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.
The Fords were recognized as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the 13th straight season and had all seven of their regional entrants named as USTFCCCA Scholar-Athletes.
The Fords saw all seven on their runners turn in personal best times at the Mideast Regional and all seven of those individuals will return next fall as the team looks to return to the NCAA Championship.
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.
Griffin Kaulbach (pictured), Hannah Doll, and Sheena Dwyer-McNulty each placed among the top 35 finishers as the Fords placed fourth in the team standings.
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 just missed a spot at the NCAA Championships a season ago but return 10 of their top 12 runners from the 2018 postseason as they look to return to the NCAA Championships in November.
The Fords return five of their top seven runners from last year and have qualified to the national championships as a team 13 times in the past 17 seasons.
The Fords are coming off of a third-place finish at last year's conference meet and feature three returners who have competed at previous NCAA Championship meets.
The environmental studies major is exploring how agricultural conditions come to impact plant health by investigating the biology of plant microbiomes in a lab at UC Berkeley.
Haverford was one of just 53 Division III institutions that were recognized by DIII and its national SAAC representatives for completing the 50 for 50th Challenge.
Haverford College offers students the unique chance to study abroad for either one semester or an entire year as a junior and earn credit towards their Haverford degree.
The Haverford College Athletic Department will induct its ninth class into the Thomas Glasser ’82 Hall of Achievement in the spring of 2020. The deadline for submission of nominees for the 2020 Hall of Achievement is August 1, 2019.