Fall SPORTS and their teammates, players tackled the unfamiliarity of a new defensive scheme, new positions, and new techniques. As a result, practices remained productive and focused, and the Rhinos earned hard-fought victories against strong Class A opponents Choate, Sacred Heart, and Miss Porter’s, ultimately coming together as a cohesive
FALL ATHLETIC AWARDS Boys’ Varsity Soccer
Livingston Carroll Soccer Award Ethan Hindle ’20 Sammed Bawa ’20
Girls’ Varsity Soccer 1976 Girls’ Soccer Award Kayla Thomas ’20 Elly MacKay ’20
Ian Staines ’20 on his
Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey
way to setting a new home course record
Field Hockey Award Abigail Hano ’20 Olivia King ’20
of 16:10 on Family Day against Kent.
Football
Black Award Diante Vines ’20 Harry K. Cross Football Award Michael Yamin ’20 Mashod Harrison ’20
Girls’ Cross Country Girls’ Cross Country Award Katie Bootsma ’20 Michelle Lian ’20
Boys’ Cross Country John B. Small Award Ian Staines ’20
Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Volleyball Award Adelaide Delafield ’20
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unit. This was made most evident on TaftHotchkiss Day. Down 0–2 at Hotchkiss, the team would rally to a 15–13 fifth-set win in front of a rowdy, emotional crowd. Such a win, such a final match, was a great way to send off the seniors who were a core part of this team that learned how to fight relentlessly, how to support each other between points, and how to make themselves more efficient, varied attackers. Heading into next year, Taft looks to build upon the lessons learned and the successes earned. The team will return kill leader Mason Delafield ’22, who averaged nearly 15 kills a match, along with our block leader, Posey Durling ’21, who earned over a dozen blocks this
season. Senior captain Addie Delafield ’20 received the Volleyball Award and an AllNEPSAC Award. The All-Founders awards were given to Melisa Kayali ’21 and Zoe Kemper ’20. The team will be led next year by Finley Delafield ’21 and Sarah Katz ’21.
Boys’ Cross Country 4–3 The 2019 season was marked by exuberance, grit, and continued growth, all leading to strong wins against Choate Rosemary Hall (22–37), Trinity-Pawling (19–42), Williston Northampton (25–30), and Kent (21–36) on Family Day, in which the home