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A total of 100 Alvernia University student-athletes were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll for the 2024 fall semester, as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Director Megan Morrison. Across the conference, a total of 1,809 student-athletes who competed in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball were recognized. The fall academic honor roll is composed of student-athletes who competed in a varsity-level sport and registered a fall term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher. Since 2020-2021, the MAC has allowed its institutions to name all of their NCAA-competing sports to the MAC Academic Honor Roll even if the MAC does not sponsor the sport. A total of 100 Alvernia University student-athletes were honored by the MAC for their achievements in the classroom. 15 of those 100 honorees earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. Men's Soccer placed 24 student-athletes on the MAC Academic Honor Roll and both Football and Women's Soccer were represented by 19 student-athletes. Women's Volleyball was represented by 15 student-athletes, and Field Hockey was represented by 14 student-athletes. Women's Cross Country played nine student-athletes on the honor roll, and Men's Cross Country placed three. A complete list of Alvernia's 100 student-athletes on the MAC Academic Honor Roll can be found HERE.

Alvernia University Women's Golf and graduate student McKylie Boreman were recognized for their performances during the 2024 fall season as announced by Scoreboard Powered by Clippd on Thursday. Alvernia Women's Golf was recognized as the team with the most team wins across any NCAA division, NAIA division and also NJCAA division in the fall. The Golden Wolves recorded a nation leading seven wins in eight events in the fall. McKylie Boreman also was recognized as the co-leader in individual wins for the season with six. McKylie Boreman recorded six wins in eight events for the Golden Wolves in the fall of 2024 and was tied with Meghan DeLong from North Iowa Area Community College (NJCAA II) for the most across all collegiate divisions. Boreman recorded victories at Elizabethtown's Fall Invitational, California University of Pa's Vulcan Invitational, Millersville's Fall Classic, Arcadia's Golden Oaks Shootout, Kutztown's Fall Invitational and also Alvernia's Fall Invitational. Boreman recorded a 74.8 scoring average in eight events, she played in a total of 14 rounds and recorded a round of 79 or better in 12 of the 14 rounds. Boreman fired in a season and career low round of 69 on day one of the Vulcan Invitational at Cedarbrook Golf Club where she took home low medalist honors with a two day score of +4 (146). Boreman's round of 69 also tied teammate Cassidy Miksich's single round program record of 69. Boreman finished the fall season with 28 total birdies, 160 pars, she finished top ten in all eight events, finished top three in seven of the eight and, as mentioned, took home low medalist honors in six events. Boreman is currently the #46 ranked DIII women's golfer in the nation and is the #15 ranked DIII women's golfer in her region. Alvernia University Women's Golf was also recognized with the most team wins across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA divisions with seven victories in the fall of 2024. The Golden Wolves took home team title honors at Elizabethtown's Fall Invitational, California University of Pa's Vulcan Invitational, Millersville's Fall Classic, Arcadia's Golden Oaks Shootout, Kutztown's Fall Invitational, Alvernia's Fall Invitational and The Melee, hosted by Drew University. The Golden Wolves posted a 316.3 team scoring average in the fall, recorded top three finishes in all eight tournaments they played in. The Golden Wolves also tallied two record breaking performances at the Vulcan Invitational and Millersville's Fall Invitational. In round two of the Vulcan Invitational, the Golden Wolves posted a team total of 303 to break the previous team record of 306, which was set in the 2024 MAC Championships back in May. Alvernia then rebroke the team record with a 302 team total in round two of the Millersville Invitational to secure the team title. The Golden Wolves are ranked #44 in the nation among all DIII women's golf teams and also ranked #11 in their region.

