WESTERVILLE -- Heidelberg University's fall student-athletes have really outdone themselves. Bolstered by a whopping 22 honorees from the football team, 66 Student Princes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference recipients on Wednesday. The 66 honorees were the most in any single season for Heidelberg, besting the 60 recipients last spring. Additionally, the previous high-water mark for fall honorees was 51, set in 2022.
To earn Academic All-OAC honors, a student-athlete must earn a 3.495+ cumulative grade point average through the semester completed prior to the start of the season. Additionally, individuals must be varsity players. First-year students are not eligible for the award.
Football shattered their previous best of 16 honorees, set in unusual 2020-21 season. The men's soccer team also set a new high, with 12 players earning the academic laurels. Their previous best was eight in 2022.
FOOTBALL
Alex Arledge (Lower Burrell, Pa. / Burrell)
Rolando Diaz (Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy Hs)
Camden Dings (Perrysburg, Ohio / Whitmer)
Matthew Drdul (Chesterfield, Mich. / Lutheran North)
Alec Edgington (Streetsboro, Ohio / Streetsboro)
Tyler Jackson (Toledo, Ohio / Central Catholic)
Nate LaRoche (Norwalk, Ohio / Norwalk)
Kaleb Lamb (Wooster, Ohio / Wooster)
Carter Magyarics (Canal Fulton, Ohio / Northwest)
Jason Malone (Marion, Ohio / River Valley)
Zachery May (Wayne, Ohio / Elmwood)
Drew Miller (Portland, Mich. / Portland)
Kade Nelson (Tiffin, Ohio / Hopewell Loudon)
Bryant Pfeifer (Galion, Ohio / Bucyrus)
Joel Rand (Temperance, Mich. / Bedford Senior)
Trevor Robinson (Kenton, Ohio / Kenton)
Jordan Schneider (Wapakoneta, Ohio / Wapakoneta)
Shae Sparks (N Fairfield, Ohio / Plymouth)
Andrew Szepiela (Genoa, Ohio / Genoa Area)
Mason Villarreal (Fremont, Ohio / Fremont Ross)
Micah Willink (Clymer, N.Y. / Clymer Central)
Thomas Zacharko (Alma, Mich. / Saint Louis)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Eric Barber (Lakewood, Ohio / Lakewood)
Hudson Black (Franklin, Ohio / Franklin)
Joe Brewster (Grand Rapids, Ohio / Otsego)
MEN'S SOCCER
Hassen Faraj (Dearborn, Mich. / Fordson)
Inigo Focinos (Willoughby, Ohio / Andrews Osborne Academy)
Josiah Hamilton (Glenford, Ohio / Sheridan)
Braelin Houston (Lima, Ohio / Allen East)
Christian Kolodziejczyk (Port Clinton, Ohio / Port Clinton)
Mikael Paulson (Canal Fulton, Ohio / Northwest)
Trey Pitzer (Lynchburg, Ohio / Lynchburg-Clay)
Kaiden Reed (Millbury, Ohio / Lake)
Lucas Stein (Willard, Ohio / Willard)
Cody Thomas (Howard, Ohio / Highland)
Dylan Thomas (Howard, Ohio / Highland)
Gavin Wickham (Bolivar, Ohio / Fairless)
VOLLEYBALL
Riley Ameel (Casco, Mich. / Romeo)
Chris Rodriguez (Ashtabula, Ohio / Lakeside)
Grace Dohanyos (Fostoria, Ohio / Hopewell Loudon)
Shannon Petrulis (Medina, Ohio / Medina)
Grace Porter (Toledo, Ohio / Toledo Christian)
Maddie Reed (Cuyahoga Fls, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit)
Reagan Ritzhaupt (Bucyrus, Ohio / Colonel Crawford)
Rylee Ritzhaupt (Bucyrus, Ohio / Colonel Crawford)
Anneliese Schriber (Troy, Mich. / Athens)
Grace Smith (Hinckley, Ohio / Highland)
Kaitlyn Uffman (Liberty Twp, Ohio / Cincinnati Christian)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Ana Henderson (Norwalk, Ohio / Home School)
Maddy McCall (Huron, Ohio / Saint Paul)
Emily Pullano (Vickery, Ohio / Margaretta)
Abbie Stine (Norwalk, Ohio / Saint Paul)
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Maddie Brillhart (Marshallville, Ohio / Smithville)
Caitlyn Cross (Brookpark, Ohio / Padua Franciscan)
Olivia Dulay (Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg Estem Academy)
Brigid Enright (Walbridge, Ohio / Lake)
Alayna Hahn (Woodville, Ohio / Woodmore)
Syd Hewer (Fraser, Mich. / Adlai E Stevenson)
Livi Matthews (Bluffton, Ohio / Bluffton)
Viviana Palmer (Chesterfield, Mich. / Lanse Creuse North)
Olivia Perry (Etna, Ohio / Watkins Memorial)
Yaniah Powell (Cleveland, Ohio / Padua Franciscan)
Raigan Staup (Spencerville, Ohio / Spencerville)
Olivia Wallace (Lima, Ohio / Elida)
Brooke Warnock (Canal Winchester, Ohio / Pickerington Central)
Mallory Zavatchen (Lakewood, Ohio / Lakewood)
