Athletes Stick to the Grind Over Break
Christmas is a time for family and food. But, Exeter is the sole exception; all that was on our student-athletes’ minds was to stay in shape over the coldest New Year in a long time. The Exonian asked our winter athletes to report their break activities for proof.
"All that was on our student-athletes’ minds was to stay in shape over the coldest New Year in a long time."
Chandler Jean-Jacques, Girls Varsity Squash Captain and vegetable enthusiast: “I made sure to eat my vegetables: squash, collard greens, broccoli, and the occasional carrot. And I used the Nike Training App to do workouts at home.”
Matthew Jay Kang, Dedicated to Winter Opt Lifts: “I went to the gym and lifted. I ate pretty healthy, mostly just a lot of meat and vegetables. Then we went to Chicago and spent three hours at an All-You-Can-Eat Sushi buffet place just eating straight sushi there.”
Jamie Cassidy, Frosted Flakes Fanatic and Boys Varsity Swimmer: “I ate Tony T’s, otherwise known as Frosted Flakes. And I went on walks to the fridge. I also photoshopped photos of me swimming when I wasn’t swimming.”
Taylor Walshe, Motivational Boys’ Varsity Swim Captain: “I cut carbs on every day that didn’t end in “y.” I texted my teammates saying I swam to motivate them to swim.”
Avery Giles, Boys Varsity Swimmer and smiling through the pain: “I had mono over break. And I wore three sweatshirts to bed, so I could sweat out all the grease I ate.”
Ethan Abraham, Boys Varsity Hockey: “I had pneumonia for five days, but started skating right after.”
Kyle Jadatz, Boys Varsity Hockey Captain and an insomniac: “I’m used to staying up all night doing homework, and there’s something called Midnight Hockey from where I’m from. So my friends and I went to play hockey at 12 in the morning.”
Cameron Speck, Boys Varsity Hockey, tried harder than Connor: “I worked out twice.”
Connor Shannon, Boys Varsity Hockey, didn’t try at all: “I did nothing.”
Chi-Chi Ikpeazu, Track Captain and resourceful athlete: “The hotel I stayed at had a gym, so I worked out with my siblings. It was pretty nice, they had weights, treadmills, and a really nice running path. I went on long runs, even though I don’t do distance and practiced my throwing technique.”
Sam Gove, Girls Varsity Swimmer and rat poison hater: “I had strep throat, that’s the best exercise. For eating habits, I tried to stay away from rat poison, but anything else was fine.”
Tina Wang, Girls Varsity Swimmer and an avid supporter of a balanced diet: “F-word eating habits, we eat everything.”
Issy Wise, Girls Varsity Swimmer, tries really hard: “I went to two practices, but I tried so hard. I’ve never tried harder. Let the record show that I didn’t pull on the lane line once.”
Heddy Parker, Girls Varsity Swimmer: “I went to nine practices and four of them were three hour practices, and I died. I had extra helpings of dessert but I earned it."