ATHLETICS ROUNDUP

BREAKING NEWS: NJCAA names 27 Harcum student-athletes to 19–20 All-Academic roster.

ABOVE: Ryan Kingsford, Division I, Region 19 Player of the Year MEN’S PLAYERS EARN REGION 19 HONORS Under Head Coach Alex Graver, Men’s Soccer finished the 2019–20 season with a 7–7–2 overall record, ultimately reaching the Region 19 semi-final but losing in the regional semi-final 3–2 in double overtime with five seconds left.

Ryan Kingsford was named Division I Region 19 Player of the Year, the second time in program history. Ryan Kingsford, Dan Roth, and Michael Forde were named to the Division I All-Region 19 First Team. Archie Sewell and Omar Oyala were named to the Second Team.

WOMEN’S SEASON YIELDS ALL REGION STANDOUTS The Harcum Women’s Soccer team, coached by Samantha Farlow, finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 6–7–1. The Bears had three student-athletes named to the 2019 Women’s Soccer All-Region Teams: Courtney Stevens, First Team All Region; Cassidy Hoops; First Team All Region; and Natasha Dudley, Second Team All Region.

VOLLEYBALL FINISHES WITH WINNING RECORD The Volleyball Team finished the season 2019–20 with a record of 14–11. The season ended with a loss to County College of Morris in the semi-final of the Region XIX tournament. Sophomore Tyra Miller and freshman standouts Marit Blokzijl and Darielys Ayala made a significant impact.

FRESHMEN LEAD CROSS COUNTRY TEAM Freshman runners Malik Harvey and Bancroft Josephs led the way in the 2019 season, running 8K races on courses such as the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia; in Salisbury, Maryland; Delaware State University;, and the Region 19 meet in Newark, Delaware, finishing strong on all courses.

Varsity Athletes of the Year The Varsity Athlete Award winners for the 2019–20 academic year were given to Courtney Stevens (Women’s Soccer) and Dom London (Men’s Basketball) in recognition of their sportsmanship, leadership, service, and combined athletic and academic performance.

Courtney Stevens, Phoenixville, PA (Great Valley High School), was named to the NJCAA All-Region First Team. She maintained a 3.9 GPA in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Dom London, Christiana, PA (Octorara High School), ended his career as the third leading scorer with over 1,000 points. He was also named an NJCAA AllAmerican and a two-time NJCAA Academic All-American. He maintained a 3.7 GPA and will continue his career at Florida Gulf Coast University.

MALE & FEMALE STANDOUTS IN INDOOR TRACK Sophomore Tyrese Canada led the Bears with strong finishes in all meets this season, running the 100 and 200 Meters. The team’s best finishes were at Ursinus College and the Armory in New York, NY. The women were led by freshmen TaNiya Rose-Craft and Victoria Familia, both with strong finishes in the 100 and 200 Meters.

MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTCHES 15TH CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASON The 2019–20 men’s basketball season was again stellar for the Bears, as the team finished with a 26–5 overall

record, including an 18-game winning streak. The Bears averaged 101 points per game, good for second nationally among NJCAA programs. The team was led by All-American Dom London, who became the sixth player in school history to surpass 1000 career points. Valdir Manual was also a key contributor, averaging 21 points per game and 11 rebounds per contest.

WOMEN’S HOOPS EARNS WINNING RECORD; BUILDING FOR NEXT SEASON The 2019–20 season saw the Bears finish top three in the conference once again with a 13–10 record. The Bears were led by Mickey Williams and Autumn Cathcart who averaged 17.5 points per game and 16.1 points per game, who earned spots on the First Team All-Region team, and the Second Team All-Region team respectively. Williams finished as the conference’s second leading scorer at 39.4% from the three-point line.

Newcomers Wynter Webb averaged 12.3 points per game, and Courtney Turner averaged nearly a double-double with 12 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game. Ashjahnelle Wilson scored big in her last four games, highlighted by a 24-point performance against Mercer County. Sophomore Je’la Thomas had 10 games with four or more assists. Freshman Sade Orija scored 11 points at home against Morris County.

Bear Pride

LEFT: Jillian Lydon ’15 and her husband Lou Harris attend the 2019 President’s Dinner.

RIGHT: Bears designed by Jillian for Harcum’s Bears & Squares project.

Working alongside

and with the very it in a different way. Faculty instructors who observed that Lydon made BY AMY SHUMOSKI That was one of trained her, Lydon the transition look easy, but that it required a lot of the most important feels very fortunate. work and preparation, and things Jillian Lydon they were grateful to have “Let’s go!” ’15 learned during her help. the global pandemic, as she Set goals and objectives for yourself and then check in transitioned to educating dental periodically to make sure you’re still on track. This is what hygiene students remotely. As the Junior Clinic Coordinator Lydon does for herself each year and what she encourages and an instructor, she was tasked with developing new ways her students to do as well. Right now she’s exactly where she for students to learn and thrive. always wanted to be. Working alongside and with the very

Lydon had a special connection to students. Like them, instructors who trained her, Lydon feels very fortunate. She she too was learning online, on track to finish a Master of says she is constantly still learning from them. Science in Dental Hygiene at University of Bridgeport— “It is a pleasure to teach with Jillian. She is a creative and which she did, graduating summa cum laude. It seemed talented student centered educator. The Dental Hygiene proalmost fortuitous that just one semester earlier she was a gram is fortunate to have her as a faculty member,” remarked teaching assistant for a course titled Instructional Strategies Jean Byrnes-Ziegler, Program Director. for Health Professionals. This course gave her a wealth of “Jillian came to Harcum with formal training as an artist,” knowledge in how to use digital platforms like Canvas and said Communications Director Gale Martin, who chaired Zoom. She surveyed her students asking them how they the Implementation Committee of the Centennial. “She wanted course content delivered, and she used this valuable made her talents known and shared them readily, designing information to tailor online learning to meet their needs. two bears for the Bears & Squares project. One was called,

COVID-19 forced educators and students to get creative. ‘Right-Brain, Left-Brain Bear,’ and very much like Jillian at Finding new ways to accomplish things was critical to everythe time—half visual artist/half dental hygiene student. That one achieving success. bear sits in the Cohen Dental Center today.”

“I don’t think I’m alone in saying that Harcum stuLydon’s next goal is to immerse herself in learning dents overcame and excelled in their education during an Spanish and American Sign Language so that she can better extremely difficult time. The new form of course delivery serve the patients in the Cohen Dental Center. A doctorate actually enhanced learning,” Lydon reflected. Students commay also be on her horizon, because the best educators are mented they didn’t miss course content; they just received life-long learners.

Looking forward to 2021!

THE GOLF & TENNIS CLASSIC and Online Auction is Harcum’s largest annual scholarship fundraising event. Over the event’s 20-year history, we have provided significant scholarship support to 65 exemplary students. We were unable to gather in person this spring but are continuing our fundraising to give students the resources they need to succeed.

THANK YOU to our longtime lead sponsors who, over the last 20 years have made a significant impact:

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