Mike Romeo, Athletic Director, announced the Upper School Athletes of the Week. Congratulations to tennis player Naischa Puri ’23 and cross country runner Charlotte Szczubelek ’26.
Naischa is co-captain on the girls' tennis team. In her fourth year on the varsity team, the senior has a 6-1 record at second singles. Naischa's victories on the court and her leadership off the court have created a unique cohesion among the players. In her most recent match, she battled through slight soreness to win 6-0,6-0 over a tenacious opponent. With no thought to forfeiting, Naischa prioritized school, then team, then player.
Charlotte is a serious runner who belongs to a running club and runs on her own during the off season. That dedication and hard work paid off last Saturday at the Shore Coaches Invitational on the tough Holmdel course. Running against experienced and older girls in wet and cold conditions, Charlotte threw down a time of 22:38. This was three seconds faster than the all-time LA girls’ 5K record.