ran the 5K in 20:08.97 which lowered his career personal best by 54 seconds and missed becoming the eighth member of the school's Sub-20 club by just eight seconds. And he was the fourth Blue Division runner to cross the line, which earned him (unofficially) All-Division Team honors.
CJ is No. 8 on the varsity girls’ tennis team ladder. She filled in at third singles in the quarterfinals of the sectional team state tournament. It was her first match as a singles player representing our school. The freshman was very competitive, winning three games against a good opponent. Though she did not win, she played the longest match of the five matches played. CJ's grit and determination bode well for her years to come on LA's girls’ tennis team.