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Senior Ethan Zhang gets ready as he prepares for his state swim meet. In this meet CHS became the 2024 state champions. (Submitted photo: Ethan Zhang)

Athlete Spotlight: Ethan Zhang on committing to Columbia University

Anthony Pho December 12, 2024

  How did the recruitment process work? It starts at the end of July sophomore year, where coaches are allowed to reach out to you. For a lot of the big D1 schools like (the University of)...

Senior Sophie Mock takes a swing at a golf ball during a tournament. Mock has been noted as one of three golfers to record a hole-in-one at the IHSSA girls final. (Submitted Photo: Sophie Mock)

Athlete Spotlight: Sophie Mock on making records at the ISSA girls golf state finals

Ayaan Nadeem October 29, 2024

How did you get into your sport?  My parents are both golfers so they inspired me to start playing golf. How have you been motivated to keep going? I have been motivated by goals of winning state...

Senior Alex Shackell swims in an Olympic race in August 2024. Shackell said, “There’s always going to be nerves and stuff but I tried to remain pretty calm and I knew I was ready for the race.” (Submitted Photo: Alex Shackell)

Athlete Spotlight: Alex Shackell on competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Ryan Sharp September 13, 2024

How did you get into swimming? Both of my parents were swimmers. They swam in college and my dad was a British Olympian, so they’ve put me in swimming ever since I was young. Your brother, Aaron...

Sophomore Grace Marshall competes in a lifting competition. Marshall said, "I would say (winning competitions) is a really good feeling. I work really hard for my strength and my capabilities so to see the outcome of it is pretty nice." 
(Submitted Photo: Grace Marshall)

Athlete Spotlight: Grace Marshall on being a powerlifting champion

Ryan Sharp May 1, 2024

How did you get into lifting? I originally played football here at Carmel High School, so I got into lifting to get stronger for the sport. Do you still play football? No, I stopped playing football...

Freshman Aiden Dickinson plays in varsity game against Fishers on Jan. 27. Carmel won 54 to 46. When asked about his favorite part of the season, Dickinson said, "I would say when we went on a stretch, we went 7-1, winning seven games in a row."

Athlete Spotlight: Aiden Dickinson plays on varsity as a freshman

Kate Loper March 23, 2024

How did you get into basketball?  My dad played, so I've always had basketball around me growing up, like a mini hoop even. I've always just had basketball in my life and I’ve just loved it ever...

Junior Cole Terbush plays hockey for the Indy Fuel Academy. Terbush said he enjoys how being a student athlete keeps him busy. (Submitted Photo: Cole Terbush)

Athlete Spotlight: Junior Cole Terbush balances hockey and ballet

Jasmine Y. Zhang March 1, 2024

What sports do you do for school and outside of school? I play hockey for the Carmel Ice Blue team, which is the B team, and I do ballet at (The) Ballet Theater of Carmel Academy, which is at 96th (Street)...

Senior Max Winders play basketball on Jan. 27. Winders talks about how he decided to try out for the basketball team as a senior.

Athlete Spotlight: Senior Max Winders makes varsity his first year in basketball

Ryan Sharp January 30, 2024

How did you get into basketball? I started from a really early age, and then I got cut freshman year. Then I pretty much asked (Head Coach Ryan) Osbourne if I could try out again and he said, ‘Yeah,’...

Sophomore Tiffany Gao skates competitively at several different competitions. Gao said, "I do love competing because you get to express yourself through your music and choreography." (Submitted Photo: Tiffany Gao)

Athlete Spotlight: sophomore Tiffany Gao on competitive ice skating

Katie Maurer January 18, 2024

Why did you start ice skating? My mom was a huge fan of the skater Yuna Kim; she would always watch her Olympic programs on the TV and I would watch too. Watching her made me want to skate too because...

Junior Rocky Li practices tennis on Nov. 11. Li said he would really enjoy going D2 or D3 to play tennis. (Submitted Photo: Rocky Li)

Athlete Spotlight: Rocky Li leads Mens tennis to State Final victory

Asini Jayarapu November 20, 2023

How did you get started in tennis? I’ve been playing since I was 5, as my dad told me to play a bunch of different sports like soccer, volleyball, and tennis was one of them. I kind of just ended...

Junior Johnny Gourley walking on the field while helping Carmel win the game. Gourley says, "Playing for Carmel, I scored three goals in nine minutes, probably my best achievement, I say."

Athlete Spotlight: Johnny Gourley on Carmel Mens soccer

Arya Pinnamaneni September 28, 2023

How long have you been playing soccer? I´ve been playing for about 11 years. I always loved soccer when I was little so I just kept playing it. When I grow up, my goal is to be a professional. What...

Tori Tomalia competes on home field. Tomalia said she is excited to continue to play in college.

Athlete Spotlight: Tori Tomalia named Athlete of the Month

Safin Khatri May 18, 2023

What is the biggest challenge you have faced this year?  Our biggest challenge is definitely coming (out) of losing state and having that to try to win it again. And we're kind of struggling to find...

Aiden Thomas prepares to serve at home game. Thomas said he hopes the recognition of men's volleyball from IHSAA will get more men to join the sport.

Athlete Spotlight: Junior Aiden Thomas discusses IHSAA recognition of men’s volleyball

Maggie Meyer April 24, 2023

When did you start playing volleyball? How did you get into it? I’ve been playing volleyball for 3 years, I started when I was 14. I kind of went through every sport; baseball, soccer, basketball...

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