C ongratulations to all our young women for reaching the Jogathon fund-raising goal—and to all the parents, friends, grandparents, and other relatives who helped the students rally to support young women’s athletics at

HNA! Because of their success, students will enjoy a Jogathon school holiday on Friday, February 15. Students can still earn another day off school if they reach “Super Goal”; Jogathon donations are still most welcome! An online donation page is now available in addition to mail: https://www.holynames-sea.org/Pages/Benefit/27

FALL SPORTS: POST-SEASON UPDATE

CROSS COUNTRY: On to State Championship Meet this Weekend Highlights: Congratulations to the Varsity squad, winners of the Sea-King District Championship on October 25. Two Cougar runners, Sarah Mirkin ’21 (19:21) and Riley Wells ’22 (19:35), finished among the top-10, taking 7th and 10th place respectively. On October 18, the Varsity squad placed second as a team in the Metro League Champi-onship meet,with two athletes finishing in the top 10. The JV squad won the Metro JV Championship race on the same day, with four athletes finishing in the top 10.

Standouts: In the Sea-King District Championship Race, all seven HNA competitors finished among the top 36 run-ners overall (the top 42 runners qualify for state automatically). Standout JV performances at Metro JV Champion-ships included Christina Crow ’21 (21:01), who won the race, while Bea Wingfield ’20 (21:11) placed second, Yumi Park-Davis ’22 (21:27) placed 4th overall and Kyleigh Morrow ’22 (21:58) was 10th.

In the Metro Championship race, all seven runners placed in the top 27. Riley Wells ’22 (19:35) led the Cougars with a 7th-place finish. Emma Velling ’20 (19:40) placed 9th overall.

Where to see them: The WIAA State Cross Country Championship meet takes place Saturday (November 3) at Sun

Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Good luck to the Cougars as they race to recapture the State cross country crown HNA runners previously won in 2016!

Cougar Corner:

Cross Country Runners Headed Back to State; Crew Medals Against the Nation’s Best

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State-bound cross-country varsity: (L-R) Kyleigh Morrow ’22, Maeve Hoffman ’19, Yumi Park-Davis ’22, Riley Wells ’22, Christina Crow ’21, Avery McCammon ’20, Lucy Klebeck ’19, Head Coach Erin McCormick, Lucy Martinez ’19, Louise Nelson ’19, Sarah Mirkin ’21, Olivia Mohn ’20, Bea Wingfield ’21, Emma Velling ’20.

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Crew, Golf, Swim & Dive Strong in Fall Action

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CREW: Top-20 Finishes at Head of the Charles in Boston, Five Golds at Tail of the Lake in Seattle Another great October for HNA crew, highlighted by Tail of the Lake at home and success at the nationally renowned Head of the Charles in Boston, Massachusetts.

Highlights: Over the weekend of October 20-21, athletes competing in three boats—the Varsity 8+, 4+ and 4x+—travelled to New England for the Head of the Charles regatta. This was the first year HNA has raced the 4x+ (coxed quad) at the event, one of the nation’s most prestigious. All three boats requalified HNA for next year by finishing in the top-half of their respective fields. The 4+ placed 4th, earning a medal, and the 8+ placed 8th, both out of 85 in each event. The 4x+ was 20th of 42 entries.

On October 7, our rowers brought home top-3 finishes in 10 of 11 events entered at Tail of the Lake, highlighted by five gold medals. Tail of the Lake is hosted by HNA Crew and is a key fundraiser for the program. Parents make up the majority of the nearly 50 volunteer positions, and donate food and supplies to put on the popular event. This year, over 1,200 competitors from 36 local rowing clubs participated.

Where to see them: The final race of the fall crew season for the experi-enced team is Head of the Lake at home along the Montlake Cut on Sunday, November 4.

GOLF: 2nd at Metros Season Record: 9–1.

Highlights: With a new format for Metro League competition, eight Cougar golfers played and the four lowest scores combined to earn second overall, just five strokes behind Bainbridge High School.

