EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University athletic department honored its student-athletes for their academic and athletic achievements during the 2023-24 academic year during the second annual Warrior Athlete Recognition on Monday evening inside Koehler Fieldhouse.


   
Warrior Athlete Recognition Award Winners:

• Dave Carlyon Athletic Training Award: Jadon Diaz
• Winning Warrior Award: Dr. Matt Miltenberger
• Emerging Warrior Team (M): Drew Domurat (TF), Carson Howard (MBB) DJ Thomson (FB), Layton Schmick (MWREST)
• Emerging Warrior Team (F): Sarah Davenport (SB), Anique Hazebroek (SWIM), Bri Hennett (XC/TF), Olivia Klein (WWREST)
• Team GPA Award: Men's Cross Country
• Team GPA Award: Women's Golf
• Team of Excellence (M): Baseball
• Team of Excellence (S): Softball
• Game of the Year: Acrobatics & Tumbling sets new program record at East Texas Baptist (Fan Vote)
• ESU Elite Eight (M): Brent Francisco (Base), Deshawn McCArthy (FB), Justin Paz (MBB)
• ESU Elite Eight (F): Nicole Krozser (FH), Lia Parker (FH), Mia Macaluso (WWREST), Emily Mitarotonda (LAX), Paige Zigmund (SB)
• Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Bradley Turocy (MSOC)
• Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Reilly Vicendese (SB)
• Warrior Spirit Award: Matt Haverstick (Base)
• Warrior Spirit Award: Lia Parker (FH)
• Athletic Director's Award of Distinction: Brent Francisco (Base)
• Athletic Director's Award of Distinction: Deshawn McCarthy (FB)
• Athletic Director's Award of Distinction: Mia Macaluso (WWREST)
• Athletic Director's Award of Distinction: Emily Mitarotonda (LAX)
• ESU field hockey junior midfielder Jady van Gils was presented with a banner that will be displayed inside Koehler Fieldhouse as the 2023 NFHCA National Player of the Year.

There were many accomplishments throughout the 2023-24 school year, which do not include the ongoing spring seasons. ESU is on pace to have its best finish in the Dixon Trophy standings in school history. A total of 55 Warriors earned All-PSAC selections, 13 earned all-region selections, while eight were tabbed All-Americans and 16 school records were broken. Additionally, seven coaching milestones were eclipsed during the academic year.