Skills, Strategies, Sportsmanship & ChampionshipsAthletics

At McLean, we work to create the best athletic experience possible for our students. The Athletics Program creates an environment that provides lasting opportunities to connect, compete, persevere, lead, laugh, belong–and especially, grow–both in a specific sport, and most importantly, as a team member and person. Our teams are competitive while also being inclusive, and it’s a formula that has served us well through many winning championship seasons. View our Athletic Handbook to find out more information. 

The Athletic Program begins in Middle School with interscholastic sports, that build the foundation of teamwork, skill building, conditioning, and sportsmanship. In our Upper School, we offer both Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. McLean competes against independent schools in the greater Washington, DC area as a member of the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference (Edmund Burke School, Field School, Sandy Spring Friends School, Washington International School, and others). Read on for more information about our Varsity Teams.

Our PVAC Accomplishments

• 2024 Girls Middle School Basketball Champions
• 2023 Coed Varsity Golf Champions
• 2020 Boys Varsity Basketball Regular Season and Tournament Champions
• 2020, 2018 & 2017 3 Time Female Basketball Player of the Year – Sydney Lewis ’20 (1000 Career Points)
• 2020 & 2019 2 Time Male Basketball Player of the Year – Andrés Frye ’20 (2000 Career Points)
• 2020 – 2017 4 Time MAWL Gold Medalist Wrestler – Daniel Adum ’20 (view more)

Athletic Coaching & Mentoring Program

McLean’s Athletic Program is more than coaches and athletes on a court or x’s and o’s in a playbook–it’s the relationships our coaches build with student-athletes to support their growth on and off the playing field. Expert coaching and mentoring plays a crucial role in the success of our teams as they navigate competition, teamwork, strategy, and sportsmanship.  

AthleticsAt-A-Glance