Fall Sports
Cross Country: The team finished eighth at the CIF State Champion-
ships, recording a Top-10 finish for the fifth consecutive season. Sydney Vandegrift ’18 led the team as the Troubadours were second overall at the Sac-Joaquin
Section and Delta League meets.
Golf: The golf team finished fourth at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tour-
nament after winning the Delta League title and going undefeated in league play.
Kate Swanson ’16 joined Olivia Alcoran ’19 and Patricia Sweeney ’19 on the allleague team by virtue of the scores throughout the season. Swanson was named
to the all-league team for the third consecutive year.
Tennis: The tennis team advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals
and won the Delta League title with a 15-2 overall record under head coach
Kristi Spector, including an 11-1 Delta League mark to finish tied for first with
Franklin. It was the first league title since 2012. Avery Spector ’16 was named the
Delta League Most Valuable Player by a vote of the coaches and earned all-league
honors for the third consecutive season.
Volleyball: The volleyball team went 20-16 on the season and finished third
in the Delta League standings. The Troubadours advanced to the Sac-Joaquin
Section Division II playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinals under veteran coach
Alynn Wright. Ashlynn Fresques ’16 joined Kelsey Grover ’17 and Claire Schutz
’17 on the all-league team.
Water Polo: Sally Ferguson ’17 scored two times in the fourth period to
help St. Francis to a 6-5 victory over Davis to the win the Sac-Joaquin Section
Division I Championship. It was the fourth section title in water polo for St.
Francis in school history and first since 2008. The Troubadours were well represented on the Sac-Joaquin Section teams selected by the area coaches, earning
three first-team members and three second-team choices.
College Commitments: Thirteen Troubadours participated in the Fall
National Letter-of-Intent and College Commitment Celebration. Ariane Arndt
’16, who will attend UC-Berkeley out of the Pac-12 Conference, headlined
a class representing seven sports committing to 12 different schools including Brown, UC Berkeley, Cal-State Northridge, Colorado State, Fordham,
Loyola Marymount, Michigan State, San Jose State, Santa Clara, UCLA,
UC San Diego, and Yale. Five seniors signed to play soccer in college next fall
at schools across the country and were celebrated at a National Signing Day
ceremony. The Troubadours who signed include Hailey Barrett ’16 (UC Santa
Barbara,) Aly Barr ’16 (William Jessup,) Erin Barr ’16 (The Master’s College,)
Rhys Wynbrandt ’16 (Hawaii Pacific,) and Ashley Newland ’16 (Louisiana at
Lafayette.)
Troubadours Earn National Recognition in “Sports Illustrated”
St. Francis basketball senior Lauren Craig and water polo senior Ally Tambornini
were both recognized with features in the “Faces in the Crowd” segment of Sports
Illustrated. Craig was in the May 2, 2016 edition and Tambornini was selected for
the December 7, 2015 issue of Sports Illustrated. Craig is recognized for her part
in helping the Troubadours reach the CIF Division I State Championship game
and winning the NorCal and Delta League Championships. Tambornini helped
St. Francis win the Sac-Joaquin Section title in 2015.
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