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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – At the annual All-Sports Banquet, Kutztown University athletic teams honored their Most Valuable Player and Coaches Award recipients on Tuesday night at the O'Pake Field House.
 
MVP and Coaches Awards for the baseball, and men's and women's track and field teams have not yet been announced due to current season progression.
 
Spring Sports
 
The team MVP for 2014 softball is senior outfielder Jackie Hetzler (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township). Hetzler hit with a .283 batting average on the season with 43 hits and a team-high eight stolen bases. On a larger note, she set the program's all-time record by taking a hit-by-pitch 34 times in her career, including 13 this year. That single-season total ranks second in program history. Furthermore, she became the 10th player in program history to reach the 200-hit plateau for her career. Hetzler also provided some of the most vocal leadership for the Golden Bears this season.
 
The Coaches Award this year goes to fellow senior outfielder Stephanie Curry (Winchester, VA/Millbrook). This year, Curry played the role of team leader and late-inning hero. Curry hit with a .222 batting average, but two of her hits came at big moments. She gave the Golden Bears a win in Florida during the Spring Break trip with a walk-off RBI single and she hit a game-tying two-out two-run double on Senior Day to send the first game of a doubleheader to extra innings.
 
This year, the winner of the women's lacrosse MVP is senior goalkeeper JoAnn McLaughlin (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape). In the team's 16 games, McLaughlin stopped 45.6 percent of shots she faced. She finished third in the PSAC with 162 saves on the year. She led the conference with 10.13 saves per game.
 
The Coaches Award goes to junior attack Jillian Spencer (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township). Spencer led the team with 34 goals on the year, a total that ranks seventh in a single season in Kutztown lacrosse history. Her 38 draw controls ranks fourth in a single season since 2008. Spencer totaled nine multi-goal games, including five in a win at Millersville and four in a win at Slippery Rock. She scored on 35.1 percent of her shots.
 
This season, the men's tennis MVP is junior Varun Desai (Mumbai, India/K.C. College). Desai won a career-high 18 singles matches this year on his way to a 18-2 record, 5-0 in PSAC matches. Primarily a No. 2 singles player, Desai was the 2013 Singles Champion at the Individual Championships in September, and repeats as a two-time All-PSAC Singles and Doubles player.
 
The Coaches Award goes to senior Bilawal Suri (Kolkata, India/Calcutta International). As a four-year player in the program, Suri developed as a true team leader. He owns a 6-3 singles record and an 8-6 doubles record in his Kutztown men's tennis career. He took his leadership role for the last two years very seriously and led by example, always doing everything – plus more – that was asked from him. He also took the role of assisting on the courts during matches. He is positive and disciplined.
 
The MVP of the women's team is junior Hannah Pipkin (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield). Monday morning, Pipkin was named the PSAC East Athlete of the Year for women's tennis. Furthermore, she earned All-PSAC East honors for both singles and doubles. Pipkin finished the year 14-6 in singles play and 9-11 in doubles play. More importantly, Pipkin went 5-1 in singles and 5-1 in doubles from the top flight in PSAC East action to help send the Golden Bears to the conference playoffs.
 
The Coaches Award recipient this season is sophomore Chelsea Davis (Spring City, Pa./Spring-Ford). Davis continued to make large strides in her KU tennis career, posting a 13-7 record in singles play and an 11-8 record in doubles play. At one point, she held a nine-match winning streak in singles. At another point, she held an eight-match winning streak in doubles. Davis is a good role model and motivator.
 
Winter Sports
 
The MVP of this year's team is sophomore forward Tracy Peal. An All-PSAC East Second Team forward, Peal led the team with 16.9 points per game average. He scored at least 20 points in 11 different games. Also, the sophomore from Drexel Hill ranked second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game and totaled five double-doubles. Peal started all 27 games.
 
The Coaches Award for the men's basketball team goes to sophomore guard and forward Ryan Connolly (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area).  The sophomore ranked lead the team with 41 three-pointers made. Overall, he shot 36 percent from the three on the season. On an even better note, the sharp shooter finished this year with a 88.9 free-throw shooting percentage. That mark ranks second all-time in a single season in KU men's basketball history. Connolly averaged 9.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in 22 games.
 
This year's women's basketball team MVP is junior forward Advia Campbell (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).  The junior forward became a force inside for the Golden Bears, as she was named the PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year. Also, in a December game against West Chester, Campbell became the first player in program history to have a triple-double. In the game, she set the school's single-game record with 10 blocked shots. She later set the single-season record with 76 blocks. Campbell finished 13th in Division II with 2.7 blocks per game and 27th in Division II with 2.7 steals per game.
 
The Coaches Award recipient is freshman forward Kelsey Watson (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton). In her first year, Watson made an immediate impact by totaling 8.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. She improved as the season moved on, scoring 29 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in the two PSAC postseason games. Watson shot 44.4 percent from the field and 74.4 percent from the free-throw line.
 
The MVP of this year's bowling team is senior Deanna DiRado (Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Salem).  The senior was named to the All-NEC First Team. DiRado averaged more than 22 pins per frame at the USBC Sectionals, a tournament in which Kutztown finished in the top four by only one pin in order to advance to Intercollegiate Championship Tournament.
 
This year's Coaches Award goes to senior Brooke Bower (Camp Hill, PA/Cedar Cliff). Along with DiRado, Bower was named to the National Tenpin Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention Team. That honor is her second from the NTCA. Bower was a three-time All-NEC selection in her four years as a Golden Bear.
 
The MVP of the 2013-14 swimming team is junior Jessica Bleiler (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern). Bleiler competed in three separate events in the PSAC Championships: the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard butterfly. This year, she also set career-best marks in the 100-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly.
 
