Awards & Honors
State Championships
Baseball: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1993
Girls' Basketball: 1983, 1987
Field Hockey: 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014
Football: 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010
Boys' Golf: 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
Boys' Lacrosse: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Girls' Lacrosse: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Boys' Soccer: 1985
Girls' Soccer: 1992, 2006
Softball:1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Boys' Swimming: 2010, 2011
Girls' Swimming: 2011
Boys' Tennis: 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2018
Girls' Tennis: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Boys' Track & Field:1975, 1976, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2012
Girls' Track & Field:1985, 1986, 1994
Volleyball: 1978, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2013, 2014
Wrestling: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993
Annual Awards
- Victora Ludorum Award
- Athlete's Cup Award
- Scholar-Athlete Award
- Jason Walls Award
- Carl Bolick Coach's Award
- Wells Fargo Cup (formerly the Wachovia Cup)
Victora Ludorum Award
The Victora Ludorum Award, first presented in 1968, is given to the senior girl who has made the greatest contribution to athletics at Country Day through excellence of performance and leadership. The award winner is nominated and selected by the coaching staff.
Previous Award Winners
| 1968 | Barbara Church* | |
| 1969 | Anne Little | |
| 1970 | Julia Rankin | |
| 1971 | Carolyn Nash | |
| 1972 | Laura Lee | |
| 1973 | Gay Chapman Sue Spaugh |
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| 1974 | Ann Wood | |
| 1975 | Alicia White | |
| 1976 | Lee Ballinger | |
| 1977 | Jane Terry | |
| 1978 | Alice Dixon | |
| 1979 | Lucy White Francie Chapman |
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| 1980 | Ginny White | |
| 1981 | Henny Heilman | |
| 1982 | Julie Hoffman | |
| 1983 | Heather McKee | |
| 1984 | Mary Brand | |
| 1985 | Katherine Davis | |
| 1986 | Heather Duncan | |
| 1987 | Libba Shannonhouse | |
| 1988 | Elizabeth Brand | |
| 1989 | Jenny Deckelman Jean Roddey |
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| 1990 | Melinda Nichols | |
| 1991 | Sarah Salton | |
| 1992 | Mary Claudia Belk | |
| 1993 | Melissa Hinsdale | |
| 1994 | Lois Ann Bumgardner | |
| 1995 | Jennifer Dixon | |
| 1996 | Elizabeth Hechenbleikner | |
| 1997 | Betsy Currie | |
| 1998 | Ashley Moore | |
| 1999 | Lisa Walton | |
| 2000 | Erin Daly | |
| 2001 | Anne Warren | |
| 2002 | Anne Hlavacek | |
| 2003 | Lauren Miller | |
| 2004 | Catherine Ransone | |
| 2005 | Melissa Dorsett | |
| 2006 | Kendall Booher, Janie Howe | |
| 2007 | Sarah Cline | |
| 2008 | Katie Plyler | |
| 2009 | Laura Wearn | |
| 2010 | Janice Roberts | |
| 2011 | Itohowo Eyo | |
| 2012 | Caroline Plyler | |
| 2013 | Beth Erb | |
| 2014 | Mia Nicole Wilson | |
| 2015 | Anna Comer, Katharine Franz | |
| 2016 | Ali Gakenheimer | |
| 2017 | Ella Dunn | |
| 2018 | Thea Reddin |
Athlete's Cup Award
Since 1964, the Athlete’s Cup has been given annually to the senior boy who has made the greatest contribution to athletics at Country Day through excellence of performance and leadership. The award winner is nominated and selected by the coaching staff.
