Webb Kosich

Summer 2024 Honoree

Webb Kosich is a lifelong soccer player. In late 2022 as a student and member of William & Mary’s Division I men’s soccer team, Webb noticed he wasn’t feeling himself despite having a standout freshman season that included 786 minutes on the pitch, six starts, and being named Coastal Athletic Association Rookie of the Week. His symptoms of fatigue and frequent bruising prompted a visit to his local doctor. That visit triggered a whirlwind of tests, a medevac flight to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and his eventual diagnosis of aplastic anemia, a rare and serious condition where the body stops producing enough new blood cells.

Webb’s hope of a cure was a bone marrow transplant and, miraculously, his sister was a 100% match. He underwent the procedure at Johns Hopkins in March of 2023 and, although the result was a cure, the toll on his body was heavy. Webb spent the next year recovering the 40 pounds he lost from the procedure, through individual workouts and a slow return to training with his team. He returned to the pitch with William & Mary on March 2, 2024, a few days shy of the first anniversary of his transplant.

Webb will join the U.S. Men’s National Team for a special matchday experience at the June 8, 2024 friendly against Colombia at Commanders Field in Landover, Maryland.