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2022 Thomas Glasser '82 Hall of Achievement Inductees
- Andrew Lucine '50 - Soccer
- Robert "Bob" Swift '68 - Tennis
- Mike Racke '81 - Basketball
- Meredith Unger '97 - Cross Country, Track & Field
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Andrew Lucine '50 - Soccer
Referenced in the College’s Yearbook as Haverford’s ‘claim to soccer fame’, Andrew Lucine ’50 was a four-year starter and three-time All-American at center-fullback for the Fords. Serving as team captain during his senior season, Lucine earned first-team All-America honors during a decorated season. Also recognized with second-team honors in 1946 and an honorable mention nod in 1945, Lucine is one of just four players in program history who have earned All-American status in three seasons.
Lucine began his career playing for Ray Mullan and Edgar H. Rennington, Jr. before helping to jumpstart the career of legendary coach Jimmy Mills as a senior. His play was instrumental in ushering a new era of Haverford soccer as gone were the days of long boots down the field. With Lucine controlling the center of the field and never leaving the pitch, the Fords began to revolutionize the way the game was played.
Known as the kingpin of Haverford’s vaunted defense, Lucine anchored a Fords’ backline that ranked as one of the best in the entire country. Setting up the offense time after time in an era before assists became an official stat, Lucine also went to goal several times during his career and was rewarded with the game-winning goal against Muhlenberg during his first career start and continued to terrorize the Mules and all other opponents with a two-goal performance during his senior campaign.
Nevertheless, it was a thrilling victory over the University of Pennsylvania that grabbed national headlines as the Fords downed the high-powered Quakers by a 3-2 score in overtime for the first time since World War II had ended. Playing against mostly teams that now compete in Division I, the Fords also toppled Lafayette and Drexel while shutting down modern day Centennial Conference foes Muhlenberg, Ursinus, and Swarthmore.
Serving as Mills’ first team captain, Lucine was fittingly honored as Haverford’s first-ever recipient of the program’s HC Alumni Trophy, presented to “the player who has contributed most in skill and sportsmanship to the success of the season.” In addition to his athletic exploits on the soccer field, Lucine came through in the clutch for the Haverford baseball team as a pinch-hitter who had a knack for coming up with the big hit. His prowess on the diamond helped the Fords post their first winning season in nearly 25 years a senior.
If Lucine wasn’t on the athletic fields for the Fords, he was most likely in the chemistry labs. After graduating from medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, he practiced general surgery in the Los Gatos and Gilroy hospitals for 33 years and then went on to work for the Medical Board of California and Medi-Cal Operations for another 18 years. Always proud of his Armenian heritage, Lucine shared 48 years of marriage with his wife, Judy, and their three children and six grandchildren. Although soccer was his life-long passion, Lucine’s other interests included spending time with family, skiing, and fly fishing.
Robert "Bob" Swift '68 - Tennis
Legendary head coach Norman Bramall coached men’s tennis at Haverford for 41 years and mentored some of the finest tennis players to ever play for the Fords. Perhaps it was only fitting that Bramall’s retirement from coaching at Haverford coincided with Robert “Bob” Swift ’68. Swift stood out among the best in history of the program as he played No. 1 singles and doubles during each of his four seasons with the Fords.
Those who saw Swift grace the Haverford courts could instantly see the natural talent that Swift’s game possessed. However, it was his mental game that helped him become one of the best throughout the entire Middle Atlantic Conference, advancing the individual conference finals during the 1966 season.
Throughout his career, Swift racked up 25 victories in both singles and doubles and finished his career having won nearly 70 percent of his matches playing against the opponent’s best on a daily basis. With Swift leading the charge, Haverford posted a 32-7 record as a team. Serving as Bramall’s final captain during his senior campaign in 1968, Swift was also honored as the Virginia Cup recipient which is bestowed upon the team’s MVP at the conclusion of the season.
In 2010, Swift was honored with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Lifetime Achievement Award. This award pays tribute to past participants in the world of varsity tennis who have achieved excellence in their chosen careers. The spirit of the award honors both professional success and contributions to society, made either as a direct result of a career, or through humanitarian efforts.
After graduating from Haverford and serving in the Vietnam War, Swift continued his education at New York University where he received his J.D. degree in 1973. Swift currently works as a senior member in the law firm of Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C. Swift’s law firm was named the “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers, INC. in 2016 and was recognized on Pennsylvania’s 2015 Super Lawyers list.
Swift is recognized in his field as one of the finest trial lawyers of his generation and was a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year honors from the National Law Journal and the Public Justice organization. He is widely recognized as where he is regarded as a pioneer in developing human rights jurisprudence into a vehicle to compensate victims worldwide for the most heinous of abuses.
