CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener University Department of Athletics announced the 2021 sophomore and junior classes for the Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative (WALI). The new classes come on the heels of a successful inaugural group last year.
WALI was founded on the principle that collegiate athletics is a breeding ground for aspiring leaders. We believe the student athlete experience at Widener University has the power to create influential leaders who will implement tangible management skills in their respective communities, careers, and personal lives in profoundly positive ways.
WALI's curriculum is centered on helping our student-athletes hone their leadership skills as both a teammate and a team leader during their years competing for The Pride. Student-athletes move through the program in class-affiliated levels, and the foundational programming for each level is delivered through interactive sessions that maximize athlete-athlete engagement and personal discovery. We will proved opportunities for experiential learning, mentoring, and workshops with guest speakers to augment the curriculum.
Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative's goals are to:
- Increase our student athlete's personal understanding of their leadership style and create positive environments to develop leadership skills.
- Create a personal leadership philosophy and practical tools they can bring back to their respective sports programs.
- Interact and connect with current campus leadership and Widener University Alumni who have real world leadership experience.
Widener Athletic Leadership Initiative will assist students in the following areas:
- Increasing content knowledge within the area of leadership development.
- Exposure to leadership development training to enhance personal leadership skills.
- Structured reflection opportunities for student's athletes to assess their leadership ideas and experiences with peers.
- Provide experiences outside of the Widener University community to enhance leadership learning and adaptation
- Structured opportunities, both verbal and written, for student to assess their own leadership experiences and to determine what leadership means to them on a personal level.
- Construct leadership development experiences students can shared within a community of students who can teach and learn from one another while gaining greater appreciation of diverse perspectives and approaches to leadership.
Junior Class (In Alphabetical Order)
Nicole Barnes
Women's Basketball
Nicholas Brison,
Vincent Nocito
Men's Soccer
Malia Calciano,
Allison McDowell
Softball
Anna Cooney
Women's Track & Field
Madeline Dutterer
Women's Volleyball
Emily Eisele,
Alexandra Polón
Women's Soccer
Peter Gard,
Andrew Sawyers
Men's Basketball
Elizabeth Gilsenan
Women's Swimming
Grace Lindberger
Women's Lacrosse
Kevin Martin
Men's Volleyball
Garrett Parthemore
Men's Swimming
Kyle Pollick
Men's Lacrosse
Madison Radnoff,
Helena Ramos
Field Hockey
Sean Michael Sabo
Football
LaJuan Washington, Jr.
Men's Track & Field
Sophomore Class (In Alphabetical Order)
Nicholas DiCicco
Men's Lacrosse
Annalee Doyle,
Katie Ward
Women's Lacrosse
Mikayla Fedele,
Kaylin Johnson
Softball
Ashton Houbary
Women's Soccer
Margaret Howe-Consglio,
Bryn Marcavage
Field Hockey
Andrew Hurrell,
Joshua Witte
Men's Soccer
Teresa LaPointe
Women's Swimming
Steven Matlack
Men's Basketball
Emily Miller
Women's Volleyball
Colin Murt
Football
Lawrence Posner
Baseball
