Columbus Academy cultivates lifelong skills through the pursuit of excellence across academics, the arts and athletics.
From the trophy cases in our athletic hallways and the championship banners hanging in the gym, it’s clear that our community's tradition of success in sports began many decades ago.
But did you know that in the last 10 of our 110 years as a school, Vikings have won 13 (34%) of our total 38 team state championships and produced 12 (30%) of our total 40 state runner-up squads? Individually, our student-athletes have won 23 of the school’s 55 state championship titles in the past decade and 35 of our 61 state runners-up.
In the last two years alone, Academy students won our 12th state championship in field hockey, back-to-back state crowns in boys golf, our school’s first state singles title in girls tennis and a state doubles title for our boys. We’ve also seen our girls soccer program reach its first two state Final Fours, our boys soccer squad advance to its second-ever state semifinal and our girls tennis team compete in its seventh state final, in addition to numerous district and league titles across many different sports.
Prior to the pandemic, a special treat for state-tournament qualifiers was a spirited sendoff from our lower-schoolers. If you ever wanted to know what it feels and sounds like to walk down that hallway giving high-fives amidst all that chanting, watch the video below by assistant swimming coach Gloria “Gator” McCarthy from February 2020. This is the camaraderie of our school community.
V-I-K-E-S, let’s go Vikes!
