TEAM CHALLENGE 2025
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MAY 31ST
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TEAM CHALLENGE 2025 ★ MAY 31ST ★
Join us on Saturday, May 31st in Brooklyn on the New Heights basketball courts for the 12th Annual Team Challenge Shoot-A-Thon!
The Team Challenge is a very special annual event that brings the entire New Heights family together to raise funds and have fun doing it! Throughout the day, over 300 of our student-athletes, coaches and volunteers will each attempt 100 free throws, with each successful shot earning money for New Heights’ important academic and athletic programs.
In the weeks leading up to the big day, each of our student-athletes, coaches and volunteers will seek sponsors to pledge an amount for each made shot. For example, if you pledge $1 per made shot, and 50 shots are made, you would donate $50 ($1 x 50 made shots = $50). No amount is too small or big. Whether you pledge 25 cents or 10 dollars, we thank you for your support! You can also make a one-time donation if you choose.
In addition to making a pledge or donation, we invite you to join us from 8am - 2pm on Saturday, May 31st to cheer on our teams in person. The day will be filled with excitement, healthy competition and family fun! Lunch will be served at 12 noon.
Download the flyer HERE.
Scroll through the carousel above to to view all images from last year’s Team Challenge!
View All Teams HERE
OR Select a Team to Support Below
***To add or update your photo, please email Gabriel Sturdivant at gsturdivant@newheightsnyc.org with a headshot.***
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2025 General Managers
In addition to our student-athletes and their coaches, dozens of “General Managers” have joined our teams to help raise funds for the 12th Annual Team Challenge Shoot-A-Thon. New Heights thanks each of the following General Managers for their amazing support and volunteer efforts!
General Managers // Boys Teams
10U 4th Grade GMs: Tommy McLaughlin & Andrew Pusar
11U 5th Grade GMs: Leo Koné & Kyle Morgan
12U 6th Grade GMs: Lance Goulbourne & Ike Ngwudo
13U 7th Grade National GMs: Michael Gardner & Rod Odom
13U 7th Grade Regional GMs: Jose D’Oleo & Petiri Reed
14U 8th Grade National GMs: Freddy Marsh & Gregory Desroches
14U 8th Grade Regional GMs: Oliver Hildebrandt & Brendan Harvey
15U 9th Grade National GMs: Bryan Hurley & Justin Grant
15U 9th Grade Regional GMs: Lisa Schaefer & Jake Levey
16U 10th Grade National GMs: Mark Westfall & Will Bartlett
16U 10th Grade Regional GM: Nate Edenfield
17U 11th Grade National GMs: Cecil White & 7th Street Burger
17U 11th Grade Regional GMs: Alican Arcasoy & Jeremy Shuster
General Managers // Girls Teams
10U 4th Grade GMs: Amanda Fields & Melanie Lockett
11U 5th Grade GMs: Matt Novak & Annika Florio
12U 6th Grade GMs: Jason Fiedler & Annika Day
13U 7th Grade GMs: Steven Grant
14U 8th Grade GMs: Sydney Skinner & Katie Kinum
15U 9th Grade GMs: Jacqueline Schoninger & Kassidy & Kathleen "Kiki"
New Heights Staff: Carly Stucky, Kyle DeMerlis, Ted Smith, Dan & Kelley Halewicz, & Destinee Candello