Lycoming College Athletics

Junior Brooke Strausser is the first women’s lacrosse player to earn the College’s Female Athlete of the Year award since Megan Wallenhorst won it in 2008. The midfielder has developed into one of the most talented players in the league, earning All-MAC honors as both a freshman and sophomore. This year, Strausser leads the team with 39 goals, 42 points, 36 groundballs, 44 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers. She is in the top 10 in the conference in goals (3.25, 6^th), groundballs (3.00, 4^th) and free-position goals (12^th, 1.00). She is also just two points away from becoming the 12^th player in school history to reach 100 in a career and four more groundballs from becoming the 21^st player in school history to pick up 100.

Senior Anthony Marascio, a consensus All-American, is the second straight football player to earn the Lycoming College Male Athlete of the Year award, joining Josh Kleinfelter ’11. The Philadelphia, Pa., native became the first Lycoming player to earn the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2011, as he led the MAC in tackles for loss with 20 and finished tied for third in the league with 8.5 sacks, helping him earn a slew of postseason awards. In addition to earning the football team’s MVP and defensive lineman of the year award, he was named to the AFCA All-American squad, the D3football.com All-American Second Team, the Associated Press Little All-America Third Team and the D3ProDay.com All-American First Team. Marascio earned two D3Football.com Team of the Week honors during the year and added one Beyond Sports Network Athlete of the Week mention. The 6-2 Philadelphia, Pa., native led the Warriors with 59 tackles, the second year in a row that he led the team in tackles.