Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2001 - LHU STUDENT-ATHLETES MERIT PSAC ACADEMIC HONORS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its list of 2000-2001 Scholar-Athletes, highlighting the academic accomplishments of a record 1,013 student-athletes from the 14 state-owned institutions in the conference.   Included in the PSAC's total number are 82 scholar-athletes hailing from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.
      To be eligible for the conference award, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport. 

The following is the list of Lock Haven University's 2000-2001 PSAC Scholar-Athletes:

LADY EAGLE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Name   

 Yr.   

Sport   

Hometown (High School)

Tara Ballintine   

Fr.   

Basketball   

Allison Park (Hampton)

Stacy Herlocher   

Sr.   

Basketball   

Jersey Shore (Jersey Shore)

Alicia Price   

Fr.   

Basketball/Soccer   

Pittsburgh (Woodland Hills)

Lauren Bechtel   

Sr.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Exton (Downingtown)

Meghan Johnson   

So.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Brookville (Brookville)

Jana Kauffman   

So.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Strasburg (Lampeter-Strasburg)

Jennifer Muri   

Sr.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Altoona (Bishop Guilfoyle)

Jessica Stoltzfus   

So.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown)

Angelique Conlin   

Sr.   

Field Hockey   

Lititz (Warwick)

Sara Daley   

Fr.   

Field Hockey/
Lacrosse   

Phoenixville (Spring Ford)

Val George   

Jr.   

Field Hockey   

New Oxford (New Oxford)

Amy Hale   

So.   

Field Hockey   

 Hanover (South Western)

Michelle Hickey   

Sr.   

Field Hockey   

Greene, N.Y. (Greene Central)

Ododo Omo-Osagie   

Jr.   

Field Hockey   

Hershey (Milton Hershey)

Sara Segerlin   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Penfield, N.Y. (Webster)

Carrie Witherel   

So.   

Field Hockey   

Woodbridge, Va. (Woodbridge Senior)

Marci Yousaitis   

Sr.   

Field Hockey   

West Lawn (Wilson)

Laura Oakes   

Jr.   

Lacrosse   

Covington (North Penn)

Jessica Pease   

Fr.   

Lacrosse   

New Milford (Blue Ridge)

Danielle Poynor   

Fr.   

Lacrosse   

Levittown (Conwell Egan Catholic)

Amanda Vetterlein   

So.   

Lacrosse/Soccer   

Springfield, Va. (West Springfield)

Christa Cox   

So.   

Soccer   

Ephrata (Ephrata)

Rebecca Nichols   

So.   

Soccer   

Wind Gap (Nazareth)

Christina Saxton   

Fr.   

Soccer   

Columbia Cross Roads (Pitt-Bradford)

Lindalee Thompson   

Jr.   

Soccer   

Ephrata (Ephrata)

Kristin White   

So.   

Soccer   

 New Tripoli (Northwestern Lehigh)

Jennifer Gable   

Fr.   

Softball   

York (West York)

Angela Gula   

So.   

Softball   

Jim Thorpe (Jim Thorpe Area)

Stacie Miller   

Sr.   

Softball   

Lock Haven (Lock Haven)

Jacy Proctor   

So.   

Softball   

Julian (Bald Eagle Area)

Julie Snavely   

Jr.   

Softball   

Lebanon (Annville-Cleona)

Tara Trabosh   

Jr.   

Softball   

Pottsville (Pottsville Area)

Sarah Blatz   

Fr.   

Swimming   

Bradford, Pa.

Kristen Maksinchuk   

So.   

Swimming   

Pittsburgh (Plum)

Erin March   

Jr.   

Swimming   

Wellsville (Dover)

Sara McClure   

Fr.   

Swimming   

North East, Pa.

Brooklyn Fanus   

Sr.   

Track and Field   

Mt. Holly (Boiling Springs)

Jaime Gauer   

So.   

Track and Field   

Neshanic Station, N.J. (Somerville)

Suzanne McCombie   

Fr.   

Track and Field   

Edensburg (Northern Cambria)

Darla Neff   

So.   

Track and Field/
Volleyball   

Trout Run (Liberty)

Briana Winkler   

Sr.   

Track and Field   

Newark, N.Y. (Newark)

Carly Woodmansee   

Jr.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Lake Como (Honesdale)

Corry Cass   

Jr.   

Volleyball   

Ault, Colo. (Highland)

Angie Daughterty   

Sr.   