Previous Award Winners
| 1964 | Harold Stowe | |
| 1965 | Bryan Pittman John Tate |
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| 1966 | Sam Cook, Eddie Hipp |
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| 1967 | Bill Coggins | |
| 1968 | Mike Holbrook | |
| 1969 | Robert Harkness Lat Purser |
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| 1970 | Tom McElwee | |
| 1971 | Todd Chapman | |
| 1972 | Ed Browning Robert Yopp |
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| 1973 | Elliot Wood | |
| 1974 | Bill Boger | |
| 1975 | Worth Burke | |
| 1976 | Tom powers | |
| 1977 | Greg Giblin | |
| 1978 | Mike Stacks | |
| 1979 | Tommy Miller Wylie Lowery |
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| 1980 | Glenn McConnell | |
| 1981 | Al Dickens | |
| 1982 | Mike Cofer | |
| 1983 | Steve Tomanchek Eddie Levins |
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| 1984 | Rich Tourtellot | |
| 1985 | David Dixon | |
| 1986 | Brent Lane | |
| 1987 | Eric Heid | |
| 1988 | Morrison Giffen | |
| 1989 | McCord Moody | |
| 1990 | Tripp Pignetti | |
| 1991 | Roger Smith | |
| 1992 | Marcus Smith | |
| 1993 | Micheal Hosmer | |
| 1994 | Clay Gilbert | |
| 1995 | Matt Tugwell | |
| 1996 | Ivon Rohrer | |
| 1997 | David Zelickson | |
| 1998 | Walt Hutchinson | |
| 1999 | Kyle Bishop | |
| 2000 | Jimmy Hlavacek | |
| 2001 | Alvin Pearman | |
| 2002 | Justin Kitchen | |
| 2003 | Oliver Bacon | |
| 2004 | Morgan Koukopulus | |
| 2005 | Bryan Furr Ryan Johnson |
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| 2006 | Matthew Cline Ben Keating |
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| 2007 | Sean Jones | |
| 2008 | Alex Sturges | |
| 2009 | Kip Haddock | |
| 2010 | Reed Palmer | |
| 2011 | Wake Hamilton | |
| 2012 | James Howe | |
| 2013 | Tripp Mulligan | |
| 2014 | Akanimo Eyo | |
| 2015 | Sheppard Wilson | |
| 2016 | Peter Pittroff | |
| 2017 | Charles Roselle | |
| 2018 | Broadus Roberson |
Scholar-Athlete Award
First presented in 1990, the Scholar-Athlete award recognizes one senior boy and one senior girl who exemplify what it means to be a student-athlete. To be eligible for this award a student must have a 3.0 grade point average and have lettered in at least two sports. This award is presented at the Upper School Awards Day in May.
Previous Award Winners
| Female | Male | |||
| 1990 | Katy Hosmer | Paul Wright | ||
| 1991 | Stephanie Neill | Edward Marshall | ||
| 1992 | Katie Savas | William Hope | ||
| 1993 | Kelly Walton | Aran O'Malley | ||
| 1994 | Lynne Hall | Alex Harman | ||
| 1995 | Mara Prandi-Abrahms | Chris Martin | ||
| 1996 | Jennifer Pollard | Michael Jacobsohn Brian Wilkins |
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| 1997 | Amanda Barnhardt | Elliot Walker | ||
| 1998 | Megan O'Neill | Stephen Embree | ||
| 1999 | Jenny Box | Michael Crowell | ||
| 2000 | Vida Harvey | Geoff Shaw Chris Bookholt |
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| 2001 | Elizabeth Barrett | Bobby Fraser | ||
| 2002 | Emily Goglin | Jamie Fraser | ||
| 2003 | Susan Barry Khaki Howe |
Ivan Mothershead | ||
| 2004 | Caroline McGuire Katie Forshag |
Neal Watterson | ||
| 2005 | Lucy Hope | George Hodgin | ||
| 2006 | Colby Trenklebach | Hayes Ashcraft | ||
| 2007 | Cameron Booher | Sean Jones | ||
| 2008 | Mary Rachel Dorsett Julia Gray Saunders |
Charlie Pitts | ||
| 2009 | Mandy Epstein | Hill Hamrick, Ladd Hamrick |
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| 2010 | Tyler McFayden | Ben Rhyne | ||
| 2011 | Loren Shealy | Wake Hamilton | ||
| 2012 | Kelly Bach | States Lee | ||
| 2013 | Lauren McFayden Caroline Allbert |
Scott Philips | ||
| 2014 | Princess Sutherland | Stukie Phillips Michael Shields |
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| 2015 | Currie Engel Taylor Portland |
Nathan Brenner | ||
| 2016 | Lucy Pedlow | Christien Williams | ||
| 2017 | Sally Sasz | Luca Katz | ||
| 2018 | Caroline Kosmicki | Jake Morris | ||
Jason Walls Award
The Jason Walls award is given in memory of Jason Carter Walls, Class of 1993, who died on Christmas Day, 1991. Selected by Upper School faculty and members of the Boosters Club, the winner of the award will be a member of the student body who best demonstrates the attributes that Jason embodied. Jason showed us how to live every day as if it were our last, how to leave a place better than we found it, and how to make a difference in people’s lives.
