Spring SPORTS Boys’ Crew 57–22
(Individual boat records)
Girls’ crew practicing on Bantam Lake.
In their dual-meet races and regattas, Taft’s four varsity boats compiled an overall record of 57 wins versus 22 losses. The first varsity lineup of cocaptain Ben Olsen ’17, Thomas Muller ’18, Jay Lavallée ’17, co-captain Ben Moffa ’17, and Taro Sochi ’18 (cox) earned a bronze medal at the Founders Day regatta. The second varsity boat, with Jack Ewing ’18, Ben Roberts ’18, Jason Bab ’17, Nick Mortimer ’18, and coxswain Zoe Eberstadt-Beattie ’18, was beaten by only two opponents all season long, posting a record of 20–2. This same boat won a silver medal at Founders Day. All four varsity boats qualified for the New England Championship regatta; three of four qualified for the afternoon finals—the first boat doing so for the first time since 2004. At the end of the day, Taft finished 5th in the team-points trophy—its best showing in the 25-year history of the program.
Boys’ crew practicing on Bantam Lake.
Taft Bulletin / SUMMER 2017
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