Varsity Teams: Student-Athlete Profiles
Adam Care '09
Men's Soccer
"Haverford does a great job of providing support to its student athletes; the coaches, administration, staff and faculty are supportive of the athletic programs and provide any help that is necessary."
Darian Lunne '09
Women's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
"I like that the word "student-athlete" is hyphenated and not two words because in my life the two cannot be separated. I do not think that I could sanely do one without the other. "
Brian Fleishhacker '10
Men's Lacrosse
"My favorite class at Haverford so far has been Sports Economics. It was offered for the first time second semester of my sophomore year and I was fortunate to get into the class."
Lauren Finkel '09
Women's Lacrosse
"I have been involved in my fair share of extracurricular activities at Haverford, but the two that have been most formative have been working in the Women's Center and playing lacrosse."
Annie Turner '09
Women's Soccer
"Being a student-athlete means that as well as being an individual, you are representing your team and the school with everything that you do."
Evan Stiegel '09
Men's Squash, Tennis
"If you are the type of student who is intrigued by the innumerable opportunities both in and outside the classroom that Haverford provides, then Haverford is the right place for you."
Greg Rosnick '09
Men's Basketball
"As a student-athlete, I have the opportunity to travel as a representative of everything Haverford College stands for and I do my utmost to make sure that people are able to see what a wonderful place Haverford is through my actions, athletic or otherwise."
Dean Laganosky '09
Baseball
"The increased amount of power given to the student population as a result of the Honor Code places an even greater focus on personal responsibility and teaches the importance of taking individual accountability for one's decisions and actions."
Taylor Burmeister '09
Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
"Being a student-athelete means challenging myself both physically and intellectually on a daily basis. It also means I have a tight-knit group of fellow students who I depend on and who depend on me."
Brittany Lattisaw '09
Women's Basketball
"When I step on the court I know that people don't just see me but also that I am from Haverford College and that is something I'm able take pride in."
Munik Shrestha '09
Cricket
"Where else would you get a chance to work with a professor one to one in a project where only graduate students at a top school get a chance to work?"
Emma Buckingham '10
Women's Fencing
"My favorite memory is finding out I qualified for the NCAA Fencing Championships. Apparently that doesn't happen in small liberal arts schools, but it happened at Haverford."
Sunil Adige '09
Men's Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
"Haverford's commitment to community really sets it apart from any other college I have visited or heard about through others. People we see on campus are not just empty faces we see once and then forget just as quickly."
Katharine Wettick '11
Women's Tennis
"The Honor Code creates a more relaxed environment by giving responsibility to the students and teaching us to think for ourselves rather than having strict rules enforced by others."