Big Red Goes Big Time: Class of 2026 Student-Athletes Move On to College Competition

As another academic year draws to a close, The Lawrenceville School is celebrating members of the Class of 2026 who will continue competing in athletics at the collegiate level. Representing a wide range of sports, schools, and pathways, these Big Red student-athletes will carry their competitive passions into the next chapter of their education.

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 this morning and/or responded to an athletics department survey. 

Front Row: Dele Joa-Griffith (Binghamton, track and field), Kallista Rivera (Oberlin, diving), Lily Purtuc (Princeton, squash), Alex Donne (Princeton, squash), and Sarah Martin (Hamilton, ice hockey).

Second Row: Molly Keller (Wheaton, water polo), Chris Hu (Stanford, fencing), Jael Gaines (Georgetown, track and field), and Owen Lynch (New York University, fencing).

Third Row: Corey Woodson (University of New Haven, track and field), Clare Reif (Grinnell, diving), Matt Murphy (University of Memphis, football), Mohamed Mohamed (Trinity College, track & field), and Emma Walling (Hamilton, ice hockey).

 Not pictured: Willem Anton (Brown, water polo), Dane Bates (Towson, football), Bastian Bocklage (University of Chicago, cross country and track and field), DJ Brown (University of Pennsylvania, football), Robert Giuffra (Brown, golf), Shrikar Gopinath (Bowdoin, squash), Allie Grice (Connecticut College, crew), Evie Hester (Holy Cross, lacrosse), Isabella Jin (Bowdoin, swimming), Ava Moses (Davidson, lacrosse), Ben Okupski (Navy, lacrosse), Adam Ponting (Princeton, lacrosse), Colby Rossettie (Johns Hopkins, lacrosse), Mateo Sala (University of Massachusetts, lacrosse), Stephanie Schloss (Williams, squash), Max Slattery (Williams, lacrosse), Wyatt Stamnes (Michigan, lacrosse), Jake Sturtevent (Michigan, lacrosse), Brian Tassey (Georgian University, basketball), Isabella Wang (Emory, golf), Archy Wang (Columbia, football), Megan Widlar (Colorado College, lacrosse), Josh Witherspoon (Stoney Brook, football), Joey Zamot (Delaware, football), and Claire Zhou (Columbia, squash).

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