May 16, 2026, reminded us why high school sports still matter. When young people compete for something larger than themselves — and when they wear their school’s name across their chest and play for their teammates, their community and each other — extraordinary things can happen. That Saturday, in a span of about 90 unforgettable minutes, they did.
It was the day that Audrey Crowder ’26 cemented her status as a DA legend by winning three individual state titles and leading the girls track team to the program’s first state title since 2000.
It was the day that Eli Werness ’26 won the 99th and 100th matches of his high school athletics career as the boys tennis team captured its first state title in program history.
And it was the day that Curry Jennings ’26 took the ball in overtime, went left, went right, went back left, somehow kept the ball in his long stick and shot it on the ground past the Charlotte Country Day goalkeeper in overtime to send DA head coach Jon Lantzy out in style with the program’s first state title in 23 years.
Those three team championships bookended a decorated year for our athletics program. In the fall, our girls cross country team — paced by the same core of runners who helped deliver the state track title — won its first state championship since 2019, giving DA its first full school year with at least four state championships since 1997–1998. In girls golf, Jenna Kim '27 won her fourth straight individual state title, becoming DA's second student-athlete ever to win four individual state titles, all of them consecutive. And in girls swimming, Yari Brock '28 took home a pair of state titles in the girls 200 and 500 freestyle.
Huge congratulations go to our student-athletes, coaches, staff and family members for their season-long support and their devotion to DA Athletics. It's always a great day to be a Cavalier — and it was triply so on May 16.
Go Cavs!
Cavaliers Athletics By the Numbers — 2025–2026
509 Student-Athletes
Grades 7–12
87 Multi-Sport Varsity Athletes
78 All-Conference Student-Athletes
21 All-State Student-Athletes
4 NCISAA Team State Championships
Girls Cross Country
Girls Track & Field
Boys Tennis
Boys Lacrosse
5 Top-Four NCISAA Team Finishes
9 Individual NCISAA State Championships
Boys Track & Field 800m: Tate Duensing ’26
Boys Track & Field Pole Vault: John David Spatola ’28
Girls Golf: Jenna Kim ’27
Girls Swimming 200 Freestyle: Yari Brock ’28
Girls Swimming 500 Freestyle: Yari Brock ’28
Girls Track & Field 4x800m relay: Helen Barritt ’28, Sybil Ludington ’30, Harper Maxwell ’28, Elliot Register ’28
Girls Track & Field 800m: Audrey Crowder ’26
Girls Track & Field 1600m: Audrey Crowder ’26
Girls Track & Field 3200m: Audrey Crowder ’26
TISAC Prestige Cup Sweep
(recognizing conference success across all sports)
Boys Prestige Cup
Girls Prestige Cup (5th consecutive)
Fourth Place 4A Wells Fargo Cup
(recognizing statewide success across all sports)
10 TISAC Player of the Year Honors
Yari Brock ‘28 — Girls Swimming
Hall Chapman ’26 — Boys Golf
Audrey Crowder ’26 — Girls Cross Country
Audrey Crowder ’26 — Girls Track
Camden Hughes ’26 — Boys Lacrosse
Curry Jennings ’26 — Boys Soccer
Jenna Kim ’27 — Girls Golf
Mailyn Moore ’26 — Volleyball
Anna Morris ’26 — Girls Soccer
Stella Teis ’27 — Softball
10 TISAC Team Championships
Boys Golf
Boys Lacrosse
Boys Soccer
Boys Tennis
Girls Cross Country
Girls Golf
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Soccer
Girls Tennis
Girls Track & Field
16 Senior Athletes Committed To Compete in College
Ben Brock: Lehigh University, Swimming
Hall Chapman: Washington and Lee University, Golf
Audrey Crowder: Brown University, Cross Country and Track & Field
Josh Dorsette: Dean College, Basketball
Tate Duensing: Johns Hopkins University, Cross Country and Track & Field
Owen Ellis: Davidson College, Soccer
Nick Friga: Claremont McKenna College, Cross Country and Track & Field
Camden Hughes: Colgate University, Lacrosse
Curry Jennings: Washington and Lee University, Lacrosse
Caroline Kantz: American University, Field Hockey
Jack Kelley: Tufts University, Soccer
Kenzie Kim: Williams College, Swimming
Lucy Lundblad: Sewanee: The University of the South, Soccer
Malcolm McNeill: William Peace University, Basketball
