Project Challenger Deep

MAST Academy’s Digital Sports Hall of Fame

Anthonie Page, Live Editor

February 21, 2024

Preface:

35,876 feet. Over 5,000 feet higher than Mount Everest, the Challenger Deep is the deepest explored point on Earth. To go down to the Challenger Deep represents going to a peak that no man or woman was ever meant to reach, and the names attributed to the exploration of the Challenger Deep have been etched in history.

Being etched in history. Since its establishment in 1991, MAST Academy has been faced with the difficult task of highlighting the achievements of their student athletes. The task of keeping records of notable sports achievements from MAST alumni has been left to the coaches of MAST’s sports teams, who are already busy coaching and training their students. Consequently, records ended up being lost or never kept in the first place. MAST has attempted to keep records via their board of records in the senior hall, but the board of records is flawed. Aside from being outdated, the money required to actually update the board takes away funding from the MAST’s sports. Project Challenger Deep aims to solve these problems.

In a collaboration between writers of The Beacon and MAST Academy coaches, MAST for the first time in its history will have a digital Sports Hall of Fame. The purpose of Project Challenger Deep is to highlight the success of MAST’s previous student athletes and establish a tangible peak for future student athletes to climb to, all the while not being at the expense of MAST’s athletic budget.

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Important Note:

The Beacon has worked with MAST’s various coaches and used online resources such as Max Preps to complete Challenger Deep as much as possible, however there are still missing records and some records may be incorrect. If you have information to fill a record, replace a currently existing record, or add a new record, then do not hesitate to contact The Beacon with the appropriate proof via a direct message on Instagram. Your understanding and help are deeply appreciated.

Cross Country:

Boys’ Fastest 5k Time – Nick Cummings; 17:04.09; Class of 2017
Girls’ Fastest 5k Time – Rachel Jones; 20:37.45; Class of 2013

Volleyball:

Boys’ Varsity Best Record – 1-2 (0.33 win%); MAST Academy 2022-23 Varsity Team
Boys’ Most Aces in a Season –
Boys’ Most Kills in a Season –
Girls’ Varsity Best Record – 9-4 (0.69 win%); MAST Academy 2022-23 Varsity Team
Girls’ Most Aces in a Season – Giovanna Lewkowitz; 20 aces; Class of 2023
Girls Most Kills in a Season – Giovanna Lewkowitz; 110 kills; Class of 2023

Swimming:

Boys’ Fastest 100yd Back Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 100yd Breast Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 100yd Fly Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 100yd Free Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 100yd Butterfly Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 200yd Free Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 200m Individual Medley –
Boys’ Fastest 500yd Free Stroke –
Boys’ Fastest 200m Medley Relay –
Boys’ Fastest 200yd Freestyle Relay –
Boys’ Fastest 4x100m Freestyle Relay –

Girls’ Fastest 100yd Back Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 100yd Breast Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 100yd Fly Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 100yd Free Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 100yd Butterfly Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 200yd Free Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 200m Individual Medley –
Girls’ Fastest 500yd Free Stroke –
Girls’ Fastest 200m Medley Relay –
Girls’ Fastest 200yd Freestyle Relay –
Girls’ Fastest 4x100m Freestyle Relay –

Golf:

Boys’ Lowest Strokes in an 18 Hole Game –
Girls Lowest Strokes in an 18 Hole Game –

Soccer:

Boys’ Most Goals in a Season – Nico Alvarez; 17 goals; Class of 2024
Boys’ Most Points in a Season – Nico Alvarez; 36 points; Class of 2024
Boys’ Most Assists in a Season – Nico Sanchez; 9 assists; Class of 2024
Boys’ Most Saves in a Season – Victor Keirsting; 39 saves; Class of 2024
Girls’ Most Goals in a Season – Sophia Flack; 13 goals; Class of 2024
Girls’ Most Points in a Season – Claudia Alonzo; 16 points; Class of 2025
Girls’ Most Assists in a Season – Claudia Alonzo; 6 assists; Class of 2025
Girls’ Most Saves in a Season – Heidi Schultz; 43 saves; Class of 2024

Basketball:

Boys’ Varsity Best Season Record – 6-7 (0.46 win%); MAST Academy 2021-22 Varsity Team
Boys’ Most Points in a Game –
Boys’ Most Assists in a Game –
Boys’ Most Rebounds in a Game –
Boys’ Most Blocks in a Game –

Water Polo:

Boys’ Most Goals in a Season- Aryon Castro; 51 goals; Class of 2026
Boys’ Most Points in a Season – Aryon Castro; 69 points; Class of 2026
Boys’ Most Assists in a Season -Tobias Urcuyo; 24 assists; Class of 2023
Boys’ Most Steals in a Season – Aryon Castro; 22 steals; Class of 2026
Boys’ Most Saves in a Season – Tomas Chavarria; 102 saves; Class of 2023
Girls’ Most Goals in a Season – Sara Zampa; 46 goals; Class of 2023
Girls’ Most Points in a Season – Sara Zampa; 75 points; Class of 2023
Girls’ Most Assists in a Season – Natalia Antonetti; 39 assists; Class of 2024
Girls’ Most Steals in a Season – Sara Zampa; 47 steals; Class of 2023
Girls’ Most Saves in a Season – Ana Dal Bo; 116 saves; Class of 2024

Track and Field:

Boys’ Fastest 100m Dash – Anthonie Page; 11.57; Class of 2024
Boys’ Fastest 200m Dash – Anthonie Page; 24.64; Class of 2024
Boys’ Fastest 400m Dash – Andrew Greig; 54.84; Class of 2023
Boys’ Fastest 800m Run – Raphael Calderone; 2:14.00; Class of 2024
Boys’ Fastest 1600m Run – Robert Luiz Garcia; 4:49.90; Class of 2026
Boys’ Fastest 3200m Run – Nicolas Martinez; 14:30.00; Class of 2025
Boys’ Fastest 4x100m Relay – 50.74
Boys’ Fastest 4x400m Relay – 4:13.40
Boys’ Fastest 4x800m Relay – 10:45.60
Boys’ Fastest 110m Hurdles – Jorge Aguilar; 21.34; Class of 2026
Boys’ Farthest Long Jump – Jeremy Capiro; 16-9; Class Unknown
Boys’ Farthest Shot Put – Matias Correa; 27-9.5; Class of 2025
Boys’ Farthest Discus Throw – Matias Correa; 66-6; Class of 2025

Girls’ Fastest 100m Dash – Aya Stephens; 12:54; Class of 2025
Girls’ Fastest 200m Dash – Lucrecia Gattai; 27.14; Class of 2025
Girls’ Fastest 400m Dash – Bianca Routt; 1:04.32; Class of 2010
Girls’ Fastest 800m Run – Jacinta Estevez; 2:57.20; Class of 2025
Girls’ Fastest 1600m Run – Chloe Pereira; 6:14.00; Class of 2025
Girls’ Fastest 3200m Run – Chloe Pereira; 14:10.00; Class of 2025
Girls’ Fastest 4x100m Relay – 1:00.54
Girls’ Fastest 4x400m Relay – 5:06.10
Girls’ Fastest 4x800m Relay – 11.26.00
Girls’ Fastest 110m Hurdles – Sabrina Laver; 20.74; Class of 2025
Girls’ Farthest Long Jump – Bianca Routt; 12-7; Class of 2010
Girls’ Farthest Shot Put – Paige Owens; 19-8; Class Unknown
Girls’ Farthest Discus Throw – Clementina Pauly; 43-5; Class of 2026
Girls’ Farthest Javelin Throw -Sophia Flack; 53-3; Class of 2024

Tennis:

Boys’ Most Matches Won in a Season – Alessandro Sanchez; 17 Wins; Class of 2024
Girls’ Most Matches Won in a Season – Micaela Tarazona; 15 Wins; Class of 2027

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About the Contributors

Anthonie Page, Live Editor

Anthonie Page is a staff member for the MAST Academy student paper, The Beacon, based in Virginia Key. Part of the graduating class of 2024, this is Page’s 4th year at MAST Academy. When Page is not studying for his many AP classes or working on college applications, he enjoys writing and watching stand up comedy. Page is an active basketball player, and he spends his summers as a volunteer basketball coach for a youth basketball club. “I love playing basketball, and being a coach allows me to share the sport I love with future generations,” Page said. Page has a European background, with his family being from Greece and Italy. He aspires to study astrophysics after he finishes his final year at MAST.

Panni Peschke, Design Editor

Panni Peschke is a senior at MAST Academy. A Miami native, her parents hail from Germany and Colombia, giving her an international background and a grasp on three languages.

Panni has been previously published in MAST’s literary magazine, Spilt Milk, and joined The Beacon to exercise her writing abilities. She aims to publish a healthy mix between sociopolitical issues and local experiences for her fellow students to enjoy.

In her spare time, Panni enjoys filling her parent’s counter, cabinet, and oven space with different materials for her baking obsession.

To complement her creative interests, Panni aims to study business to create a balance between arts and sciences.