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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University landed five former student-athletes and one current coach on the "75 Greatest Female Athletes" list released by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Wednesday in celebration of its 75th anniversary.
 
The PSAC will release lists of 75 honorees each Wednesday in the month of September as a kickoff to celebrating the 75th year of the conference. The first list, announced last week, was the "Made in the PSAC" list, which celebrated 75 former student-athletes that went on to influential careers. 
 
This week's list is the "75 Greatest Female Athletes," which highlights 75 student-athletes that achieved greatness in competition during their time in the PSAC.
 
Future lists will include the "75 Greatest Male Athletes" being released Sept. 17 and "75 Distinguished Keystones" being released on Sept. 24. The Keystones list will recognize individuals who have been historically influential in the PSAC, whether it be staff, administrators or coaches.
 
The Rock are represented on the Greatest Female Athletes list by four alumni, one student-athlete that began her career at SRU and one current assistant coach that competed at another PSAC institution.
 
The alumni group includes track & field athletes Karyn McCready and Andi Rose, women's soccer athlete Meghan McGrath and gymnastics national champion Julie Morrow Caito.
 
Former basketball player Becky Siembak, who was the PSAC Freshman of the Year at SRU before transferring to California (Pa.) and current track & field assistant coach Tabitha Bemis, who competed at Edinboro, are also on the list.
 
Brief bios for each of The Rock's honorees can be found below.
 
KARYN McCREADY
• Sport: Track & Field
• Years at SRU: 2000-04
• Accomplishments: McCready was a three-time All-American in the javelin and recorded the highlight of her career when she won the 2004 NCAA Division II national title in the event. Her performance was so strong at the collegiate level that she qualified for and competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. She won three PSAC titles in the javelin and closed her career as a two-time Academic All-American. McCready was inducted into the Rock Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
 
MEGHAN McGRATH
• Sport: Soccer
• Years at SRU: 2003-07
• Accomplishments: McGrath was a four-time first team All-PSAC honoree and a four-time All-Region honoree during a storied career leading The Rock women's soccer program. She earned a pair of All-America honors and was named the PSAC Rookie of the Year. McGrath led The Rock to an overall record of 57-20-7 (.720) with four PSAC tournament appearances, two conference titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. She ranks third all-time at SRU in points (101), goals (38) and assists (25) and is still the all-time record holder for game-winning goals (13). McGrath was inducted into the Rock Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
 
JULIE MORROW CAITO
• Sport: Gymnastics
• Years at SRU: 1981-85
• Accomplishments: Caito was Slippery Rock's only NCAA national champion in women's gymnastics when she won the balance beam title during her senior season in 1985. She was also the national runner-up in the all-around competition in 1985. Caito finished her career as a five-time All-American and a three-time Academic All-American. She was inducted into the Rock Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
 
ANDI ROSE
• Sports: Track & Field
• Years at SRU: 2003-07
• Accomplishments: Rose was the best hurdler in Slippery Rock history and closed her career as a six-time All-American and a 14-time PSAC champion. She won 11 PSAC outdoor titles during her career, including three 100-meter hurdle titles and three 400-meter hurdle titles. She also claimed three PSAC indoor titles. Rose was named the MVP of the PSAC championships five times during her career, winning both the indoor and outdoor track and overall MVP awards in 2007. She still owns the SRU indoor 55-meter and 60-meter hurdle records. Rose was inducted into the Rock Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.
 
BECKY SIEMBAK
• Sport: Basketball
• Year at SRU: 1999-00 (transferred to Cal after freshman year)
• Accomplishments: Siembak began her college career at Slippery Rock, where she helped The Rock win 23 games and a regional title as a freshman in 1999-00. She was named to first team All-PSAC honors and was the PSAC West Rookie of the Year. She transferred to California (Pa.) to follow former SRU head coach Darcie Vincent after her freshman year and helped lead the Vulcans to a national title in her senior season.

TABITHA BEMIS
• Sport: Track & Field at Edinboro
• Coach at Slippery Rock: 2015-17, 2021-Present
• Accomplishments: Bemis was a graduate assistant at Slippery Rock from 2015-17 and has been a full-time assistant coach at The Rock since 2021. Before coming to SRU, she was a standout track & field athlete at Edinboro, where she was a six-time All-American and a 15-time PSAC champion. She qualified for the National Championships in 14 events during her career. Bemis owns the PSAC record for the most PSAC Top 10 honors (six) in a career and was named the PSAC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in her senior year.  




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