10 PSAC Institutions Represented in PSAC Fall Top 10
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is pleased to announce its Fall 2019 Top 10 Award recipients, chosen and voted on by the league’s sports information directors. The PSAC Top 10 Awards are designed to recognize student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and in athletic competition.
Initiated in the 1997-98 academic year, the Top 10 is given to five males and five females in each athletic season; fall, winter and spring.
The Fall 2019 awards winners are Kutztown’s Mackenzie Fuhrman, Shepherd’s Deonte Glover, Clarion’s Julia Holden, West Chester’s Caitlin Kelly, Slippery Rock’s Henry Litwin, IUP’s Damon Lloyd, Bloomsburg’s Carter Luckenbaugh, Edinboro’s Stefanie Parsons, Mansfield’s Brittany Ryan and Gannon’s Joseph Westrick.
This marks the first time in PSAC history that the 10 award winners represent 10 different institutions.
Westrick and Ryan claimed the award for the second time in their respective careers.
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Mackenzie Fuhrman (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township), Kutztown
Field Hockey - Senior
Major: Communication Design
Cumulative GPA: 3.94
Started all 22 games for Kutztown team that finished as PSAC runners-up and reached the NCAA DII national semifinals...Third on the team in scoring with 20 points (6 goals, 8 assists)...Tied for second on the team with three game-winning goals...Registered 46 shots (26 on goal)...3x NFHCA All-America First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)...3x All-PSAC First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)...CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team (2018-19)...CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large First Team (2018-19)...3x NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2016, 2017, 2018; expected 2019)...3x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2016, 2017, 2018; expected 2019)...3x PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018; expected 2019)...2x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient (2017-18, 2018-19; expected 2019-20) - 2018 Team MVP...Started and played in 75 career games, recording 64 points on 18 goals and 28 assists...28 career assists rank tied for third in program history. |
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Deonte Glover (Inwood, W. Va. / Musselman), Shepherd
Football - Graduate Student
Major: Masters of Business Administration (UG: Sociology)
Cumulative GPA: 3.72 (UG: 3.70)
Glover rushed 200 times for 1,359 yards and 19 touchdowns on the season. He added 13 catches for 385 yards and three touchdowns...Glover also had 11 kickoff returns for 354 yards and a score. He ranked fourth nationally in total points scored (138) and total touchdowns (23), while ranking seventh in scoring (10.6 points)... His 19 rushing touchdowns rank him fourth, while his 161.38 all-purpose yards average places him 11th... Glover rushed for 100 yards or more in seven games this season...Named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America Football Team as a first team choice. |
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Julia Holden (Brunswick, Ohio / Brunswick), Clarion
Volleyball - Senior
Major: Nursing
Cumulative GPA: 3.811
4.66 kills/set – Led PSAC, ranked second in NCAA Division II...5.32 points/set – Led PSAC, ranked second in NCAA Division II...489 total kills – Led PSAC, sixth in NCAA Division II...Set the NCAA single-match high with 31 kills in a four-set match (vs. Fairmont State – 9/20)...Second-highest single-match kill totals in a three-set match (25 vs. Notre Dame College – 9/21) and five-set match (32 vs. East Stroudsburg – 9/27)...2019 D2CCA Third Team All-American, Clarion’s first D2CCA All-American since 2014... 2019 AVCA All-Region... Two-time First Team All-PSAC selection (2019, 2018)... 2017 Third Team All-PSAC Selection... 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection... 1,439 career kills, fifth-highest total in program history... 489 kills ranked sixth for a single-season in program history... one of only two Golden Eagles to top 460 kills in multiple years. |
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Caitlin Kelly (Coatsville, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan), West Chester
Field Hockey - Senior
Major: Accounting / Finance
Cumulative GPA: 3.91
16 goals, 5 assists, 37 points ... 1 game-winning goal ... ranked eighth in Division II and third on the team in points (37) ...ranked third on the team in goals scored (16) ... helped West Chester to a 20-1 overall record and the NCAA DII National Championship...NFHCA first team All-America ... first team All-PSAC ... first team All-ECAC ... PSAC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018) ... WCU AD Academic Honor Roll (7x) ... D2 ADA Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018) ... Dean’s List (7x) ... NFHCA Scholar of Distinction Award (2019) ... NFHCA All-Academic Squad (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) ... 1st place in Beta Alpha Psi Wipfli Case Competition (2019) ... member of Women in Business club at WCU ... Tax Scholarship finalist. |
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Henry Litwin (Linesville, Pa. / Conneaut Area), Slippery Rock
Football - Redshirt Junior
Major: Safety Management
Cumulative GPA: 3.61
Shattered SRU single-season records for receptions (103), receiving yards (1,503) and receiving touchdowns (21) ... ranked second among all players in Division II in total receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns ... ranked sixth among all players in Division II in total touchdowns and total points scored ... had eight games with at least two touchdown catches ... had eight games with more than 100 receiving yards ... caught 29 passes for 441 yards and five touchdowns in three NCAA playoff games, including 11 catches for 149 yards and two touchdowns in NCAA semifinals ... had 105 yards and two touchdowns in PSAC title game ... set SRU career record for touchdown catches after just two seasons as a starter...First team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2019 ... One of only four receivers in the country to earn Associated Press All-America honors in 2019 ... also named to D2CCA and D2football.com All-America teams in 2019 ... first team All-PSAC West and first team All-Super Region One for both the D2CCA and Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region teams ... first team CoSIDA Academic All-District in both 2018 and 2019 ... set SRU career record for TD catches with a full season to play ... 2018 PSAC Champion Scholar winner. |
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Damon Lloyd (Bel Air, Md. / John Carroll), IUP
Football - Senior
Major: Exercise Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.53
