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YSU Penguin Athletics / Four Penguins Earn MVFC All-Academic Honors

« on: December 15, 2021, 08:26:58 AM »

The Youngstown State football team had four student-athletes named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference's All-Academic team, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Senior linebacker Grant Dixon was a first-team selection while PK Colt McFadden and TB Christian Turner were second-team recipients and DT Vinny Gentile was tabbed Honorable Mention. It marks the first time since the 2012 season that the Penguins had four student-athletes earn Academic All-League laurels.

Dixon is the first Penguin to earn first-team accolades since Kyle Hegedus and Joe Alessi in 2019. Dixon was named first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District earlier this year. He led the Penguins with 67 total tackles, including 40 solo stops while being the team's leading tackler by 16 tackles. Dixon was an Honorable-Mention All-MVFC pick in the fall after earning first-team honors in the spring.

McFadden showed strong accuracy throughout the season making 8-of-9 field goals and 29-of-30 PAT attempts. His lone miss was a 56-yard try at UNI that had the distance, but was just wide. McFadden was an Honorable-Mention All-MVFC pick in the fall. Turner played in 49 games in his YSU career rushing for 1,206 yards on 267 carries and scored eight touchdowns. He also caught 84 passes for 657 yards and five scores. He was a two-time Campbell Trophy semifinalist and first-team CoSIDA All-Academic All-District honoree in the spring.

Gentile played in all 10 games, making eight starts on the defensive line in the fall. Gentile was a second-team All-MVFC academic selection in the spring.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Dwayne Cohill Named Horizon League Player of the Week

« on: December 15, 2021, 08:25:14 AM »

Cohill averaged 19 points and 6.5 rebounds as the Penguins picked up a pair of impressive home wins during the week. He scored 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the two games and was a plus-32 on the court. He was 15-of-25 from the field (60 percent), 3-of-4 on 3-point attempts (75 percent) and was 5-of-5 on free-throw attempts.
 
In an 84-77 win over Central Michigan, he scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting in the contest and was plus-nine while on the court. It was YSU's first win over a MAC program since November 2016. In a big 71-43 victory over Canisius, he had his first career double-double scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in only 19 minutes. He was 7-of-11 from the field against the Golden Griffins and YSU was plus-22 in scoring during his 19 minutes. It was YSU's first win over Canisius in school history after dropping the first six contests. It was the fewest points scored by an opponent against Youngstown State since Fredonia State had 35 on Dec. 6, 2011 and the least against a Division I program since January 2000.
 
The Penguins return to action on Saturday when they take a four-game winning streak into a home contest against Westminster. Tipoff at the Beeghly Center is set for Noon.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Dantonio's Make Gift In Support of YSU Football Program

« on: December 01, 2021, 11:23:37 AM »

Long-time successful College Football Head Coach Mark Dantonio, and his wife Becky, have made a gift to support the students and football program at Youngstown State University.

The Dantonio Family has donated $100,000 to the University to assist the enhancement of the Penguins Football program and the state-of-the-art Don Constanini Multimedia Center.
In recognition of their generosity, the annual Graduate Assistant position within the football program will be designated The Mark and Becky Dantonio Graduate Assistant. Additionally, the Home Coaches booth in the Constantini Center will be named The Mark and Becky Dantonio Coaches Booth.

"The impact that Becky and Mark have had on many lives, whether its been student-athletes, coaches, support staff and even their local communities is something that has made a big difference," President Jim Tressel said. "We are very appreciative of their donation and that they see the continued potential of Youngstown State University."

Dantonio was an assistant coach at Youngstown State from 1986-90. He served as the Defensive Coordinator in 1990 for the Penguins and coached the secondary for all five years with Tressel. In 1990, YSU posted the only unbeaten, untied regular-season in school history.

"What this University has done for Becky and myself has been amazing," Dantonio said. "The relationship I was able to establish with Coach Tressel has been life-changing. The opportunity he gave me back in 1986 helped lay the foundation for the tremendous coaching journey I was able to experience. This donation can help with the continued growth of YSU and its successful football program."

Dantonio spent 13 seasons as the Head Football Coach at Michigan State University, retiring from the program in February 2020. He finished his career with a record of 114-57 in East Lansing. During his time at the helm of the Spartans program, Dantonio compiled an impressive list of accomplishments including three Big Ten Championships, two victories in the Big Ten Championship Game, victories in the 2014 Rose Bowl and the 2015 Cotton Bowl, and an appearance in the 2015 College Football Playoff, finishing his career as the winningest football coach in Michigan State history.