Volleyball   

Wrightsville (Eastern)

Jillian Klinzing   

Sr.   

Volleyball   

Pittsburgh (South Park)

Stefanie LaFata   

Sr.   

Volleyball   

Reading (Holy Name)

Kathryn Stallings   

Sr.   

Volleyball   

Mechanicsburg (Mechanicsburg)

Brianne Stark   

Fr.   

Volleyball   

Bradford (Bradford)

 

BALD EAGLE SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Name   

 Yr.   

Sport   

Hometown (High School)

Richard Franco   

Fr.   

Baseball   

Lebanon (Cedar Crest)

John Hanna   

So.   

Baseball   

Lock Haven (Lock Haven)

Brian Hanna   

So.   

Basketball   

Lock Haven (Lock Haven)

Christopher Ruff   

Fr.   

Basketball   

Halifax (Halifax)

Michael Acresti   

Sr.   

Cross Country   

Canton (Canton)

Jesus Iturrino   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Prospect Park, N.J. (Manchester Regional)

Michael Rohl   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Harleysville (Souderton)

Michael Trumbull   

So.   

Cross Country/
Track and Field   

Punxsutawney (Punxsutawney)

Brent Emel   

Fr.   

Football   

Mill Hall, Pa.

Edward Galiczynski   

Sr.   

Football   

Barnesboro (Northern Cambria)

Michael Lopata   

Fr.   

Football   

Nesquehoning (Panther Valley)

Derrik Metz   

Fr.   

Football   

Roaring Spring (Central)

Bjoern Priske   

Jr.   

Football   

Berlin, Germany

Andrew Thiboldeaux   

Jr.   

Football   

Langhorne (Neshaminy)

Warren Whitaker   

Fr.   

Football   

Wilkes-Barre (GAR Memorial)

Rob Battisson   

So.   

Soccer   

Leicester, England

Graham Boyle   

Fr.   

Soccer   

Paisley, Scotland

Justin Chirico   

Jr.   

Soccer   

Conesus, N.Y. (Livonia)

Jon Davy   

Jr.   

Soccer   

Grimsby, England

Richard Melchior   

Jr.   

Soccer   

Pittsgrove, N.J. (Schalick)

Jeffrey Mercier   

Sr.   

Soccer   

South Rawdon, Canada

Scott Lightfoot   

Jr.   

Track and Field   

Medford, N.J. (Shawnee)

Frank McMaster   

Fr.   

Track and Field   

Bensalem (Neshaminy)

Micah Smith   

So.   

Track and Field   

Hanamaulu, Hawaii (Kauai High)

Bryan Walter   

Fr.   

Track and Field   

Milton (Milton)

Scott Bair   

Sr.   

Wrestling   

Mill Hall (Bald Eagle Nittany)

Charles Brenneman   

So.   

Wrestling   

Hollidaysburg (Hollidaysburg)

Gerard Carroll   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Hackensack, N.J. (Hackensack)

Brett Kleckner   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Beech Creek (Central Mountain)

Michael Maney   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Clarence (Bald Eagle Area)

Trap McCormack   

Jr.   

Wrestling   

Loganton (Bald Eagle Nittany)

Matthew Meisenhelter   

Sr.   

Wrestling   

Red Lion (Red Lion)

Frank Piff   

Jr.   

Wrestling   

Catasaqua (Catasaqua)

Craig Tefft   

Sr.   

Wrestling   

Oxford, N.Y. (Oxford Academy)

