Dec. 3, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Seventy-one Nittany Lion student-athletes, representing seven fall sports, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Penn State's 71 honorees brings the Lions' all-time total to 3,130 over the last 15 years, which ranks first among all Big Ten institutions. Ohio State is second with 2,996 Academic All-Big Ten picks.
The Big Ten Academic All-Conference award winners also achieved excellence outside of the classroom. Field hockey senior Jen Long was named the Division I Defensive Player of the Year while football players Gerald Cadogan and Kevin Kelly were named First Team All-Big Ten. Men's cross country runner Tyler McCandless finished 12th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships while women's cross country runner Bridget Franek earned All-America honors this season. Men's soccer sophomore Treavor Gelsinger earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors as women's soccer's Zoe Bouchelle, Katie Schoepfer, Jessie Davis and Alyssa Naeher all picked up First Team All-Big Ten recognition. Women's volleyball rounded out the fall honorees, with First Team All-Big Ten picks Christa Harmotto, Megan Hodge and Arielle Wilson also garnering league academic recognition.
The Big Ten recognized 682 fall student-athletes. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
Listed below are Penn State's 2008 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for fall sports:
| Field Hockey: | |||
| Aubrey Aden-Buie, Penn State | Sr. | English | Allentown, Pa. |
| Gina Bartolacci, Penn State | Jr. | Finance | Washington Cross, Pa. |
| Jennifer Beaumont, Penn State | Sr. | Advertising/Public Relations | Chalfont, Pa. |
| Amy Bonenberger, Penn State | Jr. | Kinesiology | Palmyra, Pa. |
| Laura Cahill, Penn State | Jr. | Political Science | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Cynthia Donald, Penn State | So. | Business | Yardley, Pa. |
| Jen Long, Penn State | Sr. | Health Policy and Administration | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Bethany Marvel, Penn State | Jr. | Marketing | Newtown, Pa |
| Alexandra Meves, Penn State | So. | Communication | Lower Gwynedd, Pa. |
| Jennifer Miller, Penn State | Sr. | Finance | North Caldwell, N.J. |
| Jennifer Purvis, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Maple Glen, Pa. |
| Allison Scola, Penn State | Sr. | Finance | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Daneen Zug, Penn State | So. | Division Of Undergraduate Studies | Manheim, Pa. |
| Football: | |||
| Jesse Alfreno, Penn State | Jr. | Advertising-Public Relations | Grove City, Pa. |
| Andrew Astorino, Penn State | So. | Education | Edinboro, Pa. |
| Jeremy Boone, Penn State | Sr. | Elementary and Kindergarten Education | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Brett Brackett, Penn State | Jr. | Marketing | Lawrenceville, N.J. |
| Gerald Cadogan, Penn State | Sr. | Rehabilitation | Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Christopher Colasanti, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Leonard, Mich. |
| Patrick Devlin, Penn State | Jr. | Finance | Downingtown, Pa. |
| Joshua Hull, Penn State | Sr. | Environmental Systems Engineering | Millheim, Pa. |
| Kevin Kelly, Penn State | Sr. | Kinesiology | State College, Pa. |
| Daniel Lawlor, Penn State | Sr. | Telecommunications/Marketing | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Gregory Miskinis, Penn State | Sr. | Kinesiology | Lewistown, Pa. |
| Jordan Norwood, Penn State | Sr. | Integrative Arts/Advertising-Public Relations | State College, Pa. |
| Andrew Pitz, Penn State | Sr. | Journalism | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| Mark Rubin, Penn State | Gr. | MBA | Amherst, N.Y. |
| Stephen Stupar, Penn State | So. | Communications | State College, Pa. |
| Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State | So. | Education | Bridgeville, Pa. |
| Men's Cross Country: | |||
| John Mahoney, Penn State | Sr. | Secondary Education | Richboro, Pa. |
| Tyler McCandless, Penn State | Sr. | Meteorology | Bath, Pa. |
| Dennis O'Connor, Penn State | Sr. | Chemical Engineering/Science | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Dennis Pollow, Penn State | Sr. | Nutrition R | ansomville, N.Y. |
| Edward Quinn, Penn State | Sr. | Telecommunications | Rush, N.Y. |
| Lucas Zarzeczny, Penn State | So. | Liberal Arts | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Women's Cross Country: | |||
| Jessica Babcock, Penn State | Jr. | Elementary and Kindergarten Education | Irvine, Calif. |
| Kathryn Fitzgerald, Penn State | Sr. | Statistics | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Bridget Franek, Penn State | Jr. | Kinesiology | Hiram, Ohio |
| Meghan Noecker, Penn State | Sr. | Journalism/Secondary Education | Reading, Pa. |
| Clairen Percival, Penn State | Sr. | Special Education | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Katie Shelley, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Columbia, Pa. |
| Cheryl Spring, Penn State | Jr. | Nursing | The Woodlands, Texas |
| Janelle Young, Penn State | Sr. | Kinesiology | Lemoyne, Pa. |
| Men's Soccer: | |||
| Ryan Badaracco, Penn State | Gr. | Non-Degree Graduate Student | Wexford, Pa. |
| Robert Bohlen, Penn State | Jr. | Energy Business and Finance | Port Jefferson, N.Y. |
| Andres Casais, Penn State | So. | Earth and Mineral Sciences | State College, Pa. |
| Diego Correa, Penn State | Jr. | Energy, Business & Finance | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Andrew Cost, Penn State | So. | Business | West Chester, Pa. |
| Casey Derkacz, Penn State | So. | Undeclared | Hamburg, N.Y. |
| Treavor Gelsinger, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Shady Grove, Pa. |
| John Gray, Penn State | Jr. | Finance | Lemont, Pa. |
| Andrew Machi, Penn State | Sr. | Kinesiology | Upper Saint Clair, Pa. |
| Vincent Salvatico, Penn State | Jr. | Economics | Chester Springs, Pa. |
| Jacobo Vera Artazcoz, Penn State | Jr. | Economics | Pamplona, Spain |
| Women's Soccer: | |||
| Kaleen Adami, Penn State | Sr. | Crime, Law, and Justice | Bensalem, Pa. |
| Zoe Bouchelle, Penn State | Sr. | Economics | Cockeysville, Md. |
| Allison Daus, Penn State | Sr. | Advertising-Public Relations | Plano, Texas |
| Tara Davies, Penn State | Jr. | Elementary and Kindergarten Education | Cape May Court, N.J. |
| Jessica Davis, Penn State | Sr. | Advertising-Public Relations | Fairfax, Va. |
| Melissa Hayes, Penn State | Jr. | Communication Arts and Sciences | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Megan Monroig, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Northumberland, Pa. |
| Ashley Myers, Penn State | Sr. | Advertising-Public Relations | Bel Air, Md. |
| Alyssa Naeher, Penn State | Jr. | Kinesiology | Seymour, Conn. |
| Allison Rago, Penn State | Jr. | Psychology | Fairfield, Conn. |
| Kathryn Schoepfer, Penn State | Jr. | Human Development and Family Studies | Waterford, Conn. |
| Danielle Toney, Penn State | So. | Undecided | Northville, Mich. |
| Women's Volleyball: | |||
| Alyssa D'Errico, Penn State | So. | Undecided | Byron, N.Y. |
| Christa Harmotto, Penn State | Sr. | Elementary and Kindergarten Education | Aliquippa, Pa. |
| Megan Hodge, Penn State | Jr. | Management | Durham, N.C. |
| Kelsey Ream, Penn State | Jr. | Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management | Centre Hall, Pa. |
| Arielle Wilson, Penn State | So. | Health and Human Development | Broadview, Ill. |