Beyond his record for most victories at MSU, Dantonio won more Big Ten Championships (three) and bowl games (six) than any other coach in school history, while also ranking first with 12 bowl appearances. His .639 (69-39) winning percentage in Big Ten games is a school record, while he stands tied for first in AP Top 25 finishes (seven) and second in Big Ten wins (69), home wins (67) and AP Top 25 wins (21). A two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (2010, 2013), Dantonio led Michigan State to Top 25 finishes seven times.

A Zanesville, Ohio, native with Midwest ties, Dantonio spent 40 years in collegiate coaching, including 19 seasons as a head coach – 16 at Michigan State and three at Cincinnati (2004-06). In 16 overall seasons, he had a career coaching record of 132-74.

After leaving YSU he served as an assistant at Kansas, Michigan and Ohio State. He was reunited with Tressel at OSU where Dantonio was the Defensive Coordinator from 2001-03. In 2002, the Buckeyes won its first National Championship since 1968.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Golf Programs Big Part of 2021 YSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class

« on: December 01, 2021, 11:21:18 AM »

The YSU Athletics Department is proud to announce a six-member 2021 Hall of Fame Class. The group will be honored on Saturday, Jan. 29.

The 2021 honorees include former Women's Golf Coach Roseann Schwartz, women's golfers Samantha Formeck and Katie Rogner, men's golfer Ryan Stocke, track and field standout Alisha Anthony and baseball player John Koehnlein.

Schwartz was the first coach in the history of the women's golf program helping create the team in 1996. She served as the Penguins' head coach until 2013 after guiding the Penguins to Horizon League Championships in 2003 and 2009. YSU also had six second-place finishes and five third-place finishes in the Horizon League and Mid-Continent Conference under Schwartz's guidance. Only twice from 1998 through 2013 did the Penguins fail to finish in the top three at the league meet.

Formeck and Rogner helped set the standard for the women's golf program during their careers. Both won Horizon League Championships and were named YSU Female Athletes of the Year.

Formeck won the league meet in 2009, finished second in 2011 and was third in 2010. She was named the Horizon League's Golfer of the Year in 2009 and 2010. In her three years, she claimed six tournament titles overall. She was a model of consistency throughout her career. In 28 career tournaments, she won six times, placed second on five occasions and had 23 top 10 finishes. In 63 rounds played, she set the school record averaging 78.3 strokes per 18 holes.

Rogner won the Horizon League title in 2008, was fourth in 2011 and fifth in 2010. As a freshman in 2008 she was named the HL's Golfer and Newcomer of the Year. In 87 rounds played, she averaged 79.4 per round, which was the second-best total in school history upon the conclusion of her career. The 87 career rounds were also a school mark at the time. She had five tournament victories while at YSU.

Stocke is the only men's golfer to win a Horizon League title placing first at the event in April 2010. He is the school record holder for most rounds played (128) and still ranks second for career average (74.8 strokes per round). He was a two-time first-team all-league selection during his career.

Anthony was a two-time NCAA East Regional qualifier in the long jump (2010 and 2011). She won three straight Horizon League Indoor long jump crowns from 2007-09. At the outdoor meet, she won the triple jump in 2008 and 2009 and took home the long jump title in 2011. She was named the Outstanding Field Performer at the 2009 Horizon League Indoor Championships.

Koehnlein was one of the top producing hitters in the baseball program's history. He still ranks third in school history with a .376 batting average with 245 career hits. His hit total ranks fifth in program history. He is also seventh in runs scored with 130. Koehnlein was a All-Horizon League first-team selection in 2007 and was named to the second team in 2006. In 2007, he had a school-record .434 batting average with school bests 108 hits in 249 at bats.

For more information on the 2021 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony contact Rebecca Fink at rjfink01@ysu.edu

2021 YSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class

Roseann Schwartz (Former women's golf coach) – Contributor
Ryan Stocke – Men's Golf
Samantha Formeck – Women's Golf
Kate Rogner – Women's Golf
Alisha Anthony – Women's Track and Field
John Koehnlein – Baseball

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Missouri Valley Football Announces Specialty Honors

« on: November 26, 2021, 11:55:20 AM »

Missouri State QB Jason Shelley has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the league's Newcomer of the Year; UNI's Jared Brinkman has been tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Year; Youngstown State's QB Demeatric Crenshaw is the conference Freshman of the Year; and coach Matt Entz has been tabbed the MVFC Coach of the Year.

    Full All-Conference Team announced Monday, Nov. 29
    Full All-Newcomer Team announced Tuesday, Nov. 30

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  DL Jared Brinkman, UNI
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:  QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Youngstown State
‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:  Matt Entz, North Dakota State

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
#3 QB Jason Shelley, 5-11, 197, RJr., Missouri State, Frisco (Texas) Lone Star High, Utah St.
Walter Payton Award Finalist … Two-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week … Three-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week … STATS FCS National Player of the Week honorable mention (11/15/21) … Valley leader in total offense (310.3), yards per pass attempt (8.57) and points responsible for (176) … Shattered Missouri State single-season passing yardage (3,068) and total offense (3,417) records … Only Missouri State quarterback in program history to throw for 200 yards or more in his first 11 career games … Engineered four game-winning drives in the fourth quarter Ranked 10th in the nation in total offense … Transfer from Utah State.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:  QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
#44 DL Jared Brinkman, UNI, 6-2, 290 pounds, Sr., Iowa City (Iowa) Regina High
Leads team in tackles for losses with 13 for 47 yards ... notched 7 sacks for a loss of 34 yards ... has 1 forced fumble and recovered 1 fumble ... leads in tackling with 67 total on the season ... has 21 solo tackles and assisted on 46 more ... Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List ... Stats Perform Preseason All-American ... Athlon Preseason All-American ... Phil Steele Preseason DPOTY ... MVFC First Team preseason honors.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Youngstown State
#10 QB Demeatric Crenshaw, Youngstown State, 6-1, 215, RFr., Pickerington, Ohio (Central)
Crenshaw started nine games for the Penguins as a redshirt freshman…he completed 97-of-156 passes for 791 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 599 yards on 132 carries and scored seven times…in MVFC games, was 78-of-121 (64.5 percent) for 598 yards and five TDs and rushed for 449 yards on 94 attempts and had four scores…had 195 yards rushing against Missouri State and 134 against Western Illinois…had a season-high 198 yards passing at UNI…had two passing TDs against Southern Illinois and MSU…was named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List.

‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:  Matt Entz, North Dakota State
Matt Entz, NDSU, 3rd Season
Led the Bison to their second outright league title in three years as head coach with a 10-1 overall record and 7-1 in the league...Earned a No. 2 national seed for the FCS playoffs...NDSU is making its 12th straight postseason appearance...Team ranks No. 1 in FCS scoring defense (12.1) and leads the league in 13 categories including total defense (262.3), passing yards allowed (177.2), red zone defense (.684), third down defense (.265), sacks per game (3.64) and rushing offense (271....Highest ranked FCS team in the Sagarin ratings (55)...Has a 33-4 record as head coach, 20-3 in the league...Two-time AFCA Regional Coach of the Year.

LEADING VOTE GETTERS IN EACH CATEGORY
A panel of coaches, sports information and media determined the teams.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Name    School    Points
Jason Shelley    MSU    148
Pierre Strong    SDSU    135
Nic Baker    SIU    30
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Name    School    Points
Jared Brinkman    UNI    129
Brayden Thomas    NDSU    60
Montrae Braswell    MSU    53
Jack Cochrane    USD    51
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Name    School    Points
Demeatric Crenshaw    YSU    123
Cole Mueller    ILS    96
Nick Gaes    USD    61
 
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Name    School    Points
Jason Shelley    MSU    172
Chris Oladokun    SDSU    108
Darius Joiner    WIU    43
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Name    School    Points
Matt Entz    NDSU    124
Bobby Petrino    MSU    115
Bob Nielson    USD    87

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU's Velez Named Missouri Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week

« on: November 26, 2021, 11:47:27 AM »

This week's Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week is Youngstown State's Jordan Velez.

OG Jordan Velez, Senior, 6-4, 305, Kenilworth, N.J. (St. Joesph Regional)
Velez didn't start but came on during first quarter and played a big part in the Penguins' 35-18 win over Southern Illinois. Playing in his final game at YSU, he came in to play on the second series at left guard and played the remainder of the contest. The Penguins had 268 yards rushing on 53 carries against the Salukis while tailback Jaleel McLaughlin rushed for 185 yards and three scores, two of which were 30-yards plus that were set up by Velez blocks.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Big Second Half, Defensive Intensity Lead Guins to Win At SeMO

« on: November 14, 2021, 11:57:28 AM »

Cape Girardeau, Mo. - The Youngstown State men's basketball team outscored Southeast Missouri by 20 points in a second half surge that led to a 97-79 Penguins victory at the Show Me Center on Saturday.

After trailing by two points at halftime, YSU outscored the Redhawks 60-40 to pick up its first win of the season and first-ever win by the program in the state of Missouri. Both the Guins and SEMO are 1-1 through two games early in the season.

Tevin Olison was one of five Penguins to reach double figures scoring 27 points. Olison scored the game's first nine points and had 14 in the half. Garrett Covington finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Michael Akuchie added 16 points, Shemar Rathan-Mayes had 15 and Dwayne Cohill contributed 10.

YSU jumped out to an 11-0 lead as Olison scored the first nine points and Jamir Thomas added a layup. SEMO answered with a 15-4 run tying the contest on a pair of free throws by Eric Reed Jr. at the 11:27 mark of the half.

YSU's biggest lead the remainder of the first half was 29-25 with 5:29 left before the Penguins found themselves down 37-32 with 2:27 left in the half before getting within 39-37 at the break.

The final 14 minutes was all Penguins.

Six minutes into the frame, Cohill drained a 3-pointer to make the score 54-51. Reed split a pair of free throws to make the contest 54-52 with 13:16 remaining. Over the next 3:19 YSU went on a 15-0 run to seize control of the contest. During the run, SEMO missed six consecutive shots while Olison and Covington combined for 10 points. A Chris Harris basket stopped the run, but the Guins scored the next eight points to go on a 23-2 spurt. Covington had six of the eight during that run.

YSU's largest lead of the game came at 84-60 with 5:34 left.

YSU outrebounded SEMO 43-33 and committed just seven turnovers. The Penguins made 28-of-36 free-throw attempts (77.8 percent) and from the field made 31-of-63 attempts (49.2 percent). Southeast Missouri had four players score in double figures. The Redhawks shot 40.4 percent from the field making 23-of-57 attempts.

The Penguins play their home opener on Friday when they play host to St. Thomas (Minn.) on Friday at the Beeghly Center. Tipoff for the opening contest of the The YSU/J. Arnold Wealth Management Company Basketball Tournament.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU's Crenshaw Named to Jerry Rice Award Watch List

« on: October 28, 2021, 05:47:03 PM »

Youngstown State redshirt freshman Demeatric Crenshaw is one of 22 players named on Wednesday to the watch list for the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award, which is presented to the national freshman of the year in college football's Division I subdivision.

The Rice Award, now in its 11th season, is named for the legendary Hall of Fame wide receiver. Past recipients include Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (Eastern Washington), Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds (Fordham) and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (North Dakota State).

He is one of five quarterbacks on the list as the season enters the final four weeks of the regular season.

This year, Crenshaw has started six games, throwing for 569 yards on 68-of-116 attempts and rushing for 501 yards on 94 carries and has scored six touchdowns.

To be eligible for the Rice Award, a freshman can't have surpa$$ed four games played in one previous academic year – similar to the NCAA's regular redshirt rule. More players can join the watch list before a 50-member, national media panel selects the winner following the regular season.


Joining the Jerry Rice Award Watch List:

Quarterback
Demeatric Crenshaw, Youngstown State (MVFC)
Zevi Eckhaus, Bryant (NEC)
RJ Martinez, Northern Arizona (Big Sky)
Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State (SWAC)

Running Back
Elijah Burris, Hampton (Big South)
Kobe Dillon, Southern (SWAC)
Darius Hale, Central Arkansas (ASUN)
Sy’Veon Wilkerson, Delaware State (MEAC)

Wide Receiver
Nate Bennett, Portland State (Big Sky)
Jacari Carter, Merrimack (NEC)
Drae McCray, Austin Peay (OVC)         
Jalyn Witcher, Presbyterian (Pioneer)

Defensive Line
Thor Griffith, Harvard (Ivy)
Josiah Silver, New Hampshire (CAA)

