Kutztown University

The following are press releases for the Kutztown University Athletic Department, released during the time listed above. For more information, contact the sports information office.

August 18, 2005

KU WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM TOURS HAWAII

KUTZTOWN, PA – The Kutztown University women’s soccer team recently returned from a weeklong trip to Hawaii as part of the team’s pre-season.

The Golden Bears left Kutztown on August 10, and flew from Newark, NJ, to Hawaii. The team stayed at Waikiki Beach, Oahu. In addition to the 28 players and coaches, 32 friends, family and alumni joined the team on the trip.

Kutztown participated in a pair of scrimmages during the trip, taking on Hawaii-Pacific on August 12 and Catawba (N.C.) on August 14.

Additional trip highlights included a tour of Pearl Harbor and a group luau after the two scrimmages, respectively.

The Golden Bears returned on August 17 for its traditional pre-season camp, in preparation of the season-opener this Saturday, August 27, against 2004 NCAA Division II finalist Adelphi at Keystone Field.

August 15, 2005

KU’S LAURA KLINE NAMED REGIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University field hockey and track & field standout Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading HS) has been named the East Region Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association.

From the 16 regional award winners, one male and one female national scholar-athlete of the year will be chosen and announced in late August. The award, sponsored by Disney Sports Attractions, provides the opportunity for Division II to highlight the extraordinary achievements of its student-athletes. To be nominated for consideration, a student-athlete must have attained a 3.0 career cumulative grade point average and possess outstanding athletic credentials.

Kline was previously named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A two-time Academic All-America selection in 2004-05, Kline earned second-team cross country/track & field honors and a spot on the third-team at-large squad for field hockey.

Kline, who has a 4.0 grade point average as a special education major, earned second-team All-PSAC honors in field hockey last fall. She helped anchor a defense that posted a PSAC-best six shutouts in league competition. The Golden Bears allowed just 1.21 goals per game in conference action, tied for second best in the PSAC. She chipped in with two goals and four assists as well. The team 14-6 overall and 9-5 in the PSAC, advancing to the conference semifinals.

She also played a key role on Kutztown’s two PSAC Track & Field Championship squads in 2005. During the indoor season, Kline placed second in the 400-meter dash (58.43) to help the team claim the conference championship. Outdoors, She paced the field in the 400-meter hurdles by running a time of 1:03.10, and was part of the winning 4x400 relay team which finished in a time of 3:53.01. Both times established new stadium records. In addition, she qualified for the league championships in the 200- and 400-meter races, and earlier in the season, ran a PSAC season-best time of 1:03.05 in the 400-meter hurdles.

The junior was selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-Academic squad each of the last two years and is a two-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete. She has made the Dean’s List in each of her four semesters at Kutztown.

August 10, 2005

KU’s ERIN LIVINGSTON EARNS NCAA DEGREE COMPLETION AWARD

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Erin Livingston (Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll), of the field hockey and softball teams, is one of 91 former student-athletes to receive an NCAA Division II degree completion award for 2005-06.

The Division II Degree-Completion Award Program provides financial assistance to deserving student-athletes for the completion of their first undergraduate degree. To receive the award, students must have completed their athletics eligibility and received financial aid for athletics. Recipients must have solid academic credentials.

Livingston completed her eligibility in both sports this past school year. She has been selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Academic squad three times and is a four-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete and dean’s list recipient. Livingston was a three-year starter for the field hockey team and is KU’s career leader in defensive saves with 23. Her 12 defensive saves in 2002 are a school record. She was twice named to the All-PSAC first team, was named first team All-America in 2004 and was second team All-America in 2003. As a senior, she was selected to play in the North/South All-Star game.

In softball, Livingston was a four-year starter at third base/designated player. She was named to the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Region all-tournament team. Livingston was a career .263 hitter with 90 RBI. Her 39 career doubles are third all-time at Kutztown.

In April, Livingston was named the 2004-05 Kutztown University Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the year. She has a 3.58 GPA as an elementary education/mathematics major.

August 9, 2005

FORMER KU CATCHER CLAY KUKLICK SIGNED BY ELMIRA PIONEERS OF CAN-AM LEAGUE

KUTZTOWN, PA – Former Kutztown University catcher Clay Kuklick (North Wales/North Penn HS) has signed with the Elmira (N.Y.) Pioneers, of the independent Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball League.

Kuklick, who completed his career at KU this past spring, made his professional debut with the Pioneers in a 10-6 loss to the North Shore Spirit on Sunday, August 7. Kuklick was 1-for-4 at the plate in the game.

