Kutztown University Athletics

Career Honors
4x Academic All-NTCA
4x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
3x ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll
6x Dean's List Honors
3x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award

2017-18: D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...PSAC Scholar-Athlete, ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic All-NTCA...Ended her senior season with a 15.717 frame average in 34 total appearances, making 21 starts for KU...Posted a .5541 spare percentage and .6726 filled-frame percentage...Held a frame average of 17.6 in four appearances at the KU Invitational (1/21)...Finished with a 17.5 frame average at the Bud Whitman Memorial (10/17).

2016-17: PSAC Scholar-Athlete, D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Academic All-NTCA (7/6)...Aptaker concluded her junior season with a 16.048 frame average and a .5126 spare percentage out of her 93 total appearances. Led the Golden Bears with an 18.1 frame average while earning a place on the All-Tournament Team at the Molloy Invite (2/26)...Notched a season-best performance at the UMES Hawk Classic with a 16.989 frame average and 166.6 traditional average (11/18-20).

2015-16: ECC Commissioner's Honor Roll (7/25)...Academic All-NTCA (6/30)...PSAC Scholar-Athlete & D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Concluded her sophomore campaign with a frame average of 16.91...As part of the KU JV team at the Sacred Heart Invitational, she held a 149.2 traditional average (10/24).

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6).


The Aptaker File
Nickname: Magical Mel, Magic
If I Won the Lottery I would: Travel the world, see every country
Dream Job: Travel Writer
One Thing My Teammates May Not Know About Me: Sloths are my favorite animal
I spent my summer: working, bowling, travelling
Best Pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoys
What Was Your First Job? Dunkin Donuts
How Many States in the USA Have You Been To? 25
Why Did You Choose KU? The opportunity to bowl and study my field of interest
Cub Café or South Dining Hall: Cub Cafe
Favorite Thing About Coach: His collection of ties, and awesome dance moves
Goal for 2017-18: Graduate with honors, get into law school