Student Standouts: Cox-Garleanu ’26, Durrill ’27, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Field Hockey, Boys Swimming & Diving, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball
Congratulations to this week’s standouts below. Way to go #RamNation! And as always, if you have a story to share, please email weeklynews@micds.org.
Junior Shortlisted for the Bridport Prize in Poetry
Bravo to Isabelle Cox-Garleanu ’26 who was shortlisted for the 2024 Bridport Prize in Poetry! This means that her poem Blue Rhythm, which intertwines elements of Japanese folklore with imagery of the ocean, made it into the top three percent out of thousands of entries. „This is a prestigious international writing contest that I have always dreamed of competing in,“ Cox-Garleanu shares. „I am super grateful!“ Fantastic job, poet Isabelle! Keep writing!
Sophomore Announced as an Athlete of the Week
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May Durrill ’27 has been announced as a high school athlete of the week. Durrill, as middle blocker, helped our Rams win our first district championship in volleyball with 39 kills, three digs, two aces, and one block assist. She currently holds the single-season kills record for MICDS and has a .85 blocks per set average. Way to go, May!
Girls Cross Country Sweeps Metro Conference Meet
Girls Cross Country did a fantastic job at the Metro Conference Meet, winning as a team in both the Varsity and JV divisions!
In the JV division, Carrie Clennan ’26 was the JV Metro League Conference Champion, Addilyn Farmer ’26 finished with a second-place ribbon, Kennan Miller ’28 finished with a third-place ribbon, Carli Salazar Estrada ’25 finished with a fifth-place ribbon, Chryssa Smith ’27 finished with a sixth-place ribbon, Lucy Black ’28 finished with a seventh-place ribbon, Charlotte Medler ’26 finished with a ninth-place ribbon, Claire Reardon ’27 finished with an 11th-place ribbon, Emily Rotskoff ’27 finished with a 12th-place ribbon, Rosemary Edwards ’28 finished with a 13th-place ribbon, and Lucy Pickett ’27 finished with a 14th-place ribbon. Go Rams!
Girls Golf State Championship in the News
In case you missed the exciting news, the MICDS Girls Golf team won the Class 2 state championships last week. Check out this article by West Newsmagazine for a recap of their phenomenal season!
Field Hockey's Quarterfinal Victory
At the Missouri Field Hockey State Quarterfinal matchup, Caroline Birkel ’25 scored four goals to help bring MICDS to victory against Cor Jesu, 6-3. Although Caroline spent a lot of the field hockey season as a soccer goalkeeper in Colombia for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup, she is a forward on the MICDS field hockey team.
Other standouts on the team include Victoria Noble ’28 who has 28 goals for the season, and Hattie Sloane ’25, both who scored one goal in the quarterfinal match. Read the game recap here.
Boys Swimming and Diving Ready to Splash into Postseason with New Coach
The Boys Swimming and Diving Team is heading into postseason competition at the annual MICDS Invitational this Friday, November 1, for the end-of-season championship meet. The District Diving Competition will take place November 8 and 9, and the MSHSAA Class 2 State Meet will be at the Rec-Plex on November 14 and 15. The Rams hold a winning record on their season, 5-4, with notable victories over rival John Burroughs 93-89 and Parkway South 110-73.
This season, the team has been led by our new Head Varsity Boys Swimming and Diving Coach, Amy Fulton. Coach Fulton is new to the St. Louis area as of this past spring, having grown up in Denver, Colorado, and having lived in Iowa City, Iowa, for the last eight years. She swam collegiately at the University of Iowa from 2016-2020 and has six years of club coaching experience with the Iowa Flyers Swim Club. As a high school swimmer in Colorado, Fulton was an eight-time state champion and three-time All-American swimmer in the butterfly and freestyle events, earning a scholarship to swim for the Hawkeyes. At Iowa, Fulton was a two-year captain and three-time Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Athlete, swimming a pair of all-time Top 10 times in the 100 and 200 butterfly events for the program. As the Iowa Flyers Swim Club Head Age Group Coach, Fulton coached over 30 individual state champions, led as Team Iowa’s Head Coach to regional and zone championships, and administered and managed her program of 250 athletes and 20 coaches.
Upon joining the Rams, Fulton shared, „MICDS feels like just the right place at the right time in my coaching journey. I’m so impressed by the drive and passion of these student-athletes for their work in the pool and the classroom. It’s a privilege to come alongside them in their successes and curate an environment of leadership, excellence, and growth in all they do. Swimming, and all sports for that manner, is such a unique avenue to be challenged and develop critical life skills of resilience, persistence, hard work, and working with a team. My goal is that each MICDS swimmer and diver experiences growth in these areas in their season and beyond!“
We’re thrilled to have you, Coach Fulton! Let’s go, Rams!
Rams Make a Showing at Individual Girls Tennis State Final
Varsity Volleyball Wins Sectionals and Districts for the First Times Ever
In postseason sectionals action on Halloween, the MICDS Varsity Girls Volleyball team came back from being down 17-11 in set three to taking the match, 25-19! They are officially advancing to the Class 3 State Quarterfinals on Saturday, November 2. This is a historical season for Rams volleyball. Keep it up, Rams!
Last week, the team defeated Villa on Friday, October 25, to win the District Championship on their home court. The final scores of the match were 25-20, 25-16, and 25-21! Watch a short video of the final match point here! Way to go, Rams!
