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HCAC releases Fall All-Academic Awards

Posted: Dec 01, 2010

December 1, 2010

BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the fall honorees of the HCAC All-Academic awards for the 2010-11 school year. 10 Bluffton University athletes were recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Women's soccer and football led the way for the Beavers with four and three honorees, respectively.

Juniors LYNDSAY NELSON (St. Marys), MEGAN DENOI (Bryan) and MERON DIBIA(Ethiopia) and sophomore MADDIE MOORE (Linn Grove, Ind./South Adams) were recognized from the women's soccer team. It marked the second straight year that Nelson and Denoi were honored by the conference.

Senior BEN ILNICKI (Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Preparatory) and sophomores THOMAS GINGRICH (Goshen, Ind./Goshen) and RYAN SABIN (Canal Winchester) from the football team were recognized as HCAC All-Academic. Ilnicki, a three time honoree, has been recognized every year that he has been eligible for consideration.

Representing the volleyball team were juniors JENNA ESHLEMAN (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) and COURTNEY ZIMMERMAN (Leesburg/Fairfield). Both Eshleman and Zimmerman were honored in 2009 as well.

Junior HEATHER SMITH (Elkhart, Ind./Concord), from women's cross country, picked up her second Academic All-HCAC honor this season. 

To be named All-Academic HCAC, a student-athlete must have completed a full year at the institution, be a varsity athlete and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 through the semester preceding the end of the season.
 
Bluffton University is a liberal arts residential campus with 39 undergraduate programs, adult degree completion programs in organizational management and human resource management and master's degree programs in education, organizational management and business administration. Founded in 1899 and affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, Bluffton is located in northwest Ohio. The institution has a growing enrollment of more than 1,100 students and 14 NCAA Division III athletics teams. Bluffton's hundred-year legacy is expressed today in its enduring values of discovery, community, respect and service that are woven into the academic program and campus life. Bluffton students go into the world prepared for life as well as for their chosen vocation.

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