Alvernia University Men's Wrestling placed four wrestlers in the National Wrestling Coaches Association preseason rankings, and Alvernia was ranked 10th in the country in the preseason tournament rankings to open up the season. Alvernia was ranked 10th out of the 25 teams ranked in the preseason top-25 from the NWCA. Alvernia also placed three individuals in the preseason top-15. Keito Shaw was ranked #14 at 125 lbs, Jason Rezac was #9 at 157 lbs, Matthew Lackman was ranked #2 at 165 lbs, and Nathan Lackman was ranked #2 at 174 lbs. Shaw, a senior, finished last season just narrowly missing out on a trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship after finishing in fifth at the Southeast Regional. Shaw finished his junior season with an overall record of 24-10 and had nine technical falls and seven major decisions on the year. Rezac, a senior, qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship last season after taking second at the Southeast Regional. Rezac went 20-8 last season and finished the year with 13 wins by fall. Last year marked the third straight season that Rezac finished with at least 20 wins and nine pins. Matthew Lackman, a graduate student, finished in third at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championship at 165 lbs and was the National Runner-Up at the 2023 NCAA Division III National Championship. Lackman, the reigning MAC Wrestler of the Year, finished 2023-24 with an overall record of 45-1, and he is 93-2 over the last two seasons. Matthew Lackman is a two-time All-American at 165 lbs. Nathan Lackman, a graduate transfer from Rhode Island College, last wrestled in the 2022-23 season. He defeated his brother, Matthew, in the 165 lb Division III National Championship bout to earn his second consecutive national title before taking a year off. Nathan defeated Matthew with a takedown 50 seconds into overtime. In 2021-22, Nathan Lackman was the national champion at 157 lbs. Nathan was 39-3 his last season out, but was not defeated by a Division III opponent, and has not been defeated by a Division III opponent since 2021. As a team, Alvernia placed in the top four of each of its four regular-season tournaments. Alvernia took ninth at the NCAA Division III regional. The team started the 2024-25 season with a 40-10 win over Camden County College on Nov. 1 and had three first-place finishers, including Keito Shaw at 125 lbs, Matthew Lackman at 165 lbs and Nathan Lackman at 174 lbs, to lead Alvernia to a third-place team finish on Nov. 2 at the 11-team Tonee Ellis Memorial Invitational at Alvernia's PLEX. Alvernia is back in action at Scranton's Electric City Duals on Saturday, November 9th.

Sophomore Women's Golf Student-Athlete Cassidy Miksich recorded the first hole-in-one in program history during the team's victory at the Alvernia Invitational Tuesday afternoon at LedgeRock Golf Club. Miksich recorded an ace at the par three fourth which is the first ace by an Alvernia Women's Golfer in tournament play in program history. She recorded an 89 on the day and finished in 19th place. She started on the second hole and posted two big numbers on two and three before carding her first hole-in-one in a tournament at the par three fourth. Miksich hit a crisp iron shot over the front bunker and onto the middle of the green, the ball then started tracking toward the pin before disappearing into the cup for an ace. Miksich then recorded pars at the fifth and ninth holes, but three bogeys on six, seven, and eight saw her post a 41 on the front nine. Miksich then carded just one par on the back nine with multiple bogeys and doubles as she carded a 48 and finished with an 89 on the round. About Miksich: Miksich competed in all 16 events for the Golden Wolves during her first year and fired a season low round of 69 at the Elizabethtown Invite at Hershey CC East. Miksich's round of 69 also broke the program's single round low record of 71 set by teammate Katie Lapinsky and former Alvernia Women's Golf member Yupha Muyxka. Miksich recorded wins at the Elizabethtown Invite and the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational and tallied four other top three finishes. Miksich made a total of 25 birdies and 170 pars on the year and finished with a scoring average of 81.5. Miksich finished in fourth place at the 2024 MAC Championships to help secure the team title with a program record team total of 306. Her accolades in her first year (2023-2024) include: First Team All-MAC Alvernia Single Round Record (69) 2x MAC Golfer of the Week Alvernia Athlete of the Week MAC Academic Honor Roll

