Completing a triathlon in itself is an impressive feat. To be able to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles consecutively is something that takes a lot of endurance and training. Now think about doing a triathlon in the Swiss Alps, That’s exactly what 2010 New Trier graduate Matt Krause did June 24 when he competed and finished the SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon on the Brissago-Islands in 19 hours, 29 minutes. Continue reading
Every person takes a different path to the place they want to be. For some people, it’s a quick journey, while for others it’s a little longer.
For New Trier graduate and Clemson University setter Caroline Pearson, it was more of the latter, but she’s found a place where she’s happy and thriving.
After graduating from New Trier in 2015, Pearson took her talents to the University of Denver before transferring after a year to Arizona State University. After a year at Arizona State, Pearson decided to transfer to Clemson for her junior season, the 2017 season. Pearson said that both transfers had to do with coaches at those schools leaving. Continue reading
An athlete’s goal, especially in an individual event, is to not only do as well as you can, but to also hopefully come out on top as champion. But to do that, especially at the national level, takes a lot of time, patience and luck.
New Trier sophomore Andrew Flynn had all of the above when he participated in the USA Triathlon Youth Elite Boys National Championships August 4, 2018 in West Chester, Ohio. The Wilmette native came out on top however, beating his nearest competitor by 18 seconds, with a time of 30 minutes, 21 seconds.
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As the number of kids playing tackle football drops in the United States, one thing that is actually on the rise is the number of girls playing youth football.
According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, while girls make up less than 10 percent of all youth football players across the United States, more girls are playing than ever before. Continue reading
Andrew Berlin wanted to be a college professor.
Inspired by numerous teachers throughout high school and college, it led the Glencoe native to pursue teaching political science, history or philosophy. Continue reading
Katie Enrietto had never faced an injury more serious than a sprained ankle, so when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament during her senior season at Loyola, ending her final girls lacrosse season, it was something the Winnetka resident had never experienced. Continue reading
Marne Sullivan has been an athlete for the majority of her life.
But something set Sullivan apart from her fellow competitors — something that most people even today aren’t aware of: she was born deaf. Continue reading
Walk into New Trier on a Wednesday evening between December and February and you’re bound to hear basketballs bouncing, music blaring and basketball being played on every court in the school.
No we’re not talking about Scott Fricke or Teri Rodgers’ varsity teams. Or even any of the other school affiliated teams. Continue reading
The Guinness Book of World Records, now known as Guinness World Records, features more than 40,000 records, ranging from topics in sports to human interest to celebrities and food and drink.
Students in the sophomore class at New Trier High School found out on May 18 of last year that they’re the proud record holders of two records: Most Twins and Most Multiples in a Single Academic Year at One School. The sophomore class features 44 sets of twins and one set of triplets, accounting for 91 of the roughly 1,000 kids in the class. That number would make the twin birth rate of about one in every 10, compared to one in every 30, which is the national average. Continue reading
If Wilmette Junior High School was known for one thing, it had always been its chess team. The school’s program has won multiple state titles and was the only state-title winning program in the school’s history.
That changed during the weekend of March 9-10, 2018 at Northern Illinois University during the Boys State Wrestling Meet. Continue reading
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