ERIE, Pa. - A school-record 208 Gannon student-athletes have been named 2015-16 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes it was announced Wednesday afternoon by the conference. As a result, Gannon produced the third-highest percentage of student-athletes named PSAC scholar-athletes among the league's 18 schools. The Golden Knights finished first during the previous third years and six times in the previous seven years.
Gannon placed third among PSAC institutions at 47 percent, producing 208 scholar-athletes among its 440 student-athletes during the 2015-16 academic year. A student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or better to be named a scholar-athlete.
Only three PSAC schools reached the 45-percent plateau. Seton Hill led the way with 52 percent while West Chester produced a 50-percent clip. Gannon ranked No. 1 in 2008-09 (46 percent), 2009-10 (46 percent), 2010-11 (45 percent), 2011-12 (48 percent) and 2014-15 (47 percent).
The Gannon athletics department has produced 1,436 PSAC scholar-athletes during its eight years as a member of the PSAC. That figure includes 158 student-athletes during its inaugural season in 2008-09, 161 in 2009-10, 169 in 2010-11, 172 in 2011-12, 182 in 2012-13, 186 in 2013-14 and 200 in 2014-15.
A total of 2,818 PSAC student-athletes were named scholar-athletes this year. The number represents a new league record, surpassing the previous record of 2,691 set last year. The figure also represents 40 percent of all student-athletes in the PSAC, setting a new league record.
Gannon's complete list of 208 PSAC scholar-athletes can be found below.
Baseball (18)
Chris Beer (Burlington, Ontario/M.M. Robinson)
Charles Benack (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson)
Matt Bodamer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)
Scotty Cloudy (Parma, Ohio/Buckeye)
Mark DeVita (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills)
Nick Fuchs (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds)
Ryan Hancy (Rochester, N.Y./Rush Henrietta)
Cory Hegedus (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield)
Brandon Jaces (Concord, Ohio/Gilmour Academy)
Francesco Nati (Buffalo, N.Y./City Honors)
Nick Restuccia (Ormond Beach, Fla./Father Lopez Catholic)
Jordan Reynolds (Victor, N.Y./Victor)
Bobby Roach (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Konar Smith (Angus, Ontario/Nottawasaga Pine Secondary School)
Ian Steighner (Chicora, Pa./Butler)
Jared Wiesen (Girard, Ohio/Liberty)
Matthew Yough (Chicora, Pa./Karns City)
Scott Yusko (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway)
Basketball, Women's (11)
Amanda Berchtold (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
Brianna Brennan (Woodhaven, Mich./Woodhaven)
Kelsey Dugger (Eastlake, Ohio/Gilmour Academy)
Elissa Ellerbrock (Ottawa, Ohio/Ottawa-Glandorf)
LaShawna Gatewood (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg)
Marisa Guyton (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport)
Nicole LaCava (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory)
Morgan Neighbors (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South)
McKenna Shives (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers)
Lauren Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering)
Jennie Thies (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern)
Basketball, Men's (3)
Matthew Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex)
Isaiah Eisendorf (Los Angeles, Calif./Springbrook (Md.))
