Varsity Cheerleaders competed in the Pocono Regional event and placed top 3. Next stop: National High School Championship in Orlando, Florida.
2020-2021 Starting Dates
Fall Starting Dates
1st Day of Varsity & JV Fall Sports - August 24, 2020
1st Day of Modified Football - September 10, 2020
1st Day of Modified Fall Sports September 14, 2020
Winter Starting Dates
1st Day of Varsity & JV Winter Sports - November 16, 2020
1st Day of Freshman Boys Basketball - November 23, 2020
1st Day of Modified Winter Sports November 30, 2020
Spring Starting Dates
1st Day of Varsity & JV Spring Sports - March 15, 2021
1st Day of Modified Spring Sports - March 22, 2021
Seniors of Spring Sports
- Boys Track
- Girls Track
- Baseball
- Boys Tennis
- Girls Lacrosse
- Boys Lacrosse
- Girls Golf
- Boys Golf
- Softball
Boys Track
Name: Matthew Burnette
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Soccer and Track & Field
Position(s) Played: Soccer - Outside Midfielder, Track - 400m Hurdles, 400m dash, 800m run, 1600m & 3200m relay
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Hobbies - recreational drone pilot, cycling, and building, Clubs - Chemistry, UMTTR, American Red Cross; NHS and MHS
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: 2018 Boys Soccer Championship (Middletown)
Role Model: James Burnette (My grandfather)
Favorite Professional Athlete:
College you will attend next year: University of Pittsburgh
Name: George Callaghan
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Track
Position(s) Played: Sprinter
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Piano/Music and Basketball
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Each time I get a Personal Record which shows that my hard work is paying off
Role Model: John Legend because he plays the piano and I also play the piano and I want to have a career like he is having
Favorite Professional Athlete: Kevin Durant
College you will attend next year: Undecided (decision between Manhattanville and Manhattan)
Name: Daniel de Castro
Sports Played at Briarcliff: JV/Varsity Soccer (3-Year Varsity Starter, Senior Captain), Varsity Outdoor Track (All four years), Varsity Indoor Track (Senior year only; Senior Captain), JV Basketball (Freshman-Sophomore Year, Sophomore Captain)
Position(s) Played: 400m, 4x400m; School Records: 4x100m Relay Outdoor, 4x400m Relay Indoor, Sprint Medley Relay Indoor
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Mock Trial (Senior Co-President) Special Olympics Club (Secretary, Junior-Senior Year) Math Honors Society (Senior Co-President) National Honors Society USSF Grassroots Youth Soccer Referee (Sophomore – Senior Year) Assistant Youth Soccer Coach (Eastern FC) (Junior – Senior Year)
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: 2018 Class B Soccer Regional Final Victory over Carle Place in a Penalty Shootout on the way to a State Finals Appearance
Role Model: My Father
Favorite Professional Athlete: Koke Resurrección, professional soccer player at Atlético de Madrid
College you will attend next year: Harvard College
Name: Jack Dorkin
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Track and Field
Position(s) Played: Shot put, weight throw, discus, javelin
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Chem club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning the League meet this past winter
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Sam Darnold
College you will attend next year: Purdue University
Name: Lee Gelfand
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country, Track and Field
Position(s) Played: 200, 400, high jump
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Student Coalition for Human Dignity
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Getting the school record for the first time in the 4x200 meter relay
Role Model: Sean Ryan
Favorite Professional Athlete: Noah Lyles
College you will attend next year: University of Maryland
Name: Ryan Herh
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Track & Field
Position(s) Played: High Jump & 400m
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Engineering & Filmmaking
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning
Role Model: Elon Musk
Favorite Professional Athlete: Lebron James
College you will attend next year: Boston University
Name: Matthew Li
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Soccer, Winter Track, Spring Track
Position(s) Played: Soccer: Left Midfielder Track: 400m, 800m
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Playing music
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning the Section Final with the boys
Role Model: Elon Musk
Favorite Professional Athlete: Javale McGee
College you will attend next year: Georgia Tech
Name: Tyler Lindemann
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track
Position(s) Played: 5,000m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 600, 800m, Pole Vault
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Chamber orchestra playing violin, Guitar
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: 3rd place finish in 600m at league championships after projected 7th place finish
Role Model: Coach Sean Ryan
Favorite Professional Athlete: Noah Lyles
College you will attend next year: Penn State
Name: Declan O’Neill
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Track and Field
Position(s) Played: Thrower (Shotput, Discus)
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Spanish Club, Boy Scouts, Fire Department, Biking
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Placing in second in the league for weight throw (winter track)
Role Model: All other throwers with whom I was able to work
Favorite Professional Athlete: None
College you will attend next year: Undecided
Name: Mark Rogers
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country, Track and Field
Position(s) Played: 800m, 1000m, 1600m
Other Hobbies/Clubs: NHS, MHS
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Going to states in cross country
Role Model: My Mom and Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Andrew Luck
College you will attend next year: Undecided
Girls Track
Name: Camryn Jaeger
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross country all 4 years, winter and spring track all 4 years
Position(s) Played: triple jump, long jump, pole vault, 800m, 4x800m, relay, 400m, 5k
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Chem club, french club, gsa
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: pole vault and 4x800m league champ
Role Model: Bjarke Ingels
Favorite Professional Athlete: Megan Rapinoe
College you will attend next year: TBD
Name: Lauren Rogers
Sports Played at Briarcliff: XC, Winter and Spring Track
Position(s) Played: Long/middle distance (3k, 1500, 800, 400)
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Chem club, NHS, MHS
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: The girls cross county team winning leagues my junior year and the boys cross country team going to states this year
Role Model: My parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: Molly Seidel
College you will attend next year: TBD
Name: Sarah Seissler
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track & Field
Position(s) Played: Cross Country: 5000m, Track & Field: 800m-3000m
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Photography, Skiing, World of Difference (Co-President), NHS, MHS, Yearbook
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Being able to get myself on the starting line and run my last cross country race regardless of having a sprained ankle. I didn't want to regret not having a final race, so it was a great feeling when I finished, knowing I was able to push myself to race for my team under the circumstance.
