Penn State Student-Athletes Earn 81 Academic All-Big Ten Fall Honors
Nittany Lions lead the league in total honors
Dec. 12, 2007 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -
Eighty-one Nittany Lion student-athletes, representing seven fall sports, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Penn State's 81 honorees lead all Big Ten institutions and brings the Lions' all-time total to 2,879 picks over the last 14 years.
The Big Ten Academic All-Conference award winners also achieved excellence outside of the classroom. Men's cross country runner Tyler McCandless (Northampton, Pa.) finished 41st at the Big Ten Championships while sophomore women's cross country runner Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio) finished 57th at the NCAA Championships. Field hockey junior Jen Long (Doylestown, Pa.) was a finalist for the Honda Award while senior football player Gerald Cadogan (Portsmouth, Ohio) also earned ESPN the Magazine First Team Academic All-American honors. Men's Soccer junior Jason Yeisley (Allentown, Pa.) was also named First Team All-Big Ten and women's soccer sophomore Alyssa Naeher (Seymour, Conn.) picked up Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors and women's volleyball junior Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) earned Big Ten Player of the Year accolades.
The Big Ten recognized 661 fall student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better.
Listed below are Penn State's 2007 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for fall sports:
| Men's Cross Country: |
| Kevin Fuller, Penn State | SO | Engineering | Camp Hill, Pa. |
| John Mahoney, Penn State | JR | Secondary Education | Richboro, Pa. |
| Tyler McCandless, Penn State | JR | Meteorology | Bath, Pa. |
| Dennis O'Connor, Penn State | SR | Chemical Engineering | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Dennis Pollow, Penn State | JR | Nutrition | Ransomville, N.Y. |
| Michael Syrnick, Penn State | SR | Advertising & Public Relations | Philadelphia, Pa. |
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| Women's Cross Country: |
| Jessica Babcock, Penn State | SO | Education | Irvine, Calif. |
| Claire Berryman, Penn State | JR | Nutrition | Morgantown, W.Va. |
| Nicole Bohnsack, Penn State | SR | Kinesiology | Rockford, Mich. |
| Kathryn Fitzgerald, Penn State | JR | Statistics | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Bridget Franek, Penn State | SO | Agriculture | Hiram, Ohio |
| Sonja Hinish, Penn State | SR | Architectural Engineering | Williamsburg, Pa. |
| Meghan Noecker, Penn State | JR | Journalism | Reading, Pa. |
| Clairen Percival, Penn State | JR | Special Education | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Molly Ritter, Penn State | JR | Kinesiology | Arendtsville, Pa. |
| Cheryl Spring, Penn State | SO | Science | The Woodlands, Texas |
| Fiana York, Penn State | SR | Secondary Education | Haverton, Pa. |
| Janelle Young, Penn State | JR | Kinesiology | Lemoyne, Pa. |
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| Field Hockey: |
| Jennifer Beaumont, Penn State | SR | Advertising & Public Relations | Chalfont, Pa. |
| Amy Bonenberger, Penn State | SO | Health & Human Development | Palmyra, Pa. |
| Laura Cahill, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Christine Dudek, Penn State | JR | Animal Sciences | Harleysville, Pa. |
| Britney Long, Penn State | SR | Kinesiology | Lancaster, Pa. |
| Jen Long, Penn State | JR | Health, Policy & Administration | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Bethany Marvel, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Newtown, Pa. |
| Jennifer Miller, Penn State | JR | Finance | North Caldwell, N.J. |
| Allison Scola, Penn State | JR | Finance | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Mallory Weisen, Penn State | SR | Kinesiology | Middleburg, Pa. |
| Kiersten Wood, Penn State | SR | Human Development & Family Studies | Lititz, Pa. |
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| Football: |
| Brett Brackett, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Lawrenceville, N.J. |
| Gerald Cadogan, Penn State | SR | Rehabilitation Services | Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Jason Ganter, Penn State | SR | Economics | State College, Pa. |
| Joseph Hughes, Penn State | SR | Mechanical Engineering | Downingtown, Pa. |
