Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

More than 1,980 students have been named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

Kutztown University football's Jerome Kapp (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) is an Academic All-American for the first time. The graduate student wide receiver was named to the Second Team as the College Sports Communicators' annual teams were announced Tuesday. Kapp produced a career-best year in 2022 with 47 receptions for 916 yards and nine touchdowns. A two-time All-PSAC East First Team selection (2021, 2022), the Barto, Pa., native and Boyertown product led the PSAC and ranked 21st in NCAA DII in yards per reception (19.5). He was also top five in the conference and top 25 nationally in receiving TDs, yards and yards per game (83.3). Kapp completed his career as one of the top wideouts in program history, ranking third in receiving yards (2,190) and tied for fourth in TDs (22) after just three seasons with the Maroon and Gold. A four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete, three-time D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award honoree and four-time KU Dean's List student, Kapp graduated summa cum laude from KU with a sport management degree in May, 2022, and is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration. Kapp is the first Golden Bear football player to earn Academic All-America honors since Josh Smith was named to the Second Team back in 2011. Overall, he's the fifth KU football student-athlete honored all-time, joining Alex Daecher (2000, 2001), Michael Baldwin (2005), Ryan Nye (2008) and Smith (2011). Kutztown finished with an 8-3 record this past season and went 5-2 in PSAC East play to take second in the division.

Three Kutztown University field hockey players were recognized as All-Americans by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), Friday, following one of the best seasons in program history. Graduate student forward/midfielder Rachel Dusman (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) and junior defender Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) earned First Team honors, while graduate student midfielder Olivia Blasone (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) claimed a spot on the Second Team. Dusman is a repeat All-American, but moves up to the First Team for the first time in her career following Second Team honors last fall. The Chambersburg, Pa., native was the catalyst for a high-powered Kutztown offense that averaged 3.47 goals per game, third best in NCAA Division II. Dusman led the Golden Bears in most offensive categories, including goals (14), points (36), shots (90), shots on goal (52) and game-winning goals (four). Her 14 goals were a career-high and she topped 30 points in a season for the first time since 2018, when she put up a career-high 38. Dusman, who ranks seventh at KU in career points (114), finished the 2022 season fourth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and ninth in NCAA DII with 1.89 points per game. She was a starter in all 19 games for the Golden Bears as they went 16-3, reached No. 1 in the NFHCA national rankings and claimed the PSAC's regular season crown. Gatehouse contributed on both ends of the field, enjoying a breakout campaign for the Maroon and Gold to receive her first All-America nod. A Berks County product from nearby Sinking Spring, Gatehouse had her freshman season canceled because of the pandemic in 2020. She stepped in immediately in 2021, starting and playing in 16-of-18 games, before starting all 19 this season. Gatehouse played a key role for coach Marci Scheuing on penalty corners, leading to career-highs of 10 assists and 14 points. She ranked seventh in NCAA DII in assists per game (0.53) and equaled last year's total with a pair of goals as well. Defensively, Gatehouse helped the Bears post the nation's third best goals against average (0.83) and 10 shutouts. Blasone was rewarded for her two-way play in the midfield with her first All-America honor. The graduate student from East Berlin, Pa., took a major step forward offensively this season with career-highs of eight goals and 16 points. She spread those goals over seven contests and was efficient throughout the season, leading the team and ranking seventh in the PSAC with a .421 shot percentage. Blasone registered three game-winning goals among her eight tallies and could also be counted on to help stymie the opposition's attack. In addition to having the third-best goals against average in the country, Kutztown also ranked second in shutouts per game (0.53). Kutztown, which ranked second in the NFHCA's final national poll, has three representatives on the All-America teams for the third straight season. In the program's 53-year history, 44 student-athletes have combined for 68 All-America honors.