Role Model: My parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: Chloe Kim, American snowboarder (Half-pipe)
College you will attend next year: Boston University
Name: Gaelen Weinberg
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country: 10th-12th Winter/Spring Track: 9th-12th
Position(s) Played: 55, 300, 4x200 (winter season) 200 and 4x100 (spring season)
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Chemistry Club, A World of Difference (co-president), Yearbook Club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: getting a school record in the 4x200, finally reaching my time goal in my last cross country season, and watching the boys varsity cross country team make it to states (2019)
Role Model: my parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: Simone Biles and Usain Bolt
College you will attend next year: Not yet decided
Name: Bailey Zednick
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Swim/Dive, Basketball, Track
Position(s) Played: Shotput, Discus, Javelin
Other Hobbies/Clubs: The clubs I am in include the Pediatric Cancer Foundation Club and Spanish Club. I enjoy playing sports, hanging out with my friends, and watching football
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: My favorite moment in my Briarcliff Athletics Career would have to be winning the league meet in shot put and placing 3rd and 5th in discus and javelin. It was my first season throwing, and I never would've thought that I would be the one to accomplish this achievement.
Role Model: My Grandfather would be my biggest role model. My Grandfather served in the Korean war, beat cancer twice, lost his wife to cancer, and still managed to raise 3 wonderful men. He has always been an inspiration to me because he has faced so much adversity throughout his life and he worked hard to get through it.
Favorite Professional Athlete: JJ Watt
College you will attend next year: Penn State University
Baseball
Name: Nick Constantinou
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Pitcher
Other Hobbies/Clubs: D&D Club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Home game against Croton last year
Role Model: Daniel Avidan
Favorite Professional Athlete: Hank Aaron
College you will attend next year: SUNY Oneonta
Name: Michael Hardy
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Catcher
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Eating, Being outside, Anything competitive
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: 2019 Section Final
Role Model:
Favorite Professional Athlete: Miguel Cabrera
College you will attend next year: University of Rochester
Name: Will Henshaw
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Pitcher, First Base
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Football, Hockey and TV
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Pitching against Keio at Dutchess Stadium
Role Model: My older brothers
Favorite Professional Athlete: Artemi Panarin
College you will attend next year: Undecided
Name: Jared Kulman
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Pitcher, First Base
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Basketball, Chilling with friends, Working out, Netflix/videogames
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Pitching in the Section Final last year
Role Model: David Wright
Favorite Professional Athlete: Drew Brees
College you will attend next year: University of Miami
Name: Jacob Lazarus
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Second Base
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Following all sports
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Being with my team in the Section Final
Role Model: Derek Jeter
Favorite Professional Athlete: Dansby Swanson or Mike Trout
College you will attend next year: Auburn University
Name: Anthony Mingoia
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Shortstop and Second Base
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Hanging out with friends, Watching Netflix and Working out
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Making it to the Section Final as an underdog
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Gleyber Torres
College you will attend next year: Indiana University
Name: Joe Murray
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball, Basketball
Position(s) Played: Pitcher
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Working out, Video Games, Playing ukulele
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Beating Albertus Magnus in the semi-finals
Role Model: Mariano Rivera
Favorite Professional Athlete: Luis Severino
College you will attend next year: Binghamton University
Name: Chris Park
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Basketball, Baseball
Position(s) Played: Power Forward and Center for basketball, Pitcher and Outfield for baseball
Other Hobbies/Clubs: I'm in the Special Olympics club and I love playing sports, hanging out with friends, playing xbox and going fishing
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Hitting a 2-run walk off triple against Ossining in baseball
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Daniel Murphy
College you will attend next year: SUNY Binghamton
Name: Patrick Poggi
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Pitcher, Outfield, Infield
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Playing basketball, video games
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Homering against Keio in the playoffs
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Mike Trout
College you will attend next year: Either SUNY Purchase or WCC for baseball
Name: Aaron Rotter
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Baseball
Position(s) Played: Outfield
Other Hobbies/Clubs: UMatter Club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Playing in the section championship last Spring
Role Model: JJ Watt
Favorite Professional Athlete: Matt Barzal
College you will attend next year: Tulane University
Boys Tennis
Name: Isaac Hentel
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Tennis
Position(s) Played: Doubles
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Umttr Club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning matches as a team
Role Model:
Favorite Professional Athlete: Roger Federer
College you will attend next year: University of Miami
Name: Michael Tu
