Junior three-time All-OAC forward Danny Ruple was named to the second Academic All-America team of his career (Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz)
Junior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Danny Ruple (Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz)
Junior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Danny Ruple (Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz)
All-OAC selections Danny Ruple and Trevor Hamm (Photos courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz and John Reid)
Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz
Danny Ruple

25 Danny Ruple

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Berea
  • High School:
    Berea-Midpark
  • Position:
    F
g 14
a 10
pts 38
gw 3

2018

  • Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America first-team selection
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America second-team selection
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region first-team selection
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection 
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 first-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Named team Most Valuable Player
  • Team captain
  • Named the Most Valuable Player of the Penn State Behrend (Pa.) Herb Lauffer Tournament 
  • Named OAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 4 
  • Named to the All-Tournament team at the Manchester (Ind.)/ Anderson (Ind.) Spartan-Raven Classic
  • Broke BW all-time career scoring record on Oct. 13 at Muskingum
  • Appeared in and started all 19 games
  • Scored a team-leading 14 goals and recorded a team-high 10 assists
  • Tallied a team-high 38 points with three-game winning goals
  • Took a school single-season record 85 shots, including 38 on-goal
  • Earned third varsity letter

2017

  • College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America first-team selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the Year
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection
  • United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region first-team selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 first-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Nominated by D3soccer.com for the "Most Impactful Player in Division III in 2017
  • BW Co-Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year award recipient
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 18
  • Set the BW single-season school-record for points scored in a season
  • Set the BW school-record for single-season goals
  • Led the team with a career-high 45 points
  • Second on the team with a career-high seven assists
  • Had a team-high 75 shots and put 41 on goal
  • Led the team with 19 goals
  • Team-best and career-high tying three game-winners
  • Earned second varsity letter

2016

  • BW Most Outstanding Offensive Player
  • BW Co-Rookie of the Year
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Freshman-of-the-Year
  • All-Ohio Athletic Conference second-team selection
  • Named second-team All-OAC
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio third-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association Academic All-Ohio second-team selection
  • Led the team with 22 points
  • Tied for team lead with six assists
  • Had a team-high 57 shots, including 33 on-goal
  • Led the team with eight goals
  • Team-best and career-best three game-winning goals
  • Earned his first varsity letter

School Records

  • Single season goals: 19 (2017)
  • Single season points: 45 (2017)
  • Single season shots: 85 (2018)
  • Career points: 105 (2016-Present)

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner 
  • 2016 Berea-Midpark High School Gatorade Player of the Year
  • 2016 Berea-Midpark Athlete of the Year
  • 2016 Berea-Midpark Mathematics and Spanish Student of the Year
  • Eshmark All-American selection
  • All-Ohio Division I first-team selection as a senior
  • All-Ohio Division I second-team selection as a junior
  • Two-time All-Ohio Region selection (national award)
  • Three-time All-Southwestern Conference first-team selection
  • All-Southwestern Conference second-team selection as a sophomore
  • 2015 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Player
  • Berea-Mipark High School Most Valuable Player 
  • Two-time Berea-Midpark High School Most Valuable Offensive Player
  • 2012 Berea High School Most Valuable Freshman
  • Holds school-records for goals (56), assists (55) and points (167)
  • Earned one varsity letter in track and field 
  • National Honor Society member
  • Member of the Marching Band and Symphonic Orchestra

Personal

  • Master's of Accounting major
  • Dean's List student and Jacket Scholar
  • Carries a 3.92 grade point average
  • Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
  • Son of BW Director of Athletic Communications and Public Relations Kevin Ruple and Dee Dee Bell
This page was last updated on January 15, 2019
Recent Games
Oct 10 Heidelberg T, 0-0
Oct 13 at Muskingum W, 8-0
Oct 17 at John Carroll L, 3-2
Oct 20 Wilmington L, 4-1
Oct 24 at Mount Union L, 2-1
Oct 27 Marietta L, 4-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 9
Games started 19 9
Goals 14 5
Assists 10 5
Points 38 15
Shots 85 36
Shot Pct .165 .139
Penalty kicks 0-1 0-1
Game-winning goals 3 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 31 vs. Geneseo (N.Y.) W, 3-2 1 1 1 3 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 1 vs. Houghton (N.Y.) L, 3-2 1 2 0 4 7 .286 0-0 0
Sep 4 Wooster W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 4-2 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Sep 8 at Anderson (Ind.) T, 4-4 1 0 2 2 8 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Allegheny (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Pitt.-Bradford (Pa.) W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 6 .167 0-0 0
Sep 19 Oberlin W, 2-1 1 2 0 4 6 .333 0-0 1
Sep 22 Waynesburg (Pa.) W, 4-1 1 1 1 3 3 .333 0-0 1
Sep 26 at Grove City (Pa.) L, 6-1 1 0 1 1 6 .000 0-0 0
Sep 29 Capital L, 5-1 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-1 0
Oct 3 Ohio Northern W, 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 6 at Otterbein L, 4-1 1 1 0 2 6 .167 0-0 0
Oct 10 Heidelberg T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 13 at Muskingum W, 8-0 1 2 2 6 5 .400 0-0 1
Oct 17 at John Carroll L, 3-2 1 2 0 4 5 .400 0-0 0
Oct 20 Wilmington L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Oct 24 at Mount Union L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 27 Marietta L, 4-2 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 19 .74 .53 2.00 4.47 .165 2.00 .447
Conference 9 9 .56 .56 1.67 4.00 .139 1.44 .361
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .50 .50 1.50 3.75 .133 1.50 .400
Away 9 9 .78 .56 2.11 5.11 .152 2.11 .413
Neutral 2 2 1.50 .50 3.50 4.50 .333 3.50 .778
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Wins 7 7 1.14 .71 3.00 3.86 .296 2.00 .519
Losses 10 10 .60 .30 1.50 4.70 .128 1.90 .404
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August 1 1 1.00 1.00 3.00 2.00 .500 2.00 1.000
September 10 10 .80 .50 2.10 5.10 .157 2.50 .490
October 8 8 .63 .50 1.75 4.00 .156 1.38 .344
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 19 14 10 38 85 .165 38 .447 1 0 0-1 3
Conference 9 9 5 5 15 36 .139 13 .361 0 0 0-1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 4 4 12 30 .133 12 .400 0 0 0-1 2
Away 9 9 7 5 19 46 .152 19 .413 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral 2 2 3 1 7 9 .333 7 .778 1 0 0-0 0
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Wins 7 7 8 5 21 27 .296 14 .519 1 0 0-0 3
Losses 10 10 6 3 15 47 .128 19 .404 0 0 0-1 0
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August 1 1 1 1 3 2 .500 2 1.000 1 0 0-0 0
September 10 10 8 5 21 51 .157 25 .490 0 0 0-1 2
October 8 8 5 4 14 32 .156 11 .344 0 0 0-0 1