Kuklick was named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division second team in 2005, after hitting .311 with 36 runs scored and 25 RBI. He hit three home runs, and threw out 16-of-32 would-be base stealers from behind the plate. Kuklick was named the PSAC tournament most valuable player, after leading the Golden Bears to the 2005 championship.

Kuklick ended his KU career ranked third in games played (188), fourth in at-bats (562), fourth in runs (124), fifth in hits (176) and is the school record holder in times hit by pitch (43).

The Can-Am League regular season schedule began on May 26 and runs through Sept 5.

August 9, 2005

2004 KU VOLLEYBALL TEAM RECEIVES AVCA ACADEMIC HONOR

KUTZTOWN, PA – The 2004 Kutztown University women’s volleyball team is one of 274 recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Awards for the 2004-05 season.

The award honors college and high school teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year.

Recipients of the award range from NCAA Division I institutions to high school girls’ and boys’ teams. The college ranks produced 148 programs that met the requirements for the award. Kutztown was one of 26 NCAA Division II programs recognized.

The Golden Bears, under eighth-year head coach John Gump, achieved a team grade-point average of 3.41. The squad finished the year 19-12 overall, including a 5-5 mark in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division.

The 2005 edition of the KU women’s volleyball team will begin its season on September 2-3, when it hosts the four-team Kutztown Classic.

August 2, 2005

KU SELECTED TO FINISH FIFTH IN PRE-SEASON PSAC FOOTBALL POLL

BLOOMSBURG, PA - Kutztown University's football team was picked to finish fifth in the pre-season Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division coaches poll, released Tuesday at the annual media luncheon at Bloomsburg University.

East Stroudsburg, an NCAA regional finalist in 2004, has been chosen as favorites by the league’s coaches to capture the 2005 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division title. The Warriors are followed by last year’s regional and PSAC East champion West Chester. Bloomsburg comes in at No. 3, with Millersville, Kutztown, Mansfield and Cheyney rounding out the fourth through seventh spots, respectively.

The Golden Bears, under eighth-year head coach Dave Keeny, report to camp on Sunday, August 7. The 2005 season opener vs. Shippensburg is August 27 at University Field.

The remainder of this release is courtesy of the PSAC.

EAST STROUDSBURG suffered only two losses in 2004, both in tight games with West Chester. Ten players return as starters on offense, headlined by two-time PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year QB Jim Terwilliger. The record-setting quarterback led Division II in passing efficiency last year with a 174.1 rating and setting a league single-season record with 4,294 yards of total offense. He has his top five pass catchers returning, including WRs Tim Strenfel (69 rec, 1,388 yds, 11 TD) and Evan Prall (52, 832, 7). FB Anthony Carfagno rushed for 360 yds and 15 TD and caught 45 passes for 707 yards and 4 more scores. The defense returns nine starters, which includes standouts Matt Crispell (10 INT, 8 PB) and Michael Wiggins (8 INT, PB) in the secondary.

WEST CHESTER reeled off three straight playoff wins before bowing to eventual national champion Valdosta State in the NCAA semifinals in 2004. Along the way, the Golden Rams set a school record with 11 wins and claimed its first Eastern Division title since 1999. A replacement for QB Bob Findora (9,326 career pass yds) is the key to success on offense. The new starter will have the luxury of throwing to WR Brandon Simmons, who led PSAC receivers with 1,534 yds and 20 TDs, and handing off to RB Osagie Osunde (1,151 yds, 17 TD). LBs Lateef Ferguson (82 TT, 6 TFL) and Dan Faubel (78 TT, 10 TFL), and DE Jared Souders (57 TT, 8 TFL) are expected to lead a group of newcomers on defense.

BLOOMSBURG was unable to win at least a share of the Eastern Division title in 2004, marking the end of four straight crowns. The Huskies may be able to start a new streak as seven offensive and six defensive starters are back for another season. The offense flows in the direction of massive tackle Jhari Evans, a two-time East First Team selection. The 6-4, 340-lb standout is one of four players back on the line helping protect three-year starting QB Jack Lydic (1,161 yds, 63.6%). The RB position is secure with Jamar Brittingham (991 yds, 16 TD) and Josh Heck (790 yds, 4 TD in 2003) ready to carry the load. DE Dominick Esgro (32 TT, 5 Sk) and LB Rodney Johnson (58 TT, 3 TFL, 2 INT) head up the defense.

