Penn College News

All-American Effort Adds to Wildcats' Winning Tradition

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Michelle Wright's second All-American honor as a representative of the Penn College archery team is just the latest in a rich tradition of Wildcat champions, as noted in this roundup compiled on behalf of the Athletics Department:

 

Penn College EPCC/PCAA/CCAC/PSUAC Champions

 

Baseball

Team

  • 1996 Penn College (Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference)
  • 1999 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 2000 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 2006 Penn College (Penn State University Athletic Conference)

Coach of the Year

  • 1998 (spring) Mike Stanzione
  • 1998 (fall) Mike Stanzione
  • 1999 (spring) Mike Stanzione
  • 2000 (spring) Mike Stanzione

 

Women's Basketball 

  • 1999 Penn College (EPCC North winner; second to Manor in EPCC)
  • 2005-06 Penn College (PSUAC)

 

Golf

Team

  • 1994 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 1995 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 1998 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 2003 Penn College (Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association)
  • 2004 Penn College (PCAA/Commonwealth Campus Athletic Conference)
  • 2005 Penn College (PSUAC)

Individual 

  • 1982 Dan McKean (71-77 148), W.A.C.C. (PCAA)
  • 2003 Matt Haile (74-76 150; won with a birdie on first playoff hole) (PCAA)
  • 2004 Brandon Smith (76-75 151) (CCAC)
  • 2005 Shaun McQuay (147, beat teammate Matt Haile on first playoff hole) (PSUAC)

Coach of the Year

  • 1995 Gary Sahosky (PCAA)
  • 1996 Gary Sahosky (PCAA)
  • 1998 Gary Sahosky (PCAA)
  • 2003 Chet Schuman (PCAA)
  • 2004 Chet Schuman (PCAA/CCAC)

 

Men's Cross Country

Team 

  • 1982 WACC (35 points) (PCAA)
  • 1996 Penn College (52 points) (PCAA)
  • 1998 Penn College (20 points) (PCAA)
  • 1999 Penn College (18 points) (PCAA)
  • 2001 Penn College (45 points) (EPCC/PCAA)
  • 2002 Penn College, Penn State Berks (tie 35 points) (EPCC/PCAA)
  • 2003 Penn College (EPCC/PCAA)
  • 2004 Penn College (EPCC/PCAA/CCAC)
  • 2005 Penn College (PSUAC)

Individual

  • 1982 Tom Howard (28:03), W.A.C.C. (PCAA)
  • 1984 Wayne Parfitt (27:03), W.A.C.C. (PCAA)
  • 1998 Nate Metzler (27:21), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 1999 Andy Littlejohn (32:53), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2001 Scott Morgan (28:44), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2002 William Dillingham (30:06) (PCAA)
  • 2003 Paul Merces, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2005 Tom Lambert, Penn College (28:02) (PSU-AC)

Coach of the Year

  • 1994 Denny Dunkleberger (PCAA)
  • 1996 Denny Dunkleberger (PCAA)
  • 1997 Denny Dunkleberger (PCAA)
  • 1998 Denny Dunkleberger (PCAA)
  • 1999 Denny Dunkleberger (PCAA)
  • 2001 Mike Paulhamus (PCAA)
  • 2003 Mike Paulhamus (PCAA)
  • 2004 Mike Paulhamus (PCAA)

 

Women's Cross Country

Team

  • 1996 Penn College (18 points) (PCAA)
  • 1997 Penn College (33 points) (PCAA)
  • 1999 Penn College (20 points) (PCAA)
  • 2001 Penn College (20 points) (PCAA)
  • 2004 Penn College (PCAA/CCAC)

Individual 

  • 1991 Denenne Haines (20:13), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 1996 Nina Sontheimer (23:41), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 1999 Nina Sontheimer (25:04), Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2001 Christine Seward (25:36), Penn College (PCAA)

 

Men's Soccer

Team

  • 2000 Penn College defeated Manor College, 1-0 (PCAA/EPCC)
  • 2004 Penn College defeated Penn State Hazleton, 5-0 (CCAC/PCAA/EPCC)
  • 2005 Penn College defeated Penn State Hazleton, 3-0 (PSUAC) 

Coach of the Year

  • 2000 Andy Richardson (PCAA)
  • 2004 Andy Richardson (PCAA)

 

Women's Soccer

Team

  • 2001 Penn College defeated Manor, 2-1 (PCAA/EPCC)
  • 2002 Penn College defeated Manor, 4-3 in overtime (PCAA/EPCC) 