Alvernia University graduates Jordan Karmonick and Shinelle Felix earned NCAA Woman of the Year accolades, as announced by Alvernia and the Middle Atlantic Conference. Both Karmonick and Felix were selected as Alvernia's Institutional nominees for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year program. In addition, Felix was selected amongst the MAC's institutional nominees as the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference nominee. This is the third straight year that an Alvernia institutional nominee was selected as a conference level nomination. She joins Sarah Reinert (2022) and Brooke Spezialetti (2023). The NCAA Woman of the Year program, now in its 34th year, was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletic excellence, community service, and leadership of a graduating female collegiate athlete that has exhausted their NCAA eligibility. Felix joins Laura Matthews (Stevens), Bella Garabo (York), and Catie McGrath (DeSales) as MAC Nominees. Mathews and Felix will move forward as the MAC nominee, Garabo will represent the MAC Commonwealth and McGrath will represent the MAC Freedom. About the nominees: Shinelle Felix, a four-year member of the Alvernia Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field programs, graduated in May with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Art. Felix was a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree and earned MAC Honor Roll and Dean's List honors . Felix graduated as one of the most decorated Alvernia student-athletes of all-time. As a triple and long-jumper for Alvernia, Felix finished her career as a four time first team All-American, a national runner-up, and a two-time third place finisher. She is a six-time national qualifier and a 15 time All-MAC honoree. During her career, Felix competed at six NCAA Division III National Championships. At the 2024 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship, Felix finished as the national-runner up in the triple jump. That finish marked the highest place finish by an Alvernia female athlete, and made her just the second Alvernia student-athlete (male or female) to earn a second place finish at a national championship. Felix also finished third place at a National Championships on two occasions (2023 Outdoor and 2024 Outdoor). In December of 2023, Felix broke a decades old facility record at Division I Bucknell University. Felix hit a mark of 12.67m in the triple jump. At the time, her mark was the second best in DIII for the 2023-24 indoor season and sixth best overall in DIII women's track and field history. For her athletic achievement, Felix was named Alvernia Most Outstanding Athlete of the Class of 2024. Off the track and outside the classroom, Felix participated in several local community service projects. Felix participated in two Alvernia service-learning courses. She also volunteered with the Philadelphia Marathon and Health Kids Run program. Jordan Karmonick, a four-year member of the Alvernia Women's Basketball team, graduated in May with a degree in nursing. Karmonick graduated from the nursing program with a 3.88 cumulative GPA. Karmonick earned Academic All-MAC honors in both 2023 and 2024. Karmonick was also a recipient of the Alvernia Richard Law Award for Composition and Research, and the Alvernia Barbara Stratton Nursing Award. On the court, Karmonick was a four-year starter for the Golden Wolves. Karmonick was named the MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season and became the first player for Alvernia to earn a MAC "Of the Year" honor since Alvernia joined the Middle Atlantic Conference in 2008. Despite her first year being limited to five games due to COVID restrictions, Karmonick started in 86 of the 87 games Alvernia played during her career. She finished her career with 931 career points, 610 rebounds, 314 assists, and 151 steals. Karmonick was a hustle player through and through for Alvernia. She averaged no-less than 31 minutes played per game each season of her career. For her efforts on the court over the last four years, Karmonick was named a recipient of Alvernia's Athletic Excellence Award. Off the court and outside of the classroom, Karmonick was involved in several community service endeavors. Amongst other activities within the community, In 2022, Karmonick took part in one of Alvernia's Alternative Break trips. Karmonick went to Alderson, West Virginia. While there, she worked within the local community; preparing meals, working on a local farm to learn aspects of sustainability, and used limited resources to build ramps, porches, and doors.

The 2024 Alvernia Baseball team earned Team Academic Excellence honors for the 2023-24 academic year, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and presented by Sports Attack. Alvernia joins over 470 collegiate programs across all divisions to earn the team honor. In order to achieve Academic Excellence honors, programas must post a team GPA of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale for the 2023-24 academic year. This is Alvernia's third straight year earning the honor. The Golden Wolves finished as the 2024 MAC Commonwealth Champions, and also placed 30 student-athletes on this spring's MAC Academic Honor Roll. Alvernia finished the 2024 season with a 29-18 overall record and was 15-6 in conference play.

Alvernia University placed nine student-athletes on respective 2024 Winter Academic All-MAC Teams, as announced by Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director Megan Morrison on Monday. Bobby Mullan (Men's Basketball), Jordan Karmonick (Women's Basketball), Kayla Williams (Women's Basketball), Matthew Davies (Men's Ice Hockey), Jackson Fellner (Men's Ice Hockey), Logan vande Meerakker (Men's Ice Hockey), Julia Beaven (Women's Ice Hockey), Julia Franklin (Women's Ice Hockey), and Matthew Lackman (Men's Wrestling) earned the honor for Alvernia. The Winter Academic All-MAC teams recognize the top student-athletes both in the classroom and in athletic competition during the 2024 spring semester. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote on the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a spring semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award.

