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	June 20, 2003 LHU's Vetterlein Tabbed As National Scholar-Athlete of the Year Haven Senior Named Division II Lacrosse's Top Student-Athlete

	(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Amanda Vetterlein (Springfield, Va./West Springfield), a Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania women’s lacrosse player, was recently selected as the 2003 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The award caps off a highly successful career for the senior Lady Eagle, who put in four solid seasons as a starting defender for the Haven lacrosse team. Carrying a 3.993 grade point average in Health and Physical Education, Vetterlein was named as a PSAC Spring Top Ten award winner, was on the 2003 Verizon Academic All-District squad, is a three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and is an Honors program student at the University. Also in the classroom, Vetterlein earned the Golden Whistle Award, presented to the senior in the Health and Physical Education Department who will best represent that program in the future. She received the Outstanding Teacher Professional award, bestowed on one student selected by the faculty in the entire 14-member Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for their excellence in the classroom as a pre-professional teacher. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Delta Si Kappa honor societies, and earned the Scholar-Athlete Award handed out by the LHU Athletics Department in both her junior and senior years. On the field, Vetterlein was a second-team All-PSAC defender following this past season, helping lead the Lady Eagles to a third-place standing among PSAC schools in goals allowed. A four-year starter and 2003 Coaches Award recipient, she led LHU in caused turnovers and ground balls in each of the last two seasons.
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