h The boys’ golf team took home the Founders League Championship, at home on Alumni Day, setting a new course record of 369 strokes and a stroke average per player of 73.8.
Boys’ golf 8–1
FOundERS LEAGuE CHAMPIOnS
Building on of last spring’s success, this year’s team had an excellent record and posted a team 18-hole scoring record. While weather wreaked havoc with the match schedule, Taft’s play in three tournaments illustrated their depth and strength. Finishing 2nd at Newport Country Club in the Andover Invitational, Jack Porcelli ’14 won comedalist honors with a round of 73. At the Kingswood Invitational, Julien Papadopoulo ’14 shot a round of 72, good for 6th place in a field of 110 prep school golfers. The team total of 380 bested Taft’s previous KIT record by 8 strokes and earned a 3rd place finish, just two strokes out of first place. Finally, at the Founders League Championship, played at the Watertown Golf Club, the
Rhinos’ tremendous depth secured the league championship and a new scoring record. Sebastian Cheng ’14 led the way with an even par 71, followed by Porcelli (74), Papadopoulo (74), Owen McGowan ’15 (74) and J.P. Raftery ’15 (76), for a five-man score of 369 strokes.
Girls’ golf 8–2
FOundERS LEAGuE CHAMPIOnS nEW EnGLAnd RunnER-uP
Under the leadership of captains Jackie Eleey ’14, who will be attending Georgetown, and Legare Augenstein ’14, who will be attending the United States Naval Academy to play golf, Taft captured the Founders Championship by a whopping 38 strokes. Eleey received the John Villano Taft ’44 Spirit of Taft Golf Award and All Founders
League honors, plus she was the medalist at the league tournament with a 9-hole score of 36. Augenstein, at #2, won the Girls’ Golf Award and All Founders League honors as well. The team won matches against strong opponents including Hotchkiss, Choate, Loomis, Ethel Walker’s and Miss Porter’s before falling twice to Greenwich Academy at Round Hill Golf Club and on Taft’s home course. Pen Naviroj ’15, also All Founders League honors at #3, and newcomer Meghan Foos, playing #4, won many matches from the middle of the lineup. Hannah Wilczynski ’16, Avery Andreski ’17 and Marisa Mission ’17 also won matches, showing the team’s depth. Eleey and Augenstein both shot a 78 and tied for 4th at the Pippy O’Connor Independent School Girls’ Golf Classic, with more than 60 girls competing. Taft Bulletin SuMMer 2014 23