Seniors Sadie Doss (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) and Lexi Morrow (Landisburg, Pa./West Perry) of Kutztown University women's volleyball had their names called as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Division II Academic All-District honorees, an award that recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the field and in the classroom. In order to be eligible for this honor, student athletes must have been a starter or key reserve on their respective teams throughout the 2022 season, must have participated in at least 50 percent of their team's games and must have at least a 3.50 GPA. Doss, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference First Teamer, started in 24-of-25 matches played this season and appeared in all 97 sets. She ranked second in the PSAC in kills (371) and kills per set (3.82), second in points (433.5) and third in aces (53). Her 53 aces are fourth-best in a season in program history. Doss was also second on KU with 270 digs and added 30 assists. Morrow was the facilitator for the offense as the setter and also stood out defensively for the Maroon and Gold. She started in all 25 matches and 97 sets for KU this season, finishing with career-highs in assists (843), service aces (31) and kills (35). Her 8.69 assists per set ranked fourth in the PSAC. Morrow finished her career ranked sixth all-time in program history with 2,053 career assists. Doss and Morrow are the first Golden Bear volleyball players to earn Academic All-District since 2012. The duo is now among those eligible for consideration for the Academic All-America Team that will be announced Dec. 21.

Adrianna Derstine's (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) banner first year as a collegiate student-athlete got even better Thursday afternoon, as the freshman earned a spot on the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region Second Team, announced by the organization Thursday. This honor comes exactly one week after the opposite hitter from Barto claimed the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Freshman of the Year award and was voted to the All-PSAC East First Team. Derstine is the first regional all-star for KU since 2015. She is one of only two PSAC East student-athletes who made the illustrious list of first or second teamers, joining Mikaylah Hoy of Shepherd. There are only six from the PSAC on the two teams overall. Derstine started all 25 matches this season, playing in 95 sets as a freshman. She finished with the eight-most kills (401) in a season in program history and tied the KU record with 30 kills in a match. She also owns the fourth-most with 29 in a match. Derstine led the PSAC in kills and points per set (4.74). She also ranked second on the team with 51 blocks and fourth with 241 digs, while adding 19 service aces and 18 assists. Her 450 points (kills/blocks/assists/digs) led the PSAC. Kutztown finished the 2022 season with a 13-12 overall record, its most wins since the 2014 campaign.

Top-ranked Kutztown University field hockey was well-represented on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's year end award lists. KU had a trio on the First Team and another on the Third Team, while head coach Marci Scheuing was named the PSAC Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced Thursday afternoon. Graduate students Rachel Dusman (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) and Olivia Blasone (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs), along with junior Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) earned All-PSAC First Team honors, while sophomore Juliana Donato (Cedarville, N.J./Schalick) was voted All-PSAC Third Team. Dusman is now a four-time All-PSAC performer, having received Second Team in each of her first three seasons in Maroon and Gold. Blasone, Gatehouse and Donato are all on the list for the first time each in their respective careers. It is the most First Teamers for KU since 2017, when it boasted four, tied for a program record with the 1997 quartet. A team captain, Dusman, the 2018 PSAC Freshman of the Year, has started all 18 games. She ranks fourth in the PSAC in goals with 14 and points with 36 and is also tied for third with eight assists. Dusman ranks in the top-10 in program history in career goals (44), assists (26) and points (114). Blasone, a team captain, has been stout in the center of midfield all season long. She has started all 18 games and has tallied a career-high eight goals so far this season, third-most on the team. Gatehouse has been the rock of the defense, starting all 18 games as a center back. She has a career-best 10 assists this season, which ranks second in the PSAC. Gatehouse also has scored two goals. She has been the PSAC and NFHCA Defender of the Week twice this season. Donato is like a magician when she has the ball on her stick. She is a creator for the offense and her seven assists is tied for eighth in the PSAC. Donato also does a lot of the dirty work in creating penalty corners for KU. It is Scheuing's second PSAC Coach of the Year, also winning it in 2015. She has led Kutztown to 16 regular season wins thus far, second-most in a regular season in program history. The 16 victories so far also rank third-most in a season at KU. Scheuing recorded her 100th win as a Golden Bear earlier this season.

