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2024-25 Blake Winter Sports Summary

Boys Basketball

  • Head Coach: Tyler BIwan

  • Team Record (Conference): 22-5 (7-2)

  • Senior Omar Kaba All Time Rebounding

  • Junior Carson McMichael All Time 3 point made

  • Junior Carson McMichael 1000 point mark

  • 3 seed in Section 5AA lost to Hiawatha in Quarterfinals

    • All-Conference: Omar Kaba (12), Ian Schnabel (12), Carson McMichael (11)

    • All Conference Honorable Mention: Aiden Wilson (11)



Girls Basketball

  • Head Coach: Amber Stavig

  • Team Record (Conference): 16-10 (6-3)

  • Senior Naima Michael-Crushshon 1000 point mark

  • 5 seed in Section 4AAA lost to St Anthony in Quarterfinals

    • All-Conference: Naima Michael-Crushshon (12) & Charley Bowles (11)

    • All Conference Honorable Mention: Alex Mithun (10) & Samiya Bellfield (7)



Fencing

  • Head Coach: Harold Buck

  • Overall State Champions for Men’s & Women’s this season. Also won the Men’s and Women’s Saber State Championship at Mankato. Jeffrey Chen won the State Men’s Saber individual championship.

  • First Team All-State: Sam Morris, Jeffrey Chen, Cici Mendoza, Chizo Nwokocha, Mirah LUkis, Alvin Liu, Luca Racciatti, Madeleine Hou, Alessandra Duda

  • Second Team All State: Ved Bastodkar, Josephine Hou, Layla, Chakhvashvili



Alpine Ski

  • Head Coach:  Robbie Massie

    • State Individual Competitors: Vivien Pihlstrom 3rd Place State 

    • Girls IMAC Conference Champions

    • Girls Section 2nd Place winners and State Qualifier

    • Girls Awards

      • All State: Vivien Pihlstrom

      • IMAC All Conference: Vivien, Pihlstrom, Lydia Geelan, Sinclair Christie.

      • IMAC Honorable Mention: Izzy Krejci & Ainsley Pflaum

    • Boys State Individual Competitors: Cole Eckes

    • Boys IMAC Conference Champions 

    • Boys Awards

      • IMAC All Conference: Ethan Barkwell,  Zach Barkwell, Cole Eckes, Charlie Dean, Sawyer Guider, & Graham Everett

      • IMAC Honorable Mention: Christian Hovard & Cameron Smith




Nordic Ski

  • Head Coach: Charlie Cracraft

  • Good season overall. Had 1 skier qualify and participate at the State Meet. Jack Rudolph placed 33rd in the individual classic race.

    • All-Conference: Jack Rudolph

    • All Conference Honorable Mention: Sabiha Kojasoy, Otis Friesen, & Hunter Simon

    • All-Section: Jack Rudolph


Boys Swimming

  • Head Coach: Brian Wright

  • The Boys Swim and Dive continued their excellence with successful meets throughout the season, section competition, along with attempting their 9th consecutive State Championship. The team finished 4th at the state meet.

  • Section 2A Champions

  • All Section Team: Dominic Bollettieri, Max Cockson, Alex Du, Isaiah Jacob, Luken Stay, Henry Webb, Minh Truong, Ryan Lee, Chase Xiong, Christian Xiong.


Girls Hockey

  • Head Coach: Kristi King

  • The Girls Hockey team tripled their wins this season ending with a record of 15-11-1. They ended up losing in OT, 2-3 in the section semifinals against South St. Paul. Co-Conference Champions with Breck. The team was ranked in the top 10 all season long. They beat Dodge County in December who ended up going on to be the Class A State Champions. 

  • Janie McGawn committed to Dartmouth and received All State and IMAC player of the year.

  • Addie Wethington received All State Honorable Mention.

  • Conference Record: 1-1 (Breck) 

  • Overall Record: 15-11-1

    • All-Conference: Callie Arthur, Ella Bond, Janie McGawn, Mak Williams, Leila Dalum, Addie Wethington

    • All Conference Honorable Mention: Bryn Heinmiller, Hannah Jones, Elizabeth Salonek

  • Team Awards

    • MVP: Janie McGawn

    • Most Improved: Katherine Kyle

    • Offensive POY: Ella Bond 

    • Defensive POY: Addie Wethington 

    • Hardest Worker: Leila Dalum 

    • Rookie of the year: Mak Williams

    • Hobey Baker: Charlotte Palmby 

    • Locker Room Legend: Malika Chebaclo 

Boys Hockey


Blake Boys Hockey had a very successful year.  The previous year, the team went 2-24.  We had a 17-win improvement.  The culture grew tremendously.  The leadership of the team was outstanding.  The coaches did a wonderful job.  The Bears won the IMAC Championship.  They lost in the playoffs to Holy Angels.  Rob McClanahan retired as Head Coach after an extremely successful run, including a State Tournament 3rd place in 2020.  JT Wyman has been named Head Coach.  


  • Head Coach: Rob McClanahan

  • Overall Record:  19-7

  • Conference Record:  4-1 *Conference Champions

    • All-Conference:   Landon Bell, Joe Erickson, Grant & Kellen Matushak, Max Vinar

    • All Conference Honorable Mention: Fuzz Aafedt, Eli Crosby


Team Awards: 

  • Hobey Baker:  Fuzz Aafedt

  • MVP:  Joe Erickson

  • Most Determined:  James Thornton

  • Most Improved:  Ian Jaehn

  • Academic:  Eli Crosby, Jack Mark, Jimmy Hughes, George Mark

  • Defensive Player:  Max Vinar

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Blake Athletics’ mission is to help all students live up to their full potential – and give them experiences they will cherish forever. Sports are a great educational experience, teaching students to persevere, lead, work with teammates and achieve. Upon entering 7th grade, students become eligible for organized sports. All Upper School students play on a team for at least one season in grade nine and grade ten, building confidence, self-discipline and leadership skills. Students choose among dozens of athletic programs. Each head coach stays closely involved with athletes at every level. We also operate on a “no-cut” policy. Students’ team placement is based on their skill level, but no student is ever denied the opportunity to participate in the sport of his or her choice.
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