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Kutztown University has announced 14 student-athletes will represent its women's bowling team for the 2022-2023 season. Read the full season preview here.

The National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2023 season, including 10 from Kutztown University. Shayla Anderson-Buchanan (Philadelphia, Pa./New Hope Christian Academy), Allison Fernandez (Westfield, N.J./Westfield), Sydney Gibbons (Cresson, Pa./Penn Cambria), Abby Kiely (Glenolden, Pa./Interboro), Cecilia Marshall (Bellingham, Mass./Home Schooled), Jordyn Osner (Broomall, Pa./Marple Newtown), Ashley Ryan (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus), Paige Saxey (Clearfield, Utah/Clearfield), Emilee Stelma (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) and RoseMary Werkheiser (Easton, Pa./Easton) were all tabbed to the list. The 2023 NCATA Academic Honor Roll includes all active Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher. In all, 516 Acrobatics & Tumbling student-athletes, from 34 competing teams, were named to the NCATA Academic Honor Roll in 2023. Kutztown finished this season with a winning record at 5-3 overall and was undefeated inside Keystone Arena. The Golden Bears also set several new event records and set a new overall score record along the way.

The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) recognized six Hidden Heroes at the 2023 Hidden Heroes Award and Ambassador Send-Off Ceremony (virtual) Thursday, April 27, including Kutztown University junior Hannah Williams as the Rising Star of the Year. Awardees were recognized for their commitment to ensuring college students on campuses nationwide are registered, informed and civically engaged during election seasons and beyond. The Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an Andrew Goodman Ambassador who is a first- or second-year student and exhibits the qualities of an Ambassador Honoree. Williams is a junior at KU majoring in political science with paralegal studies and minoring in sociology. They plan to work as a paralegal in the field of environmental law. Williams is passionate about civil rights, environmental protection and LGBTQ rights and hopes to encourage students to vote intentionally and effectively. Williams has been a dedicated Ambassador for two semesters, hitting the ground running upon joining the Andrew Goodman Network ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Bringing an unending enthusiasm for community organizing to each project, Williams has flawlessly executed numerous engaging events on campus at Kutztown University. This year, Williams joined Mo Banks, host of The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Live The Legacy Podcast to record Season 3, Episode 5 in which they offered a no-nonsense approach on why young voters are turning out in record numbers. Learn more online. About The Andrew Goodman Foundation The Andrew Goodman Foundation's mission is to make young voices and votes a powerful force in democracy by training the next generation of leaders, engaging young voters and challenging restrictive voter suppression laws. The organization is named after Andrew Goodman, a Freedom Summer volunteer and champion of equality and voting rights who was murdered, alongside James Earl Chaney and Michael Schwerner, by the KKK in 1964 while registering Black Americans to vote in Mississippi. To learn more, visit www.andrewgoodman.org.

13 students were inducted into Kutztown University's Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Tuesday, April 18. Those inducted were Eric Bittenbender, Nathan Boyd, Sara Cabry, Andrew Carducci, Samantha Dunlap, Melissa Fatzinger, Reilly Hastings, Alex Kowalchuk, Kylie Krantz, Sarah Lazarchak, Olivia Mastroeni, Declan Mullen and Michael Weisser. Learn more about KU's Department of History at https://www.kutztown.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/liberal-arts-and-sciences/departments/history.html.

Kutztown University presented the Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards to six accomplished students Friday, April 21. Students who received awards were nominated by staff and faculty members for meeting one or more of the six areas of achievement: successfully completed research projects, high-quality original artwork, high-quality artistic performances (music, chorus, drama, etc.), original writing in literature or meritorious writing in other fields, noteworthy achievements in athletics, and outstanding service to the KU community.

