A four-sport athlete in his time at Williston, one of Kissling’s biggest impacts on athletics was helping to set a boys swim program record-breaking time in the 200 freestyle relay along with Lewis Davis ’65, Kevin Hoben ’65, and Jim Edwards ’65. Their 1965 time—while Kissling was a sophomore—was an All-American winning time good for the third fastest relay in the country that year, and their time was a Williston record until 1999-2000—35 years later. Spoiler alert, fellow HOF inductee Jarrod Zwirko and his relay team broke it. Kissling thrived as the opening leg for that relay crew. Additionally, Kissling was a soccer goalie, leading on the pitch and captaining the team as they went 8-1-2 his senior year. Kissling’s third sport was lacrosse and he went on to play in college at Bucknell University, where has also been selected for their Hall of Fame.  At Willison, he was a first-team All-New England selection, played in the New England all-star lacrosse game, and was also a captain. In addition to these three sports, Kissling also lettered in squash his senior year. His sports career culminated in his being honored with the Denman Award as the male senior athlete who has demonstrated exceptional achievement, faithful participation, and loyal devotion to the athletic program. What makes Kissling’s accomplishments at Williston all the more impressive is that the school introduced him to sports. Describing himself as a “non-athlete” before Williston, Kissling noted that “when you have to play a sport at school, you’ll find you have more ability than you ever knew about.” Not only did Lou Kissling “play” sports, he excelled! He set an example for his classmates and teammates by his brave can-do attitude, competitive spirit and leadership on the pool deck and on the field.