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Politarhos Named Preseason Honorable Mention All-America a Second Straight Year

12/8/2009

Widener senior defender Nick Politarhos (Ridley, PA) has been named Preseason Honorable Mention All-America for Men’s Lacrosse by Inside Lacrosse Magazine a second consecutive year.

Politarhos has posted an incredible three-year run that has seen him tabbed first team All-Middle Atlantic Conference the last two seasons. Widener has notched a 33-23 record during his time with two league titles.

The 2009 campaign saw Politarhos lead a stingy defense which posted a 7.08 goals against average and yield five goals or fewer in six games. He was one of four on the team to start all 19 contests, led the squad with 32 caused turnovers and was fourth with 52 ground balls.

His performance went a long way in Widener (10-9, 7-3 MAC) advancing to the MAC final a fifth consecutive year and notching its eighth straight year with at least 10 wins. The Pride’s dream of a fifth straight league title ended with a loss at FDU-Florham.

This marks the fourth straight year Widener has had at least one player named to the Preseason All-America Team.

Widener opens the 2010 season on a three-game homestand, starting February 20 against Stevenson at 1:00 pm.

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Athletes of the Week

Sam Baer

Women's Soccer

Senior Sam Baer was named Widener's Women's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

Baer capped a remarkable career by being named All-Commonwealth Conference a fourth straight year, picked to the first team a third consecutive season and third team All-Middle Atlantic Region. She was named second team all-region in 2008.

Baer ends a spectacular career in which she was tabbed second team all-league as a defender in 2006, first team all-conference as a forward in 2007 and first team as a midfielder the last two years. She graduates first in school history with 40 assists, second with 29 goals and second with 98 points.

James Woodley

Football

Senior James Woodley was named Widener's Men's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

It was another standout campaign for Woodley, who was tabbed first team All-Middle Atlantic Conference a third straight year and second team All-East Region by D3Football.com. A four-year starter who constantly drew double teams, Woodley ended tied for fourth in the conference with 14.5 tackles for a loss, tied for eighth with 5.5 sacks and tied for 23rd with 5.7 tackles per game.

Woodley, who was invited to the East Preps Football Combine, had 19 tackles to tie for the third most in school history, 14 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss October 31 against Lebanon Valley.