Complete Fall Academic All-OAC Team (.pdf)
BEREA, OHIO – Twenty-seven Baldwin
Wallace University fall sport student-athletes have been named to
the 2012 Fall Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference teams for the
sports of men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and
football.
The 27 include three volleyball student-athletes, five from
women’s soccer, eight from men’s soccer and 11 from
football. The group also includes six repeat award winners,
including volleyball student-athletes in senior middle hitter
Rachel Switalski (North Royalton/Holy
Name/3.634 grade point average in marketing) and junior middle
hitter Colleen Bonacci (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls/3.806
GPA in exercise science); men’s soccer student-athletes in
senior CAPITAL ONE Academic All-American forward Pat
Brennan (Akron/Walsh Jesuit/3.757 GPA in
Master’s of Accounting) and junior defender Judson Sprandel (Akron/ Green/3.913 GPA in
biology and pre-med); and football senior student-athletes in
linebacker Nick
Milano (North Royalton/Padua Fransiscan/3.795 GPA in
criminal justice) and safety Tom
Goebel (Parma/Padua Fransiscan/3.692 GPA in business
administration).
“We would like to congratulate each of our twenty-seven
Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selections,” said
fifth-year BW Director of Athletics Kris A. Diaz.
“Each young man and young woman is a dedicated and committed
student-athlete and should be commended for representing BW, their
particular team and themselves well.
“Each student-athlete excelled both in the classroom and on
the athletics field and courts,” continued
Diaz. “They managed their time well and
helped the University have another outstanding fall season.
We are very proud of each of them.”
Switalski and Bonacci have been
key members of a squad that has posted a 50-44 mark the past three
years. Switalski will graduate as one of the
all-time leading hitters in BW history with 838 kills. She is a
2-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC choice who was second this
season with 238 kills and 46 total blocks.
Bonacci has 428 career kills, including 91
this season, and is a two-time Academic All-OAC pick. In
addition, sophomore Alayna Chlad (Kent/Roosevelt/3.884 GPA in
communication disorders) made the team for the first time. She had
five kills in 10 games.
Brennan was one of six CAPITAL ONE Academic
All-Americans during the 2011-2012 academic year. He ended a
brilliant four-year career fifth all-time in scoring with 72
points, was sixth all-time with 28 goals and sixth all-time with 18
assists. He also was 3-time All-OAC and twice has been both
All-Ohio and All-Great Lakes Region. He led BW to 48-25-9 mark
during his career, including a school-record 16 wins last season, a
16-6 record and the school’s first-ever appearance in the
NCAA Division III national tourney.
Sprandel has helped BW to a 35-18-8 mark the past
three years and has been a key on a defense that has allowed less
than a goal per game during his career. He is a two-time
Academic All-OAC choice and earned CAPITAL ONE Academic
All-District 7 honors this fall.
In addition to the duo, sophomore defender Trey
Arney (Coshocton/3.533 GPA in biology), sophomore
forward Michael Brennan (Akron/ Walsh Jesuit/3.875 GPA
in chemistry), sophomore forward Cody
Smith (Brunswick/3.676 GPA in broadcasting and mass
communication), sophomore midfielder Trevor Stankavich (Ravenna/3.583 GPA in
exercise science), sophomore midfielder Mike
Womack (Mentor/3.629 GPA in accounting) and sophomore
midfielder Adam
Lyons (North Olmsted/Ohio Connections Academy/3.878
GPA in philosophy) were honored for the first time.
Arney was a key defender for the second straight
season. He played in 15 contests and scored one goal. BW allowed
just 25 goals in 17 matches. Michael Brennan,
younger brother of Pat, had three goals and one
assist for seven points in 17 matches. He ranked fourth in shots
taken with 20 and third in shots on-goal with 11.
Smith also played in all 17 matches and recorded
three assists for three points. He was third in shots taken with 24
and fourth in shots on-goal with nine. Womack
played in all 17 matches, took six shots, including two on-goal,
and had an assist. Stankavich played in two
contests while Lyons did not see action in a
varsity match.
