Bishop Ireton is excited to announce the hiring of two new varsity coaches to the Bishop Ireton Athletic program. The Cardinals welcome Catherine Cocolis as the Head Varsity Cheerleading Coach and Stephen Gerke (BI ‘14) as the Head Varsity Ice Hockey Coach.
For the first time in school history, Bishop Ireton Boys Tennis has taken home the team WCAC Championship! They defeated Gonzaga, St. John's and DeMatha in the semifinals and finals to claim the top prize. Singles winners for BI included: Ben Phelps - Singles #4, Val Schroeder - Singles #5 and Paul Khalil - Singles #6. Doubles winners included: Drex Reider & Matt Antonio #2 and Ben Phelps & Dmitry Schroeder #3. The WCAC Championship follows the most dominant season in school history with only a single loss (a close, early-season defeat to St. John's). This week, the cardinals compete in the VISAA state tournament, where they are seeded #3 headed into the playoffs! Congratulations Cardinal Tennis!
The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference all-conference winter awards are in! Congratulations to these athletes on their well-deserved recognition and to all of our winter Cardinals on their hard work and dedication to BI athletics.
As Cardinal athletics continues to make strides in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA) conferences, two winter head coaches have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to their respective sports.
Coach Kesha Walton was awarded both the WCAC and VISAA Coach of the Year awards for girls basketball. Under Coach Walton, the girls team continued their dominance in the 2023-2024 season. After a winning regular season, the team had a tough loss in the semi-finals of the WCAC championship. They then went on to win the programs first State title, defeating PVI 56-52 in the VISAA finals.
Coach Kaitlyn Gerke earned her second consecutive VISAA Coach of the Year award for girls swim. This comes off a season where both the boys and girls team saw great regular and championship season success. The boys diving team finished 1st overall in the WCAC Championship and both the boys and girls team finished 3rd.