| Joshua Hull, Penn State | JR | Environmental Systems Engineering | Millheim, Pa. |
| Boone Jeremy, Penn State | JR | Elementary & Kindergarten Education | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Kevin Kelly, Penn State | JR | Kinesiology | State College, Pa. |
| Justin King, Penn State | JR | Letters, Arts & Sciences | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Dennis Landolt, Penn State | JR | Supply Chain & Information Sciences | Burlington Town, N.J. |
| Daniel Lawlor, Penn State | SR | Marketing | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Sean Lee, Penn State | JR | Finance | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Jordan Lyons, Penn State | SR | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Christopher Mauriello, Penn State | SR | Marketing | Landsdale, Pa. |
| Ross Muir, Penn State | SR | Kinesiology | Noblesville, Ind. |
| Jordan Norwood, Penn State | JR | Advertising & Public Relations | State College, Pa. |
| Mark Rubin, Penn State | SR | Finance | Amherst, N.Y. |
| Kevin Suhey, Penn State | JR | Mechanical Engineering | Boalsburg, Pa. |
| Joseph Toriello, Penn State | SR | Supply Chain & Information Sciences | Glen Mills, Pa. |
| Patrick Weber, Penn State | GR | Graduate Student | Arnold, Pa. |
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| Men's Soccer: |
| Robert Bohlen, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Port Jefferson, N.Y. |
| Frank Costigliola, Penn State | SO | Business Administration | Dix Hills, N.Y. |
| Liam Fitzwater, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Schuylkill Haven, Pa. |
| John Gray, Penn State | SO | Business Administration | Lemont, Pa. |
| Andrew Machi, Penn State | JR | Kinesiology | Upper St. Clair, Pa. |
| Geordie MacNeill, Penn State | SR | Finance | Toronto, Canada |
| Daniel Martini, Penn State | SO | Business Administration | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Andrew Parr, Penn State | SO | Business Administration | Hummelstown, Pa. |
| Vincent Salvatico, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Chester Springs, Pa. |
| Conrad Taylor, Penn State | SR | Kinesiology | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Jacobo Vera, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Pamplona, Spain |
| Jason Yeisley, Penn State | JR | Management | Allentown, Pa. |
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| Women's Soccer: |
| Aubrey Aden-Buie, Penn State | SR | English | Allentown, Pa. |
| Zoe Bouchelle, Penn State | SR | Economics | Cockeysville, Md. |
| Allison Daus, Penn State | JR | Advertising & Public Relations | Plano, Texas |
| Tara Davies, Penn State | SO | Education | Cape May Court, N.J. |
| Jessica Davis, Penn State | JR | Advertising & Public Relations | Fairfax, Va. |
| Jamie Morrison, Penn State | SO | Engineering | Greensburg, Pa. |
| Ashley Myers, Penn State | JR | Advertising & Public Relations | Bel Air, Md. |
| Alyssa Naeher, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Seymour, Conn. |
| Allison Rago, Penn State | SO | Liberal Arts | Fairfield, Conn. |
| Maura Ryan, Penn State | SO | Liberal Arts | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Kathryn Schoepfer, Penn State | SO | Health & Human Development | Waterford, Conn. |
| Jessica Shue, Penn State | SO | Forest Science | York, Pa. |
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| Women's Volleyball: |
| Kara Callahan, Penn State | SR | Elementary & Kindergarten Education | Bloomington, Ill. |
| Alisha Glass, Penn State | SO | Health & Human Development | Lake Leelanau, Mich. |
| Christa Harmotto, Penn State | JR | Elementary & Kindergarten Education | Aliquippa, Pa. |
| Megan Hodge, Penn State | SO | Business Administration | Durham, N.C. |
| Roberta Holehouse, Penn State | JR | Kinesiology | Joppa, Md. |
| Ann Naylor, Penn State | SR | Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Management | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Kelsey Ream, Penn State | SO | Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Management | Centre Hall, Pa. |
| Melissa Walbridge, Penn State | SR | Integrative Arts | San Anselmo, Calif. |
| Jessica Yanz, Penn State | SO | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Bolingbrook, Ill. |
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