2008-09 Points of Pride
Two teams have earned Landmark Conference Championships in 2008-09: field hockey and women's volleyball. Both teams are repeating as Landmark Conference champions. For women's volleyball, the 2008 Landmark title was its 28th consecutive conference championship.
Men's volleyball won its sixth Molten Division III Championship, winning both its semifinal and championship matches by 3-0 scores. Juniata earned the number two seed for the EIVA Tournament and went on to face Penn State in the tournament championship match. In doing so, Juniata became the first NCAA Division III program to play in a match where an NCAA Championship automatic berth was on the line.
Women's basketball won the ECAC Division III South Region Tournament, winning the first post-season championship in program history. The Eagles finished the season with an 18-11 overall record, the program's second straight 18-win season, and reached the Landmark Conference tournament for the second consecutive year.
Women's soccer finished among the top four in conference round-robin play, earning a slot in the Landmark Conference tournament - the second straight year that Juniata women's soccer has advanced to the post-season.
Softball qualified for the Landmark Conference Tournament, and went on to earn the top-seed and right to host the ECAC South Region Tournament - the program's first post-season appearances since 2004. Juniata softball finished with a 24-15 record, setting a new program record for most wins in a season.
Men's tennis posted an 11-8 record, just the third 10-win season in program history, and earned a slot in the Landmark Conference Tournament. The conference tourney berth marked Juniata's third post-season appearance in the last four seasons.
Juniata women's tennis set a program record for wins with its 13-6 mark. Juniata earned the number two seed for the Landmark Conference Tournament, and hosted Goucher College in a semifinal match.
Three Juniata teams have advanced to NCAA post-season competition in 2008-09: women's volleyball (NCAA), women's cross country (NCAA), and men's cross country (NCAA).
A total of 68 Juniata student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors in either the Centennial Conference (football), EIVA (men's volleyball) or Landmark Conference during 2008-09:
| Football (Centennial Conf.) |
Jason Marquis (DL) | Hon. Mention Defense |
| Andy Miller (DB) | Hon. Mention Defense | |
| Field Hockey | Erin Smith | First Team |
| Meghan McGlone | First Team | |
| Paula Price | Second Team | |
| Abby Funk | Second Team | |
| Women's Cross Country | Laura Rupprecht | First Team |
| Aubrey Cyphert | First Team | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sam Williams | First Team |
| Ceth Parker | First Team | |
| Matt Bailey | Second Team | |
| Nik Klena | Second Team | |
| Men's Soccer | Drew Steffen | Second Team |
| Women's Soccer | Melissa Johnson | First Team |
| Caitlin Bigelow | Second Team | |
| Laura Goodlander | Second Team | |
| Shannon Pierce | Second Team | |
| Women's Volleyball | Amber Thomas | First Team |
| Megan Sollenberger | First Team | |
| Cassie Dickmann | First Team | |
| Beth Kozak | First Team | |
| Erin Albert | Second Team | |
| Paige Johnston | Second Team | |
| Men's Basketball | Jeff Berkey | Second Team |
| Women's Basketball | Kelly Ashcraft | First Team |
| Claudia McDowell | First Team | |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Kelsey Buffenmyer | First Team (High jump) |
| Melissa Johnson | First Team (4x400) | |
| Courtney DeGemmis | First Team (4x400) | |
| Rebecca Shuke | First Team (4x400) | |
| Amy Reynolds | First Team (4x400) Second Team (400m) |
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| Laura Rupprecht | Second Team (Mile run) | |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Tripp Rudolph | First Team (DMR) Second Team (800m) Second Team (4x800m) |
| Nevin Diehl | First Team (DMR) | |
| Sam Williams | First Team (DMR) | |
| Ceth Parker | First Team (DMR) Second Team (4x800) |
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| Patrick Filamor | First Team (Long jump) | |
| Nik Klena | Second Team (4x800) | |
| Jake Hartberger | Second Team (4x800) | |
| Softball | Tara Carl | First Team |
| Sarah Eckard | First Team | |
| Caley McCool | Second Team | |
| Rachel Nagy | Second Team | |
| Alyssa Erb | Second Team | |
| Men's Tennis | Jonathan Skoner | First Team Singles Second Team Doubles |
