Edinboro University’s Hope Pietrocarlo (Bemus Point/Maple Grove) was recently named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week.

The redshirt junior earned the recognition due to her outstanding performance in the Grand Valley State Holiday Open in Allendale, Michigan earlier this month.

While facing a strong field of 69 runners in the 5,000-meter run, Pietrocarlo posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark, crossing the finish line in 14th place with a time of 17:08.97. That is currently the 10th-best time in Division II. The time is also fifth best in the event all-time at Edinboro.

Pietrocarlo also enjoyed a great deal of success during the cross country season. Thanks to her 15th-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships in November, she became Edinboro’s first two-time All-American since Sarah Krolick in 2013. In addition, she played an integral role in Edinboro winning its third straight Atlantic Region championship, as the Fighting Scots placed first at the PSAC Championships.

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Speaking of running, Brooke Adams of Randolph continues to pile up awards as she has been named the women’s winner of The Buffalo News Runner of the Year Series.

In 2019, Adams has won the GBTC Grand Island Half Marathon, the Ronald McDonald House 5K and the Strider Glider Quarter Marathon. The top ranking comes on the heels of finishing third in the Runner of the Year Series in 2015 and fourth in 2016.

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Jamestown native Alex Lee Yaw was honored as a member of the United Soccer Coaches 2019 All-American Teams thanks to his stellar performance on the pitch this season for Gannon University’s men’s soccer team.

Lee Yaw, who played high school soccer at Mercyhurst Prep, earned First-Team honors. He was also recently named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America Third Team.

According to Gannon’s official athletics website, the 6-foot junior finished the season leading the Knights with 12 goals and nine assists. He also took a league-high 78 shots on the year and ranked fourth in the PSAC with 34 shots on goal. His 12 goals scored was third in the PSAC, while his nine assists ranked second. Lee Yaw set a career-high, with three goals scored in Gannon’s 3-1 win over Bloomsburg. He also scored at least one goal and tallied an assist in six matches this season.

Lee Yaw currently ranks in the top-10 in the program’s record books for points per game, goals per game, and assists per game, as he enters his senior season next year. He has six career game winners, tying for fifth in the all-time books. With 22 career goals scored, Lee Yaw is also climbing toward the top-25 in program history, as he currently ranks 26th all-time.

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Alfred University offensive lineman Wes Senn (Randolph/Randolph) was named a member of the 2019 All-Empire 8 First Team.

Senn earned a spot on the first team after being recognized as a member of the second team and honorable mention team the past two seasons.

The 6-foot-2 senior started every game under center for the Saxons in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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Alanna Dibble (Lakewood/Southwestern) is enjoying a solid start to the season for Penn State Behrend’s women’s basketball team.

At last report, the 5-foot-11 sophomore is averaging 12.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game over nine contests.

Arguably her best performance came on Nov. 21 in a 91-82 loss to Allegheny College, where she poured in 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. She also hauled in seven rebounds.

Dibble has scored in double figures in six of Penn State Behrend’s nine games and has grabbed double-digit rebounds in five of those nine matchups.

Last season as a freshman, Dibble played in 27 games (25 starts). She helped Penn State Behrend reach the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship game and was named a member of the All-AMCC Third Team. She recorded eight double-doubles and averaged 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

In high school, Dibble was a four-year letter winner in basketball, soccer and softball at Southwestern Central School.