Hartwick College Athletics

2016: Named a 2015-2016 Hartwick Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award winner for academic distinction … selected to Empire 8 Fall President's List ... led Hartwick in goals scored (26) and points (35) … ranked third on the team in assists (9) … one of four players to start in every game for the Hawks … registered 95 shots, second-most on the team … three man-up goals was tied for a team-best … tallied in 12 of 14 games … season-high six points versus Houghton (4/22) … netted a season-best four goals in wins over the Highlanders and Canton (3/5) scored three times in games against St. John Fisher (3/26), Alfred (4/2), and Elmira (4/9) … recorded 20 ground balls … grabbed a season-high five in opener against Clarkson.

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Rocky Point High School … played lacrosse for three years and football for two for the Eagles … received Coaches’ Unsung Hero Award for football in 2015 … scored 24 goals with 13 assists in senior season … lax team won Division II and Suffolk County titles in 2014 … High Honor Roll student throughout high school … played club for Team Long Island and Rocky Point Swag.

Personal: Son of MaryJo and Virgilio Vaden … Sociology major at Hartwick.