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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Annville, PA
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- High School:
- Annville-Cleona
Bio
2022-23: Played in 17 matches in his sophomore year with the Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team…became the Lions’ all-time leader in singles wins, finishing the season with 25 career wins in singles play…broke his own single-season record for singles wins, achieving 13 victories to set a new team record…was a second-team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference selection in No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles…posted a 13-2 overall record in singles matches, including going 4-2 against AMCC opponents…was 3-0 in No. 1 and 10-2 in No. 2 singles matches…in doubles, went 9-8 overall, including a 4-3 mark against AMCC opponents…was 9-7 in No. 1 doubles and 0-1 in the No. 2 position…was chosen as the AMCC Player of the Week on Oct. 10 and Apr. 10…was named to the AMCC All-Tournament team for his performance during the conference postseason…earned a spot on the AMCC’s Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer…was selected to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District team…was voted to the AMCC Spring All-Sportsmanship team by his teammates.
2021-22: Competed in all 15 matches in his freshman campaign with the Penn State Altoona men’s tennis program…was voted the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Newcomer of the Year…was also selected first team All-AMCC in No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles…set a new Penn State Altoona men’s tennis program single season record for overall singles wins, compiling 12 singles victories…posted a 12-1 overall record in singles, including going 5-0 against AMCC opponents…was 10-1 in No. 3 singles and 2-0 in No. 2 singles…posted an 8-7 overall record in doubles with a 4-1 mark against AMCC competition…was 6-7 in No. 2 doubles and 2-0 in No. 1 doubles…took AMCC Player of the Week honors twice during the season, picking up the recognition on Feb. 21 and Mar. 28…was named to the AMCC All-Tournament team for his performance during the conference postseason tournament…earned a spot on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.
High School: Was a four-year varsity letter winner in tennis from 2017-21...posted the Annville-Cleona school record for tennis wins in 2021...also earned a varsity letter for soccer in 2017...was a 2021 Lancaster-Lebanon League champion in the long jump and a 2021 PIAA District III champion in the long jump.
Personal: Son of Duane and Bridget Hess...majoring in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology.
News Mentions
Chronister, Stern Headline Men’s Tennis All-Conference Team
NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s tennis freshman Andrew Chronister (York, PA/Dallastown) was voted the Allegheny Mountain...
April 23, 2024
Men’s Tennis Earns Championship Berth in Win Over Bobcats
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 seed Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team overpowered No. 3 seed Pitt-Greensburg 5-0 in Saturday evening’s...
April 20, 2024
Men’s Tennis Sweeps Lycoming to Conclude Regular Season
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team finished its 2023-24 regular season at home on Tuesday, blanking non-conferenc...
April 16, 2024
Men’s Tennis Takes Co-Regular Season Title in Split with Behrend
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team clinched the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference co-regular season...
April 14, 2024
Men’s Tennis Dominates Mt. Aloysius for Eighth Consecutive Win
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team held on to its winning streak on Thursday afternoon, when the Lions posted a...
April 11, 2024
Men’s Tennis Defeats Geneva for Seventh Straight Win
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team kept its winning streak alive on Tuesday afternoon, when the Lions hit...
April 9, 2024
Hess Chosen as AMCC Player of the Week
NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team received the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of...
April 8, 2024
Men’s Tennis Extends Win Streak to Six in Victory Over Greensburg
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team continued its winning streak on Saturday afternoon, defeating Allegheny...
April 6, 2024
Men’s Tennis Blanks Waynesburg for Fifth Straight Win
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team reeled off its fifth consecutive win on Thursday, blanking non-conference...
April 4, 2024
Lions Overpower Titans for Fourth Straight Win
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team extended its winning streak on Tuesday, posting its fourth consecutive victory...
April 2, 2024
Lions Cruise Past Wildcats for Third Straight Win
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team returned to campus on Thursday afternoon for its first home match at Ivyside...
March 28, 2024
Men’s Tennis Sweeps Mounties for Second AMCC Win
CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team earned its second straight 9-0 win, as the Lions swept Allegheny Mountain...
March 26, 2024
Chronister Picked as AMCC Player of the Week
NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s tennis freshman Andrew Chronister (York, PA/Dallastown) was announced as the Allegheny...
March 18, 2024
Men’s Tennis Nabs First Win in AMCC Opener
GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team notched its first win of the 2023-24 season in its first Allegheny Mountain...
March 17, 2024
Men’s Tennis Opens Spring Schedule With 6-3 Loss
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team resumed its 2023-24 schedule on Sunday afternoon at the Gorilla House Gym,...
February 25, 2024
Men’s Tennis 2023-24 Season Preview
The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team enters its 2024 spring schedule with high hopes, after competing in a pair of matches last October...
February 23, 2024
Men's Tennis Downed by W&J, 6-3, in Fall Finale
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team played its second and final fall non-conference match on Thursday afternoon at...
October 12, 2023
Lions Edged 5-4 in Fall Men’s Tennis Opener
ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s tennis team played its first of two fall non-conference matches on Wednesday afternoon at...
October 4, 2023