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Tennis
Position(s) Played: Singles and Doubles
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Cello, Cooking, Academic Challenge
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: When I won back to back singles matches versus Keio Academy
Role Model: Bob Ross
Favorite Professional Athlete: Roger Federer
College you will attend next year: Undecided
Girls Lacrosse
Name: Julia Dalessandro
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Forward in basketball (4 and 5 position), Midfield in lacrosse and I took the draw/face-off, and Center midfield or Stopper in soccer
Other Hobbies/Clubs: I was in Red Cross and Pediatric Cancer club until junior year. I play guitar and sing in my free time as well as hangout with my friends and family
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: I wouldn't be able to pick a single favorite moment in my Briarcliff athletics career. I loved every aspect of the four years I've been a part of BHS sports
Role Model: All of my teammates act as role models to me. We all love and support each other while pushing each individual to their limits
Favorite Professional Athlete: Lindsey Vonn, American ski racer
College you will attend next year: Rhodes College
Name: Ashley Goldstein
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Tennis, Cheer, and Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Doubles Tennis, Local and Competition Cheer, Lacrosse Midfielder
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Red Cross and Family First Clubs
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning the league in lacrosse for the first time ever
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Tarvarius Moore, 49ers DB
College you will attend next year: Rollins College
Name: Kylie Manganello
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Lacrosse, Tennis
Position(s) Played: Attack, Doubles
Other Hobbies/Clubs: American Red Cross Club, Pediatric Cancer Foundation Club, Special Olympics Club, UMTTR Club, Running
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Winning league for the first time ever in Briarcliff Girls Lacrosse history
Role Model: My Grandmother
Favorite Professional Athlete: Aaron Judge
College you will attend next year: University of Richmond
Name: Bianca Santucci
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Lacrosse and Tennis
Position(s) Played: Midfield
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Red Cross Club and Pediatric Cancer Club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Receiving the hard hat and game ball last year after one of our lacrosse games. Also, going to Boston last year with my lacrosse team to watch college lacrosse games
Role Model: My Mom
Favorite Professional Athlete: Serena Williams
College you will attend next year: Villanova University
Name: Emma Smoler
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Soccer and Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Soccer - Goalie, Lacrosse - Defender
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Student Government (School Co-President) NHS Red Cross club Lab assistant (Dr. Saar) Rho Kappa Honor Society Special Olympics club
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Making the winning save in the PK-shootout against Westlake this past soccer season
Role Model: My Parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: Alex Morgan
College you will attend next year: University of Michigan
Boys Lacrosse
Name: Charlie Boyar
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Squash and Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Attack & Midfield
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Fishing, Sailing
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: State run for lax
Role Model: Joe Rogan
Favorite Professional Athlete: Anderson Silva
College you will attend next year: Fairfield
Name: Michael Donoghue
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Hockey and Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Middie and Center
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Fishing, Hiking
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Section Chip
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: Mika Zibanejad
College you will attend next year: University of Minnesota
Name: Nick Reish
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Football, Basketball, Lacrosse
Position(s) Played: Quarterback, Small forward, Defensive midfielder
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Hanging out with the boys
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Going to the NYS Lax State Chip
Role Model: My Dad
Favorite Professional Athlete: LeBron James
College you will attend next year: Villanova
Girls Golf
Name: Abby DeGasperis
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cheer and Golf
Position(s) Played: Cheer: Secondary Base
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Clubs: Book Club (founder) and French Club (treasurer) Hobbies: Reading
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Going to Nationals for Cheerleading for the first time in Briarcliff History and being able to try golf for the first time
Role Model: My Mom
Favorite Professional Athlete: Serena Williams
College you will attend next year: Wake Forest University
Name: Kayla Pereira
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Varsity Tennis - 3 years, Varsity Golf- 3 years
Position(s) Played: Varsity Tennis and Varsity Golf Captain Senior year
Other Hobbies/Clubs: United States Figure Skating (USFSA) Member (2009 – PRESENT), USFSA Gold Medalist in Moves (September 26, 2017), USFSA Pre-Silver Medalist in Ice Dance (November 30,2016), Pre-Juvenile Free skate (September 30, 2014), National Silver Medalist in Synchronized Ice Skating (February 28, 2015), National Bronze Medalist in Shadow Ice Dance (September 9,2017); Rye Figure Skating Club (RFSC) Member (2009 – PRESENT), Recipient of the Shirley W. Bourquin Scholarship Award given by the RFSC for demonstrating passion for figure skating and commitment to advancing skating skills (March 2017). I have been skating since I was 4 years old. This sport has shaped my whole life shaping me into the person I am today. I currently just coach Learn to Skate classes to children and adults. Member of American Red Cross club all 4 years of High School.
