By Steven M. Glassman
Director of Sports Information
February 4, 2026
JENKINTOWN, PA–Manor College Athletics is celebrating the 40th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day and the 51st anniversary of the Women in Sports Foundation.
Manor Women's varsity athletics dates back to the 1959-1960 school year with Basketball. Since then, the Blue Jays have added Volleyball (1980), Soccer (1994), and Outdoor Track and Field (2018). Manor also had Field Hockey (1962), Tennis (1980-1981), and Cross Country (2018-2019, 2021-2023), and Indoor Track and Field (2019-2020, 2021-2024). Basketball is currently in its 65th season, Volleyball finished its 33rd, Soccer finished its 27th, and Outdoor Track and Field will be competing in its 6th season this Spring. Flag Football will be making its debut this Spring.
The Blue Jays currently compete in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) The Outdoor Track and Field team has competed in the four USCAA National Track and Field Championships. Individually, through the Fall 2025 sports season, the following six student-athletes have been voted USCAA All-Americans: Remy Bou (2021 Division I Volleyball Honorable Mention), Kaiylyn Rampone (2021 Division I Volleyball Honorable Mention), Sapphire Zerfass (2021 Division I Volleyball Honorable Mention), Jacqueline Gardner (2024 Division I Second Team), Myla Keller (2024 Division I Second Team), and Ava Burski (2024 Division I Honorable Mention).
Through the Fall 2025 sports season, the following 13 student-athletes have also been named USCAA All-Academic: Emily Bell (2021 Division I Soccer), Bou (2021 Division I Volleyball), Neysha Medina (2022 and 2023 Division I Volleyball), Brooke Strassle (2022 and 2023 Division I Volleyball), Jessie Dupre (2023 Winter Non-Championship for Indoor Track and Field), Stephanie Bauer (2023 Division I Soccer), Sylvania Juste (2023 Division I Soccer), Lauren Brown (2024 Winter Non-Championship Sport for Indoor Track and Field), Brown (2024 and 2025 Outdoor Track and Field), Brown (2024 Division I Soccer), Medina (2024 Outdoor Track and Field), Kara Quinn (2024 Division I Soccer), Vada Kane (2024 Division I Women's Volleyball), Anjana Waters (2024 Division I Volleyball), and Aidan Geiger (2025 Outdoor Track and Field.
Manor is an Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) member. Through the Fall 2025 sports season, the following six student-athletes have been voted All-ESAC: Octavia Preston (2022-2023 Women's Basketball First Team), Keller (2023 and 2024 Women's Soccer First Team), Simmons (2024-2025 Women's Basketball Second Team), Brown (2024 and 2025 Women's Soccer First Team), Burski (2024 Women's Soccer First Team), and Quinn (2024 Women's Soccer First Team).
The following 21 student-athletes have also been named ESAC All-Academic: Bauer (2022 Fall), Shah Behesty (2022 Fall), Dupre (2022 Fall), Jorderlie Francois (2022 Fall), Geiger (2022 and 2024 Fall), Juste (2022 and 2023 Fall), Medina (2022 and 2023 Fall), Abby Reichley (2022 Fall), Strassle (2022 and 2023 Fall), Marianyely Tavarez-Peralta (2022 Fall), Asma Akther (2023 Fall), Brown (2023 and 2024 Fall), Alexandra Coytl-Arias (2023 and 2024 Fall), Keller (2023 Fall), Tiana Peoples (2023 Fall), Cheyann Velez (2023 Fall), Mary Dillon (2024 Fall), Kane (2024 Fall), Olivia Morton (2024 Fall), Quinn (2024 Fall), Simmons (2024 Fall), Waters (2024 Fall), and Nikole Wertz (2024 Fall).
Manor previously competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) (2008-2020). Basketball competed in nine NJCAA Region XIX Division II Tournaments (2009-2011, 2013-2018). Manor was a four-time NJCAA Region XIX Division II Postseason Tournament Semifinalist four times (2010, 2011, 2013, and 2017). They were a 2014 NJCAA Region XIX Division II Postseason Tournament Runner-Up and competed as a NJCAA Division II District II Playoff Qualifier. Soccer competed in the 2011 NJCAA Region XIX Division III Postseason Tournament.
The Blue Jays previously competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC). The Basketball team competed in 14 consecutive EPCC Postseason (1994-2007). They also won seven regular (1997-1998, 2002, 2004-2007) and five postseason EPCC Championships (1997-1998 and 2005-2007). Manor was EPCC Postseason Tournament Runners-Up three times (2001-2003. They won two consecutive Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association (PCAA) Championships (1998-1999) and were runners-up three straight times (2005-2007). Soccer competed in seven EPCC Postseason Tournaments (1997, 1999-2002, 2004, and 2007). They won three regular (2000-2001 and 2004) and one postseason (2004) EPCC Championships. Manor won the 2004 PCAA Championship and were 2000 and 2001 Runners-Up. Volleyball competed in the 1995 EPCC Postseason Tournament.
Bou (2022) and Medina (2024) gave the Commencement Addresses, representing those receiving Associate's Degrees. Medina also won the College's 2023 Mother Josephat Medal, the highest award given to a Manor student.
Since the Fall 2021 Semester, thirty-four student-athletes have been named to the College's Dean List (3.50+ grade-point average with 12+ credits).
Through the 2025 Fall sports season, thirty-nine student-athletes have competed in multiple sports since the 2017-2018 school year.
Women's Sports Foundation Website:
https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/
Women's Sports Foundation on Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WomensSportsFoundation.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women's-sports-foundation.
TikTok: womenssportsfoundation (https://www.tiktok.com/@womenssportsfoundation?lang=en).
Twitter: @WomensSportsFdn (https://x.com/womenssportsfdn).
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WomensSportsFDN,
Women's Sports Foundation Hashtags:
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#NGWSD2026
#LeadHerForward
Manor Athletics on Social Media:
Instagram: manor_athletics.
Twitter: @manorbluejays.
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