Linebacker
James Conway, Fordham (Patriot)
Rodney Dansby, Houston Baptist (Southland)
Tyler King, Stony Brook (CAA)
Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri (OVC)

Defensive Back
Marsean Fisher, Tarleton (WAC)
Andreas Keaton, Western Carolina (Southern)
Dominick Poole, The Citadel (Southern)

Place-kicker
Blake Gessner, Montana State (Big Sky)

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Season tickets

« on: June 15, 2021, 05:01:19 PM »

Season ticket forms came and are already completed with a zero dollars due!! Nice. For all of those that let them keep the money 2-years ago, it looks like they still need to be mailed in.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Penguins Reach 30 Wins

« on: May 22, 2021, 11:07:42 AM »

The Youngstown State baseball team has reached 30 wins for just the second time in program history after a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee in the series opener on Friday at Eastwood Field.

Youngstown State won its fifth straight game to improve to 30-21 overall, 22-15 in Horizon League play and 17-3 at Eastwood Field. Milwaukee falls 19-29 overall and 16-21 in league action. The Penguins have reached the 30-win plateau for the first time since going 37-17 in 1995. YSU has also won 17 home games for the second time in program history and for the first time since 1977.

The Penguins scored single runs in the first and fourth innings to take a 2-0 lead before Milwaukee scored once in the fifth to pull within a run. YSU got the run back in the home half of the fifth to take a 3-1 advantage before Milwaukee scored once in the ninth to produce the final margin.

YSU starter Collin Floyd allowed one run on five hits and had seven strikeouts over five innings to earn his ninth victory of the season. With nine wins on the season, Floyd has tied the single-season school record that was set by Joe Herubin in 1989. With his second strikeout of the game in the top of the second inning, Floyd became just the third player in school history to record 100 strikeouts in a season. He is the first Penguin since Phil Klein in 2011 to reach 100 strikeouts in a campaign.

After allowing a leadoff single in the first inning, the senior left-hander retired the next six batters he faced as he retired the side in order in the second. The Akron, Ohio, native recorded a strikeout in each of the five innings he was on the mound, and he had multiple punch outs in two different frames.

Colin Clark allowed one run on three hits and struck out a pair over four innings of relief to earn his first save of the season. The senior southpaw retired the first eight batters he faced as he retired the side in order in the sixth and seventh innings.

Jeff Wehler went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and was a home run shy of the cycle while Blaze Glenn went 2-for-3 with a run scored.

The Penguins jumped out to an early lead with one run on one hit in the bottom of the first inning. Wehler hit a leadoff double, advanced to third on fly out by Phillip Glasser and scored on a balk.

YSU pushed its lead to 2-0 with one run on three hits and an error in the home half of the fourth inning. Glenn hit a leadoff single, advanced to second on a walk by Turner Grau and scored on an error following an infield single by Padraig O'Shaughnessy.

Milwaukee cut YSU's lead in half in the top of the fifth when Jack Cavanaugh led off the inning with a solo home run to left field.

The Penguins increased their advantage to 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth when Wehler hit a leadoff triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from Glasser.

The Panthers scored the final run of the game in the top of the ninth when Jack Kraus led off the inning with a solo home run to center field.

Milwaukee starter Riley Frey took the loss after allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out four batters over eight innings.

Six different Panthers recorded a hit in the contest as Milwaukee outhit YSU 8-7. Luke Seidel and Cavanaugh each had two hits to pace the Panthers offensively.

The Penguins and Panthers will continue their four-game Horizon League series on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Live audio will be available at YSNLive.com.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Baseball

« on: May 01, 2021, 09:06:06 AM »

I am happy about baseball this season. First 20-game win season in a long time. When they were swept at Wright State, I just figured a typical season, but they then won the home series against WSU 3-1

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Miklos Named Horizon League Women’s Golf Coach of the Year

« on: May 01, 2021, 08:55:44 AM »

Youngstown State head women's golf coach Nate Miklos has been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year, the league office announced on Friday.

This is the fourth time in his career, and the third time during his tenure at YSU that Miklos has earned recognition from the league. He was previously named the Horizon League Co-Coach of the Year while at Loyola in 2004 and in 2017 during his fourth season with the Penguins. He was also named Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2019 during his sixth season at YSU.

"I am extremely fortunate to have two incredible assistants in Ann and Heidi, who both had a huge impact on the team this season," said Miklos. We would not have had the season we did without the two of them."

