2024

  • November

    "Earn This"

    Close your eyes, if you will, and picture the poignant final scene of the epic World War II film Saving Private Ryan.
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  • Graphic by Bill Ruhl

    Unsung Seniors, Fall 2024

    Welcome, friends. Please meet the latest class of Unsung Seniors, a group of eight Collegiate athletes who made significant, albeit understated, contributions to the success of their respective teams during the fall of 2024.
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  • Just Run

    A warm November day that rears its ugly head amidst near-idyllic fall weather seems hardly ideal for cross country runners competing in championship races on a challenging course.
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  • Steve Sica '01, Collegiate's most decorated wrestler, was a 2024 inductee into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame

    All About Team

    In mid-October of 1998, Collegiate’s cross country team traveled to Blue Ridge School to run a dual meet as a prelude to the league championships, which would be contested a month hence over the hilly terrain of the Barons’ home course.
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  • October

    One of a Kind

    One day a few years back, Charlie McFall and I were reminiscing about a departed Collegiate colleague named Otto Holcomb.
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  • A Poignant Reminder

    Inscribed with a black Sharpie on the back of Cale McCormick’s kicking shoe is a succinct statement of the credo by which the Collegiate junior strives to live each day, the venue notwithstanding.
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  • Jamie Whitten Montgomery '03 is the Middle and Upper School admission coordinator at Collegiate

    New Day, New Team

    As an athlete and coach, Jamie Whitten Montgomery has always done her due diligence, prepared thoroughly, and brought a beginner’s mindset and considerable joy to every endeavor she’s undertaken.
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  • Dominique Meeks Gombe '09 was inducted into Collegiate's Athletic Hall of Fame on September 27, 2024.

    Capital R, Respect

    Throughout her illustrious Collegiate basketball career, Dominique Meeks wore jersey No. 12 with pride, confidence, and abiding humility.
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  • Liz Haske

    Challenge Respectfully Accepted

    Succeeding an icon comes with challenges, for sure.
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  • Brenda Conlan

    Her Message Resonates

    Brenda Conlan doesn’t lecture, preach, or pontificate, though she has the experience and credibility to do so.
     
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  • September

    Campbell Brewer '15, Dominique Meeks Gombe '09, Steve Sica '01, Thomas Stephens '11

    Humbled and Honored

    You’re sitting there, minding your own business, your phone rings, and a number not in your contacts pops up on the screen.
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  • Ben Lamb has served as Collegiate's archivist since 2013.

    Preserving the Past

    Collegiate gets older each year, but its students remain the same age.
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  • Rocking Steady

    It’s no secret that competitive athletics can produce the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
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  • Collegiate's new-look varsity girls tennis team is 5-0 despite losing four of its top six singles players and two of its three doubles teams to graduation.

    The Future Is Now

    Replacing four senior starters who led Collegiate’s varsity girls tennis team to three state and two league championships in the post-Covid years might appear to be a daunting task.
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  • Collegiate's varsity boys soccer team finished 24-1 and won the Prep League and VISAA titles in 2023. The Cougars, who lost seven starters to graduation, have opened the 2024 season 4-0.

    New Challenges, Gladly Accepted

    Seven of 11 starters from Collegiate’s 2023 Prep League and VISAA championship soccer team crossed the stage at graduation this past May, so conventional wisdom suggests that the Cougars have a rebuilding year before them.
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  • Super Excited to Be Back

    The injury came at the absolute worst possible moment.
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  • August

    Upper School Latin teacher Tyler Boyd spent his summer working with Collegiate's grounds crew.

    A Learning Experience

    For schoolteachers, summer provides a much-needed respite that allows them unfettered moments to reflect, plan, engage in activities for which the breakneck pace of the previous 10 months doesn’t allow, and catch their breath because they aren’t trying to stay one step ahead of the email chain.
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  • Giles Ferrell passes the baton to her sister Rosie in the 4x800 relay in the 2024 VISAA spring track and field championship. The team of Macy Boyer, Giles and Rosie Ferrell, and Virginia Harris won the state title in 9:47.21 and eclipsed the 29-year-old school record.

