CROSSROADS CHARTER ACADEMY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

2017-2018

ANNUAL REPORT

Submitted by: Kevin Sankey

District Athletic Director Crossroads Charter Academy

2017-2018 ATHLETIC REPORT Table of Contents

Overview 2

Athletic Department Highlights 3

Academic Accomplishments 5

2017 - 2018 West Michigan D Academic All-Conference Award Recipients 6

Varsity Team Athletes with GPA of 3.0 or Greater and GPA Comparisons 7

High School Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights 8

Middle School Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights 13

Elementary Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights 15

Athletic Participants by Gender and Grade 16

Overall Athletic Participation by Grade 17

Participation by Season 18

Participation by Year and Grade Level 19

Participation by Building 20

Senior Athlete Award Recipients 21

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OVERVIEW

Crossroads Charter Academy had another successful school year of athletics. This report highlights the athletic accomplishments for the 2017-2018 school year, giving just a taste of the hard work of our students, coaches, and teams. Included is information about departmental operations and development, academic and athletic accomplishments, as well as our student participation rates this year. I am pleased to share the results of our year with you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or for additional information.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Communication: ● Fall, Winter, and Spring Meet the Team Evenings at CCA

● Fall, Winter, and Spring Parent/Coaches’ meetings

● Fall, Winter, and Spring Pre-Season Coaches’ meetings

● New athletic website is up and running (www.crossroadsathletics.com)

● New athletic department Twitter account (@CCA_CougarDen) continues to gain followers

Sportsmanship:

● Softball team received the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2018.

● Two basketball players were named to the BCAM Team First Award: ○ Logan Atchison ○ Roy Holsworth ○ The Team First Award is given to one member per varsity team who is chosen by

their BCAM Member Coach. This player should be the team member that most exemplifies putting team before self, teamwork, commitment, service, and sacrifice.

Professional Activities:

● Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches are members of their respective coaches associations.

● Athletic Director attends monthly West Michigan D League meetings for high school, middle school and elementary activities.

● Athletic Director attends quarterly Northern Michigan Soccer League meetings for varsity boys and girls programs.

● Athletic Director is an active member of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA).

● Athletic Director is an active member of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

● Athletic Director attended the MIAAA Leadership Academy in August.

● Athletic Director attended the MHSAA AD In-Service and Update Meetings in October.

● Athletic Director attended the MIAAA Winter Conference in March.

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● Athletic Director completed certification requirements to become a Registered Athletic Administrator (RAA) through the NIAAA in August.

● Athletic Director served on the MHSAA Junior High/Middle School Committee and Baseball Rule Committee.

● Boys soccer coach Josh Yurick served as chair for All-District Committee.

● Boys soccer coach Josh Yurick is a member of the United Soccer Coaches Association.

● Cross country coaches attended the 2017 MITCA Cross Country Clinic in October.

● Girls varsity basketball coach Paulette Warczinsky completed MHSAA CAP 1 in November.

● Football coach Thomas Wheeler attended Glazier Clinic in March.

● Girls varsity soccer coach Sarah Cook attended the MHSAA Women in Sports Leadership conference in February.

● Girls softball coach Kevin Brigham completed MHSAA CAP 1 in April.

● Volleyball coach Kristin Yates completed MHSAA CAP 1 in April.

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Academic Accomplishments

● Five student-athletes have received eight (8) individual All-State Academic recognitions as scholar athletes:

○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls Cross Country (MITCA) ○ Trinity Murray - Volleyball (MIVCA) ○ Katherine Cook - Girls Bowling (MHSIBCA) ○ Zakiah Hashimi - Girls Bowling (MHSIBCA) ○ Trinity Murray - Girls Bowling (MHSIBCA) ○ Katelyn Donley - Girls Soccer (MIHSSCA) ○ Zakiah Hashimi - Girls Soccer (MIHSSCA) ○ Trinity Murray - Girls Soccer (MIHSSCA)

● Two (2) members of the senior class received MHSAA Scholar Athlete recognition:

○ Trinity Murray ○ Amber Poortvliet

● The Football team earned MHSFCA 8-Man Honorable Mention Academic All-State

honors with a GPA of 2.81.

