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Tom Donnelly stands at a podem in front of a crowd of former athletics he has coached over his 45 years
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Athletics

The Athletic Department is committed to the belief that physical education is an integral component of each student’s liberal arts education and offers a wide range of athletic opportunities including intercollegiate varsity teams, club teams, intramural programs, instructional classes, and recreational activities.

Hundreds of Fords spanning generations (classes of 1967 to 2019) came to campus to celebrate Tom Donnelly and his 45 years of coaching indoor and outdoor track & field and cross country at Haverford. Photo: Holden Blanco '17

Women's basketball
Friday, February 21, 2020

Athletics

The Athletic Department is committed to the belief that physical education is an integral component of each student’s liberal arts education and offers a wide range of athletic opportunities including intercollegiate varsity teams, club teams, intramural programs, instructional classes, and recreational activities.

The women's basketball team secured the number one seed in the conference tournament and hosting privileges throughout championship weekend. The Fords will be hosting the conference tournament for the third time in program history and the second time in four years, as Haverford previously gained the top seed following the 2016-17 regular season.

Joel Censor teaches lacrosse to students on handball courts
Friday, February 14, 2020

Ford Games - Heads in the Game

Harlem Lacrosse puts coaches in schools to help at-risk students achieve. The skills and lessons taught by team sports, says Joel Censer ’08, “couldn’t be more transferable.”

Read "Heads in the Game" in the Fall 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Joel Censer '08 coaches a student on one of the handball courts that Harlem Lacrosse uses for practice. Photo: Patrick Montero.

Joel Censor teaches lacrosse to students on handball courts
Monday, January 13, 2020

Ford Games - Heads in the Game

Harlem Lacrosse puts coaches in schools to help at-risk students achieve. The skills and lessons taught by team sports, says Joel Censer ’08, “couldn’t be more transferable.”

Read "Heads in the Game" in the Fall 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Joel Censer '08 coaches a student on one of the handball courts that Harlem Lacrosse uses for practice. Photo: Patrick Montero.

Man jumps in air playing badminton
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Ford Games - Good Fit

Physical education has been part of the Haverford experience since the College’s earliest days, and today, the College maintains a physical education requirement for all students. Participation in one of the College’s 23 varsity teams will fulfill that requirement, but there are plenty of other choices as well, including instructional classes, intramural sports, and club teams.

Read "Good Fit" in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Current club sports include crew, rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, and badminton, among others. Photo: Rumming Li '22

Man jumps in air playing badminton
Monday, November 4, 2019

Ford Games - Good Fit

Physical education has been part of the Haverford experience since the College’s earliest days. As far back as the 1896-97 academic year, the course catalog described a “refitted” gymnasium, which included among its equipment “rowing, sculling, and wrist machines, chest weights ... and the necessary apparatus for the gymnastic game of basket-ball.”

Read "Good Fit" in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Today, Haverford requires students to take six quarters of physical education to graduate. Participation in one of the College’s 23 varsity teams will fulfill that requirement, but there are plenty of other choices as well, including the badminton club. Photo: Rumming Li '22

Julia Blake pitching during a softball game
Monday, June 3, 2019

Ford Games - What It Takes

On the softball field, Julia Blake '19 was a team captain, a star player at second base, and increased her batting average in each of her seasons at Haverford. On campus, the political science major worked her way up to being Students’ Council co-president in 2018.

How did Blake balance being the best leader she could be for both her teammates and student body constituents? Read "What It Takes" in the Winter 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Photo: David Sinclair

Julia Blake pitching during a softball game
Monday, April 1, 2019

Ford Games - What It Takes

On the softball field, Julia Blake '19 has been a team captain since she was a junior, is a star player at second base, and has increased her batting average in each of her first three seasons at Haverford. On campus, the political science major worked her way up to being Students’ Council co-president in 2018.

How did Blake balance being the best leader she could be for both her teammates and student body constituents? Read "What It Takes" in the Winter 2019 issue of Haverford Magazine

Photo: David Sinclair

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