Posted on 16 June 2011 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton Crew
Sophomore Kevin Shoop is the Crew's first coxswain invited to US Junior Nationals camp
Kevin Shoop, a Sophomore coxswain for the Bishop Ireton Men’s Rowing Team, was recently invited to train with the United States Junior National Team Development Camp in Pittsburgh, PA over this upcoming summer.
After a long process involving national recruiting camps and countless eligible athletes only a handful of coxswains were invited, including the Ireton sophomore. Shoop will be working to compete for the Development Camp at Summer Youth Nationals and looks to come back to Bishop Ireton next fall with a renewed sense of purpose and a drive to impart any new wisdom on his teammates, suggests the Cardinals’ head coach, Eric Gehrke of the opportunity.
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Posted on 16 June 2011 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton girls lacrosse, WCAC
2011 graduate Sarah Rupp (right) is a US Lacrosse honorable mention all American. Five Cardinals were also named Academic All Americans.
US Lacrosse recently released their 2011 list of hugh school all American girls’ lacrosse players as well as their Academic all-Americans. Sarah Rupp, a 2011 graduate, was the Cardinals’ selectee.
 Sarah is a four-year starter who served as a team captain and was a true leader on the team, according to Coach Rick Sofield. He elaborated by saying,  “She is the type of player, but more importantly, the type of person, who represents the highest ideals of Bishop Ireton lacrosse.” Rupp will attended UC-Davis next year where she has earned a scholarship to play lacrosse.
Bishop Ireton’s  five Academic All-Americans are: juniors Aubrey Gartlan; Margaret Nealon; Ciana Puglise; and Madelyn Zeigler, and Rupp. To be eligible for Academic All-American, the player must be a junior or senior who “exhibits exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field, and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom.
The US Lacrosse regulations say the player should also have left her mark beyond the lacrosse field and the classroom by making significant contributions of service to the school and/or community. The player must also have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher (out of 4.0) in more than 50% college prep, honors, or AP courses.
“I am very proud of our All-American and more so of our Academic All-Americans. Lacrosse is important to our girls and they work very hard in the off-season and preseason to be their best, but here at Bishop Ireton Faith, Family and Academics are their priorities. Aubrey, Margaret, Ciana, Maddie, and Sarah represent those ideals both on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.” commented a proud Sofield.
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Posted on 08 June 2011 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton Crew, Bishop Ireton girls lacrosse
Senior Oliva Babiec, (second to the front of photo) was Ireton's lone spring all-Met selectee. The 2011 graduate heads to Drexel to row in the fall.
Bishop Ireton graduated senior Olivia Babiec is Bishop Ireton”s second athlete selected by the Washington Post as an all-Met performer for the 2010-11 academic year.  The Drexel-bound rower for head coach Eric Gehrke was the one of the keys to the most successful season in team history where the girl’s varsity 8+.
These girls finished the regular season undefeated, earned Silver in their league (WMIRA) Championship, and advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Stotesbury Cup in the top event for the first time in school history. In the process their strongest athlete, Babiec, saw all her individual hard work pay off with this prestigious award.
Coach Gehrke, in his first season at the helm of the Cardinal program, was proud of her accomplishments this spring. “Oliva is a very dedicated rower, an extremely hard worker, which made her exceptionally strong. She will continue to excel in college, we are all thrilled that she was recognized by the Post. It reflects well on the entire program.”
She is the daughter of Dr & Mrs Dan Babiec of Alexandria. A strong rowing family, her brother, Thaddeus, competed for the Cardinals’ crew and now rows for the Terriers of Boston University. Her younger sister, Catherine, returns to the program next season as a junior to row for Bishop Ireton.
Madeline Zeigler, Ireton’s leading scorer during the 2011 girls lacrosse campaign, was named to the prestigious All-Met honorable mention list as a junior.  She, along with 2011 graduate Sarah Rupp, were selected earlier to the Virginia Independent Schools all state squad, as well as the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s first team all state. “Maddie” is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Richard Zeigler of Alexandria.
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