Points of Pride, 2008-09

• 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)
  	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)
  	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
  	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)
  	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.
• Seven 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.

Points of Pride, 2007-08