LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Centennial Conference has released its Fall 2025 Academic Honorees including Scholar-Athletes of the Year, the Academic All-Centennial Team, and the Academic Honor Roll. A total of 923 student-athletes were honored in the sports of men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball. 

Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors were awarded in each sport to a member of the junior or senior class with the highest cumulative GPA on the All-Centennial Team. Sam Roberts of Muhlenberg men's soccer and Lila Brown of Dickinson women's soccer and became the 21st and 22nd student-athletes in Centennial history to receive both Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition in the same season after both also being named Defensive Player of the Year in Centennial men's and women's soccer a few weeks ago. 

Brown earned back-to-back Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors, as did Mary Huegel of Gettysburg volleyball and Rowan Cassidy of Johns Hopkins men's cross country. MaryCate Anson of Washington College field hockey captured her second Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor, having also won the award last spring in CC women's lacrosse. Cassidy nabbed the accolade for the third time in his career, also having earned it following the 2025 outdoor track & field campaign. Cassidy is one of six cross country / track & field student-athletes in CC history to receive Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors at least three times. 

The Spring Academic All-Centennial Team consisted of 148 student-athletes. To be nominated for the Academic All-Centennial Team a student-athlete must receive both All-Conference and Academic Honor Roll honors.

A total of 923 student-athletes were honored on the Winter Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated for the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing and attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or higher. 

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2025 Centennial Conference Fall Scholar-Athletes of the Year (10)
Scholar-Athletes of the Year are presented to a member of the junior or senior class with the highest cumulative GPA on the All-Centennial team. 

CROSS COUNTRY (M) Nathan Caldwell Sr. | Dickinson	CROSS COUNTRY (M) Rowan Cassidy Sr. | Johns Hopkins	CROSS COUNTRY (W) Aisling Callahan Sr. | Johns Hopkins	FIELD HOCKEY Megan Chang Sr. | Johns Hopkins	FIELD HOCKEY  Erin DiSandro Sr. | Muhlenberg
FIELD HOCKEY MaryCate Anson Sr. | Washington College	FOOTBALL Bennett Grace Sr. | Carnegie Mellon	SOCCER (M) Sam Roberts Jr. | Muhlenberg	SOCCER (W) Lila Brown Sr. | Dickinson	VOLLEYBALL Mary Huegel Sr. | Gettysburg

 

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Centennial Players and Scholar-Athletes of the Year (22)

• Chris Stadler, Haverford, Men's Cross Country, 2013
• Kara McNulty, Gettysburg, Women's Golf, 2014
• Megan Keenan, Ursinus, Field Hockey, 2014
• Brad Brooks, McDaniel, Men's Swimming, 2015
• Sam Yarosh, Haverford, Men's Soccer, 2015
• Sarah Hansen, Gettysburg, Women's Golf, 2016
• Aileen Reilly, Gettysburg, Softball, 2017 
• Brandon Federici, Franklin & Marshall, Men's Basketball, 2018
• Daniel Belkin, Swarthmore, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 2018 
• Alessandra Bertacche, Marymount, Women's Golf, 2018
• Aileen Reilly, Gettysburg, Softball, 2018
• Jeffrey Tse, Swarthmore, Men's Swimming, 2019
• Isabel Trojillo, Marymount, Women's Golf, 2021
• Sophie Lear, Ursinus, Women's Swimming, 2022
• Hunter Gillis, Marymount, Women's Golf, 2022
• Anjali Devireddy, Johns Hopkins, Women's Tennis, 2022
• Meredith Mangum, Franklin & Marshall, Volleyball, 2022
• Vinny DeAngelo, Swarthmore, Men's Basketball, 2023
• Lexi Barnhart, Washington College, Softball, 2024
• Kevin Nowoswiat, Franklin & Marshall, Men's Basketball, 2025
• Lila Brown, Dickinson, Women's Soccer, 2025
• Sam Roberts, Muhlenberg, Men's Soccer, 2025