    Servant Leadership

    Giles Ferrell vividly remembers that August morning back in 2018 when, as a wide-eyed 7th grader, she arrived at Collegiate’s Robins Campus for her first-ever day of official cross country training.
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  • Scott Fulkerson is Collegiate's director of campus safety and security.

    All About Team

    The concept of team above self speaks loudly and clearly to Scott Fulkerson.
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  • Powerful Presence

    A blink of an eye ago, Xay Davis was the up-and-coming young athlete, prodigiously talented, possessed of uncommon speed, power, and agility, and eager to make his mark in three varsity-level sports at Collegiate.
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  • Wilbur Athey has served Collegiate for 42 years, the past three as equipment and field coordinator for the athletic department.

    The Work Never Stops, Part IV

    Since Wilbur Athey arrived at Collegiate in 1982, the work has rarely stopped, and, though he takes breaks and even vacations now and then, he revels in the opportunity to serve the School.
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  • July

    Justin Brown (center) has served as a sports performance coach at Collegiate since August 2021.

    The Work Never Stops, Part III

    The work at Collegiate really never stops during the summer months, especially for sports performance coach Justin Brown.
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  • Jason Archbell is Collegiate's new boys varsity lacrosse coach and program leader. He succeeds Zack Schroeder, who stepped down after after the 2024 season when the Cougars finished 15-3, won the Prep League title, and advanced to the VISAA semifinals.

    "A Perfect Fit for Collegiate"

    Back in the mid-1990s when Jason Archbell competed for Norfolk Academy against Collegiate in football and lacrosse, foremost on his mind was doing all within his power to help the Bulldogs defeat the Cougars.
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  • On his last day on the job, a group of Fletcher Collins's Collegiate colleagues past and present arrived to see him off.

    Fletcher Collins: In His Own Words

    The corner office just off the front hallway in Flippen Hall is clean and tidy now, a rarity, for sure, when Dr. Fletcher Collins was the tenant.
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  • D'yan Robinson '22 runs track for Christopher Newport University

    Catching Up With D'yan Robinson '22

    D’yan Robinson is a golfer and a talented one, at that.
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  • Dr. Leah Angell serves as Director of the Fellows' Program.

    The Work Never Stops, Part II

    Summer notwithstanding, the work at Collegiate truly never stops.
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  • Julie Miller has served Collegiate for almost 30 years, the last 20 as Upper School administrative assistant.

    The Work Never Stops, Part I

    The work never stops.
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  • Owen Fallon 22, a global commerce major at Denison, began his college football career as a quarterback.

    Adversity's Gifts

    No way was a broken wrist part of Owen Fallon’s plan.
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  • Neil Etheridge has worked in Collegiate's Quest programs since 2008 and has served as Director the past three years.

    A Magical Experience

    Chances are that if Neil Etheridge had lined up a summer job back in 2008, he would never have found his way to North Mooreland Road.
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  • Katie Bo Williams Lillis '06

    Mission Driven

    For two years following her graduation from the University of Virginia, Katie Bo Williams Lillis traveled the world learning the ins and outs of the thoroughbred racing industry.
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  • June

    A Teacher at Heart

    Years ago, Billy Peebles was interviewing for the headmaster’s position at a prestigious independent school when the search consultant commented about the informality of his first name.
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  • Chris Peoples (right) and Justin Brown have been stalwarts in Collegiate's Sports Performance program

    He Made His Mark

    Seven years ago, Chris Peoples joined Collegiate’s Sports Performance staff and immediately began to make his mark.
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  • Anne Bruce Ahearn '87 (left) and Margaret Pace '90

    "It's Been an Amazing Run"

    The Collegiate experience is all about connections, and the best and deepest of those are the treasured, no-strings-attached friendships that last a lifetime.
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  • Ashley D'Ambrosia '21 holds the Washington & Lee outdoor pole vault record (12-4).

