Breaking Records, Building Legacy

Mustangs Fall Athletics Season Showcases Program’s Strength

Volleyball 

The Maranatha Varsity Volleyball team, led by second year coach, Drew Rongere, had the most wins in school history with 20 wins. They finished the 2024 season 5-3 in the Skyline Conference and had an overall record of 20-10. In the Section 5AA Tournament, the Mustangs defeated Spectrum at home (3-0) before heading to Providence where they lost in a five-set thriller to the Lions (3-2). JV finished with a record of 14-4 and C-team finished with a record of 14-7.  

Senior outside hitter, Maia Marvel, led the team in kills (362). Senior outside hitter, Emma Haarstad, led the team in hitting percentage (.233). Freshman setter, Alexa Moscoso, led the team in assists (817) and celebrated reaching 1,000 assists with her teammates during their final home match of the season. Senior libero, Ashley Yost, led the team in aces (71) and digs (391). Senior middle hitter, Emmanuela Onyekwelu, led the team in blocks (26).  

Maia Marvel and Ashley Yost were named Skyline All-Conference. Emma Haarstad and Alexa Moscoso were named Skyline All-Conference Honorable Mention.  

The program will graduate six seniors including Emma Haarstad, Kenzie Henrichs, Halle Huffman, Maia Marvel, Emmanuela Onyekwelu, and Ashley Yost. They will be a fairly young team in 2025 but look to continue to build on the success the Mustangs have had the last two seasons.

Boys Soccer 

The Maranatha Varsity Boys Soccer team, led by third year head coach, Adi Bilani, made it to the Section 5A Tournament final for the third consecutive year. They finished the 2024 season 3-4-1 in the Skyline Conference and had an overall record of 8-10-1. The Mustangs defeated Cristo Rey in the semifinals (4-2) to advance to the final where they lost a close game to Fridley (0-2) to end their season. JV finished with a record of 4-7-2.  

Senior forward, Jaydon Dimitrov, led the team in goals (20) and assists (21). 

Jojo Bartolomeos, Jaydon Dimitrov, and Jaidyn Rennie were named Skyline All-Conference. Caleb Johnson was named Skyline All-Conference Honorable Mention.  

The program will graduate six seniors including Tevin Asiago, Jojo Bartolomeos, Jaydon Dimitrov, Sam Eibes, Phillip Hanchar, and Justin Perez. The Mustangs are looking forward to off-season training and getting back on the field next fall ready to make another run at a section championship.

Girls Soccer 

The Maranatha Varsity Girls Soccer team, led by first year head coach, Ian Sendi, finished the 2024 season 3-3-2 in the Skyline Conference and had an overall record of 5-6-6. The Mustangs defeated Cristo Rey (1-0) in the quarterfinals of the Section 5A Tournament before losing in the semifinals to the #1 seed Breck Mustangs (0-4). JV finished with a record of 7-0-1.  

Junior forward, Olivia Lanari, led the team in goals (14). Senior midfielder, Ivy Dehler, led the team in assists (4). Sophomore goalkeeper, Kate Wahl, led the team  in saves (166).  

Sophia Beck, Olivia Lanari, and Kate Wahl were named Skyline All-Conference. Avery Fabienke, Victoria Taschner, and Betanya Tefera were named Skyline All-Conference Honorable Mention. Ian Sendi was named Skyline Head Coach of the Year. 

The program will graduate four seniors including Sophia Beck, Lauren Busch, Ivy Dehler, and Ava Matus. The Mustangs will return a ton of talent in 2025 and will continue to build the culture of their program as they attempt to turn some of those six tied games into wins.

Boys and Girls Cross Country 

The Maranatha Varsity Cross Country team, led by twelfth year head coach, Justin Phad, had a great season. The program continues to grow under coach Phad’s leadership with eleven boys and six girls competing during the season.  

Nine boys had new personal records with Ryan Dane leading the way (20:21). Canon Czerlanis cut the most off his time from the beginning of the season with a difference of (7:33). Three girls had new personal records with Greta Eaves at the top (25:09), Ava Cox close behind (25:55), and Alejandra Beta Frigola cutting the most time off from the beginning of the season (7:36).

The program will only graduate two seniors, Aubron Taylor and Gavin Jessen. They have goals for 2025 of having both Varsity and JV for boys and girls and     developing a full team that can compete at the  varsity level.