The Year In Review 2018-2019

Boys 6-1, 6-1

• PIAA individual championship: Christian Fitch – 3rd consecutive time
• WPIAL Class 3A team qualifiers
• Section 4 team runner-up
• WPIAL individual champion: Christian Fitch – 1st

Girls 8-0, 7-0

• PIAA team championship: 5th (3rd consecutive year team advanced to finals)– Anna Folkerts, Gabby Kline, Brooke Krally, Riley McIntyre, Sarena Seeger, Grace Sisson, Annika Urban, alternate – Rachel Grimsley
• PIAA Class AAA championships individual medalists: Sarena Seeger – 5th; Grace Sisson – 9th
• WPIAL medalists:  Sarena Seeger –2nd; Grace Sisson – 4th
• WPIAL team qualifiers
• WPIAL 3A Section 4 champions
• Sarena Seeger finished in first place at the Tristate Track Coaches and Gateway invitationals
• Sarena Seeger, Annika Urban four-time state qualifiers

6-8-2, 4-3-2

• Off-season training program expanded to include middle school team to give younger players experience playing at higher levels
• 10 letter-winners will return
• All-section and all-WPIAL: 1st team – Ellie Markel; 2nd team – Marissa Hardiman, Sloan Rost
• All-section honorable mention:  Rebecca Klaas

2-8, 1-6

• Rebuilding year after loss of 21 seniors
• Quarterback Shane Susnak threw for 1,128 yards, the most in recent history, including eight touchdowns and only six interceptions
• Defenseman Alex Wecht led team in tackles – 66.5
• All-section 2nd team: Sam Brown, Korey Simmons
• Big 56 honorable mention: Ryan Billings, Shane Susnak, Alex Wecht
• Career win 199 for Head Coach Tom Loughran

Boys’ Golf 17-3, 11-1

• WPIAL Class 3A Section 4 team co-champions
• WPIAL team runner-up
• Sewickley and Seneca Valley invitationals: champions
• PIAA individual championship: Gregor Meyer 5th, became highest finisher for Foxes since 1999
• PIAA West Region qualifiers: Scott Bitar, Gregor Meyer, and Aidan Oehrle
• WPIAL AAA individual championship qualifiers: Scott Bitar, Matthew Mattoli, Gregor Meyer, Aidan Oehrle, and Grant Thiele. Most players to advance to WPIALs in school history.

Girls’ Golf 12-3, 10-0

• Undefeated WPIAL Class 3A Section 4 champs
• Team advanced to WPIAL semifinals
• WPIAL individual championship qualifiers: Nina Busch, Erin Drahnak
• John Broderick celebrated his 25th year coaching girls’ golf

1-8, 1-8

• WPIAL qualifiers: Hannah Essey (vault), Claire Hamilton (uneven bars, vault), Rachel Himmel (vault), Audrey Mah (floor, beam), Lucy Markowitz (vault), Michela Nicholas (vault)

Boys

• Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) medalist: Christian Fitch – 8th – 3,000-meters
• Tri State Track and Field Coaches Association (TSTCA) championship: team 3rd
• TSTCA medalists: Christian Fitch – 2nd – 3,000; Korey Simmons – 4th – 60-meter hurdles; 4×400 relay – 6th –Ethan Flanders, Evan Kieffer, Jacques Moye, Korey Simmons; 4×200 relay – 7th – Evan Kieffer, Mitch Miles, Maurice Sampson-Schulter, Korey Simmons

Girls

• PTFCA state championship medalists: distance relay team – 8th; first Foxes’ relay team to qualify for indoor state championship/school record – Brooke Krally, Sarena Seeger, Annika Urban, Grace Sisson
• TSTC championships – team 3rd
• TSTCA medalists: distance medley relay team – 1st /school record – Kate Carnevale, Brooke Krally, Sarena Seeger, Grace Sisson; Eras Yager – 9th – shot put (school record); Kate Carnevale – 1st – 60 and 200-meter sprints (school records); Grace Sisson – 3rd – mile (school record); Sarena Seeger – 7th – mile

Boys 12-6, 4-4

• WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinalists
• All-WPIAL: Graham Childs
• All-section: Graham Childs
• Reed Seybolt scored 100 career goals
• Academic All-Americans: Jackson Boychuk, Kenyon Weis

Girls 12-5, 10-1

• Advanced to WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinalists
• Section 2 co-champions
• Marissa Hardiman one of only 10 female athlete recipients of WPIAL scholarship
• Northern Area Athletic Directors Association Tri-Athlete Award winner: Marissa Hardiman
• Mary Ellis broke school record for assists
• All-WPIAL 1st team: Mary Ellis
• All-section: Mary Ellis, Sloan Rost

Boys 11-7-1, 8-5-1

• New WPIAL alignment placed team in one of the most challenging sections
• Advanced to WPIAL 4A playoffs
• Big 56 all-section 1st t team and all-WPIAL: Zane Ingram, Josh Miller
• Big 56 all-section 2nd second team and all-WPIAL: Alex Marotte
• Big 56 2nd team: Tommy Tsai
• Big 56 all-section 3rd team: David Shin
• WPIAL all-section honorable mention: Sam Zaltman
• Erik Ingram named Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association Class 4A Section 1 Coach of the Year (10th award in 13-year tenure)

