WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College set a school-record with 85 student-athletes selected as North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes, it was announced Thursday. The Wildcats topped their previous mark of 67 selections in 2019-20.
"Our student-athletes overcame so much adversity this past year and to excel in the classroom is just an amazing accomplishment," Penn College Director of Athletics John Vandevere said. "I am so proud of our student-athletes as they continue to exceed our expectations and raise our standards. Our coaches, support staff, and faculty were a direct influence in this achievement, and we cannot thank them enough for all of their hard work to help our student-athletes."
Penn College finished third among the conference's eight full-time members. Penn State Harrisburg (132) and Lancaster Bible College (111) finished ahead of Penn College.
The men's soccer team had a department-high 14 selections, while the women's basketball team was second with 13 selections.
The Wildcats featured 13 student-athletes with perfect grade point averages for the academic year, which included: Shayla Bickel (softball), Sydney Bruno (women's soccer), Marcie Harman (women's tennis), Cassi Kuhns (women's basketball), Kathryn Plankenhorn (women's cross country), Levi Pomeroy (men's cross country), Brandon Ratjavong (men's soccer), Alyssa Rusnock (softball), Kaelynn Sheetz (women's cross country), Keyona Shoff (women's basketball), Jordan Specht (softball), Grayson Tanner (men's soccer), and Alexis Youse (women's tennis).
The NEAC named 642 scholar-athletes this year, which represented 30 different stats and six different countries.
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.
Penn College Selections
| Name |
Sport |
Year |
Hometown |
|
| Ben Bretzman |
BA |
So. |
Bendersville, Pa. |
|
| Connor Burke |
BA |
Jr. |
Saint Clair, Pa. |
|
| Jacob Carles |
BA |
Jr. |
Bernville, Pa. |
|
| Cole Culver |
BA |
So. |
Titusville, Pa. |
|
| Alex Jaworski |
BA |
Fr. |
Taylor, Pa. |
|
| Ethan Ketterman |
BA |
Sr. |
Biglerville, Pa. |
|
| Brian Robison |
BA |
Jr. |
Quakertown, Pa. |
|
| Andrew Snyder |
BA |
So. |
Whitehall, Pa. |
|
| Jake Wagner |
BA |
So. |
Palmyra, Pa. |
|
| Chance Webb |
BA |
So. |
Hughesville, Pa. |
|
| Samuel Zeigler |
BA |
Jr. |
Palmyra, Pa. |
|
| Brody Baker |
MBB |
Sr. |
Lock Haven, Pa. |
|
| Chris Coyne Jr. |
MBB |
Fr. |
Glen Mills, Pa. |
|
| Blake Sherwood |
MBB |
Fr. |
Hughesville, Pa. |
|
| Will Deem |
MCC |
Fr. |
Furlong, Pa. |
|
| Matthew Leiby |
MCC |
Sr. |
Danville, Pa. |
|
| Levi Pomeroy |
MCC |
Sr. |
Dillsburg, Pa. |
|
| Kohltin Bartlow |
MGF |
So. |
Montgomery, Pa. |
|
| Karson Felty |
MGF |
Fr. |
Pine Grove, Pa. |
|
| Sean McNamara |
MGF |
Jr. |
Lancaster, Pa. |
|
| Garrett Corso |
MLX |
Sr. |
Bellefonte, Pa. |
|
| Giovanni Ferrari |
MLX |
Fr. |
Harveys Lake, Pa. |
|
| Andrew Gobbi |
MLX |
Sr. |
Fairfax, VA |
|
| Benjamin Guaragno |
MLX |
Jr. |
Spring Grove, Pa. |
|
| Daniel Harkins |
MLX |
Fr. |
North Wales, Pa. |
|
| Isaac Hernandez |
MLX |
So. |
Monroe Twp, N.J. |
|
| Nathan Hugo |
MLX |
