Senior soccer standout Kevin Hagan’s dynamic and explosive style of play and leadership, as well as his love for the game have been evident throughout this season and years past. This has made him the Spokesman’s Athlete of the Month for December.

Hagan began his soccer career in pre-school, and has been playing at the varsity level for the past three years under head coach Malcolm Murphy. Murphy was really expecting Hagan to have a breakout season this year in his final campaign: “He was going to camps and clinics. He’s improved year after year. He has been a tremendous asset to Princeton Day School, and he has a good dynamic to bring a psychological game and physical game, as well as a technical game,” he said. Younger players say that Hagan’s leadership and experience have really helped them mature into better players and individuals on the field. The number one goal for Hagan and the team was beating The Lawrenceville School, who – until a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon this fall – had not lost to PDS since the 1980s.