RE recognizes top athletes and seniors
Mia Balestra '21 and Thomas Schein '21 won Ransom Everglades' Overall Outstanding Athlete Awards at an end-of-year virtual awards ceremony on May 17 that recognized other award recipients, the 21 seniors continuing their sports in college, and all 101 seniors who played a sport. Corey Goff, Director of Athletics and Physical Education, emceed the event, lauding all of the school's coaches and student-athletes for persevering in 2020-21.
"The past 14 months have definitely tested us," Goff said. "We are incredibly proud of the resilience and grit demonstrated by our student-athletes and coaches this year ... Challenges were plentiful in 2020-21."
Goff noted that some 450 upper school students played on 33 teams in 2020-21. Every senior athlete was recognized with a photo slide, and various coaches presented the 13 major awards. Lindsay Gould '21 and Danny Mendoza '21 won the Scholar Athlete Awards, and Dani Ortiz '21 and Stephan Baker '22 won the Athletic Performance Awards. The boys' soccer team earned Team of the Year. The rest of the award winners and seniors continuing their sports in college can be found below.
Most of RE's teams adjusted to shortened seasons, and all adapted to COVID-19 protocols, such as mask-wearing for indoor sports. Every sport practiced social distancing and most endured quarantines at some point.
2021 Athletic Awards – Ransom Everglades
Goff noted that some 450 upper school students played on 33 teams in 2020-21. Every senior athlete was recognized with a photo slide, and various coaches presented the 13 major awards. Lindsay Gould '21 and Danny Mendoza '21 won the Scholar Athlete Awards, and Dani Ortiz '21 and Stephan Baker '22 won the Athletic Performance Awards. The boys' soccer team earned Team of the Year. The rest of the award winners and seniors continuing their sports in college can be found below.
Most of RE's teams adjusted to shortened seasons, and all adapted to COVID-19 protocols, such as mask-wearing for indoor sports. Every sport practiced social distancing and most endured quarantines at some point.
2021 Athletic Awards – Ransom Everglades
Penny Matthews Award: Rachel Bienstock ’21
Mike Stokes Award: Nicolas Stone Perez ’21
Sportsmanship Award: Kelli Miller ’21
Sportsmanship Award: Elliot Sable ’21
Comeback Player Award: Ellie Dyke ’21
REACH Award: Kathryn Serra ’23
Team of the Year: Boys’ Soccer
Athletic Performance: Dani Ortiz ’21
Athletic Performance: Stephan Baker ’22
Overall Outstanding Athlete: Mia Balestra ’21
Overall Outstanding Athlete: Thomas Schein ’21
Scholar Athlete Award: Lindsay Gould ’21
Scholar Athlete Award: Daniel Mendoza ’21
College Athletic Recruits – Class of 2021
Mia Balestra ’21, volleyball, Dartmouth
Chris Basile ’21, baseball, Bucknell
Hannah Bast ’21, sailing, Penn
Mia Balestra ’21, volleyball, Dartmouth
Chris Basile ’21, baseball, Bucknell
Hannah Bast ’21, sailing, Penn
Brinson Cusack ’21, lacrosse, Sewanee
Nicolas Echarte ’21, sailing, Tufts
Javier Garcon ’21, sailing, Penn
Lindsay Gould ’21, soccer, Brown
Helaina Harris ’21, lacrosse, Northwestern
Louis Lafontisee ’21, sailing, Tulane
Nicholas Lampert ’21, football, Southern Methodist
Cameron Lindsay ’21, volleyball, Bowdoin
Jacob Martin ’21, baseball, Williams
Daniel Mendoza ’21, soccer, Chicago
Kelli Miller ’21, volleyball, Colorado College
Georgia Murphy ’21, swimming, Bowdoin
Liam O’Keefe ’21, sailing, Brown
Daniela Ortiz ’21, volleyball, Villanova
Juan Lucas Ortiz ’21, basketball, Case Western Reserve
Thomas Schein ’21, football, Chicago
Nicolas Stone Perez ’21, soccer/volleyball, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William Walker White ’21, soccer, Babson
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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.