HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sophomore Jen
DiCandilo, the starting third baseman for the Haverford College
softball team, was presented the 2011 Archibald MacIntosh Award
during an on-campus ceremony in her honor Thursday
evening.
DiCandilo is the first softball player to
receive this honor in the award’s 48-year history. The Beta
Rho Sigma alumni society has presented the award in
MacIntosh’s honor to the top scholar-athlete in the
first-year class at Haverford since 1964.
In her freshman season DiCandilo was one of only two
Fords to start all 34 games. She led the Fords in six statistical
categories: assists (70), total bases (52), hits (36), runs batted
in (28), doubles (10) and home runs (two). DiCandilo also had the
team’s third-highest batting average at .336. A 2011
second-team all-Centennial Conference selection, DiCandilo ranked
fifth in the league in runs batted in and sixth in doubles.
Even though the MacIntosh is an individual award,
DiCandilo acknowledges others have helped her achieve this honor.
"I am so honored to be this year’s recipient of the Archibald
MacIntosh award, I feel very lucky to be a part of the Haverford
community, and I am humbled by the ongoing support I receive from
professors, coaches, classmates and teammates – it is because
of them that I was able to have success in the classroom and on the
field."
"Jen’s accomplishments on the softball field and
in the classroom are exemplary," said head softball coach JenWard.
"Her work ethic, dedication and impeccable character make her a
pleasure to coach and a great teammate. We’re so proud that
she’s being recognized with this award."
DiCandilo is planning on majoring in economics with a
concentration in mathematical economics and, following her
graduation from Haverford, plans to pursue a Master of Business
Administration degree.
