Hall of Fame
Joe Andrie, a 2012 Third Team Academic All-American, was a seven-time Second Team All-MAC breaststroker and a member of seven more all-conference relay teams. A two-time Academic All-District selection, he was a huge factor for the Warrior swimmers during his career.
As a freshman, he broke the 200-yard breaststroke record with a time of 2:17.56, taking down the program’s oldest record. The Reedsville, Pa., native, who also broke the 100-yard breaststroke record at the meet, set new personal-bests again as a junior. Those times from 2011 of 2:15.15 in the 200-yard breaststroke and 1:01.54 in the 100-yard breaststroke are still in the top five in school history.
A two-time captain, he earned the 2011 Sol “Woody” Wolf Award, which is given to the Lycoming junior student-athlete who shows the most improvement in their first three years. He was also named a MAC Scholar-Athlete, the conference’s highest individual honor, given to a graduating conference senior with the highest athletic and academic achievements.
To cap off his career at Lycoming, Andrie reeled in several campus awards, including the school’s top honor, the Chieftain Award in 2012. He graduated with a degree in biology.
After graduating, Andrie went on to Penn State’s College of Medicine, graduating in 2016. While there, he served as a volunteer coach with the Special Olympics Swimming Team in Hershey and also assisted Bellefonte Area High School’s team for a season. He has transitioned from the pool to other outdoor events, including competing in a sprint triathlon and a Tough Mudder competition. As a doctor, he has also stayed involved in athletics, providing coverage at Pittsburgh-area high school football games and Penn State rugby and women’s volleyball matches.
He is currently a resident physician in family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-St. Margaret.