MILLERSVILLE ushers in a new era in 2005 with the hiring of head coach Joe Trainer. The defensive coordinator the past five seasons at Division I-AA Villanova takes over a squad that has seven starters back on both sides of the ball. QB Dan Csencsitz completed 62.8 percent of his passes last year, accumulating 2,649 yards and 17 TD. His favorite target is WR Ryan Clift (55 rec, 768 yds, 6 TD). RB Juan Jones rushed for 254 yards and 8 TD in his final three games of 2004. At least two starters return in each unit of the defense, with LB Chris Donati (75 TT, 11 TFL), DB Dan deBrauwere (51 TT, 2 TFL) and DE Chuck Koch (29 TT, 5 Sk, 8 TFL) as the leaders of each group.

KUTZTOWN has a strong chance of improving on its 4-6 record of a year ago with 49 lettermen and 18 starters returning for 2005. Three RBs with starting experience are back, as well as all five starters on the offensive line. WR James Brooks (38 rec, 519 yds) and TE Jason Henley (20, 202) will be to the benefit of a new starting QB. The veteran defense has four starters back on the line, and leaders like LB Greg Mitchell (80 TT, 5 TFL, 2 FF, 3 FR) and DB Michael Baldwin (59 TT, 5 PB) heading up their groups.

MANSFIELD aims to improve under second-year mentor Jim Shiffer. RB Poohbear McNeal rushed for 1,684 yds in 2003 and added 823 yards in eight contests last year. Paving the way for McNeal is 6-3, 320-lb lineman Jamar Foulks, a first-team selection in 2004. Though only four regulars are back on defense, the group does return three of its top five tacklers. LB Andre Turner (88 TT, 8 TFL) and DE Keith Slezak (48 TT, 9 TFL) handle the challenge up front, while CB Ronnie Montgomery (44 TT, 3 INT) sparks the secondary.

CHEYNEY went through some growing pains in 2004, featuring a roster with a freshman majority. Fifteen players from that class return as sophomore starters this year, with the only other two returning starters entering their junior years. WRs Kevin Gresham and Charles Johnson will form an explosive tandem for QB Derrick Murry. LB Brandon Hawkins registered 89 tackles on his way to first-team Eastern Division honors. Other talents include DE Mark Wilkins (42 TT, 12 TFL) and DB Tyree Cooper (71 TT, 3 TFL, INT).

1. East Stroudsburg 10-2, 5-1 – 2nd

Head Coach: Denny Douds
Returning Starters: 10 off, 9 def
1st Team Returnees: WR Tim Strenfel, QB Jim Terwilliger, FB Anthony Carfagno, P Mark Brubaker, DL Andrew Marstellar, DB Matt Crispell, P Ken Parrish

2. West Chester 11-4, 6-0 - 1st

Head Coach: Bill Zwaan
Returning Starters: 4 off, 2 def
1st Team Returnees: WR Brandon Simmons, RB Osagie Osunde, LB Dan Faubel

3. Bloomsburg 7-3, 4-2 – 3rd

Head Coach: Danny Hale
Returning Starters: 7 off, 6 def
1st Team Returnees: G John Moser, T Jhari Evans, DL Scott Keating, DL Dominick Esgro

4. Millersville 5-5, 3-3 – 4th

Head Coach: Joe Trainer
Returning Starters: 7 off, 7 def
1st Team Returnees: DB Dan deBrauwere

5. Kutztown 4-6, 2-4 – 5th

Head Coach: Dave Keeny
Returning Starters: 9 off, 9 def
1st Team Returnees: TE Jason Henley, DB Mike Baldwin

6. Mansfield 1-9, 1-5 – 6th

Head Coach: Jim Shiffer
Returning Starters: 6 off, 4 def
1st Team Returnees: C Jamar Foulks

7. Cheyney 1-10, 0-6 – 7th

Head Coach: Tim Newsome
Returning Starters: 10 off, 7 def
1st Team Returnees: LB Brandon Hawkins

July 7, 2005

LAURA KLINE NAMED PSAC FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University field hockey and track & field standout Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading) has been named the 2004-05 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, in voting conducted by the league’s sports information directors.

To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, one must first be selected as a Top Ten Award winner, given to five men and five women following each of the sports seasons: fall, winter and spring. Kline was chosen as a Top 10 winner after the fall and spring seasons.

A two-time Academic All-America selection this year, Kline earned second-team cross country/track & field honors and a spot on the third-team At-Large squad for field hockey.

Kline, who has a 4.0 grade point average as a special education major, earned second-team All-PSAC honors in field hockey. She helped anchor a defense that posted a PSAC-best six shutouts in league competition. The Golden Bears allowed just 1.21 goals per game in conference action, tied for second best in the PSAC. She chipped in with two goals and four assists as well. The team 14-6 overall and 9-5 in the PSAC, advancing to the conference semifinals.

