Poll results: Bellefonte soccer player selected as girls athlete of the season for fall 2023
A Bellefonte soccer player was the Centre County girls athlete of the fall season, as selected by the readers of CentreDaily.com.
More than 9,300 votes were cast in the poll, which featured nominees submitted by the athletic directors of each Centre County high school — State College, Bellefonte, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy, Philipsburg-Osceola, Penns Valley and Bald Eagle Area.
Angelina Kasak took 43% of the poll, with 4,052 votes. As team captain, Kasak scored 24 goals and made 12 assists in 19 games during the season. She is a four time MaxPreps Player of the Game Team MVP and was selected as one of PrepSoccer’s Six 2025 players from Pennsylvania on the rise.
Kasak is known for her skills and versatility as well as her dedication to her work both on and off the field.
Here’s a look at the other nominees for girls athlete of the season:
Madison Koshko, Saint Joseph’s Catholic golf: Koshko was the Individual Girls District 6 Champion for the second year in a row. She finished fifth in the state championship with two rounds of 74 and was both captain and a member of the fall honor roll. She also played on the boys team and finished in second for the District Six team play.
Evelyn Reynolds, Saint Joseph’s Catholic cross-country: Reynolds had the fifth-best girls’ race time in the TVAA this season and placed 12th at the District 6 championships with a time of 21:35:90. She also placed 81 out of 267 at the PIAA state championships with a time of 22:22 and was a member of the fall honor roll.
Reese Hazelton, Philipsburg-Osceola volleyball: Hazelton was voted MVP of the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference and a member of the District 6 first-team all-star. She had 629 kills, 37 blocks, 385 digs this season. Hazelton also scored 63 aces and had 40 assists on the team that won the PIAA Class 2A state title.
Chloe Matson, Philipsburg-Osceola soccer: Matson was a senior captain for the team and a leader in scoring with 29 goals and six assists. She ranked 36 in Pennsylvania for goal scoring and third in the Laurel Highlands League.
Ella Hadley, Penns Valley volleyball: Hadley set the school record with 29 kills in a match, with 299 this season and 789 over her career. As captain of the varsity team, she served as a role model for her peers while managing an internship with Geisinger Health System.
Chloe Poindexter, State College cross-country: Poindexter was a District 6 champion and placed ninth in the PIAA championship this fall. Her team defended three consecutive District 6 championships and a 2022 Mid Penn Conference team championship. She plans to run track and field at Howard University next year.
She came in third place in the poll, with 2,191 votes.
Olivia Miller, State College field hockey: As the 2023 Mid Penn Commonwealth Division player of the year, Miller helped lead her team to a District 6 championship and into the District 3 playoffs. She scored 11 goals this season, 3 of which were game winners, with four assists. As a four-year varsity starter, Miller has a career total of 61 points, posting 24 goals and 13 saves. She will continue her field hockey career at Towson University next year.
She came in second place in the poll, with 2,529 votes.
Voting for this poll ended at noon Thursday. As a reminder, the poll is not scientific and just for fun. In fact, we invite readers to vote as many times as they’d like. Look for future polls at CentreDaily.com.
This story was originally published December 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM.