EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - Gannon's Anthony Di Gioia earned the 2026 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s Men's Soccer Champion Scholar Award, the conference office announced on Sunday prior to the Championship Game of the 2026 PSAC Men's Soccer Championship semifinals in East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Di Gioia, a junior from Welland, Ontario, compiled a 3.996 grade point average through 82 credits in pursuit of a degree in finance and economics. 
 
The PSAC Champion Scholar Awards are modeled after the NCAA's Elite Scholar-Athlete Award (formerly Elite 90 Award) and honor the student-athlete with the top grade point average who is competing at the site of each of the PSAC's finals sites. The selection criteria for the Champion Scholar Awards is identical to that of the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Awards, which honor the student-athlete with the top GPA at each of the championship finals sites of the 90 NCAA championships across all three divisions – I, II, and III.