Kline also played a key role on Kutztown’s two PSAC Track & Field Championship squads. During the indoor season, Kline placed second in the 400-meter dash (58.43) to help the team claim the conference championship. Outdoors, She paced the field in the 400-meter hurdles by running a time of 1:03.10, and was part of the winning 4x400 relay team which finished in a time of 3:53.01. Both times established new stadium records. In addition, she qualified for the league championships in the 200- and 400-meter races, and earlier in the season, ran a PSAC season-best time of 1:03.05 in the 400-meter hurdles.

Kline is Kutztown’s third-ever PSAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, but the first female to win the honor. Alex Daecher, football, was the recipient in 2001-02 and Jason Hilt, a track & field/cross country runner, earned the award in 1998-99.

Kline and California (PA)’s Mike Larson, the male scholar athlete of the year, headline a list of 1,364 PSAC Scholar-Athletes, including a record 103 Kutztown University Golden Bears.

July 7, 2005

GOLDEN BEARS PLACE SCHOOL-RECORD 103 ON PSAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE LIST

KUTZTOWN, PA – Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner Steve Murray has announced the 2004-05 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. Among the 1,364 student-athletes recognized in the league, a school-record 103 were from Kutztown University.

The KU total of 103 shattered the previous school record of 89 set in 2002-03.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must attain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and compete in an intercollegiate varsity sport. The 1,364 scholar-athletes account for approximately one quarter of the 5,300+ student-athletes in the PSAC. Commissioner Murray will award each scholar-athlete with a certificate of distinction.

Kutztown’s 103 scholar-athletes represent 20 sports. They are as follows:

Baseball
Jeff Craig (so. Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban)
Matt Dierolf (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown)
Matt Jones (fr. Lititz/Warwick)
Clay Kuklick (sr. North Wales/North Penn)

Women’s Basketball
Katie Harlor (fr. Danville/Danville)
Jennifer Loprete (so. Wescosville/Emmaus)
Brooke Martin (sr. Lock Haven/Central Mountain)

Men’s Cross Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Dave Bartolomucci (sr. Exeter/Exeter)
Tony Hegedus (so. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh)
Jeremy Joseph (fr. Easton/Easton)
John King (so. Phoenixville/Phoenixville)
Dave Kleppan (fr. Ridge, NY/Longwood)
Sean Loomis (so. Havertown/Haverford)
Vonkurt Redley (fr. Elkins Park/Cheltenham)
Jake Wieder (fr. Macungie/Emmaus)
Dan Wilde (so. Lemoyne/Cedar Cliff)

Women’s Cross Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Amie Bennett (sr. Sinking Spring/Wilson)
Candice Bullard (sr. Schwenksville/Perkiomen Valley)
Sandra Creason (fr. Harrisburg/Central Dauphin)
Bethany Davanzati (sr. Morgantown/Hewitt-Trussville {AL})
Laura Deller (fr. York/Dallastown)
Amanda Grant (sr. Whitehall/Whitehall)
Kristen Green (fr. Camp Hill/Camp Hill)
Rebecca Griffin (fr. Cape May Court House, NJ/Middle Twp.)
Jackie Habe (fr. Mountainhome/Pocono Mountain East)
Deneen Igo (so. Barnesville/Mahanoy Area)
Erica Kabbeko (fr. Birdsboro/Twin Valley)
Katelyn Katzgrau (fr. West Milford, NJ/Pope John XXIII)
Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading) (also field hockey)
Megan Lacy (so. Richboro/Villa Joseph Marie)
Molly Lare (so. Bethlehem/Liberty)
Alison Maurer (jr. Lewisberry/Northern York)
Danielle Mousley (sr. Manheim Twp./Manheim Twp.)
Sara Otis (sr. Wyalusing/Wyalusing Valley)
Jaime Paulhamus (fr. Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Regional)
Jaci Pfeiffer (jr. Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough)
Christine Procopio (jr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills)
Amy Schaeffer (jr. Richland/ELCO)
Kim Tanner (fr. New Columbia/Milton)
Erin Waters (fr. Waymart Western Wayne) (also volleyball)

Field Hockey
Amanda Behney (jr. Lyons/Kutztown)
Laura Belfatti (so. Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic)
Ciara Borden (sr. Hanover/Delone Catholic)
Jackie Girard (sr. Levittown/Conwell-Egan)
Colleen Healey (jr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North)
Trista Hershey (jr. Fredericksburg/Tulpehocken)
Jaime Kennally (jr. Lansdale/Lansdale Catholic)
Erin Livingston (sr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll) (also softball)
Lauren McCabe (jr. Shohola/Delaware Valley)
Laura Wieder (fr. Emmaus/Emmaus)