Alvernia University placed 13 student-athletes on respective 2024 Spring Academic All-MAC Teams, as announced by Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director Megan Morrison on Tuesday. Alvernia's 13 student-athletes on the Spring Academic All-MAC team is the most in a single season for Alvernia since the Academic All-MAC program began in the Fall of 2013. The Spring Academic All-MAC teams recognize the top student-athletes both in the classroom and in athletic competition during the 2024 spring semester. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote on the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a spring semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award. Mike Ramundo (Baseball), Maggie Loomis (Softball), Taylor McClain (Softball), Jackson Hoovler (Men's Golf), Shawn Williams (Men's Golf), McKylie Boreman (Women's Golf), Katie Lapinsky (Women's Golf), Cassidy Miksich (Women's Golf), Rylee Stenzel (Women's Golf), Dane Sabarese (Men's Lacrosse), Lucas Berger (Men's Tennis), Leah Bouchard (Women's Tennis), and Cera Gaston (Women's Outdoor Track and Field) each earned the honor for Alvernia.

Five Alvernia University Women's Lacrosse student-athletes, as well as the Women's Lacrosse Team earned Academic Honors for their performances in the classroom, as announced by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Lauren Fox (Grad./Physical Therapy), Olivia Malone (Jr./Nursing), Mackenzie McKinney (Sr./Early Childhood Education), Sherrin Smith (Jr./Communication), and Sophia Ruocco (Jr./Early Childhood Education) were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. In order to qualify for the honor roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater through the conclusion of the spring semester. In addition to the five individual student-athletes honors, the Alvernia Women's Lacrosse team was one of 325 schools across all divisions to be named an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for the 2023-24 academic year. In order to qualify, teams must post a team GPA of 3.20 or higher for the academic year.

A total of 255 Alvernia winter and spring student-athletes were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll, and an additional 46 athletes on non-MAC competing teams earned spots on the honor roll as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) on Wednesday. 120 Winter student-athletes, 135 Spring student-athletes, as well as 46 athletes from Women's Equestrian, Women's Bowling, Esports and Spirit earned a 3.20 GPA to earn MAC Academic Honor Roll honors. A total of 49 student-athletes earned a 4.00 semester GPA in the spring semester. 18 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey players were also named to the UCHC All-Academic Team. Julia Beaven, Alex Robertson and Amber Steinhilpert all became five time UCHC All-Academic honorees and Lexi Hooper, Shae Hudec and Jasmine Hughes all became four time honorees. Three Women's Bowlers earned National Tenpin Coaches Association honors as well, which is awarded to student-athletes who earned a 3.40 GPA during the academic year. Across the MAC, a total of 3,701 student-athletes were named to the 2023-2024 MAC Academic Honor Roll. The total number of Alvernia's honorees per sports are below, as is a complete breakdown of all student-athletes with at least a 3.20 semester GPA. An asterisk next to the student-athlete's name indicates a 4.00 semester GPA. A ^ indicates UCHC honors and National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA). Winter Sports Men's Basketball 11 Men's Indoor Track and Field 16 Men's NCAA Ice Hockey 19 Men's Wrestling 20 Women's Basketball 12 Women's Ice Hockey 18 Women's Indoor Track and Field18 Women's Wrestling 6 Spring Sports Baseball 30 Men's Golf 6 Men's Lacrosse 12 Men's Outdoor Track and Field 14 Men's Tennis 6 Softball 19 Women's Golf 5 Women's Lacrosse 16 Women's Outdoor Track and Field 19 Women's Tennis 8 Non-MAC Sports Bowling 3 Equestrian 6 Esports 24 Spirit 13

