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Lucas Smith Named PSAC Freshman Golfer of the Year; Mario Battaglia Tabbed Second-Team All PSAC

Lock Haven, PA

5/28/2025 2:45:00 PM


Smith, LucasBattaglia, MarioPitt-Johnstown's Lucas Smith was named the PSAC Freshman Golfer of the Year and Second-Team All-Conference, and senior Mario Battaglia joined Smith on the All-PSAC Second-Team when the league office released this year's honors on Wednesday.

Gannon's Mattia Parrini was selected as the PSAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Year and earned First-Team All-Conference honors as a result of winning the individual PSAC Tournament Championship.  The other nine All-Conference selections and Major Awards were determined by a vote of the conference's coaches.

In addition, Gannon's Scott Stano earned Coach of the Year honors.

Smith and Battaglia helped lead the Mountain Cats to a second-place finish in October's 2024 PSAC Championships and a sixth-place finish in the 2025 NCAA Atlantic/East Region Tournament earlier this month.  Both feats were program-best finishes for Pitt-Johnstown.

Athlete of the Year: Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Freshman of the Year: Lucas Smith, Pitt-Johnstown
Coach of the Year: Scott Stano, Gannon
 
First Team
Athlete Class School
Giovanni Delorenzi^* Jr. Gannon
Mattia Parrini^ So. Gannon
Timothy Peters* So. Millersville
Rasmus Seppanen R-So. Gannon
Alex Swinnerton** Jr. IUP
 
Second Team
Athlete Class School
Mario Battaglia Sr. Pitt-Johnstown
Elijah Ruppert Sr. Gannon
Guillermo Salazar*^ Jr. IUP
Lucas Smith Fr. Pitt-Johnstown
Cole Villa Sr. California
 

 
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