Football
Michael Baldwin (jr. Philadelphia/Dobbins Tech)
Larry Baumgardner (fr. New Oxford/New Oxford)
Tom Cressman (fr. Sellersville/Pennridge)
Brett Harbach (jr. West Lawn/Wilson)
Greg Mitchell (jr. Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic)
Cory Porrino (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain)
Scott Smith (fr. New Oxford/Delone Catholic)
Drew Varano (fr. York/Dallastown)

Women’s Golf
Colleen Casey (so. Collegeville/Perkiomen Valley)
Amy Miller (fr. Schuylkill Haven/Schuylkill Haven)
Piera Snyder (sr. Reading/Lancaster County Day)

Men’s Soccer
Alan Hallman (jr. Macungie/Emmaus)
Matt Kade (fr. Quakertown/Quakertown)
Chris Pachuta (sr. Nazareth/Notre Dame)
Greg Sassaman (fr. Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional)

Women’s Soccer
Maureen Bell (jr. York/York Catholic)
Kate Downing (sr. Reading/Muhlenberg)
Julie Folsom (fr. Wanaque, NJ/Lakeland Regional)
Lesley Freer (fr. Honesdale/Honesdale)
Erin Gallagher (jr. Vorhees, NJ/Eastern)
Jennifer Kozlowski (jr. Mount Carmel/Mount Carmel)
Angelic Ostrander (sr. East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg)
Gwen Post (jr. Wyomissing/General McLane)
Danielle Schlupp (fr. Holland/Council Rock South)
Lauren Tatro (sr. Somerville, NJ/Somerville)
Jenn Wylie (fr. Wescosville/Emmaus)

Softball
Kathleen Bittner (so. West Chester/West Chester East)
Sara Cook (jr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg)
Caitlin Hague (fr. Lansdale/North Penn)
Jackie Messina (fr. Allentown/Parkland)
Denise Noll (fr. Oley/Oley Valley)

Men’s Swimming
Chris Becker (jr. Reading/Schuylkill Valley)
Greg Fulkerson (sr. Towanda/Towanda)

Women’s Swimming
Kati Hoover (so. Hershey/Hershey)
Carrie Lum (jr. Mercersburg/James Buchanan)
Brooke Sharp (fr. Breinigsville/Parkland)
Jennifer Steider (sr. Brick, NJ/Brick Twp. Memorial)
Kelsey Wiley (so. Chalfont/Central Bucks West)

Men’s Tennis
Somdeep Appineni (so. Hyderabad, INDIA)

Women’s Tennis
Mindi Bell (sr. Mount Joy/Donegal)
Bianca Blatz (fr. Ludwigs Hafen, GERMANY)
Kristen Bodalski (jr. Media/Cardinal O’Hara)
Kerstin Kloeffer (so. Ludwigs Hafen, GERMANY)
Priya Pachkawde (so. Nasik, INDIA)

Volleyball
Amanda Balionis (fr. Lancaster/Manheim Twp.)
Sarah Brandon (so. Gibsonia/Pine-Richland)
Shelby Bunting (so. Green Lane/Pennridge)
Krystalee George (so. Alburtis/Emmaus)
Katie Herman (so. Grove City/Grove City)
Heather Schreiber (fr. Dunkirk, MD/Northern)
Shannon Sullivan (so. Pine Grove/Pine Grove)
Dani Witherite (so. Pennsylvania Furnace/State College)

Wrestling
Charles Kolb (fr. Easton/Easton)

June 28, 2005

KLINE NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA IN TRACK & FIELD

KUTZTOWN, PA – Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading) of the Kutztown University women’s track & field team has been selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America second team.

It is her second Academic All-America honor this year. Kline earned a place on the women’s at-large third team earlier this month as a member of the KU field hockey squad.

Laura Kline earned her second Academic All-America honor this year.

Kline, who has a 4.0 grade point average as a special education major, helped the Golden Bears to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championship, winning the 400-meter hurdles with an NCAA provisional time and stadium record. She also anchored the victorious 4x400 relay that clinched the team title for KU. In 2004, she was part of Kutztown’s PSAC champion 4x400-meter relay team at the conference championships.

She was named to the Academic All-District teams for both track & field/cross country and field hockey this season and made the PSAC Academic Top Ten in the fall as a member of KU field hockey and again in the spring for track & field.