    Catching Up With Ashley D'Ambrosia '21

    She was a gymnast first.
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  • Positive Trajectory

    Success in the athletic arena takes many forms, not the least of which is the win-loss record.
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  • Coaching for Life

    Andrew Stanley remembers vividly a conversation he had with Charlie McFall almost two decades ago that spoke loudly and clearly to the philosophy of Collegiate’s athletic program.
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  • May

    Will Slater '24

    True Grit

    Why, I’ve always wondered, would anyone ever want to play catcher?
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  • Lynn Haw

    Embracing Change

    Lynn Haw is no stranger to change.
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  • A Great Day to Run Track for Collegiate

    An almost constant mist punctuated by intermittent rain, variable winds, and temperatures in the low 60s created less-than-ideal spectating conditions for those in attendance at the VISAA Division I track and field championship May 18 at Sports Backers Stadium
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  • Graphic by Bill Ruhl

    Unsung Senior Athletes, Spring 2024

    Hey, there, folks. Please say hello to the latest class of Unsung Seniors, Collegiate athletes who contributed to the success of their respective teams during the spring season of 2024 but did so often beneath the radar.
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  • Photos by Maggie Bowman '23

    Resilience Reigns

    An 0-2 start and a rash of injuries, some season-ending, were hardly predictors of great moments ahead.
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  • Photos by Maggie Bowman '23

    We Above Me

    All season long, Zack Schroeder and his coaching staff have preached the gospel of We above Me to the varsity boys lacrosse team.
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  • Nick Leonardelli is Collegiate's new head boys varsity basketball coach and program leader. The past three years, he held the same post at Henrico High School.

    Steadfast Pursuit of Excellence

    He had no doubt.
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  • Sam Hahn, the lone remaining starter from the Collegiate boys golf team that won two Prep League and two VISAA titles in the past three seasons, leads the Cougars into the championship phase of their 2024 season.

    In a Good Place

    He looked around, and they were gone.
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  • April

    Kevin Coffey (left) has succeeded Rives Fleming (right) as Collegiate's head girls varsity basketball coach and program leader.

    A Wealth of Experience

    Even as Kevin Coffey was making a name for himself as an athlete par excellence at Benedictine High School in Cleveland, friends who observed the multi-sport star in action told him that one day he would make a very good coach.
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  • Jack Barnes '23, a freshman at Hampden-Sydney, has earned two Old Dominion Athletic Conference golfer-of-the-week citations.

    Catching Up With Jack Barnes '23

    In his first college golf tournament, Jack Barnes shot a 67, followed it the next day with a 74 for a 36-hole total of 141, good for second place in the Kinder-Williams Invitational in Harrisonburg.
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  • Diamond Welton-Boxley as a Richmond Volleyball Club coach

    Positive Energy

    Back in the fall of 2013, Diamond Welton-Boxley was a high school sophomore, relatively new to the sport of volleyball but already drawing considerable interest from Division I college programs.
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  • Liz Bowling will retire in June after 28 years in education, 22 of which she has spent at Collegiate

    Called to Serve

    There was no grand plan.
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  • Dalton Jobe '22, a Washington & Lee sophomore, earned All-American honors for his sixth place finish in the 200 freestyle in the NCAA Division III nationals in March.

    Catching Up With Dalton Jobe '22

    There he stood, on the eight-man medal stand, a true-to-life, bona fide All-American swimmer.
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  • Ralph Apicella has served Collegiate as a logistics technician/mail clerk since 2019.

    Always Grateful

    It was a chance meeting, nothing more, just two guys with an early morning cup of Joe in hand, making small talk at the 7-11 at the corner of Pump Road and Patterson Avenue as the other customers came and went.
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  • William Britt (13) played on the Hampden-Sydney basketball team that competed for the NCAA Division III championship in March 2023.

