With the 2021 fall sports unable to hold traditional Senior Days on campus, the Haverford College Athletic Department is recognizing these seniors in a virtual ceremony, with some special help from their teammates. Today, we celebrate the 2021 Haverford College men's cross country seniors.

Men's Cross Country Class of 2021 

• Team made three appearances at NCAA Division III National Championships, including a fourth place team finish in 2018
• Program has now made 27 consecutive appearances at the national championship
• Haverford won the Centennial Conference title on two occasions (2017, 18), finishing second in 2019 
• Squad finished in the top three in the Mideast Region in each of this senior classes'  three competitive seasons on campus, including the regional title in 2017 
• The Fords garnered the USTFCCCA Academic Team Award in each season this class was on campus.

Nathan Akerhielm • Mathematics Major, English and Spanish Minor • Greenville, S.C.

• Team captain 
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2018, 19) 
• Personal Bests:
• 8K: 29:37 (Centennial Conference Championship Open Race - 10/27/18)
• 4 mile: 23:55.8 (Main Line Invitational - 9/14/18)

Abe Doroshow • Chemistry Major • Washington, D.C. 

• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll in each season of eligibility
• Also serves as a co-head of the Humtones A capella group on campus 

Jack Fanikos • Classical Languages Major • Andover, Mass. 

• Joined the Fords during his junior season as a transfer student from University of Chicago 
• Competed in six races 
• Personal Bests: 
• 8K: 29:13.4 (Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle Open - 10/19/19)
  4 mile: 23:31.7 (Main Line Invitational - 9/20/19)

Jack Hunter • Physics Major • San Francisco, Calif. 

• Took the individual title at the Dan Talbot Open during the 2019 season
• Haverford's top finisher at last October's Haverford Invitational 
• Ran to a 33rd place finish at the Centennial Conference championships 
• Personal Bests:
• 8K: 26:02.5 (Paul Short Run Open Race - 10/5/19)
  4 mile: 21:04.9 (Haverford Invitational - 10/25/19)

Jacob Landsberg • Physics Major, History and Statistics Minor • Claremont, Calif. 

• Centennial Conference Honor Roll in each season of eligibility 
• Took a 23rd place finish in last season's Centennial Conference Championships Open Race 
• Personal Bests
  8k: 27:17.1 (Paul Short Run Open Race - 10/5/19)
  4-mile: 22:37.3 (Main Line Invitational - 9/20/19)

Simon Perales • Physics Major • Oberlin, Ohio 

• Centennial Conference Honor Roll in each season of eligibility 
• Five career Top-25 finishes 
• Finished 13th at last season's Centennial Conference Championships Open Race 
• Personal Bests: 
• 8K: 26:28.7 (Paul Short Run Open Race - 10/5/19)
  4 mile - 21:26.8 (Haverford Invitational - 10/25/19)

Gene Perry • Psychology Major, Economics Minor • Stratford, Conn. 

• Finished 19th at the Centennial Conference Championships Open Race in 2019 
• Four career Top-30 finishes 
• Personal Bests:
• 8K: 27:22 (Inter-Regional Border Battle -10/14/17)
  4 mile - 22:26.3 (Haverford Invitational - 10/25/19)