Hackley’s winter athletes: players to watch

Despite having spent two seasons as a member of the Basketball team and playing soccer since age 4, this year Onye Ohia-Enyia is looking forward to an exciting season as a sprinter on the Indoor Track team. Hoping to continue to improve upon his numerous accolades from his freshman and sophomore outdoor track seasons, he decided to switch to winter tack to garner the recognition of colleges and get...

Among a group of many talented fencers, sophomore Josh Zhang stands out as a member of the Hackley Fencing team due to his aptitude as an épéeist. He was drawn to fencing by a friend and now practices at the New York Athletic Club and the Fencing Academy of Westchester in order to prepare for the regional and national meets he competes in both with Hackley and independently. Last season he credits his successes, inclu...

Sisters Riya and Nina Mital are two power house squash players for the Girls’ Varsity team. Riya, a senior, has had a GU17 U.S. ranking of #3 and is currently ranked #17 while Nina, an 8th grader, has a current ranking of #7 of her GU15 age group. Riya is committed to the admissions process at Yale University while Nina also plans to play at the collegiate level. With their help, HGVS could potentia...

Yugo Tsukikawa, a second-year swimmer on Hackley's Varsity swim team as a ninth grader, is a crucial piece of the team, mainly specializing in middle distance freestyle and the IM (Individual Medley). His father’s past commitment to the sport drove him to start swimming competitively at the age of 8. His favorite stroke is freestyle and cannot wait to use his skill in the pool to compete in Ivy C...

Jordan is only a sophomore, but she is already considered a veteran, with two seasons with the Hackley Girls' Varsity Basketball team under her belt. Heading into the winter season, it looks as if she will step up into a lead role on the team after the departure of top scorer Sammy Mueller. Jordan is a special talent, who has won numerous championships and will bring these winning ways to a team in...

A former soccer and Judo player, Demetra has proved herself a key member of the Hackley Wrestling team and is excited to see what accomplishments she is able to achieve as an upperclassmen on the team. Despite a devastating ACL tear last year, Demetra made it to the freestyle nationals in North Dakota and completed her season as an All-American. This year she hopes to qualify for the Boys’ High Sc...

Enzo has been tirelessly training inside Zetkov for the past month in preparation for his rookie season with the Varsity team. His incredible talent is indisputable, and especially as a freshman. In the next three years, Enzi will continue to excel and impress coaches, players, and spectators as he competes against seniors. His bright future hints that a plague bearing his name is not a far-fetched...

Ryan is an amazing athlete. Ranked tenth in his age group, he participates in tournaments on a regular basis to better his ranking. It is likely that Ryan will play number 5 on the Varsity Squash team this winter. This year's Hackley Squash team is going to be one to remember, boasting  all of its starting top seven inside the U.S. Squash top 250 rankings for each of their respective age groups. Ryan...