KU
PLACES SCHOOL-RECORD 131 STUDENTS ON PSAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
LIST
NAPOLI
JOINS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN AS ASSISTANT COACH
TICE
JOINS DEETER AS WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM CAPTAIN
SCHOOL
RECORD 106 STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED TO SPRING DEAN'S LIST
FOUR KU TRACK ATHLETES EARN ACADEMICS HONORS, WOMEN'S TEAM,
TOO
KUTZTOWN,
Pa. — The United States Track and Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association released its
postseason awards last week with the Kutztown
University women’s track and field team selected
as an All-Academic Division II squad. Three
members of the women's team and one member of
the men's team earned individual honors.
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Keri Brown |
Kristin Cupido |
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Stephanie Williams |
Vonkurt Redley |
Keri Brown (fr. Southampton,
N.J./Seneca), Kristin Cupido (fr.
Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and
Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside)
won individual awards for the women’s side,
being named to the
USTFCCCA’s All-Academic Track and Field
Team.
Vonkurt Redley (sr.
Philadelphia/ Cheltenham) was the lone
member of the men’s team to earn a spot on the
All-Academic team.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA
All-Academic Track and Field Team, the
student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative
grade point average of 3.25 and have met the
NCAA Division II Indoor or Outdoor
automatic or provisional qualifying standard in
their respective event.
Including Redley, 109
student-athletes representing 44 Division II
institutions made up the men’s 2008 All-Academic
team.
Brown, Cupido and Williams are
among 222 student-athletes representing 69
Division II colleges and universities named to
the 2008 All-Academic team.
The women’s team was selected as
an All-Academic squad with an average GPA of
3.09. To be nominated, a team must average a
3.0.
There were 58 Division II
women’s track and field programs were recognized
as 2008 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field
Teams. KU was 53rd on the list of school and was
one of nine schools from the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference recognized.
This is Williams’ second
All-Academic selection this season as she led
the 2007 cross country team to its third
straight USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award.
GOLDEN BEARS PLACE SCHOOL-RECORD 131 ON PSAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
LIST

KUTZTOWN, Pa.
— Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner
Steve Murray announced a total of 1,488 students the
2007-08 PSAC Scholar-Athlete list, with a school-record
131 from Kutztown University.
To be eligible for the
scholar-athlete awards, student-athletes must attain at
least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average while
competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport. The
1,420 scholar-athletes account for approximately one
third of the 5,200-plus student-athletes in the PSAC.
Commissioner Murray will award each scholar-athlete with
a certificate of distinction.
Kutztown’s 131
scholar-athletes surpass last year’s record-setting mark
of 120 and represent all 23 sports at KU. They are as
follows:
Baseball
Corey Buletza (fr. St.
Clair/Pottsville)
Steve Craig (so.
Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban)
Jared Frey (fr.
Mohrsville/Schuylkill Valley)
Justin Jachowicz (sr. Summit
Hill/Panther Valley)
Michael Kacelowicz (fr.
Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain)
Trent Mertz (fr.
Kutztown/Kutztown)
Garrison Rausch (jr.
Allentown/Parkland)
Derick Reis (sr. Jim
Thorpe/Jim Thorpe)
Women’s Basektball
Lara Dellegrotti (jr.
Berwick/Berwick)
Katie Dovey (so. Willow
Hill/Fannett-Metal)
Melissa McQuade (fr.
Pittsburgh/Shaler)
Brittany Percich (fr. Owings,
Md./Northern)
Meredith Starr (fr. Richmond,
Va./Monacan)
Mercedes Van Wagner (sr.
Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional)
Rachel Wisemiller (so.
Hazleton/Hazleton)
Men’s Basketball
Ryan Nemetz (fr.
Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban)
Women’s Bowling
Janel Derr (jr. Myerstown/ELCO)
Jacquelyn Heimbach (jr.
Easton/Easton)
Megan Jonigkeit (fr.
Langhorne/Neshaminy)
Jenna Palermo (jr.
Allentown/William Allen)
Steph Ray (so. West
Lawn/Wilson)
Men’s Cross
Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Ben Loht (fr.
Lewistown/Indian Valley)
Pat McKeever (jr. Midland
Park, NJ/Midland Park)
John Pyne (so.
Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt)
Vonkurt Redley (jr. Elkins
Park/Cheltenham)
Jason Rowles (so. Broomall/Marple
Newtown)
Women’s Cross
Country/Indoor, Outdoor Track & Field
Keri Brown (fr. Southampton,
N.J./Seneca)
Michele Celenza (so.
Lansdale/North Penn)
Katie Colburn (fr.
Hanover/South Western)
Jolene Collins (fr.
Palmyra/Palmyra)
Kristin Cupido (fr.
Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan)
Hailey Dell (so. Saranac
Lake, NY/Saranac Lake)
Laura Deller (jr.
York/Dallastown)
Cheryl Dingman (so.
Lansdale/North Penn)
Kristin Green (jr. Camp
Hill/Camp Hill)
Joanna Horstmann
(Downingtown/Downingtown West)
Katelyn Katzgrau (jr. West
Milford, NJ/Pope John XXIII)
Rebecca Kerchak (so. Sinking
Spring/Wilson)
Lynn Lisofsky (fr.
Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin)
Jessica Schlechter (fr.
Chalfont/Central Bucks South)
Sara Schlitzer (fr.
Pottsville/Nativity BVM)
Alyson Serafin (fr.
Slatington/Northern Lehigh)
Nicole Sirico (jr.
Milford/Delaware Valley)
Heather Spangenberg (fr.
Clarks Summit/Abington Heights)
Maureen Watson (fr.
Walnutport/Allentown Central Cath.)
Rachel Weigle (fr. Red
Lion/Red Lion)
Stephanie Williams (jr.
