WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College honored six student-athletes at the fifth annual The CATS (Celebrating Athletic Triumphs and Successes) Sunday in the ACC Auditorium.

Gavin Barrett (basketball) and Mackenzie Weaver (softball) earned Newcomer of the Year honors, in a field that featured Nathan Gustkey (baseball), Paul Langbein (tennis), Walter Heiser (lacrosse), Noah Hunt (wrestling), Cassi Johnson (soccer), and Rachel Teats (basketball).

Barrett started 18 of 23 games at point guard and led the team in points, assists, steals and minutes. He was third in the conference in assists and eighth in steals, and was one of seven players in NCAA Division III to record multiple triple-doubles this season (which is a school record).

Weaver finished the regular season with a 14-2 record and a 1.55 ERA. She was third in the conference in strikeouts and wins, and second in ERA. She struck out a career-high 14 batters against Penn State Abington and tossed her first career no-hitter this season.

Kyla Benner (softball) and Cameron Dick (baseball) were named Athletes of the Year, in a field that included Maci Illgen (basketball), Tucker Phillippe-Johansson (tennis), and James Thatcher (lacrosse).

Benner finished the regular season with a 13-5 record, a 1.88 ERA and 127 strikeouts – all in the top three in the conference. She also tossed two perfect games this season. Benner also contributed at the plate, with a .414 batting average, on 25 hits, with 7 doubles, and 14 RBI.

Dick batted .352, with 50 hits – including 18 doubles, two triples, and five home runs, and batted in 42 runs. He finished in the top 3 on the team in all major batting categories and was in the top 10 of the United East in hits, RBI and doubles.

Tanner Layne (soccer) and Cassi Kuhns (basketball) were Scholar-Athlete of the Year, in a field that included Issac Hernandez (lacrosse), Conner Burke (baseball), Will Sulesky (basketball), Taylor Gonzales (soccer), Jordan Specht (softball), and Alexis Youse (tennis).

Layne has a had perfect 4.0 GPA four times and has been named to the Dean's list six times. He's earned conference scholar-athlete honor in every season and is member of Chi Alpha Sigma. Layne is Vice President of Administration for Phi Mu Delta, a SAAC representative, and social media chair, and had volunteered at multiple community service events.

Kuhns has had four semesters with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and has been named to the Dean's list seven times. Kuhns will be a four-time conference scholar-athlete honoree and is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma. Cassi spends her time out of the classroom working at Community Services Group as a Behavioral Health Advisor and has volunteered at multiple community service events.