Sr. |
Ligonier, Pa. |
|
| Stephen Lepore |
MLX |
Sr. |
Palmyra, Pa. |
|
| Dylan Spanier |
MLX |
Sr. |
Lewisberry, Pa. |
|
| Angelo Varcadipane |
MLX |
Fr. |
Boonton, N.J. |
|
| Alexander Cassada |
MSC |
Jr. |
Chambersburg, Pa. |
|
| Braeden Eckard |
MSC |
So. |
Danville, Pa. |
|
| Will Gallagher |
MSC |
Fr. |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
|
| Declan Gatchell |
MSC |
Jr. |
Manchester, Pa. |
|
| Rowen Gibson |
MSC |
So. |
Abington, Pa. |
|
| Adam Heintzelman |
MSC |
So. |
Mercersburg, Pa. |
|
| Tyler Hendershot |
MSC |
Fr. |
New Columbia, Pa. |
|
| Tanner Layne |
MSC |
Jr. |
Chesapeake, VA |
|
| Brandon Ratjavong |
MSC |
Fr. |
Gordonville, Pa. |
|
| Jared Rice |
MSC |
Fr. |
Strasburg, Pa. |
|
| Grayson Tanner |
MSC |
Fr. |
Saint Matthews, S.C. |
|
| Colton Wartman |
MSC |
Jr. |
Ellicott City, Md. |
|
| William Watson |
MSC |
Fr. |
Springfield, Pa. |
|
| Tyler Weimert |
MSC |
Fr. |
Fstrvl Trvose, Pa. |
|
| Zackary Burkhart |
MTN |
Jr. |
Milton, Pa. |
|
| Wade Wolley |
MTN |
Fr. |
Monson, Mass. |
|
| Shayla Bickel |
SB |
So. |
Shinglehouse, Pa. |
|
| Maddie Hurst |
SB |
So. |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
|
| Maggie Mangene |
SB |
Fr. |
Boalsburg, Pa. |
|
| Ivvy Morder |
SB |
So. |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
|
| Alyssa Rusnock |
SB |
So. |
Ovid, N.Y. |
|
| Madison Shaffer |
SB |
So. |
Trout Run, Pa. |
|
| Tori Siler |
SB |
Jr. |
Havre De Grace, Md. |
|
| Jordan Specht |
SB |
Jr. |
Frederick, Md. |
|
| Skyelar Splain |
SB |
So. |
Liverpool, Pa. |
|
| Sarah Woodruff |
SB |
Jr. |
Port Jervis, N.Y. |
|
| Lydia Albert |
WBB |
Fr. |
Trout Run, Pa. |
|
| Juilie Anthony |
WBB |
Fr. |
South Williamsport, Pa. |
|
| Maci Ilgen |
WBB |
Jr. |
Spring Mills, Pa. |
|
| Olivia Johnson |
WBB |
So. |
Shavertown, Pa. |
|
| Cassi Kuhns |
WBB |
Sr. |
Williamsport, Pa. |
|
| Kassidi Lenhart |
WBB |
So. |
Muncy, Pa. |
|
| Emily Pardee |
WBB |
Fr. |
Williamsport, Pa. |
|
| Shelby Pyatt |
WBB |
Fr. |
Frenchtown, N.J. |
|
| Makaya Shadle |
WBB |
So. |
Galeton, Pa. |
|
| Keyona Shoff |
WBB |
So. |
Shamokin, Pa. |
|
| Aubrey Stetts |
WBB |
So. |
Jersey Shore, Pa. |
|
| Allie Troup |
WBB |
Fr. |
Huntingdon, Pa. |
|
| Julie Wangler |
WBB |
Fr. |
Lancaster, Pa. |
|
| Cinnamon Digan |
WCC |
Sr. |
Mifflinburg, Pa. |
|
| Kathryn Plankenhorn |
WCC |
Jr. |
Montoursville, Pa. |
|
| Sydney Bruno |
WSC |
Fr. |
Williamsport, Pa. |
|
| Megan Bugbee |
WSC |
Sr. |
Geneseo, N.Y. |
|
| Erica Gallagher |
WSC |
So. |
Wyoming, Pa. |
|
| Rose Gatchell |
WSC |
Fr. |
Manchester, Pa. |
|
| Taylor Gonzales |
WSC |
Sr. |
Lititz, Pa. |
|
| Charlee Marshall |
WSC |
Jr. |
Snow Shoe, Pa. |
|
| Alicia Passmore |
WSC |
Fr. |
Houtzdale, Pa. |
|
| Kaelynn Sheetz |
WSC |
Fr. |
Elizabethtown, Pa. |
|
| Sloane Tressler |
WSC |
So. |
Mill Hall, Pa. |
|
| Madison Kistler |
WSC |
So. |
Kutztown, Pa. |
|
| Marcie Harman |
WTN |
Sr. |
Nescopeck, Pa. |
|
| Georgia Macensky |
WTN |
Fr. |
Wellsboro, Pa. |
|
| Alexis Youse |
WTN |
Jr. |
Pottstown, Pa. |
|
| Hannah Burnett |
WVB |
Jr. |
Middlebury Center, Pa. |
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