Sam Yarosh '16 was named the 2015-16 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Overall Performer of the Year becoming just the second student-athlete in school history (Christopher Stadler '14) to win this award.
The Haverford College Department of Athletics celebrated its proud history on Friday night as six new members and one team were inducted into the Thomas Glasser ’82 Hall of Achievement.
Award winners were (from left to right): Nora Weathers (Kannerstein), Sara Rennert (Haddleton), Jamie Ulrich (Haddleton), Ben Krieger (Haddleton), Dhario DeSousa (Haddleton), Charlie Marquardt (Varsity Cup), Sam Yarosh (Varsity Cup & Cary Award).
Sam Yarosh, a first-team D3Soccer.com and NSCAA Scholar All-American, is the third player in the history of the men's soccer program to earn this prestigious award.
Will Corkery and Sam Yarosh were recently recognized as first-team D3Soccer.com All-Americans, marking just the third time in program history Haverford has placed two individuals on a first-team All-America squad.
Combing athletics and academics, Yarosh was named a first-team Scholar All-America honoree - the first in the program's history since the awards inception in 1997.
Sam Yarosh was named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year for men's soccer, while Will Corkery also earned inclusion on the all-area team.
The Fords won a program-record 18 matches in 2015. Those wins included 16 straight en route to a Centennial Conference Championship and subsequent run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Yarosh is just the third student-athlete in school history to be honored as a first-team representative as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Seven players, highlighted by CC Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sam Yarosh, were named All-Centennial Conference. Rineer named CC Coach of the Year.
Over 200 student-athletes across multiple varsity teams took part in the 27th annual Special Olympics Pennsylvania Festival at Villanova this past weekend.
The Fords recently captured their second Centennial Conference Championship in four years. They will begin NCAA Tournament play this Sunday at Walton Field.
Will Corkery scored with 19.1 seconds left in regulation to defeat Dickinson 1-0 and give the Haverford College men's soccer team the 2015 Centennial Conference Championship.