Titan Sports Hall of Fame
Adam Hadbavny '06 earned seven total letters at Westminster (four in track & field, three in football). In track & field, he was a five-time Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) champion, three times in the discus and twice in the shot put, and set school records in the shot put (indoor) (48 feet 7¼ inches) and discus (168 feet and 3 inches) that still stand. Hadbavny was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-East Region Field Athlete of the Year as a senior, the same year that he qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He was the first Titan male and second Titan ever to qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championship Meet. As a junior, he was an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and an NCAA National Meet Provisional Qualifier. A two-time Team MVP in track & field, Hadbavny was a multiple PAC and ECAC Track & Field Athlete of the Week and PAC Academic Honor Roll award recipient. In football, he was a two-year starter at defensive end, earning All-PAC Second Team honors as a senior. Hadbavny earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District First Team honors, was a semi-finalist for the National Football Foundation (NFF) Draddy Trophy, and was a candidate for the NFF National Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. As a senior, Hadbavny received the David B. Fawcett Award, given annually to honor the top Westminster senior male student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of fairness, sportsmanship, leadership, determination and competitiveness. He was also named on the 60th Anniversary All-PAC Track & Field Team. Outside of the athletic arena, Hadbavny served as a Football Student Westminster Admissions Team member and as a Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) team representative. A native of Westmoreland City, Pa., Hadbavny attended to Norwin High School and earned his degree in history from Westminster. He currently is a social studies teacher and resides in Saxonburg, Pa.. He and his wife, Jessica, have a son, Braydon, and daughter, Jocelyn.
