LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Centennial Conference has released its Spring 2026 Academic Honorees including Scholar-Athletes of the Year, the Academic All-Centennial Team, and the Academic Honor Roll. A total of 1,063 student-athletes were honored in the sports of baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. 

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. Rowan Cassidy of Johns Hopkins men's outdoor track & field became just the third student-athletes in Centennial history to earn Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors four times, while Sam Bunten of Dickinson men's lacrosse and Lianne Saussy of Johns Hopkins women's outdoor track & field became the 39th and 40th CC student-athletes to win Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades twice. 

The Spring Academic All-Centennial Team consisted of 194 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 1,063 student-athletes were honored on the Spring 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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2026 Centennial Conference Winter Scholar-Athletes of the Year (8)
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. 

BASEBALL Kiernan Keller Sr. | Franklin & Marshall	SOFTBALL Josie Krieman Jr. | Muhlenberg	LACROSSE (W) Sophia Curtis Sr. | Ursinus	LACROSSE (M) Sam Bunten  Sr. | Dickinson
TENNIS (M) Tichi Chialva Jr. | Washington College	TENNIS (W) Lisa Messier Sr. | Swarthmore	TRACK & FIELD (M) Rowan Cassidy Sr. | Johns Hopkins	TRACK & FIELD (W) Lianne Saussy Sr. | Johns Hopkins

 

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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 (3)

• 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)
• Rowan Cassidy, Johns Hopkins, Men's Cross Country (2024, 2025), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2025, 2026)

Three-Time Scholar-Athletes of the Year (3)

• 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)

Two-Time Scholar-Athletes of the Year (40)

• 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)
• Lianne Saussy, Johns Hopkins, Women's Indoor Track & Field (2026), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2026)
• Sam Bunten, Dickinson, Men's Lacrosse (2025, 2026)