Williston Northampton School athletic teams wrapped up their seasons with tournament over the weekend of May 24-25, 2025, and three returned home with championship trophies for their efforts, on top of several other finalists.

The boys track and field team and both the boys and girls lacrosse teams each won their respective postseason tournaments.

Track

It was a banner day for Williston Northampton track and field teams this past Saturday, with multiple individuals bringing back medals from the Division II championships, and the boys team taking home first overall.

Boys Team

In a meet hosted at Williston’s Galbraith Fields, the boys took the day with 88 points to Roxbury Latin School’s 74.

Gab Qureshi ’25 took home four gold medals on the day, setting a meet and school record in the 200-meter dash (21.46 seconds) and winning the 400 (48.82) while running legs on the 4×100- and 4×400-relay teams. For his efforts, he earned Most Outstanding Male Athlete of the championship meet.

Both of the relay teams also set school-record times during the championships. In total, Williston athletes broke five school records during the meet.

Qureshi’s meet record bested one set in 2015 by Thayer Academy’s Jordan Allen (21.66).

“The race just felt good,” Qureshi said. “Usually my start is what can be the bad part of my race, but my start was good and I caught up to my main competition 50 meters in. At that point, I felt confident I could win it. Before the race I was nervous, but I was happy with my performance.”

In the 4×100, Troy Worrell ’25, Brian Lloyd ’25, and Jameson Dion ’25 rounded out the foursome. The group ran a blistering 42.79 in the final, nearly one second better than second, to set the new school standard.

For the 4×400, Qureshi was joined by Jack Nolan ’26, James Courtney ’25, and Brody Richardson ’26 as they ran a 3:26.58 to win—over four seconds faster than second place, and another school record.

Richardson added to Williston’s overall score with two second-place finishes in distance events, re-setting his school record in the 800 in 1:56.04, and running the 1,500 in 4:11.83.

“I was really happy with my 400 [relay] performance after I ran that really hard 800,” Richardson said. “The 400 was just electric. It was an excellent performance from start to finish.”

Courtney was also a multi-medalist in the meet, finishing second in the 300 hurdles (41.01) and fifth in the 110 hurdles. His time in the 300 hurdles set a new school record, as well.

Worrell added one individual medal to his relay one, finishing fourth in the 100 dash.

Also taking home medals for the boys team were Thomas Gingras ’25 (second in shot put, 45 feet, 10 inches), Rylan Shibley (third in discus, 132-02), and Teddy Devoe ’25 (fourth in javelin, 148-09).

“The meet showed the amazing performance and strength of our program here,” Richards said.

Girls Team

The girls finished seventh overall in the D-II championships, with sophomore Kora Brissett ’27 having a stellar day on her home track.

The class of 2027 sprinter took home first overall in the 100, finishing in 12.05. What made her run the more impressive was that she shaved off .15 seconds from her preliminary time.

Brissett also finished second in the 200, running in 25.39.

The girls 4-by-100 relay team took third in the meet. The group, which was comprised of Daryn Fox ’26, Brissett, Livia Locke ’26, and Jayla Peets Butterfield ’27, ran a 50.73. Lila Parsons ’28 finished third in the high jump with ’25 finishing right behind her in fourth.

Boys Lacrosse

In the first year of a new tournament format, the Williston Northampton boys lacrosse team won the NE-2 West championship with a pair of victories on Saturday, May 17. This was Williston’s first league championship since 2017.

The No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Wildcats took down Millbrook in the semifinals, 6-5, and then topped Wilbraham and Monson Academy, 12-7, in the championship game.

In the final, Joseph Killcommons ’25 scored four goals and handed out three assists, while Rowan Lonergan ’27 had three goals and three assists, and Sawyer Padelford ‘28 had three goals.

Killcommons earned Tournament MVP honors for Williston, racking up seven goals and four assists across the two games. Additionally, Lonergan passed the 100-point mark for his career during the championship game against WMA.

“This team was one of the most well-rounded I have been around in my three years here,” Head Coach Joe Hawley said. “This group was a joy to be around, they worked their tails off, and bought into whatever game plan or practice was given to them.”

Williston finished the season with a 10-6 record, and 9-1 in league play.

Girls Lacrosse

Playing in the third annual Patriot Classic, the Williston Northampton girls lacrosse team rattled off a pair of wins to come home with the championship trophy.

The Wildcats, seeded second in the tournament, beat No. 3 Canterbury in the semifinals, 9-7, and then No. 1 Berkshire, 8-5.

In addition to winning the tournament, the Wildcats also exacted some revenge in the wins. For the past two seasons, Williston fell to Canterbury in the championship match, while in the regular season, Berkshire beat Williston 6-5.

Against Canterbury, Williston got out to an early lead and never looked back. Leading the way offensively was Jayme Cerasuolo ’25 (four goals) and Scarlette Graybill ’26 (five goals, one assist). Head Coach Charlie Lonergan noted stellar play from Clara d’Amuri ‘27 in the win, particularly on draw controls and loose balls, while Hazel Jacobs ‘25 played in goal and combined with defenders Riley Stocker ‘27 and Alyssa Frazier ’25 to styme an explosive Canterbury offense.

In the final, Williston mainlined its “energy and relentless playstyle” per Lonergan to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Cerasuolo scored three goals in the win, while Graybill added two goals and one helper. Francesca Gionfriddo ’26 (two goals), Brooke Schlutter ‘27 (one goal), and d’Amuri (three assists) all chipped in offensively, while Jacobs made eight saves.

For her efforts in goal, Jacobs was named Tournament MVP.

Softball

The varsity softball team made it to the championship game of the Western New England Class A tournament for the second straight year, but the third-seeded Wildcats fell short in their repeat bid after a 7-6 loss to No. 5 Cushing Academy.

The Wildcats started their tournament run with a 70-2 win over No. 2 Loomis Chaffee in the semifinals. Mia Shaw ‘28 earned the win in the circle in the semifinals, with Maggie Fay ’25 coming on in relief. Skyler Walker ’26 had two doubles and two RBI in the winning effort, while Bauer aided her cause with an RBI triple.

Violet Carroll ’25 and Mya Schattin ’25 came up with big plays defensively in the outfield to keep Williston ahead.

In the championship game, hosted at Galbraith Fields, the visiting Penguins got out to a 7-2 lead after an inning and a half, but the Wildcats kept Cushing from posting another run the rest of the way. Unfortunately, the Williston bats couldn’t quite make up the difference. Williston pulled one run back in the sixth, then two in the seventh to make it the 7-6 final.

Ultimate

The Williston Northampton Ultimate team reached the championship game of the New England Prep School Ultimate League tournament, ultimately falling to Northfield Mt. Hermon School 9-7.

The Wildcats earned a pair of wins in the tournament to advance to the final, besting Hotchkiss 11-5 in the quarterfinals, then posting a come-from-behind, 10-9 win over Xavier.

Ricardo Nieves ’25 and Beckett Collins ’25 each had six goals caught and eight thrown through the three games, while Ryan Elloras ‘26 had nine goals caught.

In the semifinals against Xavier, Williston fell behind 4-2 and then 7-4, but managed to score six of the final eight goals to take the win.

“Xavier was a strong team with good athletes,” coach Teddy Schaffer said. “It took everything we had to win.”