Sports Roundup Winter 2024

We’re proud of all our student athletes who gave it their all in the winter sports season! There were some notable standouts as well. The coed varsity wrestling team won the 2024 FSL Wrestling Championship and secured first place in the PAISAA Commonwealth Division! The seniors on the team are pictured below. In addition, two wrestlers, Ryan Tookes ’24 and Luke Holgate ’24, qualified for the 2024 National Prep Wrestling Tournament. This was Coach Jay Farrow‘s final season with the team and not only did his team give him a memorable one, but also he was given the National Prep Wrestling’s Coach of the Year Award. Congratulations to the team and to Coach Farrow! (Stay tuned to the next issue of the next Westonian Magazine for more on his storied career at Westtown.)

Meanwhile, the girls varsity basketball team continued their impressive streak of winning FSL and PAISAA State Championships! They went undefeated in the FSL season and won their fourth consecutive FSL title and third straight PAISAA State title. Jordan Palmer ’27 was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania, and she was also invited to the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Minicamp. We are proud of this tenacious team!

Additionally, the boys varsity swimming team secured third place in the FSL Championships! Congratulations also go to the six swimmers who advanced to swim in Easterns: Will Bradley ’25, Mae Conzemius ’25, Rose Cook ’28, Simon Kim ’27, Jacob Liu ’25, and Will Nangle ’24.

Many of our winter sport athletes were named to the Friends School League All-League Team First Team and Honorable Mentions. In fact, over the fall and winter seasons, Westtown School has had more athletes on the All-League First Team and Honorable Mentions than any other Friends School! Go ‘TOWN! We recognize these athletes:

All-League Team
Savannah Curry ’24 (Basketball)
Olivia Jones ’25 (Basketball)
Jessie Moses ’27(Basketball)
Jordyn Palmer ’27(Basketball)
Atlee Vanesko ’26 (Basketball)
Cam Wallace ’26 (Basketball)
Will Nangle ’24 (Swimming) 
Soren Clunk ’24 (Wrestling)
Sam Downing ’25 (Wrestling)
Luke Holgate ’24 (Wrestling)
Devin Swarthout ’24 (Wrestling)
Ryan Tookes ’24 (Wrestling)

Honorable Mention 
Jayden Kelsey ’25 (Basketball)
Malik Rasul ’24 (Basketball)
Felix Cardoso (Wrestling)
Evan Holgate (Wrestling)
Rose Cook ’28 (Swimming)

Congratulations also go to Waring Award winners Soren Clunk ’24 and Vianna Kanyamiheto-Watson ’25! The Waring Award recognizes athletes who “The Waring Award is given at the culmination of each sport season to the student athlete(s) who “have dedicated themselves day in and day out, in service of their school, teammates, and coaches.  This award is intended to lift up those who constantly strive for improvement, who persevere when things are tough, and who lift up those around them with their tireless effort and positive attitude.”