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St. John’s Announces Greg Cook ’06 as Head Coach for Boys Cross Country and Track & Field
3/27/2026
St. John’s is proud to welcome back Greg Cook (Class of 2006) as our new Head Coach for Boys Cross Country and Head Coach for Track & Field.

A standout student-athlete during his time at St. John’s, Cook served as team captain for both Soccer and Track & Field. He continued his athletic career at Rhodes College, graduating in 2010 as a 12-time All-Conference honoree across the 400m, triple jump, javelin, and 4x400m relay.

Cook’s coaching journey began back at St. John’s in 2011, where he assisted with the long jump and triple jump. He later moved to Austin and spent five successful years as an assistant coach at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, contributing to both Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Most recently, Cook has served as Head Cross Country Coach at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School while also supporting Track & Field across sprints, jumps, throws, and distance events.

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NCAA All-Americans and NCAA Champion
3/25/2026
Sam Chambers

Congratulations to Nick Hensel ’24 and the Denison University Big Red for winning back-to-back NCAA D3 championships. Denison scored 437 points ahead of NYU (388.5) and the University of Chicago (353). Hensel was a 6-Time NCAA D3 First Team All-American (50 freestyle 5th, 100 freestyle 5th, 200 freestyle 6th, 200 freestyle relay 2nd, 400 freestyle relay 2nd, and 800 freestyle relay. Hensel swam the anchor leg of the winning 800 freestyle relay that broke the NCAA D3 National Record by 4.5 seconds for a total time of 6:22.37. The Big Red also won the NCAC (North Coast Athletic Conference) title with Hensel contributing as a 4-Time NCAC Champion (200 medley relay/NCAC & Varsity Records; 200 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records; 400 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records; 800 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records.

Congratulations to MIT’s Lillian Poag ’24, who earned All-American honors for the Engineers in the 400 Medley Relay in a time of 3:47.59 on day one of the NCAA championships. Paog also garnered NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honors. The MIT women's team won the NCAA D3 title in 2024-2025.
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Girls Golf Wins Lost Pines Invitational
3/3/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John's Girls Varsity Golf (A) won the St. John's Lost Pines Invitational, held on Sunday, March 1, and Monday, March 2. The Mavericks were led by Kendace Lee '26, who was the girls' individual champion. Lee also recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 #6 hole on the second day of the tournament. The top five scorers for St. John's were Lee, Ashna Bhagia '29, Kathy Yang '28, Violet Vu '28, and Siona Guharoy '28.
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Three-peat: Varsity Tennis Wins State
3/3/2026
Sam Chambers

Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis won the 2026 Private School State (coed) Tournament for the third consecutive year. The Mavericks defeated Nolan Catholic, Dallas Jesuit/Ursuline, and Kinkaid. Next up for the Mavericks is a spring break trip to Indian Wells, California.
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Winter SPC Final Results: Wrestling Wins 12th SPC Title
2/10/2026
Sam Chambers

Girls Soccer led things off last weekend, going 2-1 for a gritty fifth-place SPC finish, which included an extra-time loss to the eventual champions. The rest of the Maverick winter season teams competed in the Metroplex Thursday-Saturday. Wrestling won its 12th SPC championship. Boys Swimming & Diving finished 4th. Girls Swimming & Diving finished 6th. Boys Basketball finished 6th, Girls Basketball finished 7th, and Boys Soccer finished 4th.

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Girls Soccer Wins Two for 5th Place in SPC
2/7/2026
Sam Chambers

Girls Soccer went 2-1 in the SPC tournament held at Hockaday in Dallas. St. John's lost their first game to EHS in extra time and followed up with two wins over Duchesne and Houston Christian. The Mavs finished in 5th place in the SPC 4A Division.
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State Champs: Wrestling Grabs Ninth Prep State Title
2/7/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John’s hosted the Prep State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, February 7, 2026. A week prior, the Mavericks won their seventh Texas State Duals title, edging out St. Thomas for the crown. The Mavs had also won the past seven (eight total) Prep State championships. It would seem like a foregone conclusion that they would win again, but St. John’s led only 156.5 to 156 over St. Thomas going into the finals.

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Mavs Named to All-American and All-Region Teams
2/4/2026
Sam Chambers

Congratulations to Gracey Crawford ’26 and Montgomery Ferguson ’26 for being named to the Max Field Hockey National High School All-American teams. Crawford received first-team honors, and Ferguson received second-team honors. They both were named to the Max Field Hockey 2025 All-West/Mid-West All-Region First Team, along with Valentina Baizan’27. Way to go, Mavericks!
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State Champs: Varsity and Middle School Wrestling Take State
2/4/2026
Sam Chambers

St. John’s Varsity and Middle School Wrestling both won state titles on the last weekend in January. The Varsity won its 7th State Duals title, and a day later, the Maverick Middle School team won its 10th state title. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio) hosted both competitions.
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