Mavs Sports Report (2023-2024 Athletics Year-In-Review) (2024)

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MAVS SPORTS REPORT

(2023-2024 Athletics Year-in-Review)

The 2023-2024 Athletics year has officially come to an end….and what an ending it was! Congratulations to our Women’s Soccer team on winning the 2024 NCHSAA 4A State Title, joining Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Swim & Dive, and Men’s Volleyball as our team State Champions this school year! Please see below for all the amazing accomplishments from another memorable year of Mavs Athletics. Also, some important information for the Summer and upcoming 2024-2025 athletics year is provided below as we begin planning to sustain the excellence and standard of Marvin Ridge Athletics!

Go MAVS!

SPRING SPORTS

• WOMEN’S SOCCER: MRHS Women’s Soccer are your 2024 NCHSAA 4A State Champions! The Lady Mavs completed an incredible post-season run by defeating Mooresville in the Regional Finals by an impressive 4-0 margin to advance to the State Finals to take on a nationally ranked Ashley squad. It was a fantastic game of high-level play, with the Lady Mavs never backing down to take the lead late in the 1^st Half on a beautiful strike by Lucy Chin on an Assist from Camryn McKee for the 1-0 Halftime lead. Ashley got the equalizing goal on a well-executed corner kick with 30’ to play, but the Lady Mavs responded soon after when Isabella Zicchinolfi hit a beautiful free kick just outside the box to give the Lady Mavs a 2-1 lead with around 23’ left to play. From there, the Defense locked down to protect the lead and give the Lady Mavs their second State Title in program history (2010 3A State Champs) and first at the 4A Classification. It was an amazing season and quite a way to cap off another sensational year for Marvin Ridge Athletics. Way to go Lady Mavs!
  • SEASON COMPLETE

MAVS SPORTS YEAR-IN-REVIEW

2023-2024 NCHSAA WELLS FARGO STATE CUP (4A Classification)

• Stay tuned for what should be some more exciting news this Summer when the NCHSAA officially releases the final standings!

2023-2024 NCHSAA WELLS FARGO CONFERENCE CUP CHAMPIONS (SCC 4A Conference)

• For the 14^th time in our school’s 17-year history, and for the 2^nd consecutive year, Marvin Ridge High School has won the NCHSAA Wells Fargo Conference Cup for the Southern Carolina 4A Conference, which recognizes the best overall athletic program in each conference based on final conference standings in each sport. Congratulations to all our athletic teams, coaches, student-athletes, parents and community supporters on another great year in Athletics for MRHS!
  • SCC Conference Champions:
    • Women’s Basketball
    • Men’s Cross Country
    • Men’s Golf
    • Women’s Golf
    • Men’s Lacrosse
    • Women’s Soccer
    • Men’s Swim & Dive
    • Women’s Swim & Dive
    • Men’s Tennis
    • Women’s Tennis
    • Volleyball
  • SCC Conference Players/Athletes of the Year:
    • Alicia Fang – Women’s Golf (Player of the Year)
    • Dawson Jones – Football (Specialist of the Year)
    • Kaylee McDonald – Women’s Swim & Dive (Swimmer of the Year)
    • Jacob Morningstar – Men’s Indoor Track & Field (Athlete of the Year)
    • Ryan Munoz – Men’s Swim & Diver (Diver of the Year)
    • Ryan Ormond – Men’s Lacrosse (Player of the Year)
    • Jack Poelke – Men’s Tennis (Player of the Year)
    • Jeslyn Pratiknjo – Women’s Tennis (Player of the Year)
    • Michael Rice – Men’s Swim & Dive (Swimmer of the Year)
    • Nico Soul – Men’s Indoor Track & Field (Field Athlete of the Year)
    • Aria Wegh – Women’s Indoor Track & Field (Athlete of the Year)
    • Aria Wegh – Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (Athlete of the Year)
    • Drew Yeagley – Men’s Golf (Player of the Year)
    • Josie Zettlemoyer – Volleyball (Player of the Year)
  • SCC Conference Coaches of the Year:
    • Steve Lenahan – Women’s Basketball
    • Kailyn Lockie – Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
    • Albert Webster – Men’s & Women’s Golf
    • Andrew Sparks – Men’s Indoor Track & Field
    • Kevin Mack – Men’s Lacrosse
    • Melissa King-Pierce – Men’s Swim & Dive
    • Brook Hammers – Volleyball

