By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
MONT ALTO, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto athletic department finished the fall 2020 academic semester with a department grade point average of 3.16, maintaining a high level of academic success despite adversity as a result of the ongoing pandemic. It was the seventh consecutive semester that Mont Alto's athletic department has had a cumulative GPA above a 3.00. There was a total of 73 student-athletes from eight programs that earned a place on the Penn State University Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
To earn a place on the PSUAC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must amass a minimum GPA of 3.0 during their semester of competition or own a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater and be at least a sophomore in both their academic and athletic standing.
The cross country program led the way with a combined GPA of a 3.57, while the women's soccer program posted an impressive 3.37. In addition, 47 student-athletes were named to the Penn State Mont Alto Dean's List; 35 from the fall and winter sports.
A complete list of the student-athletes that were honored by the conference office is provided below by sport:
2020 Penn State Mont Alto PSUAC Fall All-Academic Team:
Men's Cross Country | Women's Cross Country | Men's Golf | Women's Soccer | Men's Soccer | Women's Volleyball | Wrestling | Women's Basketball | Men's Basketball |
Jacob Geesaman | Macy Carper | Brogan Beall | Shania Atherton | Aiyman Alsibae | McKenna Dare | Jack Coulston | Madison Bishop | Darrius Bush |
Gavin Miller | Daniel Harman | Grace Banfe | Nick Bochnovich | Kylie Denlinger | Matt Deysher | Mariah Martin | Quintyn Flemister | |
Joel Minicozzi | Carson Helfrick | Madison Bishop | Josiah Chapman | Kylee Gooding | John Halbrendt | Brittany Morrow | Cameron Frazier | |
Dylan Loss | MaryAnna Black | Jack Coulston | Kimmy Harker | Nick Kostyak | Kara Newell | Joseph Lacend | ||
Jaret Petty | Courtney Buckley | Drew Faust | Alex Horst | William Krcelic | Colette Salyers | Nathan Osei | ||
Lacey Daum | Triston Horn | Maegan Kopp | Colby Mattice | Meagan Smith | Dariel Rivera | |||
Avery Diehl | Ben Kreitz | Rachel Manikowski | Bryce Palamar | Mylisse Spurgon | Derron Snider | |||
Jesime Freet | Bryce Kylor | Kait McElroy | Rocco Pontino III | John Teague | ||||
Emani Gonzalez | Thomas Oberholzer | Keymaris Ramos-Rodriguez | Colton Yee | Cameron Williams | ||||
Nicole Jones | Bryce Palamar | Alyssa Roberts | ||||||
Sarah Mackey | Joao Pedro | Hunter Timmons | ||||||
Micki McCutcheon | Tyler Shannon | Melanie Tracey | ||||||
Danessa Myers | Trenton Shetler | |||||||
Kara Newell | Scott Stanko Jr. | |||||||
Erika Padilla | River Terry | |||||||
Tori Stouffer |