MS athletes earn REspect

RE's middle school fall sports teams attracted the participation of dozens of students, earned top finishes in the South Florida Middle School Conference, and, in the case of the junior varsity football team, even won a spot on a local newscast for a last-second victory.
Middle School Girls’ Cross Country
South Florida Middle School Conference runner-up
Coaches: Jimmy Oxsalida, Tracy Watkins, Jay Calkins
MVP: Sofia Srebnick ’24
Most Improved: Siona Dua ’24
Coaches’ Award: Carli Bogle ’24
 
Middle School Boys’ Cross Country
South Florida Middle School Conference third place
Coaches: Jimmy Oxsalida,  Jay Calkins, Tracy Watkins
MVP: Sebastian Masferrer ’24
Most Improved: Ethan Sullivan ’25
Coaches’ Awards: Ian Fox ’24 and Ryan Weisburd ’24

Middle School Boys’ JV Football
Record: 3-3-1
Coach: Cameron Ferguson
Coaches Awards: Luca Tonarelli ’26, Jackson Crowley ’26
Most Valuable Player: Jack McCarron ’26
Highlight of the Season: Beating Gulliver on a last-second, 4th-down, Hail Mary pass, and beating Belen at home after a three-touchdown defeat.

Middle School Boys’ Varsity Football
Record: 4-2
Coaches: Thomas Willis ’04, Michelle Mondell and Mark Escarment
MVP: Antonio Pedro de Macedo ’24
Coaches' Award: Thomas Crowley ’24
Raider Award: Jordan Gonzalez ’24 and Colin Goff ’24
Rising Star: Mason Lastra ’25

Middle School Boys’ Golf 
South Florida Middle School Conference Champions
Coach: Rene Gonzalez
Coaches Awards: Jesse Hellring ’25,
Most Valuable Player: Nick Viana ’24
Outstanding Rookie: Hugo Stenstrom ’26

Middle School Girls’ Golf 
South Florida Middle School Conference Champions
Coach: Greg Noblet
Most Valuable Player: Lucia Soto ’24
Outstanding Rookie: Angela Jiang ’26
Most Improved: Kate Khvorostiana ’25

Middle School Boys’ Swimming
Championship: 2nd Place
Record: 2-2
Coaches: Franz Huggins and Marcelo Gatti
MVP: Alexander Tong ’24
 
Middle School Girls’ Swimming
Championship: 2nd Place
Record: 2-2
Coaches: Franz Huggins and Marcelo Gatti
MVP: Kiera Rampersad ’25
Team Spirit Award (Unisex): Valentina Capote ’26
 
Middle School Girls’ JV Volleyball
Record: 13-6
Coaches: Blanca Mengotti and Caro Mengotti
 
Middle School Girls’ Varsity Volleyball
South Florida Middle School Conference Champions
Record: 22-3
Coaches: Becca Manning and Ramona Miller
MVP: Andrea Ortiz ’24
Offensive MVP: Mia Tabet ’24
Defensive MVP: Sophia Bonafonte ’24
The Rock Award: Juliana Perez Rivera ’24
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.