Rosemont, Pa. (July 6, 2018) - Twenty-eight former Alvernia student-athletes were named to the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC)--formerly known as the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC)--25th All-Anniversary Team for their respective sports.

The PAC was founded in 1992-93, with Alvernia College joining nine other institutions as charter members. Following 23 team and 12 individual PAC titles, Alvernia left the conference at the end of 2008 to join the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), and the PAC officially changed its name to the CSAC later that year.

All student-athletes who competed in conference-sponsored sports in the original PAC (1992-2008) and the current CSAC (2008-2017) were considered for the All-Anniversary Team of their respective sports. The top 25 student-athletes in each conference-sponsored sport were identified using a point system based on recognition from all-conference awards in addition to major end of season awards - such as Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year.

Alvernia posted members to the All-Anniversary Team in eight sports, with baseball leading the way with 12 honorees.

"We are proud of the history and accomplishments of Alvernia's student-athletes during our 16 years with the PAC," said Director of Athletics, Bill Stiles. "We are thrilled to have 28 student-athletes earn this prestigious honor, and we are grateful to the CSAC for taking the time to recognize the accomplishments of PAC and CSAC schools and student-athletes past and present."

A total of 458 PAC/CSAC student-athletes were recognized on the All-Anniversary Teams. All former and current core member institutions had at least one representative on the All-Anniversary Teams, led by 93 student-athletes from Cabrini University.

All-Anniversary Team recipients will be awarded commemorative coins depicting the special 25th Anniversary logo.

Field Hockey
Becky Macchione (2003-2006): Macchione was First-Team All-PAC in 2004, 2005, 2006, and earned Second-Team All-PAC honors her freshman year in 2003. Macchione was named PAC Player of the Year in 2004, and PAC Rookie of the Year in 2003. Macchione is the Alvernia career leader in goals (93) and was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Megan Novogratz (2003-2006): Novogratz was First-Team All-PAC in 2003, 2005, and 2006, and was named PAC Player of the Year in 2006. Novogratz sits third all time in career goals at Alvernia with 76, and second in assists with 33. She was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Lauren Yoder (2004-2007): Yoder was First-Team All-PAC in 2004 and 2005, and was named Second-Team All-PAC in 2006 and 2007. Yoder scored 12 goals and 13 assists during her career as a back.

Women's Volleyball
Kindra Lewis (1999-2002): Lewis earned First-Team All-PAC honors each of her four years of competition. Lewis competed for Alvernia while battling cancer. She is the career leader in sets played, hitting percentage, aces, solo blocks, and assisted blocks, and is second all-time in kills. Lewis passed away in 2008, and was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.

Jackie Flanagan (1995-1998): Flanagan earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1995, 1997, and 1998. Flanagan sits top-five all time for Alvernia in digs, attack percentage, and aces.

Men's Basketball
Damien Hunter (1994-1998): Hunter was a four time All-PAC honoree, and earned PAC Player of the Year honors in 1997 and 1998. Hunter sits atop the Alvernia record book for free throw attempts (619) and steals (218). Hunter was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

Terrence Shawell (2006-2008): Shawell earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2007 and 2008, and was the 2008 PAC Player of the Year. Shawell is third all time for Alvernia with 19.3 points per game.

Tillman Sims (2000-2003): Sims earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2002 and 2003, and was Second-Team All-PAC in 2001. Sims was part of two PAC Championship teams. Sims sits atop the Alvernia record book with 217 career blocks, and recorded 32 double-doubles over his career. Sims was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.

Zach Straining (2002-2006): Straining earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2005 and 2006, and was the PAC Player of the Year in 2006. Straining is third all time for Alvernia in rebounds with 684. He was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

Lonnie Walker (1996-1999): Walker was named First-Team All-PAC in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and was the PAC Player of the Year in 1999. Walker is the only men's player at Alvernia to reach 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds, and is also the only player to record a triple-double. Walker was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Women's Basketball
Cristie Ansbach (1994-1998): Ansbach earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and was PAC Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998. Ansbach is also a two-time All American. She holds the Alvernia career records for steals (385) and assists (653). Ansbach was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

Tanisha Giddens (1998-2002): Giddens earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2001 and 2002, and was second team All-PAC in 2000. Giddens leads Alvernia with 52 career double-doubles, and 1,078 rebounds. Giddens was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

Erin McIntyre (2002-2005): McIntyre earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2003 and 2005, and was Second-Team All-PAC in 2004. McIntyre is a member of the 1,000 point club with 1,165 career points over 110 career games.