● The Varsity Girls’ Basketball team earned BCAM Class D Academic All-State honors with a GPA of 3.21.

● The Varsity Boys’ Basketball team earned BCAM Class D Academic All-State honors

with a GPA of 3.13.

● The Varsity Girls’ Soccer team earned MIHSSCA Class D Academic All-State honors with a GPA of 3.45.

● 58 student-athletes received WMD Academic All-Conference awards.

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2017 - 2018 West Michigan D Academic All-Conference Award Recipients

FALL (24) WINTER (10)

Name Sport Name Sport David Cowles Boys’ Soccer Britton Angell Boys’ Basketball Tyler Hund Boys’ Soccer Ryan Haner Boys’ Basketball Joshua Hunt Boys’ Soccer Matthew Holsworth Boys’ Basketball Alex Withers Boys’ Soccer Keegan McKinnon Boys’ Basketball Kristoffer Wood Boys’ Soccer Allie Angell Girls’ Basketball Caleb Buys Boys’ Cross Country Mackenzie Cole Girls’ Basketball Casey Gabalis Boys’ Cross Country Kiranjit Kaur Girls’ Basketball Keegan McKinnon Boys’ Cross Country Triston Murray Girls’ Basketball Allie Angell Girls’ Cross Country Megan Schultz Girls’ Basketball Bryana Cowles Girls’ Cross Country Samantha Taylor Girls’ Basketball Katie Donley Girls’ Cross Country Jaylen Schroeder Girls’ Cross Country Nicholas Brummeler Football Tyler Dennis Football Keegan McKinnon Football Hunter Hollohan Football Mackenzie Cole Volleyball Hannah Curtis Volleyball Kiranjit Kaur Volleyball Jada Meeuwes Volleyball Trinity Murray Volleyball Triston Murray Volleyball Kylee Purcell Volleyball Samantha Taylor Volleyball

SPRING (24) Name Sport Name Sport Jenelle Costello Softball Jaylen Schroeder Girls’ Track & Field Hannah Curtis Softball Amber Poortvliet Girls’ Track & Field Madeleine Alber Softball Benjamin Harrington Boys’ Track & Field Megan Schultz Softball Nicholas Brummeler Boys’ Track & Field Mackenzie Cole Softball Caleb Buys Boys’ Track & Field Katelyn Donley Girls’ Soccer Joseph Wendlowsky Boys’ Track & Field Zakiah Hashimi Girls’ Soccer Trinity Murray Girls’ Soccer Bryana Cowles Girls’ Soccer Mary Wendlowsky Girls’ Soccer Haylee Worrall Girls’ Soccer Alayna Dubreuil Girls’ Soccer Jada Meeuwes Girls’ Soccer Alleigha Angell Girls’ Soccer Leah Davis Girls’ Soccer Tyler Dennis Baseball Keegan McKinnon Baseball Keegan McKinnon Boys’ Track & Field

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Varsity Team Athletes with GPA of 3.0 or Greater

Fall Sports Percentage of Team Athletes with GPA of 3.0 or greater

Boys’ Soccer 58% Boys’ Cross Country 50%

Cheer 83% Girls’ Cross Country 100%

Football 50% Volleyball 92%

Winter Sports Percentage of Team Athletes with GPA of 3.0 or greater

Boys’ Basketball 82% Boys’ Bowling 50%

Cheer 80% Girls’ Basketball 100% Girls’ Bowling 80%

Spring Sports Percentage of Team Athletes with GPA of 3.0 or greater

Baseball 80% Boys’ Track 66% Girls’ Track 60% Girls’ Soccer 94%

Softball 66%

Grade Point Average Comparisons

GPA - High School Athletes GPA - High School Non-Athletes

FALL 3.00 2.68

WINTER 3.17 2.63

SPRING 3.24 2.44

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High School Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights

● Boys’ Basketball player Britton Angell reached the 1,000 career point total on 2/21/2018.

