GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its All-PAC men's lacrosse teams and yearly award winners Wednesday afternoon. The league's eight head coaches determined, by vote, this year's All-PAC teams and annual award winners. 

Grove City College senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge) was selected as the PAC Offensive Player of the Year, while PAC Defensive Player of the Year honors went to Grove City senior faceoff specialist Grant Evans (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair). Grove City freshman attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y. | Honeoye Falls-Lima) claimed the PAC Newcomer of the Year award and Grove City fifth-year head coach Alec Jernstedt was selected as the PAC Coach of the Year. 

Gladstone and Evans were each honored for the second-straight year. This is Jernstedt's third-straight coach of the year citation. 

Gladstone was named the PAC Offensive Player of the Year and earned First Team recognition after registering a league-high 81 points on 59 goals and 22 assists in 19 games (19 starts) this season. His 59 goals are the most scored in the PAC. Gladstone tallied seven man-up goals and had four game-winning scores. He added 58 ground balls and caused 18 turnovers. Gladstone scored three or more goals 12 times. He posted a career-high nine points on seven goals and two assists in a 22-14 win against Colorado College on February 13, which entered the game ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division III. 

Gladstone is No. 11 on Division III's active list of goal scorers with 174 career goals in 53 games. His 3.28 goals per game average ranks 14th. He is a three-time All-PAC First Team selection. 

Evans was voted the PAC Defensive Player of the Year and earned First Team honors after leading the PAC in ground balls (190), ground balls per game (10.00) and faceoff winning percentage (.757, 281-371). His .757 faceoff winning percentage ranks No. 2 in Division III while his 10.00 ground balls per game average ranks 11th. Evans had 11 games this season with 10 or more ground balls. He also posted 18 points on 12 goals and six assists. In a 27-4 victory in the PAC Championship Tournament semifinal win over No. 4 Chatham on May 4, Evans went 19-for-19 in faceoffs with a season-high 18 ground balls and a caused turnover. He also scored a goal and had an assist in the win. 

Evans is Division III's active career leader in faceoff win percentage (.770) and ranks second in faceoffs won (802), ground balls (617) and ground balls per game (11.64). 

Evans is a three-time All-PAC First Team selection. He was named the Most Outstanding Player at this year's championship tournament. Evans was voted the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2019. 

Blythe was voted the PAC Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team honors after posting 70 points on 52 goals and 18 assists in 18 games (14 starts) during his rookie campaign. His 70 points rank second in the league while his 52 goals scored are the third-most in the PAC. Blythe added 36 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers. He scored three or more goals on 11 occasions this season. Blythe scored a career-high seven goals in an 18-11 victory over Marymount on March 18. He also had a seven-point effort (6G, 1A) in a 27-7 win at Thiel on April 13. 

Blythe's .468 shot percentage ranks 31st in Division III. 

Jernstedt led Grove City to the top seed in the league’s four-team championship tournament after going 7-0 in conference play during the regular season. Grove City improved to 15-4 with its 17-4 win over No. 2 Saint Vincent in the PAC Championship Tournament title game last Saturday at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City. It was Grove City's 13th-straight win and third-straight PAC title. Grove City is currently No. 8 in Region IV in the latest Division III regional rankings. 

Also announced Wednesday were the members of this year's PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC’s Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to both recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all conference teams.

As the winner of this year's PAC Championship Tournament, Grove City received the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. Twenty-seven conferences were granted automatic qualification (Pool A) for this year's championship. Grove City will take on Denison in the second round of the Division III Championship at 5 p.m. Friday at York. It will mark Grove City's third-straight trip to the Division III Championship. 

PAC Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Grove City senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge)
Defensive Player of the Year: Grove City senior faceoff Grant Evans (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair)
Newcomer of the Year: Grove City freshman attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y. | Honeoye Falls-Lima)
Coach of the Year: Grove City fifth-year head coach Alec Jernstedt
 