Alvernia University Women's Track and Field senior Shinelle Felix capped off her 2024 NCAA Division III National Championship showing with a third-place finish in the triple jump on Saturday night at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. After one jumper got one attempt in on an hour-delayed start, the triple jump was again delayed - this time for three hours - as storms rolled through the Myrtle Beach area. Felix, who entered as the 19th seed, secured a third-place finish with her six best jumps of the outdoor season. Felix got started in the first flight of the triple jump and posted her best jump of the flight in her second attempt with a mark of 12.11m. That mark was a season-best at the time for Felix, and was good enough to secure a spot in the finals after the second flight concluded. Felix was in sixth place overall heading into the finals, but began to move her way up the leaderboard. Felix posted a 12.31 on her first attempt in the finals and followed that with a 12.44m attempt. She then hit a 12.60m on her final attempt for a new outdoor personal record, a new MAC record, the 10th best DIII jump all time, and to move into second place overall at the Championship. At the time, Felix was only behind defending indoor and outdoor national champion Victoria Kadiri of Johns Hopkins University. Rainah Dunham of Ursinus then overtook both Kadiri and Felix with a mark of 12.75m as she bumped Felix down to third place and Kadiri into second. Kadiri then closed out the tight competition with the final attempt of the evening. She broke the 13 meter threshold with a mark of 13.04m to move back into first place and defend her title. Kadiri, Dunham, Felix, and fourth place finisher Aurielle Brunner of Chatham each recorded their top marks of the event on their final attempts. Felix caps off her career as a four time first team All-American, a national runner-up, and a two-time third place finisher. She is a six-time national qualifier and a 15 time All-MAC honoree.

Alvernia University Baseball placed three student-athletes on the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-Region team for their respective performances during the 2024 season, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Senior Mike Ramundo was named the Player of the Year for Region Five, and also earned First Team All-Region honors as a second baseman. Ramundo is only the second player in program history to earn Regional Player of the Year honors. He joins Ben Sawyer, who was named ABCA Regional Player of the Year in 2015. Jason Kelly, a senior, and Nick Ferraioli, a sophomore, also earned ABCA All-Region honors. Kelly was named First Team All-Region as a designated hitter, and Ferriaoli earned Second Team All-Region as a pitcher. Ramundo, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth and Second Team D3Baseball All-Region, led the MAC Commonwealth in five statistical categories. Ramundo led the conference with a .447 batting average, 80 hits, 22 doubles, and six triples. He also had a conference leading .505 OBP and was fourth in the conference with a .654 slug percentage. Ramundo also finished the year with 38 RBIs, 53 runs scored, 14 walks, and nine hit by pitches. In the field, Ramundo had 107 putouts and 75 assists with a .963 fielding percentage. This is Ramundo's first ABCA All-Region honor. Kelly, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth honors and Second Team D3Baseball All-Region honors, earned First Team All-Region honors from the ABCA as a designated hitter. Kelly finished the year with a team-high 46 RBIs. He played in all 47 games for Alvernia and finished the season with a .371 batting average and a .483 slug percentage. He finished the season with 56 hits - including 11 doubles and two home runs - and 34 runs scored. He also reached base on 25 walks and ten hit by pitches. Kelly also went 3-1 on the mound this season with a 3.26 ERA over nearly 50 innings pitched. He picked up the win in complete game fashion to seal Alvernia's MAC Commonwealth Championship title. This is Kelly's first ABCA All-Region honor. Ferraioli, who earned First Team All-MAC Commonwealth and Third Team D3Baseball All-Region honors, earned Second Team All-Region honors from the ABCA as a starting pitcher. Ferraioli posted the third best ERA in the MAC Commonwealth with a 2.96 ERA over 76 innings pitched. He finished the season with an 8-0 record in 14 starts and had 60 strikeouts on the season. He recorded a 1.42 WHIP and a .262 opponent batting average. He allowed just 25 earned runs on the year and averaged just over one hit allowed per inning. This is Ferraioli's first ABCA All-Region honor. Alvernia finished the season with a 29-18 overall record, and were 15-6 in conference play. The Golden Wolves defeated Messiah to win the MAC Commonwealth title and earn an automatic qualification to the Cleveland Regional. Alvernia went 1-2 at the regional with a win over Ithaca to eliminate the Bombers.

