Cleveland gets to `know` Hawken

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Clevelanders now know. They know about Hawken`s first-class athletic department, about the year`s top athletes and that many a future luminary has walked the school`s halls. \"The Locker Room,\" The Plain Dealer`s high school sports supplement recently featured the Hawks in its \"Know Your School\" section. Know Your School: Hawken Hawks - Tim Warsinskey Top teams this year: Field hockey, boys cross country, volleyball, boys soccer, girls soccer, boys golf, girls tennis, girls swimming, boys basketball. Top athletes this year: Girls soccer - Caitlin Zusy, Hannah Recht; cross country - Davis Filippell, Lauren Brown; volleyball - Alexis Griffith, Jen Wenz, girls swimming - Jennifer Aronoff, Brittany Strumbel, Erica Dorfman, Louise Gliga; boys swimming - Ryan Pearl; football - Greg Koren; boys basketball/soccer - Misha Carrel-Thomas; baseball/golf - Ryan Brenner; girls tennis - Gioia Garden, Tina Beilinson; girls track - Vicki Wilson; field hockey - Liz McBean, Grace Dickman, girls golf/squash - Pia Trikha; softball - Emily Ruff; girls lacrosse - Natalie Stever, Kelly Vogt. Memorable sports moments: Girls swim team has won eight consecutive state championships and 16 in the past 23 years; girls track won state titles in 1999 and 2000, and boys soccer won in 2000; football team was state runner-up in 1987. Notable alumni: Arthur Laffer `55, economist, creator of the Laffer curve; Scott Wolstein `70, developer; Molly Shannon `83, actress; Melanie Valerio `87, Olympic gold-medal swimmer; O.J. McDuffie `88, former Miami Dolphins receiver; Erica Rose `00, open-water world champion swimmer; Peter Harrold `02, L.A. Kings defenseman. Interesting fact: The Chester Township campus was built on the former estate of White Motors founder Walter White. The football field is the former polo field.
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
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