Kutztown University football was celebrated for another outstanding season Wednesday afternoon when a school-record 15 student-athletes were named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division First or Second Teams. Kutztown's 15 selections are the second most in the PSAC and one more than the previous record of 14 set back in 2019.

Kutztown women's soccer graduate midfielder Kayla Argen was named to the Division Two Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Regional First Team, announced by the organization Tuesday afternoon. It's the second time in Argen's illustrious career at Kutztown that she's been named to the All-Atlantic Region First Team. She claims the honor to go along with her All-Pennslyvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team nod she was awarded earlier in November. She was also named an All-American from the D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches and the PSAC Athlete of the Year in 2021. The Cresco, Pa. native is a team captain and a five-year member of the Golden Bears program. She's been a superstar on an off the field for Erik Burstein's squad ever since she stepped on campus in 2018. So far in 2022, Argen has notched a career-high 26 points and leads the team in goals (8) and assists (10). Argen and the Golden Bears still have all to play for in the Sweet 16 with the Atlantic Regional championship on the line against rival West Chester. That game will kick off at noon on Friday, Nov. 18 from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y.

Kutztown University women's soccer players Kayla Argen (Cresco, Pa./Pocono Mountain East), Bridget Curtis (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South), Sadie Goad (Reading, Pa./Schuylkill Valley), Kylee MacLeod (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts), Dana Wentz (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley), and Emme Wolfel (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown) were named to the Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators (CSC), announced by the organization earlier in the week. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom across all four divisions of college athletics. It's the second time in Argen's career earning the nod, while it's the first time for Curtis, Goad, MacLeod, Wentz, and Wolfel. Argen was also named to the D2CAA All-Atlantic Region First Team and All-PSAC First Team so far this season. Curtis also earned an All-PSAC first team honor, while MacLeod was named to the All-PSAC second team. The six honorees from the Golden Bears advance to the Academic All-American ballot, where the winners will be released in early December.

Adrianna Derstine (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) broke out in a big way in her first collegiate season, winning the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Freshman of the Year award. She joins Sadie Doss (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), who had her best season in Maroon and Gold this season, on the All-PSAC East First Team, as voted on by PSAC head coaches and announced by the league office Thursday. The duo had one of the most successful combo seasons in program history. Derstine earned the first Freshman of the Year honor for the Golden Bears since Ebany Hetrick in 2002, 20 years ago. Derstine and Doss are the first All-PSAC First Teamers since 2015 and the first time KU has had more than one net First Team recognition since 2011. Derstine started all 25 matches this season, playing in 95 sets as a freshman. She finished with the eight-most kills (401) in a season in program history and tied the KU record with 30 kills in a match. She also owns the fourth-most with 29 in a match. Derstine led the PSAC in kills and points per set (4.74). She also ranked second on the team with 51 blocks and fourth with 241 digs, while adding 19 service aces and 18 assists. Her 450 points (kills/blocks/assists/digs) led the PSAC. Doss started in 24-of-25 matches played this season and appeared in all 97 sets. She ranked second in the PSAC in kills (371) and kills per set (3.82), second in points (433.5) and third in aces (53). Her 53 aces are fourth-best in a season in program history. Doss was also second on KU with 270 digs and added 30 assists. Kutztown finished the 2022 season with a 13-12 overall record, its most wins since the 2014 campaign.

Kutztown University has announced 14 student-athletes will represent its men's basketball team for the 2022-2023 season. Read the full season preview here. After a 2021-22 season plagued by injuries, COVID-19, and inconsistency, the Kutztown University men's basketball team is eager to get back to playing 'Kutztown Basketball' this upcoming campaign. In his 22nd-year as head coach, Bernie Driscoll is looking to navigate a tough Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) slate with a roster that experienced a lot of turnover in the offseason. The Golden Bears finished last season with a 9-19 record, including a 6-16 mark in conference play. The Golden Bears kick off their campaign at the PSAC/CIAA Challenge at Lincoln University. KU will face Elizabeth City State on Friday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m., followed by a game on Saturday, Nov. 12, against Lincoln (Pa.) at 4 p.m.

