With the 2020 spring sports unable to hold 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 2020 Haverford College women's tennis seniors.
2020 Haverford College Men's Track & Field Senior Class
- Three Ambler Scholar Athletes (Steve Gan, Conor Madden, Sam McCalpin)
- Program won 30 gold medals at the Centennial Conference meets during this classes four seasons
- The Fords placed 17 student-athletes on the Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll this season, the third-most in the conference.
- Two USTFCCCA All-Region selections in 2020 (Sam Ditkovsky, Hiro Kawakatsu)
- The program continued its string of dominance in the distance medley relay event, earning its 19th gold medal in 27 attempts in 2020
Cameron Albrecht • History • Green City, Mo.
- Established himself as a multi-faceted performer for the Fords, competing in the Heptathalon in each of the last three CC indoor championships
- Has competed in 13 different individual events for Haverford in his career
- Won the indoor pole vault event title at the 2020 Haverford Quad Meet (Jan. 30, 2020)
James Barker • History • Short Hills, N.J.
- Co-captain
- Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2019-20)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll in each season of eligbility for that award (2017-18, 18-19, 19-20)
- Part of Haverford's 4x800 meter relay team that took silver medals at the 2019 indoor championships, was named second-team All-CC by virtue of that finish
Sam Ditkovsky • Astrophysics • Weston, Conn.
- Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team Selection (2019-20)
- First-team All-Centennial Conference (distance medley relay, 2020)
- USTFCCCA All-Region selection (distance medley relay, 2020)
- Nabbed career-best finish in 800 meters at the CC Indoor Championships, toeing the line in 1:58.93
- Centennial Conference Honor Roll selection in each season of eligbility (2017-18, 18-19, 19-20)
Steve Gan • Mathematics • Hangzhou, China
- Ambler Scholar Athlete (2020)
- All-Sportsmanship Team selection for Cross Country (2019)
- Member of the Academic Honor Roll in each season of eligbility (2017-18, 18-19, 19-20)
- Won the 3,000-meter race at the Haverford Quad Meet (Jan. 30, 2020)
Will Hillegas • Chemistry • Chester Springs, Pa.
- Set a new personal-best time in the mile at the 2020 Keogh Invite (4:49.71)
- Set outdoor personal record during the 2019 campaign, chasing down an 800-meter at the Haverford Invitational (2:11.76)
- Competed on Haverford's distance medley relay squad that finished 11th in a loaded field at the prestigious NYC Invitational (Jan. 31, 2020)
Hiro Kawakatsu • Physics • Tokyo, Japan
- Co-captain
- Back-to-back first-team All-Centennial Conference selections for 2019 and 2020 DMR
- Twice named USTFCCCA All-Region selection (2019 DMR, 2020 DMR)
- Second Team All-Centennial Conference in both indoor and outdoor 4x800 meter relay in 2019
- USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete
David King • Philosophy and Religion (double major) • Alexandria, Va.
- Competed during his first season at Haverford before transitioning to team manager role due to injury
- Assisted the coaching staff with various tasks and was a vocal support person for the team on racedays
Conor Madden • English (Creative Writing concentration) • Haddonfield, N.J.
- Ambler Scholar Athlete (2020)
- Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area for XC (2019)
- Member of the Academic Honor Roll in each season of eligbility (2017-18, 18-19, 19-20)
- NCAA qualifier and USTFCCCA All-Mideast Region during the most recent cross country season (2019)
- Honorable Mention All-Centennial Conference by virtue of bronze medal finish in the 10,000 meters at the 2019 outdoor championships
Sam McCalpin • Chemistry • Louisville, Ky.
- Ambler Scholar Athlete (2020)
- Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area for XC (2018, 19)
- Honorable mention All-Centennial Conference in the 5,000 meters after bronze finish in Lancaster to cap indoor campaign.
- Member of the Academic Honor Roll in each season of eligbility (2017-18, 18-19, 19-20)
David Watt • Growth & Structure of Cities • Cambridge, Mass.
- Centennial Conference Honor Roll (2017-18)
- Set personal record in 5,000 meters at this season's NYC Gotham Cup (15:26.23)
- PR in outdoor 5,000m (15:20.43) and 10,000m (31:55.04) during the 2019 season
- NCAA qualifier for cross country (2018)