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Westminster School
Loss
0-1
Recent Scores
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Agnes Irwin
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Berkshire School
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Berkshire School
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Miss Porter's School
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Avon Old Farms School
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Canterbury School
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
Loss
0-6
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
Win
4-1
News & Announcements
![Volleyball; Hawes ’23 Recognized for their Academic Achievements]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1690208923/taft/rttyjtmfmdgtyqf2ppjx/hero.jpg","width":2200}])
For the twelfth time since 2011, the volleyball program was awarded the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award, while Lachlan Hawes ’23 was recognized as a USMC/NWCA High School Scholar All-American.
![2023 Spring Season Round-Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1686929974/taft/jmbu4ego6lluqjfjihg6/2023spring.jpg","width":2200}])
Boys' lacrosse, girls' golf, and boys' tennis finished their seasons with Founders League titles, girls' lacrosse fell in the title game, while all varsity teams finished the season with a 60.85-percent win percentage.
![Four Tafties Win Division I Men’s Lacrosse National Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1685726647/taft/tpgjts4g8u0h3jzcvdhq/NDlax.jpg","width":2200}])
Pat ’19 and Chris Kavanagh ’21, and Jeffery ’21 and Thomas Ricciardelli ’22 and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish captured the Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship, defeating Duke by a score of 13–9.
![Spring Signing Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1684518510/taft/gwlbtjwwufrwtli7elvp/group.jpg","width":2200}])
Sixteen student-athletes across nine sports participated in the third and final National Signing Day on Wednesday evening, May 17, in Bingham Auditorium.
Overview & Philosophy
Taft’s athletic program is an integral component of school life.
From participants in our intramural programs to elite athletes preparing for competitive careers at the college level, Taft students are taught the value of health and wellness, the importance of a lifelong commitment to fitness, and the enjoyment that participating in all forms of athletics can bring.
In building one of the most successful athletic programs in New England, our coaches encourage fair play, respect for opponents, a love of the game, competitive spirit, and team loyalty. As a result, our students leave Taft with an understanding of hard work and good sportsmanship, a sense of responsibility to one’s team and teammates, the ability to set goals, and an overall commitment to healthy living through physical activity.
Meet Our Varsity Coaches
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Hockey
Ryan Shannon '01 returns to Taft to lead the hockey team once again--this time from the coaches box.
![Mackenzie Keith]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663183019/taft/mqvs06kepf2pke8cvyl0/newLancasterMacKenzie.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1663183019/taft/mqvs06kepf2pke8cvyl0/newLancasterMacKenzie.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1663183019/taft/mqvs06kepf2pke8cvyl0/newLancasterMacKenzie.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663183019/taft/mqvs06kepf2pke8cvyl0/newLancasterMacKenzie.jpg","width":960}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Hockey
Mackenzie comes to Taft to lead the girl's varsity hockey team.
![Rebecca Swift]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690386966/taft/lgbazy9te30envsl6kll/Swift_Rebecca_Soccer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690386966/taft/lgbazy9te30envsl6kll/Swift_Rebecca_Soccer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1690386966/taft/lgbazy9te30envsl6kll/Swift_Rebecca_Soccer.jpg","width":660}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Soccer
![Lisa Beltramello]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694696769/taft/u1y9i0a950r4kfmocawb/BeltramelloL_gvlax.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694696769/taft/u1y9i0a950r4kfmocawb/BeltramelloL_gvlax.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694696769/taft/u1y9i0a950r4kfmocawb/BeltramelloL_gvlax.jpg","width":541}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Lacrosse
![Max Rosner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1687448483/taft/qvnge9y9vjx7ack0w2jn/Rosner_Max_.jpg","width":2200}])
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Lacrosse
Max will lead the boys' varsity lacrosse team, and brings with him his remarkable lacrosse background as both a player and as a coach.
![Rachel Beam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694704929/taft/pishimlbsnth6wv3jsks/Beam_Rachelvfh.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694704929/taft/pishimlbsnth6wv3jsks/Beam_Rachelvfh.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694704929/taft/pishimlbsnth6wv3jsks/Beam_Rachelvfh.jpg","width":600}])
Head Coach
Varsity Field Hockey
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Golf
An accomplished and highly-regarded golfer, Coach Kenerson has led his teams to six Founders League championships.
