The 2021 Spring Sports season will be one that will be remembered for a long time by anyone associated with the Athletic Department at Seton Hill.  First off, the spring sports season marked the return of regular athletic competition after nearly a year long break due to the CoVID-19 pandemic which wiped out most of the 2020 spring season and the 2020 fall and 2020-21 winter seasons.  The main reason the season will be remembered will be for the many successes on the playing field and in the classroom.  The spring was highlighted by two NCAA National Championships on the track and a NCAA Atlantic Regional title which led to a trip to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championships.  The Griffins won three PSAC Western Division titles and advanced to the conference finals in baseball, softball and men's and women's lacrosse.  The baseball and softball programs each hosted the PSAC finals for the first time in school history and three programs earned NCAA Postseason appearances.  The teams also earned multiple postseason awards including four conference athletes of the year, one rookie of the year, one pitcher of the year, one specialist of the year, one goalkeeper of the year and two conference coach of the year awards. 
 
The awards also rolled in for the Griffins performance in the classroom as well.  To date, the Griffins have had one player named a COSIDA Academic All American, seven athletes named to the CoSIDA Academic All District Teams, two earn PSAC Top 12 Awards and one earn the prestigious Pete Nevins PSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.  In addition many teams were honored by their coaches association with academic awards. 
 
The top performances of the spring are led by Samuel Hartman who became the first two time NCAA National Champion at Seton Hill.  Hartman won both the 110 meter and 400 meter hurdle titles at the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Allendale, Michigan.  Hartman won his first national championship by defeating Tyron Lewis of West Texas A&M by .01 to claim his first championship.  Hartman won the 110 meter hurdle title with a time of 13.88 seconds. Hartman won his second national title by .25 seconds over Jackson Blanchard of Grand Valley to claim his second title.  His time in the 400 meter finals was 50.50 seconds.  He is only the third person to pull off the double hurdle title.  
 
The other top performance of the spring was the baseball team winning their second NCAA Atlantic Regional title in school history.  The Griffins defeated Millersville 8-5 in Charleston, WV in the regional final.  Seton Hill advanced to their second appearance in the NCAA Division II Baseball Championships where they opened play with a 4-3 win over Southern New Hampshire. 
 
For the sixth straight year, over 50% of Seton Hill student athletes were named PSAC Scholar Athletes.  Women's basketball athlete Cheyenne Trest, volleyball athlete Viktoria Farian and wrestler Damon Greenwald all earned CoSIDA Academic All District honors.  Farian also earned CoSIDA Academic All American honors.  The women's basketball program was named a special mention to the WBCA Division II Academic Top 25.  The Griffins had the second best GPA in the country but were not eligible for the top 25 as they did not compete this season.  The volleyball program earned the AVCA/USMC Team Academic Award for the eleventh straight season. 
 
 
Now here is a look at some highlights from each team's spring sports season:
 
Baseball
 
The Griffins finished with a 39-8 overall record, their best winning percentage in school history and finished with a 23-4 record in the PSAC West, good for the PSAC Western Division title.  Tommy Pellis was named PSAC West Athlete of the Week, Owen Sabol named PSAC West Rookie of the Year and coach Marc Marizzaldi was named PSAC West Coach of the Year.  Head coach Marizzaldi won his 600^th career game which was also 600^th win in program history.  Seven members of the team earned All PSAC West honors.  Pellis was named NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year while Marizzaldi earned NCBWA Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year award. Ben Vicini and Derek Orndorff each also earned All Region honors with Pellis being named an All American by the NCBWA.  Marizzaldi was named the ABCA Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year.  Pellis also earned academic honors, being named to the CoSIDA Academic All District Team and being a PSAC Winter/Spring Top 12 Award winner.
 
Men's Lacrosse
 
The Griffins finished the season with an 11-3 overall and were 5-1 in G-MAC play, finishing second in the regular season.  The team finished as G-MAC Tournament runner up.  The Griffins earned a NCAA Tournament bid, falling to St Anselm in the NCAA First Round.  Twelve Griffins earned All G-MAC honors led by Logan Gray as Specialist of the Year and Kevin Mo as Keeper of the Year.  Seven Griffins earned USILA All Region Honors including Logan Maloni, Thomas Hanulak, Kevin Mo, Remy Sell, Christian Krauch, Logan Gray and Blake Profio.  Maloni, Hanulak and Mo all earned USILA All American Honors.  Maloni also played in the USILA Senior All Star game.  The team was honored with the USILA Division II Team Academic Award while twenty seven members of the team were named to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Academic All Conference Team.  
 
Softball
 
The Griffins finished the season with a 32-14 overall record and finished 25-7 in the PSAC west, good for the PSAC Western Division title.  Seton Hill earned their first trip to the PSAC finals, defeating Mercyhurst and Gannon to advance to the finals.  SHU was defeated by West Chester in the PSAC Finals.  Five Griffins earned All PSAC West honors led by Jenna Osikowicz who was named PSAC West Athlete of the Year and Logan Hartman who was named PSAC West Pitcher of the Year.  Osikowicz, Hartman and Lauren Dellett earned D2CCA and NFCA All Region Honors.  Osikowicz also earned an academic honor as she was named to the CoSIDA Academic All District Team. 
 
Women's Lacrosse
 
The Griffins finished the season with a 13-3 overall and were a perfect 10-0 in the PSAC West, winning the first PSAC West title in school history.  SHU earned a NCAA Tournament bid, falling in the first round to East Stroudsburg.  Eight members of the team earned All PSAC West honors led by Kristi Kada earning PSAC West Athlete of the Year and Coach Courtney Grove being named Coach of the Year. Coach Grove also won her 100^th game this season. The team finished as PSAC Tournament runner up after losing to West Chester in the final.  Colleen Roy was named the PSAC Women's Lacrosse Champion Scholar.  Five members of the team earned IWLCA All Region honors including Kristi and Kate Kada, Makayla Kintner, Jaclyn Frank and Roy.  Kristi Kada became the first Griffin to earn first team All American honors from the IWLCA.  Kintner also earned IWLCA All American honors.  Kintner was also named a CoSIDA Academic All District selection.
 
Track and Field
 
The men finished fifth, tying the best mark for the team in the PSAC while the women finished 11^th at the PSAC Championships.  In addition to his National titles, Samuel Hartman led the men's team by winning two PSAC titles (one in the 110 hurdles and one in the 400 hurdles).  He was named the meet's Most Outstanding Track Athlete.  Hunter Martin also won a PSAC title in the long jump.  Sydney Wolf won a PSAC title in the 800 meter dash.  Hartman was named the USTFCCCA Atlantic Track Athlete of the Year while asst coach Ashley Ivill was named USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Assistant of the Year.  Seven members of the team earned All Region honors including Hartman, Martin, Sven Rabsahl, Wolf, Alexis Cunningham, Kristen Greggerson and Sarah Johnson.  Hartman was also named the PSAC Men's Track Athlete of the Year.  Academically, Hartman was named to the CoSIDA Academic All District Team, earned PSAC Winter/Spring Top 12 Award and was named the Pete Nevins PSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. 
 
 
Cross Country
 
The women's team finished third at the 2021 PSAC Cross Country Championships.  The team was led by Sydney Wolf who finished seventh to earn first team All PSAC honors.  Isabella Myles also earned first team All PSAC honors with a 17^th place finish.  Both Darby Roth and Alexis Cunningham were named second team All PSAC.  The men's team finished sixth at the PSAC Championships, their best ever finish at a PSAC Championships.  Benton Bickerton earned first team All PSAC honors with a 14^th place finish.  Owen Keith just missed first team honors, finishing in 16^th place to earn second team honors.