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