As a midfielder for the field hockey team, Kline tallied a pair of goals and four assists for eight points. She started all 19 games in which she played and was named to the All- PSAC second team. The team 14-6 overall and 9-5 in the PSAC, advancing to the conference semifinals. In her field hockey career, she has two goals and six assist as a two-year starter.

June 22, 2005

EIGHTY-ONE NAMED TO SPRING DEAN’S LIST

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University recently announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2005 semester. Among those recognized were 81 student-athletes.

Students must have a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.60 with the completion of at least 12 credit hours for the semester to qualify for the Dean’s List.

The eighty-one student-athletes tied the school-record for a semester, set in the fall.

Kutztown’s 81 student-athletes, including 46 with a 4.0, represent 20 sports. They are as follows:

Baseball
Jeff Craig (so. Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban)
Matt Jones (fr. Lititz/Warwick)

Women’s Basketball
Katie Harlor (fr. Danville/Danville)

Cheer Team
Katie Arbolino (sr. Netcong, NJ/Lenape Valley)
Regina Iannello (fr. Wallingford/Strath Haven)
Nicole Nelson (fr. Pottsville/Pottsville)
Jenna Parton (jr. Whitehall/Whitehall)
Sarah Ruth (fr. Hershey/Hershey)
Leah Vallen (sr. Annville/Annville-Cleona)

Men’s Cross Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Dave Bartolomucci (sr. Exeter/Exeter)
Jeremy Joseph (fr. Easton/Easton)

Women’s Cross Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Amie Bennett (sr. Sinking Spring/Wilson)
Desiree Bower (so. Bethel/Tulpehocken)
Bethany Davanzati (sr. Morgantown/Hewitt-Trussville {AL})
Kristen Green (fr. Camp Hill/Camp Hill)
Jackie Habe (fr. Mountainhome/Pocono Mountain East)
Deneen Igo (so. Barnesville/Mahanoy Area)
Erica Kabbeko (fr. Birdsboro/Twin Valley)
Katelyn Katzgrau (fr. West Milford, NJ/Pope John XXIII)
Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading) (also field hockey)
Danielle Mousley (sr. Manheim Twp./Manheim Twp.)
Sara Otis (sr. Wyalusing/Wyalusing Valley)
Christine Procopio (jr. Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills)
Amy Schaeffer (jr. Richland/ELCO)

Field Hockey
Amanda Behney (jr. Lyons/Kutztown)
Laura Belfatti (so. Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic)
Ciara Borden (sr. Hanover/Delone Catholic)
Jackie Girard (sr. Levittown/Conwell-Egan)
Colleen Healey (jr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North)
Trista Hershey (jr. Fredericksburg/Tulpehocken)
Jamie Kennally (jr. Lansdale/Lansdale Catholic)
Erin Livingston (sr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Carroll) (also softball)
Lauren McCabe (sr. Shohola/Delaware Valley)

Football
Michael Baldwin (jr. Philadelphia/Dobbins Tech)
Larry Baumgardner (fr. New Oxford/New Oxford)
Tom Cressman (fr. Sellersville/Pennridge)
Greg Mitchell (jr. Bethlehem/Bethlehem Catholic)
Cory Porrino (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain)
Scott Smith (fr. New Oxford/Delone Catholic)
Dustin Woodward (so. Lancaster/Penn Manor)
Josh Zimmerman (jr. New Tripoli/Northwestern Lehigh)

Women’s Golf
Colleen Casey (so. Collegeville/Perkiomen Valley)
Amy Miller (fr. Schuylkill Haven/Schuylkill Haven)

Men’s Soccer
Collin Dalton (fr. Carlisle/Big Spring)
Matt Kade (fr. Quakertown/Quakertown)
Chris Pachuta (sr. Nazareth/Notre Dame)
Greg Sassaman (fr. Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional)
Bob St. Laurent (sr. Washington, NJ/Warren Hills)

Women’s Soccer
Julie Folsom (fr. Wanaque, NJ/Lakeland Regional)
Erin Gallagher (jr. Vorhees, NJ/Eastern)
Jennifer Kozlowski (jr. Mount Carmel/Mount Carmel)
Nikki Marczak (sr. Levittown/Harry S. Truman)
Gwen Post (jr. Wyomissing/General McLane)
Danielle Schlupp (fr. Holland/Council Rock South)
Jenn Wylie (fr. Wescosville/Emmaus)

Softball
Sara Cook (jr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg)
Jackie Messina (fr. Allentown/Parkland)
Denise Noll (fr. Oley/Oley Valley)

Men’s Swimming
Chris Becker (jr. Reading/Schuylkill Valley)
Greg Fulkerson (sr. Towanda/Towanda)

