PSAC Names Fall 2005 Top 10 Award Winners
PSAC Names Fall Top 10 Award Winners
(January 18, 2006)
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has named a group of outstanding student-athletes as the league’s Fall Top Ten Awards winners.
The Top Ten Awards, selected by the PSAC’s sports information directors, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom, as well as in the arena of competition. The conference designates Top Ten Award winners after each of the sports seasons: fall, winter and spring.
To be a candidate for the Top Ten Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. Only student-athletes from the fall sports season are eligible for the Fall Top Ten Awards. Those sports are: men’s and women’s soccer, football, field hockey, golf, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country.
At the end of the academic year, the league announces the Scholar-Athlete Awards, which recognize student-athletes on all PSAC squads with 3.25 cumulative GPAs or better. Additionally, the PSAC names the top Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of Year.
Following are biographical sketches of the PSAC’s 2005 Fall Top Ten recipients:
Michael Baldwin
Senior, Kutztown
Football (Philadelphia/Dobbins Tech)... Baldwin holds a 3.78 GPA in criminal justice. He was named the PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year after he finished the season with 61 tackles. He also blocked five kicks, including two punts, two field goals and an extra point. Baldwin had two interceptions, nine pass breakups, forced a pair of fumbles and recovered two others. He returned one fumble for a school-record 98 yard TD against Clarion. A second-team Academic All-American in 2005, he finished his career with 203 tackles, 24 pass breakups, three interceptions and eight blocked kicks. Baldwin is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree and was named to the AP Little All-America Second Team.
Camilo Hinestroza
Senior, California
Soccer (Medellin, Colombia/Quigley HS)... Hinestroza boasts a 3.95 GPA in business administration. A four-year starter, Hinestroza helped Cal win the PSAC regular-season title three times in the past four years, including the 2005 squad that finished with a 14-8 overall record. This past season, he led the Vulcans with six assists and ranked third on the team in goals (4) and points (14). Hinestroza is a 2005 second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American – the first men’s soccer player in Cal history to be honored. A two-time All-PSAC second-team performer, Hinestroza scored 16 career goals and added 14 assists for 46 points.
Julie Karcher
Junior, West Chester
Soccer (Hatboro/Upper Moreland)... Karcher maintains a 3.80 GPA in mathematics. An All-PSAC East First Team selection for three straight years and a first team All-American, Karcher led her team in scoring with 45 points and 21 goals - both WCU records. She collected nine game-winning goals and led the PSAC in scoring and goals per game. Karcher also ranked among NCAA Division II leaders by finishing 17th in goals per game (0.95) and 30th in points per game (2.05). She ranks second all-time at West Chester in points (98) and goals (45). Karcher led the Golden Rams to a NCAA II Northeast Region Championship.
Laura Kline
Senior, Kutztown
Field Hockey (Reading/Reading)... Kline boasts a 4.00 GPA as a special education major. The 2004-05 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a first-team NFHCA All-America, she led Kutztown to its second straight PSAC playoff appearance. Kline set the single-season record at Kutztown with 13 assists. She also added two goals - one a game-winner - for 17 points this past season. Kline finished her career with four goals and 19 assists for 27 points. Kline is also the reigning PSAC outdoor track & field champion in the 400m hurdles.
Charity Learn
Senior, Mansfield
Cross Country (Troy/Mansfield)... Learn maintains a 3.98 GPA in environmental biology. A four-time All-PSAC honoree, she finished 12th at the PSAC Championships. This past season, Learn finished first at the Mansfield Opener, Tidewater Invitational and SUNY Oneonta Invitational and also finished third at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships. A two-time NCAA qualifier, Learn is the first runner in school history to earn All-PSAC honors in all four of her seasons at Mansfield. She has also earned All-PSAC in both indoor and outdoor track.
Julie Nemergut
Senior, Edinboro
Cross Country (Youngstown, Ohio/South Range)... Nemergut holds a 3.90 GPA in the field of special education. She repeated as PSAC individual cross country champion with a time of 21:48 and placed third at East Regional with a time of 21:49, after winning the regional as a junior. A three-time All-PSAC and four-time All-East Region performer in cross country, she helped Edinboro to PSAC and East Regional Championships. She was also named a ESPN The Magazine College Division Third Team Academic All-American. In addition, Nemergut is a four-time all-academic selection by the National Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. As a junior, she placed fifth at NCAAs with a time of 21:59.7 to claim All-America honors.
Lloyd Price
Senior, California
Football (Monongahela/Ringgold)... Price earned a 3.82 GPA as an elementary education major and has maintained a 4.00 GPA as a sport management graduate student. A 2005 All-PSAC West First Team choice, Price led the PSAC and tied for 17th in the NCAA in tackles (108). He paced Cal in solo hits (44), assists (64) and tackles for loss (10.5 for 34 yards). He also had one sack, one pass interception, recovered two fumbles and broke up three passes. Price is a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American (1st team in 2005; 2nd team in 2004). He is the first Cal football player to ever win those awards. Price had 227 career stops, including 106 solo hits, to rank fifth in Cal history. He had 25 career tackles for loss (92 yards).
Kelly Richards
Senior, Edinboro
Cross Country (Edinboro/General McLane)... Richards has established a 3.97 GPA in health & physical education. She finished fifth at the PSAC Championships with a time of 22:34 and 14th at the East Regional with a time of 22:30 while helping Edinboro win both titles. Richards is a four-time All-PSAC and All-East Region performer in cross country. She also was an ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-American as a junior. Richards earned All-PSAC honors in the 1,500 meter run at 2005 PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing third.
Chris Robson
Junior, Lock Haven
Cross Country (Lewisberry/Red Land)... Robson maintains a 3.924 in pre-physical therapy. He was an All-PSAC performer with his 11th-place finish in 25:54 at the PSAC Championships helping Lock Haven earn the PSAC title. Robson also earned All-East Region honors with his team-leading sixth-place finish at that meet (31:50). He was the top finisher for Lock Haven at the NCAA Championships taking 44th in 33:08.6. In addition, he was a 2004 USCCCA National All-Academic honoree and a member of 2004 PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championship team.
Jimmy Terwilliger
Junior, East Stroudsburg
Football (East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South)...Terwilliger carries a 3.327 GPA as a health and physical education major. Winner of the 2005 Harlon Hill for the Division II Player of the Year, Terwilliger completed 262 of 424 passes for 4,571 yards to establish one of his numerous PSAC records. Furthermore, he set a new league standard with 50 touchdown passes and became just the seventh player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 10,000 in his career. Terwilliger was second in the country with a 186.1 passing efficiency rating and led the country with 354.3 yards of total offense per game. He holds NCAA records for career 300-yard passing games (22), consecutive games with a touchdown pass (37), career total offense (12,594), career games with 200 yards or more passing (35), seasonal points by a quarterback (324) and career points by a quarterback (744).