Inquirer Academic All-Stars

Here are the overall and spring-season college athletes who excelled on the playing field and as students, as selected by the Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors:

Tim VanLiew and Kate Dellinger are the 2012-13 overall male and female performers of the year.

VanLiew was a senior track and field star this past year at Rutgers-Camden, and Dellinger recently graduated from Widener after a spectacular basketball career.

VanLiew was an academic all-area selection in soccer and track and field and the performer of the year in track and field. He graduated with a 3.459 grade-point average as a psychology major with a minor in sociology.

Dellinger ended her career sixth in Widener women's basketball program history in scoring (1,255 points) and fourth in rebounds (759). She graduated with a 3.98 grade-point average as a psychology/physical therapy major.

La Salle senior pitcher Pat Christensen is the Explorers' all-time leader in saves with 44, a mark good for fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history. This season, he earned his second career Atlantic 10 all-Conference first-team selection as he once again led the league with 11 saves. Christensen won or saved 17 of La Salle's 24 victories this season.

Baseball team

Tommy Bergjans, Haverford, Sophomore RHP, Economics

Pat Christensen, La Salle, Senior RHP, Accounting

Joseph Crane, Chestnut Hill, Graduate SS/RHP, Education/Psychology

Casey Fox, Haverford, Sophomore 3B/RHP, Economics

Kevin Goff, Haverford, Senior RHP, Chemistry

David Jacobs, Arcadia, Junior 2B, Mathematics

Nick Kreiger, Rowan, Sophomore OF, Health/Fitness Management

Josh Martin, Gwynedd-Mercy, Senior CF, Criminal justice

Albert Rivera, Rutgers-Camden, Senior OF, Finance

Scoop Ruxin, Swarthmore, Sophomore DH, Economics/Political Science

Kyle Summers, Widener, Junior 2B, Civil Engineering

Nick Szalejko, Univ. of Sciences, Senior CF, Doctor of Pharmacy

Senior outfielder Dana Parks was a marketing major with a 3.71 GPA at St. Joseph's. This year, she was an all-Atlantic Ten performer who hit .385 and stole a school record 26 bases. For her career, she is a .358 hitter with three consecutive errorless seasons in center field. Parks led a St. Joe's squad that finished 37-10-1 on the year and at one point won 23 of 25 games.

Softball team

Lindsey Atzert, Cabrini, Senior, Mid-Level Education

Jen DiCandilo, Haverford, Junior, Economics

Janelle Fair, Eastern, Senior, Youth Ministry

Stephanie Farrar, Gwynedd-Mercy, Junior, Elementary Education

Stephanie Labas, Rowan, Senior, Health & Physical Education

LeAnne Miller, Rowan, Senior, Health & Physical Education

Dana Parks, St. Joseph's, Senior, Marketing

Mariah Ripken, Neumann, Senior, Sports Management

Holly Schell, Immaculata, Senior, Elementary and Special Education

Drexel's Lorenzo Albala helped the Dragons' varsity eight boat earn its first-ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. A three-time selection to the Academic all-Area team, Albala has been named to the Drexel dean's list nine times.

Men's rowing team

Lorenzo Albala, Drexel, Sr., Biomedical Engineering

Rob Gilroy, St. Joseph's, Jr., International Business

Vincent Granese, La Salle, Jr., Finance

John Granville, St. Joseph's, Sr., Accounting

Louis Lombardi, Penn, So., Consumer Psychology

Shawn Neal, Rutgers-Camden, Jr., Finance

Grigorios Papadourakis, Drexel, So., Civil Engineering

James Senese, Penn, Sr., Mathematics

James Shovlin, Penn, Sr., Accounting and Finance

St. Joseph's University graduate student Brittany Roth, a member of the Hawks' varsity eight for the last two years, was selected to the Atlantic 10 all-Conference first team and to the A-10 all-Academic team this season. She has been a member of both the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and the SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for several semesters.

Women's rowing team

Emma Brown, La Salle, Graduate, Education

Kellen Burke, La Salle, Senior, Health Sciences

Mary Costello, Philadelphia Univ., Junior, Health Sciences

Colleen Delaney, Drexel, Junior, Elementary Education

Casey Foedisch, Rutgers-Camden, Junior, Marketing

Cassi Henderson, Penn, Senior, Bioengineering

Victoria King, Drexel, Sophomore, Psychology

Alyssa Leahy, Drexel, Junior, Anthropology

Katie Raynor, Penn, Senior, Anthropology

Brittany Roth, St. Joseph's, Graduate, Reading Specialist

Villanova's Michael Kania was named Villanova's male scholar-athlete of the year and averaged 71.2 strokes per round during his senior year. He won a pair of tournaments (Lehigh and Pinehurst Intercollegiate) and posted four top-five finishes. Academically, Kania compiled a 3.34 cumulative grade point average as a communications major.

Men's golf team

Robert Bass, Cabrini, Jr., Criminology

P.J. Fielding, Penn, Sr., Political Science

Quentin Griffith IV, Rutgers-Camden, Sr., Finance

Mike Johnson, La Salle, Jr., Accounting

Michael Kania, Villanova, Sr., Communications

Rutgers Camden's Tim VanLiew is a two-time NCAA national champion in the javelin. He posted a Division III record in winning the 2013 title. VanLiew was the 2013 ECAC and NJAC champion in the javelin. This marks the third time in as many years that VanLiew has been named to the academic all-area men's track and field team.

