Golden Eagles Celebrate 2024 Scholar Athletes

1/25/2024 2:12:00 PM

CLARION, Pa. --- A group of 227 student-athletes, making up 58 percent of all Golden Eagles student-athletes, were honored with the Scholar-Athlete distinction today at the annual "Bob Carlson" Scholar-Athlete luncheon. Each student-athlete honored was able to invite a member of the Clarion faculty or staff to the event.

"This is something I am extremely proud of as I believe that our student-athlete's academic achievements – and the life and leadership skills that they learn through participation in our athletics programs - are some of their most important academic achievements," said Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Wendy Snodgrass.

To become a Clarion Scholar-Athlete, athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher or have two consecutive semesters of a 3.2 GPA or higher in the spring and fall terms. Freshmen and new transfer students who achieved a 3.2 GPA or higher in the fall term of 2023 are also eligible to receive today's award.

The winners of the 2023 Carlson Cup were the Golden Eagles baseball team, which saw the biggest improvement in their GPA in the department. The baseball team recorded a 3.26 GPA in the fall, with 22 student-athletes earning the status of a Clarion Scholar-Athlete. The team is coached by Caleb Lang, and their faculty mentor is Dr. Jennifer Boyer.

While recognizing the student-athletes, the department also wanted to recognize some additional faculty members and staff who go above and beyond their duties to help make the department run smoothly. This year's "Extra Effort" award was awarded to Beth Montgomery for her exceptional work all around Tippin Gymnasium. This year's Faculty of the Year was awarded to Dr. Doug Knepp for being an outstanding mentor and teacher to so many Golden Eagle student-athletes. "Our student-athletes would not accomplish the successes they do without a great supportive faculty," said Kylee Cross, senior member of the soccer team and president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

"I am so proud of our accomplishments as a department and institution devoted to helping our student-athletes achieve in the classroom, in their communities, and, of course, in their athletic experiences," Snodgrass said. "Our students' achievements both academically and athletically are attributed to so many people in this room."

Baseball
Connor Booth	SO	Communication	Mr. Ben Jewart
Caden Contant	JR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Robert Curry	SR	Communication	Dr. Andrew Lingwall
Bryce Dinkenfelt	SO	Education	Dr. Marcella McConnell
Samuel Economy	JR	Marketing	Unable to attend
Max Engel	SO	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Daniel Fox	GR	MBA Business Administration	Mr. Mike Chesterfield
Ryan Gallagher	SO	Criminal Justice Admin	Dr. Jennifer Boyer
Ethan Gianguilio	FR	Business Management	Dr. Marc Sanko
Aiden Hartle	FR	Business Management	Mr. Robert Mason
Logan Hinds	FR	Exercise Science	Dr. Eric Lewis
Alfredo Hurtado	SR	Sport Management	Dr. Douglas Knepp
Nolan Just	FR	Management	Dr. Michael McConnell
Vincent Markulin	FR	Education	Dr. Jim Lyle
Tyler Meachum	JR	Sport Management	Dr. Douglas Knepp
Shawn Miller	FR	Undeclared Business	Dr. John Eichlin
Kenny Nickson III	JR	Accounting	Unable to attend
Nathan Petke	GR	MBA Business Administration	Mr. Joe Lopez
Leonard Piccini	SR	Communication	Mr. Andrew Vonada
Brett Pitzer	SR	Biology	Dr. Daniel Clark
Logan Schlegel	SR	Nursing 4 year	Unable to attend
Kasey Shughart	SR	Interdisciplinary Studies	Mr. Joe Lopez

Head Coach: Caleb Lang
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Boyer

Men's Basketball
Gavin Cote	SO	Accounting	Dr. Onder Kaymaz
Traden Gray	JR	Integrated Business	Dr. Paul Woodburn
Benjamin Huth	FR	Management	Dr. John Eichlin
Brayden Jones	JR	Secondary Education	Dr. Renae Shawgo
Stephen Kelly	SR	Criminal Justice Administration	Mr. Dave Katis
Connor Spratt	FR	Marketing	Dr. Michael McConnell
Jeremy Thomas	SO	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Dev Vaswani	JR	Sport Management	Dr. Douglas Knepp

Head Coach: Damian Pitts
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Helen Hampikian
Women's Basketball
Heather Ansell	SR	Early Childhood Education	Unable to Attend
Siara Conley	JR	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Pamela Karg
Hannah Wilkerson	SO	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Abigail Gatesman	SR	Physics	Dr. Cristin Leahy
Dominika Logue	SO	Biology: Pre-Med	Mr. Rogers Laugand
Bailey Matrascia	GR	MS Data Science & Analytics	Unable to attend
Alyssa McLellon	SR	Communication	Dr. Bell O'Neil
Autumn Taylor	FR	Communication	Ms. Diane Khale
Daylynn Thornton	JR	Exercise Science	Dr. Cristin Leahy
Jaylynn Twitty	SO	Criminal Justice and Criminology	Mr. Rogers Laugand

