College academic all-area team
Here are the winter-season players who excelled as students and athletes, as selected by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association.
Here are the winter-season players who excelled as students and athletes, as selected by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association.
Men's basketball Player of the year
Drexel guard Chris Fouch was a second-team all-Colonial Athletic Association selection. He finished his career with 1,744 points and 275 three-pointers made. He had a 3.56 grade point average as a graduate student in Drexel's sports-management program.
Men's Basketball Team
Peter Alexis, Philadelphia University, sophomore, psychology
Brett Cohen, Haverford, senior, mathematics
Jay Donovan, Delaware Valley, junior, accounting
Chris Fouch, Drexel, graduate, sports management
Mike Marvin, Penn State Abington, junior, business administration
Women's basketball Player of the year
Penn senior Alyssa Barron was the player of the year in both the Ivy League and the Big Five, leading the Quakers to the Ivy championship and their first NCAA tournament berth in 10 years. She is one of six players all-time to be named first-team all-Big Five in four consecutive years. Barron is second on Penn's all-time scoring list with 1,806 points.
Women's Basketball Team
Eireann Anatasi, Delaware Valley, sophomore, entrepreneurship/accounting
Alyssa Baron, Penn, senior, communications
Katie Lytle, Swarthmore, senior, mathematics
Brittany Sandone, Cabrini, senior, pre-K-4 with special education
Erin Shields, St. Joseph's, senior, finance
Men's swimming Athlete of the year
Ben Smith of Villanova won the first Big East Conference titles for a male swimmer in school history, taking the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events, and set a school record of 48.84 seconds in the 100 'fly. He was named all-Big East in four events: the 800 freestyle relay, 100 'fly, 200 'fly, and 400 medley relay. A three-time Big East academic all-star, he had a 3.376 GPA.
Men's Swimming Team
Vadim Belogorodsky, Widener, junior, electrical engineering
Tyler Coe, Rowan, sophomore, accounting
Dave Derr, La Salle, senior, accounting/MBA
Mattias Glenesk, La Salle, sophomore, digital art
Tim Graham, Arcadia, sophomore, biology
Kyle Lukens, Drexel, sophomore, general business
Jason Moyer, Villanova, junior, mechanical engineering
Ben Smith, Villanova, senior, computer science
Rhoads Worster, Penn, senior, economics
Women's swimming Athlete of the year
Junior Katrin Heider helped lead Villanova to the Big East title, winning the 100 and 200 freestyle events and finishing third in the 50 free. She was also on the winning 200, 400, and 800 freestyle relay teams. The biology major has a 3.884 GPA and is a two-time member of the Big East all-academic team.
Women's Swimming Team
Jennifer Barkofski, Widener, senior, early/special education
Whitney Boeckel, Arcadia, junior, mathematics/actuarial science
Supriya Davis, Swarthmore, junior, undeclared
Michelle Hall, Villanova, senior, chemistry
Katrin Heider, Villanova, junior, biology
Sara Jurek, Villanova, junior, nursing
Kaisla Kollanus, Villanova, sophomore, business
Bryn O'Neill, Ursinus, senior, business and economics/Spanish
Breaghann Smith, Cabrini, senior, psychology
Becky Teng, Swarthmore, senior, biology
Men's at-large Athlete of the year
Drexel senior squash player Justin Singh led the Dragons in wins the last three years, playing at either No. 1 or No. 2 singles. He helped Drexel climb to No. 14 nationally. Singh finished the year ranked 39th in the nation.
Men's At-Large Team
Michael Bittner, Temple, junior, psychology, gymnastics
Chris Bournazos, Neumann, junior, sport and entertainment management, ice hockey
John Dudzik, Penn, senior, economic history, squash
Alec Horan, Delaware Valley, senior, business administration, wrestling
Richard Jasinski, Ursinus, junior, chemistry, wrestling
Casey Kent, Penn, sophomore, mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, wrestling
Jon Low, Neumann, sophomore, biology, ice hockey
Kevin Matyas, Drexel, senior, political science, wrestling
Dan McDougall, Neumann, junior, business-accounting, ice hockey
Justin Singh, Drexel, senior, finance, squash
Women's at-large Athlete of the year
Chantal Montrose, a senior fencer at Temple, is a four-time winner of the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association title in epee. This season, she qualified for the NCAA championships for the second time in her career. The advertising major has been named to the Temple President's Honor Roll three times and has a 3.76 GPA.
Women's At-Large Team
Sylvie Borschel, Temple, senior, film and media arts, gymnastics
Edie Brenning, Neumann, senior, criminal justice, ice hockey
Lauren Capone, Temple, junior, strategic communication, gymnastics
Brittanie DeMeno, Temple, senior, childhood education, gymnastics
Shannon Massott, Arcadia, senior, psychology/pre-PT, golf
Kaitlyn Money, Drexel, sophomore, electrical engineering, squash
Chantal Montrose, Temple, senior, advertising, fencing
Sarah Parmacek, Penn, junior, international/Hispanic studies, fencing
Kiran Vasudevan, Drexel, junior, chemical engineering, squash
Heather Zaniewski, Temple, senior, neuroscience, gymnastics
Wendy Zhao, Penn, senior, finance, fencing