Taft fall teams put together a competitive and well-rounded season, highlighted by boys’ soccer’s 20–0–1 undefeated run, culminating in NEPSAC Class A and Founders League co-championship titles. Field hockey advanced to the NEPSAC Class A quarterfinals, while volleyball posted a strong 12–7 record, football finished above .500 at 5–4, and girls’ soccer ended the season with an overall record of 7–8–3. On the trails, both cross country programs delivered solid championship performances, with the girls placing fourth in the Founders League and 13th at the NEPSTA Division I Championship, and the boys earning a sixth-place Founders League finish and a 13th-place result at NEPSTA Division I, rounding out a successful fall season across Taft athletics.

Boys’ Soccer
20–0–1
NEPSAC Class A Champions, Founders League Co-Champions

Field Hockey
11–7–1
NEPSAC Class A Quarterfinalists

Girls’ Soccer
7–8–3

Football
5–4

Volleyball
12–7

Girls’ Cross Country
2–6
Fourth Place, Founders League Championship; 13th Place, NEPSTA Division I Championship

Boys’ Cross Country
4–5
Sixth Place, Founders League Championship, 13th Place, NEPSTA Division I Championship

Fall Athletic Awards

Boys’ Soccer
Livingston Carroll Soccer Award—Marcos Santana ’26
All-NEPSAC—Mathis Elissaint ’26, Marcos Santana ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention—Vincent Levasseur ’26, Will Murray ’26
NEPSAC Player of the Year—Alex Calabro ’27

Field Hockey
Field Hockey Award—Caroline Traina ’26
All-NEPSAC—Eva Layton ’27, Caroline Traina ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention—Alexa Blaha ’26, Hannah Zhang ’27

Girls’ Soccer
1976 Girls’ Soccer Award—Elly Ouellette ’26
All WNEPSSA—Sofia Lombardo Varisco ’26, Elly Ouellette ’26

Football
Black Cup Award—Will Palmer ’26
Harry K. Cross Football Award—Gilbert Kimrin ’26
All-NEPSAC Class A—Jude Okeleke ’26, Brian Oliver ’26
All-NEPSAC Class A Honorable Mention—Max Hoke ’27, Will Palmer ’26
NEPSAC Class A Group One Defensive Player of the Year—Jude Okeleke ’26
NEPSAC Class A Group One All-League First Team—Will Palmer ’26, Brian Oliver ’26, Jude Okeleke ’26, Steve Soares ’28
NEPSAC Class A Group One All-League Second Team—Xavier Hairston ’28, Chris Pangaro ’27, Max Hoke ’27, Damon Hibbert ’27, Jaiden Allen ’27
NEPSAC Class A Group One All-League Honorable Mention—Gilbert Kimrin ’26, Jonah Oquendo ’26, Colin Overy ’26, Mac Trombley ’26

Volleyball
Volleyball Award—Koni Kucz ’26

Boys’ Cross Country
John B. Small Boys’ Cross Country Award—Will Post ’26

Girls’ Cross Country
Girls’ Cross Country Award—Lydia Wilson ’26