14 Polar Bears named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in winter sports
A total of 14 Ohio Northern student/athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in the five winter sports for 2019-20.
The women's basketball team led all squads with five honorees. Women's swimming and diving had four student/athletes, wrestling had two and men's basketball and men's swimming and diving had one each.
The award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.50.
Below is a complete listing of Ohio Northern student-athletes who earned the honor. The asterisk symbol denotes the number of years each student-athlete has been named Academic All-Conference.
The OAC honored 130 student/athletes in total across the 10 teams in the league.
Men's Basketball
Caleb Bryan ***Sr.Civil EngineeringPittsburgh, Pa./Montour
Men's Swimming & Diving
Jeremy Adams *So.Mechanical EngineeringYpsilanti, Mich./Pioneer
Women's Basketball
Emily Mescher***Sr.Middle Childhood EducationMaria Stein/Marion Local
Martrina Parks **Sr.AccountingColumbus/Worthington
Emily Brock **Jr.MarketingAkron/Revere
Alexis Jacobs *So.Mechanical EngineeringWapakoneta
Molly Palecak *So.Philosophy, Economics, EconomicsWadsworth
Annie Weckesser*So.PharmacyDayton/Chaminade-Julienne
Women's Swimming & Diving
Katelyn Koebel**Sr.PharmacyPort Clinton
Sydney Johnson**Jr.NursingCrown Point, Ind.
Karli Katterle *So.Mechanical EngineeringRocky River
Lauren Shaw *So.Pharmaceutical/Healthcare BusinessPort Clinton
Wrestling
Seth Transue *Sr.Civil EngineeringPlain City
Cole Mefford *So.AccountingLewistown
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