DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) released its Academic and President's Honor Roll lists on Thursday, highlighting standout academic achievements by student-athletes during the Spring 2018 semester. A total of 19 Penn State Altoona student-athletes were included on the honor rolls.

To be named to the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have posted a grade point average of 3.2 to 3.59 during the Spring 2018 semester. The President's Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who notched GPAs of 3.6 or higher during Spring 2018. Criteria for the spring academic honor rolls also require student-athletes to be of sophomore status or higher while competing in the sports of baseball, basketball, softball, swimming, and volleyball at an ECAC member institution.

"Recognizing our student-athletes is at the core of our mission at the ECAC," said ECAC President and CEO Dan Coonan. "This program is a great way for us to celebrate the academic efforts of ECAC student-athletes, and we look forward to shining a spotlight on their accomplishments in the classroom."

The Penn State Altoona student-athletes recognized on the ECAC honor rolls are:

Academic Honor Roll (3.2-3.59 GPA in the Spring 2018 semester)

Baseball:

-William Zdinak (Centennial, CO/Cherry Creek)  -  junior  -  Rail Transportation Engineering

Men's Basketball:

-Austin Krise (Allport, PA/West Branch)  -  sophomore  -  Elementary Education

Women's Basketball:

-Finnley Christine (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone)  -  sophomore  -  Elementary Education

-Kaley Strittmatter (Williamsburg, PA/Penn Cambria)  -  sophomore  -  Elementary Education

-Megan Wheeler (Lilly, PA/Penn Cambria)  -  senior  -  Security and Risk Analysis

-Shannon Zimmerman (Pine Grove, PA/Pine Grove)  -  senior  -  Nursing

Men's Swimming:

-Gino Cercone (Allison Park, PA/Shaler)  -  sophomore  -  Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management

Women's Swimming:

-Alexis Franks (Pleasant Gap, PA/Bellefonte)  -  senior  -  Criminal Justice

Men's Volleyball:

-Ryan Dry (Douglassville, PA/Daniel Boone)  -  senior  -  Business Management

-Tommy Kisick (Latrobe, PA/Greater Latrobe)  -  sophomore  -  Management

President's Honor Roll (3.6-4.0 GPA in the Spring 2018 semester)

Baseball:

-Chase Clouser (Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome)  -  sophomore  -  Finance

-Catcher Cumming (Altoona, PA/Altoona)  -  sophomore  -  Business

-Jim Shomberg (Lansdale, PA/Methacton)  -  senior  -  Business

Men's Basketball:

-Trey Butterworth (Clarence, PA/Bald Eagle)  -  sophomore  -  Elementary Education

Men's Swimming:

-Caleb Marasco (Altoona, PA/Altoona)  -  sophomore  -  Secondary Education

-Tanner Yaw (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra)  -  sophomore  -  Accounting

Women's Swimming:

-Emily Beam (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone)  -  sophomore  -  Biology, Art

Men's Volleyball:

-Brandon Arentz (Mount Wolf, PA/Northeastern)  -  sophomore  -  Economics

-Jonathan Ruhl (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township)  -  senior  -  Business

-Tanner Yaw (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra)  -  sophomore  -  Accounting

To view the complete ECAC honor rolls for Spring 2018, click HERE.