May 22, 2001 -  LHU WINS THE PSAC’S DIXON TROPHY

Lock Haven Athletics Tabbed 2000-2001’s Most Successful All-Around Program

(Lock Haven, Pa.) – Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania has won the Dixon Trophy as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s most successful all-around athletics program for the 2000-01 academic year.  This is the first win for Lock Haven, last finishing as high as second place in the 1999-2000 school year. 
            The Dixon Trophy is named after F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., former chairman of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education.  It has been awarded annually since 1995 to the PSAC member institution that accumulates the most points based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records.  Each institution’s point total is calculated by adding its top six men’s finishes and top six women’s finishes in 20 conference sports. 
            Lock Haven won the trophy by tallying 117.5 points and tied the largest margin of victory in the history of the award by matching Shippensburg’s 1997-98 five-point triumph.  Shippensburg University finished second, five points behind LHU, with 112.5 points, and Kutztown University was third with 111.5 points.  Bloomsburg (109) and Edinboro University (107.5) rounded out the top five.
        “It is such a great honor for our University’s athletic program to have earned this award,” said Lock Haven President Craig Dean Willis.  “We are all extremely proud of the accomplishments of our teams, and winning the Dixon Trophy is a much-deserved reflection on the dedication and commitment that Lock Haven’s student-athletes, coaches, athletics directors, sports information, and other support staff have demonstrated throughout the year.”
           “The entire program should be thrilled by the performance of our teams,” said Lock Haven Director of Athletics Sharon E. Taylor.  “It’s a credit to the hard work of our student-athletes and coaches.  We’ve targeted some areas for improvement, so if we add that to what we’re already doing, LHU should remain competitive for some years to come.”
            The Lock Haven program captured a league-best four conference titles as the Bald Eagles and Lady Eagles claimed the PSAC crown in wrestling, field hockey, women’s volleyball and women’s soccer.  A number of runner-up performances aided in LHU’s prominence, taking second in men’s and women’s track and field and women’s cross country.  The Haven also had the highest women’s total with 65.5 points.
            Over the course of the year, Lock Haven had 60 student-athletes garner All-PSAC honors with 19 of those earning all-region and/or All-America honors.  Additionally, two coaches earned PSAC Coach of the Year honors, six student-athletes were awarded PSAC Rookie of the Year recognition, and two student-athletes were named the PSAC Athlete of the Year.  

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April 10, 2001 - LHU RANKED 16TH IN LATEST SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) -Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is currently 16th in the latest standings of the Sears Directors' Cup (Apr. 5).  The Sears Directors' Cup, a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDC) and USA Today, is administered by NACDA and sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co.  The trophy is awarded annually to the top athletic program in each NCAA Division (I, II, III) as well as the NAIA, and is based on each school's finish at the national championship in a given number of sports.  For NCAA Division II, it is based on the school's top national finishes in up to 14 sports (seven men's, seven women's).
            Three-time champion UC-Davis is in first place with 481 points following the winter championship season, and Western State (Colo.) is second with 471 points.  North Dakota (392 pts.), South Dakota State (373.5 pts.), and UC-San Diego (357 pts.) follow in third through fifth place.
            Lock Haven had accumulated 202 points following the close of an extremely successful fall athletics season.  The Bald Eagle wrestling team’s 21st place at the NCAA Division I National Championships garnered 63 points, giving LHU its cumulative 265 points total. 
            The Haven is one of three representatives from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference listed among the top 20 institutions.  Bloomsburg University is ranked 14th (271 pts.), while Lock Haven trails by just six points for its 16th place ranking.  Edinboro University has posted 252 points for 20th place.   Last year at this time The Haven was in 22nd place, and finished 29th overall (260 pts.) in the final 1999-2000 Sears Directors' Cup standings. 

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For full Sears Directors' Cup Standings, go to http://nacda.fansonly.com/ 
Feb. 7, 2001 - LHU APPOINTS CAMPBELL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Peter Campbell has been named the assistant director of athletics of Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, the University announced Friday.
            Campbell assumes the role after serving as the head women’s soccer coach at Lock Haven University during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.  Under his guidance, the Lady Eagles earned two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships and two straight berths into the NCAA Division II national tournament.  He compiled a 31-6-4 overall record over the two seasons for a 0.805 winning percentage, and his 2000 mark of 16-2-3 set the school record for wins.  A two-time PSAC Coach of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II Northeast Region Coach of the Year, Campbell guided 10 Lady Eagles to All-PSAC status and also had 10 All-Northeast Region players and three All-Americans under his tutelage.
            Before arriving at LHU, Campbell completed a successful two-year stint at Baldwin-Wallace College as the head men’s soccer coach.  There he built a 21-14-3 record and set a school record for wins in a season in the 1998 campaign when he went 12-7-1.  Prior to 1997, Campbell served as the assistant with the Baldwin-Wallace women’s team for four years.  Under his guidance, 21 Yellowjacket players (five men, 16 women) earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors, including six All-Region performers (two men, two women).
           Campbell’s educational background began at Gannon University in Erie, Pa., graduating in 1991 before obtaining a law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1995.  Along with his impressive coaching resume, he had a successful collegiate and professional playing career.  Campbell helped lead his Gannon squad to two NCAA Division II Final Four appearances, and played on the Northern Ireland Youth National Team as well as the Larne Football Club in the Irish League and St. Catherine’s Roma Club in the Canadian National Soccer League.
            “We are all excited to have Peter Campbell assume his new role as our assistant director of athletics,” said President Willis.  “Over the past two years as a coach, he has contributed both a sense of leadership and a knowledge of how to succeed that I am eager to see translated to the athletic department as a whole.”
            “In moving from the ranks of a successful coach into athletics administration, Peter Campbell brings a valuable perspective to the program,” said Taylor.  “He will work well with coaches, as well as with the variety of constituencies that athletics touches.”
            Among his many new duties, Campbell will be responsible for event management for all home contests, scheduling of facilities, scheduling transportation to away contests, team and officials contracts, and for managing the deferred payment student workers within the athletics department.  He will work closely with Taylor in policy setting and procedures for the athletics programs and will also assist in fund-raising enterprises and promotional efforts of Lock Haven athletics.
           “It is a privilege and an honor to earn this position,” said Campbell.  “Hopefully I can help add to the continued success of the already successful LHU department of athletics.”
           Campbell replaces J. Patrick Guerriero as the assistant director of athletics.  Doug Moore will assume the head coaching position for the women’s soccer team.

