Congratulations! Saints senior and future University of Pittsburgh swimmer Caroline Crouse '20 achieved her first Olympic trials cut at sectionals in the women’s 200 fly, swimming a 2:14.27 in the event to knock off over a second from her best time and sneak under the cut of 2:14.59! Way to go! Good luck, at the USA Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska!
Surrounded by her family, coaches, and Saint Mary’s teammates and friends during a signing ceremony held during lunch in Chan-Poyner Hall, March 6, 2020, Saint Mary’s senior lacrosse star Gracey Falk ’20 signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to join the women’s lacrosse program at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
Saint Mary's winter sports teams and student-athletes were celebrated Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the winter sports assembly in Pittman Auditorium. Congratulations, to the special individual award winners, all team members, coaches, and staff, on a successful winter season in swimming and basketball! Go Saints!
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 2nd 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 2nd 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 Swim team was back in the water for their second meet of the season on Thursday Dec 5 against Voyager Academy and Durham Academy. The girls swam hard and left it all in the pool, fighting the whole way for the victory. The double win brings the Saint's record to 4-0.
Final scores of the meet were:
SMS 48 - VA 44
SMS 54 - DA 33
On Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, we celebrated our fall student-athletes and announced the fall sports awards during a special assembly in Pittman. Click here for a gallery of photos highlighting the Saints fall sports season. Congratulations to all our fall sports athletes. Go Saints!
Congratulations to Carly Rein '20 who competed in the Duke Jump for the Children Horse Show in Raleigh.
The Varsity Swim Team opened the 2019-2020 season at home on Thursday, Nov 14 against Cary Christian School and Grace Christian School. It was a perfect start to the season, the Saints defeating both opponents to begin a 2-0 record. Final scores of the meet were :
SMS 64 – CCS 21
SMS 63 – GCS 21
The Varsity Basketball team started out the season picking up two wins this week. The Saints traveled to Rocky Mount Academy on Tuesday to open up the season. Junior Paige Fisher had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Sibley Hash ('23) had 9 points and Eleanor Williams ('20) had 8 points and 8 rebounds, all adding up to the Saints winning with a final score of 55-38.
We will celebrate our fall athletes in a special assembly on Thursday, Nov. 21 in Pittman, 10:45-11:30 a.m.
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. 15th for a 4pm match
The Varsity Field Hockey team is the #8 seed and will host Cape Fear Academy at HOME on Tuesday, Oct. 15th 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.
The Saints were on the road yesterday for a haul to Chatham Hall. JV Tennis, JV Volleyball, Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Cross Country, and Varsity Volleyball piled onto charter buses for the trip, hoping to show their skills in Virginia.
It was a very successful trip, as ALL teams came home victorious! The Saints showed strength and great teamwork, putting up some of the best scores of the season all around.
JV Tennis - 9-0 (W)
JV Volleyball - 2-2 (W)
Varsity Field Hockey - 3-0 (W)
Varsity Cross Country - 20-42 (W)
Varsity Volleyball - 3-1 (W)
The Saints had games against conference opponent Ravenscroft yesterday in multiple sports, played both at home, and away. The Saints were able to come away from the day with 3 outstanding wins!
Varsity Field Hockey - 2-1
Varsity Volleyball - 3-2
JV Tennis - 7-2
Varsity Volleyball v CFA – 3-1
JV Volleyball v CFA – 2-0
JV Tennis v CFA – 6-3
Abby Arens (’20) was recognized in assembly this week for her accomplishments at the State swim meet last year. The Senior swimmer has been named as a NISCA All-America swimmer in not only 1, but 2 individual events; the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke.
Saint Mary’s school placed 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place, scoring ahead of the other 3 teams.
The Saints had a huge win yesterday against Wake Christian winning all courts in a 9-0 victory. In the 9 matches, the Saints gave up a total of seven games which is amazing for how long they were on the court. Coach Gina Minton said of the game, “This was a great win, and everybody played very well.”
The varsity tennis team had yet another epic battle against Cary Christian yesterday. The match ended in almost the exact same way as last week; the two teams tied going into doubles, and the outcome of the game coming down to the final court.
Yesterday was a great match against Cary Christian Academy at home. The Saints started off the match winning the first singles with Caroline Lively putting up 6-0, 6-1.
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