Alumni Athletes in the News

After graduating from Wesleyan University in 2018, Tate Knight ’14 faced the challenge of moving on from his high-intensity formulaic training that came with competing for the Wesleyan cross country team and both the indoor and outdoor track and field teams. 

For the second year in a row Michael Suski, who graduated from Loomis Chaffee in May, has been named the Connecticut Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

University of Connecticut women's lacrosse freshman Lia LaPrise '18 earned two American Athletic Conference awards this week when she was named to the All-Conference Second Team and was selected as AAC Freshman of the Week.

University of North Carolina sophomore Emma Trenchard '17 was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defender of the Year on Wednesday, May 1, in a vote of the league's coaches.

Several Loomis Chaffee alumni made headlines over the past few weeks for their performances on the ice, the field, and the track. Here are some stories you might have missed.

Former Loomis Chaffee swimmer Kelly Hanlon '17 is excelling in the water at University of Pennsylvania but this time on the sailing team, which placed second at the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Match Race National Championship in November.

Peter DeSimone '15 was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week in lacrosse for his eight-point performance in Ursinus College's season opener against 17th-ranked Stevenson University.

Liana Hinds '12 recently signed a professional contract with Sundsvalls DFF, a professional soccer team in Sweden.

Bowdoin College junior Samantha Roy '16 was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her recent performances against Amherst College and Hamilton College.

On December 3, Middlebury College sophomore Madie Leidt '17 was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Week for her performance against Connecticut College last weekend.