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Cross Country Team Awards 2024

2024 Cross Country Team Awards

South Kent School proudly celebrates the achievements of our Cross Country Team, recognizing the dedication, hard work, and resilience displayed by our athletes throughout the season. The 2024 season brought exceptional performances, growth, and team spirit. We are thrilled to acknowledge the following students for their outstanding contributions:

2024 Cross Country Award Recipients:

Anne Funnell Cup for Most Valuable Runner
Awarded to Zijie Zhou ’27
Recognizing Zijie’s exceptional talent, consistency, and leadership on the course.

Arthur W. Brown Award for Most Improved Runner
Awarded to Vas Gray ’27
Honoring Vas’s dedication to improvement and determination, resulting in remarkable progress this season.

Cross Country Coaches’ Award
Awarded to Aidan Sherlock ’26
Celebrating Aidan’s exemplary sportsmanship, commitment, and teamwork, which made him a true asset to the team.

Varsity Letters in Cross Country
We are also proud to award Varsity Letters to the following runners, who have shown unwavering commitment and contributed to the strength and spirit of our team:
Zijie Zhou ’27
Aidan Sherlock ’26
Jaewon Kim ’27
Nekhel Mckella ’26
Gerd Pflucker ’27
Vas Gray ’27
Yeung Yik Wu ’27

JV Certificate in Cross Country
Senior Vignesh Paila ’25 is recognized for his dedication and hard work with a JV Certificate in Cross Country. We are excited for his continued success.

Each of these student-athletes has shown remarkable dedication and perseverance, representing South Kent with pride. Congratulations to all on an inspiring season and well-deserved recognition.

South Kent Cross Country Ends Season on a High Note

The South Kent Cross Country Team before today’s race.

On Saturday, November 9, the South Kent School Cross Country Team traveled to Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT, to compete in the NEPSTA Division IV Cross Country Championships. The Cardinals delivered their best performance in recent years, finishing 25th out of 36 teams.

Jason Zhou ’27 led the South Kent runners, crossing the finish line in 46th place with a time of 20:11 on the 3.1-mile course. Not far behind, Aidan Sherlock ’26 completed the race in 21:48, placing 103rd in the highly competitive field. Like Zhou and Sherlock, five other Cardinal teammates achieved their fastest times of the season. Perhaps the most remarkable effort of the day came from George Wu ’27, who shaved over five minutes off his previous best in a 3.1-mile race.

Jason Zhou ‘27 surges ahead.

The championship race capped a successful season for the Cardinals, with head coach Father Steve Klots praising the team as the “best team” he has coached in years. “I have had faster teams,” Father Klots noted, “but this group of runners was unmatched in the way they supported each other, showed up ready to run each day with a positive attitude, and displayed tremendous improvement since that first practice back in early September.”

With all but one runner returning next year, the future looks bright for South Kent Cross Country.

Athletics Awards 2020-2021

South Kent School’s Athletic Awards honor the many contributions our student-athletes made to the School and their team through the year.  To all of the players on SKS teams, you have our gratitude!

This year’s winners are:

Cross Country

Anne Funnell Cup

Junwei Zhang

Arthur W Brown Award

Eason Zhang


Mountain Biking

John Van Funk Excellence in Mountain Biking Award

Graeme Russell

The VeloPig Dirty Mudder Award

Cooper Andrews


Soccer

A. Mickey Watson ’15 Most Valuable Player

Jai Bean

Tyler Hoadley ’15 Most Improved Player

Noah Holczinger

Tyler Hoadley ’15 Most Improved Player

Landon Sartori


Golf

Most Valuable Player – Golden Tee

Will Whittaker

Most Improved Player

Paul Scott King III

Up & Comer Award – Silver Tee

Robin Rieke

Up & Comer Award – Silver Tee

Oskari Hokka


Basketball

John Pickells Trophy

Osei Price

Leadership Award

Nazir Williams

Grit & Grind Award

Cam Schainfeld and Chika Nduka


15O Hockey

Most Valuable Player

Griffin Davis

Most Valuable Player

Corson Maguire

Leadership Award

Connor Stokes

Coach’s Award

Sam Shevrin


16U Hockey

Most Valuable Player

John Small

Most Valuable Player

Arthur Smith

Most Improved Player

Dan Harkimo

Coach’s Award

Mitchell Spranklin


18U Hockey

Allen W. Merrell Trophy

Felikss Gavars

Leadership Award

Noah Alvarez

Coach’s Award

Matthew Pointer


Congratulations to all of the winners!

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