Maroon and White Celebrates Athletes at Signing Day

Girls Wrestling TeamMaroon and White recognized signed athletes and winter Sectional Champions at a celebration in the gym on Wednesday May 8, 2025.Cindy Parrot, Scarsdale Athletic Director along with Jeff Weigel, Assistant Athletic Director warmly greeted the many athletics, parents, relatives, and friends that came out to cheer on and support the 11 senior students athletics who will participate and compete on the college level in the NCAA Division 1, Division 3 and also USports RSEQ conference in Canada next year.

Ms. Parrot began the program by first honoring the Scarsdale High School athletes and teams that won their winter sports sectional championships. At the first ever sectional tournament for girls wrestling, the SHS girls wrestling team brought home the championship. The team, Daisy Bennett, Felicity Bennett, Jaqueline Goldberg, Grace Liebman, Iman Maroof, and Emma Steggall were the first to be honored with applause and photographed in front of the SHS Raiders logo step and repeat. Daisy Bennett and Iman Maroof were also named sectional winners in their respective weight classes.

Tommy Iasiello

In Boy’s Wrestling, senior Tommy Iasiello was named sectional champion and won his weight class for the third consecutive year in a row. Ms. Parrot mentioned that he was honored at the Fall Signing Day when he committed to wrestling and lacrosse at Roger Williams University.

Indoor Track - Julia Scheffler and Adriana Pettinelli

There were three section champions named for Indoor Track. Julie Scheffler won the 1500 meter race walk. Maria Roberts won the 300 meter race and Adriana Pettinelli won the 1500 meter event. Ms. Parrot called up the last sectional champions from the Boys Swimming and Diving team. Avi Stahl who won the 200 meter freestyle and Kieran Lee who won the individual medley.

Boys Swimming and Diving: Avi Stahl and Kieran Lee

Calling up the Division 1 senior athletics first, Ms. Parrot named Varvara Mankova who will be fencing at The Ohio State University as well as Hannah Wasserman who will be playing basketball at Yale University.

Hannah Wasserman

Varvara Mankova

She then continued to honor the senior athletics signing at Division 3 universities and called up Rishi Shadaksharappa who will be competing in Cross Country and Track and Field at Washington University in St. Louis.

Rishi Shadaksharappa

She also named Lilsa Hambazaza who will be fencing at NYU next year.

Lilsa Hambazaza

Zane Kohn will be playing squash at MIT and Giana Marks will be playing tennis at Carleton College.

Zane Kohn

Giana MarksEmma Lee will play D1 Golf at Yale University

Emma Lee

Sam SaeedSam Saeed will also be playing tennis for Pomona College.

Leo UmanskyLeo Umansky will be playing tennis for the University of Rochester.

Lily Streicher

Lilly Streicher will be running Cross Country and Track and Field at the University of Rochester.

Dugan

Dugan who will swim at Bryn Mawr College.

Yusuke Sato has committed to McGill University in Canada. Though McGill is not part of the NCAA in the US, Canada has their own collegiate conference, the USports RSEQ. At McGill he will be playing soccer.

Ms. Parrot closed the ceremony with congratulations to all the athletes on their amazing accomplishments and future wins and success as well as a reminder to the parents, friends and family that they should “enjoy every minute of it!"