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Feb. 7, 2001 - MOORE NAMED HEAD WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH AT LHU

(Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Doug Moore has been named the head women’s soccer coach at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, the University announced Monday.
            Moore, who had been assisting the Lock Haven men’s soccer team for the past month, takes over the head women’s coaching position for two-year head coach Peter Campbell, now the assistant director of athletics at LHU.  He becomes the fourth head coach in the Lady Eagle soccer team’s eight-year history. 
            “It is a pleasure to take on this coaching position,” said Moore. “The program has done so well over the past two seasons especially, and the foundation has been laid for success.  I am confident we can build on that success, and aim for a top-four finish next season, which is a goal the team believes it can achieve.”
          Moore assumes the role following a two-year stint as the head coach of the New Zealand Women’s National Team.  Prior to that, he held several coaching positions with different organizations, including the New Zealand Olympic Team and Senior National Team from 1991-93.  He guided the Auckland Women’s Rep. Team for two years (1991-93).  Moore was also the Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Singapore Professional Football League and served as a head coach in the same league from 1995-98. 
            He is a 1966 graduate from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England, and holds a full coaching license from the English Football Association.  He has worked as a lecturer on the sport, and is the author of several soccer handbooks and other publications.  Moore has 13 years of professional playing experience, recording time with the Aston Villa F.C. (1956-60), Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (1960-63), Sheffield United F.C. (1963-66), and the Walsall F.C. (1966-68). 
            “Doug Moore will be a very nice addition to our women’s soccer program,” said President Willis.  “His coaching and playing expertise along with his abundance of international experience will be of great asset to the continued success of the squad, and it is a pleasure to have him aboard.”
            “We are very fortunate to have an individual of the caliber of Doug Moore already involved with our soccer program,” said Taylor. “He has coached women’s teams at the international level and I know our student-athletes will respond well to his leadership.”

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Dec. 8, 2000 - Lock Haven Second in Sears Directors' Cup Standings 

(Lock Haven, Pa.) -  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is currently second in the latest standings of the Sears Directors' Cup (Dec. 7).  The Sears Directors' Cup, a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDC) and USA Today, is administered by NACDA and sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co.  The trophy is awarded annually to the top athletic program in each NCAA Division (I, II, III) as well as the NAIA, and is based on each school's finish at the national championship in a given number of sports.  For NCAA Division II, it is based on the school's top national finishes in up to 14 sports (seven men's, seven women's).

            Western State (Colo.) is currently in first place after capturing both men's and women's cross country titles for a total 230 points.  Lock Haven is second, its highest fall ranking ever, with 202 points.  They are followed by Barry University (195), the University of California-San Diego (190), and Edinboro University (180) in the top five.

            The Haven earns its number-two ranking after winning the NCAA Division II National Field Hockey championship (100 pts).  The Lady Eagle volleyball team finished as the Atlantic Region runners-up (50 pts.), the women's soccer team was the Northeast Region runner-up (20 pts.), and the men's cross country advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship, where they placed 20th for a total of 32 points in the standings.

            Lock Haven is currently the top representative from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in the standings, and a total of three PSAC athletics programs are included in the top 20 (Edinboro in 5th, East Stroudsburg is tied for 18th).  Last year at this time The Haven was in ninth place, and finished 29th overall in the final 1999-2000 Sears Directors' Cup standings. 

