La Plume, PA (2-3-10) - The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has announced its Fall 2009 CSAC All-Academic Team, among the list of scholar athletes named to the Fall edition is 32 Keystone College student-athletes.  

The field hockey and men's soccer teams led the way for Keystone with seven recipients each.  Men's cross country placed five student-athletes on the list, while women's tennis and women's volleyball each had four.  Women's cross country, with three student-athletes, and women's soccer with two recipients rounded out the list for the Giants.

“It is my pleasure to announce that 528 CSAC student-athletes have achieved the level of academic success necessary to be named to the Fall 2009 CSAC All-Academic Team,” said CSAC Commissioner, Amy Friedman. “These student-athletes have assumed leadership roles on their campuses by demonstrating that a complete education includes both academics and athletics.” 

The CSAC All Academic Award is earned by each student-athlete that meets the NCAA Division III eligibility requirements, earns varsity status in their respective sport, and earns a minimum semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.2. The team consists of student-athletes from Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Field Hockey, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis and Volleyball. 

Of the 528 student-athletes receiving this award, 45 were First Team All-CSAC in their respective sport, 38 were named to the Second Team All-CSAC in their respective sport, 38 received Honorable Mention and 47 were recipients of individual Sportsmanship Awards. 

The following Keystone student-athletes are members of the Fall 2009 All-Academic Team. Please note the following representations: 1st = First Team All-CSAC, 2nd = Second Team All-CSAC, HM = Honorable Mention and S = Sportsmanship Award. 

FIELD HOCKEY - Brackney Brotzman, Art Education, So, Brackney, PA; Whitney Hubshman, 2nd, Communications, Sr, Clarks Summit, PA; Kelly Iovieno, Communications, Sr, New York, NY; Hope Krolewski, Education, Fr, Bear Creek, PA; Megan Mancuso, Education, Jr, Lake Hiawatha, NJ; Lori-Ann Marino, S, Psychology, So, Hawley, PA; Samantha Morgan, 2nd, Business, So, Clarks Summit. 

MEN'S SOCCER -  Jean Paul Akuma, Social Science, Jr, Cameroon, Africa; Dale Baumes, Business, Sr, Tunkhannock, PA; Scott Bensinger, HM, Information Technology, Jr, Hegins, PA; Alex Boirand, Sports & Recreation Management, Jr, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England; Nate Coehlo, Business, So, Strasburg, PA; Chris Hughes, Sports & Recreation Management, Fr, Scranton, PA; Patrick Huledge, Information Technology, Sr, Odenton, MD.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY -  Chris Berg, 2nd, Forensic Science, Sr, Apalachin, NY; Eric Hinkle, Business, So, Muncy, PA; Zachary Knott, Elementary Education, So, Hallstead, PA; Eric Shotto, 1st, S, Business, Sr, Olyphant, PA; Dan Toye, Accounting, Sr, Tunkhannock, PA. 

WOMEN'S TENNIS -  Kimberly Berger, Information Technology, Jr, Nescopek, PA; Courtney Lance, Sports & Recreation Management, Jr, Scranton, PA; Julia Sherry, Early Childhood Education, Fr, Tunkhannock, PA; Xinrui Zhao, Pre Major, Fr, China.

VOLLEYBALL -  Kendra Bianchi, Elementary Education, Jr, Montague, NJ; Heather Reiman, Child & Society, Sr, Honesdale, PA; Leah Simko, HM, S, Accounting, Jr, South Gibson, PA; Catherine Scheuch, Forensic Science, Fr, Dunmore, PA. 

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY -  Renee Crane, S, Accounting, Sr, Waymart, PA; Jenna Fancher,2nd, Forensic Science, Sr, Lenox, PA; Mary Praschak, Allied Health, Fr, Old Forge, PA.

WOMEN'S SOCCER -  Kelsey Kuhns, Forensic Science, So, Walnutport, PA; Helen Nure, Forensic Science, Fr, Ethiopia.