All-PAC First Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown | High School
A	Matt Blythe	Grove City	Fr.	Mendon, N.Y. | Honeoye Falls-Lima
A	Jordan Billet	Saint Vincent	Jr.	York, Pa. | West York
A	Ryan Greer	Westminster	Jr.	Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley
MF	Brett Gladstone	Grove City	Sr.	Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge
MF	Caleb Hawkins	Saint Vincent	Jr.	Palmyra, Pa. | Palmyra
MF	Alex Strain	W&J	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
D	Cody Adams	Grove City	Sr.	Pullman, Wash. | Pullman
D	Brock Simmons	Grove City	Jr.	Akron, Ohio | Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
D	Brody McMahon	Saint Vinent	Jr.	Lewes, Del. | Cape Henlopen
LSM	Mike Roman	Westminster	Sr.	Fort Washington, Pa. | Germantown Academy
Faceoff	Grant Evans	Grove City	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
SSDM	David Kraus	Grove City	Jr.	Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley
GK	Noah Sperling	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Gibsonia, Pa. | North Catholic

 

All-PAC Second Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown | High School
A	Michael La Forte	Grove City	Sr.	Waterford, Conn. | Waterford
A	James Petrolle	Grove City	Jr.	Damascus, Md. | Damascus
A	Tyler Condrasky	Saint Vincent	Gr.	Irwin, Pa. | Norwin
MF	Adam Bleess	Chatham	Sr.	Shakopee, Minn. | Shakopee
MF	Bennett Medyn	Thiel	So.	Macedon, N.Y. | Palmyra Macedon
MF	Joe Rosa	Westminster	Sr.	Newton, N.J. | Kittatinny Regional
D	Benjamin Wohlin	Saint Vincent	So.	Delmont, Pa. | Franklin Regional
D	Aaron Alderette	Westminster	So.	Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park
D	Brody McGuinness	Westminster	Fr.	Heber City, Utah | Wasatch
LSM	Addison Bennett	Grove City	Sr.	Haddonfield, N.J. | Haddonfield
Faceoff	Colin O'Malley	Westminster	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny
SSDM	Alec Jones	Grove City	Fr.	Chesterfield, N.J. | Notre Dame
GK	Andrew Smith	Bethany	Sr.	Erie, Pa. | McDowell

 

Honorable Mention All-PAC
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown | High School
A	Rei O'Brien	Chatham	Fr.	Cherry Hill, N.J. | cherry Hill East
A	Samuel Marshall	Franciscan	Fr.	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | St. Joseph
A	Carter Watts	W&J	Jr.	Gilbertsville, Pa. | Boyertown
A	Payton Waight	Westminster	So.	Ithaca, N.Y. | Ithaca
MF	Clay Yingling	Bethany	Sr.	Union Bridge, Md. | Linganore
MF	Ethan Rinker	Chatham	Fr.	Laurel, Md. | St. Vincent Palotti
MF	Gavin Cook	Franciscan	So.	Syracuse, N.Y. | Anthony Henninger
MF	Andrew Coholich	Saint Vincent	Jr.	Allison Park, Pa. | Hampton
D	Christian Funari	Bethany	So.	Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park
D	Logan Blankenship	Chatham	So.	Dover, Del. | Dover
D	Teddy McClain	Chatham	Gr.	Wexford, Pa. | Sewickley Academy
D	Joseph Redmond	Franciscan	Fr.	Scituate, Mass. | Cardinal Spellman
D	Alex Andreozzi	Thiel	Jr.	Lebanon, Pa. | Cedar Crest
D	James Deiuliis	W&J	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
LSM	Ethan Cavin	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Clifton, Va. | James W. Robinson Jr.
LSM	Luke Geister	W&J	Sr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa. | Cumberland Valley
FO	Dillon Davenport	Bethany	Jr.	Fairfax, Va. | Fairfax
FO	Ronin Keane	W&J	So.	Medford, Mass. | Arlington Catholic
SSDM	Max Schuler	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
SSDM	Selom Kalin-Samlan	Thiel	Sr.	Gaithersburg, Md. | Watkins Mill
GK	Richard Vale II	Franciscan	So.	Lovettsville, Va. | Wood Grove

 

Sportsmanship Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown | High School
FO	Dillon Davenport	Bethany	Jr.	Fairfax, Va. | Fairfax
GK	Shane Gaglione	Chatham	Sr.	Milford, Del. | Milford
MF	Alex Gutierrez	Franciscan	Sr.	Mexico City, Mexico | Prepa Ibero
A	Josh Spicher	Grove City	Sr.	Erie, Pa. | McDowell
MF	Alec Richard	Saint Vincent	Sr.	Palmyra, Pa. | Palmyra
LSM	Anthony Richards	Thiel	Sr.	Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park
D	Nathan Petrarco	W&J	So.	North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
D	Andrew Phillips	Westminster	Sr.	Morgantown, W.Va. | University