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	June 3, 2002 Jennifer Farrow and Matt Stinson Collect PSAC Top Ten Awards

	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Jennifer Farrow (Canton/Athens) and Matt Stinson (Wescosville/Emmaus), both track and field student-athletes at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, earned selection as recipients of the prestigious Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Spring Top Ten Award for the 2002 season. The Top Ten Awards recognize five male and five female student-athletes from one of the 14 PSAC institutions who distinguish themselves in the classroom as well as in the arena of competition after each of the competitive sports seasons, fall, winter, and spring. Jennifer Farrow, a junior sprinter, captured her second-straight All-America title in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Outdoor National Championships. She finished third in the event, crossing the finish at 54.71 in the finals. The performances of Farrow on the track this season catapulted the Lady Eagles to their first-ever PSAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She won her third-straight outdoors conference title in the 400 meters with a championship meet record time of 55.24, and also set the all-time conference and school marks in the event several times this year closing with a season-best time of 54.19 (run in the preliminary heat at nationals). In addition to her 400-meter conference crown, she was a member of the PSAC title-winning 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relay squads and finished second in the 200 meters in a school-record 25.00 clocking. Also this season, Farrow anchored the Lady Eagles’ 4x400 meter relay to its second-straight Penn Relays championship, and earned her first accolade as the NCAA Division II East Region Female co-Athlete of the Year. Farrow is a Recreation/Fitness Management major carrying a 3.36 grade point average at Lock Haven University.	PSAC Spring Top Ten Award Winners Jennifer Farrow (l) and Matt Stinson (r)
	Matt Stinson, a junior decathlete, became the first Haven multi-eventer to earn All-America honors by finishing seventh in his first appearance at the national meet. Stinson posted a school-record of 7,002 points in NCAA championship competition. He led the field in the 1,500-meter run (4:33.78) and was third among all competitors with a clearance of 6’6” in the high jump. He also set personal records in the 100-meter dash, running the second fastest time in school history with a 10.76, 110-meter high hurdles (14.97), and the pole vault (11’1-3/4”). Stinson did not compete in the decathlon at the 2002 PSAC Outdoor Championships, but placed in scoring position in the high jump (3^rd – 6’7”), long jump (4^th – 22’5-1/2”), and 110-meter high hurdles (15.53). He ran the second leg of the PSAC runner-up 4x100 meter relay and anchored the conference’s third-place 4x400 meter relay squad. Stinson owns a 3.29 grade point average and is majoring in Health and Physical Education at the University. 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 spring sports season are eligible for the Spring Top Ten Awards. Those sports include baseball, golf, women’s lacrosse, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men and women's track & field. The Top Ten Awards provide the PSAC an extra tier in the recognition of the top student-athletes on all PSAC squads with 3.25 cumulative GPA's or better. Additionally, the PSAC names the top Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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