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b Lee McKenna ’06 scores in Taft’s win over Convent of the Sacred Heart.
’06 set a new school record for the 100-meter relay (50.95) to place 2nd at the New England Championships, leading the team to its 4th place finish. At that meet, Wiater also broke the school record for the 100 meters (12.62) while Bodnar placed 3rd in three other events (300 hurdles, long jump, 400-meter relay). Bartlett (long jump), Wiater, (100m), Chelsea Berry ’08 (triple jump) and Liz Carlos ’06 (javelin) were individual Founders League champions.
League All-Star and leading offensive player, while Lee McKenna ’06 played well all season to center the defense. Boys’ Lacrosse 6–8 This was a solid team that found themselves on the wrong end of three of their four overtime games. An early 7–6 OT win over Brunswick got the season going strong, but two of the team’s best games were heartbreakers, a 5–6 loss to Salisbury, and a double overtime loss to rival Hotchkiss. Brendan Gangl ’06, the team’s leading goal scorer, and Whit Brighton ’06 were named First Team All New England players. Teddy Barber ’06 was an All Founders League defender, while Charlie Townsend ’06 and 16 Taft Bulletin Summer 2006
Brooks Stroud ’06 were strong at attack and in the midfield respectively. Co-captains-elect Patrick Milnamow ’07 and Bryan Curran ’07 will lead a core of talented uppermids next year, including Eric Baier, McKay Claghorn, Brendan Letarte, Drew MacKenzie, and Peter Northrop.
Boys’ Track 7–4 The team surprised many by pulling off wins over Choate, Deerfield, and Westminster on the way to a great season. They finished with a strong 5th place finish at the New England Championship Meet, behind individual champions Phil Thompson ’06 in the javelin (170'11") and Mike McCabe ’07 in the shot put (55'10.75", a new school record). McCabe also placed 2nd in the discus, while the jumping crew of David Greco ’06 (5th long jump), Chad Thomas ’06 (6th triple jump), Afolabi Saliu ’07 (3rd long jump, 3rd triple jump), Thompson (5th high jump), and Thomas Baudinet (6th high jump), scored big points for the team. Thompson also broke his own school record for the high jump (6'3") this season.
Girls’ Track 6–4 The girls’ track team came within inches of winning their 4th Founders League Meet title in the past five years, placing second with 110 pts. to Hotchkiss’ 117 pts. The team had good balance in all the events, but the real strength was in the sprints, where Ashley Wiater ’06, Casey Bartlett ’06, Ari Maloney ’07, and Taylor Bodnar
Softball 1–10 The team had some solid offense all season but was without a true starting pitcher, which proved to be the key factor in many games. Lauren McGowan ’08 filled in strongly for most of the spring on the mound, while infielders Allyson Flores ’06, Spencer Barton ’06, Arielle Palladino ’06, and outfielder Stephanie Schonbrun ’07 provided