    Catching Up With William Britt '23

    William Britt knew the odds.
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  • March

    Del Harris has headed Collegiate's boys basketball program for the past eight years. (Photo by Maggie Bowman '23)

    Another Leap of Faith

    When Del Harris assumed the reins of Collegiate’s boys varsity basketball team in the spring of 2016, he considered his move from the college and AAU ranks nothing short of a leap of faith.
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  • Rives Fleming (right) is stepping down after 27 years as head varsity girls basketball coach and program leader.

    The Natural

    It was the winter of 1981-82, and Rives Fleming, then a junior at Collegiate, was serving as a student assistant coach for the boys 9th grade basketball team.
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  • Alex Peavey

    Honoring Alex

    A teacher affects eternity.
    He can never tell where his influence stops.
                 ~Henry Adams
                   American historian, journalist, and academic
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  • Collegiate's Athletic Trainers: Shannon Winston (left), Tara Tate, Erin Deloye, Kyle Hinton

    Gold Standard of Care

    There are myriad attributes that good athletic trainers must bring to their chosen profession.
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  • Page Wells '23 (214) competing for Sewanee in the Michael Pretorious Memorial Cross Country Invitational in Nashville on Sept. 16, 2023.

    Catching Up With Page Wells '23

    There was no recruiting process, no sign-on-the-dotted-line ceremony, and certainly no fanfare.
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  • Karen Doxey and Charlie McFall, Homecoming 2022

    He Calmed the Seas

    Larry King, a longtime member of Collegiate’s housekeeping staff, came up with nicknames for pretty much everyone in the Cougar community.
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  • February

    Graphic by Bill Ruhl

    Unsung Senior Athletes, Winter 2024

    Welcome, friends. Please meet the winter 2024 class of Unsung Seniors, a hardy group of Collegiate athletes who contributed to the culture and success of their respective varsity programs but often did so well under the radar.
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  • Matthew Richardson '07

    A Labor of Love

    You won’t get rich coaching at Collegiate.
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  • Collegiate's girls won their third consecutive League of Independent Schools swimming championship on February 3.

    The Culture Endures

    The names and faces change.
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  • Collegiate won the League of Independent Schools indoor track and field championship

    Exceeding Expectations

    It was a moment of high drama.
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  • Colin Ryan '22, a sophomore at Washington & Lee, is the Generals' starting point guard

    Catching Up With Colin Ryan '22

    When you watch Colin Ryan perform in the athletic arena, the very first thing you see is his ultra-competitive spirit.
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  • Collegiate's varsity wrestling team competes in the Prep League Championship tournament Saturday at Woodberry Forest.

    "There Are No Shortcuts"

    In the post-COVID years, Collegiate’s wrestling team has struggled to regain its traction following a season of cardio-vascular workouts but no contact, no mat time, no Middle School feeder program, and no competitions.
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  • January

    Lily Berger '24, a Shenandoah University signee, has started on Collegiate's girls varsity basketball team for five years. (Photo by Maggie Bowman '23)

    Team-First Mindset

    The past week had been topsy-turvy, which is hardly ideal for coaches and athletes who thrive on routine.
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  • Jen Holloway with Jackie Sparrow in the fall of 2017

    A Really Cool Story

    Jackie Sparrow is alive and well and thriving.
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  • Annie Hawthorne '14 is in her first season as head girls varsity basketball coach at Hanover High School

    Catching Up With Annie Hawthorne '14

    On Nov. 27, 2023, the Annie Hawthorne-coached Hanover Hawks began their regular season at Thomas Dale with considerable enthusiasm and lofty goals.
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  • Charlie Blair (left) and Charlie McFall

    Remembering Charlie McFall

    When Charlie Blair was 10 years old, his parents sent him to Camp Virginia to listen, observe, learn, and grow from the friendships he’d develop with mentors who, they felt, would change his life in a positive way.
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  • Gilbert Deglau '20 of Davidson was a two-time All-Pioneer Football League selection as an offensive lineman.

    Catching Up With Gilbert Deglau '20

    Gilbert Deglau spent the past four falls laboring in football anonymity, which is often the lot in life for those who hold forth in the offensive line.
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