Albuquerque Academy garnered another national athletic honor, being named the top high school athletic program in the state of New Mexico since 2018 by MaxPreps. Since 2017, the Academy has finished in the top 25 of the MaxPreps Cup national standings, a ranking system developed to determine the nation’s best overall high school sports programs. […]
Albuquerque Academy Holds Virtual Signing Day for Athletes
JARED CHESTER / KRQE Albuquerque Academy held a virtual signing ceremony for their 10 senior athletes who are moving on to the collegiate level. Here is a list of the signees: Jessica Allen, Cross Country, New York University Audrey Colter, Soccer, Air Force Julian Garcia, Cross Country and Track, Arizona Teagun Glenn, Track, Air Force […]
Full of Potential, Academy Spring Sports Left to Wait Until 2021 to Compete
Albuquerque Academy spring athletic teams — which have a knack for producing state champions — will have to wait until next spring to return to the field, court, course, or track. Many teams will also have to wait to defend their 2019 state title. The list includes the boys tennis team, who are going for […]
Prep Football: Academy at a Glance
BY JAMES YODICE/ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL Outlook: For the first time since the late 1980s, the Chargers open a season with a new head coach. Gehres actually has been coaching at the Academy for many years in other sports, so he is familiar with the students on campus, which he partially attributes as the reason the school […]
Chargers Primed for Fall State Tournaments
The Charger cross country teams are once again heading into the state tournament with high expectations. Both the boys and girls teams have had very successful regular seasons, and paired with being defending state champions, both Academy teams have targets on their backs. The girls team is undefeated in New Mexico meets this fall with [...]
Mariner Breaks Records
Academy senior Eliza Mariner broke two state records this past week on the soccer pitch. A four-year starter on the girls’ varsity soccer team, Eliza broke the record for career goals in the state’s second-largest classification (currently Class 4A, formerly Class 5A). Last week, Eliza scored 12 total goals - seven against Bernalillo High School [...]
Academy finishes 22nd in the nation in 2016-17 MaxPreps Cup Standings
Albuquerque Academy student-athletes had a historic 2016-17 school year. With eight state championships and one runner-up, Academy collected 675 points in the MaxPreps Cup standings, enough to finish 22nd in the nation. The MaxPreps Cup annually honors the top all-around high school sports programs in the nation. “It comes down to two things to be […]
Charles Touche `17 named the Gatorade New Mexico Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Albuquerque Academy student athlete Charles Touche was named the 2016-17 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Soccer Player of the Year on Monday, making him the second Academy male soccer player to be honored with the award and 16th in school history in all sports. The 6-foot-3-inch, 185-pound senior forward led the Chargers to a 19-3-1 record […]
Jordan Lesansee `17 named the Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
Albuquerque Academy student athlete Jordan Lesansee was named the 2016-17 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year on Monday, making him the third Academy male cross country runner to be honored with the award and 15th in school history in all sports. The 5-foot-10-inch, 140-pound senior won the Class 5A state meet [...]
Jackson Morris `17 named the Gatorade New Mexico Boys Track & Field Player of the Year
Albuquerque Academy student athlete Jackson Morris was named the 2016-17 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Track and Field Player of the Year on Thursday, making him the second Academy student athlete to win this award multiple times. Jackson, who won this same award in 2015, joins Julia Foster ’11 (2010 and 2011) as the only Academy […]