Kutztown University has announced 14 student-athletes will represent its women's basketball team for the 2022-2023 season. Read the full season preview here. Kutztown women's basketball has a majority of its roster back from a team last year that set a new program record for wins in a season, played in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference final four and also qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament for just the second time in program history. The Golden Bears return 10 of 12 players that saw action in at least 25 games last season, for a squad that finished 26-7 overall, the most wins in program history, and won the PSAC East for the second time in three seasons, while reaching NCAAs for the first time since 1996. Kutztown's season opener is against Bowie State on Friday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m., in the CIAA/PSAC Challenge at Shippensburg. KU follows that up with a matchup against Fayetteville State on Saturday. The home opener is set for Tuesday, Nov. 22, against Chestnut Hill at 5:30 p.m., from Keystone Arena. The PSAC schedule begins vs. Gannon on Friday, Dec. 2.

For the third consecutive year, Kutztown University was well represented on the list of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athletes, surpassing 200 for the year. KU had 239 honorees on the 2021-22 list, announced Thursday, July 7, by the league office. In order to be eligible, the 2021-22 student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 upon completion of the academic year. There were 4,144 total PSAC Scholar-Athletes across the 18 PSAC institutions, marking 53% of the student-athlete population. There were 12 institutions that produced at least 200 scholar-athletes while 14 registered a rate of 50% or higher. The PSAC has now registered at least a 30% rate for 14 consecutive years. Kutztown ranks ninth overall out of the league's 18 schools.

Kutztown Universty students in the Department of Communication Design won awards at the 2022 Graphis New Talent Annual Showcase.

Kutztown University has announced 32 student-athletes will represent its wrestling team for the 2022-2023 season. The Golden Bears opened their season Sunday, Nov. 6, at the East Stroudsburg Open and return to action Nov. 19 at Millersville University's "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Open. KU is led by head coach Robert Fisher, who is in his 22nd year at the helm of the Golden Bears.

Kutztown University women's soccer players Kayla Argen (Cresco, Pa./Pocono Mountain East), Bridget Curtis (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South), Isabella Rossetti (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), Kylee MacLeod (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts), and Caroline McDonald (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East) earned All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors, announced by the league office Thursday afternoon. Argen, Curtis, and Rossetti were the Golden Bears selected as a part of the first team, while MacLeod and McDonald made an appearance on the second team. It's the second time for both Argen and Curtis being named to the first team after both making it last season, while it's the first All-PSAC honors for the rest of the group. It's the second-straight year that five Golden Bears have been selected for all-conference honors, which is tied for the second-most in school history.

Kutztown University has announced 15 student-athletes will represent its women's swimming team for the 2022-2023 season. Read the full season preview here. Kutztown University women's swimming will have plenty of new faces on the 2022-23 roster, turning over a new page for the program this year. Head coach Tim Flannery, entering his 26th season leading the Golden Bears, is excited to be leading a newer group, one that is getting back to normal routine of a collegiate swim season. "My mindset is to be getting back to normal," said Flannery. "We were in a COVID-19 mode with the cancellation of the 20-21 season and then trying to get the team through 21-22 season after having so much time off and Covid-19 still hanging around. It's great to be back to normalcy. We'll still have to dodge illness, but the past two years I just want to forget and hope not to repeat. We're going to make up for lost time. We are light years ahead of where we were last year at the same time." Kutztown opens its 2022-23 season at Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference opponent, Shippensburg, Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m. KU's home opener is set for homecoming Saturday, Oct. 22, hosting Lock Haven.

Kutztown University will have 18 student-athletes representing its men's and women's tennis teams for the 2022-2023 season. The Golden Bear women play Friday, Sept. 23, at Mary Baldwin and return home Saturday, Sept. 24, vs. Frostburg State. Read more about the KU tennis teams at www.KUBears.com.

