2016 fall college All-Academic teams
Here are the 2016 fall-season college athletes who also excelled as students as selected by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association.
Here are the 2016 fall-season college athletes who also excelled as students as selected by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association.
Football Player of the year
Penn junior wide receiver Justin Watson was a standout for a team that won its second consecutive Ivy League title on the final day of the regular season. One of 15 finalists for the Walter Payton Award, presented to the top offensive player in FCS football, Watson was a unanimous first-team, all-Ivy selection and a finalist for Ivy League offensive player of the year for the second straight season. He set single-season Penn records for receptions (89) and receiving yards (1,115) and had eight touchdowns and 1,248 all-purpose yards.
Football team
Ryan Bell, Villanova, Jr., Finance/Accounting
Aric Boyes, Delaware Valley, Sr., Conservation and Wildlife Management
Ryan Brenner, Rowan, Sr., Management/Human Resources Management
Vince Char, Widener, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Nick Demes, Penn, Sr., Mechanical Engineering/Applied Mechanics
Jarel Elder, West Chester, Jr., Biology-Cellular and Molecular
Will Flake, Rowan, Sr., Health & Physical Education
Jimmy Gammill, Penn, Sr., Finance
Doug Gilbert, West Chester, Sr., Criminal Justice
Steve Gozur, Widener, Sr., Civil Engineering
Casey Kerschner, Widener, Jr., Civil Engineering
Kyle Keyser, West Chester, Sr., Accounting/Finance
Nathan Kirchmeier, Penn, Jr., Finance
Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova, Sr., Finance/Accounting
Brendan McGowan, Temple, Sr., Innovation Management/Entrepreneurship
Deion Miller, Lincoln, So., Criminal Justice
Tim Rafter, Ursinus, Sr., Business/Economics
Rob Rolle, Villanova, Jr., Communication
Nick Sharga, Temple, Jr., Kinesiology
Kevin Stokes, Rowan, So., Health Promotion/Wellness Management
Louis Vecchio, Penn, Jr., Finance
Justin Watson, Penn, Jr., Finance
Nick Whitton, Penn, Sr., Finance
Nick Wright, Delaware Valley, Jr., Business Administration
Field hockey Player of the year
St. Joseph's sophomore forward Anna Willocks was named the Atlantic Ten offensive player of the year for the second straight season after leading the conference with 25 goals. Her 1.19 goals per game ranked second in NCAA Division I. Totaling 12 assists to finish the season with 62 points, Willocks ranked third in Division I with 2.95 points per game. She scored in 16 of her team's 21 games, including nine multiple-goal games.
Field hockey team
Nicole Berger, Eastern, Jr., Middle Level Education
Becky Guinto, Neumann, Sr., Business/Accounting
Kayla Herr, Widener, Jr., Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy
Claire Kneizys, Penn, Sr., Business Economics and Public Policy/Finance
Cecelia Lounsberry, Delaware Valley, Sr., Pre-Professional Biology
Mikayla Ninos, Widener, Sr., Early Childhood/Special Education
Melissa Russo, Gwynedd Mercy, Jr., Elementary/Special Education
Noelle Schillinger, Gwynedd Mercy, Jr., Radiation Therapy
Amber Steigerwalt, Ursinus, Sr., Health & Exercise Physiology
Maggie Walsh, Gwynedd Mercy, So., Nursing
Anna Willocks, St. Joseph's, So., Psychology
Men's soccer Player of the year
Arcadia's Bradley McKim is a three-time all-MAC Commonwealth honoree, earning first-team accolades for the 2015 and 2016 seasons as well as second-team recognition in 2014. In 2015, McKim was named to the NSCAA all-Region third team. In 2016, he led the Knights in goals (11), game-winning goals (3), assists (5), and points (27).
Men's soccer team
Will Corkery, Haverford, Sr., Economics (Statistics)
Pat Friend, Immaculata, Sr., Business Management and Finance
Connor Greiss, West Chester, Sr., Accounting/Finance.