The recipient of the Coaches Award is junior Caitlin Davies (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata). Davies also competed in three separate events in the PSAC Championships: the 50-, the 100- and the 200-yard freestyle. At the meet, she set a career-best time in the 100-free. She now ranks 6th all-time in program history for the event.
 
The MVP of this year's wrestling team is our national champion in junior heavyweight Ziad Haddad (Orefield, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic (North Carolina)). Haddad set KU wrestling history and achieved a life-long dream on March 15 as he won the Division II Heavyweight National Championship to cap off an undefeated season. With a 25-0 record, Haddad put together only the second undefeated season by a Golden Bear wrestler. He was the top-ranked Division II heavyweight wrestler all year, clearly justifying him to win the NCAA Division II National Wrestler of the Year award. He became the first PSAC wrestler to achieve this amazing honor.
 
This year's Coaches Award goes to senior Giovanni Ortiz (Reading, PA/Reading). Ortiz wrapped up a stellar career at Kutztown by finishing with a career-best 18-12 record while competing at 184 pounds. To finish out his time at KU, Ortiz won a match at the Super Region I Championships. Overall, in his four years, he finished with 54 wins and seven pins.
 
Fall Sports
 
The field hockey MVP this year is senior midfielder Erin Reynolds (York, PA/Central York). The centerpiece of the KU offense, Reynolds performed very well once again as the central midfielder. Named to the All-PSAC First Team as a midfielder, Reynolds led the team with a career-best 10 goals and 24 points. This included three game-winning goals. Perhaps most importantly, she was often the ball distributor to get the ball into scoring position for the team. Finally, Reynolds was named an All-American this year.
 
The winner of the Coach's Award is sophomore goalkeeper Kayla Denlinger (Manheim, Pa./Hempfield). In her first year as a starter in goal, Denlinger performed well by allowing just 3.37 goals on average and saving 72.6 percent of shots faced. She recorded 106 saves and limited her first three opponents to just one goal in each game. Denlinger finished with a 5-8 record as the team's starting goalie.
 
The MVP of this year's football team is junior wide receiver Kodi Reed (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic). Reed finished on the All-PSAC East Second Team as he recorded 60 receptions for 797 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns. He scored multiple touchdowns in three games and surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark in three games. Finally, he caught at least seven passes in four different games.
 
The 2013 Coaches Award goes to senior wide receiver Matt Pirolli (Warminster, PA/William Tennent). On offense, he caught six passes for 67 yards. However, he also played a key role on special teams.
 
The MVP of the 2013 men's cross country team is senior Zach Fleming (Emerald, PA/Northern Lehigh).  Earning All-Atlantic Region honors, Fleming finished fifth at the PSAC Championships to earn a spot in the national race. At the NCAA Championships, Fleming finished the 10K race in just over 33 minutes.
 
The men's cross country Coaches Award winner is senior Joe Dyas (Westampton, PA/Rancocas Valley). Returning from injury and a redshirt last year, Dyas competed strong this year. This included a 69th place finish and a 33-minute race at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals in the fall.
 
The MVP of the 2013 women's cross country team is junior Frances McNally (Drexel Hill, Pa./Springfield). McNally was routinely one of the lead runners for the Golden Bears, including a 46th place finish at the PSAC Championships and a 37th place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
 
This year's winner of the Coaches Award is senior Carolyn Fergus (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn). Fergus returned from a redshirt last year and was a team leader in many ways this year. She finished 54th at the PSAC Championships and 87th at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
 
The MVP of the 2013-14 golf team is senior Jaclyn Clifton (Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional). In 10 tournaments this year, Clifton finished with a team-best 84.3 stroke average over 18 rounds. She finished in the Top 10 in eight tournaments, including four top-three finishes. Clifton finished in a tie for first to win the Kutztown Spring Invitational.
 
The Coaches Award goes to senior Devan Everett (Mill Hall, PA/Central Mountain). In 10 tournaments this year, Everett finished with an 86.3 stroke average over 18 rounds. Everett finished in the Top 10 in four tournaments, including three top-three finishes. She saved her best for the last two tournaments, finishing second at the Ursinus Invitational and the East Stroudsburg Invitational.
 
The MVP of this year's team is junior forward Sam Costello (Westfield, N.J./Westfield). Costello once again proved to be a game-changing force up front. The Westfield, New Jersey native was named to the NSCAA All-Atlantic Region First Team, as well as the All-PSAC First Team. In the team's 20 games, she scored six times and provided a school record-tying 11 assists to lead the team with 23 points. Two of her goals were game winners.
 
The recipient of this year's Coaches Award is junior forward and midfielder Dana Wong (West Milford, N.J./West Milford). Overcoming a season-ending knee injury from last year, Wong provided a strong spark and good speed off the bench. She provided key depth for the team and helped to facilitate the team's mid-season run, which included a seven-game winning streak that fell one game shy of tying a school record.
 
The volleyball team MVP is sophomore middle hitter Audrey Stringer (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury). A member of the All-PSAC East First Team, Stringer led the team 321 total kills, which amounted for 2.74 per set. Her 30.5 kill percentage was also a Kutztown best. She also led the Golden Bears with 98 blocks, including 27 solo efforts. Stringer ranked second in the PSAC in solo blocks.
 
The winner of the coach's award is senior defensive specialist Emily Heppler (Newtown Square, PA/Marple Newtown). Providing a lot of leadership for a young team, Heppler did her part to help in guiding the freshman transition for three Golden Bears that averaged more than two digs per set. Personally, Heppler totaled 119 digs on the year. She also had eight service aces.
 
The MVP of this year's cheerleading team is junior base Allie Emery (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg). Meanwhile, the Coaches Award goes to junior back Victoria Rost (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford).