Athletics

Welcome to MKA Athletics! 

Interscholastic athletics serve a critical educational function that complements the traditional classroom. Athletics are a "real life" setting for the practice of competition, cooperation, and adaptability:  the principles upon which our society is based. In athletics, one must compete against an opponent, compete against oneself in terms of constantly striving to improve, work effectively with teammates and coaches, and perform in a continuously changing environment, as no two contests are ever the same. MKA athletics offer students the opportunity to be on highly successful varsity teams (MKA athletes have won over 100 team championships since 2000) and to receive quality coaching that will develop their talents to the fullest, in an environment that expects the highest standards of conduct from every athlete, coach and spectator.  In addition, each season every Upper School team works together on a community service initiative, extending those lessons of sportsmanship and  team building and using them to benefit others.

At The Montclair Kimberley Academy, our approach to athletics can be summed up in three ideas:
Opportunity -Students have extensive opportunities to be on a team if they wish to, provided they are willing to adhere to the commitments required of them by the coach.
Quality - Our goal is for every athlete, team and coach to develop their talents to the fullest, and compete to the best of their ability.
Sportsmanship - We believe that winning is not just achieved on a scoreboard, but also requires the highest standards of conduct from athletes, coaches and spectators.

In short, our ultimate goal is simple: to create an environment where players want to play, coaches want to coach, and parents and alums will be proud.  And while national statistics indicate that only 3-4% of all high school athletes go on to play at the NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA level, a remarkable number of MKA’s senior athletes are recruited to highly competitive Division I and III schools each year.  For a list of current MKA college athletes, see below.

Todd C. Smith
Director of Athletics

tsmith@mka.org

FORMER MKA Athletes now Playing at the ncaa level

Thomas Alati ’07 (Lacrosse – University of Scranton)

Pat Amato ’07 (Soccer – New Jersey Institute of Technology)

Katie Arena ’10 (Field Hockey – Muhlenberg College)

Eddie Bartleson ’08 (Lacrosse – Rutgers University)

Blair Bell ’09 (Volleyball – Smith College)

Shaunek Champaneria ’10 (Tennis – Union College)

Eric Cirangle ’10 (Baseball – Union College)

John Dantzler ’08 (Football – Amherst College)

Katie Davis ’09 (Fencing – Haverford College)

Katie DeKeizer ’09 (Fencing – St. Andrew’s, Scotland)

Nicholas Della Penna ’10 (Football – Muhlenberg College)

Ryan DeMartino ’09 (Baseball – Fordham University)

Rob Fortunato ’08 (Lacrosse – University of Virginia)

Brigid Frey ’08 (Fencing – Penn State University)

Charlie Gephart ’08 (Lacrosse – Williams College)

Jessica Gonzalez ’09 (Soccer – Muhlenberg College)

Tom Goulder ’08 (Soccer – Hamilton College)

Molly Herforth ’09 (Softball – Stevens University)

Andrea Huelsenbeck ’10 (Softball – University of Connecticut)

Emily Kaczmarek '07 (Softball - East Stroudsburg University)

Devon Keefe ’10 (Softball – Smith College)

Emma Larkin ’07 (Fencing – Brandeis University)

Patrick Livesey ’10 (Football/Baseball – Muhlenberg College)

John MacGregor ’08 (Baseball – Vassar College)

Joe Mallock ’10 (Football – Williams College)

Frank Mayer ’09 (Football/Baseball – Muhlenberg College)

Mallory McDonagh ’10 (Field Hockey – Michigan State University)

Brian McFeeley ’08 (Lacrosse – Amherst College)

Christine McIntosh ’10 (Fencing – Cornell University)

Lindsey Moran ’08 (Lacrosse – Amherst College)

Peter Nolan ’07 (Soccer – Kenyon College)

Laurainne Ojo-Ohikuare ’10 (Volleyball – Muhlenberg College)

Laura Placentra ’10 (Softball – University of Pennsylvania)

Bobby Post ’07 (Tennis – Colby College)

Alisha Prystowsky ’07 (Softball – University of Pennsylvania)

Jimmy Ruzich ’07 (Baseball – College of New Jersey)

Melissa Schlobohm ’08 (Volleyball – Skidmore College)

Lily Sheppard ’09 (Fencing – Duke University)

Christine Silen '10 (Golf - Boston University)

Stephanie Tramutola ’10 (Soccer – Muhlenberg College)

Peter Weisel ’08 (Golf – Roanoke College)

Jeffrey Zak ’09 (Swimming – Providence College)