![Mark Traina]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694696769/taft/pfbzcmy2kuegyzjgdx5u/TrainaM_bvgolf.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694696769/taft/pfbzcmy2kuegyzjgdx5u/TrainaM_bvgolf.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694696769/taft/pfbzcmy2kuegyzjgdx5u/TrainaM_bvgolf.jpg","width":674}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Golf
Head Coach
Varsity Softball
Tom's academic focus is on history; his softball teams have made some of their own.
Head Coach
Varsity Football
A scholar, an athlete, and a Rhino through and through, Tyler Whitley returned to his alma mater in 2012 to lead the football team.
![Jennifer Chandler]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633622346/taft/joajwqdxv29apfwkomjx/JCNEW113681.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633622346/taft/joajwqdxv29apfwkomjx/JCNEW113681.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633622346/taft/joajwqdxv29apfwkomjx/JCNEW113681.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1633622346/taft/joajwqdxv29apfwkomjx/JCNEW113681.jpg","width":904}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Squash
Jennifer Chandler is at home on the court and with a racquet in her hand.
Crew Program Director
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Crew
Will Shotwell brings a world of experience to the water and to the classroom.
![Ashley Deckert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1694698761/taft/elk2klhrnhjimufinxi1/Deckert_Ashley.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1694698761/taft/elk2klhrnhjimufinxi1/Deckert_Ashley.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1694698761/taft/elk2klhrnhjimufinxi1/Deckert_Ashley.jpg","width":600}])
Head Coach
Girls' Varsity Cross Country & Boys' and Girls' Varsity Track
![Michael Mastrocola '08]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1636733136/taft/denxmhpt3fvkz3ari3kr/1Mastrocola_Michael.jpg","width":2200}])
Head Coach
Varsity Baseball
![Morgan Manz '13]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636731065/taft/ncg3p9cfmobgdoubgxrt/newManzMorgan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636731065/taft/ncg3p9cfmobgdoubgxrt/newManzMorgan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636731065/taft/ncg3p9cfmobgdoubgxrt/newManzMorgan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636731065/taft/ncg3p9cfmobgdoubgxrt/newManzMorgan.jpg","width":960}])
Head Coach
Varsity Volleyball & Girls' Varsity Basketball
A 2013 graduate, Morgan returned to Taft to lead both the varsity volleyball and girls' varsity basketball teams.
![Jeremy LaCasse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636730211/taft/sjpb7j9hcy6jy6v6yuxk/101247_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636730211/taft/sjpb7j9hcy6jy6v6yuxk/101247_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636730211/taft/sjpb7j9hcy6jy6v6yuxk/101247_2.jpg","width":600}])
Head Coach
Varsity Ski Racing
Jeremy has been coaching at Taft for eight years, and it has been a highlight in his coaching career!
![Al Reiff]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635791851/taft/tewpbefickuy54c6cowt/ReiffAl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635791851/taft/tewpbefickuy54c6cowt/ReiffAl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635791851/taft/tewpbefickuy54c6cowt/ReiffAl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635791851/taft/tewpbefickuy54c6cowt/ReiffAl.jpg","width":960}])
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Cross Country
Al took the reins of the boys' varsity cross country team in the fall of 2021 after serving as an assistant for eight years.
![Marty Aspholm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634229792/taft/echndqfplj0rrph5d79r/newAspholmMartin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634229792/taft/echndqfplj0rrph5d79r/newAspholmMartin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634229792/taft/echndqfplj0rrph5d79r/newAspholmMartin.jpg","width":675}])
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Crew
Martin brings a passion for developing student athletes and for competitive racing to the Taft crew program.
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Tennis
Peter has taken to the Taft courts as both student and coach. His legendary coaching career now spans 30 years.
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Basketball
Throughout his life and career, Shavar has been recognized as a leader, and celebrated for his sportsmanship.
Head Coach
Boys' Varsity Soccer
Ozzie is an award-winning coach who has earned tremendous respect both on and off the field. He was recently named 2016 Connecticut Large Prep School Coach of the Year.