2009-10 Points of Pride
Two teams have won Landmark Conference Championships in 2009-10. Field hockey captured its third straight Landmark Conference crown, and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the third time in the last four seasons. For women's volleyball, the 2009 Landmark title was its 29th consecutive conference championship, sending the Eagles to a record-setting 29th NCAA Championship appearance. Juniata advanced to the national championship match for the eighth time in program history.
Men's cross country runner Matt Bailey qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, by virtue of his finish at the Mideast qualifier meet. Bailey is the first Juniata runner to earn a spot in the NCAA Division III championship cross country meet.
A total of 62 Juniata student-athletes have earned All-Conference honors in either the Centennial Conference (football), EIVA (men's volleyball) or Landmark Conference during 2009-10:
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Football
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Andy Miller (DB)
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Second team Defense
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Jason Marquis (DL)
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Hon. Mention Defense
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Field Hockey
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Paula Price
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First Team
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Meghan McGlone
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First Team
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Sam Smith
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First Team
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Kim Amrod
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First Team
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Melissa Gorman
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Second Team
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Denalyn Spratt
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Second Team
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Women's Cross Country
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Laura Rupprecht
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First Team
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Jessica Koenig
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Second Team
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Men's Cross Country
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Matt Bailey
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First Team
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Nik Klena
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Second Team
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Men's Soccer
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Drew Steffen
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First Team
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Women's Soccer
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Melissa Johnson
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Second Team
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Women's Volleyball
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Paige Johnston
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First Team
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Megan Sollenberger
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First Team
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Kristen Noetzel
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First Team
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Steph Strauss
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First Team
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Drew Barnhart
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First Team
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Kelsey Fuller
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Second Team
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Men's Basketball
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Jeff Berkey
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Second Team
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Women's Basketball
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Jen Hnatuck
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First Team
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Ashton Banks
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Second Team
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Women's Swimming
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Leann Foster
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Second Team (Diving)
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Men's Indoor Track & Field
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TJ Breya
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First Team (400 Meter) |
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Ryan Trexler
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Second Team ( 4x800)
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Ceth Parker
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Second Team (4x800)
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Nik Klena
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Second Team (4x800)
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Sam Williams
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Second Team (4x800)
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Ceth Parker
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First Team (DMR)
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Alex Shope
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First Team (DMR)
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Ryan Trexler
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First Team (DMR)
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Matthew Bailey
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First Team (DMR)
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Ryan Johnson
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First Team (Weight Throw)
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Women's
Indoor Track & Field |
Angela Shaffer
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Second Team (55m Hurdles) |
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Laura Rupprecht
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Second Team (1Mile Run) Second Team (4x800) |
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Caroline Morgan
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Second Team (4x800) |
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Megan McQuillan
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Second Team (4x800) |
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Casey Hoffman
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Second Team (4x800) |
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Courtney DeGemmis
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Second Team (DMR)
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Men's
Volleyball (EIVA)
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Anthony Damiano | EIVA D-III All-Star |
| Evan Halteman | EIVA D-III All-Star | |
| Zach Wanner | EIVA D-III All-Star | |
| Ben Wolff | EIVA D-III All-Star | |
| Men's Tennis | Jarrad Silver | Second Team Singles |
| Women's Tennis | Katie Healy | First Team Singles First Team Doubles |
| Maggie Wolenter | First Team Doubles | |
| Lauren Perow | Second Team Singles | |
| Baseball | Greg Hoffman | First Team (C) |
| Andrew Kriss | First Team (SS) | |
| Johnny Martinez | First Team (OF) | |
| Softball | Sarah Eckard | First Team (OF) |
| Rachel Nagy | First Team (OF) | |
| Caley McCool | Second Team (2B) | |
| Stacy Nagy | Second Team (UTIL) | |
| Alyssa Erb | Second Team (P) | |
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field |
TJ Breya | First Team (400m, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles) Second Team (4 x 100m relay) |
| Matt Bailey | First Team (10,000m) | |
| Nicholas Bauer | First Team (Long jump) | |
| Jeremy Boback | First Team (Hammer) | |
| Justin Clapper | First Team (Discus) | |
| Ceth Parker | Second Team (5000m) | |
| Vinny Smith | Second Team (110m hurdles, 4 x 100m relay) |
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| Aaron McCoy | Second Team (4x100m relay) |
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| Alex Shope | Second Team (4 x 100m relay) |
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| Ryan Johnson | Second Team (Hammer) | |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
Kristyn Ginter | First Team (Javelin) |
| Angela Shaffer | First Team (High jump) Second Team (100m hurdles) |
Five Juniata student-athletes have been named Landmark Conference Players of the Year in 2009-10:
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Field Hockey
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Paula Price
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Offensive Player of the Year
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Meghan McGlone
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Defensive Player of the Year
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Women's Volleyball
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Megan Sollenberger
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Player of the Year
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Megan Sollenberger
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Specialist of the Year
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Women's Indoor Track & Field
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Angela Shaffer
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Rookie of the Year
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Men's Outdoor Track & Field
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TJ Breya
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Co-Track Athlete of the Year
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A total of five Juniata student-athletes earned All-America honors in 2009-10:
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Women's Volleyball
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Megan Sollenberger
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AVCA (First Team)
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Steph Strauss
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AVCA (Second Team)
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Field Hockey
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Meghan McGlone
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NFHCA (Third Team)
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Men's Volleyball
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Anthony Damiano
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AVCA (First Team)
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Zach Wanner
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AVCA (Second Team)
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McGlone (FH), Damiano (MVB), and Wanner (MVB) are first-time All-Americans, bringing Juniata's total to 113 All-Americans over the school's athletic history.
A total of six Juniata student-athletes earned All-Region or All-District distinction in 2009-10:
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Field Hockey
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Paula Price
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NFHCA (First Team)
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Meghan McGlone
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NFHCA (First Team)
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Kim Amrod
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NFHCA (Second Team)
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Women's Volleyball
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Megan Sollenberger
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AVCA
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Steph Strauss
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AVCA
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Drew Barnhart
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AVCA
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Women's volleyball freshman Kelsey Fuller was named the AVCA's Mid-Atlantic Freshman of the Year, in voting by the region's coaches.
Head coaches Larry Bock (Women's Volleyball) and Caroline Gillich (Field Hockey) earned Landmark Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2009-10.
Megan Sollenberger (WVB) and Jeff Berkey (MBB) were named Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athletes, becoming the fourth and fifth Juniata athletes to receive the Landmark's highest academic honor.
Steph Strauss (WVB) was the recipient of the NCAA's Elite 88 award for the Division III Women's Volleyball Championship, for having the highest GPA of any student-athlete in the championship round.
Four Juniata student-athletes - Steph Strauss and Megan Sollenberger from women's volleyball, Jeff Berkey from men's basketball, and softball's Caley McCool - earned slots on the ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District teams in 2009-10. Berkey and McCool were both First team Academic All-District honorees.
Eight Juniata student-athletes earned a nod on Landmark Conference All-Academic Teams in 2009-10. Fall All-Academic Team members were: Andrew Steffen (men's soccer), David Grim (men's soccer), Melissa Gorman (field hockey), and Maura Collins (women's soccer). Winter All-Academic Team members were Jeff Berkey (men's basketball), TJ Breya (men's track and field), Kelly Rotan (women's basketball), and Laura Rupprecht (women's track and field).