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July 27, 2000 -- CONFERENCE HONORS 84 LHU 
                       SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Lock Haven, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released its list of 1999-2000 Scholar-Athletes, highlighting the academic accomplishments of a record 960 student-athletes from the 14 state-owned institutions in the conference.   Included in the PSAC's total number are 84 scholar-athletes hailing from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.

            To be eligible for the conference award, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport. 

            Lock Haven's 84 scholar-athletes betters last year's total of 64 exceptional student-athletes. 

The following is the list of Lock Haven University's 1999-2000 PSAC Scholar-Athletes:

WOMEN:

Name   

Yr.   

 Sport   

Hometown/High School

Patricia Hatches   

Fr.   

Basketball   

Muncy, Pa./Muncy

Marijo Naniewicz   

So.   

Basketball   

Olyphant, Pa./Lakeland

Lauren Bechtel   

Jr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Exton, Pa./Downingtown

Meghan Johnson   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Brookville, Pa./Brookville

Jana Kauffman   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Strasburg, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg

Jill Russell   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Springfield, Pa./Springfield

Jessica Stoltzfus   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabethtown

Rebekah Bohr   

Fr.   

Field Hockey/Softball   

Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona

Audrey Cole   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Marysville, Pa./Susquenita

Angelique Conlin   

Jr.   

Field Hockey   

Lititz, Pa./Warwick

Lauren Douglass   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Shermansdale, Pa./West Perry

Amy Hale   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Hanover, Pa./Southwestern

Ododo Omo-Osagie   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Hershey, Pa./Milton Hershey

Carrie Witherel   

Fr.   

Field Hockey/Softball   

Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge Senior

Kristin Wood   

Fr.   

Field Hockey   

Riverside, Conn./Greenwich

Marcie Yousaitis   

Jr.   

Field Hockey   

West Lawn, Pa./Wilson

Jennifer Kinsey   

Jr.   

Lacrosse   

Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area

Laura Oakes   

So.   

Lacrosse   

Covington, Pa./North Penn

Jennifer Simpson   

So.   

Lacrosse   

Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg

Erin Smith   

Jr.   

Lacrosse   

Souderton, Pa./Souderton Area

Amanda Vetterlein   

Fr.   

Lacrosse/Soccer   

Springfield, Va./West Springfield

Christa Cox   

Fr.   

Soccer   

Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata

Rebecca Nichols   

Fr.   

Soccer   

Wind Gap, Pa./Nazareth

Kristin White   

Fr.   

Soccer   

New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh

Angela Gula   

Fr.   

Softball   

Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe Area

Michele Lamon   

Jr.   

Softball   

Nescopeck, Pa./Central Columbia

Stacie Miller   

Jr.   

Softball   

Lock Haven, Pa./Lock Haven

Jacy Proctor   

Fr.   

Softball   

Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area

Staci Reichert   

Sr.   

Softball   

Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area

Julie Snavely   

So.   

Softball   

Lebanon, Pa./Annville-Cleona

Tara Trabosh   

So.   

Softball   

Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area

Stacy Warner   

Sr.   

Softball   

Osceola Mills, Pa./ Philipsburg-Osceola

Tanna Davidson   

Fr.   

Swimming   

Stevens, Pa./Cocalico

Stacey Lebo   

Sr.   

Swimming   

Northampton, Pa.   

Kristen Maksinchuk   

Fr.   

Swimming   

Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum

Erin March   

So.   

Swimming   

Wellsville, Pa./Dover

Elissa Polistina   

Jr.   

Swimming   

Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion

Rhonda Wagonseller   

So.   

Swimming   

Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill

Heather Camp   

So.   

Track & Field   

Rochester Mills, Pa./Marion Center

Jaime Gauer   

Fr.   

Track & Field   

Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville

Darla Neff   

Fr.   

Track & Field/ Volleyball   

Trout Run, Pa./Liberty

Briana Winkler   

Jr.   

Track & Field   

 Newark, N.Y./Newark

Carly Woodmansee   

Jr.   

Track & Field   

Lake Como, Pa./Honesdale

Corry Cass   

So.   

Volleyball   

Ault, Colo./Highland

Angie Daugherty   

Jr.   

Volleyball   

Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern

Jillian Klinzing   

Jr.   

Volleyball   

Pittsburgh, Pa./South Park

Stefanie LaFata   

Jr.   

Volleyball   

Reading, Pa./Holy Name

Sarah Schall   

Sr.   