This spring, two students from Kutztown University participated in The Washington Center (TWC)'s first Cybersecurity Accelerator Program, including Adam Frederick, a sophomore, computer science major from Exeter, Pa.; and Delijah Joseph, a junior, information technology major from Mount Pocono, Pa. This program was designed to engage historically marginalized learners with career exploration, mentorship and networking in the fastest growing and rewarding field of cybersecurity. Thanks to scholarships provided by select states along with private donors, this program was available at no cost to students. Participants were invited to join The Cyber Guild for a digital Cyber Discovery Experience and to travel to Washington, D.C. for a Cybersecurity Bootcamp Weekend. As part of this weekend experience, students heard from representatives from The White House, United States Cyber Command, CISA (among others) and were able to network with over 35 employers. They also had the opportunity to tour the Verizon Tech and Policy Center and AWS Skills Center. See photos of the bootcamp here. Through this program, many participants were also selected for a virtual micro-internship by a cybersecurity employer, where they received a financial stipend, worked with an employer supervisor and gained access to Teach to Work trained project-based mentorship. About The Washington Center The Washington Center is the largest and most established student internship program in Washington, D.C. Since our founding, we've helped more than 60,000 young people translate their college majors into career paths. We use our scale and expertise to customize each student's experience to be truly transformative. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn.

Kutztown University athletics honored 95 student-athletes Thursday afternoon as a part of the Pennsylvania Alpha Omega Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma in the National College Athlete Honor Society. The luncheon recognized those student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and competition. Chi Alpha Sigma was founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis. His goal was to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. In order to be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, USCAA or NCCAA. The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester or seventh quarter, as determined by the certifying institution, and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale).

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 430 students for the 2022 fall semester and 2023 winter session. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and December; however, students finish the requirements for graduation throughout the entire year. The cumulative grade point average necessary for honors distinction is: with honor (cum laude) 3.40; with high honor (magna cum laude) 3.60 and with highest honor (summa cum laude) 3.80. Students who have requested privacy (FERPA) are not listed publicly.

Congratulations to Kutztown University College of Business students Hernan Machorro and Cameron Baumgardner on their performance at the ninth annual Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Collegiate Financial Plan Competition. There were 222 plans submitted this year and Machorro placed seventh (winning a monetary prize) and Baumgardner received Honorable Mention.

Kutztown University inducted 37 new members into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology at its annual induction ceremony this spring. Psi Chi is the International Honor Society for Psychology majors, with chapters around the globe. The KU Chapter of Psi Chi holds biweekly meetings and plans other events for its members and other psychology students. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings, where topics typically center around psychological research and graduate school. To join Psi Chi, you must meet certain membership qualifications (see below). More about the benefits of joining Psi Chi can be found on the Psi Chi Website. The Psi Chi website also has more information about awards, careers, graduate school, preparing research presentations, conventions and chapter information, so check it out! The Kutztown University Chapter of Psi Chi is open to all students who meet the following KU Chapter qualifications for active student membership: Completion of at least 36 credits for undergraduates, 12 of which were taken at Kutztown University; 15 credits for graduate students. Completion of 9 semester hours of Psychology taken at KU. Declaration of a major or minor in psychology. An overall cumulative GPA and a minimum GPA in psychology of 3.30 for undergraduates; 3.75 for graduate students. High standards of personal behavior. Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at a regular meeting of the chapter.

Kutztown University inducted 40 students into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at the induction ceremony held Tuesday, Feb. 28. Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study.

Kutztown University will have 27 student-athletes representing its women's lacrosse program for the 2023 season. Read the full season preview. Kutztown women's lacrosse had a competitive first year of a new regime last season under head coach Kristen Nicholson. The Golden Bears are searching for more in 2023 as they are set to begin their season this weekend. It may not have been the way they had hoped it would have gone from a wins and losses standpoint, but Nicholson was proud of how her team competed all season in her first year in charge. "I think we exceed our expectations of what I thought we would accomplish in year one," said Nicholson. "We were able to compete with the best teams in the country and go toe-to-toe with them. I think our record did not reflect what we accomplished and how much we grew. That has set us up for this season and we know that we belong in any game. Our successes will show. This season isn't about just competing anymore, it's about winning. I want this program to reach the heights that I know we're capable of reaching. We want to win more conference games than we have before. We have goals in reach, but we're going to take it day-by-day until the end of the year." KU finished the 2022 season at 4-13 overall and 1-11 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. However, eight of the losses were decided by just three goals or less, showing that the Maroon and Gold were just a couple of bounces away from a completely different season. The Maroon and Gold have four non-conference games on their schedule, including three in-a-row during the first week of the regular season. A home game with Holy Family (Feb. 25) and contests at Caldwell (March 1) and Wilmington (March 4) will give Kutztown early tests before PSAC play starts with a home game against Shepherd on March 8.

