PSUathletics update Fall 2011 highlights
Fall honors
• Women’s
• Four
Cross Country finished 15th at the NCAA Division II National Championships • Women’s Cross Country capture MIAA Cross Country Title • Women’s Basketball set a new school record for most consecutive games won on Dec. 30, 2011 and continued the streak into 2012 • Hall of Fame Class of 2011: Chuck Broyles, former head football coach and athletics director Oscar Gonzalez (1996-99), two-time All-American, Men’s basketball Leslie (Dudley) Morrow (1997-2000), three-time All-American, Women’s Basketball Justin Annin (1999-2000), All- American, Baseball Albert Schmidt (2968 0 71), All- American, Football Floyd Leroy Scott (1918-21), first four-time all- conference player, Football, “Legacy” Frank C. German, volunteer and member of Athletic council for four decades, “Legacy” • Football captures 2011 MIAA Championship • Football captures 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship – school’s fourth overall national title (1957, 1961, 1991, 2011) and first in 20 years
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volleyball players earned All-MIAA honors: Third Team - Morgan Voorhes (Fr.) Honorable Mention – Brooke Fay (Jr.), Lauren Brentlinger (So.), Christa McCaw (So.) • Adam Volkert (Jr.) earned All-MIAA honors by finishing in fourth place at the MIAA Cross Country Tournament and raced to an All-American finish at the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country National Championship. • Melissa Peden earned All-MIAA honors by finishing in sixth place at the MIAA Cross Country Tournament • Don Hansen All-Super Region Four Honors: Nate Dreiling (So.) – Player of the Year Tim Beck – Coach of the Year First Team: Nate Dreiling (So.), Gus Toca (Jr.), Elijah Olabode (Sr.), John Brown (So.) Second Team: Zac Dickey (Sr.), Kell Smalley (Sr.), Chase McCoy (Sr.), John Brown (So.), Spencer Worthington (Sr.) Third Team: Eric Love (Sr.), Cody Holland (So.) • Associated Press Little All-America Team Honors: Nate Dreiling (So.) – First-Team Linebacker John Brown (So.) – Second-Team All-Purpose Back • American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Honors: Nate Dreiling (So.) – First-Team Linebacker • Don Hansen All-America Honors: Tim Beck – Coach of the Year Nate Dreiling – Defensive Player of the Year Second Team: John Brown (So.) Third Team: Elijah Olabode (Sr.), Gus Toca (Jr.) Honorable Mention: John Brown (So.),
Game officials have new space at Carnie Smith Stadium Private donors made it possible to overhaul an underutilized space at Carnie Smith Stadium to better facilitate game officials. The Officials Locker Room is now located on the west side of the stadium.
Zac Dickey (Sr.), Chase McCoy (Sr.), Kell Smalley (Sr.), Spencer Worthington (Sr.) • Eric Love (Sr.) wins Elite 89 Award for NCAA Division II Football Championship • Eric Love (Sr.) was named to the second-team Capital One Academic All-America team for NCAA Division II Football • Chas Smith (Jr.) and Eric Love (Sr.) were named to the Capital One Academic All-District Four Team for NCAA Division II. • All-MIAA Football Honors Nate Dreiling (So.) – Player of the Year Tim Beck – 2011 MIAA Coach of the Year First Team: Gus Toca (Jr.), Elijah Olabode (So.), John Brown (So.) Second Team: Zac Dickey (Sr.), Kell Smalley (Sr.), Cody Holland (So.), Spencer Worthington (Sr.), Luke Stringer (Sr.), John Brown (So.) Honorable Mention: Briceton Wilson (Jr.), Jon Thomas (Sr.), Nick Pugh (Jr.), Chase McCoy (Sr.), J.R. Jones (Sr.), Chas Smith (Jr.)