Will Corkery, Haverford
Haverford is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Centennial championship in a poll of Conference coaches.
The defending champion Fords edged Franklin & Marshall for the top spot, garnering six first-place ballots and 78 points to the Diplomats' four and 75. 2015 finalist Dickinson (66) captured the third spot, followed by Johns Hopkins (53) and Gettysburg (46).
Muhlenberg (44) was tabbed sixth, while Swarthmore (28), Washington College (27), Ursinus (24) and McDaniel (14) round out the preseason poll.
Rank | Team (1st place votes) | 2015 Overall, CC Record | Pts |
1 | Haverford (6) |
18-4, 9-0 |
78 |
2 | Franklin & Marshall (4) | 17-4, 7-2 |
75 |
3 | Dickinson | 13-5-3, 5-1-3 |
66 |
4 | Johns Hopkins |
11-5-3, 5-2-2 |
53 |
5 | Gettysburg |
10-5-1, 4-5 |
46 |
6 | Muhlenberg | 5-9-2, 2-6-1 |
44 |
7 | Swarthmore | 7-9-3, 3-3-3 |
28 |
8 | Washington College |
9-8, 3-6 |
27 |
9 | Ursinus |
2-10-4, 0-6-3 |
24 |
10 | McDaniel | 3-10-4, 0-7-2 |
14 |
Returning All-Conference Players
First Team
F-Henry Smith, Gettysburg, Sr, Westfield, N.J. / Unionville
M-Will Corkery, Haverford, Sr, Needham, Mass. / Needham
Second Team
F-Ugo Okolie, Franklin & Marshall, Soph, Lagos, Nigeria / Mercersburg Academy (Pa.)
F-Samy Ramadane, Johns Hopkins, Sr, Wayne, Pa. / IMG Academy (Fla.)
M-Chris Pollock, Dickinson, Jr, Salem, Va. / North Cross
M-Ryan Molyneaux, Ursinus, Sr, Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton
B-Ryan Meuth, Swarthmore, Sr, Mansfield, Mass. / Groton School
B-Wyatt Fabian, Franklin & Marshall, Jr, Sinking Spring, Pa. / Hill School
B-Maclyn Willigan, Haverford, Sr, Red Hook, N.Y. / Red Hook
GK-Jeremy Palcan, Dickinson, Sr, Park Ridge, Ill. / St. Ignatius Prep
Honorable Mention
F-Tejan Walcott, Haverford, Sr, Cambria Heights, N.Y. / Lawrenceville School (N.J.)
F-Nick Sarkos, Muhlenberg, Sr, Linwood, N.J. / Mainland Regional
M-KJ DePontes, Gettysburg, Sr, Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel
B-Ben Wild, Franklin & Marshall, Sr, Newtown, Pa. / La Salle College HS
GK-Sam Miller, Haverford, Sr, Mercer Island, Wash. / Mercer Island
Centennial Rookie of the Year
Ugo Okolie, Franklin & Marshall, Soph, F