● Boys’ Basketball player Britton Angell was named Class D Michigan Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State.

● Boys’ Basketball player Britton Angell was named Class D Detroit Free Press Honorable

Mention All-State.

● Girls’ Cross Country team qualified for Team State by placing 3rd in Regionals.

● Girls’ Cross Country runner Jaylen Schroeder qualified for MHSAA State finals by placing 10th at Regionals.

● CCA hosted the MHSAA Class D Volleyball Regional in the Fall.

● CCA hosted the MHSAA Class D Boys’ Basketball District in the Winter.

● CCA hosted the MHSAA Class D Girls’ Basketball Regional in the Winter

● CCA hosted the MHSAA Class D Girls’ Soccer District in the Spring.

● Ten (10) student-athletes were selected WMD All-Conference in the Fall:

○ Josh Fullmer - Boys’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Haley Jankowski - Volleyball (1st Team) ○ Mackenzie Cole - Volleyball (2nd Team) ○ Trinity Murray - Volleyball (Honorable Mention) ○ Ethan Davis - Boys’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Jackson Wickes - Boys’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Joshua Scott - Boys’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Cameron Carnes - Boys’ Soccer (Honorable Mention) ○ Tyler Dennis - Football (2nd Team)

● Two (2) members of the Cross Country team medaled at Portage Invite (Top 50):

○ Josh Fullmer - Boys Cross Country ○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls Cross Country

● Two (2) members of the Cross Country team received All-State at MITCA Class D State

Championship: ○ Josh Fullmer - Boys Cross Country ○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls Cross Country

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● Five (5) members of the Boys’ Soccer team were selected NMSL All-Conference: ○ Ethan Davis - 1st Team ○ Jackson Wickes - 1st Team ○ David Barger - Honorable Mention ○ Cameron Carnes - Honorable Mention ○ David Cowles - Honorable Mention

● Five (5) members of the Boys’ Soccer team were selected All-District:

○ David Barger ○ Ethan Davis ○ Joshua Scott ○ Michael Thorne ○ Jackson Wickes

● Girls’ Bowling team won the WCMHSC conference tournament champion.

● Two (2) members of the Girls’ Bowling team were selected WCMHSC All-Conference:

○ Bailey Dever (2nd overall at conference tournament) ○ Jada Meeuwes (3rd overall at conference tournament)

● Three (3) student-athletes were selected WMD All-Conference in the Winter:

○ Britton Angell - Boys Basketball (1st Team) ○ Jackson Wickes - Boys Basketball (Honorable Mention) ○ Haley Jankowski - Girls Basketball (Honorable Mention)

● Fourteen (14) student-athletes were selected to the Dream Team by the Pioneer:

○ Ethan Davis - Boys’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Jackson Wickes - Boys’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Josh Fullmer - Boys’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Haley Jankowski - Volleyball (1st Team) ○ Trinity Murray - Volleyball (2nd Team) ○ Joshua Hunt - Boys’ Bowling (1st Team) ○ Jada Meeuwes - Girls’ Bowling (1st Team) ○ Haley Jankowski - Girls’ Basketball (2nd Team) ○ Britton Angell - Boys’ Basketball (1st Team) ○ Haylee Worrall - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Trinity Murray - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Natalie Chapman - Girls’ Track (1st Team) ○ Maddie Alber - Softball (1st Team)

● Coach Ben Talsma was selected the Cross Country Coach of the Year by the Pioneer

Newspaper.

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● Britton Angell is invited to attend BCAM/MHSAA Reaching Higher Experience in July. ● Boys’ Basketball player Britton Angell was selected Class D BCAM’s BEST.

