Alumni Athletic Highlights
Greg Montgomery '03
Greg Montgomery played football, squash, and lacrosse at St. Andrew's. He was elected captain of both the football and lacrosse teams and received the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the school. He was awarded all state honors in both sports his senior year, and was the highest ranked quarterback in the state. He began his collegiate career in both lacrosse and football at Gettysburg College. After playing one season of football, he decided to focus on lacrosse and was elected captain his senior year in 2007. During his tenure as a member of the Gettysburg lacrosse team, he contributed to four Centennial Conference Championships, four National Tournament appearances, and an overall, four year record of 62-13.
Lindsay Payne '01
Lindsay Payne '01 participated in soccer, swimming and crew at St. Andrew's. During her senior year, she was elected captain of all three sports and received the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the School. She is the current record holder in four events at the St. Andrew's Genereaux Aquatic Center: the 100m individual breaststroke, the 200m medley relay, the 200m free relay and the 400m free relay. Since graduating from St. Andrew's and going to Williams College, Lindsay has won seven individual NCAA titles, set records for the 100m and 200m breaststroke and become the first woman to win the 100m breaststroke four times. In 2006 she was named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year representing swimming and diving, and she took the 18th Annual Honda Inspiration Award recognizing the outstanding performance of a female athlete. In 2007, she finished ninth in the 100 breaststroke at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships held in Indianapolis. Her performance won her a spot on Team USA to compete at the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix in Chiba.
Heidi Pearce '00
Heidi Pearce '00 played field hockey, basketball and lacrosse at St. Andrew's. During her senior year, she was elected captain of all three sports and received the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the School. She was a two-time Delaware state lacrosse player of the year and was named to the All-American team her senior year. She continued her lacrosse career at Johns Hopkins University where she was named Johns Hopkins Midfielder and Rookie of the Year during her first season. In her second season Heidi was pronounced Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year by U.S. Lacrosse Magazine, awarded first team all-conference honors and included in Warrior's Inside Lacrosse All-American team. She was elected captain of the lacrosse team for both her junior and senior years and received the Cathy P. Cramer Award for the most outstanding achievement in women's athletics at Johns Hopkins. Heidi was declared a first team All-American lacrosse player and was nominated for the Tewaaratan Award, given annually to the top women's lacrosse player in the nation.
Alexa Caldwell '07
Alexa Caldwell '07 played soccer, basketball and lacrosse at St. Andrew's. During her senior year, she was elected captain of all three sports and received the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the School. She holds the current St. Andrew's record for goals in a season and most career goals in soccer, and she was named an Academic All-American her senior year for lacrosse. In 2008, her freshman year at Brown University, Alexa started 13 of the 16 games. She was the third leading scorer on the team with 17 points for the season.
Mac McCallum '06
Mac McCallum '06 played soccer, basketball and baseball at St. Andrew's. During his senior year, he was elected captain of both the soccer and baseball teams and received the "Coach's Award" in both sports for overall contribution to the program. Mac has continued his athletic career playing baseball at Sewanee, The University of the South. He batted .285 in his second season. Mac has spent time at second base, shortstop and third base as a utility infielder.
Ted Unger '02
Ted Unger '02 played soccer, squash and lacrosse at St. Andrew's. During his senior year, he was elected captain of all three sports, received All-State honors in both soccer and lacrosse, and was awarded the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the School. Ted played squash on the varsity ladder at Williams College for four years and was elected captain his senior year in 2006. During his tenure, the Williams squash team won the Hoehn division (the bracket for teams ranked 9th to 16th in the nation) and moved on to play in the Potter division (the top bracket in the country, including Trinity and Yale).
Damon Wilson '04
Damon Wilson '04 played soccer, basketball and lacrosse at St. Andrew's. He was a two-time NSCAA Regional All-American, named first-team all-state on three occasions and earned the conference player of the year honor three times in soccer by the end of his senior year. He holds the current St. Andrew's record for most career goals in soccer with 86. Damon continued playing soccer in college at Ohio Wesleyan; however he transferred to Monmouth University after his freshman year. There he helped lead the program to three straight Northeast Conference regular season championships. In 2007, he was named an NSCAA/Adidas Division I All-North Atlantic Region first-team player and was ranked fifth in the league in scoring and goals, netting two game-winning goals and leading the team in a huge win over No. 16 North Carolina. After being selected in the first round, Damon turned down an offer to play professional indoor soccer for the Philadelphia KIXX. Instead, he has signed a three-year contract to play professionally for Kapfenberg SV in Austria starting in 2009.
Eric Boateng '05
Eric Boateng '05 played soccer and basketball at St. Andrew's. Born in London, Eric had played basketball for only one year before he arrived at St. Andrew's as a sophomore; however, during his three years on the team, he averaged 19.6 points, 13.6 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game. His senior year, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and played in the Jordan Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City with the best players in the nation. He was also honored with a spot on the World Select team for the Nike Hoops Summit and named Gatorade State Player of the Year in Delaware. Eric moved on to play basketball at Duke, but he transferred to Arizona State after his first year. He is the third McDonald's All-American in Arizona state history.
Dicken Counts '01
Dicken Counts played football, lacrosse, and wrestled at St. Andrew's. His senior year, he received all conference honors and was elected captain for all three sports. He was also named first team all state in lacrosse and received the Allen J. Henry Prize for athletic contribution to the school. Dicken continued his athletic career in both football and lacrosse at Williams College as a four year letterman in both sports. . During his tenure as a member of the Williams football team, he contributed to two NESCAC Championships and a cumulative four-year record of 27-5. In lacrosse, he was elected captain and named MVP his senior year.