HAVERFORD, Pa. – Haverford junior Henry Woods has been named to the 2016-17 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/Cross Country team for District 4, which includes all Division III institutions in Pennsylvania.
Woods is now eligible for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second and third team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. Woods will look to become the first Men's Track/Cross Country Academic All-America selection from Haverford since Grant Scott took home the award in 2006. Most recently, Sam Yarosh of Men's Soccer and Tommy Bergjans of Baseball were named to the Academic All-America honor in 2015.
Woods, a philosophy major from New York City, has consistently been a standout performer in both cross country and track and field this season. Woods capped his impressive junior campaign in cross country as he picked up an All-American certificate after a 22nd place finish at the National Championships in Louisville, Ky. Woods became the 34th cross country All-American in program history with the finish. After the conclusion of the season, he was named to the Cross Country Men's Academic All-Area by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Woods was the top finisher for Haverford in every race he ran during the 2016 Cross Country season as the Fords qualified for NCAA Championships for the 24th straight season. Woods was also an All-Region honoree after finishing third at the NCAA Mideast Regional and an All-Centennial Conference First-team after finishing second overall at the Conference Championships at the Alumni Cross Country Course on the Haverford campus.
During the Indoor Track and Field season, Woods was All-Mideast region in both the 3,000 meter distance and the distance medley relay. During the outdoor campaign, Woods posted a time of 14:26.36 at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier, a new personal best mark that also sits as the 10th best time in the illustrious history of the program. The time earned Woods All-Region honors to cap the trifecta of plaudits in all three running seasons during the 2016-17 academic year.
Earlier in May, Woods captured the 5,000 meter championship at the Centennial Conference championship meet in Baltimore to pick up first-team All-Centennial honors. Woods has been a Centennial Conference honor roll nominee in each season of eligbility.
A qualifier for the NCAA National Championships, Woods will contest the 5,000 meter race at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 27.