Checking In: Alumni Update (6-30-13)

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BASEBALL
Rider University junior Jerry Mulderig (Council Rock South) has signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and traveled to Bradenton, Fla., on Sunday. Mulderig was drafted in the 28th round by Pittsburgh in Major League Baseball’s 2013 First Year Player Draft. Mulderig was a first team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and a first team All-New Jersey selection this year as a designated hitter, but he was drafted as a pitcher. A member of the MAAC All-Academic team as a Behavioral Neuroscience major, Mulderig led Rider in batting (.328, 63 hits in 54 games), on-base percentage (.417), slugging percentage (.417) and walks (29), was second in stolen bases (16) and is third on the team in RBIs (31). On the mound, Mulderig appeared in 11 games this year, starting four, and owned a 3-2 record with a 4.12 earned run average. Opponents batted .229 against him. He struck out 13 batters in 19.2 innings pitched and walked seven. Mulderig did not pitch as a freshman at Rider and appeared in 10 games in 2012, all in relief, compiling a save and seven strikeouts in nine innings pitched.

Millersville’s Cody Stoneback (Quakertown) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

IUP’S Robbie Zinsmeister (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
Kutztown’s Ryan Connolly (Souderton) was named to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Media Organization Scholar-Athlete Team. He also was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lock Haven’s Kelsey Ryan (Neshaminy) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
IUP’s Tim Lynch (Souderton) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Millersville’s Megan Meyer (Central Bucks South) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

FIELD HOCKEY
IUP’s Brittany Varacallo (Central Bucks South) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Lock Haven’s Eliana Gilette (Norristown) and Rachel Valentine (Souderton) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

FOOTBALL
Millersville’s Pat Cantrell (Pennsbury) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg’s TJ Smink (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Kutztown’s Aaron Channing (Hatboro-Horsham) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

East Stroudsburg’s Bruce Campbell (Pennsbury) and Brandon Gattelli (Bensalem) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Millersville’s Jessica Jones (Council Rock North), Lauren Mateja (Upper Merion) and Hannah Vogel (Hatboro-Horsham) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg’s Garrie Grenfell (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Kutztown’s Emily Savini (Neshaminy) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Bloomsburg’s Ashley Bossert (Wissahickon), Aubrey Bossert (Wissahickon), Carly Ball (North Penn), Maggie Canavan (Springfield) and Amanda Jaynes (Pennridge) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Lock Haven’s Kelly Hamilton (Central Bucks South), Lindsay Walbrandt (Souderton), and Melinda Wojt (Souderton) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

MEN’S SOCCER
Millersville’s James Rooney (Plymouth Whitemarsh) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Bloomsburg’s Fran Miller (Central Bucks East), John Owens (Central Bucks East) and Stephen Pieri (Central Bucks South) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

East Stroudsburg’s Wesley Fossille (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg's Alex Supplee (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year. 

WOMEN’S SOCCER
La Salle women’s soccer goalkeeper and recent graduate Gabrielle Pakhtigian (North Penn) will be representing the Atlantic 10 as one of the league’s two nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. The A-10’s Council of Senior Woman Administrators chose two representatives from a pool of eight candidates to represent the Atlantic 10 as the league’s Woman of the Year nominees. One of the most prestigious NCAA awards, the NCAA established the Woman of the Year Award in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of women in intercollegiate athletics. The award is unique because it recognizes not only the athletic achievements but also their academic achievements, community service and leadership. The La Salle Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, Pakhtigian was a defensive stalwart for La Salle as its starting goalkeeper. She earned First Team All-Conference honors in leading the Explorers to their first ever A-10 title and second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Her volunteer experience encompasses weekly youth soccer sessions through Bux-Mont Torch FC, assisting in the St. Francis Inn Soup Kitchen and working to provide education to special needs persons. She served as a summer work camp team leader, organizing projects and Bible studies with teenagers. She sponsored an Armenian girl with World Vision. Pakhtigian also served as La Salle women’s soccer SAAC representative, she served on the Student Affairs Committee and was a member of her church’s Staff Parrish Relations Committee. Academically, she was selected as a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American, twice earning a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team. She was also a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society and a four-year member of the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Millersville’s Emily Willard (Abington) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Kutztown’s Hannah Sufrin (Neshaminy) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg's Caitlin Sheehan (Pennridge) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

IUP’s Ashley Schoellkopf (Pennsridge) and Anna-Kate DePaolo (Pennridge) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Bloomsburg’s Taylor Gerstenfield (William Tennent), Maureen Leis (Springfield) and Samantha Fox (William Tennent) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

East Stroudsburg’s Ashley McKenna (Central Bucks South) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

SOFTBALL
Millersville’s Stephanie Kulp (North Penn) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg’s Liz Parkins (Souderton) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Lock Haven’s Chelsea Edwards (Hatboro-Horsham) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Millersville’s Amanda Thomas (William Tennent) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Bloomsburg’s Julia DeVincent (Upper Dublin), Madeline Barlow (Pennsbury) and Tori Hall (Council Rock North) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg’s Colleen Stiles (North Penn) and Carolyn Meier (Upper Dublin) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Shippensburg's Dan Dreeman (Council Rock South) and Dominic Raguz (Central Bucks South) were named 2013-PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
Kutztown’s Danielle Chaney (Upper Dublin) and Carolyn Fergus (North Penn) were named 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Bloomsburg’s Alexis Rankin (Hatboro-Horsham) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athletes. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Shippensburg’s Caitlin Stuetz (Cheltenham) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

WRESTLING
East Stroudsburg’s Michael Honeywell (Springfield) was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

Neshaminy’s John Lindquist (Neshaminy) was named to the 2012-13 Division II All-Academic Wrestling Second Team as selected by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. It is the third consecutive selection to the All-Academic Wrestling Team for Lindquist. Lindquist, a mathematics major, posted a 12-11 combined record at 157, 165 and 174 pounds this season. Among his totals were three falls, three major decisions and a technical fall. Lindquist represented the Raiders at 157 pounds at both the 2012 PSAC Championships and the 2013 NCAA Division II Super Region I Championships. He went 1-2 at the conference championships and 2-2 at the regional championships. Lindquist also was named a 2012-13 PSAC Scholar-Athlete. To be recognized, a student-athlete must produce a minimum 3.25 GPA during the school year.

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