Women’s Swimming
Colleen Brady (jr. Harleysville/St. Pius X)
Kati Hoover (so. Hershey/Hershey)
Christine Kolenut (jr. Westfield, NJ/Westfield)
Carrie Lum (fr. Mercersburg/James Buchanan)
Brooke Sharp (fr. Breinigsville/Parkland)
Ashley Singer (fr. Lititz/Warwick)
Jennifer Steider (sr. Brick, NJ/Brick Twp. Memorial)
Kelsey Wiley (so. Chalfont/Central Bucks West)

Women’s Tennis
Mindi Bell (sr. Mount Joy/Donegal)
Kristen Bodalski (jr. Media/Cardinal O’Hara)
Kerstin Kloeffer (so. Ludwigs Hafen, GERMANY)

Volleyball
Sarah Brandon (so. Gibsonia/Pine-Richland)
Shelby Bunting (so. Green Lane/Pennridge)
Krystalee George (so. Alburtis/Emmaus)
Katie Herman (so. Grove City/Grove City)
Heather Schreiber (fr. Dunkirk, MD/Northern)
Shannon Sullivan (jr. Pine Grove/Pine Grove)
Dani Witherite (so. Pennsylvania Furnace/State College)

Wrestling
Andy Freas (so. Wescosville/Emmaus)
Jamie Gill (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville)
Ryan Wasser (jr. Northampton/Northampton)

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Brian Mondschein has been named the Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Mondschein, in his 13th season as head coach at Kutztown, guided his women to this year’s PSAC Outdoor Championship, completing a sweep of the 2005 titles after winning the indoor crown in February. The win was a two-spot jump for the Golden Bears from a year ago and marked the third title in nine years. The women won the program's first-ever title in 1997 and added another in 2000. In one of the closest team races in years, KU edged out second place Shippensburg by just 4.5 points and third place Indiana (PA) by 5.5. The Golden Bears had four individual champions, one second place finisher and three third-place showings. KU also produced an All-American in the hammer throw, Alison Maurer, an event not contested at the PSAC Championships. Previously, he was named East Region Women’s Coach of the Year by the US Track Coaches Association.

This is the third PSAC Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year award for Mondschein, with the others coming in 1997 and 2000. He was also named Indoor Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005. He has five women’s championships, three outdoor and a two indoor. On the men’s side, Mondschein has won five titles and five Men’s Coach of the Year awards, all of which have come outdoors. His men’s team tied for second at the 2005 PSAC Outdoor Championships.

June 8, 2005

ST. LOUIS SELECT KU’S KYLE SADLOWSKI

KUTZTOWN, PA – Kyle Sadlowski (jr. Reading/Central Catholic) of the Kutztown University baseball team was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 34th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. He was the 1,040th overall pick.

Sadlowski

Sadlowski, a right-handed pitcher, was 9-4 with a 3.78 earned run average for the Golden Bears in 2005, with 73 strikeouts and just 26 walks in 83.1 innings pitched. He was second on the team in wins, strikeouts, innings and was third on the club with three complete games in 13 starts.

For his career, the right-hander is 19-8 with 139 punchouts in 170.1 innings, as well as a 3.91 ERA. His 19 wins rank fifth all-time at KU.

Sadlowski is expected to report to the Cardinal's minicamp over the weekend.

With his selection, Sadlowksi joins former Golden Bears Ryan Voglesong, Glenn Woolard, Tim Bausher and Ron Chiavacci in the professional ranks. Voglesong was a fifth round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 1998 and currently pitches for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Woolard, a 10t h round selection by the Giants, is currently at Double-A Huntsville in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Bausher was originally a 27th round pick of the Seattle Mariners and is presently at Pawtucket, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Chiavacci was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 44^th round in 1998 and is currently with the Indianapolis Indians, Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburg Pirates.

Kutztown finished its season with a 39-18 record, establishing a school record for wins in a season. KU was 10-8 in the PSAC and won the PSAC Championship tournament. The squad also advanced to the North Atlantic Regional, placing third.

June 3, 2005

KLINE, OTIS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

KUTZTOWN, PA – Laura Kline (jr. Reading/Reading) and Sara Otis (sr. Wyalusing/Wyalusing Valley) of the Kutztown University women’s track & field team were selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II team for cross country/track & field.

Kline

Otis

Kline was named to the first team, while Otis earned a place on the second team.