• NCHSAA Post-Season Championships
  • Men’s Cross Country
    • 4A Midwest Regional Champions
    • 4A State Champions
  • Women’s Cross Country
    • 4A Midwest Regional Runner-up
  • Men’s Golf
    • 4A Midwest Regional Runner-up
  • Women’s Golf
    • 4A Midwest Regional Champions
  • Men’s Lacrosse
    • 4A West Regional Runner-up
  • Women’s Soccer
    • 4A West Regional Champions
    • 4A State Champions
  • Men’s Swim & Dive
    • 4A West Regional Champions
    • 4A State Champions
  • Women’s Swim & Dive
    • 4A West Regional Runner-up
  • Women’s Tennis
    • 4A West Regional Runner-up
  • Men’s Volleyball
    • State Champions (NCHSAA Non-Sanctioned Club Sport)
  • Individual State Champions:
    • Charles Heisig (Men’s Swim & Dive)
      • 200 Individual Medley
    • Charles Heisig, Troy Keen, Michael Rice, Jordan Willis (Men’s Swim & Dive)
      • 200 Medley Relay (NCHSAA State Record)
    • Charles Heisig, Troy Keen, Gavin McCarter, Michael Rice (Men’s Swim & Dive)
      • 200 Freestyle Relay (NCHSAA State Record)
    • Brooke Rediger, Brynn Buckowsky, Isabella Gentille, Natasha Simmons (Women’s Track & Field)
      • 4x400m Relay

• Class of 2024 College Signings
  • Congrats to the following 47 members of the Class of 2024 that committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the inter-collegiate level! Your MR Athletics family is proud of you and wish you all the best at the next level!
    • Mark Arthur (Football) – Wofford College
    • Cinjun Bridges (Men’s Basketball) – Newberry College
    • Gavin Collins (Rugby) – UNC-Charlotte
    • Ryan Curran (M-Golf) – Mercer University
    • Taylor Erb (Softball) – Carson Newman University
    • Westyn Estes (Baseball) – Wofford College
    • Kyle Garratt (Track & Field) – Belmont University
    • Jackson Gibbs (Football) – NC Central University
    • Kai Greer (Football) – Georgia Tech.
    • Charlie Heisig (M-Swimming) – University of Notre Dame
    • Joshua Horstmann (Track & Field) – UNC-Charlotte
    • Lauren Horwitt (W-Cross Country) – University of South Carolina
    • Sydney Johnston (Cheer) – Furman University
    • Dawson Jones (Football) – Army-West Point
    • Troy Keen (M-Swimming) – Georgetown University
    • Brooke Lattanzi (W-Lacrosse) – Penn State University
    • Gavin McCarter (M-Swimming) – UNC-Wilmington
    • Kaylee McDonald (W-Swimming) – Harvard University
    • Anna McGowan (Softball) – North Carolina State University
    • Camryn McKee (W-Soccer) – Coastal Carolina University
    • Evan Medders (Football) – Air Force Academy
    • Caelyn Miller (Women’s Lacrosse) – Berry College
    • Finlay Mitchell (Rugby) – Army-West Point
    • Jack Newell (Baseball) – Gaston College
    • Jack Nicolette (M-Lacrosse) – Providence College
    • Jack Nielsen (M-Lacrosse) – North Greenville University
    • Townsend Noonkester (M-Soccer) – U.S. Coast Guard Academy
    • Rachel Onwu (Track & Field) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Jacob Orloski (Baseball) – University of Lynchburg
    • Michael Ormond (M-Lacrosse) – Roanoke College
    • Ryan Ormond (M-Lacrosse) – St. John’s University
    • Ella Pasko (W-Cross Country) – Florida State University
    • Johanah Poskie (Women’s Soccer) – Lee University
    • Alyson Rankin (W-Cross Country) – UNC-Charlotte
    • Jake Schumacher (Rugby) – University of Arizona
    • Cole Searight (Football) – Army-West Point
    • Julius Sellars (Baseball) – Gaston College
    • Cole Sentivany (M-Lacrosse) – Methodist University
    • Natasha Simmons (Track & Field) – Appalachian State University
    • Adam Smith (Wheelchair Basketball) – Auburn University
    • Alex Sobol (Baseball) – UC Santa Barbara
    • Lleyton Starke (Men’s Volleyball) – Lees-McRae College
    • Charley Vandenstockt (Field Hockey) – UNC-Chapel Hill
    • Carly VanNote (W-Swimming) – UNC-Wilmington
    • Amelia Wagner (Field Hockey) – Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Aria Wegh (W-Track & Field) – Wake Forest University
    • Drew Wheeler (Baseball) – Kutztown University

