By: SU Sports Information
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Seven Shippensburg University alumni were among the individuals announced on Wednesday to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)’s “75 Greatest Female Athletes” list.
The list recognizes former female student-athletes who had exceptional athletic careers during or after their participation in the PSAC.
The PSAC is celebrating its 75th anniversary season in 2025-26 and will honor 300 of its most prominent contributors throughout the month of September.
“While the path for women in college athletics was not always paved equally, the women of the PSAC have more than made their mark,” said Steve Murray, PSAC Commissioner. “They’ve redefined what’s possible. From the early trailblazers to today’s champions, these 75 greatest female athletes represent courage, excellence, and the relentless pursuit of opportunity. Their achievements speak not only to talent, but to the progress Title IX helped make possible and the power of sport to transform lives.”
The PSAC was founded on March 11, 1951, and comprised 14 institutions as the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Athletic Conference (PSTCAC). Since then, it has grown into one of the largest conferences in the NCAA across all three divisions.
Shippensburg University student-athletes selected to PSAC list:
Lauren Beckley – Basketball, 2006-10
2-time All-American, 3-time PSAC Player of the Year, 4-time All-PSAC First Team; PSAC’s 2nd All-Time Leading Scorer (2,407 points) and No. 10 All-Time Leading Rebounder (1,151)…7th in PSAC history in career 3-pointers (263) and career free throws (532)…59 career double-doubles…first player in league history to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore
Dee Fichter Cross – Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse, 1977-81
1979 AIAW Division III National Field Hockey Player of the Year; tri-captain of SU’s 1979 AIAW Division III National Championship Field Hockey Team, graduated as SU’s all-time field hockey goals leader (49), basketball points leader (826) and lacrosse assists leader; 9-year member of U.S. National Lacrosse Team (1980-89), 1999 inductee to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Ariel Jones – Basketball, Track & Field, 2017-23
3-time All-American; 2-time PSAC Player of the Year; 4-time All-PSAC First Team; PSAC’s all-time leading scorer (2,806 points; fourth-most in D2 history); NCAA Division II’s all-time leader in free throws (850); PSAC single-game scoring record (51) and single-season scoring record (795), 3-time PSAC place-winner in outdoor track & field as a jumper
Hannah Marsteller – Softball, 2018-22
3-time All-American; 3-time PSAC Athlete of the Year; 2-time Ron Lenz Division II Player of the Year; 2021-22 Pete Nevins PSAC Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year; PSAC’s all-time leader in RBIs (249); 2nd in PSAC history in home runs (62) and slugging percentage (.857), 3rd in doubles (62), extra-base hits (134) and total bases (550)
Jazmin Petrantonio Kuhn – Field Hockey, 2017-21
2021-22 Division II Honda Athlete of the Year; 2-time NFHCA Division II Player of the Year (2018, 2021); 3-time NFHCA Regional Player of the Year; 4-time All-American; 106 career goals (3rd in NCAA D-II history), all-time leading scorer in the history of the NCAA D-II Field Hockey Championships (10 goals in eight games)
Neely Spence Gracey – Cross Country, Track & Field, 2008-12
8-time NCAA National Champion, 11-time NCAA All-American, 2-time USTFCCCA National Cross Country Athlete of the Year, 2-time PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year, named PSAC Athlete of the Year after all 10 of her competitive seasons, 21-time PSAC Champion spanning XC and T&F, 2010 NCAA Division II Women’s Sportsmanship Award
Kelley Tiesi Key – Softball, 2003-06
3-time All-American; 2006 PSAC Pitcher of the Year; 2004 PSAC Player of the Year; 4-time All-PSAC First Team; 2004 NCAA Division II Player of the Year; 2nd in PSAC history in career strikeouts (1,095), 3rd in shutouts (51); 5th in PSAC history in wins (99) and complete games (91)…set NCAA D-II record with 83.2 consecutive scoreless innings in 2004
