Grit, Growth, and Greatness: 2025–2026 Athletic Highlights
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From middle school milestones to state-level success, student-athletes delivered a year of resilience, record-breaking performances, and standout achievements.
Fall
Middle School Volleyball
- The team saw strong participation numbers and continued to grow their individual and collective skills throughout the season.
Middle School Boys Soccer
- The Blue Team continued a remarkable streak, winning the league championship for the 5th year in a row!
- The Silver Team qualified for playoffs and even made it to the league semifinals.
Middle School Girls Soccer
- The Blue Team won the league championship for the 4th time.
5th-8th Grade Cross Country
- The team had a fun and memorable season, and continues to grow each year with the addition of new 5th grade athletes.
Volleyball
- The team finished sixth in state — their top performance since 2021.
Cross Country
- For the first time since 2021, the girls team qualified for state, and one of our runners (Ellie Tyler '29) finished in the top 10!
Girls Soccer
- The team reached the state quarter-finals.
- Addi Dauler '26 broke the Catlin Gabel record and ranked 5th in Oregon for all-time scoring.
Boys Soccer
- The team reached the state championship for the second year in a row, taking second place.
Addi Dauler ’26 (center left with ball) celebrates her 100th goal with the varsity girls soccer team.
Winter
5th-6th Grade Boys Basketball
- The team had 30 participants, one of our largest cohorts to date.
5th-6th Grade Girls Basketball
- This team continues to grow in popularity, with more young athletes choosing to participate each year.
7th-8th Grade Boys Basketball
- The team made it to the league semifinals.
7th-8th Grade Girls Basketball
- This program had enough participation to split into two teams this year.
Swimming
- Girls swam to a strong finish, taking 4th in state.
Boys Basketball
- The team demonstrated strong talent among younger students, building excitement for future years.
Girls Basketball
- The team doubled their win total from last year.
- For the past decade, a member of the team has been named all-league; this year’s selection was Sydney Perlewitz ’27.
Meera Mohit '28 takes the ball to the basket in a game against OES.
Spring
John David Hager '26 swings a club on a sunny spring day.
Middle School Track & Field
- The girls won at the district level, with boys taking 2nd.
Track & Field
- Girls won districts, sending 12 student-athletes to state!
- Hailyn White '28 shattered the school record in pole-vault, clearing 10 feet, 4.75 inches.
- Our team boasts the best 3A boys pole vaulter in the state of Oregon, Teddy Ratliff '26.
Tennis
- Boys took 2nd in state as a team, with Zareh Gonzalvo '27 and Kai Stone '29 finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in boys singles.
- Girls also took 2nd in state as a team, with Amanda Perez '26 & Jiya Meta '26 finishing first in doubles for the second year in a row, and Ria Shah '29 finishing 2nd in singles.
Golf
- Girls won districts and placed 2nd in state, with two golfers (Vishaka Priyan '26, Kate Austria '29) finishing in the top ten for the first time in school history.
Eleanor Hall '27 competes in hurdles against competitors from across the district.
Catlin Gabel Athletics
Catlin Gabel is a community of student-athletes, where curiosity and courage matter both on and off the field.
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