Volleyball   

Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg

Kathryn Stallings   

Jr.   

Volleyball   

Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg

 

MEN:

Name   

Yr.   

Sport   

Hometown/High School

Todd Callaghan   

Jr.   

Baseball   

Newton, N.J./Newton

John Hanna   

Fr.   

Baseball   

Lock Haven, Pa./Lock Haven

Brian Hanna   

Fr.   

Basketball   

Lock Haven, Pa./Lock Haven

Michael Acresti   

Jr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Canton, Pa./Canton

Steven Moyer   

Sr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Woodbury, Pa./Northern Bedford

Christopher Stager   

Sr.   

Cross Country   

Canandagua, N.Y./Canandagua

Michael Trumbull   

Fr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney

Robert Welch   

Jr.   

Cross Country/
Track & Field   

Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West

Joshua Conklin   

Fr.   

Football   

Philipsburg, Pa./ Philipsburg-Osceola

Edward Galiczynski   

Jr.   

Football   

Barnesboro/Northern Cambria

Brian Kritzer   

Fr.   

Football   

Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central

Bjoern Priske   

Fr.   

Football   

Berlin, Germany

John Stahl   

Fr.   

Football   

Elizabethtown, Pa./Lower Dauphin

Andrew Thiboldeaux   

Jr.   

Football   

Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy

Douglas Thiel   

Fr.   

Football   

Bradford, Pa./Bradford

Lane Vogler   

So.   

Football   

Williamsport, Pa./
Williamsport Area

Robert Battisson   

Fr.   

Soccer   

Leicester, England/High Wyland

Justin Chirico   

So.   

Soccer   

Rochester, N.Y./Livonia

Jonathon Davy   

So.   

Soccer   

Grimsby, England/Hereford Comp.

Richard Melchior   

So.   

Soccer   

Pittsgrove, N.J./Schalick

Jeffrey Mercier   

Jr.   

Soccer   

South Rowdon, Canada/Hants West

Clint Aurand   

Jr.   

Track & Field   

Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown

Steven Kropp   

Sr.   

Track & Field   

Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua

Scott Lightfoot   

So.   

Track & Field   

Medford, N.J./Shawnee

Micah Smith   

Fr.   

Track & Field   

Hanamaulu, Hawaii/Kauai High

Ryan Stauffer   

Jr.   

Track & Field   

Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock

Jeffrey Walker   

Sr.   

Track & Field   

Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock

Charles Brenneman   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Hollidaysburg, Pa./
Hollidaysburg Area

Kenneth Haines   

Sr.   

Wrestling   

Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg

Michael Maney   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Clarence, Pa./Bald Eagle Area

Trap McCormack   

Jr.   

Wrestling   

Loganton, Pa./Bald Eagle-Nittany

Matthew Meisenhelter   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion

Michael Miller   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Sparta, N.J./Sparta

Frank Piff   

So.   

Wrestling   

Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua

Jesse Thurston   

Fr.   

Wrestling   

Hallstead, Pa./Blue Ridge

 

May 22, 2000 - LOCK HAVEN EARNS SHARE OF SECOND PLACE IN FINAL 1999-2000 DIXON TROPHY STANDINGS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania earned a share of second place in the final 1999-2000 Dixon Trophy standings, as released Monday.  Compiling 110 points throughout the year, Lock Haven's second-place finish is its highest ever, and after a highly successful spring season, advanced a league-best six spots in the standings. 

Since 1995, the F. Eugene Dixon Trophy has been awarded annually by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference to the top institution out of the 14-member league whose athletic program earns the best overall finish in conference championships and/or regular season play. During the course of the academic year, points are awarded based on an institutions finish in the twenty conference sports. Only a school’s best 12 finishes, six men’s and six women’s, are used in the final calculation of the Dixon Trophy standings. The Dixon Trophy is named in honor of F. Eugene Dixon Jr., Chairman of the State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors.

Millersville University claimed the 1999-2000 Dixon Trophy in one of the most competitive races in the conference trophy's five-year history, with the top six teams finishing within five points of each other.  The Marauders compiled 113.0 points for first place honors. Lock Haven and Shippensburg University tied for second place with 110.0 points. 

Lock Haven produced its best finish yet, gathering 110 points after winning PSAC championship titles in women's soccer and volleyball this past fall, and finishing as the conference runners-up in women's track and field, field hockey, baseball, men's soccer, and men's cross country. 