Ten Alvernia University spring student-athletes were named to the MAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team, as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference on Thursday. The MAC All-Sportsmanship Teams recognize student-athletes like who exemplify great character and display exceptional sportsmanship both on and off the field. They represent their team, institution and the conference with high integrity, and exhibit respect for themselves, teammates, coaches and opponents. They are humble and hold themselves with pride, competing at the same level of intensity no matter who the competition is, or outcome of the contest. These student-athletes were selected by the head coaches and student-athletes from their respective teams. Alvernia's ten student-athletes are listed below, and the full MAC Spring All-Sportsmanship team can be found here. Cameron Abele - Baseball Matthew Gagliardi - Men's Golf Autumn Wolf - Women's Golf Kyle Patton - Men's Lacrosse Sophia Ruocco - Women's Lacrosse Younes Naimi - Men's Outdoor Track and Field Elizabeth Kollock - Women's Outdoor Track and Field Emily Sano - Softball Jayden Lewis - Men's Tennis Leah Bouchard - Women's Tennis

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced its 2024 NCAA Division III Scholar All-American awards, and eight Alvernia University Men's Wrestling student-athletes who earned individual 2024 NCAA Division III Scholar All-American honors from The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American awards. In order to qualify for NWCA Scholar All-American honors, wrestlers must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA and be either a regional place winner or win 66% of their competitions with a 15 match minimum. Garrett Gehr, Gavin Hollingsworth, Isaac Kassis, Matthew Lackman, Avery Leonard, Mauro Pellot-Vazquez, Keito Shaw and Aidan Swann earned the honor this year for Alvernia. This is the first NWCA honor for Gehr, Hollingsworth, Kassic, Lackman, Pellot-Vazquez, Shaw, and Swann. This is Leonard's second NWCA Scholar All-American honor. He was also a Scholar All-American last season. A total of 418 wrestlers from 100 Division III institutions earned NWCA All-American honors for the 2023-2024 season.

Four Alvernia University women's basketball student-athletes earned CSC Academic All-District Honors, as announced by College Sports Communicators. The 2023-24 Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. In order to qualify for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA. They must have also played in at least 90% of their team's games or must have started in at least 66 percent of the team's games. Alvernia's honorees for women's basketball are Jordan Karmonick, Taliyah Malone, Madison Miskar, and Kayla Williams. Because of her combined GPA and athletic accomplishments, Karmonick has been deemed eligible for consideration for Academic All-America honors. This is the second CSC Academic All-District honor for Karmonick, Malone, and Williams. This is the first CSC Academic All-District honor for Miskar.

Alvernia University graduate student Julia Beaven, a member of the Alvernia Women's Ice Hockey team, was named the Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete for the 2023-24 season, as announced by Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director Megan Morrison on Friday. The MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete award is presented to one senior student-athlete from each of the MAC's nine winter sports. This award is one of the MAC's most prestigious honors and is presented to a student-athlete for their strong academic and athletic prowess. Beaven is the 19th Alvernia student-athlete to earn MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete honors. She is the second overall, and second straight, Alvernia women's ice hockey student-athlete to earn the honor. Beaven joins Olivia Gilida, who was named the MAC Women's Ice Hockey Senior Scholar-Athlete for the 2022-23 season. Beaven is currently completing her Masters in Business Administration and is carrying a 4.00 GPA through her third semester. She earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Alvernia last year, and completed her degree with a 3.95 cumulative GPA. Beaven is a three time Academic All-MAC honoree and has been named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll three times. She is on pace to earn her fourth of each honor later this semester. Beaven has been a force at goalie for Alvernia since joining the Golden Wolves for their inaugural season in 2019-20. Beaven was a four time All-MAC honoree. She earned First Team All-MAC in 2022 and 2023, and was a Second Team All-MAC honoree in 2021 and 2024. Beaven was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023. Beaven graduates from the women's ice hockey program with records that will stand for years to come. She finishes with 2,806 career saves over 90 career games played, 18 career shutouts, 36 wins, and seven ties. Through her career, Beaven amassed a .936 save percentage and a 2.24 goals against average. Beaven's 2,806 career saves through the end of this past season has her atop the leaderboard as the NCAA Division III active career save leader. She is ranked fifth across both NCAA Division 1 and Division 3. Beaven helped lead Alvernia to two MAC Championships in 2023 and 2024. Alvernia also made postseason appearances in four of Beaven's five seasons. Beaven will be honored along with her fellow 2023-24 MAC Senior Scholar-Athletes at the annual MAC Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 7th at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Seven Alvernia University Winter Student-Athletes were named to the MAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team, as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Alvernia University placed eight field hockey student-athletes on the NFHCA National Academic Squad as announced by the National National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The NFHCA National Academic Squad program, sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, honors undergraduate collegiate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year. The Middle Athletic Conference placed 160 student-athletes on the list with the Commonwealth placing 89 and the Freedom placing 71. Of Alvernia's eight honorees, Madison Speece and Brianna Burkholder appeared on the list for the fourth time. In addition, Lexi Boettcher, Abbie Buck, and Gianna DeGregory all tallied a third time on the list while Olivia Hess, Caroline Martin and Kathryn Palmer made their debut on the list.

