KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown athletics had 32 student-athletes earn Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Academic All-Conference honors for the spring, announced Wednesday.
 
Per the PSAC, this new honor for the 2025-26 school year was created to increase academic recognition for high-achieving student-athletes – a priority for the league's members that was highlighted in its most recent Strategic Plan. Academic All-Conference awards were previously chosen for the fall and winter seasons.
 
To achieve an Academic All-Conference classification, a student-athlete must have completed both two seasons of athletic eligibility and four semesters academically with at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
 
Additional criteria is based on participation that varies by sport. For what the PSAC designates a "team sport," (in this case, baseball, softball and lacrosse), a student-athlete must have played in 70 percent of their team's games through the completion of the conference championship. Exceptions are made for baseball and softball pitchers who recorded either 30 innings pitched or 15 total appearances.
 
For the purpose of Academic All-Conference honors, the PSAC defines track & field as an "individual sport." The additional requirements for track & field are that eligible student-athlete must have achieved a PSAC qualifying standard in an individual event or been listed among the Top 25 performers in an individual event on the PSAC performance list. Eligible student-athletes from the indoor season are included for these awards.
 
The KU award winners are as follows:
 
Baseball (2)
Jared Ferguson (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico)
Nick Varda (Columbia, Md./Atholton)
 
Softball (4)
Haley Gravish (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg)
Emily Henn (Matamoras, Pa./Delaware Valley)
Morgan Slomkowski (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East)
Alexa Stevens (Jefferson Township, Pa./North Pocono)
 
Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field (8)
Andrea Danciu (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin)
Mackey Donovan (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee)
Sage Dunkleberger (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Maura Lenhart (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh)
Marissa McNamee (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin)
Beth Schearer (Springfield, Pa./Springfield)
Brook Smith (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield)
Cassandra Tipa-Bowman (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
 
Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field (5)
Adam Brocato (Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall)
Michael Fellin (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic)
Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North)
Owen Weaver (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker)
Steele Wrigley (Coatesville, Pa./Octorara)
 
Women's Lacrosse (7)
Brynn Axe (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield)
Marisa Bragg (Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central)
Rowan Hall (Sloatsburg, N.Y./Suffern)
Lauren LaMorte (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip)
Alexis Plesic (Hanover, Pa./South Western)
Madison Wenner (Marmora, N.J./Ocean City)
Katie Yocum (Hanover, Pa./South Western)
 
Women's Golf (2)
Gabby Cohen (Jeffersonville, N.Y./Sullivan West)
Brooke Graham (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
 
Men's Tennis (4)
Dang Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam/)
Joaquin Perez (Pachuca, Mexico/Escuela Americana)
Emmitt Robinson (Ingersoll, Ontario/Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute)
Henrique Rocha (Jaticua, Brazil/Escola SEB Maceio)