Men's track and field team

Avi Bregman, Haverford, Jr., Chemistry

Tyler Gallen, St. Joseph's, So., Business

Chris Garrity, Widener, So., Finance

Peter Kissin, Haverford, Sr., Physics

Logan Mohn, St. Joseph's, So., Finance

Taylor Purdue, Rowan, Sr., Mechanical Engineering

Tyler Rooke, Gwynedd-Mercy, Sr., History/Secondary Education

Christopher Stadler, Haverford, Jr., Sociology

Tim VanLiew, Rutgers-Camden, Sr., Psychology

Tyler Williams, Widener, So, Mechanical Engineering

Swarthmore's Rebecca Hammond, a senior biology and chemistry double major, earned all-American honors with her eighth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division III outdoor championships in the 1,500-meter run by posting a time of 4 minutes, 28.09 seconds, a school record.

Women's track and field

Heather Bong, Penn, So., Nursing

Rebecca Hammond, Swarthmore, Sr., Biology/Chemistry

Erin James, St. Joseph's, Jr., Interdisciplinary Health Services

Kristina Kronauer, Bryn Mawr, Sr., Russian

Alexis Maylor, Delaware Valley, Jr., Large Animal Science

Analee Rodriguez, Gwynedd-Mercy, So., Communications

Stephanie Schappert, Villanova, So., Undeclared Business

Melirah Searcy, Rowan, So., Psychology

Erica Szpynda, Widener, Jr., Economics/Accounting

Alexandra Wasik, Villanova, So., Undeclared

For the second year in a row, Haverford College senior Kevin Caulfield has been named the men's tennis player of the year. Caulfield played at the No. 1 flight in both singles and doubles. He finished the year with a 15-5 singles record that included a 6-2 mark in Centennial Conference play. In doubles action, Caulfield posted a 13-5 overall record with an undefeated 7-0 mark against conference opponents.

Men's tennis team

Kevin Caulfield, Haverford, Sr., Psychology

T.J. Klinger, Immaculata, Sr., Accounting

Kristian Marquart, Temple, So., International Business

Badr Ouabdelmoumen, Drexel, So., Business & Engineering

Kacper Rams, Temple, Sr., Finance

Alex Veronis, St. Joseph's, Sr., Business

Gwynedd Mercy College junior Rachel Fein was named the Colonial States Athletic Conference player of the year for the third straight year. She compiled a 19-0 record at No. 1 in singles (10-0 in conference), winning 15 of the matches by straight sets, and seven by a 6-0, 6-0 score.

Women's tennis team

Kelly Dennis, Chestnut Hill, Jr., Accounting

Sol Eskkenazi, Penn, So., French & Int. Relations

Rachel Fein, Gwynedd Mercy, Jr., Education

Caitlin Gallagher, Haverford, So., East Asian Studies

Maria Parapouras, Chestnut Hill, Sr., Psychology

Nastia Shcherbakova, Chestnut Hill, Sr., Computer & Info. Tech.

Villanova junior defenseman John LoCascio was the 2013 Big East defensive player of the year and a unanimous selection to the all-Big East first-team. The defenseman averaged 3.97 caused turnovers per game to lead NCAA Division I in the category and will enter his senior season ranked second all-time at Villanova with 87 career caused turnovers.

Men's lacrosse team

Aaron Benz, Eastern, Sr., Mathematics

Isaac Bock, Penn, So., History

Charlie Bytheway, Widener, Sr., Business

Scott Chanelli, Haverford, Sr., Economics

Robert Church, Drexel, Sr., Sport Management

Corey Elmer, Cabrini, Jr., Exercise Science & Health Promotion

Brian Feeney, Penn, Jr., History

John LoCascio, Villanova, Jr., Finance

Jonathan Molloy, Swarthmore, Jr., Architectural Studies

Anthony Santomo, Penn, Sr., Communication

Steve Selverian, Swarthmore, Sr., Neuroscience

Bobby Thorp, Cabrini, Sr., Marketing

Drexel senior Kelli Joran finished her career ranked 10th on Drexel's all-time leaderboard with 101 career goals, becoming the 11th player in Drexel history to reach 100 career goals. She also finished 12th all-time with 122 career points. This season, Joran led Drexel with 37 goals and 29 ground balls and was second on the squad with 46 points and 53 draw controls.

Women's lacrosse team

Caitlyn Brostrand, La Salle, So., Nursing

Katie Cook, Immaculata, Jr., Nursing

Meghan Fallon, Arcadia, Sr., Psychology

Kelli Joran, Drexel, Sr., Elem. Ed.

Meg Markham, Penn, So., Undeclared

Meghan McDevitt, St. Joseph's, Gr. Reading Specialist

Shannon O'Brien, Rowan, Sr., Elem. Ed.

Stephany Parcell, Temple, Sr., Kinesiology

Annalise Penikis, Swarthmore, Sr., Biology

Melanie Sarcinello, La Salle, Sr., Nursing

Grace Stockbower, Haverford, Sr., Psychology

Melissa Styer, Philadelphia, Jr., Architecture