Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Senior Matthew Holmes has been named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. Holmes is one of 11 student-athletes selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area men's at-large team. The team is voted on by the sports information offices of 29 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

The at-large team takes into account those student-athletes from area schools whose sports do not have a dedicated Academic All-Area team. In order to be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, an athlete must be in at least his or her second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better.

A biology major at Haverford, Holmes was also recently awarded the College's William W. Ambler '45 Award. That honor is presented annually to the senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average through the first seven semesters. In addition to being a member of the 2012 MACFA Championship squad, Holmes was also the consummate teammate. Perhaps no example is greater than Holmes' willingness to switch from an epee fencer to a foil fencer before the start of his senior campaign. The Haverford foil squad finished fourth overall this season at the MACFA Championships.

Six different schools are represented on the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area men's at-large team. Holmes is one of three fencers to make the at-large squad, joining the University of Pennsylvania's Shaul Gordon and Steven Yang.