Lion Sports Update (10/06)
FOOTBALL
On Friday night, the 4-0 Lions’ varsity football team traveled to Houston to take on the 4-1 Kinkaid Falcons. The Lions fell behind early as Kinkaid executed a flurry of big plays on offense, amounting a 42-7 halftime lead. The Lions rallied from their first-half mistakes to pose a valiant effort in the second half, scoring three second-half touchdowns that included runs of 86 and 88 yards by senior Niles Harvey. They fought to the finish but the Falcons outlasted them 64-27. The 4-1 Lions return home to take on Houston Christian this Friday night in Hunt Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
The varsity cross country team enjoyed another successful competition at the Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday. St. Mark’s highest individual posted finish ever was Sahil Dodda’s 4th place finish overall (15:10). The Lions also posted the fastest total team time ever of 1:23.11 for our top 5 runners. The team placed 17th out of 77 schools representing 6 different states. Following Sahil was Raja Mehendale (16:28 PR), Asa McCaleb (16:55), Clark Cooper (17:10), Fisayo Omonije (17:25 PR), Trey Stager (17:35), Bryce Nivet (17:42), and Arjun Khatti (17:55). This week the team travels to Tomball, TX for the 2021 Maverick Ramble hosted by St. John’s. The location was home to the 2019 SPC Championships where St. Mark’s won in dominating fashion. At this meet, the Lions will be challenged by many SPC South Zone Schools and Antonian College Prep. Race time is 8:00 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
The varsity volleyball team had two games last week. On Friday, the Lions hosted Greenhill in the last “SPC Friendly” of the season. The Lions were able to tinker with different lineups in this match and got a lot of good reps for much of the large roster. The match was very competitive with the Hornets edging the Lions 3-2. On Friday, the team traveled to Oklahoma City, OK to face Casady in their 2nd SPC Counter Match. The Lions and Cyclones had a back and forth 1st set, with the Lions coming from behind to win 25-22. With a set win under their belts, the Lions gained confidence and cruised to win in sets 2 & 3 (25-19, 25-18). This week The Lions travel to Trinity Valley on Tuesday for a challenging SPC counter match.
ALUMNI ATHLETE NEWS
Julian Ivarra ’21, a member of the Babson College Cross Country team, has helped the Beavers to two first place finishes in their first 3 cross country races of the season. Julian finished 6th overall in the season opening race (Wheaton Invitational) and then took 25th place in the much larger Keene State Invitational.
Ty Montgomery ’11 had 3 receptions for 42 yards and 2 carries for 7 yards in the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants. The Giants pulled out the victory over the Saints in overtime.
Back
On Friday night, the 4-0 Lions’ varsity football team traveled to Houston to take on the 4-1 Kinkaid Falcons. The Lions fell behind early as Kinkaid executed a flurry of big plays on offense, amounting a 42-7 halftime lead. The Lions rallied from their first-half mistakes to pose a valiant effort in the second half, scoring three second-half touchdowns that included runs of 86 and 88 yards by senior Niles Harvey. They fought to the finish but the Falcons outlasted them 64-27. The 4-1 Lions return home to take on Houston Christian this Friday night in Hunt Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
The varsity cross country team enjoyed another successful competition at the Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday. St. Mark’s highest individual posted finish ever was Sahil Dodda’s 4th place finish overall (15:10). The Lions also posted the fastest total team time ever of 1:23.11 for our top 5 runners. The team placed 17th out of 77 schools representing 6 different states. Following Sahil was Raja Mehendale (16:28 PR), Asa McCaleb (16:55), Clark Cooper (17:10), Fisayo Omonije (17:25 PR), Trey Stager (17:35), Bryce Nivet (17:42), and Arjun Khatti (17:55). This week the team travels to Tomball, TX for the 2021 Maverick Ramble hosted by St. John’s. The location was home to the 2019 SPC Championships where St. Mark’s won in dominating fashion. At this meet, the Lions will be challenged by many SPC South Zone Schools and Antonian College Prep. Race time is 8:00 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
The varsity volleyball team had two games last week. On Friday, the Lions hosted Greenhill in the last “SPC Friendly” of the season. The Lions were able to tinker with different lineups in this match and got a lot of good reps for much of the large roster. The match was very competitive with the Hornets edging the Lions 3-2. On Friday, the team traveled to Oklahoma City, OK to face Casady in their 2nd SPC Counter Match. The Lions and Cyclones had a back and forth 1st set, with the Lions coming from behind to win 25-22. With a set win under their belts, the Lions gained confidence and cruised to win in sets 2 & 3 (25-19, 25-18). This week The Lions travel to Trinity Valley on Tuesday for a challenging SPC counter match.
ALUMNI ATHLETE NEWS
Julian Ivarra ’21, a member of the Babson College Cross Country team, has helped the Beavers to two first place finishes in their first 3 cross country races of the season. Julian finished 6th overall in the season opening race (Wheaton Invitational) and then took 25th place in the much larger Keene State Invitational.
Ty Montgomery ’11 had 3 receptions for 42 yards and 2 carries for 7 yards in the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants. The Giants pulled out the victory over the Saints in overtime.
St. Mark’s School of Texas
10600 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
About Us
St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
