United East Elite 20 Award Winners
This award (created in 2022-23) is given to the student-athlete who holds the highest GPA amongst the final two teams advancing to the Conference Tournament. For individual sports, the award is given to the student-athlete who holds the highest GPA on a team that finishes in the top four of the team standings. This student-athlete does not have to be a starter or significant player for the program. They must be a member of the current roster that is competing in the Conference tournament or the Championship site.
This student-athlete does not have to be a starter or significant player for the program. They must be a member of the current roster that is competing in the Conference tournament or the Championship site. Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and in his or her second year of competition at their current institution in any sport.
Only undergraduate GPA is applicable. If the student-athlete has graduated from your institution and is in graduate school, he or she is still eligible for the award but consideration will be based strictly on an undergraduate GPA, so just include undergrad GPA and credits on the form. Graduate students must be in good academic standing with the university.
Student-athletes that transfer after completing their undergraduate degree are not eligible to win the award.
***If two or more student-athletes have the exact same GPAs, the honor will be awarded to the student-athlete who has a higher number of completed credit hours
2024-25
| Sport |
Name |
Institution |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
| Women's Cross Country |
Kayleigh Miller |
Penn College |
SR |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Men's Cross Country |
Alec Rees |
Penn College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Metal Fabrication Technologies & Manufacturing Engineering Technologies |
| Women's Volleyball |
Emma Schaeffer |
Lancaster Bible College |
SR |
4.00 |
Early Childhood Education & Special Education |
| Women's Soccer |
Morgan Kresslein |
St. Mary's College (MD) |
SR |
4.00 |
Neuroscience & Biology |
| Men's Soccer |
Chris Eelman |
Cairn University |
SR |
3.93 |
Computer Science |
| Field Hockey |
Sarah Gibbons |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SR |
3.99 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Women's Basketball |
Seanna Baird |
Gallaudet University |
SO |
3.93 |
Social Work |
| Men's Basketball |
Landon Reeder |
Penn College |
SO |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Emma McMurray |
Lancaster Bible College |
JR |
3.96 |
Communication |
Men's Indoor
Track & Field |
Dustin Frantz |
Lancaster Bible College |
SR |
3.99 |
Pastoral Studies |
| Men's Volleyball |
Mac Swineford |
Lancaster Bible College |
SR |
3.98 |
Sports Management |
| Women's Tennis |
Jania Weist |
Lancater Bible College |
JR |
4.00 |
Sports Management |
| Men's Tennis |
Devon Gorel |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
SR |
4.00 |
Computer Science and Mathematics |
| Men's Golf |
Peyton Mussina |
Penn College |
SR |
3.91 |
Business Administration |
| Women's Lacrosse |
RIley Lemay |
Wilson College |
SO |
4.00 |
Veterinary Nursing |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Walt Heiser |
Penn College |
SR |
4.00 |
HVAC Engineering Technology |
| Softball |
Carissa Yeager |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SR |
3.85 |
Kinesiology |
| Baseball |
Dylan Sattazahn |
Penn State Harrisburg |
SO |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Ella Cloak |
Carlow University |
JR |
4.00 |
Human Biology |
Men's Outdoor
Track & Field |
Dustin Frantz |
Lancaster Bible |
SR |
3.99 |
Pastoral Studies |
2023-24
| Sport |
Name |
Institution |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
| Women's Cross Country |
Dana Keller |
Lancaster Bible College |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Criminal Justice |
| Men's Cross Country |
Alec Rees |
Penn College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Metal Fabrication Technologies & Manufacturing Engineering Technologies |
| Women's Volleyball |
Rebekka Sanchez-Castro |
Cedar Crest College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice |
| Women's Soccer |
Kayla Smith |
Bryn Athyn College |
So. |
3.98 |
Psychology |
| Men's Soccer |
Todd Berman |
Rosemont College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Marketing |
| Field Hockey |
Casey Stratton |
Keystone College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Biology |
| Women's Basketball |
Laila Kendle |
Saint Elizabeth University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Management & Marketing |
| Men's Basketball |
Nate Curry |
Penn State Harrisburg |
Sr. |
3.36 |
Marketing |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Dina Jones |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
So. |
3.95 |
English |
Men's Indoor
Track & Field |
Quentin Pastore |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Physics & Mathematics |
| Men's Volleyball |
Mac Swineford |
Lancaster Bible College |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Sport Management |
| Women's Tennis |
Carissa Fallon |
Penn State Harrisburg |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Finance |
| Men's Tennis |
Devon Gorel |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics & Computer Science |
| Men's Golf |
Gavin Baer |
Penn College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Manufacturing Engineering Technology |
| Women's Lacrosse |
Bridgette Carven |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
So. |
3.94 |
Biochemistry & Biology |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Quinnten Hatfield |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Physics & Computer Science |
| Softball |
Haiden Brookens |
Wilson College |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Criminal Justice |
| Baseball |
Fisher Druck |
Penn State Harrisburg |
So. |
3.91 |
Accounting |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Dina Jones |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
So. |
3.95 |
English |
Men's Outdoor
Track & Field |
Dan Dabrowski |
Penn State Behrend |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Finance |
2022-23
| Sport |
Name |
Institution |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
| Women's Cross Country |
Erin Horack |
Penn State Berks |
So. |
4.00 |
General Sciences |
| Men's Cross Country |
Alex McWilliams |
Lancaster Bible College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Pastoral Studies & Biblical Studies |
| Women's Volleyball |
Emma Shaeffer |
Lancaster Bible College |
So. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| Women's Soccer |
Morgan Kresslein |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
So. |
4.00 |
Neuroscience & Biology |
| Men's Soccer |
Nathan Muckle |
Lancaster Bible College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Criminal Justice |
| Women's Basketball |
Kayleigh Miller |
Penn College |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Men's Basketball |
Andrew Zentner |
Lancaster Bible College |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Criminal Justice |
| Women's Tennis |
Hannah Gorel |
St. Mary's College
of Maryland |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Computer Sceince & Mathematics |
| Men's Tennis |
Devon Gorel |
St. Mary's College
of Maryland |
So. |
4.00 |
Computer Science & Mathematics |
| Men's Golf |
Gaven Baer |
Penn College |
So. |
4.00 |
Manufactuaring Engineering Technology |
| Women's Lacrosse |
MC Mortimer |
St. Mary's College
of Maryland |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Psychology |
| Men's Lacrosse |
Quinnten Hatfield |
St. Mary's College
of Maryland |
So. |
4.00 |
Physics & Computer Science |
| Softball |
Alyssa Rusnock |
Penn College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Emergency Management & Homeland Security |
| Baseball |
Tom Westers |
Penn State Harrisburg |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |