Senior Day Varsity Field Hockey November 8th, 2017

Varsity Field Hockey

   Senior Day

November 8th, 2017

Welcome!
 Thank you for joining us in celebrating our two seniors on their final
 home game of the season. Congratulations to each of them on their
many accomplishments and successes both in and out of the classroom.

    #             Player             Year           Hometown
    00        Madeline Arcaro         2021          West Hartford

    1         Victoria Swanson        2021            Farmington
    2          Esha Shrivastav        2020            Manchester

    3          Anusha Memon           2020          South Windsor
    4          Ciara Chagnon          2021             Windsor

    5        Shreeya Chalikonda       2021          South Windsor
    6            Niki Taylor          2021           Glastonbury
    7         Mia Seymour (c)         2019          West Hartford
    8        Margo Dowgiewicz         2021           Glastonbury
    9            Julia Dugan          2021           Glastonbury

    10          Claire Taylor         2021          West Simsbury

    11        Amelia Boardman         2020             Hebron

    12     Dakota McMahon (c)         2018            Newington

    13        Keegan McMahon          2021            Newington
    14     Elizabeth Charette (c)     2018          West Hartford
    15         Isabelle Rome          2021          West Hartford

    16      Alexandra D’Addabbo       2020          West Hartford
    20         Isabelle Burke         2021            Manchester

    22          Snehaa Ram            2021          South Windsor

    25       Cameron Forslund         2021             Canton

    50         Caitlin Budzik         2021          West Simsbury

                        Head Coach: Nicole Blake
           Assistant Coach: Sarah Thomsen, Ainsley Parrish

2017 Varsity Field Hockey Team

                         Photos by David B. Newman Photography

Back Row (L to R): Coach Parrish, Coach Blake, Emily Lemkuil, Shreeya
Chalikonda, Alexandra D’Addabbo, Keegan McMahon, Margo Dowgiewicz,
Julia Dugan, Isabelle Rome, Anusha Memon, Claire Taylor, Snehaa Ram,
Madeline Arcaro, Caitlin Budzik, Coach Thomsen. Front Row: Cameron
Forslund, Isabella Herz, Dakota McMahon, Eliza Charette, Mia Seymour,
Victoria Swanson, Niki Taylor, Isabelle Burke, Ciara Chagnon.
Not Pictured: Amelia Boardman, Esha Shrivastav.

 “We have two seniors who are both captains, Eliza Charette and
    Dakota McMahon. Dakota was injured this season and was
 unable to join us on the field but kept the team in check on the
side lines and in practice. Her positive attitude is always a breath
  of fresh air. This is her second year as a captain, she’s done an
    incredible job and we couldn't have asked for more from
 her. Eliza has come a long way in her skill and positive attitude.
She comes to practice every day ready to work while keeping her
teammates focused. She is a great leader, takes her captaincy very
  seriously and gets the job done with the support of her team.”
                            —Coach Blake

Eliza, or E-Char as she’s known on the
field, is the daughter of John Charette and
Lynn Charette. A four-year forward on the
varsity field hockey team, Eliza serves as
captain for the 2017 season.

Outside of field hockey, Eliza is a Senior
Advisor, member of the Shield and Dragon
Executive Committee, KO News Editor of
the opinions section, and member of the
Student Athlete Advisory Council. She is
also a four-year varsity lacrosse player.
Eliza has served as a tutor at Grace Academy in Hartford and has
been a Town of West Hartford Youth Sports referee for both
field hockey and lacrosse the past four years.

Eliza’s favorite memory from playing field hockey centers
around the young team’s growth. “I don’t have one specific
memory but I will never forget seeing this team grow each year
and becoming a real family. The Westminster game this year was
a perfect example of this as we held our own and played with
pride. We supported each other even though we fell short at the
end.”

Her all-time favorite KO memory “is my endless talks with Steve
Cannata,” and Eliza will most miss “the teachers and faculty that
have encouraged me to do my best all seven years here.”

    “My seven years at KO taught me how to be a
      leader and fight for what I believe in.”

Congratulations Dakota and Eliza!

Thank You Parents!!

    GO WYVERNS!!

Congratulations Seniors!!

   The Kingswood Oxford
    Athletics Department

Dakota is the daughter of Sean and Nancy
McMahon. She has been a varsity field hockey
player for four years and served as captain her
junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore, she
was named to the Western New England Prep
School Field Hockey Association All-Star Team.

Dakota also plays varsity softball and has been a
starter since her freshman year. She is also
serving for the second year as a member of the
Student Athlete Advisory Council.

Outside of athletics, Dakota is a member of
Shield and Dragon, has been published in EPIC Magazine, and was a
Camp KO Field Hockey Counselor/Coach in 2016 and 2017.
Academically, Dakota was an Honor Roll student during her freshman
and junior years and was a Moses Scholarship recipient.

A multi-sport athlete, she is also a strong ice hockey player and plays on
a local club team. Dakota’s favorite memory playing field hockey was
“being able to play with my sister, Keegan, on the same field hockey
team together, for my last year of high school.” Her all-time favorite KO
memory is “playing in my first ever KO Hockey Night in front of the
entire school.”

Dakota plans on majoring in physical therapy in college. She will most
miss “the sense of community and the many friendships I have made, the
adrenaline rush of competing in varsity athletics, and the kind-hearted
teachers and faculty that have helped me navigate my four years of high
school.”

   “My four years at KO taught me to compete with
         wyvern pride and try new things .”