As chairman of Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (“AAYTE”), Swift was instrumental in merging the National Junior Tennis League of Philadelphia into his organization. Under his leadership, youth programs were expanded leading to the negotiation with the City of Philadelphia to lease for 80 years a 7 acre tract in historic Fairmount Park for the construction of a new regional tennis center exclusively for youth. The center, named for Arthur Ashe, had its grand opening in 2006 and was named the Best Public Tennis Facility by the USTA, ITF and USTA Middle States Section.
Mike Racke '81 - Basketball
An intimidating presence on the courts standing at six feet, six inches, Mike Racke ’81 was a star for the Haverford College men’s basketball team from his first day stepping foot on campus. Battling down low in the paint, Racke set career records for both rebounds (918) and field goal percentage (.620) that have still not been challenged in the nearly 30 years since he graduated and still ranks second all-time in career points (1,519) behind only fellow Hall of Achievement inductee Dick Voith ’77.
Racke averaged a double-double throughout his career with 16.9 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per contest. He was named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference team during each of his four seasons, including first-team honors in each of those final three campaigns. Recognized as a leader among his teammates even in the beginning of his career, Racke was a three-year captain of the Fords and received the program’s Bennett S. Cooper Award on three separate occasions.
During his senior season, Racke poured in 21.3 points per game along with also grabbing 11.3 rebounds per contest. It was during his senior campaign that Racke was named to the All-ECAC team as he shot 64.2 percent from the field. His four seasons at Haverford represented the four best single-season shooting percentages in program history at the time of his graduation. Headlining a standout senior campaign was a 43-point effort against Eckerd (Fla.) where Racke broke the school’s single-game field percentage record as he took 21 shots and missed just twice during a dominating effort where he also grabbed 16 rebounds. He finished his senior campaign as the top scorer in the entire Middle Atlantic Conference.
Originally from Mauricetown, N.J., Racke graduated from Haverford with a degree in chemistry and went on to complete his residency in neurology at Emory University before graduating from the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He currently works with the North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
Racke begin his professional career with a faculty position at Washington University in St. Louis, where he was the recipient of a Harry Weaver Neuroscience Junior Faculty Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Young Investigator in Multiple Sclerosis of the American Academy of Neurology Education and Research Foundation. He then moved to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he was Vice Chairman for Neurology Research and also professor in the Center for Immunology and served as chairman of neurology at The Ohio State University School of Medicine from 2006-2014. Racke has served on scientific advisory committees for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Institutes of Health, and the Hertie Foundation. He has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America for the past 20 years.
Meredith Unger '97 - Cross Country, Track & Field
Meredith Unger ’97 graduated from Haverford with seven school records in track & field, five All-American certificates, and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. She was named Haverford’s Gregory Kannerstein ’63 Award recipient as a senior while also becoming the first two-time winner of the Stephen G. Cary ’37 Award.
During her cross country career, Unger was a key piece of Haverford’s only Centennial Conference Championships in 1993, 1995, and 1996. She was a four-time All-Centennial Conference performer during the fall season, twice winning the conference’s individual title after finishing runner-up during her sophomore campaign. Unger placed seventh at the 1996 national championships to become one of just three runners in program history to place in the top 10 at nationals. That performance followed her individual title in the 1996 Mideast Regional. Unger earned her first of two All-American certificates in cross country following a 19th place finish in 1995. A four-time national qualifier, she helped the Fords to their program-best 10th place team finish during the fall of her first-year on campus in 1993.
A three-time All-American on the track, Unger was a national runner-up in the indoor 3,000 meters during her senior season. That performance followed a fourth-place showing at the 1996 outdoor national championships (1,500m). The 1,500 meter distance was a specialty for Unger as she qualified for the outdoor national championships of that event three straight seasons, capped by a bronze medal performance in her final collegiate race.
A winner of 15 Centennial Conference gold medals in track & field, Unger was a five-time conference champion at the 1,500 meter distance between the two seasons and additionally won the 800 meter indoor race and 3,000 meter outdoor race on two separate occasions. Unger was also a member of Haverford’s school record distance medley relay which she guided to three conference championships to go along with three championship runs in the 4x800 relay. She graduated as the school record holder in both the 1,500 meter and mile races on both the indoor and outdoor surfaces. To this day, Unger still holds the school record in the 1,500 meter indoor race and outdoor mile.
After Haverford, Unger received her doctorate in Cancer Genetics from the University of Pennsylvania and completed an MBA at Capella University. She has pursued her passion for the life sciences, celebrating over 15 years at Johnson & Johnson where she has the privilege of bringing novel oncology drugs to the market for patients with hematologic malignancies. She resides in Wayne, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Geoff, son Dillon, daughter Maddie, and guinea pig Meatball. Most mornings she is out running with her friends and can occasionally be spotted on the Haverford trail telling running stories of yore. Lately she has been focusing on improving her mediocre tennis game, chairing her kid’s school 5K race, and fundraising for the American Heart Association.