Ninety three Ohio Northern student-athletes named Academic All-OAC across 10 spring sports
June 1, 2026
By Tim Glon
| Complete Academic All-OAC List (.pdf) |
ADA — Ninety three Ohio Northern student-athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in the 10 spring sports for 2026.
Women's track and field led all teams with 18 honorees. Men's lacrosse had 15, baseball had 13, men's track and field had 12, softball and women's tennis had eight each, men's golf had seven, women's lacrosse and men's tennis had five each and women's golf had two.
The 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.
Below is a complete listing of Ohio Northern student-athletes who earned the honor. The asterisk symbol denotes the number of years each student-athlete has been named Academic All-Conference.
Twelve of the 93 honorees are making their third appearances on the list, which is the maximum number allowed by the league.
Fifty Two of the 93 earned the honor for the first time.
Below is a list of Ohio Northern's Academic All-Conference selections, by sport:
| Name | Yr | Major | Hometown/High School |
| Women's Track & Field (18) | |||
| Ellie Ford *** | Sr. | Civil Engineering | Upper Arlington |
| Stacey Legg ** | Sr. | Civil Engineering | Monroeville |
| Riley Heitkamp * | Sr. | Civil Engineering | Fort Loramie |
| Kaitlin Prusnek *** | Sr. | Exercise Physiology | Findlay |
| Kennedy Rader * | Sr. | Psychology | Mason |
| Dani Widmark ** | Sr. | Exercise Physiology | Zanesfield/Benjamin Logan |
| Anna Brady ** | Jr. | Electrical Engineering | Sidney |
| Isa Ramos * | Jr. | Marketing | Tipp City/Tippecanoe |
| Avery Baker-Schlendering * | So. | Exercise Physiology | Freeport, Maine |
| Grace Chomic * | So. | Biology | Westerville/Columbus School for Girls |
| Bridget Collins * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Cleveland/St. Joseph |
| Gwyn Eldridge * | So. | Pharmacy | Chillicothe/Unioto |
| Emersyn Gerken * | So. | Business Management | Liberty Center |
| Alexa Lane * | So. | Business Management | Lebanon |
| Z Ramsey * | So. | Neuroscience/Pre-Med | Pemberville/Eastwood |
| Katelyn Stechschulte * | So. | Early Childhood Education | Findlay |
| Kendyl Stone * | So. | Molecular Biology | Ashland |
| Tatum Walsh * | So. | Accounting | Lima/Bath |
| Men's Lacrosse (15) | |||
| Luke Ferro ** | Sr. | Finance | Bethesda, Md./Chevy Chase |
| Nathan Flynn *** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Springboro |
| J.D. Hale *** | Sr. | Construction Management | West Chester/Lakota West |
| Lance Stevenson ** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Dublin/Coffman |
| Colin Willits ** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | West Chester/Lakota West |
| Devin Halliday ** | Jr. | Pharmaceutical and Business Health Care | Delaware/Hayes |
| Griffin Bartos * | So. | Sports Management | Pittsburgh, Pa./Norwin |
| Ryan Baum * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Galena/Olentangy Berlin |
| Rudy DeFilippis * | So. | Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business | White Plains, N.Y. |
| Eli Ferguson * | So. | Finance | Springboro |
| Cooper Mulligan * | So. | Construction Management | Middletown/Bishop Fenwick |
| Davis Rice * | So. | Exercise Physiology/Strength and Conditioning | Vashon, Wash. |
| Ridge Trimble * | So. | Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business | Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert |
| Brady Vette * | So. | Sports Management | Battle Creek, Mich./Harper Creek |
| Carson Yackey * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Batavia/Cincinnati Country Day |
| Baseball (13) | |||
| Kyle Callahan ** | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering | Brunswick |
| Caleb Click ** | Jr. | Finance | Maumee/St. John's |
