Athletics News

A group of 12 Varsity swimmers represented the Saints at the TISAC Conference Championship Thus Jan 28, grateful the meet went on as planned! The team came in 4^th out of 6^th place, defeating Ravenscroft and Wake Christian. Congratulations to Cary Academy on another great 1^st place finish! Final scores of the meet:

1^st Cary Academy – 198
2^nd North Raleigh Christian Academy – 89
3^rd Durham Academy – 74
4^th Saint Mary’s – 54
5^th Ravenscroft – 47
6^th Wake Christian – 28

Congratulations to the Varsity swim team on completing an undefeated season! With all meets swam and won at home this year, the Saints brought their all and for the first time in years caught a perfect regular season. Thurs Jan 21 the swim team celebrated senior night, recognizing Mary Thorne Campbell, Lucy Cheney, Abby Gillilan, Audrey Goldfield, Isabel Moran, Chloe Shen, Sydney Sheppard, and Hallie Tant – then closed the season with a win over Ravenscroft! Final scores of the meet:

SMS – 99
RAV – 65

The Saints Swim team defeated Durham Academy yesterday, with a final score of 87-73. This win brings the team's season record to 2-0.

Next Thurs Jan 21 the swim team will celebrate senior night, competing against Ravenscroft for the last regular meet of the season.

Scorers of the meet:
Rachel Lundy ‘23 – 1^st 50 free, 1^st 500 free
Hallie Tant ‘21 – 1^st 100 fly, 2^nd 200 IM
Isabel Moran ‘21 – 2^nd 100 back, 3^rd 200 free
Chelsea Barnes ‘23 – 2^nd 200 free, 3^rd 100 free
Avery Cleaver ‘24 – 2^nd 100 breast, 3^rd 200 IM
Abby Foreman ‘23 – 3^rd 50 free, 3^rd 100 back
MT Campbell ‘21 – 3^rd 100 breast, 4^th 100 free
Lilly Chafin ‘24 – 4^th 50 free, 4^th 100 breast

Congratulations, to Saint Mary's Cross Country team members and coaches on a solid showing at the 2020 NCISAA state meet held Saturday, Oct. 31, at McAlpine Park in Charlotte! The Saints placed 14th overall, and all the Saints had either a personal best or season best run.

Congratulations, to Vivian Shillingsburg ‘23, on qualifying for the NCISAA women’s state golf championship played at Bryant Park in Greensboro on Monday, Oct. 26! Great accomplishment representing Saints’s golf at states! (Photo courtesy of Evan Pike)

The Varsity Swim States team was in Greensboro for the NCISAA State Championship meet on Mon, Feb 10. The State meet is a qualifying meet, meaning all swimmers in attendance made cuts throughout the season that were fast enough to land them a spot in the final meet. 12 Saints made cuts and represented the school at the season’s Championship meet. It was a long day spent at the Greensboro Aquatic Center – prelims in the morning and finals in the evening. It was all worth it, as the Saints came away from the meet as Runners Up – earning 2^nd in the State meet out of 16 total teams!

The Varsity Swim team had their last regular season meet of the 2019-2020 year on Thursday, Jan 23 against Cary Academy and Cape Fear Academy. The Saints pulled out the win against Cape Fear, but fell shy of defeating the defending State champs, Cary Academy. Final scores of the meet:

CA 60 – SMS 34
SMS 67 – CFA 21

The Saints were on the road Fri Jan 17 for a travel meet against Charlotte Latin and Providence Day School. A smaller crew of swimmers represented at the meet, making the long haul across the state. The team came away from the meet with one win and one loss. This was the Swim team’s first loss of the season, but the team’s spirit remains high as they look forward to a chance to swim Latin again full force at States. Final scores of the meet were:

Charlotte Latin  - SMS

SMS  - Providence Day

The Varsity Swim team celebrated senior night on Thursday, Jan 10 at the last home meet of the season against Durham Academy and Ravenscroft. It was a packed house with many families, friends, and Saints showing up to honor the 8 senior swimmers. It was a perfect last home meet, the Saints coming away with one of the biggest wins of the season. The swim team has been on a roll this season, boasting an undefeated record of 8-0. Final scores of the meet were:
SMS 72 - Rav 16
SMS 72 - DA 14

From December 11-14, 2019, Saint Mary’s own Abby Arens ’20 competed against top swimmers from across the eastern U.S. in the 2019 Winter Juniors East Nationals at Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta. 

Varsity Swimming was back in the pool Thursday December 12 competing against Cary Christian School and Wake Christian. The team dominated the meet, scoring first place in all of the 11 events. Furthermore, the Saints also scored 2^nd place in 8 events! It was a fantastic meet for all of the swimmers, a perfect meet leading into Christmas break. The double win takes the Saints record to 6-0 for the season.

Final scores of the meet:

SMS 74 – Wake Christian 15
SMS 72 – Cary Christian 17

The Varsity Tennis and Varsity Field Hockey teams are playing in the first round of the NCISAA tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The teams have worked hard all season, leading to each qualifying to play for the State Title in their sport. If the teams win this first game, they will continue to round two of the Championship.

The Varsity Tennis team is traveling to #7 ranked Greensboro Day School on Tuesday, Oct. 15^th for a 4pm match

The Varsity Field Hockey team is the #8 seed and will host Cape Fear Academy at HOME on Tuesday, Oct. 15^th at 4:00pm.

Make sure to congratulate these athletes and wish them good luck in the tournament!!

The JV Tennis team finished their season on Oct. 10 with a 6-3 win over East Chapel Hill High School. This win finalized their season as an undefeated team!

The varsity tennis team had a close call today at North Raleigh Christian Academy. The team played great tennis and squeaked out a 5 to 4 win.