Shippensburg, the trophy winner the past two years, won league crowns in women's basketball and baseball this year en route to a tie for second place with Lock Haven.  The fourth and fifth places were secured by Indiana University (109.5 points) and Bloomsburg University (109.0 points).

Lock Haven had much success on the national level in addition to its conference success, as the men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships, and the women's soccer and volleyball teams both advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.  Over the course of the 1999-2000 seasons, The Haven had 51 student-athletes earn All-PSAC honors, two PSAC Athlete of the Years, four coaches named PSAC Coach of the Year (two of whom were Region Coach of the Year), and twelve individuals who earned all-region or All-America honors in their respective sports.  The men's and women's track and field teams also have four individuals competing for a national title and All-America accolades at the 2000 NCAA Division II National Championships this week, May 25-27, in Raleigh, N.C.

April 10, 2000 --  LHU 21st IN SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is currently 21st in the nation among NCAA Division II institutions in the latest standings of the Sears Directors' Cup (April 6).  This is the final set of winter standings, including the sports of women's and men's basketball, fencing, rifle, skiing, women's and men's swimming, women's and men's indoor track and field, men's wrestling.  The last set of standings (March 19) did not include men's and women's basketball, fencing, and men's wrestling.

 The Sears Directors' Cup, a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA TODAY, is sponsored by NACDA and Sears, Roebuck and Co.  The trophy is awarded annually to the top athletic program in each NCAA Division (I, II, III) as well as the NAIA, and is based on each school's finish at the national championship in a given number of sports.  For NCAA Division II, it is based on the school's top national finishes in up to 14 sports (seven men's, seven women's).

Leading the current standings is UC Davis with 484 points and North Dakota State University is close behind with 483 points.  Western State (Colo.) University is third with 441 points.  Rounding out the top five institutions are the University of North Dakota (385) and Adams State (Colo.) University (302.5).  The Haven is in 21st place with 217.5 points, earning additional points (44) in the winter standings with the men's wrestling team's 40th place finish at the NCAA Division I National Championships. 

                The Haven finished 64th overall in the final 1998-99 Sears Directors' Cup standings. 

 Complete Sears Directors' Cup standings can be found at www.nacda.com. 
March 22, 2000 -- LHU 18th IN SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is currently 18th in the nation among NCAA Division II institutions in the latest standings of the Sears Directors' Cup (March 19).  This is the first set of winter standings, including the sports of rifle, skiing, women's and men's swimming, women's and men's indoor track and field, and men's wrestling. 

The Sears Directors' Cup, a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA TODAY, is sponsored by NACDA and Sears, Roebuck and Co.  The trophy is awarded annually to the top athletic program in each NCAA Division (I, II, III) as well as the NAIA, and is based on each school's finish at the national championship in a given number of sports.  For NCAA Division II, it is based on the school's top national finishes in up to 14 sports (seven men's, seven women's).

            Leading the current standings is UC Davis with 454 points and coming in a close second is Western State (Colo.) University with 441 points.  North Dakota State University (393), the University of North Dakota (305), and Adams State (Colo.) University (302.5) round out the top five institutions on the list.  The Haven is in 18th place with 173.5 points after the individual performance of track and field All-American Rob Mortensen (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) put LHU in 29th place in the team race at the 2000 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships.

LHU was in eighth place following the 1999 fall sports season.  The Haven finished 64th overall in the final 1998-99 Sears Directors' Cup standings. 

Complete Sears Directors' Cup standings can be found at www.nacda.com
December 13, 1999 -- LHU RANKED EIGHTH IN LATEST 
                              SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP STANDINGS

(Lock Haven, Pa.) ~ Lock Haven University is ranked eighth in the latest standings of the Sears Directors' Cup (Dec. 9). The Sears Directors' Cup, a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA TODAY, is sponsored by NACDA and Sears, Roebuck and Co. The trophy is awarded annually to the top athletic program in each NCAA Division (I, II, III) as well as the NAIA, and is based on each school's finish at the national championship in a given number of sports. For NCAA Division II, it is based on the school's top national finishes in up to 14 sports (seven men's, seven women's).