Kutztown University will have 30 student-athletes representing its field hockey program for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview online Kutztown University field hockey has been on one of the more successful runs in program history over the last three seasons. KU is two seasons removed from a 15-win, 2019 season, which included a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference runner-up finish and a trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four. Under nine-year head coach Marci Scheuing, the Golden Bears have qualified for three consecutive PSAC postseason tournaments. Before that run, the Maroon and Gold made the big dance once since 2010. The 2022 program is well positioned to continue the winning trend and compete for its first ever PSAC and NCAA championship. Kutztown had six players exhaust eligibility or move on following the 2021 campaign, but there is a large number of experienced returners back to lead the way. Kutztown opens its 2022 regular season with four consecutive home games. KU will be hosting a four-team tournament and will open with Saint Michael's on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 11 a.m., at Andre Reed Stadium. The Maroon and Gold will then play Southern Connecticut State the following day at 1:30 p.m.

Kutztown University has announced 105 student-athletes will represent its football team for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview here. Following the most successful season in program history, Kutztown University football is ready for an encore performance in 2022. It was a banner year for the Maroon and Gold in 2021, winning 11 games for the second consecutive season, capturing the program's second PSAC championship and advancing to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. A bitter ending one play shy of the national semifinals undoubtedly fuels Kutztown's appetite heading into a new campaign. It has been a steady uphill climb for Kutztown under head coach Jim Clements, who arrived on campus in 2014. The two-time reigning AFCA Region 1 and PSAC East Coach of the Year guided the Golden Bears to winning records in each of his previous seven seasons at the helm and has 14 winning seasons in 15 overall going back to his time at Division III Delaware Valley (2006-13). The Golden Bears are ranked 13th in the AFCA Preseason Top 25 and 14th in the D2Football.com Preseason Top 25. Kutztown opens its 2022 campaign on the road at Assumption University on Saturday, Sept. 3, at noon. The home opener from Andre Reed Stadium is slated for the following Saturday, Sept. 10, against California (Pa.) at noon.

Kutztown University has announced eight student-athletes will represent its women's golf team for the 2022-2023 season. The Golden Bears open their season Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Albright Invitational. KU plays at Le Moyne (Sept. 10-11), Dickinson (Sept. 24) and Alvernia (Sept. 27) in Septmeber, before hosting the Kutztown Fall Invitational Oct. 2-3 at Moselem Springs Golf Club, Fleetwood, Pa.

Kutztown University has announced 13 student-athletes will represent its women's cross country team for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview here. With another year of experience under its belt, the Kutztown University women's cross country team is ready to take another step forward in 2022. Unlike their counterparts on the men's side of the program, the women's team has an experienced roster of 10 upperclassmen and only three underclassmen. The Golden Bears open the season this Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Salisbury Invitational down in Salisbury, Md. KU's first home meet will be the DII/DIII challenge, which will take on Friday, Sept. 16.

Kutztown University announced that 306 students will be part of the university's Honors Program in 2022-2023. The Honors Program at Kutztown University provides high-achieving students with opportunities to engage in scholarship, leadership and service. The program, which is undergraduate in nature and open to full-time students, is comprised of a minimum of 21 credits in Honors courses including a senior Honors capstone project. The 21 Honors credits count toward the students' minimum of 120 credits that are regularly required for graduation. Honors students select specially designed Honors courses, course-by-contracts, independent studies and internships to earn Honors credit. Students are also required to complete 30 hours of community service before graduation. Learn more at https://www.kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/honors-program.html.

Kutztown University has announced 13 student-athletes will represent its men's cross country team for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview here. After an up and down 2021 season and a large amount of roster turnover, the Kutztown men's cross country team is retooling and ready to go for the 2022 regular season. The Golden Bears were ranked eighth in last week's PSAC preseason poll and unranked in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region preseason poll, giving the team some extra motivation heading into the 2022 season. KU's season starts with the Salisbury Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 3. The first home meet for the Golden Bears will be the DII/DIII Challenge on Friday, Sept. 16.

