The Haverford College athletic department handed out its end of the year awards and recognized all the amazing contributions from the student-athletes in the Class of 2020.
In order to be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, an athlete must be in at least their second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better.
Kadan Lottick (silver, left) and Jack Leighninger (bronze, right) earned individual medals while the foil squad (bronze, center) also took home hardware.
the Fords dominated the second through fourth rounds of competition with resounding wins against Yeshiva, Army-West Point, and Hunter to finish the MACFA regular season slate with an 11-3 record overall.
The annual bouts were followed by a banquet where the current varsity team got the chance to meet with the fencers who have come before them and established the tradition of Haverford fencing.
The Fords exacted revenge from an earlier defeat against Sacred Heart and also widened the margin of victory against Lafayette in their second meeting this season with the Leopards.
The Fords went 3-0 to start conference action with their first dual victory over Johns Hopkins since 2012 while also avenging a loss against Navy from a season ago.
Organized by Eighth Dimension, Haverford's Office of Community Service, and promoted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), this festival is another example of the Haverford athletic department supporting the NCAA Division III Special Olympics initiative.
The Fords have finished fourth during each of the past two MACFA Championships, but have their aim set on climbing the conference ranks this coming season.
There are wonderful people everywhere, and close, trusting communities at most colleges. What sets Haverford apart is our orientation program, which we call Customs. Unlike most orientations which happen for a week before classes and then stop, the Customs program continues through the end of your first-year.
Haverford was one of just 53 Division III institutions that were recognized by DIII and its national SAAC representatives for completing the 50 for 50th Challenge.
The Haverford College Athletic Department will induct its ninth class into the Thomas Glasser ’82 Hall of Achievement in the spring of 2020. The deadline for submission of nominees for the 2020 Hall of Achievement is August 1, 2019.