BEREA, Ohio - Get to know the Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the year, sophomore Danny Ruple (Berea/Berea-Midpark). This season, Ruple appeared in and started all 19 games and broke two separate single-season school records for goals (19) and points (45) en route to his second consecutive All-OAC honor. The sophomore who carries a 3.91 grade point average in accounting was also a first-team College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America selection, United Soccer Coaches Division III All-Great Lakes Region selection, an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection and an Academic All-OAC selection. 

If you could choose one super power, what would it be and why?

Shapeshifting would be cool. You could adapt to any situation needed. 

How did you get started in your soccer career?

I honestly don't remember. It was so long ago, I think my parents signed me up for soccer to tire me out with all the energy I had as a child. 

If you could have dinner with one professional athlete (living or dead), who would it be and why?

Easily LeBron James. He is an incredible athlete, maybe the best in basketball ever, but also his mentality approaching challenges and the amount he gives back to the Cleveland/Akron community is amazing.   

What is the best piece of advice you've ever received?

My high school calculus teacher told me not to let the little things affect my mood, for there will always be something with a greater purpose beyond the grade you get in classes, tests, or how you perform in a game. It put into perspective for me, how important relationships between my family, friends, teammates, coaches and everyone I interact with each day are. 

What is your favorite food?

Lobster or cookie dough ice cream. It was too hard to pick just one of them.