Associated Press All-American ... Finalist for Cliff Harris Award (small college defensive player of the year) ... PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year ... Unanimous first team All-Super Region One selection ... Career-high 122 total tackles ranked seventh in Division II and were most by an IUP player since Nick Pascarella in 1990 (127) ... Double-digit tackles in eight of IUP’s 12 games, including seven of last eight ... Season-high 14 tackles against New Haven and had 13 stops on three other occasions ... Returned interception 40 yards for a touchdown against Gannon ...Had 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... IUP and PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Two-time All-American ... Three-time All-Super Region One and All-PSAC West selection ... Sixth all-time in program history with 384 total tackles, the most by an IUP in more than 30 years ... Other career numbers: 48 games played, 38 starts ... 18.0 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks ... three interceptions, 16 passes defensed ... three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles. |
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Carter Luckenbaugh (York, Pa. / Central York), Bloomsburg
Men's Soccer - Junior
Major: Supply Chain Management
Cumulative GPA: 3.98
Started all 18 games for the Huskies and led team in scoring with six goals and four assists for 16 points ... established career-highs in goals (6), points (16), shots (22), shots on goal (14), and game-winning goals (2) ... All-PSAC East First Team (2019) ... United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Team (2019) ... United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-East Region First Team (2019) ... started all 18 games for the Huskies and led team in scoring with six goals and four assists for 16 points ... established career-highs in goals (6), points (16), shots (22), shots on goal (14), and game-winning goals (2) ... had game-winning goals against Shepherd (9/21) and West Chester (10/9) ... registered 11 assists in freshman season (2017) – third-most in a single season in program history ... 22 career helpers ranks third in the school's record books as he trails only Neil Stoddart's 34 from 1995- 98 and Jim Mailey's 32 from 1976-79. |
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Stefanie Parsons (Acton, Ontario, Canada / Christ the King), Edinboro
Women's Cross Country - Junior
Major: Exercise Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.70
Earned All-American honors for the first time in cross country, finishing 17th at the NCAA Division II National Championships and helping Edinboro finish 18th as a team ... was named the PSAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year and the 2019 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year ... won the individual titles at the PSAC Championships and NCAA Div. II Atlantic Regional, helping Edinboro win titles in both ... it was the third straight regional crown for Edinboro ...In addition earning All-American honors in 2019, is a three-time All-Region runner, finishing in 2019 and fourth in 2017 ... also a three-time All-PSAC runner, finishing first in 2019 and was second in 2017, when she was Edinboro's top finisher in every race but Nationals, where teammate Hope Pietrocarlo just edged her out by 2/10ths of a second, coming in 15th... in addition, she crossed the finish line first in the Doug Watts Open and came in sixth against a strong field in the Paul Short Run...named the PSAC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year...earned All-American honors in indoor track & field in 2019 with a sixth-place showing in the mile run ... also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the 1,500-meter run, coming in 14th ... was named the 2019 indoor and outdoor PSAC Track Athlete of the Year and the Outdoor Freshman of the Year ... additional honors include 2018 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year and the 2018 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Track Athlete of the Meet ... a freshman in outdoor track in 2019, she won both the 800 and 1,500-meter runs at the PSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... during 2018 indoor season, qualified for Nationals in the mile run, placing 15th ... won the mile run at the PSAC Championships, championships,, along with finishing first in the distance medley relay and third in the 3,000-meter run. |
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Brittany Ryan (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Burnt Hills), Mansfield
Field Hockey - Senior
Major: Environmental Biology
Cumulative GPA: 3.89
1st Team NFHCA All-American at Goal Keeper ... All-ECAC 1st Team 1st team All-PSAC goalkeeper ... chosen for the NFHCA Division II Senior Game ... was named a co-captain for the season ... started all 19 games in goal ... recorded 127 saves on the season, while only allowing 31 goals ... recorded season-high 19 saves against Shippensburg (10/5) ... made 11 saves against third-ranked Kutztown in the PSAC quarterfinal ... became the program’s leader in career shutouts (13) ... had a save percentage of 0.80 ... 1.60 goals against average ... ranked 1st in the PSAC in saves (127) and 10th in the country in saves per game (6.68) ...ranked 4th in the conference in saves per season (6), while tying the program-record ... played a total of 1,160 minutes ... Two-time 1st Team NFHCA All-American at Goal Keeper ... three-time All-PSAC goalkeeper ... NCAA DII Statistical Champion, Save Percentage (.874) ...Three-time PSAC Scholar Athlete ... NFHCA Scholars of Distinction ... NFHCA National Academic Squad (2016) ... PSAC Top-10 Fall 2017 recipient ... 4.0 GPA fall semester (2019). |
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Joseph Westrick (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Chartiers Valley), Gannon
Men's Cross Country - Senior
Major: Environmental Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Gannon’s top runner at all eight races this season ... Won three events (Gannon-Mercyhurst Invitational, Bloomsburg Invitational, PSAC Championships) ... Finished 4th at Atlantic Region Championships ... Finished in top four in seven of eight events this season (only outside of top four at nationals) ... 2019 NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner ... 2019 PSAC Athlete of the Year ... 2019 PSAC Champion ... 2019 PSAC Champion Scholar ... 2x National Qualifier (2018, 2019) ... 2x First-Team All-Atlantic Region (2018, 2019) ... 2x First-Team All-PSAC (2018, 2019) ... 2018 PSAC Fall Top 10 ... 2018-19 First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. |
To be a candidate for the PSAC Top 10 Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials for their respective team. The fall sports eligible for consideration for the Fall Top 10 Awards are men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s Soccer, and women’s volleyball.
At the conclusion of the academic year, all Top 10 Award winners from each season are eligible for the PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards, given to one male and one female candidate.