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Penn State Lehigh Valley honors student-athletes at awards luncheon

Penn State Lehigh Valley student athletes, coaches and staff gathered around the lion shrine after the Athletic Awards Luncheon on April 25 at the campus in Center Valley. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The Penn State Lehigh Valley Athletics Department recognized the accomplishments and achievements of their intercollegiate teams on April 25 during an awards luncheon held on campus. Golfer Shane Rhodes and women's basketball player Andrea Watkins were named Penn State Lehigh Valley Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Below are the achievements of each program from the 2015-2016 season.

Men's GolfHead Coach: Brian Exton   

Team AccomplishmentsPSUAC championsUSCAA finished seventh out of 24 teams

Individual AccomplishmentsCoach Brian Exton: Named PSUAC Golf Coach of the YearShane Rhodes, Nathan Bloomfield, Ethan Culver, Tyler Schoener: PSUAC All-Conference

Academic All-Conference (students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher)Nathan Bloomfield, Robert Boring, Ethan Culver, Brendon McMahon, Shane Rhodes, Kevin Shuey, Nicholas Terleski

Penn State Lehigh Valley Golfer of the Year: Shane Rhodes

Men's & Women's Cross CountryHead Coach: Carolyn Dunham

Team AccomplishmentsThird-place finish out of nine men's teams at PSUAC championships

Individual AccomplishmentsAnthony Siguenza: First Team PSUAC All-ConferenceJonathan Meyer: Second Team PSUAC All-Conference

Academic All-Conference (students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher)Chris Bukavich, Joseph Johnson, James Maxwell, Jonathan Meyer, Ashley Ramirez

Penn State Lehigh Valley Runner of the Year: Jacob Srock

Women's Volleyball Head Coach: Brittni Kholi

Academic All-Conference (students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher)Reema Kaskas, Natasha Leon, Shelley Rosario, Shannon Sanchez

Penn State Lehigh Valley Volleyball Player of the Year: Shannon Sanchez

Men's BasketballHead Coach: Mike DeCarolis

Individual AccomplishmentsTyler Krchnavi; USCAA National All-Academic Honors*National All-Academic team honors are awarded to student-athletes of sophomore standing or higher with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Academic All-Conference (based on spring 2015 GPA)Tyler Krchnavi, Jordan Young, Kenny Leger, Eddie Hudak

Penn State Lehigh Valley Men's Basketball Player of the Year: Brandon Holland

Women's BasketballHead Coach: Lorie Khalil

Team Accomplishments17-7 overall recordAdvanced to the PSUAC semifinals as the No. 3 seed

Individual AccomplishmentsAndrea Watkins: USCAA First Team All-American, PSUAC Co-Player of the Year, PSUAC First Team All-ConferenceHannah Bankes: USCAA 2nd Team All-American, PSUAC Second Team All-ConferenceAshley Gordon: USCAA Honorable Mention All-American, PSUAC Honorable Mention All-Conference

Academic All-Conference (based on spring 2015 GPA)Andrea Watkins, Ashley Gordon, Ashley Husser

Penn State Lehigh Valley Women's Basketball Player of the Year: Andrea Watkins

CyclingHead Coach: Mandy Marquardt

Team AccomplishmentsFourth Place – D2 Team Overall Standings, 2015 USA Collegiate Track National Championships

Individual AccomplishmentsMcKenzie Browne: 2015 USA Cycling Collegiate National Sprint ChampionJames Mellen: 2015 USA Cycling Collegiate National Spring Silver Medalist

Penn State Lehigh Valley Cyclist of the Year: McKenzie Browne

Last Updated April 26, 2016

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