● Girls’ Soccer team won their 1st annual soccer invite on April 21.

● Girls’ Soccer team played twice (2) at Ferris State University’s turf soccer field on April

19 and April 23.

● The track program hosted four (4) meets this Spring, which is the most in one season.

● Twenty-Seven (27) student-athletes were selected WMD All-Conference in the Spring: ○ Jaylen Schroeder - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 1600M Run, 800M Run, 4x400

Relay) ○ Natalie Chapman - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 100M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles) ○ Kiara Atchison - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x400 Relay) ○ Tahlyana Hinton - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x400 Relay, Honorable Mention -

100M Hurdles) ○ Logan Atchison - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x400 Relay; 2nd Team - 800M Run) ○ Ethan Davis - Boys’ Track (2nd Team - 800M Run, Honorable Mention - 4x100

Relay) ○ Shannon Ewing-Brown - Boys’ Track (2nd Team - High Jump, Honorable

Mention - 4x100 Relay) ○ Amber Poortvliet - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x100M Relay, 2nd Team - 100M

Hurdles, Pole Vault) ○ Keegan McKinnon - Boys’ Track (2nd Team - Pole Vault) ○ Tyler Omo - Boys’ Track (Honorable Mention - 4x100M Relay) ○ Dawson Soller - Boys’ Track (Honorable Mention - 4x100M Relay) ○ Josh Fullmer - Boys’ Track (Honorable Mention - 3200M Run) ○ Casey Gabalis - Boys’ Track (Honorable Mention - Discuss Throw) ○ Joe Wendlowsky - Boys’ Track (Honorable Mention - Pole Vault) ○ Bailey Dever - Girls’ Track (Honorable Mention - Shot Put) ○ Haylee Worrall - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Allie Angell - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Samantha Taylor - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Leah Davis - Girls’ Soccer (1st Team) ○ Trinity Murray - Girls’ Soccer (2nd Team) ○ Maddie Alber - Softball (1st Team) ○ Hannah Curtis - Softball (1st Team) ○ Megan Schultz - Softball (2nd Team) ○ Mackenzie Cole - Softball (2nd Team) ○ Bethany Curtis - Softball (Honorable Mention) ○ Michael Thorne - Baseball (1st Team) ○ Dawson Soller - Baseball (2nd Team)

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● Twenty One (21) student-athletes were selected Track All-Region: ○ Ethan Davis (1st Team) 3rd Place - 800 Meters, (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x400

Relay, (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x100 Relay ○ Shannon Ewing-Brown (1st Team) 3rd Place - High Jump, (2nd Team) 5th Place -

4x100 Relay ○ Cameron Carnes (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x800 Relay, (2nd Team) 5th Place -

4x400 Relay ○ Jonathan Sellas (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x800 Relay, (2nd Team) 5th Place -

4x400 Relay, (3rd Team) 7th Place - 4x200 Relay ○ Josh Fullmer (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x800 Relay, (3rd Team) 7th Place - 1600

Meters ○ Keegan McKinnon (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x800 Relay ○ Casey Gabalis (2nd Team) 4th Place - Discus ○ Joe Wendlowsky (2nd Team) 6th - Discus ○ Ben Harrington (3rd Team) 7th Place - 4x200 Relay ○ Javyd Sawyer (3rd Team) 7th Place - 4x200 Relay ○ Alex Withers (3rd Team) 7th Place - 4x200 Relay ○ Tyler Omo (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x100 Relay ○ Dawson Soller (2nd Team) 5th Place - 4x100 Relay ○ Natalie Chapman (1st Team) 2nd Place - 100m Hurdles, (2nd Team) 4th Place -

4x100 Relay, (1st Team) 1st Place - 300m Hurdles, (1st Team) 2nd Place - 4x400 Relay

○ Amber Poortvliet (1st Team) 3rd Place - 100m Hurdles, (2nd Team) 4th Place - 4x100 Relay, (1st Team) 2nd Place - 4x400 Relay

