YORK Pa. — The achievements of student-athletes and coaches were recognized during the annual Athletic Awards Program held on Tuesday, April 25, on the stage of the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on the Penn State York campus.
Awards were given for play in the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) and the United State Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
Highlights of the evening included the awarding of the Chancellor’s Award for Academic Character to volleyball student-athlete Hannah Knight, of Bluff City, Tennessee. This award is given to the student-athlete with a 3.5 grade-point average (GPA) or higher, who, in addition to an outstanding GPA, upholds the five core values of the Penn State York Athletic Department:
- Accountability
- Courage
- Diligence
- Integrity
- Respect
View photos from this year’s event on Flickr.
PSUAC Coaches of the Year
Keith Hartman
As head coach for the women’s volleyball team, Keith Hartman, of Dover, Pennsylvania, was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.
During the 2022-23 season, York claimed the top seed in the PSUAC East for the second consecutive year with a conference record of 12-0 and an overall record of 21-6.
Making history once again, the Penn State York women’s volleyball team claimed a second-place win in the PSUAC Championship on Nov. 1 at Rec Hall at the University Park campus.
The Penn State York women’s volleyball team again made history in Penn State York athletics by earning the runner-up slot in the USCAA National Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Nov. 12.
Joe Downing
Associate Professor of Corporate Communication Joe Downing, from York, Pennsylvania, also won Coach of the Year for 2022-23, as Penn State York’s golf team saw great success. Logan Snyder, a Penn State York senior, is the first men's winner of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Golf Championship in the history of the PSUAC.
PSUAC Academic All-Conference Awards
Thirty-six Penn State York student athletes earned the distinction of PSUAC Academic All-Conference. This honor is bestowed on those student-athletes who have a semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher during the semester of competition, or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and completion of at least 24 credits. Recipients in their sports are: Sebastian Bedoya, Queens, New York, soccer; Owen Bricker, Dallastown, Pennsylvania, soccer; Sumit Ghimire, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, soccer; Kian Seifi, Tehran, Iran, soccer; Cole Wilson, Pequea, Pennsylvania, soccer; Makayla Dyson, Glenville , Pennsylvania, volleyball; Olivia Giltner, Georgetown, Delaware, volleyball; Hannah Knight, Bluff City, Tennessee, volleyball; Zoe Luedtke, East Berlin, Pennsylvania, volleyball; Sadie Schantz, York, Pennsylvania, volleyball; Whitney Smyth, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, volleyball; Jayla Brown, Hanover, Pennsylvania, women’s basketball; Desiree Garcia-Hernandez, Tenerife, Spain, women’s basketball; Jordyn Foster, York, Pennsylvania, women’s basketball; Katy Jones, York, Pennsylvania, women’s basketball; Benjamin Segal, York, Pennsylvania, golf; Logan Snyder, Dover, Pennsylvania, golf; Mason Steward, York, Pennsylvania, golf; Jayden Battle, Alpha, New Jersey, men’s basketball; Evan Brady, Hanover, Pennsylvania, men’s basketball; Deriq Brown, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, men’s basketball; Anthony Campbell, Randallstown, Maryland, men’s basketball; Victor Dorm, Dover, Pennsylvania, men’s basketball; John John Gillespie, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, men’s basketball; Alexander Morici, Haskell, New Jersey, men’s basketball; Joseph Morici, Haskell, New Jersey, men’s basketball; Jon Ware, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, men’s basketball; John “JP” Dyson, Glenville, Pennsylvania, baseball; Colin Heaps, Mountville, Pennsylvania, baseball; Shane Hulbert, Bowie, Maryland, baseball; Kolby Miller, Weston, Florida, baseball; Brandon Ritchey, Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, baseball; Christopher SanGermano, Marlton, New Jersey, baseball; Nathaniel Uzelac, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, baseball; Carter Williams, Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, baseball; and Lawrence Williams, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, baseball.
PSUAC East Player of the Year
Jessica Dunbar, Hanover, Pennsylvania, volleyball
PSUAC Individual Medalist
Logan Snyder, Dover, Pennsylvania, golf
PSUAC All-Conference Awards
The following students were named PSUAC All-Conference recipients in their sports:
Baseball
John “JP” Dyson, Glenville, Pennsylvania, First Team
Men’s Basketball
Deriq Brown, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, First Team; and John John Gillespie, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, First Team
Women’s Basketball
Desiree Garcia-Hernandez, Tenerife, Spain, First Team; and Jayla Brown, Hanover, Pennsylvania, Second Team