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A look back at the fall season for Taft Athletics.

Boys’ soccer wins NEPSAC Class A championship, their first in school history; field hockey falls in NEPSAC Class A final.

Both field hockey and boys’ soccer were victorious in their NEPSAC Class A semifinal matchups, and the stage is set for a finals rematch for both squads.

Both field hockey and boys’ soccer were victorious in their quarterfinal matchups and will continue their postseason runs this Saturday, November 16.

Seventeen student-athletes participated in the first of three National Signing Days of the year on Wednesday evening, November 13, in Bingham Auditorium.

The Rhinos captured three wins over Hotchkiss on the last day of the regular season and look to keep the ball rolling as NEPSAC tournaments begin this week for field hockey and boys’ soccer.

Both girls’ and boys’ cross country ran in the Founders League Championship here on campus this past Saturday, with the boys’ finishing third overall, and the girls’ placing fourth.

Senior defender Renata Mercedes ’25 represented her home country of the Dominican Republic at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

On Saturday, October 19, Tate Celebi ’25 set the cross country course record for all Taft runners, clocking in at 16:03, placing him third overall on the Taft course, and his third entry on the all-time top-35 times on the course.

The inaugural Red Rhino Fund Golf Tournament will take place Thursday, October 17, at the Watertown Golf Club.