KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown University’s Jordan Morgan of the football team and Alaina Curry of the women’s soccer team have been named the 2017 KU Athletes of the Year.
The duo were also named the KU Male and Female Senior Athletes of the Year at the department’s annual end-of year banquet last month.
Morgan became the first offensive lineman in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) history to be named the PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Year as he made the All-PSAC East First Team for the third consecutive season. The two-time team captain also became just the fourth two-time All-America selection in program history, and capped his career by becoming just the second player in PSAC history to receiving the Gene Upshaw Award as the top lineman in Division II.
Morgan blocked for his second school rushing record as the Golden Bears ran for 459 yards at East Stroudsburg. He played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in January, becoming the second player in school history, and the sixth in PSAC history, to earn the invitation to the nation’s top senior showcase.
Curry is the second women’s soccer player in program history to be named the KU Athlete of the Year, both coming in the last three years.
She became the fifth All-American in program history in 2016. She was also named All-PSAC and All-Region for the second year in row as she was voted to the First Team for both. Curry was second on the team with 18 points and third with seven goals as she helped the Maroon and Gold reach the Final Four for the first time in program history.
Curry posted four-game winning goals, second on the team, and was one of three Golden Bears to appear in all 25 games. In the spring, Curry was selected as the 2017 Lehigh Valley Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (LVAIAW) Most Outstanding Senior Athlete at KU.
Members of the KU athletic department staff voted upon the nominees to determine KU’s year-end awards. The awards will be formally presented at halftime of the Sept. 16 football game vs. Seton Hill at 12:05 p.m.
KU Male Athlete of the Year Award Winners
Year
Winner
1987
Mike Cantrel, Track & Field
1988
Marty Eggleston, Basketball
1989
Butch Hills, Basketball
1991
Bart Wasiolek, Cross Country/Track
1992
Mark Steinmeyer, Football
1993
Todd Wiley, Cross Country
1994
Mike Fantanarosa, Football/Track
1995
John Mobley, Football
1996
John Mobley, Football
1997
Andy Bausher, Baseball
1998
Ryan Vogelsong, Baseball
1999
Chris Spinozzi, Baseball
2000
Paul Schmitt, Track & Field
2001
Tim Bausher, Baseball
2002
Glenn Woolard, Baseball
2003
Scott Eisenhart, Track & Field
2004
Justin Collins, Track & Field
2005
Matt Keller, Baseball
2006
Mike McCardell, Baseball
2007
Joe Kemmerer, Wrestling
2008
Elfren Quiles, Football
2009
Joe Kemmerer, Wrestling
2010
Stephen Dennis, Basketball
2011
Kevin Morton, Football
2012
Kevin Morton, Football
2013
Kevin Morton, Football
2014
Ziad Haddad, Wrestling
2015
Ziad Haddad, Wrestling
2016
Josh Johnson, Basketball
2017
Jordan Morgan, Football
KU Female Athlete of the Year Award Winners
Year
Winner
1987
Fran Metz, Basketball
1988
Sharon Toth, Softball
1989
Gwen Kerr, Field Hockey
1990
Lisa Marrella, Field Hockey
1991
Missy Boettger, Basketball/Softball
1992
Shayn Mosley, Field Hockey, Diving
1993
Daphne Hoyt, Cross Country/Track
1994
Lorie Erie, Softball
1995
Deidre Lynn Rhodes, Track & Field
1996
Deidre Lynn Rhodes, Track &Field
1997
Tara Crozier, Track and Field
Claudine Gruver, Swimming
1998
Tara Crozier, Track & Field
1999
Amy Wahl, Basketball
2000
Kristi Braine, Track & Field
2001
Megan Seefeldt, Cross Country/Track
2002
Kellie Evans, Softball
2003
Missy Klein, Volleyball
2004
Jessie Didier, Volleyball
2005
Kerstin Kloeffer, Tennis
2006
Laura Kline, Field Hockey/Track
2007
Steph Denlinger, Softball
2008
Ashley Fitzgerald, Softball
2009
Steph Denlinger, Softball
2010
Steph Jeppesen, Swimming
2011
Melissa McQuade, Basketball
2012
Kayla Jones, Bowling
2013
April Doyle, Track & Field
2014
Erin Reynolds, Field Hockey
2015
Sam Costello, Soccer
2016
Anna Behm, Field Hockey
2017
Alaina Curry, Soccer