Student-Athlete Of The Month

Davis Cawlfield - Severn Soccer

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Severn School senior forward Davis Cawlfield hasn’t experienced losing a soccer game in two years. The Severn School Admirals have gone undefeated and have won two consecutive MIAA B Conference championships in that timeframe.

This year, Cawlfield set the Admirals’ single season record with 26 goals. He also notched a hat trick in six matches.

Severn head soccer coach Mike McCarthy said Cawlfield is the epitome of a complete player who exhibits technical, tactical and physical prowess.

“When it comes to putting the ball in the net, Cawlfield shines,” McCarthy said. “He’s a finisher, a goal scorer.”

Cawlfield started playing soccer at four years old in the Green Hornets system, advanced into the area’s club teams and has been a four-year starter for the Admirals.

“I really enjoy playing soccer,” said Cawlfield, who also plays lacrosse for the Admirals. “I’m pretty aggressive, and I use my speed to try to get behind the defense to score.”

As the season progressed, opposing teams started to slant their defenses toward Cawlfield to prevent his scoring outbursts.

“As the teams started to change defenses on us, it opened up advantages for other players,” Cawlfield said.

Cawlfield, who also notched 10 assists on the year, was one of the captains on the team along with Alan Tshamourliyski and Ammar Yusef.

“I enjoyed being captain of the team, and I had the opportunity to manage the underclassmen and lead by example,” Cawlfield said.

His coach also praised his quiet leadership style.

“He’s an incredible teammate, extremely self-motivated, has impeccable character, discipline and integrity,” McCarthy said. “He is also well respected by his peers, teachers and coaches.”

Cawlfield is proud of his accomplishments on the soccer and lacrosse fields and remarks it will be bittersweet not to compete in any more soccer games at Severn.

“We had such a great camaraderie on this team and many of us played all four years together,” Cawlfield said. “Some of my best friends are on the team,” Cawlfield said.

In the classroom, Cawlfield carries a 4.35 grade point average and is going through the college selection process, where he’s looking to study mechanical engineering at a top-tier university, including one in his own backyard, the U.S. Naval Academy.

Cawlfield would like to play both soccer and lacrosse in college and knows his time management skills will be tested. His parents attended the U.S. Naval Academy and Cawlfield recently went through the congressional interviews for the Annapolis school.

Cawlfield has attended Severn since the second grade and enjoys the small school atmosphere and the relationships he has formed with the teachers.

“It’s a super-tight community,” Cawlfield said. “You go down the hall and you know everyone and there’s just a great school spirit.”

McCarthy said he’s enjoyed coaching Cawlfield over the past four years.

“He will be missed by both our team and the Severn community,” McCarthy said.

In partnership with The Matt Wyble Team of Century 21, the Voice’s Student-Athlete of the Month series recognizes the many student-athletes in our area who make an impact not necessarily by way of statistics or stardom, but by their unique contributions. Contact Zach Sparks at zach@severnaparkvoice.com to nominate a young person in our community making a positive impact through sports.

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