General | 8/14/2025 4:12:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – A total of 160 Bloomsburg student-athletes have earned Academic Achievement Awards from the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
 
For the first time since inception, there were more than 22,000 student-athletes recognized (22,740) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history. Historically, 190,136 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.
 
For the sixth time in seven years, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) led all conferences with 2,035 student-athletes earning the honor.
 
"Since its inception, this program has been dedicated to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Traci Murphy, vice president for athletics at Daemen University and current D2 ADA president. "This year, we are thrilled to recognize a record number of deserving individuals, reflecting the unprecedented dedication within our division - not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. This year's record-breaking submissions for both individuals and schools serve as a testament to the Division II way. Thanks to the administrators that nominated these outstanding students, and much-deserved congratulations to our 22,000-plus recipients."
 
Listed below are the Bloomsburg Athletics student-athlete honorees.
 
Baseball
Andrew Armstrong (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman)
Jeremy Cawley (Duryea, Pa./Pittston Area)
Corey Daniels (Forest City, Pa./Forest City)
Landon Lorson (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport)
Emmett McLaughlin (Cheltenham, Pa./La Salle College)
Judah Miller (Halifax, Pa./Halifax)
Jacob Reifer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia Area)
Eli Riley (Harrisburg, Pa./Mercersburg Academy)
Brian Walsh (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep)
 
Men's Basketball
Matt Bengel (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)               
Sean Haus (Southampton,Pa./William Tennent)                  
 
Men's Cross Country
Salahudinn Abdul-Hamid (State College, Pa./State College Area)
Caden Dufrene (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Jordan Mann (Kunkletown, Pa./Palmerton)
Peyton Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area)
Aaron Simpson (/)          
 
Men's Track & Field
Salahudinn Abdul-Hamid (State College, Pa./State College Area)
Jackson Baldini (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area)
Caden Dufrene (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Andrew Kane (Bradford, Pa./Bradford Area)
Tyler Lobos (Lewisburg, Pa./Milton Area)
Jordan Mann (Kunkletown, Pa./Palmerton)
Lucas Pearson (/)
Finnegan Purtle (/)
Peyton Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area)
Aaron Simpson (/)
Dillon Steffy (Elliotsburg, Pa./West Perry)
Peter Umbenhaur (Somerville, N.J./Somerville)
Andrew Wasilewski (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel)
 
Football
Owen Anderson (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore Area)
Matthew Bowes (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS)
Kelin Geary (Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel)
Hunter Lino (Howell, N.J./Howell)
Ryan Petrosky (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood)
KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area)
Jon Seamans (Scott Township. Pa./Lakeland)
John Shallo (West Chester, Pa./Bayard Rustin)
Loughlin Smith
Brady Thompson (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
Garrett Varano (Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel)
 
Men's Golf
Matt Pulcinella (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley)
Tyler Wilkin (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown)
 
Men's Soccer
Brayden Ahlum (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton)
Braden Alicea (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland)
Sam Blumberger (Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy)
Billy Gibbs (Bristol, England/Marshall (Va.))
Owen Hollobaugh (State College, Pa./State College)
Quaid Molino (Charleston, S.C./Wando (S.C.))
Parker Nickelsen (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North)
Owen Peri (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown)
Brady Rimple (Cherryville, Pa./Northampton Area)
Anthony Schlee (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley)
Ben Starner (East Pennsboro, Pa./East Pennsboro Area)
Christian Villatoro
Teagan Wallace (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional)
Patrick Walsh (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus)
Alex Wilsterman (Orefield, Pa./Parkland)
 
Men's Swimming
Maximilian Butkiewicz (Longhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
Jack Drake (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg Area)
Connor McClurkin (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)
Henry Schueren (Boothwyn, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara)
Tyler Tinsley (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area)
Cole Verga (Lawrenceville, N.J./Lawrence)
Luke Willard (Orefield, Pa./Parkland)
Sean Witmer (Millmont, Pa./Mifflinburg)
 
Men's Tennis
Iu Casamitjana (Igualada, Spain/Escola Pia Igualada)
Albert Martin (Barcelona/Instituto Menendez y Pelayo)
Jaime Soria (Pamplona, Spain/Liceo Monjardin)
 
Women's Basketball
Alison Hatajik (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg)
Lauren Kirsch (Palmyra, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
Chase Purdy (Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake Lehman)
Ava Stevenson (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity)
 
