Thiel College athletes nearly match program record for spring PAC academic honor roll recognitions

GREENVILLE, Pa.—Eighty-eight Thiel College student-athletes were named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Wednesday.

The 88 student-athletes represent the second-most Tomcats in school history on the Spring Academic Honor Roll, just narrowly being beaten out by the 95 Tomcats who earned Spring Academic Honor Roll status in 2020. The Cats placed 84 student-athletes on the honor roll last spring.

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Student (All-PAC Team, S designates sportsmanship honoree); class year (Sr.* designates fifth-year senior); major; sport; hometown | high school

• Pierson Badowski (HM); Exercise Science; men’s tennis; Grove City, Pa. | Grove City
• Maximilian Bihler; Jr.; Early Childhood Special Education; baseball; Delaware, Ohio | Olentangy Berlin
• Jacob Borsic; FY; Business Administration Management; baseball; Warren, Ohio | Warren G. Harding
• Hannah Brady; Jr.; Biology; women’s basketball; Conneautville, Pa. | Conneaut Area
• Colton Brightwell; Sr.; Exercise Science; baseball; Eighty Four, Pa. | Bentworth
• Alex Brooker; FY; Exercise Science; baseball; Aurora, Ohio | Aurora
• Elijah Butterly; FY; Business Administration Management; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Homer City, Pa. | Homer Center
• Calvin Cackowski (1); Sr.; Exercise Science; baseball; Wickliffe, Ohio | Wickliffe
• Mahalia Campbell; FY; Early Childhood Special Education; softball; Titusville, Pa. | Titusville Senior
• Sheila Despenes; So. Early Childhood Special Education; softball; Townville, Pa. | Maplewood
• Kadin Dombkowski; FY; History, Secondary Education; baseball; Erie, Pa. | Fort LeBoeuf
• Samuel Draa; So.; Business Administration - Marketing; men’s volleyball; Saegertown, Pa. | Saegertown
• Kevin Carroll; FY; Psychology; men’s indoor track & field; Erie, Pa. | Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy
• John DiCecco; Jr.; Exercise Science; men’s basketball; Indianapolis, Ind. | Lebanon
• Justin Dubee; FY; Accounting, Business Administration, Data Analytics; baseball; Gibsonia, Pa. | Hampton
• Rex Dugan; Jr.; History, Philosophy, Political Science; men’s volleyball; Covington, Wash. | Tahoma
• Andrew Eichenauer; Jr.; Early Childhood Special Education; baseball; Aurora, Ohio | Aurora
• Kasey Estep; FY; Psychology; men’s lacrosse; Brunswick, Ohio | Holy Name
• Emily Eutsey; So.; Health Systems; women’s golf; Jones Mills, Pa. | Mount Pleasant
• Alaina Fedder; Jr.; Early Childhood Special Education; softball; Clearfield, Pa. | Clearfield Area
• Dennis Fedele; Jr.; Business Administration – Finance, Data Analytics; baseball; Hermitage, Pa. | Hickory
• Rylie Fordyce; So.; Public Policy; softball; Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield Area
• Griffin Fraterrigo (S); Sr.; Business Administration – Sports Management; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Schenectady, N.Y. | Scotia-Glenville
• Jackson Gadsby (2,S); So.; Accounting, Business Administration - Finance; men’s golf; Sandy Lake, Pa. | Lakeview
• Brandon Gala; Sr.; Business Administration; men’s volleyball; Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
• Ava Gilmore; So.; Early Childhood Special Education; softball; West Middlesex, Pa. | West Middlesex
• Noah Glunk; So.; History, Secondary Education; MITK, MOTK; Ligonier, Pa. | Ligonier Valley
• Ryan Grant; So.; Exercise Science; MBK; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons
• George Green; So.; Criminal Justice; wrestling; Hicksville, Ohio | Hicksville
• Isabelle Green (HM); So.; Exercise Science; women’s basketball; Slippery Rock, Pa. | Portersville Christian
• Joseph Grundy (HM); Jr.; Criminal Justice; men’s golf; Saegertown, Pa. | Saegertown
• Devin Gruver; Jr.; Environmental Safety Management; baseball; Hermitage, Pa. | Hickory
• Kylie Heid (HM); Sr.; Political Science; softball; Monaca, Pa. | Central Valley
• Anthony Henderson II (S); Jr.; Exercise Science; men’s basketball; Miramar, Fla. | Somerset Academy
• Natalie Hering; Sr.; Environmental Safety; women’s basketball; Middlefield, Ohio | Berkshire
• Mackenzie Herman (2); Sr.*; Nursing; softball; Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
• Tyrus Horton (2); FY; Political Science; men’s tennis; Fuquay Varina, N.C. | Athens Drive
• Madison Hufford (HM); FY; Pre-Nursing; softball; Cortland, Ohio | Mathews
• Tyler Hussey (S); Sr.; Environmental Safety Management; men’s volleyball; Irwin, Pa. | Norwin
• Daisy Jenness; Sr.; Biology; women’s basketball; Pendleton, Ore. | Pendleton
• Joey King (1); Sr.*; Biology; wrestling, men’s lacrosse; Cooperstown, Pa. | Maplewood
• Nathan Lazare; Jr.; Business Administration – Sports Management; baseball; Cleveland, Ohio | Benedictine
