Athleticsat Episcopal High School

Athletics Philosophy

Episcopal High School is dedicated to the student’s pursuit of excellence and to the joy of learning and self-discovery in a caring and supportive community. Episcopal believes that physical exercise and conditioning are very important to the health of every teenage boy and girl and that habits and routines of exercise begun at a young age are important to lifelong health. EHS is also committed to the values taught by athletic competition. Sportsmanship, self-discipline, and perseverance are often learned through interscholastic sports. Most importantly, Episcopal’s athletic teams provide an opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds to learn the value of teamwork, cooperation, and mutual respect.

Sportsmanship

Episcopal High School is proud of the behavior and sportsmanship displayed by its players, coaches, and spectators. We value healthy rivalry, encourage spirited and fair play, and appreciate positive support offered by spectators. Episcopal players, coaches, and fans represent themselves, their teams, and their School with pride and poise. We treat visiting teams and officials as guests, extending to them every courtesy. We are modest in victory and gracious in defeat.

“ ehs is one of the most important places in my life. i represented episcopal with pride every time i had the chance. i wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for the opportunity ehs gave me to come from zimbabwe and study in america. the great coaches and athletics facilities at ehs helped me become a better soccer player and also a better person. now i am playing for one of the best soccer programs in the country and thank episcopal for that.”

Schillo Tshuma ’12 • Plays Soccer for the University of Maryland

Interscholastic Sports

Non-interscholastic offerings include kayaking, rock climbing, dance, cross training, tennis, and soccer.

“ my father has instilled within me competitiveness since birth. needless to say that it is this quality that has always driven my athletic endeavors. coming to episcopal freshman year, i knew that nearly everything in my life would change, but i never thought that this part of me could ever be altered. when i met jaye locke, the varsity field hockey team’s coach, for the first time during the summer of 2007, i never thought that she could change my outlook on the game. through her constant positive attitude, honest advice, and unremitting hard work, coach locke instilled in me passion. she once told me that ‘it’s about standing up, being strong, being confident, being passionate, not giving up – but finding that passion, strength, and love in what we do. . . not necessarily for ourselves, but for others. it’s about doing things to make a difference in this world.’ she showed me through example that you can get so much farther with passion than you ever could with only competitiveness. this lesson has not only changed my game for the bet-ter, but also my approach towards each task i take on. it has enabled me to play and will enable me to excel at the next level, williams college, her alma mater. i never thought that coach locke could change my game, i never imagined that the experience of playing for episcopal could change my life.”

Cary Hairfield ’11 • Plays Field Hockey for Williams College

Fall Boys’ Cross CountryGirls’ Cross Country

Field HockeyFootball

Boys’ SoccerGirls’ SoccerGirls’ Tennis

Girls’ Volleyball

WinterBoys’ BasketballGirls’ Basketball

Boys’ SquashGirls’ Squash

Boys’ Track & Field Girls’ Track & Field

Wrestling

SpringBaseball

Girls’ CrewGolf

Boys’ LacrosseGirls’ Lacrosse

SoftballBoys’ TennisGirls’ Tennis

Boys’ Track & FieldGirls’ Track & Field

Each year, Episcopal High School fields 42 interscholastic teams (including 25 varsity and 17 junior varsity teams) in 15 different sports. More than 375 students per year participate on these teams, and most of the freshmen and sophomores participate in interscholastic competition during all three seasons.

Athletics Facilities

Episcopal’s athletics facilities rank among the finest of any high school in the nation. The 130-acre campus includes:

Athletics Center, a 60,000-square-foot space featuring two full-sized basketball and volleyball courts, a fitness center and weight room, locker facilities, classrooms, and a Hall of Fame

Hummel Bowl, a 2,800-seat stadium with synthetic field turf

Eight playing fields, three with field turf and one with Bermuda grass

Goodman Squash Center, housing nine international-size, state-of-the-art squash courts

Cooper Dawson Baseball Diamond and a softball field

Wrestling cage, with capacity for two mats and an electronic mat lift

Athletic trainers’ suite, with advanced treatment and rehabilitation technology

Shuford Tennis Courts, with 12 all-weather courts

Outdoor swimming pool

Hoxton track, a six-lane, 400-meter outdoor track

Flippin Field House, includes a spike-resistant competition surface, three NCAA-compliant indoor tennis courts, three basketball courts, a 200-meter track, and a batting cage

Centennial Gymnasium, the main basketball court and volleyball court

Fitness center, a 6,000- square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness center featuring a full line of Life Fitness modular weight training machines and 30 cardiovascular machines

Professionally staffed free-weight room

Team locker rooms

League Competition

Episcopal’s boys’ teams are part of the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC), made up of six Washington, D.C., area schools. The EHS girls’ teams compete in the Indepen-dent School League (ISL) that consists of 15 schools in the Washington, D.C., area. Both of these leagues are considered to be very strong academically and athletically, and many member schools receive regional and national recognition. Since 1993, Episcopal’s girls’ teams have won 28 Independent School League Championships, and since 1979, EHS boys’ teams have been named Interstate Athletic Champions 38 times. In addition, Episcopal teams have been recognized as Virginia Independent School State Champions 27 times since 1930.

