KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Kutztown University athletics department recognized 48 student-athletes this past Tuesday afternoon as a part of a new class of the Pennsylvania Alpha Omega Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma in the National College Athlete Honor Society. The luncheon recognized those student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and competition.
 
Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.
 
In order to be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA or NCCAA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale).
 
The Golden Bear student-athletes awarded include:
 
Acrobatics & Tumbling
Elaina Blackstock (Brookhaven, Pa./Sun Valley)
Evyn Heberlig (Newburg, Pa./Shippensburg)
Sydney Watts (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing)
Julia Yeager (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg)
 
Baseball
Jared Ferguson (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico)
Owen Rector (Nottingham, Pa./Oxford)
 
Men's Basketball
Omari Banks (Middletown, Del./The Phelps School (Pa.))
 
Women's Basketball
Taylor Gurysh (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
 
Women's Bowling
Natalie Conrad (Wyoming, Pa./Dallas)
Kayla Mackney (Burlington, N.J./Burlington Township)
 
Field Hockey
Paige Bucher (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest)
Olivia Kirkpatrick (Annville, Pa./Palmyra)
Jordan Stroup (Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood)
Jessica Traynor (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
 
Football
Dakota Campbell (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro)
Weston Nolt (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata)
 
Women's Golf
Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Rhi Stutz (Prescott, Wisc./Prescott)
 
Women's Lacrosse
Lauren LaMorte (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip)
Alexis Plesic (Hanover, Pa./South Western)
Madison Wenner (Marmora, N.J./Ocean City)
Nicole Yerys (Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman)
 
Softball
Emily Henn (Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley)
Peyton Parker (Barrie, Ont./Barrie North Collegiate)
 
Women's Soccer
Maura Day (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Abington)
Alyssa Galayda (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty)
Mary Nangle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South)
Carly Walsh (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan)
 
Men's Swimming
Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East)
RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa)
 
Women's Swimming
Tatum Rothermel (Halifax, Pa./Halifax)
Camryn Sedora (Chester, Md./Kent Island)
 
Men's Tennis
Dang Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam/)
Joaquin Perez (Pachuca, Mexico/Escuela Americana)
Henrique Rocha (Jaticua, Brazil/Escola SEB Maceio)
 
Women's Tennis
Alyson Witman (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood)
 
Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Steele Wrigley (Coatesville, Pa./Octorara)
Cole Doms (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling)
Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North)
Peyton Small (Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown)
 
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Marissa McNamee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin)
Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Cassandra Tipa-Bowman (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Lizzie Brown (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan)
Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee)
Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Maura Lenhart (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh)
Kadia Stover (Hershey, Pa./Hershey)