Bethany places 40 on PAC Academic Honor Roll
GREENVILLE, Pa. (Jan. 25) - Bethany College featured 40 student-athletes on the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) 2017 Fall Academic Honor Roll announced the league office.
Leading the way for Bethany were the men's and women's soccer teams, who each placed 10 student-athletes on the list.
A record total of 561 student-athletes across the conference earned a spot on the PAC Academic Honor Roll for the semester. The Fall 2017 total represents a 5.1 percent increase in honorees from the Fall 2016 honor roll, which featured 532 student-athletes, and a 17.4 percent increase in honorees from the Fall 2015, which recognized 476 student-athletes.
The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes on varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition.
Geneva College led the 10 full-time league schools and two affiliate members for the second-straight fall semester with 69 student-athletes earning PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll recognition. Waynesburg University was next with 63 honorees and was followed by Washington & Jefferson College (55), Grove City College (49), Westminster College (48), Saint Vincent College (47) and Thomas More College (47), Thiel College (43), Carnegie Mellon University (41), Bethany College (40), Chatham University (35) and Case Western Reserve University (24).
Below is a list of the Bethany student-athletes who earned recognition from the PAC.
| Name | Yr. | Major(s) | Sport(s) | Hometown | High School |
| Raul Arteaga | Fr. | Business | M Soccer | Pachuca, Mexico | Leonardo Bravo |
| Aubrey Baehr | Sr. | Biology | W Cross Country | Evans City, Pa. | Seneca Valley |
| Benjamin Brown | So. | Communication and Media Arts | Football | Clinton, Md. | Wise |
| Fran Capaldi | Jr. | Elementary Education | W Tennis | Steubenville, Ohio | Catholic Central |
| Michael Ceraolo | So. | Environmental Science | M Soccer | Weirton, W.Va. | Weir |
| Jordan Coletti | Fr. | Marketing | M Soccer | Richmond Hill, Ontario | St. Therese of Lisieux |
| Tatum Dyar | Fr. | Marketing | W Soccer | Brazil, Ind. | Northview |
| Mohamed Elola | Fr. | Sport Management | Football | Jersey City, N.J. | Lincoln |
| Rachel Gantzer | So. | Mathematics, Chemistry | W Volleyball | Morgantown, W.Va. | Morgantown |
| Emily Griffith | So. | Religious Studies, International Studies | W Volleyball | Bridgeport, W.Va. | Bridgeport |
| Ian Hayhurst | Sr. | Pre-Physical Therapy | M Soccer | Fairmont, W.Va. | East Fairmont |
| Alison Irvin | Jr. | Interdisciplinary Studies | W Soccer | Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park |
| Rebecca Lee | So. | Chemistry | W Soccer | Huntington, W.Va. | St. Joseph |
| Lindsey Llewellyn | So. | Early Childhood Education | W Volleyball | Vermilion, Ohio | Norwalk St. Paul |
| Zachary Lowe | Sr. | Political Science | Football | Jacksonville, Fla. | Bishop Kenny |
| Jose Luhan | Fr. | Communication and Media Arts | M Soccer | Madrid, Spain | Centro Educativo Punta Galea |
| Samantha Maidens | Fr. | Physical Education | W Cross Country | St. Mary's, W.Va. | St. Mary's |
| Celeste Marchbanks | Fr. | Marketing | W Soccer | Leavenworth, Kan. | Leavenworth |
| Maggie Merren | So. | Sport Management | W Volleyball | Oregon, Ohio | Clay |
| Lexie Metz | Jr. | Biology | W Soccer | Frostburg, Md. | Mountain Ridge |
| Riley Meyers | Fr. | Pre-Law, Political Science | W Soccer | Dubois, Pa. | Dubois Central Catholic |
| Iwan Mooney | Fr. | Sport Management | M Soccer | Cardiff, Wales | Plasmawr |
| Taylor Naples | Fr. | Undecided | W Cross Country | Salem, Ohio | South Range |
| Geoff Pecar | Sr. | Biology | M Soccer | Harrison, Ohio | Harrison Central |
| Andrea Precurato | Sr. | Social Work | W Soccer | Austintown, Ohio | Austintown Fitch |
| Anna Riddle | Sr. | Biochemistry | W Soccer | Mount Pleasant, Pa. | Mount Pleasant |
| Taylor Sasak | Sr. | Environmental Science | W Soccer | Berea, Ohio | Berea-Midpark |
| Kristin Schafbuch | Jr. | Education | W Tennis | Marpingen, Germany | Arnold Janssen |
| Jenna Scott | Fr. | Psychology, Pre-Occupational Therapy | W Volleyball | New Castle, Ind. | Liberty Christian |
| Sammy Seymour | So. | Social Work | W Cross Country | Dover, N.H. | Dover |
| Laura Shephard | Jr. | Communication and Media Arts | W Cross Country | Indiana, Pa. | Indiana |
| Alyssa Smydo | Sr. | Mathematics | W Tennis | Scenery Hill, Pa. | Bentworth |
| Michael Springer-Ingram | Sr. | Psychology | Football | Manchester, N.H. | Manchester West |
| Katie Sparks | So. | Environmental Science | W Volleyball | Macedonia, Ohio | Trinity |
| David Tome | So. | Business | M Soccer | Madrid, Spain | Alameda de Osuna |
| Abigail Turner | Jr. | Education | W Soccer | Huntington, W.Va. | St. Joseph |
| Bernardo Vilchis | Fr. | International Business | M Soccer | Mexico City, Mexico | Universidad del Valle |
| Ashley Veryser | Jr. | Biology | W Volleyball | Cygnet, Ohio | Elmwood |
| Anthony (A.J.) Wahlie | Sr. | Political Science | M Soccer | Wapakoneta, Ohio | Wapakoneta |
| Andrew Weiss | Fr. | Communication and Media Arts | M Cross Country | Washington, Pa. | The Linsley School (W.Va.) |
