Since stepping onto campus her freshman year, Victoria Patterson ’20 has been an incredible runner and example of a Deerfield student-athlete. In her four years at Deerfield, she has competed in countless races and has led the Deerfield Cross Country and Track Teams to many…
The “Deerfield” that we wear across our chests every Wednesday and Saturday does not just appear out of thin air. It takes countless hours of hard work, meticulous organization, and fierce dedication to be able to prepare nearly 440 student athletes for both practice and…
The fitness center plays a crucial role in many DA athletes’ daily lives. Emma Theriault, Tom Reynolds, and the rest of the strength and conditioning team are a big part of why fitness has such a widespread effect on students at Deerfield. “As trainers, we…
The fall lacrosse season is always stressful for first year athletes, but this fall former Girls Varsity Lacrosse captains Bailey Cheetham ’19 and Margaret Williams ’19 rose to the challenge. Competing at high-level Division I programs, both Cheetham and Williams used the skills they developed…
At Deerfield, we are lucky enough to have access to the best athletic resources prep schools have to offer in both our facilities and our staff. This year we are privileged to add another great individual to this already established team through newly appointed Assistant…
Yusuf Mukhtar ’20 is the well-deserved athlete of the issue. The 6’2, 270-pound offensive lineman came to Deerfield three years ago as a sophomore and has had a strong impact on the team and community ever since. Mukhtar was named Yusuf after his great-grandfather. He…
The Deerfield-Choate rivalry is as old as time. The games, the spirit, and the cheers all tie together at the beginning of November to form the perfect head to head battle for which everyone’s been waiting. But what about all the other schools in our…
Boys’ junior B soccer is the paragon of a Deerfield sub-varsity sports team. The fourth and lowest soccer team in terms of level of competition, frequently nicknamed “Quad Squad,” brings to Deerfield Athletics a fun yet success-driven attitude like no other. The team is composed…
It is every athlete’s dream to represent their country at the highest level of their sport. Varsity Boys’ Crew Captain Jimmy Patton ’20 made this dream a reality. This past summer, Patton was selected as one of 16 athletes to don the red, white, and…
The warm-up playlist is arguably the most important aspect of the athlete’s pre-game ritual. Whether you listen to “RapCaviar” or “Chillin’ On a Dirt Road,” everyone has a song that gets them pumped up and ready to perform at their very best. We have polled…
