ANNVILLE, Pa. - Throughout the month of April, the Middle Atlantic Conference is announcing their Senior Scholar Athletes for the 2020-21 academic year. A singular Senior Scholar Athlete is announced for each of the 27 sports that the MAC sponsors. This is a combined accolade with seniors from MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom schools all vying for one accolade per sport.
Check back daily through the end of April for Messiah seniors that claim the prestigious honor.
Prior to the 2020-21 academic year, Messiah University had the more than double any other institution with 64 senior scholar athletes honored. A total of 24 men and 40 women have earned one of the conference's highest accolades for an individual.
See below for a list of Messiah honorees and the upcoming releases:
Men's Cross Country - Nate Romberger
Nate Romberger is a three-time All-MAC honoree at the MAC Cross Country Championships including a first-team finish (ninth) in 2019 and two second-team finishes in 2018 (12th) and 2017 (19th). Romberger helped lead the Falcons to conference team titles in both 2017 and 2018.
Romberger is majoring in mathematics with a teaching certification and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2021. He currently holds a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA). Romberger is a three-time MAC Academic Honor Roll recipient and was named to the Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team in 2019.
Men's Soccer - Trevor Goodling
Trevor Goodling was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team and the United Soccer Coaches all-region team in 2019. He led the MAC Commonwealth in goals (11), game-winning goals (7) and points (24) in 2019. Goodling was part of two MAC Commonwealth titles in three conference title game appearances. The Falcons won the NCAA Division III Championship in his first season.
Goodling is majoring in finance with an expected graduation date in the spring of 2021. He currently holds a 3.94 GPA. Goodling was named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Third Team in 2019. He was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll three times, and he was named to the 2019 Men's Soccer Academic All-MAC Team.
Field Hockey - Mackenzie Brubaker
Mackenzie Brubaker led the Falcons to three-straight MAC Commonwealth titles and three-straight NCAA tournament appearances. Messiah finished national runner-up in her first season on the team. In 2019, Brubaker was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team and to the NFHCA All-Region First Team.
Brubaker majored in music and worship and graduated in December 2020 with a 3.86 GPA. She was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll three times. Brubaker was named to the Field Hockey Academic All-MAC Team in 2019.
Men's Tennis - Galen Fitzkee
Galen Fitzkee is a two-time All-MAC Commonwealth First Team honoree (2018, 2019) and was named the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year. He led the Falcons to the 2018 MAC Commonwealth team title with a 5-0 win over Lebanon Valley. In 2018, he went 10-3 overall and was 8-0 in MAC Commonwealth play.
Fitzkee is majoring in human peace and conflict studies with an expected graduation date in the spring of 2021. He currently holds a 3.91 GPA and has been named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll three times. Fitzkee was named to the Men's Tennis Academic All-MAC Team in 2018 and 2019.
