Former Seton Hill track and field star Mallory Sanner was named one of the PSAC's 75 Greatest Female Athletes as part of the PSAC's 75th Anniversary Celebration.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is celebrating its 75th anniversary season in 2025-26 and will honor 300 of its most prominent contributors throughout the month of September in the fall of 2025.
The second grouping so honored are the PSAC's 75 Greatest Female Athletes, recognizing former female student-athletes that had exceptional athletic careers during or after their participation in the PSAC.
"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.
Mallory Sanner will always have her name in the Seton Hill record books as well as the rafters in the Seton Hill gymnasium as she was the first NCAA National Champion in school history. Sanner won the national championship as a sophomore in the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her third throw of the championships, 49.43 meters won the national championship.
Over her career, Sanner earned many awards for her work on the track and in the classroom. On the track, she was a four time All American in the javelin. Mallory earned multiple conference championships in the javelin as well. As a senior, Sanner earned the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year, the PSAC Field Athlete of the Year and was named the Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the PSAC Championships. She also earned a WVIAC Field Athlete of the Year award and was named the Westmoreland County YWCA Sportswoman of the Year in 2013.
For her work on the track and in the classroom, Sanner was a two time Capital One Academic All American. She also earned a PSAC Top 10 Award as a senior. Following her sophomore season, she was named the Scholar Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA.
All 300 honorees were selected through a process that included nominations from institutions and selections by committee. The committee was comprised of institutional and PSAC staff.
