2015-2016 fox chapel area school district state of the schools
•Thirteen high school athletes qualified to
participate in the PIAA (state) individual
championships. They included: freshmen
Sarena Seeger and Annika Urban (cross
country); freshman Jonah Cagley (diving);
junior Alexander Lawson (boys’ golf);
senior Siddharth Rajupet and freshman
Robby Shymansky (boys’ tennis); senior
Laurel Shymansky and sophomore
Amanda Nord (girls’ tennis); senior
Michael Bove, sophomore Caelen Miller,
and freshman Annika Urban (track and
field); and senior Michael Mahon and
sophomore Zachary Carcy (wrestling).
Additionally, several athletes qualified for
state indoor track championships including
senior Michael Bove, sophomores
Margaret Edgecombe and Caelen Miller,
and freshmen Sarena Seeger and
Annika Urban.
•At the Midwest Scholastic Rowing
Association Championship Regatta, the
Fox Chapel Crew Team had three boats
win gold or silver medals qualifying them
for the Scholastic Rowing Association
of America (SRAA) Championships.
Additionally, seniors Noah Kasian and
Dylan Lukas placed second in the men’s
varsity 2x grand final at the SRAA regatta.
•The varsity field hockey team won the
WPIAL Class AAA Championship
and the WPIAL Class AAA Section 2
Championship and participated in the
PIAA playoffs. The team was undefeated
throughout the WPIAL championships, and
their overall record was 20 wins and one loss.
•The boys’ varsity soccer team won the
WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 team title,
participated in the WPIAL Class AAA
championship game, and qualified for
the PIAA playoffs.
•High school boys’ and girls’ tennis coach
Alex Slezak was named the United States
Tennis Association Middle States –
Allegheny Mountain District High School
Coach of the Year.
•The boys’ varsity golf team won the WPIAL
Class AAA Section 4 team title. The team
finished with an undefeated record in
section play (12-0) and the team was the
WPIAL runner-up. Additionally, junior
Anthony Cordaro was named the WPIAL
Class AAA Section 4 co-champion.
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