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Maverick Athletics Commitment Celebration, Wednesday, 11/11/26, 11:00 a.m. Live on Vype
11/10/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John’s Athletic Department hosts the Maverick Athletic Commitment Celebration on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. on Liu Court in the Smith Student Athletic Center. Join in person or watch it live on Vype.
Honorees:
Valentina Baizan – Field Hockey – Stanford University – Stanford, CA – D1
Cole Coffman – Baseball – Rice University – Houston, TX – D1
Henry Hogan – Baseball – University of Chicago – Chicago, IL – D3
Jett McBride – Baseball – University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA – D1
Caroline Peterson – Lacrosse – Claremont McKenna – Claremont, CA - D3
Thea Popovic – Track & Field – University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA – D1
Sofia Ruegg – Field Hockey – Wake Forest – Winston-Salem, NC – D1
Gabby Sherrill – Softball – Bucknell University – Lewisburg, PA – D1
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Doss Earns Most Outstanding Player and Laurels of Academic Excellence Awards for MIT Soccer Conference Champs
11/8/2026
Sam Chambers

Congratulations to Arianna Doss ’23 and the MIT Engineers on winning the NEWMAC Tournament Championship with a 4-0 win over Salve Regina. Doss received the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Award with two goals and an assist, including the first goal in the championship game. Doss also received the NEWMAC Laurels of Academic Excellence Award, which is “presented by the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) competing at a conference championship finals site.” MIT received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and will find out its next opponent on the NCAA selection show on Monday, November 9, at 10:30 a.m. CST.
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Fall SPC Final Results
11/4/2026
Sam Chambers
Fall SPC is a wrap in Dallas and Houston. The Mavericks finished SPC Runners-Up in Boys Cross Country and Field Hockey. Girls Cross Country finished third, and Boys and Girls Volleyball finished 6th. Football lost to Kinkaid in the 4A semifinals for a fourth-place finish.

Thursday, Nov 5:
Field Hockey 5-0 win vs. Duchesne
Girls Volleyball 3-1 loss vs. EHS
Boys Volleyball 3-2 win vs. FWCD
Friday, Nov 6:
Girls Volleyball 3-0 win vs. Kinkaid
Boys Volleyball 3-0 loss vs. EHS
Field Hockey 10-1 win vs. EHS
Saturday, Nov 7:
Boys Cross Country: SPC Runners-Up (43 pts); Girls Cross Country: 3rd Place (86 pts)
Football (SPC 4A Semi-Finals) 42-14 loss vs. Kinkaid: 4th place.
Girls Volleyball 3-0 loss vs. John Cooper: 6th place.
Boys Volleyball 3-1 loss vs. Greenhill: 6th place.
Field Hockey 2-1 loss vs. Kinkaid: SPC Runners-Up
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SEC Volleyball: Manning (Texas A&M) vs Animashaun (Vanderbilt)
11/3/2026
Sam Chambers

Margot Manning ’23 and the Texas A&M Aggies travel to Nashville for a Friday night SEC game against former Maverick teammate Reese Animashaun ’24 and the Vanderbilt Commodores. First serve is at 7:00 p.m. CST. Watch it live on the SEC Network.

"Margo and Reese are both starting and absolutely crushing it," said St. John's head girls' volleyball coach Shelbi Irvin. "Margot set career highs last week in assists (48), digs (16), and blocks (4) in their win vs. Tennessee. Reese just led Vandy to two wins last week vs. South Carolina and Georgia with 30 kills and .455 hitting percentage!"

Meanwhile, the 2026 St. John's Girls Volleyball team will look to defend their 2025 SPC title starting on Thursday. From SPC to SEC, Maverick Girls Volleyball is holding court.
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Radio Broadcast of 76th St. John's-Kinkaid Football Game
10/28/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John's will air a radio broadcast of the St. John's - Kinkaid football game on Friday, October 30, 2026. Join alumni Jeremy Radcliffe '92 and brother Jake Radcliffe '96 on the air at Kinkaid. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. The pre-game show starts at 6:45 p.m.
Tune in to I Mav Radio.
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Adrogue Named to Fred Mitchell Award Watch List
10/20/2026
Sam Chambers

Matias Adrogue ’24, junior kicker for WashU Football, has been named to the Fred Mitchell Award watch list for the 2026 season. Adrogue is one of seven Division III kickers on the list, and he leads the NCAC with a 100% field goal percentage.
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Athletic Recruiting Information Session on Monday, October 5
10/2/2026
Sam Chambers

In partnership with the Athletic Department, College Counseling will host an Athletic Recruiting Information Session on Monday, October 5th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Annex.

INTERESTED IN PLAYING COLLEGE SPORTS?
Come learn how the recruiting process works and what you can do now to get started.
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Maverick Cross Country Teams Compete in Kentucky
9/18/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John’s Girls and Boys Cross Country teams traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, to run in the Trinity-Valkyrie Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 19. The Mavericks spent part of Friday touring Churchill Downs, the one-mile track famous for the Saturday “Run for the Roses” held in May. The Mavs were strong down the homestretch, with the boys finishing 7th out of 33 teams and the girls 10th out of 22 teams.

Click here for race results.
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Varsity Field Hockey Faces Top-Ranked Teams at National Invitational
9/14/2026
Sam Chambers

Varsity Field Hockey returned to the Max Field Hockey/Longstreth National Invitational,
located northwest of Philadelphia, to compete against some of the nation's top teams. The Mavericks held their own, coming in with a preseason national ranking of 12th and 3rd in the West/Midwest Region. St. John’s opened up on Friday, September 18, with a 2-0 loss against Oak Knoll (NJ), and followed up with a 7-2 win over #6 The Hill School. The Mavs lost their game on Saturday 2-1 (OT) versus Conestoga HS.

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