Meet Coach Andrew Baxter
Andrew Baxter, a Rochester, New York native, brings more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to Taft. A graduate of Springfield College, where he helped lead two NCAA Tournament teams, Andrew most recently served as head coach at Fairfield University, earning CAA Coach of the Year honors in 2025. Prior to Fairfield, he spent seven seasons at Yale University, helping guide the Bulldogs to the 2018 NCAA National Championship, five Ivy League titles, and consecutive national championship game appearances. Throughout his career, Andrew has developed All-Americans, conference award winners, and academic standouts while earning a reputation as a dedicated mentor and leader committed to the growth of student-athletes on and off the field.
Email Coach Baxter at abaxter@taftschool.org.
Coaching Staff
R.J. Swift — Offensive Coach — rjswift@taftschool.org
Will Turner — Strength Coach — wturner@taftschool.org
Taft Boys' Lacrosse History
The boys’ varsity lacrosse team is steeped in tradition and seeks to develop young athletes into leaders on and off the field. Founded in 1962, the lacrosse program has always been highly regarded at Taft, and the legacy today is as strong as ever. Competing in the most competitive conferences in the nation, the Founders League and New England West - Division I, Taft has consistently fielded championship-level teams with tremendous success.
Most recently in 2025, Taft finished the season 10-8 with a nationally competitive schedule. The Rhinos traveled to the Mid-Atlantic to start their season with games against Georgetown Preparatory School (MD) and St. John’s College High School (DC). We then hosted Malvern Preparatory School (PA) in Watertown as our home opener. Ultimately, Taft finished 5-3 in the Founders League and lost in the Founders League Semifinal. In the last four years, over 50 players have matriculated to the next level and found homes in the ACC, Big 10, Ivy League, Patriot League, and NESCAC, among other conferences.
Program Philosophy
The success of Taft Lacrosse rests on the principles of hard work, accountability, and dedication to your teammates, your coaches, and the game. We focus intently on fundamentals, competitiveness, and respect, on and off the field, every day. By attracting the finest scholar-athletes, we continue to build upon our tradition of excellence and ensure the program’s future success.
Geoffrey C. Camp ’91 Field
Taft boys' lacrosse plays on Geoffrey C. Camp ’91 Field. Camp Field sits at the heart of Taft’s outdoor athletic complex, with ample access and viewing spaces. Camp Field was renovated in 2021 — a new FieldTurf surface was installed along with a new scoreboard.
Recent Alumni
Angus Brown ’26 — Johns Hopkins University Brett Feldmaier ’26 — University of Michigan Evan Freeman ’26 — University of Virginia Charlie Hurst ’26 — Trinity College Joe McBride ’26 — University of Michigan Aidan McElrone ’26 — United States Naval Academy Vincent Raphalian ’26 — Tufts University
Cormac Trombley ’26 — Lafayette College John Fisher ’25 — University of Richmond Russell Fitzgerald ’25 — Princeton University Brendan Mullahy ’25 — University of Notre Dame Kaden Parsons ’25 — University of Michigan Tristan Bach ’24 — United States Naval Academy Ben Friedman ’24 — Yale University Luke Jamin ’24 — University of Virginia
Chris Reinhardt ’24 — University of Notre Dame Matthew Surin ’24 — Yale University Alec Levy ’23 — University of North Carolina Max McCarthy ’23 — Johns Hopkins University Colin McLane ’23 — Duke University Peter Moynihan ’23 — Yale University Ethan Rubenstein ’23 — Brown University Thomas Ricciardeilli ’22 — University of Notre Dame Trey Taylor ’22 — Brown University
Class of ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25, & ’26 College Matriculation
Division I
Brown University (3)
Colgate University (2)
College of the Holy Cross (2)
Duke University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University (2)
Lafayette College
Princeton University (2)
Rutgers University
United States Air Force Academy (2)
United States Naval Academy (2)
University of Michigan (4)
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame (3)
University of Pennsylvania (4)
University of Richmond
University of Utah
University of Virginia (2)
Yale University (5)
Division III
Amherst College (4)
Bates College
Bowdoin College (2)
Colorado College
Oberlin College
Trinity College (3)
Tufts University (2)
Washington and Lee University
About Taft
Founded in 1890, Taft is a coeducational boarding school for 585 students in grades nine through post graduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 226-acre campus in Western Connecticut. With the motto “Not to be served but to serve” as a moral foundation, Taft graduates matriculate at our nation’s leading colleges and universities.
The Taft School actively seeks and admits students of any race to all its rights, privileges, programs and activities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin in the administration of its policies and programs.