In his eighth season in Youngstown, Miklos has led the Penguins to a school record-tying five tournament wins including a victory at the Horizon League Championships on Tuesday. YSU earned its fourth league crown in program history with a league-record three-round team total of 893. The Penguins shattered the previous league 54-hole scoring record by an impressive 27 strokes. Katlyn Shutt earned medalist honors with a school and league-record three-round score of 208 (67-73-68) to become just the third player in Horizon League history to win the event multiple times. She set the league single-round scoring record with a five-under-par 67 in the first round. Puthita Khuanrudee finished third with a three-round 221 (75-74-72) to join Shutt on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team.

Miklos has now led Youngstown State to two Horizon League Championships; the Penguins also won the league title under his direction in 2015. By virtue of its league title, YSU earned a berth in the NCAA Regionals for the second time in program history. The Penguins will compete at the NCAA Columbus Regional at The Ohio University Golf Club's Scarlet Course on May 10-12.

Youngstown State began the 2020-21 season with a 309-311 dual victory over Charleston Southern on Feb. 20. The Penguins then earned a 12-stroke victory at the Nevel Meade Collegiate on March 22-23 with a three-round team total of 891. The performance ranks as the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history. YSU earned its third win of the season with a 308-362 dual victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on March 27. The Penguins' fourth win was a 302-305 dual victory over Cleveland State on April 17. YSU's five tournament wins match the single-season school record; the Penguins also won five events in 1997-98 and 1999-00.

Miklos helped Shutt and Khuanrudee earn First-Team All-Horizon League honors in 2020-21. In addition, Shutt was named Horizon League Golfer of the Year. She becomes the fifth golfer in school history, and the second coached by Miklos, to be named Horizon League Golfer of the Year. Miklos also coached Emily Dixon to Golfer-of-the-Year honors in 2016. This season marks the third time under Miklos that YSU has had multiple all-league honorees. Miklos has now had a player earn First-Team All-Horizon League honors in each of the seven seasons during his tenure that postseason league honors have been handed out.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Shutt Named HL Golfer of the Year Khuanrudee First Team

« on: May 01, 2021, 08:54:37 AM »

Youngstown State senior golfer Katlyn Shutt has been named the 2020-21 Horizon League Women's Golfer of the Year, and she joined teammate Puthita Khuanrudee in earning first-team all-league accolades. The teams were voted on by the league's head coaches and announced on Friday.

Youngstown State was the only school to have two players named First-Team All-Horizon League. It marks the sixth time in program history that the Penguins have had multiple players named First-Team All-Horizon League. It also marks the third time under Head Coach Nate Miklos that YSU has had multiple all-league honorees. The Penguins have now had a player earn first-team all-league honors each of the last 14 times that all-league awards have been handed out.

Shutt becomes the fifth player in program history to be named Horizon League Golfer of the Year. She joins Gina Abruzzino (2004), Katie Rogner (2008), Samantha Formeck (2009, 2010) and Emily Dixon (2016). The Dover, Ohio, native earns First-Team All-Horizon League honors for the second time in her career. She also claimed first-team all-league honors as a junior in 2018-19. Shutt is one of eight players in program history to earn first-team all-league accolades multiple times. She joins Emily Dixon as the second Penguin to earn Golfer-of-the-Year honors under Miklos.

Shutt earned medalist honors to lead the Penguins to their fourth Horizon League championship on Tuesday. The senior finished with a school and league-record three-round score of 208 (67-73-68) at the league championships to earn a dominating 11-stroke victory. Shutt set the league championships single-round scoring record with a five-under-par 67 in the first round on Sunday. Her first-round 67 marked her season low and is tied for the second lowest round in program history. After a final-round 68, she now owns the two lowest rounds in Horizon League Championships history. She also owns five of the seven lowest rounds in school history. Shutt became just the third player in Horizon League history to win the event multiple times. She also won medalist honors at the league meet as a freshman in 2016-17. Shutt set a program and Horizon League record with her three-round total of 208. She broke her own league championships record of 217 and her own school record of 213. Shutt was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team for the third time in her career. She also tied for second at the league meet as a junior in 2018-19.

