Reading, Pa. (Dec. 15, 2010) - 25 Crusader student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences Fall Academic Honor Roll. The MAC Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) or higher and completed the playing season in good standing.

The Crusader Field Hockey team had ten athletes honored and was highlighted by Tonya Rutt (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) who was also an All Commonwealth First-Team selection. Volleyball had five athletes honored, Men's Soccer and Women's Soccer each had four, while Women's Cross Country added two.

Alvernia All-Academic Honor Roll

Field Hockey
Erin Solley (Reading, Pa./Oley Valley)
Katy Eby (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot)
Samantha Landis (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run)
Miranda Peto (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville)
Tonya Rutt (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata)
Mia Puopolo (Forest Hill, Md./John Carrol)
Abby Eby (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot)
Mary VanKirk (Temple, Pa./Oley Valley)
Christy Yousaitis (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson)
Kaitlin Prutzman (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg)

Volleyball
Nicole Swinehart (Hegins, Pa./Tri Valley)
Heather Shainline (Boyertown, Pa./St. Pius X)
Alyssa Soltis (Allentown, Pa./Parkland)
Diane Lightner (Gaithersburg, Md./Acad. of the Holy Cross)
Gabrielle Albanesius (Philadelphia, Pa./Merion Mercy Acad.)

Men's Soccer
Kyle Martyn (Media, Pa./Penncrest)
Joseph Gingrich (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin)
Ben Diller (Etters, Pa./Red Land)
Chip Tagland (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East)

Women's Soccer
Erin Stone (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Spring)
Sara Gimber (Gilbertsvilkle, Pa./Boyertown)
Kate Wimberg (Galloway, NJ/Sacred Heart)
Kara Ross (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown)

Women's Cross Country
Emily Bieber (Blandon, Pa./Oley Valley)
Katherine Roesch (Glenville, Pa./Oldfields)