Men's Lacrosse player Luc Swedlund (Randolph/Randolph) was chosen Stockton Male Athlete of the Year and volleyball player Julie Kohlhoff (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) was chosen Stockton Female Athlete of the Year. Swedlund and Kohlhoff each led their Stockton squads to conference championships.
Swedlund was named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American after scoring 100 goals and dishing 18 assists for 118 points, setting new school records for goals and points in 2019. He became the fifth Osprey to achieve All-American status and also was selected CSAC Player of the Year, CSAC First Team, ECAC Offensive Player of the Year, ECAC First Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District and MVP of the CSAC championship game.
Swedlund led NCAA Division III in goals per game (4.76) and finished sixth nationally in points per game (5.62). The attack was an offensive force all season, being named to the USILA Team of the Week on four occasions, CSAC Player of the Week twice and ECAC South Player of the Month once.
Kohlhoff received AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, AVCA All-Northeast Region and NJAC First Team recognition in Fall 2019. The middle hitter led the NJAC and finished seventh in NCAA Division III in hitting percentage (.408). Kohlhoff also finished fourth in the NJAC in blocks (team-high 0.79/set) and led the Ospreys with 329 kills.
Kohlhoff, a two-time NJAC Player of the Week, played in all 35 matches and missed only one of Stockton's 134 sets. She reached double digits in kills 15 times, highlighted by a career-high 19 kills against Kean on October 29. Kohlhoff registered at least three blocks in 17 matches, with a high of eight blocks versus Haverford on September 14.
The nominees for Male Athlete of the Year were Larry Abanilla (men's soccer), Edward Dennerlein (indoor track & field), Daniel Do (cross country), Kyion Flanders (men's basketball), Ray Hughes (baseball), Tom Strychowski (outdoor track & field) and Swedlund.
The nominees for Female Athlete of the Year were Maria Antoni (cross country), Dasey DiElmo (women's soccer), Danielle Elia (women's golf), Emily Gilligan (field hockey), Olivia Hurley (women's rowing), Kohlhoff, Jessica McRae (indoor/outdoor track & field), Elena Nunez (women's tennis), Casey Schieda (softball), Tamara Torales (women's lacrosse) and Lajerah Wright (women's basketball).
