
With three senior captains at the helm, Big Blue looks to continue on their improvement last season.
With three senior captains at the helm, Big Blue looks to continue on their improvement last season.
After losing to Ridge in the finals last year, Big Blue takes the Skyland Conference Tournament crown this season.
Recently, three leaders of Pingry's Girl Code Club tested their mettle at a female-only hackathon hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Read on to find out what award-winning app they developed!
Don't miss this year's Upper School Winter Musical!
Big Blue Swim Teams are making a splash this season!
"Close your eyes. Picture your life 5-10 years from now. Take a mental snapshot of what that looks like, and store it away in your memory—because that's the last time you're ever going to see it."
Can Big Blue win the Skyland Conference Mountain Division title this spring?
After last year's breakout season, during which they secured a state sectional victory, Big Blue girls are focused on another strong run.
Facing some of the best teams in the country, the boys' and girls' teams finished 17th and 16th, respectively.
Concertmaster of Pingry's orchestra, she has been named to the All-Eastern Honors Orchestra.
Pingry's strength and conditioning center is located in the 45,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Miller A. Bugliari ‘52 Athletics Center, which opened in 2017. Some features of this fantastic facility include:
Upon entering the Miller A. Bugliari ’52 Athletics Center, all patrons are required to check in at the Front Desk and must either show valid Pingry School ID, or be issued a visitor badge upon presentation of identification and processing through the Schoolgate Guardian system.
Only Pingry School students, faculty, and staff are permitted to use the Greig Family Strength and Conditioning Center. Alumni may use the Greig Family Strength and Conditioning Center, with special permission from the School, only after signing Pingry’s Release & Waiver.
No other adults are permitted to use the Greig Center.
Douglas Scott, C.S.C.S has been a member of the Pingry faculty since 1999 and has served as a Physical Education teacher and Strength and Conditioning coach since that time. Coach Scott designs workouts for both male and female student athletes competing on a variety of Varsity and Junior Varsity athletic teams. Outside of school, Mr. Scott is a personal trainer and has written a number of fitness-related articles and chapters. Coach Scott is also a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, (N.S.C.A) and hold the title of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S).
Mr. Saraceno joined Pingry to assist with strength and conditioning efforts in the Miller A. Bugliari ’52 Athletics Center. Most recently, he served as Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Villanova University, responsible for the physical preparation of over 500 varsity student-athletes. At Villanova, he was also a member of the Sports Performance Council, which discussed topics such as nutrition, sports psychology, and injury prevention. Prior to Villanova, Mr. Saraceno served as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Hartford, where he designed and implemented multiple training programs. He received a B.S. in Exercise Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from William Paterson University.
All Form III (Grade 9) students are required to take Introduction to Physical Fitness, designed to develop students’ basic understanding of the importance of physical fitness. A sample of topics covered in Pingry’s Introduction to Fitness class include:
“Strength training is important because the development of muscle strength and tendon strength is our best preventative measure against sports-related injuries.”
—Doug Scott, Director of Strength and Conditioning