Athletics News

Brandon Diaz ’12 and Jay Sylvia ‘12

Freshman Gabby Thomas set a new school record in the triple jump on Wednesday with a leap of 35' 6". The previous record of 33' 10" was held by Annie Huyler '08. Thomas, who is the defending NEPSAC Div. II 100 meter champion, also won the high jump and 100 meter dash and was a member of the winning 4x100 relay team in the team's win over Cheshire Academy.

Kerri Reimund ‘13
 
Kerri is off to a great start to the season for the varsity softball team. Playing the catcher position this year her defensive play has been outstanding and a large factor in the team’s success. She also leads the team in batting average (.600) and runs scored.

Bridget Instrum ‘12
 
A tri-captain of the girls’ varsity lacrosse team, Bridget has started the season fast scoring nine goals in the team’s season opening 20-8 win over a strong Hotchkiss team. Bridget followed this up by scoring five goals in the team’s 9-3 win over Wilbraham & Monson.

Senior Kevin Conroy is this year's recipient of the Dr. Frank L. Boyden Award, an honor presented by the Western Massachusetts chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

The winter season athletic awards were announced at assembly on Tuesday, March 6th. Below are the award winners for each team.

Two Wildcat competitors earned first place finishes at the Division II New England Swimming and Diving Champions held at Westminster School on Saturday. Andrew Spruck '12 was the champion in the Boys 1-Meter Diving competition with a score of 285.15, while Natalie Aquadro '17 won the Girls 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:03.45 and finished 4th in the 100 Breaststroke. Other top eight finishers for Williston include Samantha Fry - 6th in the 100 Breaststroke, Tory Durocher - 8th in 1-Meter Diving, Michael Tanner - 2nd in 1-Meter Diving, Calvin Frye - 5th in 500 Freestyle and Matt Freire - 100 Butterfly.

The girls' hockey team's season ended with a 2-1 loss in overtime to Lawrence Academy on Saturday evening in the semi-final round of the NEPSAC Tournament. After a scoreless first two periods, Lawrence took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jaclyn Gordon at the 9:58 mark. Williston fought back to tie the game with 5:41 remaining on a goal by Alex Starzyk '13 with assists going to Sam Fallon '12 and Alicia Barry '14.

The girls' hockey team advanced to the semi-final round of the NEPSAC Division I Tournament with a thrilling 6-0 victory over Winchendon School.

The girls varsity hockey team has qualified for the NEPSAC Division I Hockey Tournament for the second time in three years.