Standouts: Janine Surge ’19 placed second overall and was named to the 1st team All Metro. The next three top finishers for the Cougars were Ana Louie ’21 - 11th, Greta Acarregui ’21 - 17th, and Sabrina Poole ’22 - 19th. HNA qualified as a team for the SeaKing District Tournament in May at Riverbend Golf Course.

SWIM AND DIVE: 22 Athletes Advance to Districts, 16 to State, Diving Coach Artis Wins League Honors Record: Regular season: 5 wins, 2 losses; placed 3rd in Metro.

Metro Championships: 54 HNA athletes competed October 26-27

in Snohomish, where more than 70% of the Cougars improved their respective times or scores, and HNA placed third overall. As a result, 21 Cougars qualified for Districts this week (November 2–3), and added seven new state qualifications.

District Qualifiers

Swim: Sanjna Battepati ’20, Stella Cross ’21, Claire Douglas

’22, Rory Eggler ’21, Mela Houser ’21, Lauren Johnson ’22, Grace Kelly ’21, Asta Liffick ’19, Vilija Liffick ’21, Claire

Martin ’19, Malia Morgan ’21, Regan Rowe ’22, Elise Scott

’22, Gabby Smith ’22, Cassidy Wells ’20, Fiona Williams ’22, Allyson Yao ’20.

Dive: Delaney Hammer ’19, Maya Hegde ’21, Elena Kline ’20,

Cait McNeill ’20.

Head of the Charles medalists: In Boston, HNA’s Youth 4+ boat finished 4th out of 85 boats

from across the nation: L-R: Isabel Angulo '19, Olivia Bay '20, Aislinn Jones '19, Sophie

Longawa '19, Clare Widzgowski '19.

Swimmers (L-R) Stella Cross ’21, Malia Morgan ’21, Elise Scott ’22, Sanjna Battepati ’20, Claire Martin ’19, Gabby

Smith ’22, Grace Kelly ’21.

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SWIM: Individual State Qualifiers

Sanjna Battepati ’20, Stella Cross ’21, Malia Morgan ’20, Regan Rowe ’22, Elise Scott ’22, Cassidy Wells ’20, Allyson Yao ’22.

State Relay Qualifiers (including alternates): Sanjna Battepati ’20, Stella Cross ’21, Claire Douglas ’22, Mela Houser ’21, Lauren Johnson ’22, Grace Kelly

’21, Asta Liffick ’19, Vilija Liffick ’21, Claire Martin ’20, Malia Morgan ’20, Regan Rowe ’22, Elise Scott ’22, Gabby Smith ’22, Cassidy Wells ’20, Fiona Williams ’22, Allyson Yao ’22.

Regular-Season Highlights: 100 athletes came out for Swim and Dive this fall; the team ended the season with about

95. We stepped up practices by hiring our State-winning gymnastics coach to do intense dryland drills, and hired four assistant coaches to manage this large team; the results have been extraordinary. And congratulations to Dive Coach

Ed Artis, voted Metro League Coach of the Year!

Where to see Swim & Dive next: Districts are Friday and Saturday (November 2—3) at Mary Wayte Pool on Mercer

Island. The WIAA State tournament is Friday and Saturday, November 9–10, at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

VOLLEYBALL: Metro Playoffs

Record: Varsity: 9–7 (6–4 in Metro League). JV: 13–2. JVC: 13–1.

Post-Season Highlights: In the Metro tournament Tuesday night, varsity volleyball won the team’s first playoff match, beating West Seattle in three straight games. The JV and JVC teams both finished their seasons undefeated in Metro League play.

Standouts: Four volleyball Cougars were named Metro All-League by the league coaches. Congratulations to Delaney DuCharm ’20 and Maya Ryan ’19 (2nd Team), and Maria Sajer ’19 (Honorable Mention).

Where to see them: Cougar volleyball faces Lakeside tonight (Thursday, November 1) at 7 p.m. at Lakeside. Good luck, Cougars!

SOCCER

Record: Varsity: 11–8–1 (6–5–1 in Metro League). JV and JVC records not available.

