60 Thiel College athletes recognized on PAC Academic Honor Roll

GREENVILLE, Pa.—A total of 60 Thiel College student-athletes were named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll for their performance in the classroom during the fall 2023 semester.

Thiel sports included in the PAC Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2023 semester include: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who attain a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher during their season of competition. A total of 848 student-athletes were recognized on the PAC Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2023 semester, eclipsing the previous record of 828, which was set in the Fall of 2022.

Student, graduation year, major, sport, hometown | high school Additional designations: (1) = First Team; (2) = Second Team; (H) = Honorable Mention; (AT) = PAC All-Tournament Team selection; (S) = Sportsmanship Team selection

• Katie Aaron ’24, environmental science, women’s soccer, Lehighton, Pa. | Lehighton Area
• Toby Atwood ’26, business administration/advertising marketing management, women’s tennis (HM), Kittanning, Pa. | Armstrong
• Pierson Badowski ’27, exercise science, men’s soccer, Grove City, Pa. | Grove City
• Grant Becker ’27, political science, men’s soccer, North Olmsted, Ohio | North Olmsted
• Sydney Bell ’27, early childhood, special education, fine art certificate, women’s volleyball, Knox, Pa. | Keytstone
• Matt Beuermann ’23 MBA’24, MBA, men’s cross country (HM), Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | Don College
• Lillianna Briscoe ’24, communication sciences and disorders, women’s cross country, Beaver Falls, Pa. | Quigley Catholic
• Bethany Brodock ’24, neuroscience, comm sciences and disorders, women’s soccer, Lake Hiawatha, N.J. | Pasippany
• Lucas Buchanan ’24, pol. sci, exercise science, football, DuBois, Pa. | DuBois
• Emma Buchta ’27, criminal justice studies, women’s volleyball, Oak Creek, Wis. | Oak Creek
• Payton Blankenbeckley ’24, psychology counseling, women’s tennis (S), Portsmouth, Ohio | Minford
• Davis Carson ’27, exercise science, men’s soccer, Chesterland, Ohio | West Geauga
• Taylor Clayborn ’24, English, secondary education certification, women’s soccer, , Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills
• Jared Curcio ’24, early childhood, special education, football, Avonmore, Pa. | Kiski Area
• Aiden Davis ’27, accounting, men’s soccer, Poland, Ohio | Poland
• Samuel Denu ’26, business administration management, entrepreneurship certificate, men’s soccer, Silver Spring, Md. | James Hubert Blake
• Luke Faber ’25, exercise science, football, (2), Greenville, Pa. | Reynolds
• Madison Fiorentini ’26, psychology social, women’s volleyball, Pittsburgh, Pa. | South Park
• Christian Good ’25, conservation biology, football, Carlisle, Pa. | Carlisle
• Erica Gregory, ’25, criminal justice studies, sociology, psychology, women’s volleyball, Clinton Township, Mich. | Fraser
• Brooke Griffith ’26, psychology social, public policy, women’s cross country, Chicora, Pa. | Karns City
• Ryan Harcourt ’25, health systems, men’s soccer, Hermitage, Pa. | Greenville
• Neko Hatton ’25, bus adm advertising & marketing, men’s soccer, Bryans Road, Md. | Henry E. Lackey
• Samantha Hoffman ’24, exercise science, women’s soccer, Annapolis, Md. | Broadneck
• Jordan Jennings ’27, comm sciences and disorders, women’s soccer, Portsmouth, Ohio | Wheelersburg
• Hannah Jones ’24, health systems, neuroscience, women’s cross country, Clarks Mills, Pa. | Commodore Perry
• Kylee Jordan ’26, psychology counseling, exercise science, women’s volleyball, Orrville, Ohio | Waynedale
• Allie Kidder ’26, early childhood, special education, women’s soccer, East Liverpool, Ohio | East Liverpool
• Hunter Knapczyk ’24, biology, football, Port Saint Lucie, Fla. | Gateway Kissimmee
• Nick Kristian ’26, Accounting, men’s soccer, Aliquippa, Pa. | Hopewell
• Legion Lake ’24, English, secondary education, men’s cross country, Rochester, Pa. | New Brighton
• Chase Lawler, ’26, bus adm advertising & marketing, football, (HM) Etters, Pa. | Red Land
• Preston Lefkowitz ’27, business administration management, football, Warren, Ohio | Champion
• Jonah Lentz ’25, neuroscience, psychology, men’s soccer, Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
• Hailey McClain ’24, political science, public policy, women’s soccer, Pittsburgh, Pa. | Northgate-Avonworth
• Chad Morningstar ’25, history, secondary education Certification, football, (HM) Saxton, Pa. | Tussey Mountain
• Madison Murray ’24, business administration, sports management, women’s volleyball, Bristolville, Ohio | Maplewood
• Jenna Murrey ’26, biology, women’s soccer, Cambridge, Ohio | Cambridge
• Ethan Narby ’26, health systems Major, football, Bath, N.Y. | Haverling
• Sylvia Novak ’27, psychology, women’s tennis Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
• Connor Paolucci ’27, early child education/special education, football, Beaver Falls, Pa. | Beaver Falls
• Donny Pattison ’24, exercise science, football, Bradford, Pa. | Bradford Area
• Kelly Peplowski ’27, nursing, women’s volleyball, Hubbard, Ohio | Ursuline
• Jackson Pletcher ’24, Accounting, Business Administration Finance, football, (S) DuBois, Pa. | DuBois
• Carlie Reynolds ’26, Nursing, women’s volleyball, (HM/S) Grove City, Pa. | Grove City Area
• Alana Rudolf ’24, conservation biology, environmental science, women’s soccer, Springdale, Pa. | Springdale
• Ryan Selig ’24, psychology counseling, football, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio | Cuyahoga Heights
• Madalyn Semmler ’27, biology, women’s cross country, Butler, Pa. | Butler
• Caleb Shuler ’24, early child education/special education, football, New Brighton, Pa. | New Brighton
• Logan Smith ’27, exercise science, men’s soccer, Girard, Pa. | Girard
• Derek Thomas ’27, biology, men’s soccer, Poland, Ohio | Poland
• Maria Torres ’25, exercise science, women’s volleyball, Boardman, Ohio | Boardman
• Jacob Traupman ’24, business admin management, HR Management, football, Braden, Pa. | Ambridge
• AJ Trobek ’24, biology, men’s soccer, Hubbard, Ohio | Hubbard
• Nathaniel Turner ’26, conservation biology, men’s cross country, Conneaut Lake, Pa. | Conneaut Area
• Mitchell Valentine ’26, environmental science, men’s soccer, Mars, Pa. | Mars
• Savanna Welch ’26, English/literature, women’s cross country, O(S) Sharpsville, Pa. | Sharpsville
• Cade Wolfe ’24, data analytics, business administration finance, men’s soccer, St. Clairsville, Ohio | St. Clairsville
• Andrew Yocum ’27, environmental safety management, men’s cross country, Boardman, Ohio | Boardman
• Madi Yurich ’24, neuroscience, comm sciences and disorders, English certificate, women’s tennis Harmony, Pa. | Seneca Valley

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Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.