EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University student-athletes Dan Johnson, Corinne Fitzgerald and Rose Mascoli have been named to the PSAC Spring Top 10 for academic and athletic achievement during the outdoor track and field season, the conference announced Monday.

The Warriors' trio – all NCAA Division II provisional qualifiers – make ESU the only school in the conference with multiple selections. All three were also named to the Capital One Academic All-America team last week, along with teammate Ian Melhorn.

This marks the third PSAC Top 10 selection for Mascoli, a junior who was named in Spring 2011 for outdoor track and field and Fall 2011 for cross country. Her three selections are tied for the most in school history.

Johnson, a senior, repeated as a member of the Winter Top 10 during the indoor track and field season. Fitzgerald, a junior, was named to the PSAC Top 10 for the first time in her career.

Mascoli (Lebanon/Lebanon Catholic), an Exercise Science major with a 3.98 grade-point average, was a first team Academic All-American this spring after earning third team status as a sophomore. She scored in three events at the PSAC Outdoor Championships – placing second in the 10K, fourth in the 3K and fifth in the 1500 – and was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 3K, 5K and 10K. She was an All-American in the 5K and 10K as a sophomore.

Johnson (York/York Suburban), a Sociology major with a 3.82 GPA, was ESU's Men's Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was also named to the Academic All-America first team after becoming the first All-America decathlete in school history. He was the PSAC champion in the heptathlon and decathlon and set school records in both events to finish his career as a six-time NCAA provisional qualifier.

Fitzgerald (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills), a Psychology major with a 3.94 GPA, was a national qualifier and the PSAC champion in the 3000m steeplechase as a junior. She also placed third in the 10K after a strong cross country season, where she was also a national qualifier. She was named to the Academic All-America second team this spring.


About the PSAC Top 10

The PSAC Top 10 program recognizes outstanding student-athletes with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA who are starters or significant contributors for their team. All of the student-athletes selected in the fall, winter and spring seasons are eligible for the PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, which is presented to one male and one female athlete at the conclusion of the academic year.

The Warriors' five Top 10 selections this year – Mascoli in the fall, Johnson in the winter and Fitzgerald, Johnson and Mascoli this spring – are tied for the most in the PSAC with Shippensburg.

ESU has had 11 student-athletes combine for 18 Top 10 honors in the last four years – second-most in the PSAC behind Shippensburg with 20. ESU has had a selection on 10 of the last 11 Top 10 lists.

The Warriors have had 28 student-athletes earn a total of 42 honors, tied for second-most in the 16-school conference, since the PSAC's sports information directors began selecting the lists in 1997-98. Shippensburg leads the way with 49, followed by ESU and Clarion with 42 and Edinboro and Slippery Rock with 40.

ESU (spring 2011-12, spring 2008-09) and Shippensburg (spring 2010-11, winter 2009-10) are the only schools with at least three selections in a season in the last four years.

The men's Spring Top 10 consists of four track and field athletes and Joe Wendle of West Chester, who led the Golden Rams to the NCAA Division II championship. Johnson is joined by Cameron Daugherty (Slippery Rock), the DII champion in the pole vault, Stephen Schelander (Shippensburg), a national qualifier in the 1500, and Tim Lahmers (California).

Fitzgerald and Mascoli are joined by Tabitha Bemis (Edinboro), the PSAC champion in the long jump and triple jump, Samantha Eimers (Mercyhurst), an All-America first baseman in softball, and Kelly Nickerson (Gannon), an All-PSAC selection in golf.


2011-12 PSAC Spring Top 10 List

Men
Cameron Daugherty, Slippery Rock, track & field
Dan Johnson, ESU, track & field
Tim Lahmers, California, track & field
Stephen Schelander, Shippensburg, track & field
Joe Wendle, West Chester, baseball

Tabitha Bemis, Edinboro, track & field
Samantha Eimers, Mercyhurst, softball
Corinne Fitzgerald, ESU, track & field
Rose Mascoli, ESU, track & field
Kelly Nickerson, Gannon, golf


Profiles on ESU's three Spring Top 10 recipients are below:

Rose Mascoli (Lebanon/Lebanon Catholic), Junior, 3.98, Exercise Science
3-time PSAC Top 10 selection (spring 2011, fall 2011, spring 2012) … repeated as Academic All-America … named to 1st team after earning a spot on the 3rd team in 2011 (one of four sophomores among 45 selections) … 2-time Academic All-District 1st team … NCAA provisional qualifier in 5 events this year – outdoor 3K, 5K and 10K, and indoor 5K and  Distance Medley Relay … scored in 6 events at PSAC Championships … outdoors, was 2nd in 10K, 4th in 3K and 5th in 1500 to score 17 points as ESU was PSAC runner-up … indoors, was 4th in 5K, 6th in 3K and 7th in mile … won all four regular season meets in cross country, beating a total of 609 competitors … placed 5th in PSAC and 8th in Atlantic Region … three-time All-America as a sophomore (cross country, 5K and 10K in outdoor track) …set school records in outdoor 3K, 5K and 10K … also has ESU's #2 times in indoor mile and outdoor 1500 … 11-time scorer in PSAC Championships … did not compete in indoor track during first two seasons (member of ESU swimming program) … 2-time All-PSAC and All-Region in cross country.

Corinne Fitzgerald (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills), Junior, 3.94, Psychology
First selection on PSAC Top 10 … named to Academic All-America 2nd team … 2-time Academic All-District (2nd team in 2011) … NCAA Division II national qualifier in cross country and outdoor track & field … set school record (10:41.72) and was NCAA participant in 3000m steeplechase during outdoor season … PSAC champion in steeplechase and placed 3rd in 10,000 … broke her own school record in steeplechase at Penn Relays … member of NCAA provisional qualifying Distance Medley Relay during indoor season … competed at NCAA Championships in cross country and placed 5th in Atlantic Region … indoor track, has ESU's #2 time in 3K and #3 times in mile and 5K … outdoor track, has ESU's #6 times in 3K, 5K and 10K along with school record in steeplechase … 5-time individual scorer at PSAC Championships … 2-time All-PSAC in cross country … placed 6th this year.

Dan Johnson (York/York Suburban), Senior, 3.82, Sociology
2-time PSAC Top 10 (winter 2012, spring 2012) … named to Academic All-America 1st team … ESU Men's Senior Scholar-Athlete … All-America in decathlon at NCAA Championships, placing 8th … ESU's first All-America decathlete … PSAC champion and school record setter in both decathlon (6,925) and heptathlon (4,866) … NCAA provisional qualifier in multi, indoor and outdoor, every season since sophomore year … PSAC Field Athlete of the Meet and Field Athlete of the Year during indoor season … 15-time scorer at PSAC Championships, including all eight meets in the multis (placed top 3 in multis five times) … was also 7-time scorer in high jump and as high as 3rd … has spots on ESU's top 10 lists in indoor 60m hurdles and outdoor high jump … PR'd in 6 of 10 events to set school record in decathlon at PSAC Championships … PR'd in 3 of 7 events to set heptathlon record indoors.