Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/27/20
From Press Release
Many collegiate coaches and student-athletes have said that being voted a team captain by their teammates is one of the highest honors you can achieve. For Jake Hervada (Haverford School) of the University of Delaware men’s lacrosse program, he earned that recognition on two occasions.
Hervada, who served as a team captain each of the past two seasons, was recently named a 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner, presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine.
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education sponsors the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards to honor undergraduate students who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field. Inspired by tennis legend Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s commitment to education as well as his love for the game of tennis, U.S. colleges and universities are invited to participate in this annual awards program by nominating their outstanding sports scholars. In addition to their athletic ability and academic performance, Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars demonstrate a commitment to community service and student leadership.
On the field, Hervada is just one of 10 players in program history to win over 300+ faceoffs in his career, ranking ninth all-time with 305. Despite having the past two seasons cut short due to injury, he’s played in 48 games since 2016, scoring four goals, tallying six assists and piling up 143 ground balls.
Off the field, Hervada has been integral in the implementation of the Blue Hen Watch: Teammates for Life program, partnering former Blue Hen lacrosse alum with current Blue Hen student-athletes as a mentorship program. He’s also been involved with the team’s weekly reading at McVey Elementary and the yearly clinic at the Ferris School in Wilmington.
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine is pleased to announce the 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. finalists for Male and Female Athlete of the Year
As the name denotes, the annual Ashe edition is a part of our quarter-century legacy of recognizing outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.
In addition to their athletic ability, students named 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, be at least a sophomore academically, and be active on their campuses or in their communities.
