Magnus Manley and Zoe Desmarais were honored on Sunday as 2025 CIAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year! Two seniors from each CIAC member school are recognized annually for their exemplary academic and athletic contributions, as well as their integrity, self-discipline, and courage. We are so proud to have Magnus and Zoe represent RHS and wish them luck in their next steps!
Zoe Desmarais
Zoe Desmarais has brought her athletic and academic talents to RHS. She was the captain of the soccer and basketball teams and led the basketball team to an FCIAC Championship this winter. She captured All-FCIAC three times in soccer and basketball, and was All-State for both soccer and basketball. She was all-New England for soccer. She plans to go to Villanova University for nursing in the Fall.
Magnus Manley
Magnus Manley has had an exceptional academic and athletic career at RHS. In cross country, he was the FCIAC and Class LL individual champion, and also helped Ridgefield to FCIAC, State Open, and New England championship wins in 2023 and 2024. In track, he was part of a national-winning relay team twice, once in the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) at New Balance Nationals Outdoor 2023 and once in the Distance Medley Relay at New Balance Nationals Indoor 2024. He was also a part of the DMR team that went 9:44.44 at New Balance Nationals Outdoor 2024; the team ran under the previous national record of 9:49 from 2001, but took second in the race. He holds school records in the indoor and outdoor 4x800, indoor and outdoor DMR, and outdoor 3200, and New England records in the indoor 4x800 (7:44) and outdoor DMR. He has personal best times of 4:10 in the 1600 and 8:54 in the 3200. Magnus will bring his exceptional running and academics to Yale University in the Fall.