○ Haley Jankowski (2nd Team) 4th Place - 4x100 Relay ○ Logan Atchison (2nd Team) 4th Place - 4x100 Relay, (1st Team) 2nd Place -

4x400 Relay ○ Jaylen Schroeder (1st Team) 3rd Place - 800 Meters, (1st Team) 2nd Place -

4x400 Relay ○ Tahlyana Hinton (2nd Team) 6th Place - High Jump ○ Bailey Dever (2nd Team) 6th Place - Shot Put ○ Bethan Curtis (2nd Team) 6th Place - Discus

● Four (4) students on the Girls’ Soccer team were selected NMSL All-Conference:

○ Allie Angell - 1st Team ○ Haylee Worrall - Honorable Mention ○ Samantha Taylor - Honorable Mention ○ Kiran Kaur - Honorable Mention

● Four (4) student-athletes qualified for the Division IV Track and Field State Finals:

○ Natalie Chapman - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 4x400 Relay ○ Amber Poortvliet - 4x400 Relay

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○ Logan Atchison - 4x400 Relay ○ Jaylen Schroeder - 4x400 Relay

● Two (2) members of the Girls’ Soccer team were selected All-District:

○ Allie Angell ○ Haylee Worrall

● Senior baseball player Michael Thorne played in the local baseball all-star game at Big Rapids High School

School records broken this school year:

● Boys’ basketball player Britton Angell set a new single game scoring record with 53 points (12/07/2017).

● Girls’ basketball player Haley Jankowski set a new single season block record with 61. ● Boys’ basketball coach Jason Kostecki reached 116 career varsity wins. ● Girls’ track athlete Jaylen Schroeder set a new 800 meter run record with 2:39.86s. ● Girls’ track athlete Natalie Chapman set a new 100 meter hurdles record with 17.6s. ● Girls’ track athlete Natalie Chapman set a new 300 meter hurdles record with 49.40s. ● Girls’ track relay team of Natalie Chapman, Amber Poortvliet, Logan Atchison, and

Jaylen Schroeder set a new 4x400 meter relay record with 4:26.94s.

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Middle School Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights

● Five (5) student-athletes were selected WMD All-Conference in the Fall: ○ Johnny Christensen - Boys’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Amelia Thompson - Girls’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Kaitlin Buys - Girls’ Cross Country (1st Team) ○ Jackie Cole - Girls’ Cross Country (2nd Team) ○ Jeffrey Wyman - Boys’ Cross Country (2nd Team)

● Three (3) members of the Cross Country team medaled at Portage Invite (Top 50)

○ Amelia Thompson - Girls’ Cross Country (3rd out of 285) ○ Johnny Christensen - Boys’ Cross Country (8th out of 245) ○ Jeffrey Wyman - Boys’ Cross Country (13th out of 245)

● Girls’ 7th grade basketball team won the WMD Conference Tournament.

● Girls’ 8th grade basketball team won the WMD Conference Tournament.

● Girls’ Middle School Track team won the WMD Conference.

● Eighteen (18) students were selected WMD All-Conference in the Spring:

○ Dan Hillis - Boys’ Track (1st Team - 200M Dash, 4x200 Relay, 2nd Team - High Jump)

○ Braylon Derevage - Boys’ Track (1st Team - 4x400 Relay, Honorable Mention 55M Hurdles, 200M Hurdles)

○ Jedidiah Peck - Boys’ Track (2nd Team - Shot Put) ○ Zarien Hansen - Boys’ Track (1st Team - Pole Vault, 4x200 Relay, 4x400 Relay) ○ Jordan Wahl - Boys’ Track 1st Team - 4x200 Relay, 4x400 Relay, 2nd Team -

