May 5, 2008

Manahan, Anderson earn Sportsman and Sportswoman of Year

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College has selected senior men’s soccer player Michael Manahan (State College, Pa./State College) and senior multi-sport athlete Brittany Anderson (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) as its 2008 Omicron Delta Kappa/Mortar Board Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively.

Both student-athletes received their award Saturday during the College's Recognition Convocation in Harbison Chapel as part of Parents' Weekend.

Anderson tied a Grove City record by earning 11 total varsity letters during her career as a student-athlete. Anderson earned four letters in both volleyball and basketball and three letters as a thrower for the track and field squad.

As an outside hitter for the volleyball team, Anderson helped Grove City post back-to-back 20-win seasons during her final two seasons. In 2007, she finished second on the team in total blocks with 94.

Anderson also started in each of her final three seasons on the basketball court and finished her career with 98 blocked shots, the third-most in program history. This season, she averaged 7.5 points and 7.0 rebounds and helped the Wolverines advance to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

As a thrower for the track and field team, Anderson helped Grove City to the 2005 PAC title. She also lettered as a junior and senior in track and field.

Anderson is a biology/secondary education major and has achieved Dean’s List with Distinction honors. She has also been named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll and received Grove City “Scholar Athlete” recognition.

Anderson has also been inducted into the Beta Beta Beta biology honorary and the Kappa Delta Pi education honorary. She is president of the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is also Grove City SAAC president.

Manahan started each of the last three seasons in goal for the men’s soccer team and helped the Wolverines advance to the ECAC Championship Tournament in both 2005 and 2006.

He earned Second Team All-PAC honors twice during his career and posted 22 total shutouts. In 2005, Manahan recorded 13 wins, 10 shutouts and an 0.83 goals-against average as the Wolverines won their first-ever outright PAC title. In 2007, Manahan earned team captain distinction. He started 17 of 18 matches in goal and picked up three shutouts.

Manahan is a Spanish/mechanical engineering double major. He is a seven-time Dean’s List honoree and has been named to the conference’s Academic Honor Roll. Manahan is also a Presidential Scholarship recipient. In September, Manahan earned the PAC SAAC Student-Athlete of the Month award.

Manahan is a member of ODK and is president of Grove City’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers chapter. He has also been inducted into the Sigma Xi research society.

He also received the College's Senior Man of the Year award Saturday at Recognition Convocation. It is the second time in the last three years that a Grove City athlete has earned Man of the Year and Sportsman of the Year in the same year. In 2006, Mike Ritter earned both awards.

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