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Field Hockey - JV
Overview
Overview
The JV and Thirds teams are important pieces of the larger field hockey program. Girls who start on Thirds have the opportunity to move up to JV and Varsity and this has been a consistent pattern over the years. The lower level teams focus on developing the basic skills that provide the program with consistency as well as teaching girls what it means to be on a team at Taft. The results are field hockey players with strong foundations and the skills that make all of the teams stronger year after year. Both lower teams are often as competitive as the varsity and require a significant time commitment but always try to balance that competition with a high level of fun!
Schedule
Roster
Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Wilhelmina Houck | 2026 | New York, NY | |
| Elizabeth Berger | 2027 | Houston, TX | ||
| Zoe Chiweshe | 2028 | Stamford, CT | ||
| Callie Curtis | 2027 | New York, NY | ||
| Sydney Glander | 2025 | Bethlehem, CT | ||
| Charlotte Harris | 2027 | New Canaan, CT | ||
| Isabelle Hsu | 2027 | Hong Kong | ||
| Adriana Kari | 2027 | Newtown, CT | ||
| Addison LaBonte | 2026 | Litchfield, CT | ||
| Tessa Lawson | 2026 | New York, NY | ||
| Juliette Lebel | 2027 | Kennett Square, PA | ||
| Michaela Lynch | 2027 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | ||
| Caroline Myles | 2027 | Oyster Bay, NY | ||
| Ellie Myles | 2025 | Oyster Bay, NY | ||
| Beatrice Oneglia | 2027 | New York, NY | ||
| Kylie Picard | 2026 | Watertown, CT | ||
| Kingsley Rose | 2027 | New York, NY | ||
| Lucy Ryan | 2026 | Greenwich, CT | ||
| Samantha Schwartz | 2025 | Armonk, NY | ||
| Sophie Stimpson | 2028 | New Canaan, CT | ||
| Harper Teles | 2025 | New Canaan, CT | ||
| Maniah Williams | 2026 | Melrose Park, PA | ||
| Effie Young | 2027 | Bernardsville, NJ |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Rachael Ryan
Rachael’s interest in American government and all things political began at an early age when she started canvassing and stuffing envelopes for various campaigns. She majored in U.S. government at Georgetown University and received her master’s from Harvard University. Rachael teaches U.S. government and politics, the politics of race, gender and sexuality, and U.S. women’s history. She has been an AP reader since 2005, currently is an AP table leader, and is a College Board consultant.
Rachael played both varsity field hockey and lacrosse at Georgetown University. She was also the founder of the Georgetown women’s lacrosse club. She began coaching varsity field hockey and lacrosse at Blair Academy in 1994 where she led both teams to the New Jersey finals for three of her six years as head coach. Her field hockey team won the New Jersey championship in 1998. At Taft, she was the varsity field hockey coach from 2003–2017. In the 2005 season, her team went undefeated in the regular season and won the Founders and the Western New England leagues, and finished the season ranked number one in New England. Rachael currently instructs yoga and is the girls’ varsity lacrosse assistant coach.
She is married to Greg Hawes ’85 and lives on campus with their two sons, Peyton ’21, and Lachlan ’23.
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