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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference issued the following announcement on Dec. 17.

Twenty-one Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference student-athletes from twelve institutions have been honored as 2021 Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).   

Slippery Rock wide receiver Henry Litwin is the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American Football Team Member of the Year. Litwin completed his undergraduate degree in Safety Management with a 3.66 grade point average and he holds a 4.00 in his masters of business administration graduate degree. 

Slippery Rock football teammates Austin Wayt and Cinque Sweeting received second team honors. Joining Litwin in earning first team honors are Cal U offensive lineman Noel Brouse, Shepherd defensive lineman Ricky Robinson, and Shippensburg defensive back Trey Paul. Shippensburg quarterback Brycen Mussina, Seton Hill running back Logan Wiland, East Stroudsburg wide receiver Rece Bender, Cal U offensive lineman Eric Hudanick, and West Chester defensive lineman Michael Gobora all earned a place on the second team. 

Four men’s soccer players were selected as Academic All-Americans. Gannon midfielder Sergio Del Castillo and Lock Haven midfielder Beckham Sibiski are each second team honorees. Slippery Rock’s Mo Kanai and PSAC West Athlete of the Year Sidney Warden were named to the third team. 

Women’s soccer PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year Natalie Holmes of Bloomsburg is a third team selection, and Jordyn Minda, a midfielder from Slippery Rock, is a second team honoree. 

Four volleyball student-athletes earned All-American honors. Ashley Beyers helped Gannon reach the Final Four and she earned a place on the second team for the second year in a row. Teammate Lauren Sampson was named to the third team. PSAC East Athlete of the Year Ali Finch of East Stroudsburg is on the third team along with PSAC champion Julia Piccolino of Clarion. 

Slippery Rock leads all PSAC institutions with six Academic All-Americans. Gannon has three while East Stroudsburg, Cal U and Shippensburg have two. Bloomsburg, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Lock Haven, Mercyhurst, Seton Hill, Shepherd, and West Chester each have one. 

Field Hockey student-athletes are honored as members of the At-Large team in June and Cross Country student-athletes will be honored along with Track and Field athletes at the conclusion of the spring semester. 

A full list of CoSIDA All-Americans is below: 

Henry Litwin	Slippery Rock	Football	1st team
Noel Brouse	Cal U	Football	1st team
Rocky Robinson	Shepherd	Football	1st team
Trey Paul	Shippensburg	Football	1st team
Brycen Mussina	Shippensburg	Football	2nd team
Logan Wiland	Seton Hill	Football	2nd team
Rece Bender	East Stroudsburg	Football	2nd team
Eric Hudanick	Cal U	Football	2nd team
Austin Wayt	Slippery Rock	Football	2nd team
Michael Gobora	West Chester	Football	2nd team
Cinque Sweeting	Slippery Rock	Football	2nd team
Sergio Del Castillo	Gannon	Men’s Soccer	2nd team
Beckham Sibiski	Lock Haven	Men’s Soccer	2nd team
Mo Kanani	Slippery Rock	Men’s Soccer	3rd team
Sidney Warden	Mercyhurst	Men’s Soccer	3rd team
Jordyn Minda	Slippery Rock	Women’s Soccer	2nd team
Natalie Holmes	Bloomsburg	Women’s Soccer	3rd team
Ashley Beyers	Gannon	Volleyball	2nd team
Ali Finch	East Stroudsburg	Volleyball	3rd team
Julia Piccolino	Clarion	Volleyball	3rd team
Lauren Sampson	Gannon	Volleyball	3rd team

 

ABOUT THE PSAC

Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University, East Stroudsburg University, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown University, Lock Haven University, Mansfield University, Mercyhurst University, Millersville University, The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Seton Hill University, Shepherd University, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University and West Chester University.

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