Despite the complicated layers of being a student-athlete while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, EMU’s student-athletes still excelled in the classroom in 2020-21.
The Royals had 107 men and women earn a spot on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, the second highest total ever for Eastern Mennonite.
EMU set their high-water mark at 118 honorees in 2019-20. After eclipsing triple digits for the first time in 2015-16, Eastern Mennonite has now had at least 100 honorees five out of the past six seasons.
Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class. He or she must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered for an ODAC All-Academic Award.
EMU was represented on the team by 15 of its ODAC-sponsored sports. Men’s volleyball competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference which fields its own academic team, while women’s triathlon also has an independent academic team.
A total of 2,556 student-athletes earned a spot on the 2020-21 ODAC All-Academic Team, the second straight year of more than 2,500 individuals. Of the league’s 15 full-time members, 12 had at least 100 honorees.
The entire list of Royals named to the ODAC All-Academic Team is listed below. Click here to see the full release from the ODAC for the All-Academic Team.
Tyler Bagent – Baseball
Cole Bashinski – Baseball
Alex Gulisano – Baseball
Matthew Harding – Baseball
Garrett Howard – Baseball
Colin Jones – Baseball
John Judy – Baseball
Skylar Lacks – Baseball
Jaylon Lee – Baseball
Brenden McBride – Baseball
Bryan McBride – Baseball
Ryan Miller – Baseball
Jonathan Nagle – Baseball
Gage Riddick – Baseball
Blake Schaar – Baseball
Forrest Shuey – Baseball
Ethan Spraker – Baseball
Colin Troilo – Baseball
Cassidy Armstrong – Field Hockey
Rachel Breslin – Field Hockey
Clover Cooper – Field Hockey
Ann Ghally – Field Hockey
Lauren Hartzler – Field Hockey
Elizabeth Longacre – Field Hockey
Bri Miller – Field Hockey
Keely Mitchell – Field Hockey
Kate Landis – Field Hockey | Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Skylar Hedgepeth – Field Hockey | Women’s Lacrosse
Morgan Tricarico – Field Hockey | Women’s Lacrosse
Myles Crawley – Men’s Basketball
Tim Jones – Men’s Basketball
Marcos Pradales – Men’s Basketball
Eli Roeschley – Men’s Basketball | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Isaac Alderfer – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Isaac Andreas – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Caleb Hostetler – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Clay Kauffman – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Jansen Miller – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Dawson Woodruff – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Nate Yoder – Men’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Ben Alderfer – Men’s Soccer
Jonas Beachy – Men’s Soccer
Jamie Corzo – Men’s Soccer
Mesa Dula – Men’s Soccer
Ethan McGee – Men’s Soccer
Ariel Morales Bonilla – Men’s Soccer
Gabe Nafziger – Men’s Soccer
Zachary Newton – Men’s Soccer
Dallas Organek – Men’s Soccer
Cole Ours – Men’s Soccer
Phoenix Rash – Men’s Soccer
Nati Seifu – Men’s Soccer
Baelin Watson – Men’s Soccer
Becca Boone – Softball
Emily Campbell – Softball
Erin Keith – Softball
Aaliyah Lawhorne – Softball
Korenn Paige – Softball
Rayn Robinson – Softball
Tatiana Ayala – Women’s Basketball
Constance Komara – Women’s Basketball
Emily McCombs – Women’s Basketball
Claiborne Poston – Women’s Basketball
Chyna Roberts – Women’s Basketball
Mya Wright – Women’s Basketball
Vanessa Gardiner – Women’s Basketball | Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
May Wadman – Women’s Basketball | Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Elizabeth Miller – Women’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Anna Paetkau – Women’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Allison Shelly – Women’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Lucy Unzicker – Women’s Cross Country | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Cindi Boyer – Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Skylar Coffey – Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Nutifafa Havi – Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Abby Kaufman – Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field | Volleyball
Cindy Argueta-Rivas – Women’s Lacrosse
Mykenzie Davis – Women’s Lacrosse
Bri Garcia-Sanchez – Women’s Lacrosse
Meghan Hickey – Women’s Lacrosse
Grace Hughes – Women’s Lacrosse
Grace Hunsberger – Women’s Lacrosse
Sarah Pereverzoff – Women’s Lacrosse
Ashlyn Eby – Women’s Lacrosse | Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
Maria Bettilyon – Women’s Soccer
Megan Breidigan – Women’s Soccer
Hannah Dellinger – Women’s Soccer
Lily Dodson – Women’s Soccer
Anna Filipkowski – Women’s Soccer
Anna Goff – Women’s Soccer
Lyndsay Harris – Women’s Soccer
Kara Kornhaus – Women’s Soccer
Lindy Newcomb – Women’s Soccer
Maddie Renner – Women’s Soccer
Rachel Sauder – Women’s Soccer
Laura Troyer – Women’s Soccer
McKenzie VanHandel – Women’s Soccer
Olivia Bower – Women’s Volleyball
Hollie Creasey – Women’s Volleyball
Sarah East – Women’s Volleyball
Amy Goodman – Women’s Volleyball
Hannah Johnson – Women’s Volleyball
Lizzy Kirkton – Women’s Volleyball
Sophie Kirkton – Women’s Volleyball
Megan Miller – Women’s Volleyball
Julia Powers – Women’s Volleyball
Bethany Shultz – Women’s Volleyball
Andrea Troyer – Women’s Volleyball