Women's Cross Country
Alyssa Cunningham (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area)
Jaime Diedel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn)
Alyssa Keeley (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy)
Amanda Kelly (West Chester, Pa./Henderson)
Abby Rice (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area)
Kelley Selheimer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn)
Melina Turner (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills)
 
Field Hockey
Jordan Bond (Dallas, Pa./Dallas)
Gracie Brosious (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg)
Bella Culp (Harrisburg, Pa/Central Dauphin)
Kate Ferguson (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township)
Alyxandra Flick (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia)
Aydan McFarland (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg Area)
Lillie Weaver (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Reagan Wiest (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy)
 
Women's Golf
Ryleigh Faust (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area)
Noemi Krizso (New Windsor, N.Y./Cornwall Central)
Olivia Martinez (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue)
 
Lacrosse
Payton Bettys (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
Mia Boccippio (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough)
Delaney Fox (Barto, Pa./Boyertown)
Alexis Guzylak (Corning, N.Y./Horseheads)
Sophie Mellman (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood)
Drew Palumbo (Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive)
Danielle Preston (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn)
Emily Simpson (North Wales, Pa./Lansdale Catholic)
Marykate Sitko (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
Kayla Stressman (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn)
Mikayla Viola (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus)
Sophia Zelasko (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area)
 
Softball
Bella Culp (Harrisburg, Pa/Central Dauphin)
Kelly Eberly (Purcellville, Va/Homeschooled)
Gianna Gombeda (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton)
Lillian Gray (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford)
Taylor Kranzley (Northampton, Pa./Northampton)
Emma Little (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford)
Mia Nemeth (Drums, Pa/Marian Catholic)
Callie Sowers (Irwin, Pa/Hempfield Area)
Josie Straigis (Greensburg, Pa./Greater Latrobe)
Taylor Welsh (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville)
Reagan Wiest (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy)
 
Women's Soccer
Laci Bell (Baltimore, Md./Sparrows Point)
Brooke Coco (Blackwood, N.J./Paul VI)
Sydney Donovan (Middletown, Del./Appoquinimink)
Kennedy Kilchrist (Southampton, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie)
Anika Krasnai (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)
Makayla Lear (Orangeville, Pa./Benton Area)
Daryn Savage (Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Wood)
Morgan Schubert (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen)
Beth Stephens (Lacey Township, Pa./Marine Academy of Technology)
Olivia Thompson (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts)
Emma Wilkinson (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West)
 
Women's Swimming
Morgan Holmes (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway)
Madison Osanitsch (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg)
Catie Strayer (York, Pa./Central York)
 
Women's Tennis
Maddie Delisio (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin High School)
Jen McDonald (Melbourne, Australia/Brentwood Secondary College)
Dasha Nakonechna (Spain/IOC)
Lexi Quackenbush (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel)
Lia-Sophie Seele (Mülheim, NRW, Germany/Luisenschule)
 
Women's Track & Field
Paige Casterline (/)
Alyssa Cunningham (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area)
Clara Dellinger (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Jaime Diedel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn)
Briannan Eckard (Danville, Pa./Danville Area)
Abbey Hengst (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area)
Devin Hubler (Minersville, Pa./Minersville Area)
Maddy Ikeler (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg)
Alyssa Keeley (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy)
Amanda Kelly (West Chester, Pa./Henderson)
Anika Krasnai (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)
Kelly Leszcynski (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth)
Becca Martin (Wellington, Fla./Cushing Academy)
Delaney Porter (Pen Argyl, Pa./Penn Argyl Area)
Abby Rice (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area)
Coral Shivok (Allentown, Pa./Parkland)
Lilly Slater (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)
Melina Turner (Wharton, N.J./Morris Hills)
 
Volleyball
Erin Clark (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert)
Emily Gustie (Crofton, Md./Crofton)
Julia Holmes (Elkton, Md./Bohemia Manor)
Marlee Johnson (Newville, Pa./Big Spring)
Grace Rinehimer (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown)
Allison Saalfrank (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge)
Hannah Swank (Boswell, Pa./Conemaugh Township)
Maura Uschock (Irwin, Pa./Hempfield)
Sophie Wales (Port Matilda, Pa./State College)