Windham senior Reed Wescott commits to Saint Joseph's College to play lacrosse

By Matt Pascarella

Windham senior Reed Wescott is a well-rounded individual. His high grades in Latin have made him a member of the Latin Honor Society; he’s done fundraisers through the Latin Honor Society, is a member of the Windham Chamber Singers and the Drama Club, plus he’s a star goalie on the WHS varsity boys’ lacrosse team. On Wednesday, May 31 at Windham High School, Wescott signed a letter of intent to attend St. Joseph’s College where he will play lacrosse and major in political science and history and enter pre-law during his junior year.

Windham senior Reed Wescott signs a letter of intent to
play college lacrosse for Saint Joseph's College as his
parents watch during a ceremony on May 31 at Windham
High School. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA 

“We’ve been fortunate to have him as a starting goalie his entire high school career and we’ve been better for it,” said Windham varsity boys’ lacrosse coach Peter Small. “And not just because of who he is in the crease, but who he is on the sidelines, who he is in the school and who he is in the community. As a result, the ceiling doesn’t exist [for him].”

Wescott was looking for a smaller school that had a record of exceptional academics and a strong lacrosse program. Once he met with St. Joseph’s men’s lacrosse coach Bill Cosentino, he instantly wanted to work with him for the next four years because he’s such a great guy.

“Reed’s a stand-up guy on and off the field,” said Windham senior Owen Gaulrapp. “As a program we talk about the 21 ways to be a great teammate and I think Reed is the best guy to go to if you have anything needed. He has a lot of really awesome game IQ. I’ve grown up with Reed and we’ve played together for a while and some of the stuff he notices on the field is unbelievable.”

Gaulrapp said it will be great for St. Joseph’s College to have such an outstanding underclassman that has such a good attitude; Wescott will be able to play a role really early and Gaulrapp is excited to see how that plays out.

When Wescott was in the fourth grade, his father introduced him to lacrosse. In Wescott’s very first game they needed a goalie, so he jumped right in and did not flinch. After trying out other positions, Wescott found his way back to goal and wanted to stick with it and get better.

“I always enjoyed lacrosse,” said Wescott. “The teammates and the coaches all kept helping me and I had fun. There was never a practice or game, even a really bad loss that I felt ‘I hate this sport, I don’t want to do this anymore.’”

Wescott said a positive attitude is important when trying to get to where you want to go. He said keeping a positive attitude toward anything you do is necessary because without it, you’re not going to be able to see where you need to go or how you’re going to get there.

It felt great for Wescott to sign his letter of intent. He’s glad he’s going to play for St. Joseph’s College. It’s taken a lot of hard work and lot of practice along with summer clinics, club programs and hours outside of practice to get better.

“I can bring good positive energy, some motivation,” said Wescott. “I’d love to just motivate them. Help them get better on stuff they might not see, so in turn I can get better.”

Reed would like to thank all his coaches, Coach Small, Coach Seth Fournier and goalie coach Bob Ferro, all Wescott’s travel coaches and especially his parents, who have been so supportive all along to reach this point in his career. <