May 19, 2015
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the spring honorees of the HCAC All-Academic awards for the 2014-15 school year. Bluffton University had 15 spring athletes recognized for their efforts in the classroom. Baseball led the way for the Beavers with seven honorees.
Seniors BRITTANY BAKER (Springboro), JESSICA KUZARA (Flat Rock, Mich./Huron) and EMILY KOLEZYNSKI (Strongsville) from the softball team earned HCAC All-Academic honors for the third straight season. Kuzara was a First Team All-HCAC selections on the diamond this spring. Sophomore EMILY SCUPHOLM (Cuyahoga Falls/Our Lady of the Elms) collected Academic All-HCAC honors in her first year of eligibility.
Four members from outdoor track and field received Academic All-Conference honors for 2014-15. HANNA KRULL (Lewisburg/Tri-County North) earned a third All-Academic honor. Junior thrower ARON GIBSON (Caledonia/River Valley) collected his second straight Academic All-HCAC award. JuniorLAUREN HOFFMAN (Dunkirk/Hardin Northern) and sophomore ANNA HAIRSTON (Mansfield/Ontario) both secured Academic All-HCAC honors as well.
Seniors JEFF ROTH (Bellevue) and BRAD SCHLABACH(Fredericksburg/Hiland) both secured Academic All-HCAC for the third straight year while CADE RANDOLPH (Marengo/Highland) was honored for the second consecutive season as he graduates from Bluffton after just three years on campus! ALEX NIBERT (Arlington, Va./Yorktown) was also recognized for the second time. Earning HCAC All-Academic honors for the first time were juniors TRAVIS CLARK (Lima/Central Catholic), DREW SMITH (Cridersville/Perry) and sophomore AUSTIN PROSSER (Galion).
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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