Peddie Athletics

Peddie boys cross country and Peddie girls cross country both earned wins at home at Peddie Golf Course for Peddie-Blair Day in the last event of the season and clinch the Kelley-Potter Cup for the Falcons.

Event summary: On a clear, crisp Blair Day afternoon, the Peddie cross country team took part in one of the country’s oldest and most spirited prep school rivalries against its counterparts from Blair Academy. Covering two miles at Peddie Golf Course and then navigating nearby neighborhoods en route to a fast finish on campus in front of hundreds of supporters, the Falcons completed their seasons with a pair of victories: the girls defeated Blair, 20-38, and the boys beat the Bucs, 21-40.

James Hamnett ’25 captured his second victory of the season in a personal record of 16:44. Co-captain Baker Pott ’25 (second, 16:57) ran right with Hamnett for the entire race and gave Peddie a strong start ahead of Blair’s top two runners, who finished third and fourth. After that, the Falcons quickly closed out the scoring and secured a win for the blue and gold, taking the next five places in a span of just nine seconds. Jack Stewart ’25 (fifth, 17:44), Theo Salapatas ’27 (sixth, 17:46), Ethan Sbarro ’26 (seventh, 17:51), Landen Jefferson ’25 (eighth, 17:52), and Rishi Swaminathan ’25 (ninth, 17:53) used impressive pack running to give Peddie its best compression of the season with a gap of only 1:09 between its first and seventh runners.

Dasyer Bullock ’26 (16th, 19:17) showed incredible grit as he overcame a fall en route to his first Peddie-Blair Day finish while Josh Li ’26 (19th, 19:34) and co-captain Matt Luo ’25 (20th, 19:35) crossed the line in quick succession to close out the top 10 for Peddie. Also racing well for the Falcons were: James Radigan ’25 (23rd, 19:54), Arnav Shankar ’28 (24th, 20:14), Justin Zhang ’28 (25th, 20:16), Leo Pan-Wang ’26 (26th, 20:25), Jacob Kidd ’26 (28th, 20:48), Ben McMahon ’28 (29th, 20:58), Finn Gorsline ’27 (30th, 21:02), Aaron Linke ’28 (32nd, 21:10), Peter Wang ’26 (33rd, 21:35), Zachary Ji ’27 (34th, 21:41), Brennan Caldwell ’28 (35th, 21:43), Jerry Yao ’26 (36th, 21:50), Myles Onion ’27 (37th, 22:01), Milan Shah ’27 (38th, 22:05), Justin Tang ’27 (39th, 22:08), Neil Bhuteja ’26 (40th, 22:16), Evan Ren ’27 (42nd, 22:50), Rohan Bhamidipati ’28 (43rd, 23:02), Chi Nhan Vu ’26 (44th, 23:12), Sam Lallier ’28 (45th, 23:40), Tony Kim ’28 (46th, 23:55), Aiden Sung ’27 (47th, 24:12), Jonathan Lerner-Nunez ’26 (49th, 24:15), Albert Yang ’26 (50th, 25:43), Arjun Chityala ’25 (51st, 25:45), Michael Wu ’28 (52nd, 26:04), Richard Hong ’28 (53rd, 26:14) and Hari Pandya ’28 (54th, 30:18).

Co-captain Matilda Kardhashi ’25 won the race on the girls’ side with a time of 18:35 and led a 1-2-3 finish for the Falcons, as Eliza Lamar ’25 (19:22) was the runner up and Courtney Cane ’25 (19:30) helped Peddie sweep the podium. Carolina Lopez-Watt ’25 (sixth, 21:13) prevented Blair from taking the next three places while Charis Chien ’27 (eighth, 21:50) and co-captain Sophie Winn ’26 (ninth, 21:56) finished in quick succession to break the 22-minute barrier. Ananya Hari ’25 (11th, 22:02) displaced the Bucs’ fifth runner and closed out the scoring to secure a clean sweep for the girls and boys in blue and gold, not to mention a 6-5 win for Peddie in the overall competition (the hosts also earned points via wins by the girls varsity and JV tennis teams, the girls JV field hockey squad, and the girls JV soccer side). Also racing well for Peddie were: Louisa Blix ’28 (13th, 23:05), Kira Pramanik ’26 (16th, 23:54), Annie Wang ’27 (18th, 24:16), Olivia Timmerman ’27 (19th, 25:20), Lorena Camargo Carcano ’28 (25th, 28:09) and Harajah Haruna ’28 (26th, 33:49).