Head Coach: Danielle Fleming
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cristin Leahy

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Caleigh Aigler	SO	Economics/Pre-Law	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Paige Brewer	FR	Exercise Science	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Nicole Carroll	FR	Psychology	Dr. Jamie Phillips
Mackenzie Carver	SR	Molecular Biology/Biotechnology	Dr. Craig Scott
Emerson Davis	FR	Nursing	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Allison Farson	JR	Biology	Dr. Daniel Clark
Emily Feigley	SO	Medical Imaging Sciences	Dr. Craig Scott
Shelly Jones	GR	Athletic Training	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Gabrielle Kutchma	JR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Sadie Leisinger	SR	Biology	Dr. Helen Hampikian
McKenna martin	FR	Secondary Education	Unable to attend
Kayla Page	SR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Leah Perry	JR	Exercise Science	Dr. Carol Brennan-Caplan
Autumn Pettinato	JR	Nursing	Dr. Natasha Dias
Emily Pleslusky	JR	Nursing	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Isabelle Snyder	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Natalie Armstrong

Head Cross Country Coach: Eric Laughlin
Head Track and Field Coach: Ben Bevevino
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer

Football
Will Alexander	GR	MBA Business Administration	Unable to attend
Joseph Arnold	FR	Exercise Science	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Ruben Barber-Hernandez	JR	Medical Imaging Sciences	Dr. Renee Bloom
Zachary Benedek	GR	Master of Arts in Teaching	Mr. Sean Fagan
Miles Brooks	FR	Criminal Justice & Criminology	Dr. Jennifer Boyer
Percise Colon	JR	Sport Management	Dr. Joseph Croskey
Legend Davis	SO	Criminal Justice Administration	Dr. Jennifer Boyer
Jacob Domer	SO	Special Education	Dr. Brian Roberts
Charles Drain	FR	Secondary Education	Dr. Marcella McConnell
Donavan Frascella	FR	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Anthony Guercio	JR	Nutrition and Fitness	Dr. Carol Brennan-Caplan
Ty Hurst	FR	Management	Dr. Brian Roberts
Dillion Hynes	SO	Chemistry	Dr. Suzanne Boyden
Colton Irwin	JR	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Shane Kemper	JR	Accounting	Dr. Kreag Danvers
Quinn Kenny	SO	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. David Lott
Zachary Kindel	GR	MBA Business Administration	Unable to Attend
Andrew Kurta	FR	Psychology	Mr. John O'Brien
Jack Lauer	SR	Criminal Justice Admin	Mr. Dave Katis
Benjamin Lapinski	SR	Nutrition & Fitness	Mr. Mike Chesterfield
Connor Lyczek	JR	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Nicholas Maher	JR	Marketing	Dr. Tony Johns
Mathew McGregor	SO	Management	Mr. Louis Sepe
Braden McKee	SR	Management	Dr. Douglas Knepp
Benjamin Murtha	JR	Sport Management	Unable to attend
Paul Newton	SO	Sport Management	Dr. Douglas Knepp
Khalil Owens	GR	MBA Business Administration	Unable to attend
Aidan Palilla	JR	Sec Ed, Social Studies	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Ian Palilla	FR	Exercise Science	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Anthony Powell	SO	Rehabilitative Sciences	Unable to attend
Donald Rawley	SR	Sport Management	Ms. Lisa Standfest
Chase Rodak	FR	Marketing	Dr. Gary Williams
Adam Scarpino	JR	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Khalon Simmons	FR	Sport Management	Dr. Stephen Johnson
Trenten Smith	SO	Finance	Unable to attend
Ryan Stahl	JR	Interdisciplinary Studies	Mr. Dave Katis
Owen Staub	JR	Sport Management	Unable to attend
Jacob Tarburton	JR	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Tyler Wilson	SO	Fisheries and Wildlife Biology	Unable to attend
Elroe Yohnnes	GR	MBA Business Administration	Mr. Dave Durish

Head Coach: Raymond Monica
Faculty Mentor: Dave Katis, & Dr. Douglas Knepp

Men's Golf
Teagan Gray	JR	Finance	Unable to attend
Keith Hamilton	SO	Management	Mr. John Staszel
Brennan Karalfa	FR	Accounting	Dr. Michael McDonnell
Will Meyer	SR	Finance	Nan Li
Ryan Robinson	SR	Computer Science	Dr. Brandon Packard
Hayden Siegel	JR	Nutrition and Fitness	Mr. Dave Katis
Chase Smith	FR	Undeclared Business	Dr. Nripendra Singh
Hunter Woodward	SR	Computer Science	Dr. Brandon Packard

