Boys’ Squash
12–1
4th Place, Division I, U.S. High School Squash Championships
2nd Place, Class A New England Championships

Boys’ squash placed 2nd in the Class A New England Championships, falling to Brunswick 6–1 in the finals. At Nationals, the boys’ finished 4th overall in a competitive Division I field, defeating Choate 7–0 and Kent 6–1, before falling to Hotchkiss 6–1 in the semifinals, and 4–3 to St. Andrew’s in the third-place match.

Girls’ Squash
6–6
7th Place, Division II, U.S. High School Squash Championships
5th Place, Class B New England Championships

Girls’ squash placed 5th in the Class B New England Championships, falling to Groton 5–2, and defeating Middlesex and St. Paul’s 5–2. At Nationals, the girls’ finished 7th, defeating both Darien High and Germantown Friends Academy 5–2, and fell to Sacred Heart Greenwich 4–3, and Winsor 5–2.

Wrestling
12–5
4th Place, Western New England Championships
22nd Place, New England Championships

Taft wrestlers traveled to the Western New England Championships, placing 4th overall, based on the following finishes: Ben Bazarian, 2nd place at 215 pounds⁠, Chris Joszczyk, 4th place at 285 pounds⁠, Colton Bass, 6th place at 120 pounds, Daniel Fougere, 6th place at 175 pounds, Dylan Muellers, 5th place at150 pounds, Jayden Piparo, 2nd place at 138 pounds, Michael Werblow, 4th place at 165 pounds, Ryan Heintz, 3rd place at 157 pounds, and Sean Noh, 5th place at 132 pounds. At the New England Championships, Ben Bazarian, placed 7th at 215 pounds, with the team placing 22nd overall.

Girls’ Skiing
2nd Place, NEPSAC Class B Championships

Bella Kembar placed first in both the slalom and giant slalom, with Isa Hadden, Tessa Lawson, Clarisse Moucha, and Louisa Prentice also contributing to the second-place overall finish.

Boys’ Skiing
12th Place, NEPSAC Class B Championships

Viktor Maag, Colin Barlow, Sky Comfort, Rory McNamara, and Harris Schwab all contributed to the 12th place New England championship finish.

Girls’ Hockey
9–14–1

Girls’ hockey finished their season with an overall record of 9–14–1, starting the season with wins over Millbrook and Gunn, and were also able to defeat Hotchkiss twice on the year — 4–0 in the first matchup, and 3–1 in the last game of the year to wrap-up the season on a winning note.

Boys’ Hockey
11–10–3
Founders League Champions

Boys’ hockey claimed the Founders League title this winter, with victories coming against Avon Old Farms, Choate (2), Westminster, Kent, Loomis, and Hotchkiss, along with other key wins coming against Brunswick, and Hill, and Gunn.

Girls’ Basketball
10–10

Girls’ basketball finished their season with an overall record of 10–10, with signature wins coming against Kingswood Oxford, Pomfret, and Deerfield, before ending the season on a four-game win streak, with their final victory of the year coming against Hotchkiss, with a final score of 42–36.

Boys’ Basketball
9–16

Boys’ basketball wrapped up their season with an overall record of 9–16, with key wins coming against St. Sebastian’s, Kent (2), Salisbury, Avon Old Farms, and Berkshire, who they had lost to earlier in the year.

Winter 2024-25 Athletic Awards

Boys’ Squash
Boys’ Squash Award—Carl Roux ’25, Wei Yan Tho ’25

Girls’ Squash
1986 Girls’ Squash Award—Britty Page ’25
All-NEPSAC—Mehar Trehan ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention—Lindyn Morocho ’27, Britty Page ’25

Wrestling
Harry F. Hitch Award—Ben Bazarian ’25
The Wynne Award—Jayden Piparo ’25

Skiing
Girls’ Ski Racing Award—Bella Kembar ’27
Boys’ Ski Racing Award—Viktor Maag ’25

Girls’ Hockey
Patsy K. Odden Award—Samantha Richard ’25
All-Founders—Emily Smith ’25, Rachel Turer ’25
NEPSAC Honorable Mention—Brooke McLaughlin ’26

Boys’ Hockey
Coaches Hockey Award—Joey Crescimanni ’25, Noah Jettelson ’25
Angier Hockey Trophy—Theo Weisman ’25
Founders League First-Team—Noah Jettelson ’25, Matt Lemay ’25
All-NEPSAC—Noah Jettelson ’25, JT Rothstein ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention—Matt Lemay ’25, Brady Morris ’25

Girls’ Basketball
1978 Girls’ Basketball Award—Julia Whelan ’25

Boys’ Basketball
James Paynter Logan Memorial Basketball Trophy—Ford Okehi ’25
Founders League Second-Team—Ford Okehi ’25