Kutztown University and the Kutztown University Foundation have named 11 students as Presidential Ambassadors for the 2022-2023 school year. Founded in 1997, the Presidential Ambassadors is a Kutztown University student organization that works directly with the President's Office and the Kutztown University Foundation and Alumni Relations. The mission of the group is to support events that connect current students with alumni, faculty, staff and university friends, to act as ambassadors of the university and to create new traditions which enhance KU Pride. The Presidential Ambassadors' major fundraiser is the Tuition Sweepstakes. The winner of the sweepstakes is awarded one semester of in-state tuition to Kutztown University. Proceeds from the sweepstakes benefit ambassador programs and Kutztown University, including support of Dinner with Golden Bears, Grin and Bear It, Professional Headshots for KU Juniors and Senior, Love a Donor Week, Ladies Tea Scholarship, General Fund Scholarship, Play for Kay, Wounded Warrior 5k Race, campus and community wide events as well as many other events geared towards philanthropic efforts. The organization strives to build philanthropy and stewardship with the Kutztown University community. Learn more at https://www.kuf.org/alumni/kupa.

The Kutztown University Marching Unit (KUMU), an energetic part of the campus community, provides music, marching and entertainment for all KU Golden Bears football games, select away games, marching band festivals/competitions, professional sporting events, parades and campus spirit building activities. Under the direction of professor Daniel Neuenschwander, KUMU has announced its 2022 roster.

Kutztown University will have 18 student-athletes representing its women's volleyball program for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview online For the first time since 1996, the Kutztown University women's volleyball team will be under the direction of someone other than John Gump. KU's all-time winningest coach, Gump retired following the 2021 season, his 24th season in charge, and first-year head coach, Allison Keeley, is ready to lead the program beginning with the 2022 campaign. The Golden Bears begin competition at the Southern New Hampshire University/Saint Anselm tournament this weekend, Aug. 27-28. KU takes on the Penmen at 11 a.m., followed by a match with D'Youville at 1 p.m., on Saturday. On Sunday, Kutztown has a rematch with the Saints at 1 p.m., followed by a match against the Hawks at 3:30 p.m.

Kutztown University will have 32 student-athletes representing its women's soccer program for the 2022 season. Read the full season preview online Kutztown University women's soccer is coming off a successful 2021 season, recording a program record in conference victories and winning the division. KU will look to accomplish more and win a championship this fall as the 2022 season kicks off later this week. The Golden Bears registered a 17-1-2 record and captured the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East title with a program record 15 league victories (15-1-0, 45 pts.) last year. Head coach Erik Burstein's team went on to earn the top seed in the Atlantic Region and hosted NCAA Tournament first and second round games, but did not win a game in PSACs or NCAAs. But Burstein is looking ahead to this season and looking to improve in all facets of the game. "For me, I am not thinking about championships, I am thinking about progress, always," said Burstein. "We had a great year last year, a memorable year, but that was last year. We have new players; we have different strengths, and we are working on a few different concepts. If we begin talking about potentially winning the PSAC Tournament, we lose focus on the things we need to be talking about and details get overlooked. We won't do that. This team has incredible potential, and I am extremely excited and confident about what the season has in store for us." The Golden Bears are ranked 13th in the nation, following the release of the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Preseason Poll at the beginning of August. They were also picked to finish first in the PSAC East preseason poll.

Kutztown University continued to set new department highs as a school-record 128 Golden Bears earned Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award status, announced by the organization on Tuesday. The 128 recipients breaks last year's previous record of 120. It is the third consecutive year that KU has set a new school record in student-athletes on the list. It is also the fourth straight year that the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) has the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 1,709 total. In total, there were a record breaking 16,639 student-athletes from 169 institutions recognized. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 15th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. In order for a student-athlete to be eligible to receive an Academic Achievement Award, they must: have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his or her last academic year.

Kutztown University is pleased to welcome the newest members of the Golden Bear family, including both new incoming freshmen and transfer students, for the upcoming 2022 fall semester.