Penn State Hazleton student-athletes garner 28 academic awards during fall semester

HAZLETON, Pa. - Twenty-three Penn State Hazleton student-athletes garnered a total of 28 conference and national awards for their achievements in the classroom this fall. The sports recognized in the fall include men's soccer, golf and women's volleyball.

Five student-athletes earned National All-Academic honors from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, which awards upperclassmen with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Women's volleyball players Patrice Lombard, Andrea Johnson and Miranda Dunne, and men's soccer players Roberto Lopez and Dante Toth were recognized by the USCAA for their outstanding academic work.

In addition, 23 student-athletes were recognized by the Penn State University Athletic Conference for academic excellence. The PSUAC awards conference academic awards to student-athletes who earn a 3.0 GPA during their season of competition, or those student-athletes who have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or above after completing 24 credits.

Men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball academic awards are announced at the conclusion of the spring semester.

PSUAC Academic Award Recipients

Men’s Soccer

Robert Caffray

Chime Chinatu

Nazel Chowdhury

James Fisher

Roberto Lopez

Michael Principe

Steven Principe

Vishnu Sathi Kumar

Dante Toth

Women’s Volleyball

Miranda Dunne

Olive Harrison

Andrea Johnson

Ines Nzameyo

Rebekkah Oakley

Jacquelin Villarroel

Jessenia Wright

Patrice Lombard

Men’s Golf

Erin Gilligan

Brandon Haydt

Gary Hunt

Garrett Madison

Ty Morzilla

Ryan Stashko