Pole Vault) ○ Jeffrey Wyman - Boys’ Track (1st Team - 4x200 Relay) ○ Johnny Christensen - Boys’ Track (1st - 4x400 Relay) ○ Amelia Thompson - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 3200 M Run, 1600M Run, 4x400

Relay) ○ Kaitlin Buys - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x800 Relay, 2nd Team - 1600M Run,

4x100 Relay) ○ Amelia Lindsey - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x800 Relay, 4x400 Relay, Honorable

Mention - 1600M Run) ○ Emily VanLuinen - Girls’ Track (1st Team - Shot Put) ○ Abby McDonald - Girls’ Track (Honorable Mention - Shot Put) ○ Emeleagh Cornelius - Girls’ Track (2nd Team - Pole Vault, 4x100 Relay)

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○ Emalie Voigt - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x200 Relay, 2nd Team - Long Jump, 4x100 Relay)

○ Jackie Cole - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x200 Relay, 4x800 Relay, 4x400 Relay) ○ Isabella Wahl - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x200 Relay, 4x800 Relay, 4x400

Relay) ○ Violet Talsma - Girls’ Track (1st Team - 4x200 Relay, 2nd Team - 4x100 Relay)

School records broken this school year:

● Girls’ middle school track athlete Emily Van Luinen set a new shot put record with 32’ 9.5”

● Girls’ middle school track athlete Emeleagh Cornelius set a new pole vault record with 5’0”

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Elementary School Celebrations, Significant Accomplishments, and Highlights

● New elementary cheerleading program began in the winter by coach Nadine Sarabia and

finished the season with nineteen (19) cheerleaders.

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Athletic Participants by Gender and Grade

High School 9th

Grade Males

9th Grade

Females

10th Grade Males

10th Grade

Females

11th Grade Males

11th Grade

Females

12th Grade Males

12th Grade

Females

Total

1 Sport 10 5 8 5 6 4 4 2 44 2 Sports 1 7 4 4 6 2 4 3 31 3 Sports 1 6 4 3 3 3 1 5 26 4 Sports 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 5 Sports 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Total 12 18 18 12 16 10 9 12 107

Middle School

6th Grade Males

6th Grade Females

7th Grade Males

7th Grade Females

8th Grade Males

8th Grade Females

Total

1 Sport 9 7 5 6 1 3

2 Sports 1 5 1 7 7 8

3 Sports 3 1 0 3 0 3

4 Sports 0 3 0 0 0 0

Total 13 16 6 16 8 14

Elementary School

5th Grade Males

5th Grade

Females

4th Grade Males

4th Grade

Females

3rd Grade Males

3rd Grade

Females

2nd Grade Males

2nd Grade

Females

Total

1 Sport 13 7 3 6 0 6 0 3 38

2 Sports 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

Total 13 15 3 6 0 6 0 3 46

Crossroads Athletics had 226 students participate in at least one sport this year!

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Overall Athletic Participation by Grade

Grade Participation Class Size % of Participation

12th 21 42 50%

11th 26 51 51%

10th 30 57 53%

9th 30 49 61%

8th 22 35 63%

7th 22 35 63%

6th 29 43 67%

5th 28 54 52%

4th 9 36 25%

3rd 6 46 13%

2nd 3 31 9%

Total 226 479 47%

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Participation by Season

Season 2016-2017 2017-2018

Fall 123 139

Winter 86 131

Spring 108 108

Total 317 378

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Participation by Year and Grade Level

2016-2017 2017-2018

High School (9th -12th) 84 107

Middle School (6th -8th ) 71 73

Elementary (2nd - 5th) 27 46

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Participation by Building

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Senior Athlete Award Recipients

Crossroads Male Athlete of the Year Michael Thorne

Crossroads Female Athlete of the Year Trinity Murray

Iron Cougar Award Bethany Curtis Zakiah Hashimi Amber Poortvliet Michael Thorne

WMD AAA Awards Michael Thorne Kiranjit Kaur Trinity Murray Zakiah Hashimi

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