INDIANA, Pa. – Seniors Brandon Norfleet (Virginia Beach, Va. /Landstown) and Amy Weinberg (Clarksville, Md./Atholton) have been named the 2015-16 IUP Men's and Women's Athletes of the Year, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The two were selected from a group of 23 nominees that was whittled down to eight finalists – four men and four women – which were announced on June 8. Norfleet and Weinberg were then selected by a group of voters made up of IUP athletics personnel. The other six finalists included men's track & field freshman D.J. Horton; football sophomore Chris Temple; football redshirt freshman Lenny Williams; softball graduate student Brooke Darling; women's tennis junior Jarka Petercakova; and women's basketball redshirt senior Leslie Stapleton. (Finalists Release)
 
Norfleet put together one of the best individual seasons in IUP men's basketball history. Named an All-American by three different outlets – including the prestigious NABC team – the senior broke the single season program scoring mark with 662 points in 29 games. (Norfleet's 2015-16 Statistics)
 
Arguably the top guard in the Atlantic Region, Norfleet's 22.8 points per game is tied for fourth most in a season at IUP, and ranked 18th in the country.
 
An eight-time IUP Athlete of the Week, he also averaged 4.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game and is one of only three players in program history to record at least 600 points and 125 assists in one season.
 
Norfleet was named the PSAC West Men's Basketball Athlete of the Year and also competed in the Reese's Division II All-Star Game. (Norfleet's Year in Photos)
 
Weinberg wrapped up her career in crimson and gray as the only three-time All-American in IUP women's lacrosse program history. The 2016 PSAC Women's Lacrosse Athlete of the Year, she broke the school and conference career records and is now fourth in Division II history with 205 assists. (Weinberg's 2016 Statistics)
 
The only repeat IUP Athlete of the Year finalist finished this year with a career-high 86 points and owns the top three assist seasons in IUP history – 67 in 2015 and 2016, 53 in 2014.
 
The all-around player forced 26 turnovers this year, the fourth most in IUP history, and also tallied some of the best draw control and ground ball pickup numbers in program annals.
 
Four times an IUP Athlete of the Week in 2016, Weinberg finished her career second all-time at IUP with 281 points. (Weinberg's Year in Photos)
 
Past IUP Athlete of the Year winners include football senior Johnny Franco in 2013; men's golf senior Zack Kempa and women's tennis junior Tanya Timko in 2014; and baseball senior Ryan Uhl and women's basketball senior Lindsay Stamp in 2015.
 
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