EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University placed 156 student-athletes on the PSAC Scholar-Athlete list for the 2009-10 academic year, the conference announced Wednesday.
A record total of 2,019 student-athletes were recognized from the PSAC's 16 institutions, which includes second-year members Gannon and Mercyhurst following the conference's expansion. The conference honored 1,859 student-athletes in 2008-09.
To be eligible for the scholar-athlete awards, student-athletes must attain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport. ESU had 131 recipients in 2008-09 and 123 in 2007-08; the Warriors' 156 student-athletes this year are fifth in the PSAC and third among PASSHE institutions.
The PSAC's list is topped by the Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the Year, which were awarded to wrestler Jarrod King of Edinboro and track and field and cross country runner Mary Dell of Shippensburg.
The scholar-athlete of the year award was renamed in 2007 to honor Pete Nevins, who passed away earlier that year. Nevins was the sports information director at ESU from 1969 until his retirement in 2002.
ESU's scholar-athletes are headed by three ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans – Matt Freed (football), Toric Robinson (men's soccer) and Paul Wagner (men's track and field). The PSAC had a record-setting year for Academic All-Americans in 2009-10, with a conference record 21 student-athletes selected.
The Warriors had seven other student-athletes selected to the Academic All-District teams in their respective sports – Zachary Sarginger (football), Kailyn Buckley and Lindsay Foder (women's soccer), Trina Carito, Lynn Mayer and Janelle Smith (women's track and field) and Drew Miller (men's track and field). ESU has had 10 Academic All-District selections in each of the last three years, leading the conference in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
ESU also had four PSAC Top 10 recipients, recognizing the top five male and female scholar-athletes in the fall, winter and spring seasons. Freed and Foder were named to the Fall Top 10, while Wagner was selected on the Winter and Spring lists for the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
Below is the list of ESU's 2009-10 Scholar-Athletes:
Baseball – Eric Boyer, Bryce Muth, Zak Tupper;
Basketball – Andy Heimbach, Mike Tobin;
Cross Country – Dan Bowden, Jeff Buck, Pat Carr, Mike Saparito, Tom Zarnoch;
Football – Robert Bleiler, Thomas Chesko, Mike Dimitriou, Matt Freed, Jordan Hallman, J.D. Howell, Richard Peter, David Radziak, Kevin Schafer, Sam Shuman, Adam Thomas, Matthew Zullo;
Soccer – Josh Arcona, Danny Drago, Jussi Halonen, Josh Inman, Michael Kane, Shane McFarlane, Kevin Nichols, Toric Robinson, Jason Rudder, Herick Santos, Khriswayne Wallace, Robert Wynn;
Tennis – Dalton Barton;
Track & Field – Colin Feeney, Matthew Gallup, Josh Hontz, Dan Johnson, Ian Melhorn, Drew Miller, Greg Pammer, Kyle Soden, Ben Sweet, Paul Wagner;
Wrestling – Evan Baer, Jesse Dunn, Brendan McKeown, Matt Michaels
Basketball – Barb Borst, Kristin D'Arienzo, Alexa Detzi, Becky Hayter, Kelly Sorber, Mel Villano, Mia Waring;
Cross Country – Brooke Dunphy, Jenna Fisher, Corinne Fitzgerald, Allison Galvin, Lisa Lower, Rose Mascoli, Rachel Matson, Niki Pasquarella, Leanne Pelak, Jonna Trexler, Sarah Wysocki;
Field Hockey – Katie Anderson, Tesla Atkins, Kaitlin Blum, Kaitlyn Cottell, Sarah Dobroskey, Kira Edelman, Mical Fink, Angela Frantz,
Jessica Frantz, Lucrezia Manzione, Molly McNeil, Jennifer Mullen,
Maureen Ordnung, Mallory Pope, Joanna Reckley, Michelle Tewell, Kelsey Tucker;
Golf – Kelly Barrieres, Becky Benner, Lauren Riggs, Kaley Rode;
Lacrosse – Elizabeth Berardi, Brittany Bissell, Christine Bradley, Lauren Holliday, Lauren Hummell, Stephanie Konnick, Nicole Marin, Molly McLenigan, Maure Perrymond;
Soccer – Devan Brewin, Kailyn Buckley, Carly Collins, Elva Composto, Caitlyn Curran, Kelsey Daley, Lindsay Foder, Sarah Garman, Michelle Ginn, Moreen Hunsberger, Breanne Ingargiola, Ashley McKenna, Jennifer Melton, Devon Miniscalco, Kaitlyn Palkon, Rebecca Porcaro, Marissa Spitler, Heidi Summers;
Softball – Jackie Battaglino,
Julia Collins, Amanda Dice, Rachel Gieringer, Angela Huggins, Caitlin Monahan, Brandi Stettler, Brittany Zanzalari;
Swimming – Valerie Davis, Kimberly Lawson, Ana Osowski;
Tennis – Katie D'Ambrosia, Jamie Ferrigno, Rabecca Lausch, Megan Lopretto, Marissa Tanner;
Track & Field – Jacquelyn Berthelsen, Anna Bixler, Trina Carito, Adrienne Dieter, Amy Dodson, Paige Fleagle, Tara Getz, Courtney Jackson, Caitlin Keen, Kimberly Lawson, Lynn Mayer, Jessica Sekely, Janelle Smith, Danielle Wardrop, Stephanie Weber;
Volleyball – Brianne Bachman, Emily Detter, Diana Gibson, Lindsey Lullo, Kara McDowell, Kristina Perri, Megan Plumb,
Kerri Rabberman, Christie Simoson, Alyson Stark
