Williams Athletics gives students opportunities to build leadership, confidence, and physical skills through recreational and interscholastic competition. Student-athletes develop strength, coordination, endurance, and fitness while learning the value of teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship. Through competition and collaboration, students are encouraged to challenge themselves, support their teammates, and build healthy habits that extend beyond their time at Williams.
With 18 teams, including 11 varsity programs, there’s a place for every student-athlete to compete, grow, and get involved.
The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes student-athletes, coaches, and contributors whose achievements and leadership have made a lasting impact on Williams athletics. Honoring more than 135 years of athletic tradition, the Hall of Fame celebrates individuals whose accomplishments continue to inspire current and future generations of Williams student-athletes.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2026, Claire Nelson ’11 was an accomplished multi-sport athlete who earned eight varsity letters in soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. A two-time Williams School Athlete of the Year, she captained the lacrosse team, scored 60 goals as a senior, and earned back-to-back All-New England All-Star selections.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2026, Will McGuire ’01 was a standout cross-country runner, four-year varsity athlete, and three-year co-captain. He won back-to-back SENE and CISAC individual championships, set course records in both, and earned All-New England honors twice.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024, Robert “Robbie” Kenyon ’90 became the first all-state soccer player in Williams history. A captain and four-year varsity player, he helped lead the Blues to an SENE championship and the New England Class D finals.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024, Charlotte “Gotty” Gotfredson ’09 was a standout multi-sport athlete who excelled in lacrosse and hockey. A record-setting scorer and respected leader, her determination and commitment to her teammates embodied the spirit of Williams athletics.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021, Pamela Lancaster Pettinari ’77 excelled in field hockey, basketball, and softball before returning to Williams as a physical education teacher and coach. Her dedication as an athlete, coach, and mentor left a lasting legacy at Williams.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021, Bryan Watts ’03 was one of the most accomplished soccer players in Williams athletics history. He set school scoring records while helping the Blues capture multiple conference and regional championships.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021, Henry Maxwell ’02 was an accomplished sailor who competed at the local and national levels. In 2002, he received US Sailing’s W. Van Alan Clark Jr. National Sportsmanship Sailing Trophy.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021, Richard “Dick” Chrimes made a lasting impact as a coach of girls soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. He helped establish the girls soccer and lacrosse programs and guided Williams teams to multiple championships and more than 100 soccer victories.
Inducted into The Williams School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021, Eleanor Barone Wilkes ’50 was a standout multi-sport athlete who competed in basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, and field ball. She earned Williams’ highest number of athletic credits, numerals, and monograms during her senior year.
As a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), Williams Athletics supports the following:
Spectators – whether students, faculty, parents, alumni, or friends – bear the important responsibility to the school for the atmosphere and conduct of games, whether home or away.
Spectators should watch games from those areas defined by each school as spectator areas.
Spectators must not call players, coaches, or officials in any unsportsmanlike manner, go onto the field of play, or deface property.
Any action that detracts from the ability of coaches, players, and officials to do their best is unacceptable.
