Senior baseball player Jake Alter has been named the Haverford
Featured Student-Athlete. He is a switch-hitting outfielder coming
off a 1-for-3 performance in Haverford’s 19-6 victory over
Eastern on March 22.
Alter is a four-year varsity player who has demonstrated a
strong commitment to the team throughout his time in the
program.
“Jake is a terrific teammate who works hard to model a
positive example for our team,” said head coach Dave
Beccaria. “He’s developed into a senior leader who
helps make everyone around him better, and he’s an extremely
valuable part of our team.”
Head strength & conditioning coach Cory Walts echoes
Becarria’s praise of Jake’s work ethic and team-first
attitude.
“Jake has always been a rock for the baseball team in the
weight room,” Walts said. “His effort and focus never
waiver despite what is going on outside of his training routine.
Jake is always asking questions and making suggestions, as not only
is he trying to get better, but he’s trying to make those
around him better. Jake has been, and will always be, a pleasure to
work with.”
Alter is a religion major and is working on his thesis, which
examines the Islamic nature of Hezbollah’s resistance
movement, primarily through the rhetoric of its leadership. This
past summer he worked as an intern at the Social Science Research
Council as well as the American Jewish Committee. In the summer of
2009, he interned on Capital Hill at the U.S. Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe: a Congressional commission
devoted to addressing and assessing democratic, economic, security
and human rights developments in Europe. He plans on pursuing a
career in Middle East foreign policy after graduating this
spring.
The SAAC is the College’s student-athlete advisory
committee which discusses issues that affect the well-being of
Haverford’s student-athletes on campus and within the
Centennial Conference and the NCAA. For more information, please
check out the SAAC website.
