Spring Sports Highlights

Announcing our senior athlete award winners

Jade Matthias ’26, a four-time all-American swimmer, and golfer Ramon Aroca Gonzalez ’26, a three-time honorable mention all-American, were honored as Hamilton’s top athletes from the Class of 2026 at the Jack B. Riffle Celebration in May. The Riffle Awards have been presented annually since 1987 to the top male and female athlete in the senior class. 

Softball utility player Hadley Rogers ’26 and squash player Jacob Shulman ’26 received the Jean-Marius Gelas Memorial Awards, presented annually to a male and female senior student-athlete who has displayed outstanding development in sportsmanship, leadership, character and athletic ability during their college years.
  
Cross country and track & field athlete Taylor Harris ’26 and swimmer Sebastian van Wanroy ’26 received the Milton H. Jannone Awards, presented annually to a male and female senior athlete who exhibit outstanding athleticism, leadership, and academic accomplishment.

Earning the Jon Hind ’80 Buff and Blue Award in honor of the former Hamilton student-athlete, assistant coach, and director of athletics was field hockey player Becky Felker ’26. The recipient embodies the highest ideals of being a Hamilton Continental through leadership, sportsmanship, outstanding citizenship, selfless service to the community, and extracurricular engagement during their student-athlete experience.

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Golfer Aubrey Lee ’28 becomes second Hamilton woman to compete at nationals

Aubrey Lee ’28 competed in the 2026 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championship at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, Calif. She became the second Hamilton women’s golfer to play in the NCAA championship; Peyton Sichol ’26 qualified in 2023.

On the second day of the tournament, Lee carded a 4-over-par 76 and was tied for 44th place out of 176 golfers through 36 holes. Despite the excellent performance, she missed the cut to move on to the third and fourth rounds by three shots.

Lee was also selected for the NESCAC Women’s Golf All-Conference Team for the second straight year. She led the Continentals with an 18-hole stroke average of 76.58 for 12 rounds and tied for 15th place in the conference championship with a 54-hole score of 233. Lee was the individual medalist in the Hamilton Invitational in October and at the Northeast Invitational in April. Her best performance, however, was at the Golfweek Division III October Classic in Florida where she tied for 13th out of 119 golfers in a field that featured seven ranked teams. Lee’s 2-under-par 70 in the second round was her best of the 2025-26 season.

Men’s lacrosse advances to second round of NCAA championship

The men’s lacrosse team ended the season with a 9-8 record and trips to the NESCAC championship semifinals and the second round of the NCAA championship. The Continentals earned a ranking of No. 17 in the May 4 USILA Division III Top 20 Coaches Poll.

Three players were selected for the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Men’s Division III All-America Team. Carson Kraus ’28 made the second team as a midfielder, and Riley Chai-Onn ’27 and John McKinnon ’27 were honorable mention all-Americans at defense and short-stick defensive midfield, respectively. Kraus led Hamilton with 45 goals and 56 points. Chai-Onn, who missed the last two games with an injury, still easily led Hamilton with 30 caused turnovers and scooped up 32 ground balls. McKinnon tied for second on the team with 11 caused turnovers. He also picked up 20 ground balls, scored a goal, and collected two assists.

Jack Quinn ’27 takes on the steeplechase at nationals

Jack Quinn ’27 finished in 10th place in his heat and 20th overall in the first round of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He posted a time of 9:18.06. He qualified for the championships with the 22nd-ranked time in the steeplechase with a personal-best 9:06.11 that he recorded at the NESCAC championships in April.

Meanwhile Hamilton records were broken this year in four events! Ian Fisher ’29 set a new mark in the 400-meter hurdles (53.43). The 1,600-meter relay team of Fisher, Oliver Mylon ’29, Jarren Cotter ’29, and Jack Phillips ’27 broke the previous mark with a time of 3:19.13. The 3,200-relay team of Quinn, Luke Ferraiolo ’29, Andrew Goetzmann ’27, and Hugh Williams ’26 set a new record in that event with a time of 7:50.31. And Calvin Kulik ’29 broke a 39-year-old record in discus with a throw of 47.22 meters (154 feet, 11 inches).

Thrower Dana Schwartz ’26 finishes eighth at NCAA championships

Dana Schwartz ’26 earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-America honors for her performance at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships after taking eighth place in the women’s javelin throw. She recorded her best throw of 43.06 meters (141 feet, 3 inches) on her third attempt. It was more than seven feet further than any of her other five attempts. Schwartz finished less than nine feet behind the national champion.

Earlier in the season, Schwartz set a new Hamilton women’s record with a throw of 43.84 meters. In addition, the 3,200-meter relay team of Ruby Austin ’29, Emma Chrismer ’28, Nora Burroughs ’29, and Kate Scibelli ’26 bested the previous Hamilton record with a time of 9:17.64. Emmeline Stoetzel ’28 set a new mark in the long jump at 5.51 meters.