Big Red Celebrates the College Commitments of 19 Class of 2026 Student-Athletes

The Lawrenceville School proudly celebrated 19 student-athletes today — the second group of the Class of 2026 to commit to continue their academic and athletic careers at some of the nation’s top universities and colleges.  Big Red honored an additional nine student-athletes on November 14, 2025.

“We’re proud of the work these student-athletes have put in during their time at Lawrenceville,” said Dean of Athletics and Co-Curricular Education Tripp Welborne. “Their commitments are the result of sustained effort and growth, and we’re excited to watch them bring that experience to their future teams and communities.”

Congratulations to:

First Row, left to right: Willem Anton (Brown, water polo), Stephanie Schloss (Williams, squash), Ben Okupski (Navy, lacrosse), Alexandra Grice (Connecticut College, crew), Megan Widlar (Colorado College, lacrosse), DJ Brown (University of Pennsylvania, football), and Isabella Wang (Emory, golf)

Second Row, left to right: Claire Zhou (Columbia, squash), Evie Hester (Holy Cross, lacrosse), Archy Wang (Columbia, football), Sarah Martin (Hamilton, ice hockey), Robert Giuffra (Brown, golf), and Isabella Jin (Bowdoin, swimming)

Third Row, left to right: Emma Walling (Hamilton, ice hockey), Shrikar Gopinath (Bowdoin, squash), Lily Purtuc (Princeton, squash), Chris Hu (Stanford, fencing), Jael Gaines (Georgetown, track and field), and Alexander Donne (Princeton, squash) 

See more photos on Lawrenceville’s Flickr page.

Please note: This is not a comprehensive listing of all of the Big Red student-athletes who will compete in college. These are the students who were available to be photographed on February 4, 2026 and/or responded to an athletics department survey.  

Additional celebrations will be held later this year as more members of the Class of 2026 finalize their college commitments.  

 For more information, contact Lisa M. Gillard H'17, director of public relations, at lgillard@lawrenceville.org.