Athletics Highlights
Learn more about the recent remarkable achievements of our student-athletes. Explore these highlights, and stay tuned for more updates as our athletes continue to excel and make history throughout the year. Follow Peddie Athletics on Instagram for game day updates.
Varsity girls golf
Varsity girls golf wins 2024-2025 MAPL Championship
The Peddie varsity girls golf team won the 2024-2025 MAPL Championship at Chambersburg Country Club on April 30 with a 332. Jane Wei shot -3 for a 70 to place first individually and Ruoyi Zhai was third with a 78. Both were named All-MAPL. Freja Jensen was named as a Coach Beth Allain Award winner.
Varsity boys golf
Eason Wang wins individual MAPL Boys Golf Championship
Eason Wang ’27 shot a 2-over 74 to win the individual 2024-2025 MAPL Boys Golf Championship at Bedens Brook Country Club. This is the first year that the MAPL has used a straight stroke play format with both an individual and team winner, so Eason is officially Peddie’s first-ever individual MAPL champion under this structure. It’s also his first individual tournament win for Peddie, which makes the accomplishment even more meaningful, said varsity boys golf head coach Ben Bickford.
Varsity outdoor track and field
Varsity outdoor track and field breaks record
At the 2025 Penn Relays at University of Pennsylvania – Franklin Field from April 24 to April 26 2025, the girls 4×400-relay team of Matilda Kardhashi, Courtney Cane, Erin Tam and Tessa Hughes broke the school record with a 4:04.58. The previous record was held by Veronica McRipley, Michanda Young, Ly-Lan Wisler and Laura Kunak (4:08.63) in 1999, according to head coach Tim Brennan.
Varsity swimming
Varsity swimming Breaks MAPL records
Three new MAPL records were set at the 2025 MAPL Swimming Championships on Feb. 1 at Lawrenceville School.
Girls 200-yard medley relay: Hannah Bateman (Backstroke, 25.60), Mary Bao (Breaststroke, 29.57), Zoe Tashjian (Butterfly, 26.01) and Lola Early (Freestyle, 23.77).
Additionally, Hannah Bateman set two individual meet records in the following events:
Girls 200-yard IM: 2:04.73
Girls 100-yard backstroke: 55.10
Varsity indoor track and field
Boys 4×400-meter relay team breaks school record
The boys 4×400-meter relay team consisting of Jelani Cine, Dasyer Bullock, Luke Chon and Baker Pott placed first in 3:31.06 and broke a new school record on Friday, Feb. 7 at the 2025 MAPL Championships, according to head coach Tim Brennan. The previous record was held by Doug Oberfield, Jermaine Bishop, Brad Barket and Lars Kausch (3:31.0) in 1994, and it was hand-timed, not electronic.
Varsity boys basketball
PSIT
In the 51st year of the Peddie School Invitational Tournament (PSIT), the Peddie Varsity Boys Basketball team defended their title as champions of the Peddie School Invitational Tournament (PSIT), only the second time to do so in the 51-year history of the tournament. London Carson ’25 was named PSIT MVP and averaged 19.3 points over the trio of games. Gabe Hornberger ’27, who averaged 17.7 points in the tournament, was named to the PSIT All-Tournament Team. The eight-team tournament hosted by Peddie showcases top independent school basketball talent in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“The school spirit is amazing, it’s definitely great for basketball,”
Varsity track and field
Tessa Hughes ’26
As of Feb. 2, 2025, Tessa Hughes ’26 set her ninth school record. She broke the pentathlon school record, and she wrote the long jump school record, while competing in the pentathlon at the 10th Annual Ocean Breeze Invitational. She jumped 17-1 in the long jump while competing at the pentathlon, breaking the previous school record of 16-9 set by Louisa Kausch in 2020, according to head coach Tim Brennan. A ninth school record also sets a record for individual school record, both male and female.
It is rare that such talent prevails at a young age.”
Tennis
Another undefeated season
The Peddie varsity girls tennis team went undefeated at 21-0 during the 2024-2025 season and now has a 46-1 record over the last three years. Head Coach Brian Dubrule was named 2024 Times of Trenton Girls Tennis Coach of the Year.
Track and Field
Courtney Cane ’25
Courtney Cane ’25 of Peddie varsity indoor track and field broke her own school record in the mile with a 5:04.02 at the 10th Annual Ocean Breeze Invitational on Feb. 2, 2025. The previous record was set on Jan. 8 in 5:04.78 at the Millrose Games Trials at the 168th Street Armory in New York City, according to head coach Tim Brennan. Cane also set a new school record in the girls 800-meter run (2:20.09) during the 2025 MAPL Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 7 at Lawrenceville School. The previous record was held by Rachel Provost (2:20.2) in 2007, according to head coach Tim Brennan.
