Athletics

Coach: Bernie Rogers Overall Record: 6–17 League Record: 2–8

Biggest team achievement of season: Winning PAISAA playoff game vs. Abington Friends

Individual Accomplishments: Sixth Formers Matt Kearney and Dave Kearney were selected for the All-Star Labor Classic

Team Highlights: • Advanced to the championship game of the McBride Classic • Defeated eventual Inter-Ac co-champion Penn Charter • Upset Springside Chestnut Hill 57–50 in front of a raucous crowd at Haverford • Dave Kearney finished the season in the top 5 for scoring in

Inter-Ac play.

Coach: Thomas Lindberg ’07 Overall Record: 4–10 League Record: 3–7

Biggest team achievement of season: With no 2020-21 season and a new head coach at the helm, this team re-established the necessary foundation to become a top-tier prep hockey program in the Mid-Atlantic.

Individual Accomplishments: 1st Team All-Independent Hockey League: Peter Kaplan (D) 2nd Team All-Independent Hockey League: Ned Cutler (F), Ben Fine (D)

Team Highlights: • 4-2 win over Hill School under the lights at Spring Mountain’s outdoor rink

Coach: Alex Stait Overall Record: 15–1 League Record: 4–0

Biggest team achievement of season: Beating Brunswick, the second-best team in the country, 4–3 at Haverford. Captain and Sixth Former Mitav Nayak won the deciding match in front of a large crowd.

Individual Accomplishments: 1st team All-Inter-Ac: Andrew Glaser (MVP of the league), Mitav Nayak, Grady Herbert, Matthew Kang, Graeme Herbert, Owen Yu 2nd team All-Inter-Ac: Devon Li, Jamie Stait 1st team All-MASA: Andrew Glaser, Graeme Herbert, Grady Herbert, Mitav Nayak 2nd team All-MASA: Matt Kang, Owen Yu

Team Highlights: • 3rd in the country at Nationals • Inter-Ac Champions • Just one loss in the season at Nationals (semifinal match)

Coach: Sean Hansen Overall Record: 3–2 League Record: 2–2

Team milestone at The Haverford School: A.J. Rosenberger broke the School’s longest standing diving record

Individual Accomplishments: All-American: A.J. Rosenberger All-Inter-Ac: A.J. Rosenberger, Max Marr, Zack Oswald

Team Highlights: • Finished 3rd in the league • Finished 8th at Easterns

Coach: James Hawkins

Individual Accomplishments: Patrick Donaher was all-state in shot put and set a new School record of 56’-0”. Joshua Allen was all-state in triple jump and high jump, setting a new School record for the latter at 6’-3.

Biggest team achievement of season: Effort. The effort that was displayed under a new coaching staff and philosophy can be a difficult task. Our winter track season was built on effort. That was by far our biggest achievement.

Coach: Jesse Sataloff Overall Record: 14–10 League Record: 3–2

Individual Accomplishments: National Prep Finalist, All-American, and Prep State Finalist: Billy Brosko Winner of the Pottstown Invitational and the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award: Jay McDonnell

Team Highlights: • Beat EA in all competitions • Jay McDonnell winning “Outstanding Wrestler” award after winning the Pottstown Tournament • 5 National Prep Qualifiers • Placed 6th at Prep States

New to The Haverford School this year is the Athletics Leadership Seminar. Moderated by Director of Athletics Michael Murphy and Assistant Director of Athletics and Director of Lacrosse Program Brendan Dawson, the seminar is open to any fifth form student who has expressed an interest in leadership and also has a desire to be a captain of an athletics team on campus. The seminar meets every other Wednesday and is designed to prepare fifth form athletes to be ready to lead their team as sixth formers next year.

“It has been a fun experience working with our fifth formers exploring leadership and discussing different topics,” said Dawson. “They’ve done a great job of identifying areas and opportunities for them to positively affect the Haverford School community as servant leaders.”

Coaches cannot be everywhere and this seminar is meant to instill in the boys the growth mindset to treat any issues as they arise and to not let problems fester in the locker room or on the sidelines. This seminar offers ways for team leaders to address those and other issues in an appropriate manner and stop them before they become major issues.

The students had a number of speakers throughout the sessions, all focusing on different aspects of leadership. Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rhonda Brown presented to the boys in March and explained to the boys the best ways to handle conflicts on their team. She asked the boys to be aware of music they are playing or language they are using that may be offensive to another member of the team. She also encouraged the boys to be a voice for those being mistreated.

Professional lacrosse player Brodie Merrill visited with the group in April and discussed his leadership experience as captain of numerous professional lacrosse teams. Merrill, a former Philadelphia Wings captain and All-American at Georgetown University, reflected on the importance of being a servant leader. He urged the boys to serve the people they lead and to focus on their growth and well-being. He advised the boys to put their team’s success over any individual accolades.

This year’s seminar included 34 fifth formers. Other presenters included Coach Murphy, Coach Dawson, and alumnus Dave Stilley ’92.

If you would be interested in speaking to the boys about leadership, please contact Brendan Dawson at bdawson@haverford.org.

The Haverford School has named Keith Cappo Director of Soccer Program and will teach math in the Upper School. He assumes this role July 1.

“I am extremely excited to get back in the classroom and to continue to build on Haverford’s strong tradition of success on the soccer field,” said Cappo. “I’ve been impressed with the School’s core virtues that focus on the development of men of character, and I cannot wait to create an environment both on and off the field that will build confidence and foster growth.”

Cappo joins The Haverford School from Ursinus College, where he served as the head coach of the men’s soccer team for six seasons. Last year, Cappo received Centennial Coach of the Year honors. Cappo brings valuable experience coaching at the Division I, II, and III levels to Haverford.

“In Coach Cappo, we found an experienced and accomplished soccer coach who also fit in with Haverford’s tradition of the teacher/coach model,” said Haverford’s Director of Athletics Mike Murphy. “Keith understands the proud tradition of the InterAcademic League and the high level of competitive soccer he is entering at Haverford.”

Cappo played collegiate soccer at Catholic University, where he was selected as an All-Capital Athletic Conference player as a senior and earned All-Academic Team recognition two years in a row.

During the Inter-Ac Diving Championships, Fourth Former A.J. Rosenberger broke the School’s varsity 6-dive record, which was previously held by Brian Crochiere ’83. Rosenberger recorded a score of 290.80, besting Crochiere’s previous mark of 288.25. Rosenberger’s score earned him second place in the championships.

Crochiere, an avid fan of Haverford diving, was in attendance cheering on the divers at the event. To make the moment even more special, both Rosenberger and Crochiere were able to pose for pictures following the event.