Athletics

Two Paideia School varsity track records were set at the 5^th Annual Metro Atlanta Championships and the BSN Sports Rumble in the Jungle. The girls’ 4x400 meter relay team, Sophia Huynh, Sophia Figueroa, Jordan Walter, and Luna McCauley set a record with a finish of - 4:14.68 at the Metro Atlanta Championships. The boys’ 4x800 meter relay team, Jay Bartelt, Sam Colton, Jesus Centellano Cortes, and Elijah McCauley, set a school record with their - 8:37.84 finish at the BSN Sports Rumble in the Jungle.

Paideia alum Dean Farris '16 broke the American 200  freestyle record with a swim of 1:29.15 at the NCAA Men's Championship. Dean, a junior at Harvard University, went on to win Harvard’s first NCAA title in 30 years with a 43.66 finish in the 100 backstroke. 

Five members of the Paideia swim team qualified for the state meet. Kendall Seefried, Kiran Kowalski, Maggie Harper, Sarah Schapiro, and Jordan Walter represented Paideia at the Georgia High School State Meet.

Four Paideia basketball players received recognition for their season play. Senior Kai Carter was named to the 5-A  First All-Region team. Kai punctuated her Paideia basketball career on Senior Night by scoring  her 2,000th point in the varsity girls' basketball game against Atlanta Classic Academy Jan. 30. 

Three other players were honored. Junior Christine Walker was named to the 5-A Second All-Region team and senior Hunter Furman and boys' basketball player Jaylen Troutman, a senior, received honorable mention.