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(Lock
Haven, Pa.) - Mike
Maney (Clarence/Bald Eagle Area),
a junior wrestler, and Brian Hanna (Lock Haven/Lock Haven), a
senior men’s basketball player, were both selected as Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) Winter Top Ten award winners, as released today by
the conference office.
The PSAC
Top Ten awards recognize five male and five female student-athletes from the
PSAC who distinguish themselves in the classroom, as well as in the arena of
competition. The conference designates Top Ten Award winners after each of
the competitive sports seasons, fall, winter and spring.
This
is the first PSAC Top Ten honor for Mike Maney, a two-time All-American
wrestler for the Bald Eagles. Maney
went 30-6 this season wrestling at 141 pounds, earning All-America honors after
placing eighth at the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. He was
the PSAC champion for the third-straight season, and finished as the runner-up
at the EWL tournament. A consensus
top-ten ranked grappler rated as high as third, Maney led LHU in falls and
major decisions with seven of each. A three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and a
two-time National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-America
honorable mention, he is a Secondary Education major with a concentration in
Social Sciences.
Brian Hanna is
also a first-time recipient of the conference Top Ten award.
A four-year member of the Bald Eagle basketball team, Hanna is a
Dean’s List student and three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete.
This season he played in 25 of 27 contests, helping take the Bald Eagle
cagers to the PSAC playoffs for the first time since the 1996 season.
Hanna shot 38.7-percent from three-point range and recorded two or more
treys in nine games this season. On
the season, he averaged 4.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
Hanna is a Business Administration major with a concentration in
Management, and is currently an outfielder on the LHU baseball team.
To be a candidate for the Top Ten Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved
a minimum of a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key
reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. Only student-athletes from the
Winter sports season are eligible for the Winter Top Ten Awards.
Those sports include men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and
women’s swimming and diving, and wrestling.
At
the end of the academic year, the league announces the Scholar-Athlete Awards,
which recognize student-athletes on all PSAC squads with 3.25 cumulative GPAs
or better. Additionally, the PSAC
names the top Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of Year.
Other
2003 Winter Top Ten award winners include: Shawn Colten (Clarion University),
Eric Mausser (Clarion University), Ryan Weathers (West Chester University),
Beth Klemick (Shippensburg University), Kiera Manlove (West Chester
University), Jacqui Martin (Indiana University), Megan Staehle (West Chester
University) and Courtney Thompson (Edinboro University). (http://www.psacsports.org/releases.htm
)
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>>View
the PSAC's
Top Ten Award release
LHU's Brian Hanna (top) and
Mike Maney (bottom) were both
selected as PSAC Winter
Top Ten Award winners.
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