Felton and Yingling honored as PAC Scholar-Athletes

WEXFORD, Pa. - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) hosted its Scholar-Athlete of the Year Banquet on May 18, at The Chadwick in Wexford, Pa. Recently graduated Bethany College student-athletes Riley Felton and Clay Yingling were honored and joined by some of the most distinguished student-athletes from the 11 full-time PAC institutions and its two football affiliate members.

Established in 2014, the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Banquet honors the conference's student-athletes for their excellence in the classroom, athletic achievement, and community service efforts.

Felton was a four-year member of Bethany's women's volleyball program and a three-time All-PAC honoree. Felton led the sixth-seeded Bethany Bison to the 2022 PAC Women's Volleyball title, clinching the championship in an exciting four-game match against No. 1 seed Thiel. She has been lauded as a member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll four times. On campus, she is a member of the Black Student Union, as well as the Psychology Club. She continues her efforts on the volleyball court as a coach for the Ohio Valley Volleyball Company and volunteered in her hometown.

On May 6, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology and was selected to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in June.

Yingling was a five-year member of Bethany's men's lacrosse program and a four-time All-PAC honoree. Over the last two seasons of his career, he scored 76 goals with 107 points. He finished with a shot on goal percentage of 62.3 and 408 total shots (254 on goal). He has been lauded as a member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll four times. On campus, Yingling is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Phi Kappa Tau, and is a Kalon Scholar. At Bethany's annual Honors Day, he received the J.S.V. Allen Memorial award, which recognizes an outstanding physics student.

He graduated with his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in physics on May 6.