Corey Jacoby Earns Second-Straight PSAC Winter Top Ten Award

Apr. 6, 2006

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - For the second consecutive year, Shippensburg wrestling senior Corey Jacoby (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) was one of 10 recipients of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Winter Top Ten Award. Jacoby is the 19th Shippensburg athlete to win the award since it began in 1997 and the second male student-athlete to receive the award twice.

Through the fall semester, Jacoby earned a 3.32 grade point average as a criminal justice major. At 197 pounds, the defending NCAA Division II national champion entered the season ranked No. 1 in the nation and despite battling injuries, capped his senior year with a 31-6 record and a second-straight appearance in the NCAA championship match.

Jacoby's second-place finish helped Shippensburg to a third-place team finish, the highest-ever for the Red Raiders. In addition, he captured the school's first East Region title at 197 pounds and while earning a second-place finish at the PSAC Championships for the third-straight season. Jacoby was a three-time All-American and concluded his career with 116 victories, third on the school's all-time list.

Jacoby joins John Kuhn, also a two-time winner, as the only male student-athlete to earn multiple Top Ten honors.

The Top Ten Awards, selected by the PSAC’s sports information directors, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom, as well as in the arena of competition. The conference designates Top Ten Award winners after each of the sports seasons: fall, winter and spring.

To be a candidate for the Top Ten Awards, a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum of a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials. Only student-athletes from the winter sports season are eligible for the Winter Top Ten Awards. Those sports are: wrestling, men’s and women’s basketball, men's and women's swimming, and men’s and women’s indoor track & field.

At the end of the academic year, the league announces the Scholar-Athlete Awards, which recognize student-athletes on all PSAC squads with 3.25 cumulative GPAs or better. Additionally, the PSAC names the top Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of Year.

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