Greg Balsam (he/him)

Math Teacher at Hartford HS. Secondary Educator Math & Chem. Graduate of Grand Valley State University. Baseball coach, hockey player/coach, hike/camp.

[Vermont Green FC @VermontGreenFC]

UNDEFEATED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! 🏆
THE INVINCIBLES! ✨
YOUR VERMONT GREEN FOOTBALL CLUB! 💚

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Congratulations to senior Ayodele Lowe for clearing 6’-4” in the high jump earlier today and finishing in 22nd place in the Indoor Track National Championships.

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Red helmets on the ice…state champs again!

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Nice job, Wren!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Congrats to Wren Parker for a 5th place finish at today's snowboard event!

1st Place-- Sage Wyndorf (SBHS)
2nd Place-- Willow Clements (NCUHS)
3rd Place-- Bonnie Kranz (WUHS)
4th Place-- Miley Decker (Eno/Rich)
5th Place-- Wren Parker (HHS)

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

She did it! Junior Charlotte Jasmin took the suspense right out of the evening with 7 quick points to eclipse 1000 for her career and become the first player in program history to reach 1000! Congratulations Charlotte!! #Grand

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Ayo continues to tops the lists!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Another state record for Ayodele Lowe!! Last week he broke the state long jump record and last night in Boston he cleared 6'-6" (narrowly missed 6'-8"!!!) to smash the 2020 Vermont record of 6'-3". He is currently ranked 13th in the country!

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Ayo!!!! Nice work! #SeniorSeason #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Ayo Lowe starts the indoor season with a bang! He shattered the state long jump record yesterday in a meet at UVM jumping 21'-8" and breaking the old record of 21'-1.5" set by Uly Junker-Boyce of Thetford last winter. Wow!!!!

[Math In Action @GVSU_MIA]

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[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

#CanesWin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a 2nd half from Hartford as they ran away with the D-II title for the 2nd year in a row. We will see you at the Sharon exit or the Quechee Exit later tonight!

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

What a day indeed!! Two new school records and both count for a state champion…oh and he’s a junior!! Huge congrats to Ayo!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

SCHOOL RECORD! Hurricane junior Ayodele Lowe broke one of the oldest records on the board yesterday...his long jump of 22'-3.75" breaks Yuska Niwa's 1995 record of 21'-8". Congratulations Ayo!! What a day!

[Minnesota Frost @PWHL_Minnesota]

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!! 💜💜💜

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Mad Hops Props!! Nice job Ayo!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Ayodele Lowe is your 2024 Essex Invitational high jump CHAMPION!! His jump of 6'-1.5" beat all other competitors and qualified him for New Englands in a 2nd event (qualified in LJ earlier in the day)

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

STATE RECORD!!!!!!! Junior Hurricane Bennett Moreno just set a new D-II state record in the 800m by over a second! His time of 1:54.54 beats the old state record (1:55.60) that has stood since 2003. Congratulations Bennett!!!

[VSADA @VSADA_802]

Congratulations to @hcaneswirl AD, Jeff Moreno on being selected as the 2023-2024 SVL AD of the Year Recipient

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Good Luck Cavan!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Good luck to Junior Cavan O'Brien who will be representing Hartford at the alpine ski state championships today (GS) and tomorrow (slalom) at Burke Mountain!

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Vote for Ayodele Lowe! He’s earned it after his (literal) banner weekend!

[Alex Abrami @aabrami5]

Vote now for Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Ballots for Jan. 22-28 https://t.co/ausqAc5YlT via @bfp_news #vthshockey #vthstrack #vthshoops #vthswrestling #vthsalpine #vtplayoffs

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Insane day for Ayo this past weekend, nice work! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Congratulations to junior Ayodele Lowe! The 2024 high jump state champion! Ayo also placed 3rd in the Long Jump and 55m dash and was a member of the 1st place 4x200 meter relay team. 32 points on the day!!

[Greg Balsam (he/him) @MrBalsamMath]

Keep climbing Ayo!!! #BalsamAdvisory

[HHS Athletics @hcaneswirl]

Two school records were set on Sunday. Ayodele Lowe broke his own high jump record and became the first Hurricane to clear 6' indoors when he jumped 6'-0.75". Bennett Moreno also broke his own school record in the 600m lowering that time to 1.27.57