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31 Wilmington Quakers named to fall 2024 Academic All-OAC team

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Michael Pagano, Wilmington College, Press Release

The Ohio Athletic Conference announced their 2024 Fall Academic All-OAC recipients this week, and the Wilmington Quakers had 31 student-athletes recognized, with 21 of these athletes being honored for the first time in their careers.

Academic All-OAC award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.

The Quakers women’s volleyball and women’s soccer teams tied for the most honorees with eight. This was the most ever for the women’s volleyball team since at least 2001 and the most for women’s soccer since the 2021 season.

Seniors Trinity VanDusen and Andie Dolven were honored from women’s volleyball for the third time in their careers, while senior Corissa Oeder was recognized for the second time. First time honorees are seniors Josie Crabtree and Kieran Yarkosky, along with sophomores Logan McQuillin, Kaileigh Schneberger and Lauren Stonewall (East Clinton HS/Sabina).

Women’s soccer athletes honored for the second time in their careers are juniors Jada Pohlen and Heidi Toner. Honored for the first time are sophomores Hadlea Dingledine, Grace Kingery, Gabby Perkins, Cloey Sattler and Emma Storck, along with junior Madison VanSuch.

The Quakers football team had seven players recognized. Third-time honorees are seniors Noah Perry and Dallas Rawlings while junior Logan Lovins (Goshen HS/Goshen) was recognized for the second time in his Quakers career. First time Academic All-OAC award winners are senior Ashton Griffith and sophomores Bryce Hodapp, Gavan Hunter (Clinton-Massie HS/Wilmington) and Kellen Strayer.

Men’s soccer had four honorees in seniors Alfie Harris and Jackson Beske along with sophomores Jase Edmonson and Noah Lee. The four honorees are their most since 2022 as Harris is honored for the third time, and it is the first time for Beske, Edmonson and Lee.

The men’s cross-country team had a pair of Quakers honored in graduate student Noah Tobin and junior Gabe Moore (Eastern HS/Winchester). Tobin is being recognized for the third time in his career, while Moore is honored for the first time as a Quaker.

Women’s cross-country had two honorees, which is their most since 2022. These honorees are sophomores Meghan Cory (Miami Trace HS/Washington Court House) and Hayden Setty, and it is the first time these two Quakers have been honored in their career.
 

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