Max Kerr (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Cross Country, Women's (19)
Caroline Bard (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg)
Nicole Bubie (Rochester, N.Y./Odyssey Academy)
Veronica Bujdos (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area)
Grace Dennis (Clymer, N.Y./Clymer Central)
Kassidy Deuber (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth)
Emily Dolan (Lysander, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse)
Devon Gallagher (East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois)
Lauren Hanna (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton)
Abby Hansgen (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park)
Gabby Kennelley (Waterford, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy)
Sarah Maguire (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek)
Grace McGrath (Pawling, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes)
Hannah Merrifield (Muncy, Pa./Hughesville)
Natalie Richard (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley)
Kate Robb (New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington Area)
Emily Roesch (East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester)
Hannah Sekerak (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview Heights)
Carly Vicary (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
Mackenzie Wenrick (Woodward, Pa./Penn Valley Area)
Cross Country, Men's (9)
David Batistig (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin)
Evan Cook (Malvern, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic)
Bobby Danielson (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy)
Grant Folgate (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin)
Eric Ingram (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air)
Trevor Leyden (Canfield, Ohio/Boardman)
Nick Samsel (Fairview, Pa./Fairview)
Dante Stefanelli (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Garrett Sutton (Gallitzin, Pa./Penn Cambria)
Football (35)
Adam Archacki (Seven Hills, Ohio/Normandy)
Matt Astorino (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane)
Michael Benesh (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward)
Andrew Berger (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle)
Michael Bush (Kent, Ohio/Theodore Roosevelt)
Luc Caliguire (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour)
Kaelyn Campbell (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding)
Logan Clarke (Mercer, Pa./Mercer)
Martell Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Licking Heights)
Ryan Davis (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/St. Edward)
Kyle DiPirro (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Mary's)
Emmanuel Fale (Sauk Rapids, Minn./St. Johns Preparatory)
Matthew Gawlik (Strongsville, Ohio/St. Ignatius)
Tom Heiser (Clymer, N.Y./Clymer Central)
Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington)
Richard Makowski (Kolkwitz, Germany/Lausitzer Sportschule)
Brandon Mansell (New Brighton, Pa./Blackhawk)
Luka Markulin (Youngstown, Ohio/Liberty)
Nason McCall (Lake City, Pa./Girard)
Nico Mendieta (San Ramon, Calif./California)
Justin Morrison (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central)
Zach Muye (Waterford, Pa./Seneca)
Liam Nadler (Leipsic, Ohio/Leipsic Local)
Alex O'Donnell (Toronto, Ontario/Riverside Military (Ga.) Academy)
Tyler Palka (Temperance, Mich./Saline)
Andrew Peirson (Kingston, Ontario/Holy Cross Secondary School)
Tim Petro (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin)
Chris Pike (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego)
Foster Reznor (Grove City, Pa./Grove City)
Chris Sanders (Sugar Grove, Pa./Eisenhower)
A.J. Satcher (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius)
Steven Senko (New Castle, Pa./Neschannock)
Joe Sobucki (Girard, Pa./Girard)
Randy Toth (Auburn Township, Ohio/Kenston)
Brendan Waltman (Fenelton, Pa./Karns City)
Golf, Women's (6)
Nicole Filipski (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Central)
Diana Munoz (Ibague, Colombia/San Bonifacio de las Lanzas)
Manuela Quevedo (Bogota, Colombia/Marymount Bogota)
Rebecca Red Horse (Mesa, Ariz./Xavier College Preparatory)
Julia Santo (Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack)
Annie Yovich (Mill Village, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf)
Golf, Men's (5)
Matt Barto (Leechburg, Pa./Leechburg)
Billy Clark (Arnold, Pa./Valley)
Stephen Kupniewski (Erie, Pa./Collegiate Academy)
Ryan Strauss (Bradford, Pa./Bradford)
Daegan Wall (Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin Leboldus)
Lacrosse, Women's (12)
Kaitie Babiarz (Alpharetta, Ga./Johns Creek)
Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton)
Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy)
Paige Darby (Amherst, N.Y./Amherst Central)
Becky Hilker (Bowmanville, Ontario/Clarington Central SS)
Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy)
Jessica Lambert (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia)
Alexa Messineo (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder)
Katie Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont)
Tessa Mitchell (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta)
Ashley Mozingo (Fallston, Md./Fallston)
Hannah Sinsebox (West Henrietta, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta)
Soccer, Women's (12)