“ the work ethic that i developed here made me more independent, a more focused athlete and student, and it carried over into college and even to where i am now.”

Tim Hightower ’04 • NFL Football Player

Virginia Independent School State Champions2011 Boys’ Soccer2011 Boys’ Lacrosse2010 Golf2009 Boys’ Soccer2008 Boys’ Soccer2005 Girls’ Lacrosse2001 Boys’ Cross Country1999 Boys’ Basketball1998 Boys’ Basketball1997 Boys’ Basketball1996 Girls’ Basketball1995 Girls’ Basketball1992 Boys’ Lacrosse1986 Boys’ Cross Country

Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) League Championships (Boys’ League)2011 Basketball2010 Soccer

2009 Soccer, Track and Field2008 Soccer2007 Football2006 Track and Field2005 Track and Field2003 Tennis1999 Track and Field1998 Basketball, Football, Golf, Track and Field1997 Golf1996 Baseball1995 Basketball1994 Basketball, Track and Field1992 Football1991 Football1990 Golf1988 Golf1987 Tennis, Track and Field1986 Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field

Independent School League (ISL) League Champions (Girls’ League)2011 Field Hockey2010 Cross Country, Field Hockey, Lacrosse2009 Cross Country, Lacrosse2008 Softball, Volleyball2007 Tennis, Volleyball2005 Spring Tennis2003 Cross Country, Softball, Tennis2002 Basketball, Tennis2001 Spring Tennis2000 Lacrosse1997 Spring Tennis, Track and Field1996 Spring Tennis, Track and Field1995 Track and Field1994 Basketball1993 Fall Tennis, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Volleyball

College AthletesEHS student athletes have played or are currently participating in intercollegiate athletics at the following colleges and universities:

“ the athletics program at episcopal was a vital part of my personal development. i was initially leery of the multi-season athletic requirement for students, but the opportu-nity to be a multi-sport athlete was a key component to my earning a division 1 athletic scholarship. our coaches were knowledgeable and genuinely invested in our success and improvement. competing in sports outside of my ‘comfort zone’ exposed me to techniques and people that helped round out my athletic skill set.

" there is no bigger fan of the ehs athletic program than i. i recommend episcopal to any young person seeking a competitive yet caring environment.”

Danielle O’Banion ’97 • Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Kent State University

Amherst CollegeBates CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBrown UniversityBucknell UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityColby CollegeCollege of CharlestonColorado CollegeColumbia UniversityConnecticut CollegeDavidson CollegeDenison UniversityDickinson CollegeDuke UniversityEmory UniversityFairfield UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeFurman UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHamilton CollegeHampden-Sydney CollegeHarvard UniversityHaverford College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

James Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityLafayette CollegeLehigh UniversityLoyola UniversityPrinceton UniversityRandolph Macon CollegeRhodes CollegeRice UniversityRutgers UniversitySewanee: The University of

the SouthSkidmore CollegeSwarthmore CollegeSyracuse UniversityTrinity CollegeTufts UniversityUnion CollegeUnited States Air Force

AcademyUnited States Military

AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of AlbanyUniversity of California

at BerkeleyUniversity of Connecticut

University of DelawareUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of HartfordUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of North CarolinaUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern

CaliforniaUniversity of VirginiaVanderbilt UniversityVirginia TechVillanova UniversityWake Forest UniversityWashington and Lee

UniversityWellesley CollegeWesleyan UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWilliam & MaryWilliams CollegeWheaton CollegeYale University

Admission and Financial Aid

Admission to Episcopal is competitive, and successful applicants demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, strong character, and an eagerness to be part of a residential community. Over $4.4 million dollars in need-based financial aid is available each year and supports roughly 30 percent of the student body. Although the School does not award athletic scholarships, Episcopal does strive to make the School affordable to qualified students. In September 2013, students at Episcopal came from 26 states, 18 countries, and the District of Columbia.

“ the athletics program at ehs is something that i take great pride in. it preaches the importance of discipline and dili-gence, musts for success as a student-athlete. in college, budgeting athletic and academic commitments can be overwhelming. however, episcopal provided a foundation on how to manage both.

“ episcopal’s athletics program is bound by passion, com-mitment, character, and an undeniable tradition of ex-cellence. it was an honor to be able to wear the maroon and black, and to carry on the spirit and tradition of ehs athletics.”

Danny Coale ’07 • Plays football for the Dallas Cowboys

We encourage you to learn more about Episcopal High School by visiting our website at www.episcopalhighschool.org. Please fill

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