KUTZTOWN, Pa. – For the second straight year, Kutztown athletics nets a new department record with 157 student-athletes receiving Division 2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement award status, announced by the organization Thursday.
 
The 2024-25 number is 17 more than the previous high mark of 140 achieved last year.
 
For a student-athlete to qualify for the award, they must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work at a two-year and/or four-year institution and also been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the last academic year.
 
For the sixth time in the past seven years, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference leads the nation in D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The PSAC tallied 2,051 honorees for the 2024-25 season, the most in Division II by nearly 300 student-athletes, saw an increase of 6.88% in student athlete nominations and had 11 institutions have at least 100 honorees.
 
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
 
Kutztown's 2024-25 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients are:
 
Baseball
Cody Barberio (Green Lane, Pa./Quakertown)
Joe Crist (Fleetwood, Pa./Brandywine Heights)
Jared Ferguson (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico)
Nick Varda (Columbia, Md./Atholton)
 
Men's Basketball
Omari Banks (Middletown, Del./The Phelps School (Pa.))
Josh McKoy (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic)
 
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Adam Brocato (Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall)
Port Habalar (Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport)
Michael Fellin (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic)
Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North)
Owen Weaver (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker)
TJ White (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg)
Steele Wrigley (Coatesville, Pa./Octorara)
Wyatt Younes (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua)
 
Football
Dakota Campbell (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro)
Patrick Fulginiti (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional)
Michael Galasso (Philadelphia, Pa./The Haverford School)
Brandon Hile (Winfield, Pa./Selinsgrove)
Ty Kephart (Grantville, Pa./Bishop McDevitt)
Austin Leyman (Elmer, N.J./Woodstown)
Samuel Martin (Riverdale, Md./DuVal)
Weston Nolt (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata)
Judd Novak (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central)
Brayden Pohlman (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Mainland Regional)
Freddie Retter (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown)
Wyatt Younes (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua)
 
Men's Tennis
Lucas Cherniak (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini)
Dang Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Emmitt Robinson (Ingersoll, Ontario/Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute)
Henrique Rocha (Jaticua, Brazil/Escola SEB Maceio)
 
Wrestling
Freddie Retter (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown)
Andreo Ferraina (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
Bailey Gimbor (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg)
Dalton Gimbor (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg)
Hunter Horton (James Creek, Pa./Tussey Mountain)
Wayne McIntyre (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg North)
Jimmy Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell)
Brenden Smay (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh)
Matthew Weinberg (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
 
Women's Basketball
Bella Arcuri (Fallsington, Pa./Pennsbury)
Abbey Hearn (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen)
Leila Hurley (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe)
Taylor Gurysh (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
Shannon Remolde (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Academy)
Olivia Smelas (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe)
 
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Madeline Barney (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills)
Jaelyn D'Amelio (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional)
Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee)
Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Sophia Knerr (Columbia, N.J./North Warren Regional)
Kadia Stover (Hershey, Pa./Hershey)
Delaney Beard (Sinking Spring, Pa./Governor Mifflin)
Raechel Bonner (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin)
Andrea Danciu (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin)
Marissa McNamee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin)
Kate Nolan (West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove)
Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield)
Kacie Sienko (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Cassandra Tipa-Bowman (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
 
Field Hockey
Paige Bucher (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest)
Greenleigh McGehee (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh)
Hannah McConnell (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Grace Harrold (York, Pa./Central York)
Megan Doyle (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown)
Mia Kepler (Wall Township, N.J./Wall)
Brinley Rex (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh)
Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson)
Jordan Stroup (Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood)
Jessica Traynor (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
 
Women's Golf
Gabby Cohen (Jeffersonville, N.Y./Sullivan West)
Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Rhi Stutz (Prescott, Wisc./Prescott)
 
Women's Lacrosse
Brynn Axe (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield)
Marisa Bragg (Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central)
Kayla Brooks (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield)
Olivia Eilbacher (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic)
Sam Graf (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills)
Rowan Hall (Sloatsburg, N.Y./Suffern)
Lauren LaMorte (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip)
Rory Nilsen (Lansdale, Pa./Pope John Paul II)
Alexis Plesic (Hanover, Pa./South Western)
Emma Taylor (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown)
Madison Wenner (Marmora, N.J./Ocean City)
Nicole Yerys (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman)
Katie Yocum (Hanover, Pa./South Western)
 
Softball
Naya Darnowski (Manchester, N.J./Manchester Township)
Kristin Geesey (Bainbridge, Pa./Elizabethtown)
Haley Gravish (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg)
Emily Henn (Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley)
Allyson Koerner (Clayton, N.J./Clayton)
Jenna Piatkiewicz (Fogelsville, Pa./Parkland)
Morgan Slomkowski (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East)
Alexa Stevens (Jefferson Township, Pa./North Pocono)
 
Women's Soccer
Maura Day (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Abington)
Katelyn Economopoulos (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Kristen Economopoulos (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Alyssa Galayda (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty)
Skyler Jordan (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
Caroline McDonald (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East)
Mary Nangle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South)
Charlotte Rauch (Bellport, N.Y./Bellport)
Natalie Ryan (North Wales, Pa./Wissahickon)
Carly Walsh (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
 
Women's Swimming
Olivia Bing (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North)
Jaylin Calistro (Temple, N.H./Contoocook Valley Regional)
Ainsley Fischer (Newark, Del./Delaware Military Academy)
Paige Heck (Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin)
Jena LaTorres (Allentown, Pa./William Allen)
Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax)
Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island)
Alexandra Wetzel (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion)
 
Women's Volleyball
Mallory Hoch (Zionsville, Pa./Southern Lehigh)
Anna Parmer (Firestone, Colo./Mead)
Julia Post (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge)
Maddie Ruhland (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove)
Emma Stalsitz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland)
Tessa Van Dam (Little Falls, N.J./Passaic Valley)
 
Women's Bowling
Kayla Mackney (Burlington, N.J./Burlington Township)
Ally Sipe (York, Pa./Central York)
Megan Hanaway (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township)
Natalie Conrad (Wyoming, Pa./Dallas)