Kline, who has a 4.0 grade point average in special education, earns her second Academic All-District first team honor in the past two weeks. She was also selected to the At-Large first team as a member of the KU field hockey team. In track & field, she was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Outdoor Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, setting a stadium record with an NCAA provisional time of 1:03.10. She was also part of the conference champion 4x400 relay that ran a stadium record of 3:53.01. Her time of 1:03.05 in the 400 hurdles at Lafayette was the fastest time by a PSAC competitor all season. Kline also qualified for the PSAC Outdoors in the 200 and 400.

She was named to the PSAC Academic Top Ten in the fall and was a 2003-04 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. Kline placed second in 400 and 4x400 relay at the 2005 PSAC Indoor Championship. The junior helped KU to a sweep of the 2005 PSAC track championships, as KU claimed both the indoor and outdoor titles. In field hockey, Kline is a two-year starter for the Golden Bears and was named to the All-PSAC second team this fall. She has also been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Academic Squad each of the past two seasons. Kline is a four-time Dean’s List member.

With her selection to the first team, Kline is now on the ballot for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americaâ Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team, that is scheduled to be announced on Thursday, June 23. The At-Large Academic All-Americaâ Team will be announced on Thursday, June 16.

Otis graduated in May with a 3.90 GPA in secondary education/mathematics. She was third at the 2005 PSAC Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles and was also part of the PSAC Champion 4x400 relay that set the stadium record of 3:53.01. Otis was sixth at the indoor championships in the 400 hurdles. She is a four-time PSAC Champion, running on the outdoor 4x400 relay each of the past three seasons and on the 2004 indoor 4x100 relay. She won the 2002-03 KU Presidential Award for highest grade-point average, is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and a seven-time member of the Dean’s List.

The District II College Division consists of all NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA colleges and universities in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and a starter or significant reserve on her team.

June 1, 2005

KU’S SHUBILLA TO PLAY IN COLLEGIATE SHOOTOUT

KUTZTOWN, PA – Holly Shubilla (so. Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) was one of 12 golfers selected to participate in the 20th annual Collegiate Shootout at the Hershey Golf Club on June 8.

The players represent 11 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as well as one from Penn State. They will be competing for at least $6,000 in scholarships for their schools. The shootout will conclude around noon, after which the charity portion of the event will begin. The student-athletes will be going after prizes worth $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 that will go to the general scholarship funds of the schools of the top three finishers.

Shubilla

Shubilla posted an 86.8 scoring average for the Golden Bears in 2004-05, the second lowest mark in KU history. She had six top five finishes in 13 tournaments, including at least a share of first place in each of Kutztown’s final two tournaments of the season. At the Mercyhurst Invitational, she established both KU’s 18- and 36-hole records for a par-73 course with scores of 80 and 162.

Shubilla is one of just two female golfers in the field, along with Christin Pacacha of Penn State.

IUP’s Eric Anderson, Lock Haven’s Josh Smith, Slippery Rock’s Matt Walsh, West Chester’s Todd Brown, Corey Gast of Millersville, Casey Geyer of East Stroudsburg, Clarion’s Lou Jesioliewic, California (PA)’s Anthony Lent, Trey M. Mallicone of Shippensburg, and Edinboro’s Eric Shaffer will also be competing.

The Collegiate Shootout is a prelude to the annual Bob Burgess-Thomas McCormac charity golf outing, which has raised more than $1 million for various charitable organizations. This year’s event will benefit Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research and the Penn State Medical Center Children’s Hospital project.

The Collegiate Shootout will be played on the Hershey East Course with a 7:30 AM tee off.

June 1, 2005

KUTZTOWN’S KELLER NAMED ALL-AMERICAN

KUTZTOWN, PA – Matt Keller (jr. Fleetwood/Fleetwood) of the Kutztown University baseball team was selected to the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Division II All-America third team.

Matt Keller was named to ABCA All-America Honors

Keller turned in an impressive junior season to earn the honor. He was 11-2 with a 3.47 earned run average and four saves in 72.2 innings of work. He also struck out 52, while walking only 19. His win and save totals paced the Golden Bears and his 11 wins tied for the second most in a season at KU. Keller also set the school’s career save record, which currently stands at 15 and is fourth all-time with 20 victories. He was named the ABCA North Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year, and was selected to the ABCA and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-North Atlantic Region first teams this season. A two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East pick, he was selected as the 2004 North Atlantic Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player and was named to the all-tournament team.

It is the first time Keller has been named an All-American and he is the first KU player to earn the recognition since Glenn Woolard in 2002.

The Golden Bears finished the 2005 with a 39-18 record, establishing a school record for wins in a season. KU was 10-8 in the PSAC and won the PSAC Championship tournament. The squad also advanced to the North Atlantic Regional, placing third.