HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College athletic department celebrated the Class of 2014 at its annual Senior Award Ceremony on Tuesday night in Gooding Arena.
After Director of Athletics Wendy Smith '87 welcomed the attendees, senior Megan Gallagher of the women's lacrosse team started the night with a reflection of lessons learned over her career as a Haverford athlete.
The night continued with a video tribute to the senior athletes as well as the department's achievements in competition, the classroom and the community.
Smith closed out the night by announcing the winners of the senior awards determined by the athletic department. The A.W. "Pop" Haddleton Award is given for perseverance, dedication and loyalty, recognizing senior student-athletes for outstanding contribution to an athletic team but who may not have received recognition that, for example, a regular starting player does. Kylie Reeves of the women's soccer team earned the award for her leadership and willingness to help in whatever capacity possible.
The Stephen G. Cary '37 Award, which is given to the senior who has made the greatest overall impact on the Haverford athletic program through a combination of athletic participation and achievement, leadership, sportsmanship and off-field athletic department involvement, went to baseball player William Bannard. Bannard, a team captain, has been a three-year starter for the Fords and is also heavily involved in the campus community including serving as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative.
The Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award, formerly the Alumni-Varsity Club Award, was presented to both Meg Boyer and Nina Voith. Boyer earned all-conference and all-region recognition while pacing the women's soccer team in scoring the last two years. Demonstrating strong technical ability and unbelievable work ethic, Boyer played an instrumental part in the women's soccer team's 2012 Centennial Conference championship and consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament.
Voith, the first All-American in women's basketball program history, led her team to its first Centennial title and first NCAA tournament win in the 2013-14 season. The memorable senior campaign saw Voith, the Centennial tournament MVP, become the program's all-time leading scorer on her way to earning first-team all-conference recognition and second-team all-region honors.
Christopher Stadler was the final award winner of the night as the six-time All-American runner received the Varsity Cup as the outstanding athlete of the senior class. Stadler made history in the Centennial by being named the athlete of the year in five consecutive seasons (cross country, indoor track, outdoor track) beginning with cross country in 2012 while also meriting regional accolades five times over that same time period. A 10-time Centennial champion over the course of his career, Stadler earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his performance in the 2013-2014 indoor track season.
Also recognized on Tuesday were those seniors who will graduate as owners of school records which included Boyer, Voith, Bryn Bissey (field hockey), Louis Cipriano (men's basketball), Brett Cohen (men's basketball), Rachel Baskin (women's basketball), Jen DiCandilo (softball), Claire Fitzgerald (softball), Elizabeth Newman (softball), Brittany Stevenson (softball), Patrick Falkoff (baseball), Nick Miranda (baseball), Avi Bregman (men's outdoor track) and Hope Rainey (women's outdoor track).