Milano and Goebel were key
members of a Yellow Jacket football team that finished 7-3 this
season and has posted a 22-8 mark the past three seasons.
Goebel played in all 10 games and was second on
the team with 61 tackles, first with eight total pass breakups and
tied for first with three interceptions. The honorable mention
All-OAC player also forced one fumble and recovered another.
Milano joins Goebel as a 2-time
Academic All-OAC pick. He was fourth on the squad with 45 total
tackles, including four for loss, and had four pass breakups and an
interception.
In addition to the duo, junior wide receiver Gabe
Adams (Hudson/3.594 GPA in economics), junior safety
Zach Barley (Hudson/3.854 GPA in
psychology), junior linebacker Dave
Flegal (Akron/Revere/ 3.813 GPA in accounting), senior
tight end Josh
Masters (Akron/Archbishop Hoban/ 3.578 GPA in business
administration), senior linebacker Corey
Meeks (Wiloughby/Wlloughby South/3.756 GPA in criminal
justice), sophomore running back Nolan
Sordyl (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Twp./ 3.731 GPA in film
studies), junior offensive center Zac Wojciechowski (Cambridge/3.838 GPA in
early childhood education), senior offensive tackle Clayton Wolf (Parma Hts./ Padua
Franciscan/3.691 GPA in accounting) and sophomore RB Sebastian Zuluaga (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast/
3.595 GPA in sport management) are all first time honorees.
Adams was fourth on the team with 13 receptions
for 211 yards for a 16.2-yard average per catch.
Barley was third in total tackles with 52,
tied Goebel for the interceptiuon lead with three
and had three tackles for loss. Flegal had 22
total tackles, including three for loss, and a pass breakup.
Masters was second with 16 catches for 183 yards
and three touchdowns, including the game-winner versus Muskingum
University in overtime. The converted-quarterback also completed
his only pass for a 43-yard gain. Meeks had his
best season at BW with 25 tackles, including four for loss and two
QB sacks, broke up a pass and blocked a kick.
Sordyl had his second straight solid season and
ran for 147 yards in 34 attempts and tied for the team lead with
four rushing TDs. He also caught two passes for eight yards.
Wojciechowski and Wolf were key
members of an offensive line that helped BW to average 32.4 points
and nearly 370 yards of total offense per game.
Wolf was a three-year starter.
Zuluaga was BW’s top runner with 435 yards
in 95 attempts with four TDs and he caught four passes for 16
yards.
The five women’s soccer selections include junior defender
Kayla Losco (Hopewell Township, Pa./
Hopewell/3.528 GPA in pre-physical therapy), junior defender
Emily Sanders (Canton/Jackson/3.528 GPA
in pre-physical therapy), junior defender Margo
Laseak (Mentor/3.693 GPA in early childhood
education), sophomore midfielder Carly
Norman (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin/3.827 GPA in
early childhood education) and sophomore forward Ashley Stevens (Mansfield/Lexington/3.552 GPA
in early childhood education).
Losco, Sanders and
Laseak have led the Yellow Jackets to a 30-22-8
mark the past three seasons, including a fine, 12-3-4 slate this
fall. Losco led the OAC in assists with nine and
was second on the team in scoring with 13 points and earned
first-team All-OAC honors. She also was third on the team
with 21 total shots, including nine on-goal.
Sanders played all 19 matches and was a key member
of a defense that allowed just 12 goals in 19 matches to lead the
OAC at 0.61 goals-against-average and eight shutouts. She took two
shots and had a pair of assists for two points.
Laseak also played in all 19 matches and was
another key defender. She took 10 total shots, including five
on-goal. Stevens played in nine contests, took
eight shots, including six on-goal, and had a goal and two points.
Norman played in 13 matches and took three shots,
including two on-goal.
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