EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University placed 131 student-athletes on the PSAC Scholar-Athlete list for the 2008-09 academic year, the conference announced Monday.

A total of 1,859 student-athletes were recognized from the PSAC's 16 institutions, setting a new standard for the conference which includes first-year members Gannon and Mercyhurst. To be eligible for the scholar-athlete awards, student-athletes must attain at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average while competing in an intercollegiate varsity sport.

The list is topped by the Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the Year, which were awarded to men's basketball player Kyle Goldcamp of Gannon and women's volleyball player Jen Blasko of Slippery Rock.

The scholar-athlete of the year award was renamed in 2007 to honor Pete Nevins, who passed away earlier that year. Nevins was the sports information director at ESU from 1969 until his retirement in 2002.

ESU's scholar-athletes are headed by a conference-best 10 students who were selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II teams in their respective sports: Danny Drago and Toric Robinson (men's soccer), Kailyn Buckley and Lynda Hicks (women's soccer), Matt Freed (football), Chris Bach (men's basketball), Jackie Yandrisevits (women's basketball), Bill Hezel (baseball), Paul Wagner (men's track & field) and Kristen Morby (women's track & field).

ESU also led the PSAC with five of the 30 student-athletes on the conference's Top 10 lists following each season - Bach, Yandrisevits, Hezel, Morby and Wagner. Bach and Wagner were both ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans and were two of 17 PSAC student-athletes to earn the honor in 2008-09.

Below is the list of ESU's 2008-09 Scholar-Athletes:

Baseball - Mark Angelo, Jason Colletti, Bill Hezel, Bryce Muth, Brendan O'Malley, Brandon Snyder; Basketball - Chris Bach, Andy Heimbach, Mike Tobin; Cross Country - Jeff Buck; Football - Craig Ball, Ryan Castro, Ryan Ehrie, Matt Freed, Steve Malinchak, Richard Peter, Zach Sarginger, Kevin Schafer, Sam Shuman; Soccer - Josh Arcona, Danny Drago, Josh Inman, Mike Kane; Robert Lawler, Shane McFarlane, Toric Robinson, Jason Rudder, Herick Santos, Jason Shegda, Bobby Wynn; Tennis - Dalton Barton; Track & Field - Frank Adragna, Colin Feeney, Matt Gallup, Josh Hontz, Dan Johnson, Ben Koch, Drew Miller, Greg Pammer, Tom Sutor, Paul Wagner, Tom Zarnoch; Volleyball - Josh Hobson, Chris Holden, Brent Hurst, Levi Kauffman; Wrestling - Matthew Benedetti , Kyle Heselpoth, Matt Michaels, Matt Swallow

Basketball - Kristin D'Arienzo, Alexa Detzi, Rachel Grimes, Becky Hayter, Kristen Murray, Mel Villano, Bethany Wert, Jackie Yandrisevits; Cross Country - Brooke Dunphy, Jenna Fisher, Kristine Goemaat, Lisa Lower, Kathleen Magerr, Niki Pasquarella, Leanne Pelak, Jonna Trexler, Sarah Wysocki, Jamie Zavardino; Field Hockey - Katie Anderson, Kate Cottell, Kira Edelman, Carolyn Kisling, Molly McNeil, Jennifer Mullen, Maureen Ordnung, Joanna Reckley, Michelle Tewell, Kelsey Tucker; Golf - Kelly Barrieres, Becky Benner, Megan Lopretto, Lauren Riggs; Lacrosse - Shawna Blickle, Christine Bradley, Stephanie Konnick, Molly McLenigan, Lindsey Moyer; Soccer - Ashley Becker, Jennifer Buckley, Kailyn Buckley, Janel Cleffi, Elva Composto, Lindsay Foder, Michelle Ginn, Jillian Leach, Heather Miller, Devon Miniscalco, Rebecca Porcaro, Dena Shleifer, Tara Takac, Jessica Youmans; Softball - Jackie Battaglino, Jennifer Bensinger, Amanda Dice, Rachel Gieringer, Angela Huggins, Pamela Sellers, Sarah Thomas; Swimming - Mary Lynn, Cathleen Pellington; Tennis - Katie D'Ambrosia, Jamie Ferrigno, Marissa Tanner; Track & Field - Jackie Berthelsen, Anna Bixler, Trina Carito, Adrienne Dieter , Carolyn Jablonowski, Courtney Jackson, Caitlin Keen, Brittiny Mackey, Kristen Morby, Jessica Palmer Bacon, Jessica Sekely, Janelle Smith; Volleyball - Brianne Bachman, Emily Detter, Diana Gibson, Corinne Gregoire, Lindsey Lullo, Alyson Stark