RE Log - Fall 2021

FALL 2021 Ransom Everglades LOG 31 Lindsay Gould ’21 WINTER, SPRING 2021 FIRST TEAM Mia Balestra ’21, soccer Chris Basile ’21, baseball Rachel Bienstock ’21, lacrosse Jasper Broad ’22, soccer Ellie Dyke ’21, lacrosse Sam Gelber ’22, tennis Lucas Gomez ’21, water polo Lindsay Gould ’21, soccer Helaina Harris ’21, lacrosse Leah Maduro ’23 , softball Danny Mendoza ’21, lacrosse Joelle Pena ’22, lacrosse Maya Rego ’21, lacrosse Juan Rivera ’22, soccer Sloane Sell ’21, lacrosse Sabrina Shipley ’22, water polo Mary Logan Woolsey ’22, water polo All-County Recognition FEMALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR The rowing duo of Kathryn Serra ’23 and Mollie Forand ’22 won two state titles in two weeks for the Raiders, capturing the scholastic state title in the girls junior double at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sculling Championships in Sarasota on April 10 and the FSRA Sweep Championships in the girls pair in the same location on April 24. In May, the pair just missed the podium at the 94th Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia, earning fourth overall. Serra also distinguished herself during the pandemic, winning the USRowing Virtual Youth National Championship in the girls’ under-17 singles event in June 2020, and she competes outside of school in obstacle- course racing. In September 2019, she won her age group in the Spartan Race World Championships in Lake Tahoe. Thomas Segrera ’23 earned the scholastic state sculling title in the boys junior single, finishing ninth overall in his event. RE’s crew team was led by coach Tim McAllister. Johnson remained in California, enduring solo workouts in her apartment and little pool time. The team didn’t resume training together until November 2020 and, even then, practices took place with no contact and in small groups. Yet, somehow, Johnson felt enormous grati- tude that fueled her through the uncertain winter. “I got a little shift in perspective,” she said. “I was choosing to be here. It’s such a cool opportunity that I get to work hard in this environment, among all of these high-achieving women, and to have the structure of a team, and support of a team.” The closeness of the women’s team helped during the Olympics, which took place in empty arenas because of the ban on spectators. The water polo Olympians shared emails and videos from family and friends. And they supported one another. “We just thought: ‘We’ve been each other’s biggest fans, and biggest support for so long, this is just another tourna- ment to do that, and our support is going to be even greater,’” Johnson said. Johnson held video calls with her fam- ily throughout the Games; maintained “a constant text conversation” with her sister Chelsea Johnson ’14 ; and felt love from the entire Miami and Ransom Everglades communities. After her stay in New York, she planned to enjoy some time with her mother and siblings in Miami before heading to Greece to play water polo professionally. “Every Olympic experience is different … but this one was really different,” she said. “As much as it’s been overwhelming, it’s just so rewarding to see all of this come to fruition.” Sam Gelber ’22 Kathryn Serra ’23, Mollie Forand ’22 RE rowers win state titles