Four-Time Scholar-Athletes of the Year (2)

• Adam Gamber, Dickinson, Indoor Track & Field (2019, 2020), Outdoor Track & Field (2019, 2020)
• Kathryn Hopkins, Gettysburg, Women's Cross Country (2023, 2024), Women's Indoor Track & Field (2024), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2024)

Three-Time Scholar-Athletes of the Year (4)

• Sarah House, Dickinson, Cross Country/Track & Field (Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020)
• Sydney Friedel, Johns Hopkins, Cross Country/Track & Field (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022)
• Maddie Brown, Dickinson, Women's Indoor Track & Field (2024, 2025), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2025)
• Rowan Cassidy, Johns Hopkins, Men's Cross Country (2024, 2025), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2025)

Two-Time Scholar-Athletes of the Year (38)

• Kelley Riffenburgh, Haverford, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field (2013, 2015)
• Kristen Upton, McDaniel, Women's Soccer (2016, 2017)
• Joanna Nunes, Dickinson, Women’s Tennis (2016, 2017)
• Brandon Federici, Franklin & Marshall, Men's Basketball (2017, 2018)
• Samantha Wetzel, Haverford, Women's Basketball (2017, 2018)
• Aileen Reilly, Gettysburg, Softball (2017, 2018)
• Daniel Belkin, Swarthmore, Men's Indoor Track & Field (2018), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2018)
• Cole Rosenberger, Johns Hopkins, Men's Soccer (2017, 2018)
• Taylor Bauman, McDaniel, Volleyball (2017, 2018)
• Jeffrey Tse, Swarthmore, Men's Swimming (2018, 2019)
• Joey Borai, Stevens, Wrestling (2018, 2019)
• Alessandra Bertacche, Marymount, Women's Golf (2018, 2019)
• Ben Frost, Haverford, Men's Lacrosse (2018, 2019)
• Brandon Jenkins, Haverford, Baseball (2019, 2020)
• Kevin Keane, McDaniel, Men's Golf (2019, 2020)
• Sadie Camilliere, Swarthmore, Women's Lacrosse (2019, 2020)
• Ashley Sisto, Haverford, Softball (2019, 2020)
• Clara Farrehi, Haverford, Women's Tennis (2019, 2020)
• Sam Bellersen, Franklin & Marshall, Men's Tennis (2020, 2021)
• Jamie Belfer, Franklin & Marshall, Softball (2021, 2022)
• Maxwell Seeber, Muhlenberg, Men's Lacrosse (2021, 2022)
• Kendall Praitis-Hill, Swarthmore, Indoor Track & Field (2022), Outdoor Track & Field (2022)
• Marielle Avola, Muhlenberg, Outdoor Track & Field (2021, 2022)
• Jas Fuhrer, Franklin & Marshall, Men's Golf (2022, 2023)
• Hunter Gillis, Marymount, Women's Golf (2022, 2023)
• Caden Giordano, Gettysburg, Men's Indoor Track & Field (2023), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2023)
• Brooke Adams, Ursinus, Women's Indoor Track & Field (2023), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2023)
• Meredith Mangum, Franklin & Marshall Volleyball (2022, 2023)
• Anthony Pinto, Washington College Men's Soccer (2022, 2023)
• Vinny DeAngelo, Swarthmore, Men's Basketball (2023, 2024)
• Lexi Barnhart, Washington College, Softball (2023, 2024)
• Rushil Patel, Swarthmore, Men's Tennis (2023, 2024)
• Michaela O'Neill, Johns Hopkins, Women's Basketball (2024, 2025)
• Zach Affeldt, Washington College, Men's Swimming (2024, 2025)
• Sarah Guistwite, Gettysburg, Women's Tennis (2024, 2025)
• Lila Brown, Dickinson, Women's Soccer (2024, 2025)
• Mary Huegel, Gettysburg, Volleyball (2024, 2025)
• MaryCate Anson, Washington College, Women's Lacrosse (2025), Field Hockey (2025)