Kutztown University will have 27 student-athletes representing its baseball program for the 2023 season. Read the season preview online. As the spring approaches, Kutztown University baseball is ready to translate its hard off-season work to the diamond in 2023. The Golden Bears struggled on the field in 2022, going 11-35 with a 4-20 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play. KU finished second-last in the conference in ERA and batting average. For fourth-year head coach Eric Folmar, last season is a memory he and his squad are trying to put behind them. "In our first team meeting we talked about last season for maybe five minutes before putting it behind us," Folmar said. "We're focused on this year and what we need to do to improve and put ourselves in a better position on and off the field."

Kutztown University Field Hockey had four student-athletes on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholars of Distinction honors for 2022, announced Thursday. Morgan Benner (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh), Jillian Buchman (Drums, Pa./Hazleton), Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) and Dariane Jones (Factoryville, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) all were recognized by the NFHCA for their hard work in the classroom. This year, more than 100 student-athletes were recognized as NFHCA Division II Scholars of Distinction. The Division II Scholars of Distinction program recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.9 or higher through the first semester of the 2022-23 academic year. Since nine-year head coach Marci Scheuing arrived prior to the 2013 season, Kutztown has consistently paired high-level of play on the field and academic performance in the classroom. Multiple Golden Bear student-athletes have been honored as NFHCA Scholars of Distinction each season since 2014 --including a program-high seven following the 2016 season. It is the third straight honor for Buchman and Gatehouse and first for Benner and Jones.

Kutztown University will have 20 student-athletes representing its women's acrobatics and tumbling program for the 2023 season. Read the full season preview. Amidst the craziness of building a foundation for her first-year program, head coach Karah Paull could finally take a step back last April and be proud of all the Kutztown University acrobatics & tumbling program had achieved. The Golden Bears went 3-3 in their inaugural season, culminating with a victory over East Stroudsburg in which KU set a season-high 219.750 meet score. There were growing pains along the way, but those were offset by strong performances that provided optimism for the level the program aims to compete at, now and in the future. Once the 2022 season concluded, Paull's focus was squarely on what she can do to help Kutztown take the next step forward. The Bears will get the chance to test themselves once again in their opening meet of 2023 when they travel to fourth-ranked Quinnipiac, Saturday, Feb. 11.

The Kutztown University field hockey team had 12 of its members receive recognition on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Academic Squad. The program honors student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. 318 student-athletes from 30 Division II institutions have been named to the 2022 NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad. Breann Craley (York, Pa./Central York) is a four-year member of the team. Shannon Barrett (Shavertown, Pa./Dallas), Jillian Buchman (Drums, Pa./Hazleton), Megan Doyle (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), Alyssa Eager (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), Mia Kepler (Wall Township, N.J./Wall), Greenleigh McGehee (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh), Andie Sierer (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) and Abby Wheeler (Bethlehem, Pa./Northampton) are all multi-year members.

Kutztown University will have 20 student-athletes representing its softball program for the 2023 season. Read the full season preview. For just the second time in program history and the first since the 2014 season, the Kutztown University softball team enters this season as defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champions. The 2023 season could turn out to be another historic one for KU, looking to repeat as conference champions and be the PSACs first repeat champ since California (Pa.) won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015. The expectations are high and the ability to accomplish it is there, as the Golden Bears were picked second in the PSAC East Division preseason poll by the head coaches, and were also ranked 15th in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association preseason national poll, released last week. The defending PSAC champion Golden Bears reached the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in program history last year--first since finishing as the national runner-up in 2013-- and registered its seventh 40-win season, finishing 40-15 overall.

14 Kutztown University students have been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) as part of the Fall 2022 class. To be inducted at KU, students must attend an orientation, a three-hour leadership training seminar, three success networking team meetings and three speaker broadcasts featuring leading figures delivering success-related messages to members.

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.

Kutztown University will have 71 student-athletes representing its track & field program for the 2022-23 season. The Golden Bears season is underway, with full schedules and results at www.KUBears.com.

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 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.

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.

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.