| Jarrad Silver | Second Team Singles First Team Doubles |
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| Arnab Chakrabarti | First Team Doubles | |
| Aaron Rhodes | Second Team Doubles | |
| Women's Tennis | Amanda Fontana | First Team Singles |
| Katie Healy | First Team Singles | |
| Maggie Wolenter | Second Team Doubles | |
| Caroline Weisser | Second Team Doubles | |
| Baseball | Andrew Kriss | Second Team |
| Adam Spadafora | Second Team | |
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field | Dustin Drake | First Team (javelin) |
| Patrick Filamor | Second Team (long jump) | |
| Ryan Johnson | Second Team (hammer) | |
| Kyle Mazur | Second Team (javelin) | |
| Ceth Parker | Second Team (5,000m) | |
| Sam Williams | Second Team (10,000m) | |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field | Kelsey Buffenmyer | First Team (high jump) |
| Melissa Johnson | First Team (400m hurdles) Second Team (4x400m) |
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| Courtney DeGemmis | Second Team (4x400m) | |
| Rebecca Shuke | Second Team (4x400m) | |
| Amy Reynolds | Second Team (400m, 4x400m) | |
| Erika Brown | Second Team (high jump) | |
| Kristyn Ginter | Second Team (javelin) | |
| Laura Rupprecht | Second Team (1500m) |
A total of five Juniata student-athletes have been named Landmark Conference Players of the Year in 2008-09:
| Field Hockey | Meghan McGlone | Rookie of the Year |
| Women's Volleyball | Amber Thomas | Player of the Year |
| Megan Sollenberger | Specialist of the Year | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ceth Parker | Rookie of the Year |
| Women's Basketball | Claudia McDowell | Defensive Player of the Year |
A total of seven Juniata student-athletes have earned All-America honors in 2008-09:
| Women's Volleyball | Amber Thomas | AVCA (First Team) |
| Megan Sollenberger | AVCA (Second Team) | |
| Steph Strauss | AVCA (Second Team) | |
| Megan Sollenberger | AVCA (Honorable Mention) | |
| Men's Volleyball | Matt Werle | AVCA (First Team) |
| Dan Powers | AVCA (First Team) | |
| Evan Halteman | AVCA (Second Team) |
Strauss (WVB) and Halteman (MVB) are first-time All-Americans, bringing Juniata's total to 110 All-Americans over the school's athletic history.
A total of six Juniata student-athletes earned All-Region or All-District distinction in 2008-09:
| Field Hockey | Erin Smith | NFHCA (First Team) |
| Meghan McGlone | NFHCA (Second Team) | |
| Women's Volleyball | Amber Thomas | AVCA |
| Beth Kozak | AVCA | |
| Megan Sollenberger | AVCA | |
| Steph Strauss | AVCA |
Head coaches Jon Cutright (Women's Outdoor Track and Field) and Beth Bleil (Women's Tennis) earned Landmark Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2008-09.
Men's volleyball coach Jeremy Price was named the AVCA's Division III Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year - just the second time a Juniata men's volleyball coach has earned the award.
Amber Thomas was named the AVCA's Division III Player of the Year, becoming the third Eagle women's volleyball player to earn the award.
Three Juniata student-athletes - Amber Thomas (WVB), Beth Kozak (WVB), and Tara Carl (softball) earned slots on the ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District teams in 2008-09. Kozak was a third team selection in women's volleyball for the second year in a row, while Thomas was a first team selection. Carl was a third team honoree in softball.
11 Juniata student-athletes earned a nod on Landmark Conference All-Academic Teams in 2008-09. Fall All-Academic Team members were: Aaron Bray (men's soccer), Cassie Dickmann (women's volleyball), Christine Schott (women's soccer), and Sam Williams (men's cross country). Winter All-Academic honorees were: Jeff Berkey (men's basketball), Emily Hauser (women's basketball), Meghan Jones (women's indoor track and field), and Sam Williams (men's indoor track and field). Williams became Juniata's first two-time All-Academic Team selection in the Landmark. Spring All-Academic selections were Alyssa Erb (softball), Laura Rupprecht (women's outdoor track & field), Ryan Johnson (men's outdoor track & field), and Matt Sullivan (baseball).
Amber Thomas (women's volleyball) and Kelsey Buffenmyer (women's indoor track & field) were named Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athletes, becoming just the second and third Juniata student-athletes to win the honor.