Head Coach: Marty Rinker
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marc Sanko


Women's Golf
McLain Alt	SR	Middle Level Education	Dr. Marcella McConnell
Samantha Huth	SR	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Emilie Kennedy
McKayla Kerle	FR	Undeclared	Ms. Brenda Manno
Hailee Liptak	SO	Finance	Ms. Lisa Standfest
Lauren McGrady	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Melissa Brydon
Hanna Smith	FR	Communication Sciences Disorders	Dr. Jamie Phillips
Sylvia Stibley	SR	Sec Education, Mathematics	Unable to attend

Head Coach: Gregg Fritz
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marc Sanko


Soccer
Alyssa Aquilio	FR	Management	Dr. Melissa Downes
Reese Aquilio	SO	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Amy Shannonhouse
Kristi Benfield	SO	Biology	Dr. Natasha Dias
Jaci Bowser	SR	Early Childhood Education	Unable to attend
Paige Brewer	FR	Exercise Science	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Nicole Brown	JR	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Jesse Haight
Iliana Calcamuggio	SO	Biology	Dr. Natasha Dias
Nicole Carroll	FR	Psychology	Dr. Jamie Phillips
Evelyn Cook	SO	Psychology	Unable to attend
Kylee Cross	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Mary Pat McCarthy
Hailey Dobb	SO	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Carly Fairchild	JR	Biology	Unable to attend
Samantha Felder	JR	Management	Dr. Frank Shepard
Savannah Houk	JR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Emily Mannion	FR	Exercise Science
Grace Mullen	GR	Athletic Training	Ms. Larissa Roberts
Makenna Sansotta	JR	Psychology	Dr. Kevan Yenerall
Sage Sherk	FR	Nursing	Dr. Kurt Regester
Isabelle Snyder	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Natalie Armstrong
Samantha Stewart	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Melissa Brydon
Caitlin Susi	SO	Psychology	Dr. Jeanne Slattery
Alexandra Velez	SR	Nursing 4 year	Tierra Bloom
Hannah Wagner	JR	Communication	Unable to attend
Alayna Wicker	JR	Art	Unable to attend

Head Coach: Jason Edwards
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Croskey

Softball
Billie Aguglia	SR	Rehabilitative Sciences	Mr. Sean Fagan
Desirae Allen	JR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Kristina Dworek
Megan Anderson	GR	Corporate Communication	Dr. Lacey Fulton
Jordan Best	SO	Nutrition and Fitness	Dr. Melanie Best
Emily Buchleitner	SO	Psychology	Dr. Jeanne Slattery
Ashley DeWeese	JR	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Amy Shannonhouse
Amber Gilliam	JR	Finance	Dr. Paul Hettler
Lauren Hartman	JR	Medical Technology	Dr. Daniel Clark
Rachel Helsley	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Natalie Armstrong
Emma Hipps	SO	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Melanie Best
Victoria Martrano	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Natalie Armstrong
Kathryn O'Horo	JR	Nursing	Dr. Randilyn Lewis
Hannah Powierza	SO	Biology	Dr. Natasha Dias
Haylie Rimmey	FR	Biology/Pre-Med	Dr. Suzanne Boyden
Alexis Valencia	SO	Computer Science	Dr. Brandon Packard

Head Coach: Marissa Pullo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Natalie Armstrong

Men's Swimming & Diving
Jack Beattie	JR	Rehabilitative Sciences	Unable to attend
David Bocci	JR	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Dominic Cortopassi	SO	Nursing 4 year	Mrs. Brehan Kelley
Ryan Ehlers	SO	Environmental Biology	Unable to Attend
Joseph Feiser	JR	Psychology	Ms. Patti Bruan
Michael Flamm	FR	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Michael Lintelman	JR	Computer Science	Dr. Brandon Packard
Trent Napholz	SR	Management	Dr. Gary Williams
Aidan Ochoa	FR	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Austin Prokopec	JR	Nutrition & Fitness	Unable to attend
Lucas Santiago	JR	Political Science	Dr. Kevan Yenerall
Zachary Schering	SO	Business Economics	Ms. Sarah Calhoun
Nolan Songer	SR	Management	Dr. Gary WIlliams
Isaac Wayne	JR	Secondary Education Social Studies	Dr. Jesse Haight

Head Swimming & Diving Coach: Brehan Kelley
Diving Coach: Heath Calhoun
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Suzanne Boyden & Dr. Jamie Phillips

