Athletics News

Kaedin Robinson ’19 had laser-like focus when it came to eventually playing NCAA Division I football. The Christ School alumnus succeeded where many have failed by going to junior college first.

Robinson announced his verbal commitment to the University of Central Florida on Thursday.

For the second time in three years, Carson Ownbey ’18 and one of his teammates on the UNC Charlotte golf team made for a winning combination in the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship.

Competitive sports are slowly resuming and it is obvious that two Christ School golfers have been polishing their shot-making and putting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Charles Howden ’22 (boys 16-18) and Jamal Hutchinson ’23 (boys 14-15) won their age divisions at the National Junior Golf Association Players Championship held Saturday and Sunday in Travelers Rest, S.C.

Most people associate Aydan White ’20 with football and rightfully so. But there has never been a 110-meter hurdler like him at Christ School either.

HighSchoolOT.com has recognized the school record-holder in the event with a place on its West All-Senior Track & Field Team.

Three seniors from the Christ School lacrosse program are still raking in accolades, months after their final game as Greenies.

Attacker Davis Lindsey ’20, goalkeeper Beau Hecimovich ’20, and midfielder Jack Fitch ’20 were named to the HighSchoolOT.com West All-Senior Team on Monday.

Chad Treadway ‘19 acclimated to college baseball quicker than most young pitchers and was moving up the chain at Georgia State University.

The Christ School alumnus had gone from the bullpen to a weekend starter prior to the Panthers’ season being ended abruptly by the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Treadway showed enough in 16.1 innings of work to be named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team.

Christ School has risen to be one of the premier football programs in western North Carolina in recent years, and that spot looks to be secure for 2020.

The Asheville Citizen-Times covers more than 30 high schools in the region. The newspaper selected its top-10 college recruits for the upcoming season on Thursday and half the list is comprised of Greenies.

The sun peeked through the clouds at precisely the right moment Friday morning as family and friends gathered outside Stolz Hall for a signing ceremony. Henry Muller '20 will be continuing his golf career at Sewanee (Tenn.): The University of the South, making him the 19^th Greenie senior to commit or sign with a college sports program.

Like most athletic events planned for this spring, the fourth annual Bull City All-Star Games – Cullen Classic has been cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nevertheless, organizers of the May 30 charity exhibition at Duke University still wanted to recognize the top-100 high school lacrosse players in North Carolina. Of the boys players who were chosen, three are from Christ School – goalkeeper Beau Hecimovich ’20, attacker Davis Lindsey ’20, and midfielder Jack Fitch ‘20.

Christ School is well-represented on the list of finalists for the 2020 Western North Carolina Sports Awards presented by Ingles.

Andrew Hammel ’20, Aydan White ’20, and Davis Lindsey ’20 are in the running for awards as are a pair of Greenie state-championship teams from 2019 – Lacrosse and Track & Field.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department concludes a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day this week was devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department continues a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day will be devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department continues a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day will be devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department continues a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day will be devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Today, the Christ School Athletic Department begins a week-long celebration of the Class of 2020’s spring sports athletes on our website and @greeniesports social media. Each day will be devoted to a different sport, with that coach reflecting on what the seniors meant to the program and the school.

Christ School football players will have a lot to talk about when they reunite in person.

Greenie lineman Ian Adams ‘21 verbally committed to The Citadel on Wednesday, exactly one month after defensive back/wide receiver Lex Long ’21 chose the University of Virginia.

Fortune smiled on Mason Plumlee ’09 when he found that a neighbor in Indiana had a private indoor gym suitable for all his basketball needs. That’s right, arguably the greatest athlete in Christ School history is looking for silver linings during the COVID-19 pandemic the same as the rest of us.

Recruiting is one of the few aspects of college sports that has not come to a standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You do not have to tell Charlie Browder '21, who could be as in demand as any Christ School football player has ever been.

There was no sophomore slump for Christ School’s top swimmer. 

Frank Howden ’22 repeated as the Carolinas Athletic Association champion in the 100-yard breaststroke. And for the second time in his career, Frank represents the Greenies on this year’s Asheville Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina Team.

Buying into the team concept has traditionally resulted in a lot of conference championship seasons for Christ School basketball. The group that took the floor for first-year coach Matt Cioce ’13 had no shortage of individual talent, too.

The Asheville Citizen-Times announced its All-Western North Carolina Team this week with recognition going to three Greenies – senior center/forward Justice Ajogbor ’20 and sophomore forward De’Ante Green ’22 are first-team picks, while junior point guard Drew Redmond ’21 received honorable mention.