Boys Varsity Football
Team Overview
Football has had a long-standing and rich tradition here at The Frederick Gunn School, as students at our school have been playing this great sport since the mid-1850’s when Mr. Gunn – our founder – was running the school and organizing games throughout the fall and winter seasons. Mr. Gunn believed that athletics played a significant role in a student’s personal development. He felt, as I do, that physical fitness, leadership, character, and integrity are the essential attributes towards which all Frederick Gunn School student-athletes should aspire.
Today, Gunn does an outstanding job preparing its student-athletes for success beyond The Frederick Gunn School experience. They graduate from here possessing the necessary skills to succeed both academically and athletically at colleges and universities at every level.
In early October 2015, The Frederick Gunn School and Millbrook School announced plans to start an eight-player football initiative among New England preparatory schools. The goal of the initiative is to provide a viable, long-term alternative to the game in its traditional form. Since the initial announcement, more than nine other schools have joined our league.
Meet the Coaches
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Head CoachA native of Dallas, Texas, LaDarius holds a bachelor’s degree in government, with a concentration in international politics, and a master’s degree in arts, with a concentration in social sciences, both from Wesleyan University. He played football and competed in track and field at Wesleyan and served as the football and track and field representative on the university’s Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). SAAC coordinated with other NESCAC schools to provide a better space for the community surrounding the schools and the athletes themselves. Prior to joining The Frederick Gunn School in 2016, LaDarius was the track and field graduate assistant at Wesleyan University. He is a member of the History Department faculty, Head Coach for Varsity Football and Assistant Coach for Boys JV Basketball.As Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, LaDarius works collaboratively to emphasize the school’s commitment to pluralism (rather than tolerance), and sees efforts to build diverse, equitable, and inclusive communities and curricula as critical to the school’s work with students. He is responsible for critically evaluating current programs with a vision toward how the school can move forward as an institution in furthering this mission. He serves as Co-Chair of the Executive Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, along with Emily Gum, Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning. The mission of the task force is to steer ongoing work related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and to create an environment on campus that is truly inclusive of diverse people and viewpoints. In addition to this, LaDarius is the faculty coordinator for student-led affinity groups, including the Black and Latino Student Association (BALU).
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Assistant CoachCollin Grimes teaches AP Economics, Economics and Modern Global History, and is an Assistant Coach for Varsity Football and JV Boys Ice Hockey. A Nebraska native, Collin earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska, Kearney, and holds master’s and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of California, Riverside.Prior to his arrival at Gunn, Collin carried out academic research, publishing journal articles and book chapters, and taught political science at Skidmore College and the University of California, Merced. In 2018, while conducting field research in Santiago, Chile, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Collin worked as a visiting scholar in the Institute of Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and collected evidence from historical records in the archives of the Universidad de Buenos Aires’s Institute of Economic Research. He is internationally recognized for his research and writings on comparative political economy, civil-military relations, and defense. In his free time he likes to absorb Modern art, visit new places, and read literary fiction. He lives on campus with his wife, Allyson, and their son, Dorian Beau. They have two cats, Cadence and Bernie.
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Assistant CoachRichard Martin P'20 '23 '25 arrived at Gunn in the summer of 2003. He is the chair of the English Department, teaches English, and coaches football and baseball. His interests include reading, hiking, and following the Michigan Wolverines. He lives in Benham House with his wife, Laura '90 P'20 '23 '25, and their three children – Isabel '20, Luke '23, and Amelia '25.
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Assistant CoachZach joined The Frederick Gunn School in 2021 as Director of Campus Safety and Assistant Coach for Varsity Football. A Connecticut native, he is a graduate of Seymour High School and holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts, where he also played football. Prior to joining Gunn, Zach served as Director of Campus Safety at Albertus Magnus College and Head Coach for baseball and football at Emmett O’Brien Technical High School. From 2017-2019, he was the Head Football Coach at Nonnewaug High School. In his spare time, Zach likes to read, work out, hunt, and fish. He lives off campus with his fiancée, Lauren, son, Cooper, and two dogs, Jayden and Mick.
Meet The Players
Boys Varsity Football Roster
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Yilin An02026Beijing
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James Ashforth02023Hobe Sound, FL
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Logan Bell02025Washington, CT
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Taylor Brown02024Greenwich, CT
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Luke Christos02024New Milford, CT
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Junxiang Dai02024Shenzhen
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Colton Disabato02025Fairfield, CT
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Jack Fonte02026Woodbury, CT
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Dylan Friedricks02025New York, NY
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Michael Glaser02023Hilton Head Island, SC
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Jack Guevara02024New York, NY
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Hunter Hirsch02023New York, NY
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Marcus Jacob02023New York, NY
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Bennett Lax02023New York, NY
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Zejun Li02023Shenzhen
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Stefano Marfoglia02023Sag Harbor, NY
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William Marich02023Washington, CT
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Nathan Marshall02026Watertown, CT
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Luke Martin02023Washington, CT
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Richard Neysmith02024Uniondale, NY
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Dominic Nicholas02024Ithaca, NY
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Andrew Rainville02024Watertown, CT
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Hyunjun Ryu02025Seoul
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Santana Sinvilcin02024Norwalk, CT
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Seamus Story02023Golden, CO
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Yaowei Wang02025Beijing
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Paul Younker02024Akron, OH