"I couldn't be happier for Katlyn," said Miklos. "She has had an unbelievable career at YSU and she saved the best golf of her career for the Horizon League Championships to lead the way to our conference title. We have had some unbelievable players in the conference and Katlyn is among the very best of them. I'm excited to see what she can do at Regionals."

Shutt has earned two tournament wins and five top-10 finishes in 2020-21. She is averaging 73.7 strokes per round, which is on pace to break her own school record for single-round scoring average of 74.3. In addition to her victory at the Horizon League Championships, Shutt earned medalist honors with a single-round score of 70 (-1) to lead the Penguins to a dual victory over Cleveland State on April 17. For her performance, she was named Horizon League Women's Golfer of the Week on April 22. She finished fourth in YSU's victory at the Nevel Meade Collegiate with a three-round score of 219 (73-72-74). Shutt tied for fourth in YSU's dual victory over Charleston Southern with a single-round 77. She also tied for ninth at the Low Country Intercollegiate with a two-round 147 (74-73). Shutt was YSU's top finisher on a team-high four occasions this season.

Khuanrudee earns First-Team All-Horizon League honors for the second time her career. She earned first-team honors and was named Horizon League Freshman of the Year in 2018-19. She joins Shutt as one of eight players in school history to be named First-Team All-Horizon League multiple times. The junior has earned one tournament victory and four top-five finishes with a low round of 71 in 2020-21. She is averaging a career-best 74.1 strokes per round, which is on pace to rank as the second-lowest scoring average in program history.

Khuanrudee finished third at the Horizon League Championships on Tuesday to help lead the Penguins to their fourth league title. She fired a three-round score of 221 (75-74-72) to earn a spot on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team. Khuanrudee earned medalist honors with a single-round score of 72 in YSU's dual victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on March 27. She tied for second place in YSU's victory at the Nevel Meade Collegiate with a career-best three-round score of 218 (71-76-71). The junior tied for fourth in YSU's dual victory over Charleston Southern with a single-round 77. She also tied for 18th at the Low Country Intercollegiate with a two-round total of 150 (78-72). Khuanrudee was YSU's top finisher on three occasions this season.

"Puthita has had a fantastic season and I'm very excited for her to receive this honor," said Miklos. "Her play at the Horizon League Championships was unbelievable considering she was fighting an injury."

Youngstown State will compete at the NCAA Columbus Regional at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course on May 10-12. It marks the program's second appearance in the NCAA Regionals.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Lacrosse Beats MAC-Foe Detroit Mercy, Secure Program's First Victory

« on: March 14, 2021, 12:31:40 PM »

DETROIT, Michigan – In just its second-ever outing, the Youngstown State women's lacrosse team (1-1, 1-1 MAC) earned the program's inaugural win over Mid-American Conference-foe Detroit Mercy on Saturday, 12-7.

The Penguins' offensive attack was led by Lauren Ottensmeyer, who netted a program-best five goals on the day. The Ballwin, Missouri, native owns a team-high seven goals on the season.  Emma Carter (3) and Erin Clark (2) also notched multiple-goal outings during the game.

Callie Vaudry and Aryss Lindsey also assisted in YSU's scoring effort, each tallying a goal in the victory. Lindsey's goal acted as her first of the season.

Senior goalkeeper Elicia Wells had another notable performance in the cage, posting 11 saves (seven first half, six second half) on 23 Titans' shots during a full 60-minute outing.

YSU capitalized on its free-position shots throughout the clash with Detroit Mercy, shooting 50% on the day (4-8). The Penguins held the Titans to a 0-5 mark in the category.

The 12 team goals scored is a game-high on the season.

The Penguins jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead in the first six minutes of the contest following Ottensmeyer and Carter scored two goals apiece with Vaudry also finding the back of the net and scoring her fifth goal of the season.

The Titans ended their scoreless streak at the 20:24 mark in the first half, however, just 90 seconds later Carter secured the individual hat trick on an assisted goal by Abby Yesko and extended the Guins lead back to five.

Ottensmeyer helped the Penguins to their biggest lead of the game (6) after netting her third goal with 16:37 left in the half, forcing the Titans to burn a timeout. Out of the pause, Detroit Mercy would tally back-to-back goals to bring the score back to 7-3 in favor of Youngstown State.

YSU would end the half on a 2-0 run and take a 9-3 halftime advantage into the locker room.