Previous Award Winners
| 1993 | Jonathan Coulombe | |
| 1994 | Billy Roberts | |
| 1995 | David Wilson | |
| 1996 | Brian Wilkins | |
| 1997 | Betsey Currie | |
| 1998 | Jason St. Aubin | |
| 1999 | Edmund Ball | |
| 2000 | Bucleigh Newton Chris Gunderman |
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| 2001 | Alan Hayes | |
| 2002 | Hunter Edwards | |
| 2003 | Ivan Mothershead | |
| 2004 | Neal Watterson | |
| 2005 | Trey Coe | |
| 2006 | Klye Livingston | |
| 2007 | Bo Cramer | |
| 2008 | Ben Turnbull | |
| 2009 | Courtney Ridenhour | |
| 2010 | Ace coumas | |
| 2011 | Ito Eyo | |
| 2012 | States Lee | |
| 2013 | Maggie Whitley | |
| 2014 | Akanimo Eyo | |
| 2015 | Sheppard Wilson | |
| 2016 | Riley Harrison | |
| 2017 | Ian Hall | |
| 2018 | Tony Nguyen |
Carl Bolick Coach's Award
The Carl Bolick Coaches Award, first given in 1984, recognizes two Country Day coaches (one Upper School, one Middle School) who, in a given year, best exemplify the qualities of a character builder who develops student athletes into better people. The award is named for the former Country Day athletic director who believed that coaches must be team builders and fully support and reinforce the principles of scholarship, citizenship, and sportsmanship.
Previous Award Winners
| 1984 | John Cook |
| 1985 | Rick Stack |
| 1986 | Suzie Pignetti |
| 1987 | Bob Plyler |
| 1988 | Kevin Daly |
| 1989 | Ed Walton |
| 1990 | Leesa Pepper |
| 1991 | Brad Touma |
| 1992 | Bob Doherty |
| 1993 | Bob Witman |
| 1994 | Art Hoffman |
| 1995 | Charlie Bodine |
| 1996 | Brad Touma |
| 1997 | Julie Shaw & Calvin Davis |
| 1998 | Dorcas Zeeso |
| 1999 | Mike Fresina & David Perkinson |
| 2000 | Ian Dennis |
| 2001 | Al Pearman & Kurt Weigel |
| 2002 | Henry Neale |
| 2003 | Bob Plyler & Telia Martin |
| 2004 | Scott Waybright & Deb Savino |
| 2005 | David Knox & Aaron Cooper |
| 2006 | Lori Townsend & Ernie Moorer |
| 2007 | Sam Cook & Dorcas Zeeso |
| 2008 | Joe Vignolini & Renea Steele |
| 2009 | Jeff Keiser & Michael Rinehart |
| 2010 | Bob Peterson & Julia Walthall |
| 2011 | Ed Burnam & Logan Smith |
| 2012 | Andre Haston & Stephen Spada |
| 2013 | Al Pearman & Keith Register |
| 2014 | Calvin Davis & Rob Sappenfield |
| 2015 | Lisa Thompson & Mike Spangler |
| 2016 | Adriane Starnes & McKensy Phillips |
| 2017 | Kristy Boyles & Josh Thomas |
| 2018 | Ashley Murray & Matt Elliott |
Wells Fargo Cup (formerly the Wachovia Cup)
The Wells Fargo Cup, presented and sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, recognizes overall excellence in high school athletics among North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Associaton member institutions. Points are awarded to schools based on each sport’s placing at the state level. NCISAA 3A schools have been competing for this recognition since 1983. Country Day has won the award nine times for our exceptional performance during the following school years: 1982–1983, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 1986–1987, 1991–1992, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 2000–2001.
Country Day teams have won 136 NCISAA state championships, including 15 in the last five years.