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(clockwise from above left) The TRACK AND FIELD team won the SPC championship after an astonishing season.

CAMDEN REEVES ’22 fist bumps ALEX BARRETT ’24 as they return to the dugout.

CLASS OF ’22 varsity tennis players pose after their senior night victory against Cistercian.

SPIROS HALLAX ’23 and DRAKE ELLIOTT ’22 lock arms after the Central Youth Championship.

Varsity LACROSSE players trek across the field after a timeout was called.

After winning gold at the state championships, PAUL VALOIS ’22 and SPIROS HALLAX ’23 hoist their award.

Captaining the varsity tennis squad last year, ALEX RYAN ’22 and EKANSH TAMBE ’22 smile for a photo.

Taking home runner-up in SPC, the varsity GOLF team was also well-medaled individually.

The state champion WATER POLO team is one of the School's most consistent performers.

THOMAS PHILIP ’22 returns a volley in a match against Houston Christian.

SPRING SPORTS BRING SUCCESS

Lion athletes showcase winning spirit

Baseball

Silas Hossler ’23 received All-SPC honors in baseball and Cal Graham ’22 and Toby Barrett ’22 were named to the All-SPC North Zone team.

Crew

Paul Valois ’22 and Spiros Hallax ’23 won the state title in crew in the 2x, with Evan McGowan ’22 and Drake Elliott ’22 taking third place. Soham Verma ’22, CJ Ness ’24, Ian Lin ’22 and Brendan Kelly ’23 also won the state title with the second varsity quad.

Golf

Logan Johnson ’23, Mac McKenzie ’22 and Jodie Thompson ’22 received All-SPC honors in golf.

Lacrosse

Ian Mize ’22, James Fults ’22, Alex Geng ’22 and Henry Boykin ’23 were named Lacrosse All-SPC. Following SPC season, the team competed in the Texas High School Lacrosse League State Championship, advancing to the Final Four.

Tennis

St. Mark’s tennis placed third overall in the SPC with strong performances from Will Grable ’23, Shreyan Daulat ’23 and Arnav Lahoti ’24. Jeremy Yu ’22 and Alex Ryan ’22 were named to the All-SPC team. Track and Field

The track and field team won the SPC championship after a record-breaking season. The 4x800 relay team (Fisayo Omonije ’22, Raja Mehendale ’24, Zach Lightfoot ’22, Sahil Dodda ’22) and the 4x400 relay team (Blake Malouf ’23, Enoch Ellis ’22, Jack Jackson ’23 and Omonije) both broke school records. Dodda broke the SPC record in the 400-meter and Omonije broke the school record in the 800-meter. Zane Wallace ’23 set the SPC record in the triple jump, while Sam Eluemunoh ’22 took first place in the discus.

Water Polo

The water polo team won the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association boys state water polo tournament for the second year in a row. Brett Honaker ’22 was voted State MVP, while Ethan Gao ’24 and Sammy Larkin ’23 were named to the second team All-State and honorable mention All-State teams, respectively.