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Team Details
Soccer - Boys 'A'
Overview
The selected team was not found
Middle School teams are more developmental in nature and playing on a team offers not only a chance to enjoy the sport, but also a valuable participatory experience for each athlete. This applies to all team members from standouts to substitutes who play a supporting role. In keeping with the Thayer philosophy that athletics are an integral part of a student’s curriculum, students should plan their participation with the help of their advisors – this discussion will help everyone gain a better understanding of each child’s overall school program. All Middle School participants are expected to receive fairly equal playing time over the course of the entire season.
Schedule
Roster
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Xavier Ardayfio | 2030 |
| Sean Carlson | 2030 |
| Samuel Choueiri | 2030 |
| Flynn Cox | 2030 |
| Cooper Crespo | 2031 |
| Declan Dwyer | 2031 |
| Thomas Hooper | 2030 |
| Isaiah Kahn | 2030 |
| Chase Kavoogian | 2030 |
| Christos Kazakis | 2031 |
| Leonidas Kazakis | 2032 |
| Samuel Kendall | 2030 |
| Sasha Klein | 2030 |
| Parker Massey | 2032 |
| Matthew McGuirl | 2030 |
| Philip Niculescu | 2032 |
| Peter Rowley | 2030 |
| Thomas Whittle | 2030 |
| Nolan Wilkinson | 2030 |
Coach Info
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William Lanagan
CoachBill Lanagan P ‘25 grew up in Burlington and attended the Belmont Hill School where he ran track, played soccer and ice hockey. He attended Colby College, majoring in Spanish and minoring in Education. At Colby, Lanagan played on both the varsity soccer and varsity hockey teams. He came to Thayer Academy Middle School in 2005 from Malden Catholic as a Spanish teacher. He now also teaches the Introduction to Language course to the sixth grade. At Thayer, Lanagan has coached all levels of both boys and girls ice hockey and boys soccer. He lives in Wilmington with his wife Beth and their two sons, Casey and Garrett. Beth is a middle school history teacher in Littleton. Casey was in the class of 2025 at Thayer who nows attends Syracuse University and Garrett is the class of 2028 at Wilmington High School. -
Aidan Rooney
CoachUpper School Teacher of French, English and Global Citizenship, Aidan is involved in several arenas for all grades. He is also a soccer coach, advisor, faculty mentor, founder and faculty advisor of MUNTA, the Model United Nations club, advisor to UNICEF and Hope for Haiti clubs, and overseer of our Sister School relationship with Lycée Stanislas, Cannes. Selected awards for poetry include: Daniel Varoujan Award, New England Poetry Club (2012), Hennessy Award for New Irish Poet, Ireland (1997), Guinness Literary Award for Poetry, NUI, Ireland (1985). Other Experiences include: French language and cultural experience gleaned from living in and traveling to Paris from an early age and, more recently, Québec, Haïti, Switzerland, Cannes. A frequent speaker and seminar instructor on the subjects of travel, poetry, teaching, diplomacy and humanitarian intervention, Aidan's collections of poetry are: Day Release (Gallery Press, 2000), Tightrope (Gallery Press, 2007), and Go There (MadHat Press, 2020). -
Ian Wheeler
Assistant CoachCoach Ian Wheeler assumed the role of Head Coach of the Boys' Varsity Soccer team in 2022. A graduate of the Noble and Greenough School, Class of 2008, Ian won an ISL Championship along with two trips to the New England 'Class A' Tournament. Wheeler was a Regional 1 ODP selection and played Club Soccer for the F.C. Greater Boston Bolts, having been a part of the only Boys Club team from Massachusetts to win a U.S. Soccer National Championship, captured in 2005 under Francis Okaroh. Upon graduation from Nobles, Ian played soccer for Franklin & Marshall College under Dan Wagner. He majored in racial studies while at F&M and later transferred to the University of Southern California where he entered USC’s Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism. Ian has worked in the software industry for the last 11 years, while coaching various club teams in the Greater Region 1 area. Recently, Ian spent time working with the Philadelphia Union Youth Academy at their headquarters in Wayne, PA and now lives in Weymouth with his wife, three children, and 175 pound rottweiler, Bhalu.