• Noah Leffingwell; So.; Business Administration - Marketing; men’s volleyball; Seattle, Wash. | Bishop Blanchet
• Garrison Martin; Jr.; Exercise Science; baseball; Beloit, Ohio | West Branch
• Edward McCarthy (HM); Sr.; Business Administration; wrestling; Hubbard, Ohio | Hubbard
• Kaleb McDowell; Sr.; Computer Science; men’s tennis; Winchester, Va. | James Wood
• Andrew McRoberts; Jr.; Health Systems, Neuroscience; baseball; Cortland, Ohio | Lakeview
• Landon Mead; Sr.; Medical Biology, Exercise Science; wrestling; Clarendon, Pa. | Sheffield
• Trenton Mead; FY; Exercise Science; wrestling; Clarendon, Pa. | Sheffield
• David Medich; FY; Early Childhood Special Education; baseball; Aliquippa, Pa. | Hopewell
• Lily Merolillo (S); FY; Exercise Science; softball; Mineral Ridge, Ohio | Mineral Ridge
• Ethan Narby (S); Sr.; Health Systems; men’s lacrosse; Bath, N.Y. | Haverling
• Elijah Nicklas; So.; Business Administration – Sports Management, Finance; men’s golf; Erie, Pa.; Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy
• Ezra Oesterling (1,AT); So.; Biology, Secondary Education; men’s volleyball; Shelocta, Pa. | West Shamokin
• Tatum Olczak (S); FY; Exercise Science; women’s basketball; Pittsburgh, Pa. | Plum
• Nicholas Ondo; Jr.; Biology; baseball; Sharon, Pa. | Kennedy Catholic
• Makenna Oswalt; Sr.; Business Administration - Marketing; softball; Johnstown, Pa. | Westmont Hilltop
• Benjamin Paserk; Sr.; Business Administration – Sports Management; men’s lacrosse; Batavia, N.Y. | Batavia
• Adam Peelish; So.; Conservation Biology; wrestling; Ravenna, Ohio | Southeast
• Serrenah Peterson; FY; Conservation Biology, Environmental Science; women’s lacrosse; Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
• Cord Pocza; Sr.; Early Childhood Special Education; baseball; West Middlesex, Pa. | Kennedy Catholic
• Jacob Potts (HM); Jr.; Nursing; wrestling; Oakdale, Pa. | South Fayette
• Kaleb Proudfoot (1,AT); Sr.; History, Secondary Education; men’s volleyball; Butler, Pa. | Butler
• Joshua Pugh; Sr.; Accounting; men’s volleyball; Wexford, Pa. | Pine Richland
• Grascen Reyburn; FY; Criminal Justice; women’s golf; Franklin, Pa. | Rocky Grove
• Cooper Riley; So.; Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Jamestown, Pa. | Jamestown
• Kayley Risser; So.; English, Secondary Education; WBB, softball; Reynoldsville, Pa. | Dubois Central Catholic
• Alana Rudolf; Jr.; Conservation Biology, Environmental Science; women’s lacrosse; Springdale, Pa. | Springdale
• Brady Rzodkiewicz; Jr.; Business Administration – Finance, Sports Management; BASE, men’s golf; Erie, Pa. | Harbor Creek
• Kafano Samm; FY; Psychology; men’s volleyball; New Kensington, Pa. | Valley
• Savannah Schill; FY; Early Childhood Special Education; women’s indoor/outdoor track & field; New Castle, Pa. | Neshannock
• Kelsey Seddon; Jr.; Accounting, Business Administration - Finance; women’s basketball; Cochranton, Pa. | Lakeview
• Cole Sherwin (S); Sr.; Computer Science, Data Analytics; baseball; Karns City, Pa. | Karns City
• Logan Smith; Jr.; Biology, Exercise Science, Health Systems; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Girard, Pa. | Girard
• Zach Smith (HM); So.; History, Secondary Education; baseball; Steubenville, Ohio | Steubenville
• Jensen Stehlik; So.; Exercise Science; women's basketball, softball; Sagamore Hills, Ohio | Nordonia
• Caitlin Stephens; So.; Health Systems, Neuroscience; women’s basketball; West Middlesex, Pa. | West Middlesex
• Brandon Stubert; FY; Business Administration – Sports Management; men’s golf; Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
• Brandon Sweeney; FY; English Professional Writing, Political Science; wrestling; Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic
• Ethan Tabaka; Jr.; Accounting, Business Administration - Finance; men’s tennis; Hermitage, Pa. | West Middlesex
• Tyler Tillman; FY; Business Administration - Finance; men’s basketball; Odenton, Md. | St. Mary’s
• Camille Turner; FY; Conservation Biology, Environmental Science; women’s lacrosse; Conneaut Lake, Pa. | Conneaut Area
• Nathaniel Turner; Sr.; Conservation Biology; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Conneaut Lake, Pa. | Conneaut Area
• Bret Vilage; Jr.; Biochemistry; men’s tennis; North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
• Kelsey Wagner; FY; Health Systems; women’s basketball; Sherman, N.Y. | Sherman
• Brady Wear; So.; Supply Chain Management, Business Management – HR, Finance; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Kinsman, Ohio | Joseph Badger
• Hayden Wightman (S); Sr.; Business Administration - Marketing; women’s lacrosse; Pittsburgh, Pa. | Shaler
• Andrew Yocum; Jr.; Environmental Safety; men’s indoor/outdoor track & field; Boardman, Ohio | Boardman

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