Spring Sports at SAAS: A New Team, Broken Records, and Academic Champs 

Written By: Marc Moquin, Assistant Athletic Director

Seattle Academy has wrapped up our first full year in the Metro Conference, closing out the spring with great success. We fielded a baseball team for the first time in school history, and their inaugural season was marked by wins. Seven school records were set in track, and 10 individuals qualified for the State Meet. To top it off, both Boys Varsity Golf and Girls Varsity Tennis achieved the State Academic Award by earning the highest GPAs.   

Baseball

SAAS’s inaugural baseball season was a great success, with the Cardinals finishing third in the Metro Sound Conference. The boys’ squad was eliminated by Roosevelt in the Metro playoffs.

Several individual stars were also recognized. Junior Eli Herst was named 1st-Team All-Metro (pitcher and infielder) and Metro Pitcher-of-the-Year, and junior Dashiell Story was named 2nd-Team All-Metro (pitcher and outfielder).  Both athletes were selected to play in the Metro All-Star Game. Sophomore William Hendry and senior Liam Mahoney were named Honorable Mention All-Metro.

 

 

 

 

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Track

The 2025 track season saw 29 SAAS athletes qualify for the Metro Championships, 26 athletes qualify for the District Championships, and ten athletes qualify for the State Meet.  

Qualifying for the State Meet were junior Laila Bolton (100m hurdle, shot put), senior Jalani Clemmons (long jump, triple jump), sophomore Maxine Connell (400m), sophomore Jasper Elligani (triple jump), senior Kodiak Halpern (pole vault), senior Tate Lonergan (high jump), sophomore Robbie Miyano (javelin), junior Amara Pallari (pole vault, discus), junior Dionysus So-Gilmore (100m, 200m, 400m) and freshman Chloe Wilson (high jump).  

At the State Meet, Maxine placed 8th in the 400m, Amara placed 5th in the pole vault, and Dionysus placed 4th in the 400m and 7th in the 200m.  Amara and Dionysus became the first female and male SAAS athletes to place at a 3A Championship.

In addition, six individuals set school records.

In girls track, senior Sadie Honig set two school records, one in the 1600m (5:14.70) one in the 3200m (11:21.96).  Amara Pallari set the school record in the discus with a throw of 119’4” and tied the school record in the pole vault with a jump of 11’6”.  Laila Bolton set the school record for the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.42, senior Rhiannon Root set the school record in the 800m with a time of 2:21.88, and Dionysus So-Gilmore set the record in the 400m with a time of 48.76.

In boys track, Jalani Clemmons became the first male to win a Metro Championship when he finished first in the high jump.  

 

 

 

 

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Tennis

The girls’ tennis team finished second in the Metro Sound Conference with an overall record of 7-5 – and won the State Academic Award for highest GPA. 

Junior Maxine Liao finished sixth at the District Tournament and qualified for the State Tournament where she won two matches.  She was also named the team’s Most Valuable Player.  

The boy’s tennis team finished second in the Metro Sound Conference as well, with a record of 8-4.  

Senior Nabih Farhat and sophomore Gabriel Rooks both qualified for the District Tournament, and Gabriel was named the team’s Most Valuable Player.

Lacrosse

The boys’ lacrosse team finished fourth in the Metro Private League.  They qualified for the WHSBLA Private School Bracket of the State Tournament where they were eliminated by Bellarmine Prep in the first round.

Individually, junior Cole Bell and senior Brooks Tappan were both named 1st-Team All-Metro Private League and earned Academic All-American.  Senior Teo Babienko was named to the 2nd-Team. Brooks set the school’s all-time record for career ground balls with 265.

The girls’ lacrosse team also finished fourth in the Independence League of the WSLA.  They were eliminated in the first round of the State Tournament by Issaquah.  

Soccer

The boys’ soccer team finished in fourth place in the Metro Sound Conference with a record of 7-4-5.  They were eliminated in the Metro Playoffs by Seattle Prep. Seniors Rhys Lindhorst, Caleb Millar, and Kaito Schiffer were named 1st-Team All-League, and junior Noah Goldman was named 2nd-Team All-League. 

Golf

In boys golf, junior Rylan Galante qualified for the State Tournament and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. The team also won the State Academic Award for highest GPA.

Ultimate

In ultimate, the girls just finished their first season playing in the Metro Conference. Seniors Annika Lindhorst and Mirabel Malcolm were named co-winners of the team’s annual coaches award.

 

 

 

 

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Middle School Athletes

The successful sports season this spring was not just limited to the Upper School level. Our middle school athletes also had a great spring. Over 200 Cardinals participated in lacrosse, golf, track, ultimate and volleyball.

Congratulations to all of our spring athletes and…GO CARDINALS!