PSAC Release
 
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – After posting identical marks the last two years, Kutztown University surpassed its previous mark by 17 student-athletes in 2016 by recognizing 162 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes, the most in school history.
 
All 20 of KU's NCAA-sponsored programs donned a PSAC Scholar-Athlete. As a department, KU increased by 17 students from 145 Scholar-Athletes the last two years, the most for the institution at the time.
 
35 percent of Kutztown's 460 student-athletes earned recognition from the PSAC, an increase of three percent from last year. 120 of the 162 were female student-athletes for KU, while 42 were male. It is the 10th straight year Kutztown has had 100 or more student-athletes on the PSAC Scholar-Athlete squad.
 
Of the 162, 18 seniors earned their fourth PSAC Scholar-Athlete award, including one five-year honoree (noted below).
 
In order to earn scholar-athlete recognition, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or above.
 
KU Sport-Specific Notes:

• Men's Basketball: Tied Program Record from 2002, 2015 (4)
• Women's Cross Country/Track & Field: Tied Program Record from 2015 (27)
• Field Hockey: Program-Record (20)
• Women's Soccer: Program-Record (20)
• Softball: Program-Record (13)

 
The PSAC set a new record of scholar-athletes with 2,820 student-athletes. The total marks 40 percent of the student-athlete population. Both of these numbers break the previous record of 2,692 and 38 percent set one year ago. The league has now registered at least a 30 percent rate for eight straight years.
 
Seton Hill led the conference with 52 percent scholar-athlete rate, while West Chester held a 50 percent rating. For the second straight year, Mercyhurst has the most scholar-athletes with 282, while Seton Hill is second with 256.
 
Kutztown's scholar-athletes are listed below.
 
 
Kutztown (162)
 
Baseball (4)
Nick Lafferty (Croydon, Pa./Archbishop Wood)
Eric Lane (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham)
Brady McNab (Hatboro, Pa./Archbishop Wood (Frederick C.C.))
Bo Rottet (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua)
 
Men's Basketball (4) (t-program record from 2002, 2015)
Austin Beidelman (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland)
*Ryan Connolly (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area)
Martin Dietrich (Maytown, Pa./Donegal)
Ricky Hicks (Coatesville, Pa./Polytech)
 
Women's Basketball (4)
Jenna Altomare (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area)
Mariah Maciejewski (Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore)
Taylor Thames (Colmar, Pa./North Penn)
Kelsey Watson (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton)
 
Women's Bowling (6)
Melanie Aptaker (Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South)
*Kayla Maselkevich (Drums, Pa./Hazleton Area)
*Dakota May (Conklin, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley)
Ashley Nedley (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury)
Felicia Trievel (Reading, Pa./Wilson)
*Amanda Wilson (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley)
 
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field (8)
CJ Bauer (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional)
Caleb Baukman (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven)
Jose Colon-Cruz (Pemberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional)
Austin Gallagher (Broomall, Pa./Marple Newtown)
Dontez Jolly (Philadelphia, Pa./Academy at Palumbo)
Obi Ogboma (Bristol, Pa./Harry S Truman)
Brandon Raguz (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South)
Sam Wolde (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata)
 
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (27) (t-program record from 2015)
Gabriella Agostaro (Accord, N.Y./Rondout Valley (Emmanuel College))
Madi Bleiler (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern)
Erin Callaghan (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)
Autumn Crouse (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional)
Olivia Dettore (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West)
Destiny Distasio (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock)
Alexis Dongvort (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland)
*Justine Ebbert (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll)
McKenzie Fagan (Grove City, Pa./Grove City)
Taya Jackson (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South)
Xihlovo Mabunda (Johannesburg, South Africa/Bryanston)
*Corinne Manela (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy)
Shannon McChesney (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area)
Valerie Mizansky (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll)
Laurel Moyer (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain)
*Brandy Nice (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford)
Toni Ritrovato (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Lauren Rothstein (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley)
Vicki Schaffer (Audubon, Pa./Methacton)
Alyssa Sopko
Lea Spaniak (Havertown, Pa./Haverford (Coastal Carolina))
Julie Stratton (Stratford, N.J./Sterling)
*Emma Sullivan (Phoenixville, Pa./Methacton)
Macey Tanseco (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley)
Taylor Thames (Colmar, Pa./North Penn)
Rebecca Tooker (Sandyston, N.J./Kittatinny)
*Allie VanZant (Media, Pa./Penncrest)
 
Field Hockey (20) (program record)
Morgan Aldinger (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
*Anna Behm (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown)
Julia Cummiskey (Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood)
Laura Durdon (Greene, N.Y./Greene)
Rayann Fink (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood)
Analyse Gaspich (Palmyra, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
*Marissa Greiner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Stacey Hart (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale)
Heidi Jackman (Newton, N.J./Kittatanny Regional)
Courtney Konowal (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh)
Haley Layton (Manchester, N.J./Manchester Township (Clemson))
Kaitlyn Lukashewski (Plains, Pa./James M. Coughlin)
Liz Mikitish (Pittston, Pa./Pittston Area)
Rita Muro (Barcelona, Spain/ES International School)
Jamie Rafter (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown)
Julia Snyder (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown Area)
Madison Stewart (New Castle, Del./William Penn)
Jess Strohecker (Landisburg, Pa./West Perry)
Megan Tiwold (Northampton, Pa./Northampton)
Madison Wampler (York, Pa./West York Area)
 
