Megan Gallagher Speech
HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College athletic department
celebrated the Class of 2014 at its annual Senior Award Ceremony on
Tuesday night in Gooding Arena.
After Director of Athletics Wendy Smith '87 welcomed the
attendees, senior Megan Gallagher of the women's lacrosse
team started the night with a reflection of lessons learned
over her career as a Haverford athlete.
The night continued with a video tribute to the senior athletes
as well as the department's achievements in competition, the
classroom and the community.
Smith closed out the night by announcing the winners of the
senior awards determined by the athletic department. The A.W.
"Pop" Haddleton Award is given for perseverance, dedication and
loyalty, recognizing senior student-athletes for outstanding
contribution to an athletic team but who may not have received
recognition that, for example, a regular starting player does.
Kylie Reeves of the women's soccer team earned the award for her
leadership and willingness to help in whatever capacity
possible.
The Stephen G. Cary '37 Award, which is given to the senior who
has made the greatest overall impact on the Haverford athletic
program through a combination of athletic participation and
achievement, leadership, sportsmanship and off-field athletic
department involvement, went to baseball player William
Bannard. Bannard, a team captain, has been a three-year
starter for the Fords and is also heavily involved in the campus
community including serving as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
representative.
The Gregory Kannerstein '63 Award, formerly the Alumni-Varsity
Club Award, was presented to both Meg Boyer and Nina Voith. Boyer
earned all-conference and all-region recognition while pacing
the women's soccer team in scoring the last two years.
Demonstrating strong technical ability and unbelievable work ethic,
Boyer played an instrumental part in the women's soccer team's 2012
Centennial Conference championship and consecutive trips to
the NCAA tournament.
Voith, the first All-American in women's basketball program
history, led her team to its first Centennial title and first
NCAA tournament win in the 2013-14 season. The memorable
senior campaign saw Voith, the Centennial tournament MVP,
become the program's all-time leading scorer on her way
to earning first-team all-conference recognition and
second-team all-region honors.
Christopher Stadler was the final award winner of the night as
the six-time All-American runner received the Varsity Cup
as the outstanding athlete of the senior class. Stadler made
history in the Centennial by being named the athlete of the year in
five consecutive seasons (cross country, indoor track, outdoor
track) beginning with cross country in 2012 while also
meriting regional accolades five times over that same time period.
A 10-time Centennial champion over the course of his career,
Stadler earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for
his performance in the 2013-2014 indoor track
season.
Also recognized on Tuesday were those seniors who will graduate
as owners of school records which included Boyer, Voith, Bryn
Bissey (field hockey), Louis Cipriano (men's basketball), Brett
Cohen (men's basketball), Rachel Baskin (women's basketball), Jen
DiCandilo (softball), Claire Fitzgerald (softball), Elizabeth
Newman (softball), Brittany Stevenson (softball), Patrick Falkoff
(baseball), Nick Miranda (baseball), Avi Bregman (men's outdoor
track) and Hope Rainey (women's outdoor track).
