LANCASTER, Pa. – The Atlantic East Conference announced its 2023-24 Academic All-Conference team on Tuesday afternoon, and it included six student-athletes from the Penn State Altoona men's tennis team.

To earn a spot on the Atlantic East's Academic All-Conference team, student-athletes must be full-time students and possess grade-point averages of 3.2 or better through the fall and spring semesters.

Penn State Altoona is an affiliate member of the Atlantic East in the sport of men's tennis, through the AEC's partnership with the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference that began in the 2023-24 season.

The six Penn State Altoona men's tennis student-athletes who earned Academic All-Conference status from the Atlantic East are:

• sophomore Nick Beard (Manns Choice, PA/Bedford)
• freshman Kadyn Carey (Altoona, PA/Altoona)
• junior Casey Hess (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona)
• sophomore Emmett Hibbs (Richfield, PA/East Juniata)
• freshman Jackson Newell (Leechburg, PA/Kiski)
• junior Parth Raval (Mumbai, India/Thakur Polytechnic)

For more information on the Atlantic East Conference, visit its website at www.atlanticeast.com.