The 2018 Fall Varsity Sports Convocation was held on Wednesday, November 14th, honoring the seasons of the varsity crew, cross country, rugby, sailing and soccer teams.

Not surprisingly, CBA performed excellently in each of those five sports, winning state and conference championships, while demonstrating the brotherhood that comes with being CBA athletes.

The night gave due to the accomplishments of each team, while also presenting new letter winners their CBA varsity letter. Returning letter men received a commemorative item, acknowledging another year of varsity sport participation. Each team chooses superlative awards, including a Most Valuable Player and one or more Coaches Award honors.

At CBA, some athletic teams are dual season sports, including three that were honored on Wednesday night in crew, rugby and sailing. All three of these teams will be back in action come March for their spring seasons and will hand out additional awards in May.

Here are the accomplishments of the 2018 fall season:


CREW
Coached by Scott Belford, Mike Sparta, Michael Tobin, and Brenin Ford

-Varsity 4 Boat Top 15 at the Head of the Charles Regatta (largest U.S. rowing event)
-Varsity 4 Boat wins at the Navy Day Regatta & Head of the Christina
(Awards in spring)


CROSS COUNTRY
Coached by Sean McCafferty, Karl Torchia, Mike Mazzaccaro

-NJSIAA Meet of Champions Winner (23rd time)
-Non-Public A State Champions (29th time)
-Shore Conference Champions (33rd time)
-Monmouth County Champions (50th time)
-Extended National Dual Meet Record to 362 straight wins

Coaches Award: David Ham
Most Valuable Players: Tim McInerney & Luke Reid


RUGBY
Coached by Pat Moroney, Gregory Elmiger, Jennifer Jones, Rick Sullivan, Peter Terilli

-Finished 16-4 in the sevens season
-Second place in the state-wide sevens series

Coaches Awards: Christian DeChiaro & Andrew White
Workhorse Award: Ryan Nerney
Underclassmen Award: Christian Ard
Team Heart Award: Evan Goetz
Most Valuable Player: Jake Heath


SAILING
Coached by Jason Lutz, Jody Lutz

-Finished fourth overall at the Mid-Atlantic Singlehanded Championship
-Finished 10th overall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy National Invitational
-Won a division at the Mid-Atlantic Fall Fleet Regatta

Coaches Awards: Aedan Moran & Walter Mehl


SOCCER
Coached by Tom Mulligan, Dave Santos

-NJSIAA Non-Public A State Champions (7th in program history)
-NJSIAA Non-Public A State South Sectional Champions
-Shore Conference Tournament Finalist

Coaches Awards: Jack Hempstead
Most Valuable Players: Dom Bellomo & Jack Gill


Check out the convocation slideshow shown at the event: