Mount Olive superintendent and coaches honor fall athletes, cite records and championships

The Mount Olive Township School District board on Jan. 8 paused routine business to recognize student-athletes from the fall season and to thank the coaches, athletics staff and transportation teams that supported them.

Superintendent comments opened the recognition, and Katie Rubreit of the district athletics office was invited to thank transportation staff for ensuring student-athletes arrive at events safely. Coaches called out season highlights: girls tennis posted a program-best 13–6 record with a division championship; the girls tennis senior captain Pratisha Panda went undefeated in conference play and was named first-team all-conference; gymnastics completed a fourth consecutive undefeated run and won league and sectional championships with a team score reported as 112.975 at its league championship; girls volleyball won its conference title for the second consecutive year, marking one of the program’s historic seasons.

Coaches who spoke included Mike Radzinski (girls tennis), Tom Reska (girls volleyball) and the gymnastics coach (name used in the meeting). Several individual student achievements were cited: track and field times and records (e.g., a 7.73 55-meter hurdles and a 1:22.56 600-meter dash reported), wrestling placements, and multiple all-conference/state recognitions across sports. Certificates were presented to students in attendance.

The board and superintendent thanked staff, volunteers and parents for their support. No board action was required for the recognitions.