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Making the Varsity girls Tennis team Sophomore year and having Mr. Hamlin as a coach.
Role Model: My role model has always been my mom. My mom has always encouraged me to work hard at what I am good at. She taught me to set goals and to be a strong independent woman. Furthermore, she is very hardworking as she owned her own company working full-time and raised two daughters. She never missed out on taking me to skating practice at 5 am before school, going to work, and then taking me to practice (up to an hour away) after school again five days a week and then team practices on Saturdays and Sunday. When I was on that ice -skating in a competition, she was my biggest fan cheering me on in the arena. She is always there for me, no matter what.
Favorite Professional Athlete: Serena Williams - tennis; Maia Shibutani & Alex Hideo Shibutani - Ice Dance Skaters
College you will attend next year: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield CT - Jack Welch college of Business - Hospitality, Resort & Tourism Management Major
Name: Kaitlyn Ryan
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Soccer, Basketball, Golf
Position(s) Played: Soccer - outside midfield and forward, Basketball - shooting guard and point guard
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Hobbies: skiing, hanging out with friends, working out and CrossFit; Clubs: UMTTR (You Matter), Red Cross, Special Olympics; NHS and Rho Kappa Honor Society
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Being brought into the section finals game against Irvington at Pace as a sophomore to shoot two technical free throws and making them both!
Role Model: My role model is my brother Jack. He is an amazing athlete, brother and friend. He continually encourages me and pushes me to be the best person and athlete I can be. Going into his freshman year of college, he got Tommy John surgery preventing him to pitch in his first year at William & Mary. His attitude towards the entire thing was inspiring to not only me, but to many other injured athletes as well.
Favorite Professional Athlete: Megan Rapinoe
College you will attend next year: TBD
Boys Golf
Name: Jackson Heitzler
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Golf
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Sports, Special Olympics Club, Fishing
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Playing in my first match sophomore year
Role Model: Joe Burrow
Favorite Professional Athlete: Joe Burrow
College you will attend next year: Binghamton University
Name: Daniel Josephberg
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track, Golf
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Watching Basketball, Playing Video Games
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: XC team going to States in Plattsburgh
Role Model: My Parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: LeBron James
College you will attend next year: Miami University-Ohio
Name: Avery Rock
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Golf, Bowling
Other Hobbies/Clubs: Red Cross, Music
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: When I almost got a hole in one on a Par 3 hole on the Sleepy Hollow Course.
Role Model: Joe Rogan
Favorite Professional Athlete: James Harden
College you will attend next year: University at Albany
Softball
Name: Julia Barbalato
Sports Played at Briarcliff: Basketball, Softball
Position(s) Played: Softball - centerfield, shortstop, third-base; Basketball - Point guard and guard
Other Hobbies/Clubs: I like to paint and go to CrossFit. I am NHS and Rho Kappa honor society.
Favorite Moment in Briarcliff Athletics Career: Getting to play my last (basketball) season with my sister.
Role Model: My parents
Favorite Professional Athlete: Pat Tillman
College you will attend next year: Undecided
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2020 Modified Spring Sports TBD
2020-2021 Starting Dates
Fall Starting Dates
- 1st Day of Varsity & JV Fall Sports - August 24, 2020
- 1st Day of Modified Football - September 10, 2020
- 1st Day of Modified Fall Sports September 14, 2020
Winter Starting Dates
- 1st Day of Varsity & JV Winter Sports - November 16, 2020
- 1st Day of Freshman Boys Basketball - November 23, 2020
- 1st Day of Modified Winter Sports November 30, 2020
Spring Starting Dates
- 1st Day of Varsity & JV Spring Sports - March 15, 2021
- 1st Day of Modified Spring Sports - March 22, 2021
Yasmin Hill takes 5th place at the New York State Diving Championship!
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