Signature Highlight: Running as an at-large selection to the national field, the Fords showed they belonged by finishing 10th at the 2013 Division III men's cross country championship. Senior Christopher Stadler led the effort with his second straight All-America performance (19th, 25:08.5). Avi Bregman and Charlie Marquardt finished in 50th and 83rd, respectively to give Haverford three finishers in the top 100 of the field of 275 runners.
Awards:
- NCAA Division III championship – 10th place
- All-America honors – Christopher Stadler
- 2013-14 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Overall Male Performer of the Year – Christopher Stadler
- Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Cross Country Team – Christopher Stadler
- All-Mideast Region: Christopher Stadler, Avi Bregman, Charlie Marquardt
- All-Centennial Conference First Team – Avi Bregman, Christopher Stadler
- Centennial Conference Runner of the Year – Christopher Stadler
- Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Christopher Stadler
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll – Avi Bregman, John Curry, Sam Fujimori, Zachary Gabor, Nicholas Gandolfo-Lucia, Chris Gardner, Ryan Gooding, Gebby Keny, David Marsico, Richard Mendelsohn, Elliott Schwartz, Daniel Stackman, Christopher Stadler, Dylan Verner-Crist.
- Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Award – Daniel Stackman
Season notes:
The Fords finished in the top 10 at the national meet for the fifth straight season and ninth time in the last 10 years … Christopher Stadler picked up his second straight All-America award … Haverford placed third at the Centennial Championship and Mideast Regional meets … The Fords have now finished in the top three at the regional meet in 24 of the last 25 years … Stadler and Avi Bregman scored All-Centennial first-team honors by placing first and sixth, respectively, at the conference meet … Stadler became just the fourth runner in Centennial history to wear the individual conference crown in successive years … Haverford posted a 10th-place finish at the Princeton Invitational on October 19. The Fords finished as the top D-III team out of 29 total squads … Stadler registered the best time by a D-III runner at the Princeton Invitational as he crossed the line in ninth (24 minutes, 1 second) … Haverford placed 30th in the Gold Race of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University on October 5. The 47-team field was heavily populated by D-I squads … Stadler kicked off the season in impressive fashion at the Main Line Invitational as he only trailed a trio of D-I runners when he finished fourth overall (19:26.42) on September 30 as Stadler was named the Centennial runner of the week twice (9/30, 11/4) … The Fords were ranked as high as second in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national poll during the regular season … Haverford was one of 16 at-large selections to the national field of 32 teams ... The Fords have now qualified for the national meet for 21 consecutive years -- a feat matched by just one other program in the country.
Looking Ahead: Five of the seven runners that ran at the 2013 national meet, led by all-region honoree Charlie Marquardt, will be back as Haverford looks to continue the program's tradition of excellence.