In total, more than 70 percent of Peddie’s runners (36 out of 51) ran personal bests in this final 5K of the season, demonstrating the persistence and continued improvement of the team over the course of the racing schedule.

The Peddie varsity football team (2-7) fell to Blair Academy, 42-7, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Eric Cho ran in a 1-yard touchdown with 6:50 remaining in the second quarter. Cho also had four catches for 30 yards. On defense, he had 10 total tackles (two for a loss). Yasin Elhossieni converted the PAT. Elhosienni also had three receptions for 58 yards. On defense, he tallied 10 total tackles (two for a loss).

The Peddie junior varsity boys soccer team (3-9-2) fell to Blair Academy, 3-0, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Blair scored all three goals in the second half.

The Peddie junior varsity girls soccer team (5-6-1) defeated Blair Academy, 2-1, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Natalie Villalobos opened the scoring on an assist from Lily Gordon with 25:24 left in the first half. The Falcons added a goal soon after from Ava Dorfner on an assist from Lily Gordon with 23:34 left in the first half.

The Peddie varsity girls field hockey team (10-9) fell to Blair Academy, 8-2, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season.

The Peddie varsity boys soccer team (1-14-1) fell to Blair Academy, 2-0, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Blair scored both goals in the second half.

The Peddie varsity girls soccer team (7-7-3) fell to Blair Academy, 3-1, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Tessa Hughes knotted the score at 1 for the Falcons with 25 minutes remaining in the second half. Blair went ahead 2-1 with 5:38 left in the second half and then scored with 3:35 remaining for a 3-1 lead.

The Peddie varsity girls tennis team (21-0) defeated Blair Academy, 7-0, in a MAPL match at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last match of the season.

The Falcons complete an undefeated season for the second time in the last three years.

Brielle Quaye (first singles, 6-1, 6-3), Victoria Vahi (second singles, 6-2, 6-4), Saanvi Gudapati (third singles, 6-1, 6-3), Sophie Wang (fourth singles, 6-3, 6-1), Sophie Wang (fifth singles, 6-0, 6-1) and Ivy Zhao (sixth singles, 6-3, 6-2) all earned victories.

Eloise Mendelson and Brielle Quaye won 8-3 at first doubles. Danae Carvajal and Victoria Vahi earned an 8-1 victory at second doubles. Katrina Lee and Nancy Xue won 8-5 at third doubles.

The Peddie junior varsity girls field hockey team (6-4-3) defeated Blair Academy, 1-0, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last game of the season. Amelia Kenney scored on a penalty stroke with 13:34 left in the fourth quarter.

New date and time, was originally scheduled on 11/5 at 3:30pm

The Peddie junior varsity girls tennis team (13-0-1) defeated Blair Academy, 5-0, at home for Peddie-Blair Day in the last match of the season and earned the first point for the Falcons for the Kelley-Potter Cup. Loukya Pakalapati and Coco Zhou (first doubles, 7-6, 6-4), Chloé Cheng and Emily Keane (second doubles, 6-4, 7-6), Angelina Morales and Erin Cai (third doubles, 6-3, 6-4), Brooke Berliner and Renee You (fourth doubles, 6-1, 6-3), along with Addison Collins and Megan Cheng, (fifth doubles, 6-3, 6-3) all earned wins.

The Peddie varsity boys soccer team (1-13-1) defeated The Hun School of Princeton, 8-4, on the road. John Giblin had one goal and one assist. James Farmer, Christian Tharney and Jelani Cine also each added a goal. Tommy Kim and Quinn Wachtvetl each tallied an assist. The Falcons next conclude the season and host Blair Academy on Peddie-Blair Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at Back Field 3.

The Peddie varsity football team (2-6) fell to The Hun School of Princeton, 56-6, on the road. NaCari McFarland went 16-for-30 passing for 135 yards passing and a touchdown pass to Joey Gaston. Gaston had five receptions and 75 receiving yards. Griffin Brennan had four catches for 45 yards. Yasin Elhossieni tallied a team-high 10 total tackles (eight solo) and recovered a fumble. The Falcons next conclude the season and host Blair Academy on Peddie-Blair Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at Maurice P. Shuman Football Field.