Post-Season Highlights: In Metro League tournament play, varsity soccer blanked Nathan Hale, 5-0, in the first round, then fell, first to Lakeside in a tight match, 1-0, and then on Tuesday night to West Seattle, 2-1, in an overtime thriller.

Where to see them: In order to qualify for a chance to advance to State, the Cougars must beat Eastside Catholic today (Nov. 1) in a so-called “pigtail game” at 5 p.m. at Southwest Athletic Complex (next to Chief Sealth High School) in West Seattle.

END-OF-SEASON TEAM CELEBRATIONS

Coaches for all sports are responsible for planning any end-of-season awards celebration, and may ask parents to help organize. Coaches will let athletes know about location, time, and date. For teams that choose to celebrate on cam-pus, the Awards Evening will be Monday, November 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. All end-of-season gifts to coaches should be modest in price and approved by the Athletic Director; all monies for the gifts must be given directly to the Athletic Director.

Senior Night for Volleyball Athletes: (L-R) Maya Ryan, Katherine Dunigan, Reilly Harnetiaux, Olivia Lewis,

Maria Sajer, Grace Gresli.

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Pre-Season Information for Basketball, Gymnastics Athletes

Winter-Sports Physical Forms & Online Registration Deadline Students planning to turn out for gymnastics, basketball, or winter crew are now due to have their online registration completed and their sports-physical form submitted to the Athletic Office. It is not too late to submit an updated sports physical or to register on Family ID. Go to the Athletics Eligibility page on the HNA website for instructions. Athletes must undergo a physical exam every 13 months to participate in any interscholastic sport. Fall-sport athletes must register again to play a winter or spring sport, but should find the process simple with FamilyID.

Basketball Tryouts Basketball tryouts begin in the HNA gym on Monday, November 12, and continue through Wednesday, November 14. • Monday, November 12 : 2:30–5 p.m. (Veterans Day school holiday) • Tuesday, November 13: 3–5:30 p.m. • Wednesday, November 14 (early-dismissal day—Parent/Teacher Conferences): 3–5 p.m. • Thursday, November 15 (early-dismissal day—Parent/Teacher Conferences): Practice with teams, times TBD after rosters are set.

Gymnastics Practice Practice begin Monday, November 12 (a school holiday for Veterans Day), at Metropolitan Gymnastics in Kent. Regular practices will be Monday to Friday, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. (Note that November 14 and November 15 are early-dismissal days.) Families are responsible for pickup after practice from Metropolitan Gymnastics. Athletes should have two 1-pound ankle weights for practice.

Are There Parent Meetings for the Winter-Sport Teams? A general sports parent meeting covering the HNA Athletic Department Handbook was held on August 27 for all sports. Parents of basketball and gymnastics team members will be notified of sport-specific parent meetings once teams are determined.

PLAN AHEAD FOR CHRISTMAS

Cougar Outwear Team Store Open through Monday, Nov. 12 HNA has partnered with Boathouse to offer families the opportunity to purchase quality outerwear—in Cougar colors and logo—to stay dry in the unpredictable Seattle weather. The outerwear store on Boathouse.com is now open through Monday, November 12 only: https://holynames2018.itemorder.com/sale. Online ordering is available until 11:59 p.m. on November 12; items will be shipped di-rectly to your home.

Deadline for Ordering Athletic Bags for Pre-Christmas Delivery: Monday, Dec. 3 Students or parents who wish to purchase a sturdy, roomy athletic bag in HNA school colors may order one through the Athletic Office for $65. Bags may be per-sonalized with the student’s name. Orders must be placed by Monday, December 3, to receive the bags in time for Christmas. Please contact Athletic Director Lacey London (llondon@holynames-sea.org) for more information.

Cougar Club Christmas Sales Event The HNA Parent Board’s Cougar Club will sell Cougar apparel in Cougar Den on Tuesdays, December 4 and 11, from 7 to 8 a.m., and Wednesdays, December 5 and 12, from to 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Check out our new merchandise well as always popular items such as hooded sweatshirts ($35) and HNA PJ pants ($30). We also have great stocking stuffer options!

Cougar outwear available online through Monday, Nov. 12, only.