In Episode #48 of 1-on-1 with Matt Leon, Matt sits down with Donnelly to talk about his success with the Fords, how he got into running and what he loves about coaching.
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.
Mike Jensen writes, "this weekend, a couple of hundred of Donnelly runners came back for a reunion, most of all honoring a man who was a hero to virtually all of them."
Haverford first year Ryan Kredell was named Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, marking the second straight season a Haverford runner has earned the award.
The Fords earned a 27th place finish in men's cross country at the NCAA Championships while women's cross country and women's soccer (also earned points towards the year end standings with a top five finish at its regional championship.
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 are also ranked third in the Mideast Regional rankings, ahead of Dickinson, Elizabethtown, York (Pa.), Widener, Stevenson, Swarthmore, and Moravian.
Haverford is fourth in the Mideast Regional ranking after an eighth place overall showing in a stacked field at the Paul Short Run Brown Race on Saturday afternoon.