MacIntosh Award Winners
2014 MacIntosh Award Photo Gallery
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Celebrating 50 years of Archibald
MacIntosh ’21 Award winners, sophomores Dorian Wirz
(men’ soccer) and Jacob Youse (men’s tennis) were
announced as the 2014 recipients on the award’s golden
anniversary. Both members of the Haverford College Class of 2017,
Wirz and Youse received the MacIntosh Award in front of many former
MacIntosh Award winners that returned to the campus to celebrate
and remember the award’s first 50 years.
The Archibald MacIntosh Award is presented to the Haverford
College sophomore who during his/her first year on campus emerged
as the top scholar-athlete in his/her class.
Sponsored by the Beta Rho Sigma Alumni/ae Society, the award
honors "Archie Mac," class of 1921, who served the College as
coach, Director of Athletics, Professor of Psychology, Director of
Admission, Vice-President and twice Acting President during his
long tenure at Haverford.
Dorian Wirz
Dorian Wirz is the 11th men’s
soccer player to receive this honor in the award’s 50-year
history. Wirz started 16 games for the Fords and was named the
Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year. He also earned an
All-Centennial honorable mention accolade.
From an early age, the New York, N.Y.
native learned he had to achieve a balance between soccer and
academics. “The balance was contingent on my ability to do
schoolwork at unusual times, whether it was before or after
scheduled soccer commitments that I had to my various soccer
clubs,” said Wirz.
Dorian’s older teammates helped
ease the transition into college life both academically and
socially. They helped Wirz understand the level of commitment that
schoolwork would require while also showing a model of how to
balance academics and athletics. “Having a cast of older
students who support you relieved a lot of stress that you can
otherwise feel in an elite academic environment,” said
Wirz.
Haverford head men’s soccer coach
Shane Rinner has been impressed with Wirz and his ability to be
successful in academics and athletics. “Dorian has done a
terrific job both on and off the field,” said Rineer.
“It is great to show future student-athletes that managing
both academics and athletics is not only doable, but attainable at
a high level.”
Wirz was glad to see his hard work honored with the MacIntosh
Award. “The feeling of meeting and exceeding your
responsibility to your academics and your team is well worth
it,” he said. “This award feels great and I’m
honored.”
Jacob Youse
Jacob Youse is the second men’s
tennis player to receive this honor in the award’s 50-year
history. Youse played primarily at No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles
for the Fords. He was named to the All-Centennial second team in
doubles with partner Luis Acaba. Youse finished his freshman season
4-7 in singles and 5-3 in doubles play. The Lexington, Ohio native
also received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Scholar-Athlete accolade.
“Jake managed to combine long hours
in the library with his passion for tennis,” said men’s
head tennis coach Sean Sloane. Youse was one of eight members of
the men’s tennis team to be an ITA Scholar-Athlete. To be a
scholar-athlete, players must be a varsity letter winner and have
at least a 3.50 grade point average. The team was given an ITA
Academic Team award for the 13th consecutive year.
Sloane was one of the many people who
Youse was grateful for when transitioning to college last year. The
head coach, in his 18th season at Haverford, always preaches that
there’s a reason why student comes first in the word
‘student-athlete.’ Youse also said, “I owe thanks
to many men and women including my whole family who I deeply
love.”
Wining the prestigious MacIntosh Award was very gratifying to
Youse. “It’s truly humbling and I am more confident
because I am receiving the award. This gives greater confidence
that my hard work in tennis and at school allows me to do very well
in both these special things.”
