UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Freshman Andy Gemao and senior Ashley Maul of men’s basketball and women’s gymnastics, respectively, have each been recognized as the October Student-Athletes of the Month, as announced by the Morgan Academic Center (MAC) and PSU’s academic services staff.
A 6-1 guard, Gemao appeared in his first collegiate game in the season opener for the Nittany Lions, recording a pair of points in four minutes of action. He played 2025-26 high school season at Royal Crown School in Toronto, Ontario where he tallied 712 points, 256 assists and 122 rebounds as a team captain and earned first-team NPA All-Star and second-team OSBA honors during senior campaign after leading team to a 19-2 regular season. At the national level, he has been a member of the U19 and U16 Philippines National Teams. Gemao is a Health & Human Development pre-major.
A gymnast out of Spring, Texas, Ashley Maul is one of the defining gymnasts of the 2027 squad. Maul has competed on beam and floor during her first three years at Penn State and secured a new career-high during the 2026 Big Fours on beam, where she registered a 9.950 on the apparatus. She established her career-high on floor during her freshman year when she scored a 9.875 in the quad meet against NC State, Penn and Texas Women’s. Maul has scored a 9.8 or higher on beam 20 times while doing so on floor four times. She currently boasts a 3.95 GPA as a Biobehavioral Health major.
The MAC Student-Athletes of the Month (SAOTM) are students who exemplify the PSU values of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Discovery, and Community as well as the Athletics values of Tradition, Teamwork, Diversity, Innovation, and Resilience. At least one female and one male student-athlete will be selected each month, and those students must be in good academic standing, demonstrate strong accountability, and be an example of the leadership on campus and in their community. They are nominated and selected by the Penn State academic services staff.