This Week in Atheltics

March 27, 2026

Spring athletics are back in full swing post Spring Break. The athletes needed to shake the rust off quickly as games come thick and fast in the coming weeks.

Track and Field

Track and Field distance runners ran at the Westlake Distance Meet before the break. Sophie ’27 finished 2nd overall in the 800m in a new personal record, PR, of 2:28.06. In the 1600m, she placed 10th out of 113 runners in a time of 5:32. In the boys’ 800m, Junior Jackson Steele ran a great race, winning his heat in a new PR of 2:02.2. Senior Jordan Ryan (2:12), Sophomore Ethan Qui (2:14), and Junior Miles Williams (2:14) also improved their PR’s in the 800m. In the boys’ 1600m, Sophomore Jackson Kerr had the biggest PR of the day. Jackson improved his best time from last year, 5:39, to 5:12 yesterday and won his heat going away! Junior, Ati Zwieback ran a PR and finished 8th out of 242 runners in 4:33. Junior Jackson Muller ran 5:15. Miles Williams set a new PR in the 3200, breaking the 11:00 minute mark, and Jackson Kerr, fresh off his 1600m PR, broke 12:00 minutes in his first 3200. The Rams raced in the Maurice Green Invitational at Oaks Christian where Sophomore Sloan Harwell, finished first in the Frosh/Soph girls’ 200 meters and runner-up in the 100m. The full team headed to their first TCAA meet at Villanova on Thursday with results to come. The Rams look forward to their first home meet in 16 years next  Thursday as they host Carp HS.

Boys Lacrosse

After a tight 9-7 loss to Grace to open the season, the Rams moved into the thick of their league season. The team is 1-2 in the league after an incredible 11-10 overtime win over San Marcos while losing twice to a talented Dos Pueblos squad. The Rams headed to Ojai last night in an important game against the Toads. It was a hotly contest affair where the Rams narrow lost 6-5. The Rams will have important games next look to secure playoffs with vital games against Santa Barbara, Thacher, and San Marcos coming up. Come on Rams!

Girls Lacrosse

The current record of 1-4 does not reflect the effort and skill of this team. Each game has been tightly contested contests. The season opened with a 9-5, non-league, loss to Agoura. The Rams kicked off their league season with games against Does Pueblos and San Marcos. The Rams fell to Dos Pueblos 9-8 in a nail biter at home. San Marcos proved to be a strong team in 15-3 home loss. On the return game at Does Pueblos, it was another close affair finishing 11-9. The team hosted Thacher on Thursday night on Meldman field. The Rams managed to put together a complete performance to earn their first win of the season in a 15-8 win over the Toads. The team looks to build on this momentum with a return fixture against Thacher and matches against Santa Barbara HS.

Swim

Cate Swim Team kicked off the 2026 season on Friday with big wins for both the girls’ (98.5 to 64.5) and boys’ (120-49) squads over crosstown rival Carp High. Jen Won ’26 (200 free, 100 butterfly), Emi Kanda-Gleeson ’27 (200 Individual Medley, 100 backstroke), and Wil Rivera (200 Individual Medley, 500 free) led the way with two wins apiece. Jae Wykoff ’26 (50 free), Josiah Hansen ’27 (100 butterfly), Devon Liang ’27 (100 breaststroke), Sofia Wang ’28 (100 breaststroke), and newcomer Charlie Guo ’29 (100 backstroke) each picked up an individual win as well. These swimmers plus Tori Kim ’27, Maddie Kollock ’27, Makayla Niu ’27, Mo Kanda-Gleeson ’26 and Elliot Paige ’26 combined to sweep all six relays in the meet.

Additional highlights of the day included stalwart performances in some of the most demanding events by some of the newest members of the team. Adele Tan ’29 (third), Ellie Daly ’29 (fourth) and Liam Moes ’29 (third) each took on the 500 freestyle, while Guo (third) and Daly (fourth) swam the 100 butterfly, and Amber Lam ’29 (fourth) and Oliver White ’29 (fifth) tackled the 200 individual medley. Guo’s winning time in the 100 backstroke and Moes’ effort in the 500 freestyle made them the seventh and eight fastest performers in Cate history, respectively. The Rams will be back in action today with their first home meet of the year, at 3:30 pm against Foothill Tech.

Boys Tennis 

Boys tennis continues their recent history of success, kicked off the season 5-0. 18-0 drumming of St. Bonaventure, 12-6 win over Santa Barbara, 15-3 win over Dunn, 15-3 win over Laguna and most recently a 18-0 thumping of Bishop Diego. Leading to a 78-12 set win so far this season and have been able to rotate their deep squad throughout each match. We are excited to watch this dynamic and talented team throughout the rest of the regular season.

Baseball

It’s been a slow start of the Rams this season with heavy defeats to Foothill Tech and Grace. Leadership from seniors Chase Meyer and Noah Casbarro look to help the team find their form as they face Thacher and St. Bonaventure in the coming weeks.

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Go Rams!