6-9, 4-8

• New WPIAL alignment placed team in one of the most difficult sections
• All-section 2nd team: Maura Curry
• All-section honorable mention: Kate Feczko
• Team will return 10 experienced players

• Young lineup gained experience
• Earned big upsets over top-ranked teams Pine-Richland and North Allegheny
• Entire starting lineup, with the exception of one senior, will return next season
• All-section 1st team: Neena Pietropaolo
• All-section honorable mention: Jessica Klein, Mackenzie Borkovich

Boys 9-2, 5-1

• WPIAL individual qualifiers: Colin Hackwelder – 100, 200 free; Jake Sperry – 200, 500 free; William Wang – 200 IM, 100 breast; Nathaniel Haitema-Servov – 50 free; Nathaniel Roe – 50 free, 100 fly, 100 back
• WPIAL relay team qualifiers: 200 medley –Evan Gu, William Wang, Ian Chang, Nathaniel Haitema–Serkov; 200 free – Colin Hackwelder, Nathaniel Haitema-Serkov, Nathaniel Roe, Nathaniel Ross
• Hines Ward Positive Athlete Award: Brett Brewster

Girls 9-2, 5-1

• PIAA champion: Zoe Skirboll – 200 IM
• PIAA medalist: Zoe Skirboll – 2nd – 100 breaststroke
• PIAA qualifiers: Grace Gackenbach –200, 500 free; Vivian Shao – 200 free; Leia Ross – 100 fly, 100 back; Zoe Skirboll – 200 IM, 100 breast; 200 medley relay, 400 free relay teams – Grace Gackenbach, Leia Ross, Vivian Shao, Zoe Skirboll
• New WPIAL record: Zoe Skirboll – 100 breast (1:00.96)
• WPIAL qualifiers: Grace Gackenbach – 200 free, 500 free, 100 back; Leia Ross – 50 free, 100 back, 100 fly; Zoe Skirboll –200 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 fly, 100 free, 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 IM; Vivian Shao – 200 free, 200 IM, 100 free
• Zoe Skirboll set four new school records

Diving

• PIAA medalists: David Manelis – 2nd; Jonah Cagley – 5th
• WPIAL champion: Jonah Cagley – 2nd consecutive WPIAL championship
• Jonah Cagley set new school scoring records for 6- and 11-dive competition
• WPIAL medalist: David Manelis – 4th
• WPIAL qualifiers: Jonah Cagley, Aidan Ireland, Magnus Loeffler, David Manelis

Boys 18-1, 7-0

• Robby Shymansky breaks 44-year-old Fox Chapel Area record, wins PIAA Class 3A singles championship
• PIAA team semifinalists
• Fourth consecutive WPIAL team championship with undefeated seasons; tied (only two teams) WPIAL record for most consecutive wins
• Fourth consecutive section team title
• Robby Shymansky won 4th section singles championship, 2nd consecutive WPIAL 3A singles championship, advanced four times to the PIAA championships
• PIAA doubles qualifiers: Jay Kashyap and Brandon Wei

Girls 11-3, 8-1

• WPIAL 3A team tournament qualifier
• WPIAL singles qualifier: Kristen Friday
• WPIAL doubles qualifiers: Lexi Quackenbush and Carissa Shepard, Baylin Bitar and Katie Voigt
• Captain Kristen Friday earned U.S. Congressional Award based on public service, self-reliance, physical fitness, and personal development

Boys 3-3, 3-3

• PIAA Championship: Christian Fitch – 6th – 3,200
• Baldwin Invitational: Christian Fitch – 1st – 3,200

Girls 2-4, 2-4

• Kate Carnevale broke two individual school records in the 100, 200-meter races, and one with 1,600-meter relay team. Named female MVP at 55th Butler Invitational
• Grace Sisson broke 12-year-old record in 3,200 (11:00.62)
• Baldwin Invitational: Kate Carnevale 2nd – 100-meter dash, 3rd – 200-meter dash, broke own school records in both events; Grace Sisson 4th – 3,200

Boys 4-10, 3-9

• All WPIAL 3rd team: Patrick Kiska

Girls 5-11, 3-9

• All-section 2nd team: Jess Klein and Jessie Michel

8-9, 2-3

• WPIAL Class 3A championships qualifiers: Avery Bursick – top 12; Eddie Farrell – top 8; Josh Miller, James Patterson, Alex Wecht, Ray Worsen
• Allegheny County High School Wrestling Championship medalists: Avery Bursick, Ed Farrell, Jordana Matomoras, Alex Wecht
• Jordana Matomoras first female to medal in ACHSWC 18-year history
• Northern Area Athletic Directors Association Tri-Athlete Award: Avery Bursick
• All-American Academic: Avery Bursick, Alex Wecht (2 of only 15 in Pennsylvania, only selections from Western PA)
• All-State Academic 3rd team: Avery Bursick, Alex Wecht  
• All-State Academic honorable mention: Eddie Farrell