UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State student-athletes Chase Berger (men's hockey), Noah Roberson (men's gymnastics) and Kelsey Crow (women's hockey) were each named to the 2018-19 NCAA Division I Google Cloud Academic All-District At-Large Teams as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday afternoon.
The 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes outstanding student-athletes in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team (if applicable) Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.
Berger becomes the first men's hockey player in program history to be named to the Academic All-District Team after earning his Finance degree with a 3.94 grade point average a few weeks ago.
Penn State's all-time leader in games played, Berger didn't miss a single contest during his time in Hockey Valley appearing in all 154 games since stepping foot on campus in the fall of 2015. The St. Louis, Missouri native also finished his career second in every major offensive category with 51 goals and 67 assists for 118 points.
The sixth Nittany Lion captain in program history, Berger finished his career playing in all 39 games this season scoring a career-best 14 goals while adding 15 assists for 29 points. Berger registered 26 or more points while scoring double-digit goals in each of his four seasons with Penn State never finishing lower than sixth on the team in scoring.
A menace at the face-off circle, Berger also finished the year third in the Big Ten and 16th nationally winning 58.7 percent of his draws while leading the entire nation during the new calendar year at a 63.5 percent clip.
Berger was named a finalist for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award earlier this season while also being a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and soon to be three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. The recent graduate will continue his hockey career next season playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins after inking an American Hockey League contract back in March.
Roberson, a Schreyer Honors Scholar, graduated in April with a 4.0 grade point average as a double major in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, while also earning his masters through the Penn State integrated program. He was also selected as the Student Marshal for his graduation.
The Williamsville, New York native was the 2018 and 2017 Elite 90 Award winner, a 2016 Elite 90 Award Finalist, a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and earned First Team CGA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He also was a 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team honoree.
This season, Roberson competed in 10 meets for the Nittany Lions on the still rings, winning the event once during 2019, and finishing second on five occasions. Roberson picked up the individual event victory at the West Point Open – team competition with a 14.500. He also recorded a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best 14.750 and earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors for his performance.
Roberson wrapped up a stellar senior season with a third-place finish, the highest of his career, in the NCAA Championship finals of the rings with a 14.433 score. Roberson, the three-time reigning Elite 90 winner, earned his first career All-America citation for his routine.
Crow is a three-time CHA All-Academic Team member, a two-time All-Big Ten Academic Team honoree, a two-time AHCA Academic All American, and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She graduated with a 3.94 GPA this past May with degrees in biology and psychology and will enroll in medical school at the University of Minnesota next fall.
The Minnetonka, Minn. native was a standout player on the ice for the Nittany Lions. A three-time captain, Crow ranks second in program history among defenders with 43 points on 10 goals and 33 assists. She had a single-season best 16 points over 35 games in 2019 while being named an All-CHA Second Team honoree.
Crow was named Penn State's Eric A. Walker Award winner, an honor given to a graduating Penn State senior who has contributed the most to enhancing the reputation of the University through extracurricular activities. Crow has spent time in leadership and volunteer roles with various University and community organizations, including the Student Athlete Advisory Board, Special Olympics Centre County and the Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Penn State student-athletes have an NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 90 percent, which ties the Nittany Lions' all-time high. Eight teams earned a 100 percent GSR in the NCAA's November 2018 Graduation Rates report.
Penn State ranks No. 4 among all Division I schools with 204 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans all-time, including Blake Gillikin (football) and Kerry Abello and Emily Ogle (women's soccer) last fall.
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