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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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9th graders Connor Overgaard and Rishi Bhargava consult after a very marginal victory in the 100 free. Barghava exclaimed No way after coach tells them Overgaard beat his competitor and teammate by a sligh 0.4 seconds.

It’s always a good time; nothing can stop Trojan Swim and Dive

Orion Kim, Staff Writer February 25, 2021
One of the COVID-19 protocols is that students must compete at their own pool, and face off against their opponents virtually.
Sutton Lillygreen gets up on the block before his swim event.

[10 QUESTIONS] Lillygreen steps up to the starting blocks

Zekiah Juliusson, RubicOnline January 13, 2021
Junior Sutton Lillygreen has swum since the age of 7 and his love for the sport has only grown since.
While a large number of fans can be a rare occurrence at sporting events, lots of students turned out to the Dec. 5 hockey game vs. rival Mahtomedi, demonstrating the atmospheric change that student support can bring. Here, Seniors Libby Cohen, Issy Weber and Helen Bartlett are all smiles at the game.

Revive Spartan spirit by supporting student athletes

Martha Sanchez, RubicOnline December 6, 2019
Much too often student turnout at sporting events is low, but with greater attendance school spirit can make a comeback.
Aidan Alme, a student from Highland Park High School, sweeps the water out of his way to catch his breath.

Trojans fight hard during swim meet, take third place

Sharee Roman, Photographer January 23, 2018
On Jan. 22 at the Edina Middle School, the Trojans Boys Swimming and Diving Team received 3rd place.
Trojans Boys Swim team earns fifth place

Trojans Boys’ Swim team earns fifth place

Amodhya Samarakoon, RubicOnline Creative Design Manager January 22, 2017
The Trojan Boys Swim team, a combination of St. Paul Academy and Summit School and Highland students, competed On Jan. 21 and received fifth place overall.
Sophomore Karsten Runquist does the butterfly stroke at the Jan. 24 meet at Humboldt. “... we all got into the locker room and start screaming as loud as we could to get pumped up,” freshman Matt Suzuki said.

All in (the water): TROJAN Swim Team Mindset

Javier Whitaker-Castaneda, Staff Writer March 25, 2014

Having a population of only four in the Upper School community, little is known about the rare specimen: the Trojan swim team. Before, they blended into the other species of students, but now they are...

Sophomores Karsten Ruinquist and Sam Matenaer are excited for this season, “we have a small team that is pretty young, but we still have pretty strong swimmers. We have a new coach this year and we’re excited to be able to work with her, Matenaer said.

Winter Sports Preview: Boys Swimming and Diving looks forward to season with good spirits

John Wilhelm and Thomas Toghramadjian November 22, 2013

Coming off of a successful season, the SPA-Highland cooperative boys swimming team has set a high bar for this year. Three swimmers, including SPA sophomores Karsten Runquist and Sam Matenaer, qualified...

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