Baseball
Jason Alcott (2002-2004): Alcott earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Alcott is in Alvernia's top ten in games played, games started, runs score, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases, slugging, walks, hit by pitch, and on base percentage.  He is third all-time in home runs with 38 and fourth in RBIs with 172. Alcott was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Steve Burdan (2006-2008): Burdan is a three-time First-Team All-PAC honoree, earning the award in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Burdan is second all-time for Alvernia with 48 career doubles, and is tied for Zach Lutz for most hits in a game with six.

Eric Bonds (2003-2006): Bonds is a four-time All-PAC honoree; earning second team honors in 2003 and 2004 and first team honors in 2005 and 2006. He was named the PAC Rookie of the Year in 2003. Bonds is first in runs scored for Alvernia with 245, hits with 259, and triples with 17. Bonds was the NCAA leader ins runs per game in 2005 and 2006. He was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

Tim Carroll (2006-2008): Carroll earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Carroll sits ninth all time for Alvernia with 185 hits, and is fifth all time with 12 triples. He sits atop the record book for Alvernia with 85 stolen bases over 99 attempts.

Anthony Donahue (1996-1999): Donahue earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1996, 1998, and 1999. Donahue is the career leader in walks with 105 and on-base percentage at .541.  He is ninth in career batting average at .405. Donahue was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

Zach Lutz (2005-2007): Lutz earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Lutz was also named PAC Rookie of the Year in 2005, and was the Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. Lutz is in the top-ten for Alvernia in nearly every offensive category, and is the career leader in doubles (51) and batting average (.445). Lutz was selected by the New York Mets in the 2007 MLB draft.

Todd Meyer (1999-2002): Meyer was the PAC Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002, and was First-Team All-PAC in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Along with First-Team honors in 2001 as a shortstop, Meyer also earned Second-Team All-PAC honors in 2001 as a pitcher. In his senior year, Meyer was named the NCAA DIII Player of the Year. Meyer is seventh all-time for Alvernia in career wins (21) and sits atop the record book with 63 career home runs. Meyer was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

John O'Mara (1993-1995): O'Mara earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1993, 1994, and 1995. O'Mara is seventh all time for Alvernia with 580 career putouts, and is eighth all time in doubles (38), and home runs (20). O'Mara currently serves as an assistant coach for Alvernia's baseball team.

Eric Pettit (2002-2004): Pettit earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Pettit is in the top five all time for Alvernia in runs scored (173), hits (22), doubles (47), and RBIs (164) over 153 career games.

Jason Zeigler (2004-2007): Zeigler is a four-time All-PAC honoree. In 2006, Zeigler was named First-Team All-PAC as a designated hitter, and was Second-Team All-PAC as a pitcher. He also earned first team honors in 2007, and second team honors in 2005. Zeigler is the Alvernia career leader in wins with 32. He is third in games started with 41, fourth in complete games with 11, second in innings pitched with 265, and third in strikeouts with 258. Zeigler was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Anthony Recker (2002-2005): Recker earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and was honorable mention in 2002. Recker was the 2002 PAC Rookie of the Year, and was the PAC Player of the Year in 2003 and 2005. Recker is second all time for Alvernia in home runs with 44, and RBIs with 214. He is third in career hits with 247, and fourth in runs scored with 189. Recker was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 18th round of the 2005 MLB draft. He was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016

P.J. Yoder (1993-1995): Yoder earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Yoder is second all time for Alvernia with a batting average of .422 and on-base percentage of .512. He is third all time with a career stolen base percentage of .925. Yoder was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Men's Tennis
Chris Burruezo (2002-2005): Burruezo is a five-time All-PAC Honoree. In 2002, Burruezo earned Second-Team All-PAC honors at #4 singles and #2 doubles. In 2004, he earned First-Team All-PAC honors at #5 singles, and, in 2005, he earned First-Team All-PAC honors at #3 doubles and #6 singles.

Softball
Natalie Cardone (1999-2002): Cardone is a four-time All-PAC honoree. Cardone earned First-Team All-PAC honors in 1999, 2001, and 2002, and was Second-Team All-PAC in 2000.
Cardonne was a career .351 hitter, with 134 runs scored, 75 stolen bases, 68 walks, 11 triples, and five home runs. She was also a two-time All-PAC honoree in field hockey. Cardone was inducted into the Alvernia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.

Women's Tennis
Jaime Pruski (1998-2000): Pruski earned PAC Player of the Year honors in 2000. Pruski was also a five time All-PAC honoree; earning First-Team All-PAC honors three times, and Second-Team All-PAC honors two times.

For complete CSAC All-Anniversary Team information, visit here.