Brewster Athletics Celebrates Spring Sports Award Winners
Brewster's spring student-athletes gathered in the Smith Center on May 19 for the annual Spring Sports Awards, where the Athletics Department celebrated the season's standout competitors, presented championship banners, and awarded the Director's Prize.
Athletics Director Connor Wells opened his remarks by setting a clear tone: winning on the scoreboard tells only part of the story. How a Bobcat competes, the effort they bring, and the character they show are every bit as important as the final score.
Wells reflected on a year he described as truly tremendous, praising all 11 interscholastic spring teams for their resilience and sportsmanship in the face of a challenging season. He celebrated individual and team achievements alike, singling out girls' tennis player Alina Yu '26, who went undefeated in individual matches not just this spring, but throughout her entire three years at Brewster. He took a moment to recognize the Athletics Department's core staff, whose dedication to student-athletes covering everything from field prep to travel logistics keeps the whole operation running, and praised his coaches for weaving Brewster's Core Values into everything they do, demanding Respect, Responsibility, Independence, and Interdependence of every athlete in their charge.
The Sports Awards ceremony recognized three teams for winning the Lakes Region League Championship: Girls' Varsity Soccer, Varsity Golf, and Girls' Varsity Tennis. Soccer and golf received their Lakes Region banner, and tennis will receive theirs at the Sports Awards this fall.
The Athletic Department and members of the Tailgate Squad also took a moment to recognize faculty member TJ Palmer, who organized and led the group of students that came out to cook food and rally support for Brewster's athletes and fans this spring. Additionally, Wells thanked Palmer for two decades of coaching with the Boys' Hockey program, a program he helped build, as well as his work on the soccer pitch and softball diamond, where he helped lead Brewster Softball to a Lakes Region Championship. Most recently, Palmer has been guiding novice skiers on the hill at Gunstock as part of the Rec Ski program.
Coaches of each team took to the podium to recognize team award winners, followed by individual end-of-year athletic achievements bestowed upon graduating athletes. Congratulations to all award winners and honorees.
Spring Athletic Award Honorees
Team Award Winners
Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse
Will Baldwin (Coaches Award, MTEE Coaches Award)
Jacob Booth (Most Improved Player)
Mikey Anger (Most Valuable Player)
Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse
Maia Pasco (Coaches Award)
Maddie Nichols (Most Improved Player)
Harper Dolce (Most Valuable Player)
Boys’ Varsity Tennis
Dylan Haycock (Coaches Award)
Rowan Driscoll (Most Improved Player)
Dylan Barkley (Most Valuable Player)
Girls’ Varsity Tennis
Katherine Twombly (Coaches Award)
Fredelle Mizrahi Kalach (Most Improved Player)
Alina Yu (Most Valuable Player)
Softball
Caitlin Jezowsi (Coaches Award)
Charlotte Rosenthal (Coaches Award)
Astor Bransfield Schmeiding (Coaches Award)
Baseball
Luke Smolan (Coaches Award)
Kei Hayashida (Most Improved Player)
Benton Welker (Most Valuable Player)
Crew
Anna Turner (Coaches Award)
Finn Holliday (Coaches Award)
Emery Condon (Most Valuable Player)
Atticus Baden (Most Valuable Player)
Boys’ JV Lacrosse
Tommy Larsen (Coaches Award)
Turner Flood (Most Improved Player)
Cullen Tierney (Most Valuable Player)
Girls’ JV Lacrosse
Madison Barrett (Coaches Award)
Ava Lincender (Most Improved Player)
Alyssa Biteman (Most Valuable Player)
Boys’ JV Tennis
Jason Feng (Coaches Award)
Jacob Troubh (Most Improved Player)
Mark Wallace (Most Valuable Player)
Girls’ JV Tennis
Hannah Ruegg (Coaches Award)
Yunon Naito (Most Improved Player)
Rose Sheerin (Most Valuable Player)
302 Club
This designation is awarded to Brewster seniors who have played at least two interscholastic sports for three years of their Brewster career.
Mikey Anger
William Brochu
Jackson Day
Victoria Donahue
Estelle Good
Augustina McGillion
Callie Pilkington
Luke Smolan
Hanna Taylor
Greeley Ward
Brayden Weaver
Logan Wood
402 Club
Awarded to the Brewster Lifers who have played at least two interscholastic sports each school year for their entire four-year career.
Owen Arndt
Atticus Baden
William Baldwin
Bradyn Connell
Jonathan Dion
Harper Dolce
Turner Flood
Travis Gillen
Victoria Hayden
William Hunter
Sylvia Mickels
Grace Rizzitano
Sophia Rock
Clara Small
Reika Ueno
Perfect Interscholastic Career Achievement
This next group of exceptional individuals have competed interscholastically every single season throughout the entirety of their Brewster career. For these student-athletes, there is truly no off-season.
1-Year Career
CJ Clarke — Crew, Robotics, Crew
Ryo Fujishima — Soccer, Snowboard, Baseball
Anna Turner — Crew, Hockey, Crew
2-Year Career
Thomas Larsen — MTB, Snowboard, Lacrosse
Maia Pasco — Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
3-Year Career
Augustina McGillion — Soccer, Hockey/Alpine Ski, Lacrosse
4-Year Career — Our Brewster Lifers
Victoria Hayden — Soccer, Hockey, Lacrosse
William Hunter — Golf, Basketball, Lacrosse
Grace Rizzitano — Soccer, Hockey, Tennis/Lacrosse
Sophia Rock — Soccer, Hockey, Softball/Lacrosse
The Director’s Prize
The Director's Prize is awarded at the end of each school year to the best overall Brewster interscholastic team, based on a combination of factors: season record and league success, character on and off the field, and team GPA. This year's recipients posted a team GPA of 3.82, strong Recognition Scores across the board, and what can only be described as one of the biggest league and winning-season turnarounds in Brewster Athletics history. The 2025–2026 Athletic Director's Prize went to the Boys' Varsity Soccer Team.