Finding a bit of momentum, the Titans surged out of the break, slipping two into the cage in the first 90 seconds of second-half play and bringing the scoreboard to 9-5, Penguins. After a 15-minute scoreless spell, Ottensmeyer reignited a fire within the YSU offense, scoring her fourth goal and giving the Penguins the five-goal lead with under 14 minutes to play.

The two squads each added two more to the scoreboard before the clock hit zeros, bringing the final score to 12-7. The Penguins' goals were attributed to Erin Clark, who scored on a free-position shot with 10:45 on the clock and Lauren Ottensmeyer, who scored on an unassisted shot with 8:22 left to play.

Youngstown State is back in action March 19 against Central Michigan in the program's home debut at Farmers National Bank Field. First draw is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Penguins Show Fight In Tough Loss at No. 8 South Dakota State

« on: March 14, 2021, 12:29:52 PM »

Brookings, S.D. - The Youngstown State football team overcame a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to grab a 17-16 lead, but a South Dakota State field goal with 31 seconds remaining was the difference in a 19-17 Penguins defeat on a sunny Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota.

YSU (0-4) hung around after falling behind 10-0 in the first 8:56 of the contest and ultimately took a fourth-quarter lead with 6:17 remaining.

SDSU (3-1) took its initial possession of the game and scored a touchdown. QB Mark Gronowski connected with Jaxon Janke on an eight-yard scoring toss to cap off a six-play, 75-yard drive. Two plays following the score, QB Mark Waid was intercepted by Malik Lofton and the Jackrabbits took over at their own 41-yard line. The drive stalled at the YSU 35 and Cole Frahm came on to boot a 52-yard field goal extending the lead to 10-0.

However, the Penguins answered with their first touchdown of the contest quickly. TB Jaleel McLaughlin raced 42 yards for a touchdown and the Penguins trimmed the deficit to 10-7 with 4:03 left in the first quarter.

Neither team could find much offense following that point and the Penguins trailed 10-7 at halftime.

The Jackrabbits extended the lead on their first posssession of the second half. South Dakota State gained possession at the YSU 49-yard line following a punt and found paydirt nine plays later on a one-yard sneak by Gronowski. The extra point attempt by Frahm was pushed wide left making the score 16-7 with 8:45 left in the third quarter.

YSU then held the ball for the remainder of the period while driving deep into SDSU territory. The 18-play, 59-yard drive took 10:14 off the clock and Colt McFadden's 33-yard field goal pulled the Guins within 16-10 with 13:31 left in the contest.

SDSU had a chance to make it a two-score game, but Frahm's 43-yard field goal attempt was off the mark with 9:43 remaining.

A good punt by Nick DeSalvo pinned the Jackrabbits at their own 22 and three plays later the defense set up the offense for the go-ahead score. Zaire Jones intercepted Gronowski at the SDSU 28 and returned it to the 20-yard line setting up the YSU offense. McLaughlin had three straight rushes and capped off the quick scoring drive with a untouched scoring run behind the right side of the line from a yard out with 6:21 to tie the contest. McFadden converted the PAT kick giving the Guins a one-point lead.

SDSU and then YSU went three-and-out and the Jackrabbits took over at their 21 with 2:53 remaining. The Guins forced a 3rd-and-11 at the 20, but a 39-yard pass from Gronowski to Zach Heins moved the ball into Penguins territory. On the next play, Gronowski found Heins again for a 16-yard pickup down to the YSU 25-yard line. SDSU was able to move the ball to the YSU 12 before the Guins forced a field-goal try. Frahm connected from 29 yards out with just 31 seconds left to give the Jacks a 19-17 lead.

YSU took over at its 32-yard line, but after two short completions, Waid was hit and fumbled to end the Penguins' final drive.

For the game, McLaughlin rushed for 122 yards on 26 carries and had two touchdowns. Waid carreid 11 times for 41 yards and completed 7-of-13 passes for 55 yards. Pierre Strong led the way offensively for the Jackrabbits with 124 yards on 21 rushes. Gronowski completed 12-of-28 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. Grant Dixon led YSU with a game-high 10 tackles while Jones added nine.

SDSU had a 300-251 advantage in total offensive yardage while YSU outrushed the Jackrabbits 196-142. SDSU passed for 158 yards with 54 coming on two completions on its final drive of the game.

The Penguins return home next Saturday to play host to South Dakota. Kickoff at Stambaugh Stadium is set for Noon.