Leading the current standings is Western State (Colo.) University with 220 points after capturing the men's cross country national title, a second-place national finish in women's cross country, and a regional appearance by the women's volleyball team. In second place is Adams State (Colo.) with 190 points, and in third is fellow Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference member Edinboro University with 172 total points. Barry (Fla.) University (170), Northern Kentucky University (150), California-Davis (143), and Southern Connecticut State (141) fill the fourth through seventh slots. The Haven has secured the eighth spot after the fall season with 137 total points. Lock Haven's points stem from the women's volleyball and women's soccer teams, both NCAA Division II quarterfinalists, and the men's cross country team, which qualified and finished in 13th place at the national meet.

Last year at this time Lock Haven was in a six-way tie for 19th place in the Sears standings. LHU finished 64th overall in the final 1998-99 Sears Directors' Cup standings.

*For a complete listing and breakdown of points by sports for each individual school, go to http://www.nacda.com.

  
December 9, 1999 -- LOCK HAVEN THIRD IN DIXON TROPHY RACE
                            AFTER FALL SEASON

(Lock Haven, Pa.) ~ Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is third in the final Fall standings of the Dixon Trophy race with 57.5 points. The Dixon Trophy has been given annually since 1995 to the top athletic program in the 14-member Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

It is a tight race at the top, as only 1.5 points separate first from third place. Millersville University currently leads the pack with 59.0 points, and Shippensburg University is second with 58.5 points. Lock Haven is third with a total 57.5 points, and Bloomsburg University is situated fourth with 55.0 points at the end of the fall season.

The majority of Lock Haven's points come from the women's soccer and volleyball PSAC championships. The Haven also recorded runner-up finishes in field hockey, men's soccer, and men's cross country.

The formal presentation of the Dixon Trophy takes place after the spring sports season. The final standings are tabulated by taking each institution's best 12 finishes (six men's/six women's) among the fall, winter, and spring sports.

Lock Haven had much success on the national level in addition to its conference success, as the men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships, and the women's soccer and volleyball teams both advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Over the course of the fall season, The Haven had 27 student-athletes earn All-PSAC honors, two PSAC Athlete of the Years, three coaches named PSAC Coach of the Year (two of whom were Region Coach of the Year), and ten individuals who earned all-region or All-America honors in their respective sports.

December 7, 1999 -- SHARON TAYLOR CHOSEN US FIELD HOCKEY PRESIDENT ELECT

-US Field Hockey Release-
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Lock Haven (Pa.) University Director of Athletics Sharon Taylor has been elected as the next president of the U.S. Field Hockey Association by the organization's membership. Currently on the USFHA Board of Directors as the representative to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), Taylor will serve as president-elect in 2000 before taking her place as president in 2001.

"The U.S. Field Hockey Association has had a long and impressive history of offering programs, at all levels, for women and, more recently for men, in the country," said Taylor in her goal statement for the organization. " I am willing to devote the time and effort necessary to ensure that USA Field Hockey continues to move in a direction that will ensure enhanced programming and opportunities in the future."

The 17th president in the 77-year history of the Association, Taylor will fill the position vacated by Jenepher Shillingford, who will step down in 2001 after serving the maximum of two terms as the Association's president. The former Director of Athletics and field hockey coach at Bryn Mawr College, Shillingford held the USFHA presidential position from 1993 through 2000. Under Shillingford's guidance, the Association merged with the men's Field Hockey Association of America to form the current U.S. Field Hockey Association and launched the USFHA Master Plan for grassroots development of the sport.

A 1966 graduate of Lock Haven University, Taylor served as head field hockey coach for the Lady Eagles and compiled a 333-96-27 record from 1973-95. She guided Lock Haven to six national championships and was named NCAA II Field Hockey Coach of the Year in 1993, '94 and '95.

In addition to experience on the USFHA and USOC Board of Directors, Taylor has served as chair of the NCAA Division II Field Hockey Committee as well as president of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), College Field Hockey Coaches Association (CFHCA) and Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW). She is currently a resident of Lock Haven, Pa.

The USFHA president serves as the chief executive officer of the 15,000-member Association and serves as the delegate to the USOC, the Pan American Association and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The duties of the president include presiding at the annual general meeting and the meetings of the USFHA board of directors and executive committee as well as supervising the activities of the USFHA executive director, the board of directors, the executive committee, elected officers and other personnel answering directly to the president.

U.S. Field Hockey Association is the national governing body for the sport of field hockey in the United States and as such, prepares and trains teams to compete in the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and other international competitions. By creating participation and development opportunities for players, coaches, officials and administrators, the USFHA provides for the continued growth and development of the sport.

For more information, visit the USA Field Hockey's website at www.usafieldhockey.com