Joonas Jokinen, Temple, Jr., Sport and Recreation Management
Joe Lubonski, Immaculata, Sr., Mathematics and Data Science
Bradley McKim, Arcadia, Jr., Accounting
Giovanni Mowrey, West Chester, Jr., Communications Studies
Alex Noel, Immaculata, So., Exercise Science and Business Management
Jadon Ramsing, Eastern, Jr., Economic Development
Maclyn Willigan, Haverford, Sr., Political Science/German
Dorian Wirz, Haverford, Jr., Psychology (Economics)
Women's soccer Player of the year
Eastern senior forward Emily Cole became the first Eastern women's soccer player to receive CoSIDA Academic all-American honors this season, being one of 33 elite Division III student-athletes named. A three-time all-MAC Freedom honoree, Cole led the Eagles with 16 goals and two assists in 2016. She ended her Eastern career tied for fifth in goals and points.
Women's soccer team
Emily Cole, Eastern, Sr., Spanish & Political Science
Annalyse Culp, Chestnut Hill, Sr., Accounting
Emily Gingrich, St. Joseph's, Sr., Criminal Justice
Jackie Glanfield, Arcadia, Sr., Biology/Pre-Physician Assistant
Ali Hicks, Rowan, So., Psychology & Sociology
Caroline Khanna, Swarthmore, Sr., Biology
Gabby LeGendre, Cabrini, Jr., Sociology/Criminology
Abby Letts, Haverford, Sr., Geology & Spanish
Hannah Lichtenstein, Swarthmore, Sr., History
Paige Lombard, Penn, Sr., Anthropology
Shelby Money, Rowan, So., Athletic Training
Cleo Spear, Lincoln, So., Anthropology
Men's cross-country Runner of the year
Villanova senior Patrick Tiernan is a three-time academic all-area honoree. His resumé includes the 2016 NCAA individual cross-country championship - the first by a Villanova runner since 1963 - three NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional titles, and four United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-America laurels. Tiernan competed for Australia in the 2016 Olympic Games and was the first student-athlete in Big East history to win the conference's individual title four straight times.
Men's cross-country team
Taurai Augustin, Jr., Holy Family, Biology
David Dorsey, Jr., St. Joseph's, English
John Gagnon, Sr., Swarthmore, History
Andrew Marston, Fr., Villanova, Business
Dan Savage Jr., St. Joseph's, Risk Management & Insurance
Patrick Tiernan, Sr., Villanova, Mathematics
Henry Woods, Jr., Haverford, Philosophy
Women's cross-country Runner of the year
Penn senior Ashley Montgomery earned all-America honors this season by finishing 13th at the NCAA national championships. Her finish tied for the best all-time in Penn history, and she finished second at the Ivy League heptagonal championships and sixth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional. She finished as the top Quakers runner in all seven meets in which she competed, including two first-place finishes.
Women's cross-country team
Irina Bukharin, Swarthmore, Jr., Political Science
Bella Burda, Villanova, So., Biology
Nicole Giannetti, Haverford, Jr., Biology (Environmental Studies)
Ashley Montgomery, Penn, Sr., Wharton (Operations Information & Decisions Concentration)
Kaitlin Poiesz, La Salle, Jr., Nursing
Jessica Thies, Philadelphia U., Sr., Textile Design
Kierra Zack, Eastern, So., Nursing
Women's volleyball Player of the year
Eastern senior Alicia Weigel finished her career with 1,008 kills for the Eagles. She was named to the 2016 AVCA all-Mid-Atlantic Region first team and the 2016 MAC Freedom first team. Weigel led her team to a 32-6 record and a No. 13 national ranking this season, with the Eagles advancing to the NCAA championship quarterfinal round.
Women's volleyball team
Sabrina Barbieri, Widener, Sr., Physical Therapy
Allie Loitz, Villanova, Jr., Liberal Arts
Kirsten Overton, Temple, Sr., Media Studies & Production
Regina Trabosh, Chestnut Hill, Sr., Psychology/Criminal Justice
Sarah Wallace, Swarthmore, Jr., Computer Science/Economics
Alicia Weigel, Eastern, Sr., Biology