Mani Brueckner (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area)
Rebecca Dearborn (Edinboro, Pa./Cyber)
Rachel Evans (Westlake, Ohio/Westlake)
Nicole Felice (Cleveland, Ohio/Laurel School)
Amanda Gallant (Brampton, Ontario/Cardinal Leger SS)
Michelle Genetin (Navarre, Ohio/Perry)
Lindsey Green (Altoona, Pa./Altoona)
Danitza Indacochea (Maple, Ontario /St. Joan of Arc)
Kaylee Lewis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek)
Hannah Manczka (Fairview, Pa./McDowell)
Bethany Perri (Valencia, Pa. /Mars Area)
Kayla Wysocki (Avon, Ohio/Avon)
Soccer, Men's (11)
Christopher Barbolini (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East)
Jordan Felice (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
Alejandro Ferrero (Caspe, Spain/I.E.S. Mar de Aragon)
Josh Hanko (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Jorge Hernandez (Atvidaberg, Ostergotland (Sweden)/Bildningscentrum Facetten)
Jake Kisiel (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
Austin Ludwik (Gold Coast, Queensland (Australia)/The Southport School)
Manuel Mangu (Maple Ridge, British Columbia/Garibaldi Secondary School)
Joshua Ott (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
Connor Pletz (North East, Pa./Cathedral Prep)
Nick Stephenson (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake)
Softball (16)
Alexa Archambeault (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads)
Alison Benz (Orchard Park, N.Y./Mount Mercy Academy)
Ashley Bower (Middleport, N.Y./Royalton-Hartland)
Ashlynne Daley (Mingo Junction, Ohio/Catholic Central)
Rachel deGuia (Canal Fulton, Ohio/Northwest)
Sarah DiOrio (Hunker, Pa./Hempfield Area)
Katie Eckelberry (Uniontown, Ohio/North Canton Hoover)
Jennifer Frappa (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park)
Olivia Gumbita (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe)
Jackie Martinez (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep)
Jen Moran (West Mifflin, Pa./Fox Chapel)
Kherrin Morgan (Hamilton, Ohio/Talawanda)
Nathaly Pacheco (Rialto, Calif./Eisenhower)
Kellyn Perich (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township)
Allie Salerno (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg)
Kirsten Terry (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills)
Swimming, Women's (10)
Gabrielle Borza (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny)
Mckenna Haskins (Union City, Pa./Union City)
Tessa Hayman (Bear, Del./Appoquinimink)
Courteney Hubert (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin)
Emily Nottingham (Titusville, Pa./Titusville)
Jessica Ott (Mars, Pa./Mars Area)
Abby Printz (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford)
Madeline Summers (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens)
Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area)
Abby Wu (Milford, Ohio/Ursuline Academy)
Swimming, Men's (10)
Allan Collins (East Amherst, N.Y./Canisius)
Noah Donovan (Ellwood City, Pa./Laurel)
Jonathan Garich (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep)
Nils Groeppler (Bergkamen, Germany/Willy Brandt)
Tommy Herman (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills)
Parker Kilstrom (West Linn, Ore./West Linn)
Matt Loughner (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford)
Mike Smith (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Michael Weiser (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park)
Drew Wolter (Clarksville, Md./Atholton)
Volleyball, Women's (9)
Lauren Beck (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin)
Sara Crandall (Cattaraugus, N.Y./Cattaraugus-Little Valley)
Lynne Hibbard (West Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable)
Anne-Mari Kaur (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallinn Lillekula Upper Secondary School)
Kayla Knickerbocker (Richland, Mich./Gull Lake)
Carolyn Knollman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Saint Ursula Academy)
Maggie McKernan (Mars, Pa./Mars Area)
Jordyn Thiery (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley)
Maggie Wilhelm (Euclid, Ohio/Lake Catholic)
Water Polo, Women's (9)
Liz Barr (Honolulu, Hawaii/'Iolani School)
Rachel Bednarek (Windermere, Fla./Olympia)
Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy)
Jessica Hydock (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell)
Shanen Lazenby (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
Ashley Mann (Blasdell, N.Y./Frontier Central)
Lizzie Rodriguez (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy)
Emily Rodriguez (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy)
Francesca Williamson (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley Liberal Arts)
Water Polo, Men's (4)
Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills)
Kyle Rodewald (Carona Del Mar, Calif. /Carona Del Mar)
Michael Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep)
Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash. /Bainbridge Island)
Wrestling (9)
Corey Fitzgerald (Uniontown, Ohio/Green)
Jake Newara (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek)
Teagan O'Sullivan (Union City, Pa./Cathedral Prep)
Nathan Reckner (Georgetown, Pa./South Side)
Zach Reges (Butler, Pa./Butler)
Jared Sample (Grove City, Pa./Grove City)
Alex Shaffer (Mercer, Pa./Mercer)
Luke Walter (Mercer, Pa./Grove City)
Andrew Wood (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland)