Football (16)
Ryan Baron (Garwood, N.J./Academy for Allied Health Sciences)
*Chad Barton (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) (five-year honoree)
Zack Delp (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall)
Ryan Hubley (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area)
Chris Kane (Maple Glen, Pa./La Salle College)
Adam Krauter (Springfield, Pa./Springfield Township)
Connor Maxwell (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal)
Bryce Merkt (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area)
Austin Myers (Lititz, Pa./Warwick)
Jalen Nieves (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem)
Skyler Panchari (Pottsville, Pa./Blue Mountain)
*Tyler Pratt (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy)
Brian Robbins (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
Conor Sullivan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall)
Kellen Williams (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg)
Tyler Wise (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs)
 
Women's Golf (4)
Hannah Amos (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East)
Madison Beer (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery)
Rebecca Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Rachel Tarnopoll (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII)
 
Women's Lacrosse (8)
Makayla Bowman (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn)
Madison Carlucci (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley)
Jess Christ (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East)
Abby Cox (York, Pa./West York)
Sarah Gabriele (Felton, Pa./York Catholic)
Lauren Huggins (Media, Pa./Penncrest)
Amanda Lehman (York, Pa./West York Area)
Cara Lord (Media, Pa./Penncrest)
 
Women's Soccer (20) (program-record)
*Sam Busillo (Lincoln University, Pa./Avon Grove)
Abby Churchfield (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin)
Alaina Curry (York, Pa./Dallastown Area)
Gabrielle Evans (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area)
Lauren Hoffman (Marietta, Pa./Donegal)
Katie Jaxheimer (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff)
Ally Kirkpatrick (Glen Mills, Pa./Penncrest)
Logan Kramer (Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor (Arkansas State))
Brooke May (East Berlin, Pa./Dover Area)
Deanna Messner (Willow Grove, Pa./Archbishop Wood)
Erica Monte Carlo (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township)
Maryann Nowlan (Atco, N.J./Hammonton)
Hannah Oren (Wind Gap, Pa./Nazareth Area)
Jamie Powers (East Fallowfield, Pa./Bishop Shanahan)
Markell Reid (Shortsville, N.Y./Canadaigua Academy)
Rachel Rodriguez (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township)
Alyssa Ryan (North Wales, Pa./Wissahickon)
Cassie Schmidt (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall)
Morgan Staley (Landenberg, Pa./Kennett)
Brielle Stoner (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape)
 
Softball (13) (program-record)
Brooke Day (York, Pa./York Suburban)
Gianna DePalma (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East)
Tamara Jennings (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy)
Sara Keeny (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent)
*Rachel Lawes (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin)
Lisa Lawson (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley)
Marissa Linquist (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford)
Nicki Mann (Greentown, Pa./Wallenpaupack Area)
Jackie Morell (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem)
Amanda Portoff (Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran)
Justine Rossi (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area)
*Krista Schauder (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown Area)
*Danielle Sienko (Philadelphia, Pa./William Penn Charter)
 
Women's Swimming (8)
Madi Bleiler (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern)
Caitlyn Falguera (Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham)
Claire Frank (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus)
Meredith Heydt (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury (Lehigh Carbon CC))
Katerina Parowski (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area)
Sam Scialpi (West Pittston, Pa./Pittston Area)
Suzanne Selman (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh)
Heather Wentz (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro Area (Harrisburg Area CC))
 
Men's Tennis (6)
Patricio Hernandez (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Vista Hermosa)
Neal Kerschner (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg Area)
*Rich Lichtenwalner (Allentown, Pa./Parkland)
Gabriel Nogara Souza (Curitiba, Brazil/Dom Bosco)
David Nunez Contreras (Madrid, Spain/Mater Immaculata)
Joan Oliver Perez (Andratx, Spain/IES Baltasar Porcel)
 
Women's Tennis (5)
Jessica Caples (McSherrystown, Pa./New Oxford)
Ashley Carter (Eynon, Pa./Valley View)
Vicki Norman (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion)
Kara Urland (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley)
Kady Wuagon (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
 
Women's Volleyball (8)
Madison Brake (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley)
Niki Carpenter (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion Area)
McKenzie Fagan (Grove City, Pa./Grove City)
Kim Groff (Audubon, Pa./Methacton (Moravian))
Madisyn Kleinfelter (Jonestown, Pa./Northern Lebanon)
Lauren Szkolnicki (Springfield, Pa./Country Day School of the Sacred Heart)
Tori Wakelee (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East)
Zandria Zielinski (York, Pa./York Catholic)        
 
Wrestling (4)
Matt Benvenuto (Stanhope, N.J./Lenape Valley Regional)
James Meyer (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East)
Anthony Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus))
Collin Schildt (Thurmont, Md./Catoctin)
 
* Four-year honoree