Thayer’s girls varsity track & field team displayed great senior leadership and true team effort as it won the ISL championship May 11 at Milton Academy.

“We are so proud of this team and their outstanding performances,” said head coach Jeff Browne P ‘04, ‘05, who added that the Thayer girls scored at entry seed or higher in 15 of 17 events in taking the league championship. “They were focused, motivated, and supportive of one another.” 

After all the ISL entries were finalized on the Thursday before the meet, said Browne, he and fellow coaches could see that the battle for the ISL crown would be among four top teams. That prediction was correct, but the Tigers eventually proved victorious, besting second-place finisher Governor’s Academy. 

“This was one of the most exciting meets I’ve ever seen,” said Browne. 

While Browne said that he’s hard pressed to list all the amazing performances that day, he did note that seniors Rose Frisoli, Elle Grant, and Shayna Hailey scored in multiple meet events. 

“They set the tone for the day,” he said. 

And the team’s amazing performances, Browne added, were no accident but the product of a season’s worth of hard work. 

“Our track & field coaching staff is the finest group I’ve ever worked with,” said Browne. “They deserve so much credit for this win. We train the team to achieve peak performances in the championship meets, and that’s exactly what they did.”