Tamia Wessels became the 13th women's basketball player in program history to score 1,000 points.

Alvernia Football sophomore McCabe Piavis earned CSC Academic All-District Honors, as announced by College Sports Communicators.

A total of 111 Alvernia student-athletes were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester, as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Director Megan Morrison on Friday. Across the conference, a total of 1,690 student-athletes who competed in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball were recognized. The fall academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who competed in a varsity level sport and registered a fall term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher. Since 2020-2021, the MAC has allowed its institutions to name all of their NCAA-competing sports to the MAC Academic Honor Roll even if the MAC does not sponsor the sport. A total of 111 Alvernia University student-athletes were honored by the MAC for their achievements in the classroom. 12 of those 111 honorees earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Three Alvernia Women's Volleyball student-athletes earned CSC Academic All-District Honors, as announced by College Sports Communicators. This award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. In order to qualify for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA. They must have also played in at least 90% of their team's sets played or started in at least 66% of their team's matches. Alvernia's Women's Volleyball honorees included Patricia Falar, Jamie Pierce, and Abigail McGinley. This is the first honor for Falar and McGinley and the second honor for Pierce.

Nine Alvernia student-athletes across men's and women's soccer earned CSC Academic All-District Honors, as announced by College Sports Communicators. The 2023 Academic All-District Men's and Women's Soccer Teams, which are nominated by their institution's Sports Information Director, are selected by College Sports Communicators (formally CoSIDA). This award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. In order to qualify for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA. They must have also played in at least 90% of their team's games or started in at least 66% of their team's games.

The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its first ranking of the 2023-24 season, and the Alvernia University Golden Wolves are ranked #6.

Alvernia University placed eight student-athletes on respective 2023 Spring Academic All-MAC Teams, as announced by Middle Atlantic Conference Executive Director Megan Morrison. Josh Kreider (Baseball), Haleigh Lackner (Women's Lacrosse), Luke Fagley (Men's Golf), Leah Bouchard (Women's Tennis), Shinelle Felix (Women's Outdoor Track and Field), McKylie Boreman (Women's Golf), Katie Lapinsky (Women's Golf), and Rylee Stenzel (Women's Golf) earned the honor for Alvernia.

Alvernia University Women's Lacrosse student-athletes Lauren Fox, Jamie Inacio, and Kirsten Lake earned individual IWLCA Academic Honors.

202 Alvernia University student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Academic Honor Roll, and an additional 38 athletes on non-MAC competing teams earned a 3.20 GPA, during the 2022-23 academic year, as announced by the MAC. Share your student by finding your name below. View the full list here.

Alvernia University placed 15 field hockey student-athletes on the NFHCA National Academic Squad, and two student-athletes were named Scholars of Distinction, as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

By Marisa Lombardo, Director of Sports Information, Alvernia University Athletics 99 Alvernia student-athletes were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll for the 2022 fall semester, as announced by the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Director Megan Morrison on Monday.

Alvernia Women's Ice Hockey goalie Julia Beaven was named the UCHC Women's Goalie of the Week for her performance this past weekend.