WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College set a school-record with 60 student-athletes selected as North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes, it was announced Thursday. The Wildcats finished fifth among the conference's 12 full-members, and topped their previous mark of 58 selections in 2017-18.
"I am very proud of the hard work that our student-athletes and staff did with regards to the classroom. We place a high value on success in the classroom and the gains in this area are proof of that," Director of Athletics
John Vandevere said. "Breaking the record for the number of scholar-athletes for a second-straight year is a great accomplishment, and it's an honor we all can celebrate."
In order to be selected, a student-athlete competing in a conference-sponsored sport must achieve a combined grade point average of 3.4 or higher for the fall and spring semesters and must have been in good standing on his or her team.
This year, the NEAC named 781 Scholar-Athlete selections from its 12 full-member institutions and six associate member schools for the 2018-19 academic year.
For the third-straight year, Keuka College led all NEAC institutions with a total of 116 scholar-athlete selections. The annual list of honorees continues to illustrate the geographic diversity of the league and its member institutions with NEAC Scholar-Athletes representing 36 different states and 16 different countries.
The men's cross country team topped all Penn College teams with nine selections (out of 17 student-athletes on its roster), while the women's soccer team was the top female team with eight scholar-athletes. Penn College also had 11 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Alex Zelger (baseball), Ned Baumbach (golf), Collin Klinger (men's soccer), Tanner Layne (men's soccer), Hayden Beiter (men's cross country), David Carlson (men's cross country), Lauren Herr (women's soccer), Marcie Harman (women's tennis), Alexis Youse (women's tennis), Sidney Trunzo (women's cross country), and Brittany Weiskopff (women's cross country) all earned perfect 4.0 GPA's.
Penn College finished the academic year with a school-record 3.18 department GPA, had 12 of 15 teams with a GPA of 3.0 or above, and saw 135 student-athletes earn a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Penn College selections:
| Abigail Williams |
WSC |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Alex Zelger |
BA |
Red Lion, Pa. |
| Alexis Youse |
WTN |
Pottstown, Pa. |
| Alexis Heritage |
SB |
New Castle, Del. |
| Ariana Burke |
WBB |
Chambersburg, Pa. |
| Austin Weinrich |
MCC |
Jenkintown, Pa. |
| Autumn McCrum |
WTN |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
| Benjamin Ericksen |
MCC |
Norwich, N.Y. |
| Brandon Fedoriw |
MBB |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Brittany Weiskopff |
WCC |
Roaring Branch, Pa. |
| Cassi Kuhns |
WBB |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Charlee Marshall |
WSC |
Snow Shoe, Pa. |
| Christine Limbert |
WVB |
Curwensville, Pa. |
| Christopher Hogan |
MCC |
Halifax, Pa. |
| Clark Jackson |
BA |
Columbia Cross Roads, Pa. |
| Cody Schwoyer |
MSC |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Cole Hofmann |
BA |
Newtown, Pa. |
| Collin Klinger |
MSC |
Dornsife, Pa. |
| Colton Wartman |
MSC |
Ellicott City, Md. |
| Connor Burke |
BA |
Saint Clair, Pa. |
| Daniel Hibbs |
MSC |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| David Carlson |
MCC |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
| Declan Gatchell |
MSC |
Manchester, Pa. |
| Emalie Marnati |
WVB |
Canton, Pa. |
| Emily Wikane |
SB |
Bel Air, Md. |
| Frank Tuason |
MBB |
Stamford, Conn. |
| Gregory Dorsch |
MSC |
Mount Airy, Md. |
| Hannah Burnett |
WVB |
Middlebury Center, Pa. |
| Hayden Beiter |
MCC |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Jacob Carles |
BA |
Bernville, Pa. |
| Jake Mashack |
MCC |
Bloomsburg, Pa. |
| Jenna Rejman |
WSC |
East Aurora, N.Y. |
| Kaelan Cronan |
WSC |
Leesport, Pa. |
| Kathryn Plankenhorn |
WCC |
Montoursville, Pa. |
| Kayla Christopher |
SB |
Northampton, Pa. |
| Kelly Williams |
WSC |
Marion, N.Y. |
| Kylee Butz |
WVB |
Lawrenceville, Pa. |
| Lauren Herr |
WSC |
Lititz, Pa. |
| Laycee Clark |
SB |
Tyrone, Pa. |
| Levi Pomeroy |
MCC |
Dillsburg, Pa. |
| Luke Whitenight |
MTN |
Berwick, Pa. |
| Maci Ilgen |
WBB |
Millheim, Pa. |
| Marcie Harman |
WTN |
Nescopeck, Pa. |
| Matthew Yoder |
MSC |
Nescopeck, Pa. |
| Megan Bugbee |
WSC |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
| Ned Baumbach |
MGF |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
| Reagan Mccoy |
MCC |
Lock Haven, Pa. |
| Rosey Thomas |
WCC |
Port Allegany, Pa. |
| Ryan Lockman |
MBB |
White Salmon, Wash. |
| Samuel Zeigler |
BA |
Palmyra, Pa. |
| Sarah Woodruff |
SB |
Port Jervis, N.Y. |
| Sean McNamara |
MGF |
Lancaster, Pa. |
| Sidney Trunzo |
WCC |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Stephen Helminiak |
MTN |
Williamsport, Pa. |
| Tanner Layne |
MSC |
Chesapeake, Va. |
| Taylor Gonzales |
WSC |
Lititz, Pa. |
| Thomas Runner |
MCC |
Elkridge, Md. |
| Tyler Marks |
MGF |
Beachwood, N.J. |
| William Dyer |
MGF |
Wallingford, Conn. |
| William Demarco |
MTN |
Glen Mills, Pa. |
