Calvin Beard

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Southborough, MA
Position:
D

Before Air Force: Played 51 games for Powell River Kings (BCHL) in 2024-25 … Assistant captain … Named the team’s top defenseman … Had 23 points (5-18-23) … Named to the Coastal Conference all-star team … Runner up in BCHL All-Star Hardest Shot Competition … Graduated from St. Marks School in Southborough, Mass. … Played 82 high school games and had 92 points (28-64-92) … Ranks third in career points, the most in school history by a defenseman … Team MVP and captain as a senior in 2023-2024 … Named to All-New England first-team as a senior with 44 points … As a junior, had 33 points (7-26-33) and was named All-New England second team. and all-league first team… As a sophomore, had 15 points (4-11-15) and was all-league first team … Team won the ISL Eberhart League Championship as a sophomore and junior … Four-year letterman in lacrosse, playing in 53 games and had 95 goals, 26 assists for 121 points…Team captain and leading goal scorer (48) as a senior…Led the league in points and goals by a midfielder… All-New England second team, All-league second team as a senior …As a junior, was team captain, scored 29 goals and was all-league second team…Named all-league as a sophomore with 17 goals…Three-year starter on the soccer team… Student body president…Valedictorian finalist…Peter M. Coy Prize (combining athletic and academic excellence) … Honor roll every semester.

Personal: Son of Cristen Kowalski and Andrew Beard … Has one younger brother … Member of cadet squadron 7 … Plans to major in economics … If he had a walk-up song, it would be “Still Sleepless” by D.O.D & Carla Monroe … His family has five dogs … Wears the No. 19 because he grew up a Boston Bruins fan and loved watching Tyler Seguin … Greatest individual moment in sports was scoring the game-winning goal with under two minutes left at St. Georges to clinch the league title his sophomore year (2021-2022) … Greatest team moment was winning back-to-back ISL league championships at St. Mark’s (2022, 2023) … Hobbies are playing golf, making music on SoundCloud and fishing with his brother.