While we’re proud to share that our female golfers won the ISL All-Girls Invitational at Ould Newbury Golf Club, and that the entire golf team was honored with the ISL Sportsmanship Award, individual athletic accomplishments were impressive this spring, too.

Six sixth-formers earned ISL First Team awards, including Shayne King ’25 for baseball and Mason Malouf ’25 for golf (who also qualified for the Mass Open). A slew of lacrosse players earned honorable mentions, four for boys and five for girls, while the baseball and tennis teams both scored two.

It was crew and softball, though, that set the bar.

Aybike Crott P’25, P’28 captured some of the crew’s joy at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) races in her May 24 photograph of a celebration after the regattas on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

SERIOUS SPEED FROM CREW

For the first time in the history of Brooks’ crew program, both Brooks’ boys and girls first boats qualified for the A finals at the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida.

Representing Brooks School at the event, held June 12 to 15, they each competed against the top 32 crews in the country, with the boys 4+ taking fourth place and the girls 4+ capturing seventh place. (This is the fifth straight year Brooks has competed in nationals.)

Overall, Director of Rowing Tote Smith P’18, P’20, P’22 says, Brooks’ crew “had a very, very good season,” noting that three varsity boats went into their regular season championships undefeated.

At the annual NEIRA regatta on May 24, Brooks girls’ first boat was seeded No. 1 and the boys first boat was seeded second.

“It’s the first time in a long time that we’ve had this impressive of a ranking,” says Director of Athletics Andrea Heinze P’19.

All eight of Brooks’ boats made it to the grand finals at NEIRA and Smith was happy to report that “six of our eight boats brought home hardware:” a silver medal and a bronze for the girls, and one silver and three bronze for the boys.

Celebrating the crew’s success during the spring afternoon activities awards on campus, May 29, Heinze shared, “It was the best overall finish in decades at Brooks School.”

SOFTBALL STAR

Brooks softball finished second in the ISL with an impressive 8-1 record (11-4 overall). The squad made it to the semifinal of the annual Big East Tournament only to fall to Noble and Greenough School 3-1. Yet, looking back on the season, specifically at the pitching circle and all that flame thrower Jackie Giordano ’25 gave to the team, there is little to disappoint.

The 2025 “ISL Softball Player of the Year” threw 60 innings in league games, allowed only six runs total and logged three no-hitters, two one-hitters, one perfect game (4.5 innings) and five shutouts.

“She dominated game after game,” says coach Heinze, noting that Giordano recorded 571 strikeouts during her time at Brooks.

“She is an all-around skilled, talented softball player. From pitching to hitting to running the bases, Jackie is among the best in her craft. She’s led the team in batting, hitting in the clean-up spot for multiple years, and dominating opponents. She is a leader in everything she does, on and off the field, and is as humble as they come, always going out of her way to help a teammate and do what she could to make our team better.” And her efforts paid off.

Giordano was named to the ISL First team, along with teammates Sophia Florencio ’28 and Kyleigh Matola ’25, with whom she also shares All-NEPSAC honors.

Honorable mentions went to Finley Cronin ’27 and Kaylie Feldberg ’27 from the ISL and to Feldberg and Florencio for the NEPSAC.

POINTS FOR THE PREFECT

On April 16, lacrosse captain and head prefect, Lydia Tangney ‘25, scored and then surpassed her 300th career point while also approaching 400 draw controls, prompting coach Julie Duffy to marvel at the time, “This is unreal!”

Soon after, Tangney was named All-NEPSAC, All-ISL and recognized at graduation with two awards, including the Head of School’s Prize.

“Her stats — at Brooks: 294 goals, 65 assists, 359 points, 424 draw controls and her commitment to play Division 1 lacrosse at Ohio State next year — are impressive but what truly sets this student-athlete apart is the intangibles,” said Heinze before presenting Tangney, who also played basketball, with The Frank D. Ashburn Athletic Award.

“...She is not only one of the most talented athletes to come through Brooks in recent memory, but also a leader whose presence has elevated every team she’s been part of.”
 

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This story is recreated from an article in the Summer 2025 Bulletin. This print magazine chronicles the Brooks School experience — from on-campus current events to the lives and accomplishments of alumni. Learn more and read back issues on our Brooks Bulletin page.