2013 Juniata Women's Volleyball News
HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Former women's volleyball team captain Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central) gives advice to future Juniata student-athletes and share who she's proud to be an Eagles.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. - On May 19 the Juniata College Athletic Department hosted the annual Golf Outing at Scotch Valley Country Club. Here are some highlights from that day.
Huntingdon, Pa. - On May 17, 2014, 75 Juniata College student-athletes received degrees at the 136th Annual commencement ceremony.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – With each of their respective athletic careers at Juniata College officially over, the Eagle senior student-athletes had their sights on one more milestone, graduation. There were 75 student-athletes who participated in the 136th Annual Commencement on Saturday, May 17 to receive their degrees.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavlik has added a seventh commitment to the class of 2018. Megan Moroney (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) will join the previous six commitments as new Eagles in the fall.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – It was a night of reflection for the Juniata College athletics department as student-athletes recounted their seasons and the Big Five awards were announced at the annual Athletic Awards Night Sunday evening.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavlik has announced the hiring of former Transylvania University head coach, and Juniata men’s volleyball player, Casey Dale as the new women’s team assistant. Former assistant Steph Strauss accepted the position of assistant at Navy earlier this month. Dale returns to his alma mater after five seasons as the head coach of the Pioneers and two seasons as the women’s assistant at Washington and Lee University.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavilk has announced the six committed student-athletes that will make up the class of 2018. Katie Dickins (Claremont, Calif./Vivian Webb), Karly Grimes (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport), Rachel Harris (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory), Christine Irwin (State College, Pa./State College), Lydia Mueller (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle), and Chelsea Scafuro (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) will be wearing the blue and gold as Eagles next season.
TOWSON, Md. - Freshmen Dean Polisena (Adelaide, Australia/Saint Ignatius) of the Juniata College men's tennis team and Kelly Reynolds (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) of the women's volleyball team share their stories about why they chose an NCAA Division III institution and why they chose Juniata in support of the #whyd3 social media campaign and NCAA Division III week.
SEATTLE, Wash. – Last month, Juniata College women’s volleyball senior Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coaches 4 Coaches (C4C) scholarship. The scholarship allows new or aspiring coaches to attend their first AVCA convention. This week, Wiegand joined over 2,000 volleyball coaches in Seattle, Wash., to attend seminars and panels discussing a broad range of issues and advancements in coaching today.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – For the 33rd consecutive year, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The Eagles spent eight weeks in the top-10 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll and finished the season No. 14. Juniata earned an overall 31-5 record, claiming its seventh consecutive Landmark Conference title, and completed the programs 33rd 30 wins season – the first since 2010.
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Four members of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team have been named to the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South volleyball All-Star teams, the organization announced last night. Freshman Kelly Reynolds (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) was named Rookie of the Year and classmate Nakita Gearhart (Waynesboro, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) was named a first-team member. Senior Amy Miller (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and junior Amelia Kepler (Kane, Pa./Kane Area) both garnered second-team accolades.
TOWSON, Md. – At the end of each season the Landmark Conference announces the Academic Honor Roll recognizing student-athletes that have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher. This year, Juniata has placed 40 student-athletes on the fall honor roll, up from 37 on year ago.
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – After one of its most successful fall seasons in school history, Juniata College athletics leads the Landmark Conference President’s Cup standings with 40.5 points. The total is eight points higher than where the Eagles were after last fall and one point ahead of Susquehanna University.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team closes out the season No. 14 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll of the 2013 season, the organization announced Tuesday. The Eagles finished the year 31-5 overall and 1-1 in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior Amelia Kepler of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-America honors, the organization announced Tuesday morning. This is the first All-America award for Kepler.