Women's Swimming & Diving
Zoey Beck	SO	Early Childhood Education	Mr. Frank Gercie
Jocelyn Buchheit	SR	Nursing 4 year	Unable to attend
Luna Castellanos	SO	Psychology	Dr. Jennifer Boyer
Sadie Coda	SR	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Emilie Kennedy
Emma Dorsey	SO	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Amy Shannonhouse
Amanda Fetsko	Fr.	Biology	Dr. Suzanne Boyden
Hailey Fry	SR	Communication	Dr. Erin Lewis
Alexa Gonczi	JR	Psychology	Dr. Mark Kilwein
Isabella Gorrell	SR	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Emilie Kennedy
Michaela Hinkson	SR	Exercise Science	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Joslyn Jurski	SO	Business Management and Accounting	Dr. Tony Johns
Jordan Kutchak	JR	Nursing 4 year	Unable to Attend
Morgan Lukaesko	SR	Biology	Dr. Natasha Dias
Kaitlyn Madigan	SO	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Jennifer Boyer
Madelynn McTeer	SO	Nursing 4 year	Unable to attend
Haley Miller	JR	Business Marketing	Unable to attend
Madalyn Murphy	SR	Accounting	Dr. Gary Williams
Corina Paszek	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Unable to attend
Ava Rosely	SR	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Pamela Karg
Sydney Updegrave	SO	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Gabrielle Webster	JR	Nutrition & Fitness	Unable to Attend
Maria Wold	SR	Nutrition & Fitness	Unable to Attend
Erika Zimmerman	SO	Nursing 4 year	Dr. Pamela Karg

Head Swimming & Diving Coach: Brehan Kelley
Diving Coach: Heath Calhoun
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Suzanne Boyden & Dr. Jamie Phillips

Tennis
Charlie Allison	JR	English, Paralegal Studies, Entrepreneurial Studies	Dr. Ellen Foster
Josephine Beckerleg	SR	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Dr. Natalie Armstrong
Alyson Fisher	JR	Nursing 4 year	Unable to Attend
Davan Lion	SO	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. David Lott
Alexis Strouse	GR	Communications	Unable to attend

Head Coach: Hannah Kercher
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Natasha Dias

Volleyball
Charlie Allison	JR	English, Paralegal Studies, Entrepreneurial Studies	Dr. Ellen Foster
Kylie Barto	FR	Early Childhood Education	Dr. Amy Shannonhouse
Karlee Berchtold	SO	Biology	Dr. Craig Scott
Haley Fledderjohann	SO	Sport Management	Mr. Dave Katis
Taylor Haupt	FR	Biology	Unable to attend
Olivia Ishmael	FR	Nutrition and Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Finley Kearney	FR	Biology	Dr. Suzanne Boyden
Emily Klopp	FR	Chemistry	Dr. Daniel Clark
Anne Koester	SR	Marketing	Dr. Gary Williams
Sadie Leisinger	JR	Biology	Mrs. Jennifer Herron
Sophia Lucas	JR	Nutrition and Fitness	Unable to attend
Julia Piccolino	GR	Corporate Communication	Unable to attend
Abigail Selfridge	SR	Biology	Unable to attend
Julia Shaw	FR	Nutrition & Fitness	Mrs. Jennifer Herron
Cassidy Snider	JR	Sport Management	Unable to attend
Emma Strefling	JR	International Business	Mrs. Jennifer Herron

Head Coach: Jen Herron
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jackie Knaust

Wrestling
Elijah Brinsky	SR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Austin Chapman	JR	Radiology	Mr. Kenn Staub
Lavinsky Collins	SR	Early Childhood Education	Ms. Vanessa Boryenace
Trevor Elfvin	GR	Corporate Communications	Mr. Kenn Staub
Thomas England	SR	Marketing and Management	Mr. Kenn Staub
Joseph Fischer	JR	Business Management	Mr. Kenn Staub
Casper Hinklie	SR	Secondary Education Social Studies	Dr. Marc Sanko
Jack Martinec	SO	Secondary Education Social Studies	Mr. Kenn Staub
John Myers	JR	Integrated Business	Mr. Kenn Staub
Ayden Miller	JR	Pre-PA	Mr. Kenn Staub
Mason Prinkey	JR	Business Management	Mr. Kenn Staub
Deegan Ross	FR	Communications: Media Production	Mr. Kenn Staub
Ryan Sullivan	JR	Sport Management	Mr. Kenn Staub
Easton Toth	SO	Nursing 4 year	Mr. Kenn Staub
Tye Varndell	SR	Integrative Studies	Mr. Kenn Staub
Ethan Wiant	SR	Nutrition & Fitness	Dr. Kim Schwabenbauer
Gavin Wilmoth	SO	Exercise Science	Mr. Kenn Staub
Brett Wittmann	GR	MBA Business Management	Mr. Kenn Staub
John Worthing	SR	Early Childhood Education	Mr. Kenn Staub

Head Coach: Keith Ferraro
Faculty Mentor: Kenn Staub

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