Athletics

Congratulations to our girls' gymnastics team on their impressive second-place finish at a thrilling IHSA state championship meet February 21 and 22. While also collecting several individual top finishes, Carmel produced two state champions. Lyndsey Basara '21 tied for 1st on the vault and Clare Keane '22 won the uneven parallel bars. Isabella Kropiwiec '20 earned third place on floor while Basara placed fourth. Kropiwiec also tied for fifth on vault, while Keane finished sixth in the all-around.

Senior Vincent Swindell has qualified for the IHSA state wrestling meet in the 145-pound weight class. This is his second trip downstate. The state meet will take place Thursday-Saturday, February 20-22, 2020 in Champaign.

The varsity gymnastics team captured the Sectional Championship on February 13 at Mundelein High School and will advance to the IHSA State Championships at Palatine High School on February 21. Carmel had individual champions in every event at Sectionals. Izzy Kropiwiec won vault and floor, Lyndsey Basara won beam, and Clare Keane took the top spot on bars.

The varsity girls' gymnastics team earned their 18th Regional Championship in a row on February 4, 2020, at Vernon Hills High School after earning one of their highest scores of the season. Lyndsey Basara '21 was Regional Champion on all events except beam, and that title went to Clare Keane '22.

Congratulations to our boys' hockey players who have been recognized by the state high school hockey coaches on several prestigious awards.

On the November 14 signing day, two student-athletes signed their letter of intent to continue their sport at the collegiate level.

Carina Monroe, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Swimming
Isabella Kropiwiec, Winona State University, Gymnastics

Carmel had four athletes represented at the IHSA State Meet in November. The girls’ team missed qualifying by only 9 points, but Ezzie Posner ’20, Abigail Kuderna ’20 and Isabel Ashley ’21 advanced to the state meet. Alexander Speer ’20 advanced for the boys.

Our girls varsity tennis team finished 2nd at sectionals in mid-October. First doubles pair, Reilly McGinn '21 and Emma Thomas '20, took fourth place and qualified for state! They will compete at the state tournament on October 25 and 26, 2019.

Much congratulations to our boys golf team, who finished 4th at the IHSA 2A State Tournament on October 19. Clint Bailes '21 tied for ninth place.

On February 16 the team placed 5th in state. Lyndsey Basara '21 placed 3rd in floor, Izzy Kropiwiec '20 placed 4th in vault and Clare Keane '22 placed 9th in bars.