• Special Athletic Department Awards & Recognitions
  • Mavs Strength & Conditioning
    • Congrats to Coach Webb on being named NC State Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA)
    • Marvin Ridge Strength & Conditioning received the distinction of Program of Excellence by the NHSSCA
  • Brian Knab, MRHS Athletic Director
    • Recipient of the NCADA/NIAAA State Award of Merit presented by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA)
    • Elected as President of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association (NCADA)

IMPORTANT NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• 2024-2025 Athlete Registration Open (Family ID)
  • Athlete registration for the 2024-2025 school year has launched on Family ID. Registrations must be completed in full and APPROVED with a current NCHSAA sports physical before athletes are permitted to participate in any upcoming Summer workouts/practices or Fall Sports tryouts. Click on the link below to get started!
  • https://ucpsathleticzone.com/hs-athletic-forms/

• 2024 Summer & Fall Tryouts Information
  • Planning and preparations for the 2024-2025 Athletic seasons are already underway. Please visit the below link to find important dates and information for summer practices/workouts and dates/times for Fall tryouts. For more specific information for each sport, it is best to make direct contact with the Head Coach for that sport (see coaches directory below).
  • https://marvinridgeathleticzone.com/2024/05/31/2024-summer-fall-sports-tryout-information/

• MRHS Coaches Directory
  • Marvin Ridge once again has a coaching staff full of driven professionals that are passionate about interscholastic athletics and care about the student-athletes they are privileged to serve. Below is the link to our Coaches Directory web-page, with contact information for all MRHS Head Coaches. Please contact to find out important sport-specific information for the sports you are interested in.
  • https://marvinridgeathleticzone.com/athletics-information/coaches-directory/

• MR Mavericks Athletics Mobile Fan App!
  • If you haven’t heard, Marvin Ridge Athletics has its very own mobile app with both High School and Middle School athletics content. Make sure you download today by searching “MR MAVERICKS ATHLETICS” in the app store (for both Apple & Android devices):
    • Follow Your Teams
    • Get Rosters & Schedules
    • See Games & Scores
    • Get Notifications
    • Purchase Tickets
    • And Much, Much More!

• MARVIN RIDGE ATHLETICZONE – Athletics Website – VNN
  • MRHS Athletics will continue our partnership with VNN for our athletic websites. New content and information for the 2024-2025 Athletic seasons is being updated daily, so be sure to click on the link below to see the online Home of Marvin Ridge High School Athletics!
  • marvinridgeathleticzone.com

• MRMABC
• Please be sure to support the Marvin Ridge Mavericks Athletics Booster Club and visit their website to become a member, view Sponsorship opportunities, purchase tickets to Middle School athletic events, and much more. Your support for the MRMABC is support for our student-athletes and their experience in our athletic programs!
• https://www.gomavericks.org/

• Official Marvin Ridge On-line Spirit Wear Store
  • Visit the official on-line spirit wear store for the Marvin Ridge Mavericks and get decked out in some great gear to support your Mavericks for the upcoming season. New gear for the 2022-2023 school year is now available and you can customize your gear with almost endless design options! Click on the link below and have fun shopping!
  • https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/north_carolina/waxhaw/marvin-ridge-high-school

GO MAVERICKS!