Coach of the Year 

  • 2001 Dan Hibbs (PCAA)
  • 2002 Dan Hibbs (PCAA)

 

Co-Ed Bowling

Women's Team

  • 2004 Penn College (PCAA) Team members: Kelli Fazekas, Melisa Klees, Robin Campbell, Janelle Badger

Women's All-Event

  • 2004 Kelli Fazekas, Penn College (PCAA) 

Women's Doubles

  • 2004 Kelli Fazekas-Janelle Badger (PCAA)
  • 2005 Kelli Fazekas-Janelle Badger (PCAA)

Men's Team

  • 2005 Penn College (PCAA) Team members: Sean Garczynski, Tim McMahon, Jason Tolley, Jarret Walter, Paul Kenney, Jon Miglin
  • 2006 Penn College (PCAA) Team members: Brandon Hendricks, Steve Eckman, Ben Zech, Andrew Hurst, Tim McMahon, Andrew Parsons.

Men's Doubles

  • 2006 Tim McMahon-Ben Zech (PCAA)

Men's All Events 

  • 2005 Sean Garczynski (PCAA)

 

Co-Ed Tennis

Team

  • 1998 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 1999 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 2000 Penn College (EPCC)
  • 2004 Penn College (EPCC/PCAA)

Men's Singles

  • 1999 Charlie Baum, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2001 Brian Cole, Penn College (PCAA)

Men's Doubles

  • 1999 Chris Seiler-Chris Simmons, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2000 Chris Seiler-Colin McGrath, Penn College (PCAA)

Women's Singles

  • 2003 (spring) Teresa Burrill, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2004 (spring) Teresa Burrill, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2004 (fall) Teresa Burrill, Penn College (CCAC)

Women's Doubles 

  • 2002 Mical Wolf-Tonya Strouse, Penn College (PCAA)
  • 2003 Teresa Burrill-Kristie Boyd, Penn College (PCAA)

 

Archery

Team

  • 1998 National Collegiate Outdoor men's compound champion.
  • 1999 National Collegiate Indoor men's compound champion. Individual National Champion 2004 Ryan Romberger (Pillow), male compound Individual National Runner-up
  • 2005 Karen Morse (Canton), women's compound

All-Americans 

  • 1997 Chad Karstetter, Chris Champaign, Brian Parker
  • 1998 Chad Karstetter, Brian Parker, Steve Craig, Shawn Naylor
  • 1999 Chad Karstetter, Brian Parker, Shawn Naylor
  • 2000 Chad Karstetter, Brian Parker, Chris Champaign, Shawn Naylor, Jason Harris, Harry Bauman, Beth Dentler
  • 2001 Matt Frye, Justin Wendorf, Harry Bauman
  • 2002 Matt Frye, Justin Wendorf, Harry Bauman, Sarah Douglas
  • 2003 Ryan Romberger
  • 2004 Ryan Romberger, Ryan Benny, Michelle Wright
  • 2005 Ryan Romberger
  • 2006 Michelle Wright

 

Men's Volleyball (EPCC)

  • 2005 (spring) Won championship (26-1 overall record, defeated Harrisburg Area Community College 22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 15-9 in title match at Bardo Gym. Coach Wes Strayer.)
  • 2006 (spring) Won EPCC championship, defeated Northampton County Community College, 30-20, 30-11 in finale. Finished 28-5 overall. Finished second to Messiah in the Middle Atlantic Collegiate Volleyball Club League, losing 25-21, 9-25, 15-17.

 

Women's Volleyball (CCAC)

  • 2004 (fall) Won championship (21-2 overall record, defeated Penn State Fayette, 31-33, 30-28, 15-10 in title match. Coach Bambi Hawkins.)

 

Wrestling (all Eastern Pennsylvania Community College Athletic Conference)

  • 1971 Williamsport Area Community College
  • 1972 W.A.C.C.
  • 1973 W.A.C.C.
  • 1977 W.A.C.C.
  • 1978 W.A.C.C.
  • 1979 W.A.C.C.
  • 1980 W.A.C.C.
  • 1981 W.A.C.C. 

(Note: Wrestling team existed only from 1969 through 1983, when the sport was discontinued. The coach was Max Wasson).

NOTES: The EPCCAC formed in 1970-71 and became the EPCC on Aug. 1, 1984. The PCAA formed in 1979-80. Penn College was admitted to the CCAC in Spring 2004 and first played in it during the Fall 2004 season.