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Tennis ace Laura Chaddock '06 has just
been named an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar, the second member along
with runner Grant Scott from the just-graduated senior class to
receive that prestigious distinction. Chaddock, a psychology major,
will study at the University of Illinois graduate school in the
fall.
Chaddock finished her senior season
ranked 26th in the NCAA Mid-South Region, with a 17-7 singles
record while completing four years of play under coach Ann Koger.
At Commencement, she received the First
Clementine Cope Fellowship for graduate school, traditionally
the highest award given by Haverford. She also earned the David
Olton '64 Award for student achievement in psychology, named after
the late Commodore of Haverford Sailing when that activity was
a varsity sport here. She was also named Magna Cum Laude, Phi
Beta Kappa and recipient of High Honors in psychology.
Chaddock was also a devoted captain
and very effective member of several campus groups, a leader among
her classmates in athletic matters as well as in the classroom.
Haverford has now produced 20 NCAA
Scholars (and two alternates) going back to Hunter Rawlings '66.
Chaddock is the fourth woman among that group. Only one previous
class, 2001, matched '06s achievement in turning out two winners,
when Matt Popowsky (baseball) and Robin Herlands (field hockey/lacrosse)
were both named for the award.
HC athletes have now won 12 NCAA Post-Graduate
Scholarships in the past decade, one of the highest totals in
all NCAA Division III.
Baseball player Ryan Frankel '06 was
a spring finalist for the Scholarship this year as well.
Six Haverfordians of nine nominees
made it to the national finals this year. |
