MADISON, N.J. – The Landmark Conference has selected six athletes as Landmark Senior Scholar Athletes for their respective winter sports. A committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors and sports information directors selected the recipients, choosing one senior from each of the winter sports sponsored by the conference. The honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and are selected based on their accomplishments in all areas of college life including athletics, academics and other extracurricular activities. The award is the most exclusive awarded by the Conference with just 20 honorees for each academic year.

The 2010 Landmark winter sport Senior Scholar Athletes are: Men's Basketball: Jeff Berkey (Stoystown, Pa./Shanksville-Stonycreek), Juniata College; Women's Basketball: Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor), Moravian College; Men's Swimming & Diving: Scott Heilman (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North), United States Merchant Marine Academy; Women's Swimming & Diving: Lauren Wieland (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon), The University of Scranton; Men's Indoor Track & Field: Steve Drosdick (Verona, N.J./Verona), Susquehanna University; Women's Indoor Track & Field: Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil Academy), Moravian College.

Berkey was a standout for the Juniata men's basketball team and a two-year captain for the Eagles. He was chosen as a second-team All-Conference pick in both his junior and senior year. He averaged nearly 10 points per game for his career and ranks fifth in program history in three-point field goals made and his 67 made threes as a senior is the third-highest total in school history. Berkey is majoring in business management and politics with an interest in economics and law. He has been selected to the Landmark Winter All-Academic Team twice, and has earned Dean's List honors seven semesters. He is a member of the National Leadership Honor Society and studied abroad in Senegal and Gambia.

Harrison closed her career by helping Moravian claim its first Landmark women's basketball championship and earn the team's second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. She is a three-time All-Conference choice, and earned first-team honors as a junior and senior. She was also chosen as an All-Region and ECAC All-Star in her final year, when she averaged nearly 11 points per game, while grabbing 160 rebounds, passing out 85 assists and collecting 43 steals. In the classroom, Harrison will graduate with a degree in elementary education and psychology, and has produced a strong cumulative GPA over four years. She is a three-time Academic Honor Roll choice and earned Winter All-Academic honors as a senior.

Heilman was a team captain and key performer for the USMMA swimming and diving team that claimed its third-straight Landmark Championship this year. He was a three-time All-Conference performer for the Mariners capped by his winning performance in the 200 freestyle at the Landmark Swimming & Diving Championships in his senior year. He has also been a part of a pair of winning relays in three seasons and had a runner-up finish in the 200 at the 2009 Landmark Championships. He is pursuing a degree in maritime operations and technology, and has as strong cumulative GPA. Heilman is a Regimental Officer and Company Commander at USMMA and is listed in Who's Who Among College Students in America.

Wieland excelled for the Scranton women's swimming and diving team, helping the team win three straight Landmark Championships. She earned first-team All-Conference honors three times, and won individual events on two occasions at the Landmark Championship, tying for the win in the 1,650 freestyle as a senior and winning the 200-freestyle as a sophomore. She also had six runner-up finishes at the Landmark meet in her career, and had 46 first-place finishes during her career in dual-meet competition. An occupational management major, Wieland has twice earned Landmark All-Academic honors. She is a four-time Dean's List honoree and volunteers with Head Start and at local kindergartens and preschools.

Drosdick has been a strong performer for the Susquehanna track program, and enjoyed his best performance at the 2010 Landmark Indoor Track & Field Championship. He earned 10 points, helping the Crusader place second, as he placed third in both the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump. In 2009 he helped Susquehanna claim the first indoor team championship in program history when they claimed first at the Landmark meet. Drosdick is an economics major at Susquehanna and has earned Academic Honor Roll status five times in his career while compiling a stellar GPA. He also competes on the Crusaders outdoor track team, and competes as a member of the Susquehanna men's volleyball club team.

Posimo has been one of the top performers in track & field since Landmark competition began. She has earned first-team All-Conference honors at all three Landmark Indoor Track & Field Championships, and has helped Moravian win the team title at all three. She was the Field Athlete of the Year choice at the 2009 Championship, and has won seven individual events and been a part of three winning relays at Landmark Indoor Championships. She also qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in her junior year. Posimo has maintained an outstanding GPA as a biochemistry major, and is a three-time Landmark All-Academic Team honoree. She also is an affiliate for the American Chemistry Society.

The Landmark Conference will select a Senior Scholar Athlete in each of the 20 varsity sports sponsored by the conference over the course of the 2009-10 academic year.