Team Slideshow
Team Info
Volleyball - Varsity
Overview
Overview
The Taft volleyball team is regarded as one of the top teams in New England's Class A Division. The team has logged an impressive tournament record, with 15 New England Tournament appearances as quarter-finalists, semi-finalists, and finalists since 2001.
Taft was the first private school to receive the Sportsmanship Award from the Connecticut Officials' Association. The team has been honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for academic excellence and has received the AVCA Team Academic Award for the past 14 years.
In addition to their dedication to excellence on the court, in the classroom, and across the campus, volleyball players at Taft commit their time and energy to supporting various community service organizations, such as Project Window, a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for girls living in low-income housing. Wearing pink uniforms, players have raised breast cancer awareness, and contributed more than $8,500 to the Dig Pink organization. The team also hosts clinics for Special Olympians in the community throughout the academic year.
Schedule
Schedule
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Phillips Academy at Andover
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Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy at Andover
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The Ethel Walker School
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Berkshire School
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Hotchkiss School
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Northfield Mount Hermon School
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Miss Porter's School
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Greenwich Academy
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Kent School
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Hopkins School
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Deerfield Academy
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Hotchkiss School
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Roster
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Jazna Stannard
A veteran of the coaching ranks in New England, Coach Stannard joins Taft after spending the past four seasons as the Varsity Head Coach at fellow Founder's league member Miss Porter's School. While coaching at Porter's, Jazna also coached in the Husky Volleyball Club for the 2022-2023 season, coaching their Boy's 16's team. Prior to moving to Connecticut, Coach Stannard coached at various high schools and clubs in Massachusetts, most notably coaching the Varsity program at fellow NEPSAC member Thayer Academy in 2019 and 2020. Jazna also spent time coaching at St John's School, Medfield High School, and Braintree High School. She has also coached with East Coast Power Volleyball, New England Beach Volleyball, and Mass Patriots Volleyball Club.
Originally from Massachusetts, Jazna grew up in a volleyball family, with both of her parents coaching at the college and high school level. She was an exceptional scholar-athlete during her time in high school and playing club. Jazna attended Purdue University where she majored in Political Science with an Internal Relations concentration. Jazna's professional work is as an Entrepreneur working in the tech space. Most of her business endeavors have been centered around using technology to provide services to women and underserved populations. Very NON UT SIBI.
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