Harrisburg/Riverside)
Alison Wise (fr.
Denver/Garden Spot) (also volleyball)
Jenn Zook (fr.
Reedsville/Indian Valley) also women’s volleyball
Field Hockey
Jennifer Belfatti (so.
Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic)
Courtney Geibel (so.
Mifflintown/Juniata)
Lyndsay Butler (jr.
Annandale, N.J./Summit)
Carrie Healey (fr. Toms
River, NJ/Toms River North) also lacrosse
Jacqueline Healey (fr. Toms
River, N.J./Toms River North)
Kelley Healey (jr. Toms
River, N.J./Toms River North)
Heather Hoxter (jr.
Glenmoore/Octorara)
Alyson Iovacchini (fr. E.
Stroudsburg/ E. Stroudsburg South) also lacrosse
Alyssa Maltese (fr.
Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown)
Greta Mountain (fr.
Fleetwood/Fleetwood)
Abby Sheeler (fr.
Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights)
Kelly Simmons (fr.
Douglassville/Daniel Boone)
Whitney Stum (so.
Landisburg/West Perry)
Anne Waapu (fr. Hastings, NEW
ZEALAND)
Melissa Watson (fr. Virginia
Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes)
Madison Weary (fr.
Palmyra/Palmyra)
Laura Wieder (jr.
Emmaus/Emmaus)
Courtney Zook (fr. Oley/Oley
Valley)
Football
Travis Barron (fr.
Coastesville/Coatesville)
Kevin Branco (jr. Hellertown/Saucon
Valley)
Tom Cressman (jr.
Sellersville/Pennridge)
David Cressman (fr.
Sellersville/Pennridge)
Brandon Emerich (fr. Pine
Grove/Pine Grove)
Justin Giles (fr.
Gilbertsville/Boyertown)
Jared Haas (fr. Linglestown/Central
Dauphin)
Dan Hassell (fr. Garnet
Valley/Garnet Valley)
Joey Iannello (so. Media/Strath
Haven)
Ryan Nye (so. Bernville/Holy
Name)
Cory Porrino (jr.
Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain)
Evan Reese (fr. Centre
Hall/State College)
Scott Smith (jr. New
Oxford/Delone Catholic)
Women’s Golf
Erin Arden (fr. Somers,
NY/Somers)
Lauren Foulke (so.
Kempton/Kutztown)
Angie Petak (jr.
Brockway/Brockway)
Kelli Pry (fr.
Coatesville/Coatesville) also swimming
Women’s Lacrosse
Janice Kinney (so. Spring
City/Owen J. Roberts)
Mandy Morrison (jr. Yardley/Pennsbury)
Justine Simonsen (fr.
Hatboro/Upper Moreland)
Megan Tigue (so.
Coatesville/Coatesville)
Men’s Soccer
Thomas Bangert (so.
Bietegheim, GERMANY)
Colin Dalton (sr.
Carlisle/Big Spring)
Nicholas Forte (so. Thorofare,
NJ/West Deptford)
Matt Kade (jr.
Quakertown/Quakertown)
Shawn Knash (fr.
Honesdale/Honesdale)
Jason Lear (fr.
Montoursville/Montoursville)
James Robinson (jr. Chester,
ENGLAND)
Greg Sassaman (so.
Blairstown, NJ/N. Warren Regional)
Pat Vymazal (fr.
Kutztown/Kutztown)
Brian Waller (fr. Boonton,
NJ/Mountain Lakes)
Women’s Soccer
Kelly Bushe (fr. Neptune
City, N.J./Neptune)
Angela Corrado (sr.
Kutztown/Kutztown)
Trystin Figel (fr. Middlesex,
N.J./Middlesex)
Julie Folsom (sr. Wanaque,
N.J./Lakeland)
Emily Mahon (sr. Spring
Grove/Spring Grove)
Kristin Mann (fr. Freehold,
N.J./Colts Neck)
Brittany Melnyk (fr. Sinking
Spring/Wilson)
Softball
Krista Tedjeske (fr.
Summerhill/Forest Hills)
Caitlin Hague (sr.
Lansdale/North Penn)
Men’s Swimming
Ian Baxter (so.
Springfield/Monsignor Bonner)
John Pandish (jr.
Milford/Delaware Valley)
Shawn Santo (fr.
Allentown/Parkland)
Scott Thomas (so. Schuylkill
Haven/Blue Mountain)
Women’s Swimming
Adrian Bumbulsky (fr.
Tamaqua/Tamaqua Area)
Kerry Choplin (fr. West
Deptford/West Deptford)
Laura Heebner (jr.
Easton/Easton)
Katie Kelly (fr.
Downingtown/Downingtown West)
Jill Pantelides (sr.
Lansdowne/Archbishop Prendergast)
Allison Sheely (fr.
Enola/Trinity)
Ashley Singer (sr.
Lititz/Warwick)
Men’s Tennis
Arpit Sharma (so. Kolkata,
INDIA)
Women’s Tennis
Sabrina Arnaud (fr. Pintendre,
ONT.)
Rohini Das (fr. Kolkata,
INDIA)
Tess Wright (fr.
Lewisburg/Lewisburg)
Kristen Struble (fr. East
Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South)
Volleyball
Jamie Celia (fr.
Douglassville/Daniel Boone)
Lindsay Confer (fr.
Wingate/Bald Eagle Area)
Katie Miller (so.
Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown)
Danielle Ozment (fr.
Reading/Holy Name)
Alex Thomas (fr.
Quakertown/Quakertown)
Erin Waters (sr.
Waymart/Western Wayne)
Wrestling
Mike Bohl (fr.
Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham)
Kyle Davis (fr.
Peckville/Valley View)