Haverford Fords
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University | Haverford College |
Conference | Centennial Conference |
NCAA | Division III |
Athletic director | Danielle Lynch |
Location | Haverford, Pennsylvania |
Varsity teams | 23 (10 male, 12 female, 1 co-ed)[1] |
Mascot | Black squirrel (official)[2] |
Colors | Red and black[3] |
Website | www |
The Haverford Fords compete at the
Athletic teams
Tennis
Haverford has a long tradition of producing great tennis players. Recently, the team has been known for recruiting the most athletes from the state of Hawaii out of all NCAA varsity athletic teams.[citation needed] Ann Koger was the longtime coach of the women's team from 1981 to 2016.[4]
Cricket
Haverford boasts the only
Track and cross country
The men's and women's
Soccer
Lacrosse
The Haverford men's lacrosse team has fallen from its national power status. After defeating Gettysburg College in 2009 and 2010, qualifying for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 NCAA tournaments, advancing to the 2010 NCAA tournament quarterfinals (where it took Salisbury University into overtime) and registering other high profile wins, the team has in recent years struggled. The current head coach is Nick Taylor who has been at the helm for three seasons. Former head coach Brendan Dawson is now the head coach of the Haverford School. Former head coach Colin Bathory is an alumnus of the College. Former head coach Mike Murphy is now the head coach of the Penn Quakers men's lacrosse.
Fencing
The
Volleyball
The women's volleyball team competed in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and 2007 after winning its first Centennial Conference titles. In 2007, the team hosted the regional NCAA tournament, where it advanced to the regional championship, ultimately losing to the defending national champion, Juniata.
Basketball
The first intercollegiate basketball game played east of the Mississippi River occurred in Ryan Gym (now a lounging area for students) in 1895 between Haverford and Temple University. A former varsity star is Hunter R. Rawlings III, the former president of Cornell University.
Baseball
The New York Times called Haverford a pipeline to a front-office career in professional baseball, with a focus on sabermetrics (advanced statistics). As of summer 2015, it notes, "there are about 15 to 20 Haverford graduates working in prominent baseball-related jobs, as front-office executives, agents and talent evaluators."[37] The current head coach is Dave Beccaria, an alumnus of and former junior varsity head coach at Johns Hopkins.
Football
Haverford used to have a football team, starting in 1879.[38][39] The team was rivals with Swarthmore.
National championships
Team
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score |
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Men's cross country (1) | NCAA | Division III
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2010 | North Central (IL)
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87–104 |
References
- ^ "Inside Athletics: Quick Facts". Haverford College Athletic Department.
- ^ "About Haverford: The Campus". haverford.edu.
- ^ "Centennial Conference (1981-1982 through present)". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Ann Koger Announces Retirement at Haverford". Haverford College. August 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ https://www.haverford.edu/campus-map/239917#:~:text=C.%20C.-,Morris%20Cricket%20Library,Cricket%20Pavilion%20on%20Cope%20Field
- ^ The Capital of Cricket sports.espn.go.com. URL accessed February 9, 2007.
- ^ Murdoch, Joseph (n.d.). "Philadelphia Cricket Club View Library Document: History". Philadelphia Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ "Cricket Cup". The Crimson. 28 April 1900. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "Intercollegiate Cricket". New York Times. New York, NY. 12 April 1885.
- ^ "Harvard Beaten at Cricket". New York Times. New York, NY. 12 June 1890.
- ^ "Outing; Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction". 16. W. B. Holland. August 1890: 416.
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(help) - ^ "Intercollegiate Cricketers". New York Times. New York, NY. 11 March 1893.
- ^ a b c d e Bushnell, Edward R., ed. (1909). The History of Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania Volume II, 1896–97—1907–08. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania. pp. 123–136.
- ^ "Harvard College v Haverford College (26th May 1893)". Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "News of the Cricketers". New York Times. New York, NY. 7 June 1895.
- ^ "Haverford College v Harvard College (23rd May 1896)". Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Harvard-Haverford Cricket Game". New York Times. New York, NY. 24 May 1898.
- ^ "Cricket With Mohair C. C. Today". The Crimson. May 1904. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopedia and Atlas. New York, NY: New York American and Journal. 1904. p. 700.
- ^ "CRICKET TEAM LOST TWICE Haverford Won Friday, 306 to 59; U. of P. Won Saturday, 187 to 78". The Crimson. 23 May 1904. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ Harvard College Class of 1904 (1905). Secretary's First Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The University Press. pp. 89–90.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pennsylvania Defeats Cornell". The Cornell Daily Sun. Vol. XXIV, no. 174. 27 May 1904. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "Intercollegiate Championship 1904". Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "Penn Cricketers Won". New York Times. New York, NY. 21 May 1905.
- ^ "Intercollegiate Championship 1905". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ a b Harvard College Class of 1907 (1907). Secretary's First Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The University Press. pp. 87–88.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Haverford College Record Yearbook - Class of 1911. Haverford, PA: Haverford College. pp. 121–122.
Last year ... [t]he biggest feat of the year was the victory over Penn and the placing of the Intercollegiate cup once more in its proper cabinet in the trophy room.
- ^ a b "Haverford Cricket Dates". New York Times. New York, NY. 1 April 1917.
- ^ University of Pennsylvania Record Yearbook - Class of 1916. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania. p. 291. Haverford defeated Penn, 241-58.
- ^ Haverford College Record Yearbook - Class of 1919. Haverford, PA. p. 91. Haverford defeated Penn, 196-54
- ^ Haverford College Athletics 1921-1922. Haverford, PA: Haverford College. 1922. pp. 75–82. Penn defeated Haverford, 209-109, on May 10, 1922; Haverford defeated Penn, 190-63, on May 24, 1922.
- ^ Haverford College Record Yearbook - Class of 1923. Haverford, PA. p. 89.
So far the team has not lost a single match, having beaten Penn for the Intercollegiate Cup.
- ^ "Haverford College Bulletin". XXI (4). Haverford, PA: Haverford College. June 1923: 75–80.
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(help) Two Haverford-Penn matches were scheduled. On May 11, Haverford defeated Penn, 85-77. On May 18, Haverford defeated Penn, 161-44. - ^ Haverford College Record Yearbook - Class of 1925. Haverford, PA. p. 122. In 1924 "the team ... was undefeated."
- ^ "Haverford College Bulletin". XXII (4). Haverford, PA: Haverford College. June 1923: 62, 65.
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(help) Two Haverford-Penn matches were scheduled. The May 7, 1924, match was cancelled. On May 14, 1924, Haverford defeated Penn, 94-34. - ^ "Kamran Khan Bio". Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford". The New York Times. September 15, 1972.
- ^ https://tripod.swarthmore.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01TRI_INST:SC&search_scope=SC_All&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012377669704921