| Kyler Lapp ** | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering | Hall, Ill. |
| Evan Russ ** | Jr. | Finance | Westfield, Ind. |
| Matt Serdinak ** | Jr. | Civil Engineering | Sagamore Hills/Walsh Jesuit |
| Jeremy Soppel ** | Jr. | Sports Management | Twinsburg |
| Benjamin Best * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Findlay |
| Konnor Brogan * | So. | Finance | Salem/South Range |
| Ace Cocklin * | So. | Social Studies Education | Cincinnati/Walnut Hills |
| Aslyn Farinelli * | So. | Pharmaceutical Business | Crown Point, Ind. |
| Adam Humenik * | So. | Pharmacy | Olmsted Falls/Holy Name |
| Brock Kuhn * | So. | Electrical Engineering | Shelbyville, Ind. |
| Charlie Oakleaf * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | New Albany |
| Men's Track & Field (12) | |||
| Jacob Clouse *** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Alvada/New Riegel |
| Will Freeman ** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Montgomery/Sycamore |
| Alex Frimel *** | Sr. | Electrical Engineering | Minster |
| Solomon Lumb *** | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Cincinnati/Sycamore |
| Zach O'Neill *** | Sr. | Political Science | Holland/Maumee Valley Country Day |
| Grant Conn ** | Jr. | Technology Education | Medina/Buekeye Senior |
| Vova Herdman ** | Jr. | Computer Science | Seville/Cloverleaf |
| Jacob Wakefield ** | Jr. | Civil Engineering | Wooster/Northwestern |
| Dudley Bravard * | So. | Civil Engineering | Beavercreek |
| Nathan Ogilbee * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Powell/Olentangy Liberty |
| Asu Pelima * | So. | Accounting | Euclid/Villa Angela-Saint Joseph |
| Chase Witte * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Gibsonburg |
| Softball (8) | |||
| Kylie King *** | Sr. | Psychology | London/Jonathan Alder |
| Alaina Baughn ** | Jr. | Medical Laboratory Science | Greenville |
| Carlie Schroeder ** | Jr. | Nursing | Wapakoneta |
| Ashley Simko ** | Jr. | Management | Lebanon |
| Maggie Arno * | So. | Nursing | Williamsburg |
| Clare Flory * | So. | Pharmacy | Marcellus, Mich. |
| Mackenzie Hannahs * | So. | Early Childhood Education | Alexandria/Northridge |
| Avery Neth * | So. | Williamsburg | Williamsburg |
| Women's Tennis (8) | |||
| Jenna Bell *** | Sr. | Pharmacy | Latrobe, Pa. |
| Jamie Hurst ** | Sr. | Criminal Justice | Granger, Ind./Penn |
| Taylor Allen ** | Jr. | Biology | Zionsville |
| Molly McLane ** | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering | Westerville/Big Walnut |
| Julianne Hindman * | So. | Biology | Avon |
| Lauren Okrainec * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Ingersoll Collegiate |
| Caroline Robinson * | So. | Nursing | Indianapolis, Ind./North Central |
| Leah Schleibaum * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | West Chester/Lakota West |
| Men's Golf (7) | |||
| Aidan Chandler *** | Sr. | Biology | Ashland |
| Bennett Christy *** | Sr. | Finance | Plymouth, Ind. |
| Ian Briars * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Maumee/Anthony Wayne |
| Ty Keinath * | So. | Civil Engineering | Shelby |
| Gordon Kopmeyer * | So. | Finance | Bloomfield Hills, Mich./St. Mary's |
| Hayden McDowell * | So. | Mechanical Engineering | Lewis Center/Olentangy |
| Elijah Schwemley * | So. | Civil Engineering | Shelby |
| Women's Lacrosse (5) | |||
| Lydia Lehman * | Sr. | Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business | West Chester/Lakota West |
| Mackenzie Miller *** | Sr. | Criminal Justice/Sociology | Maumee/Anthony Wayne |
| Isabelle Salata ** | Jr. | Marketing/Sports Management | Stow/Walsh Jesuit |
| Hailey Hahn * | So. | Business | Lima/Senior |
| Regan Hopkins * | So. | Nursing | West Chester/Lakota West |
| Men's Tennis (5) | |||
| Kosuke Asada ** | Jr. | Business | Findlay |
| Kessler Hackenberger ** | Jr. | Biology/Chemistry | Tipp City/Tippecanoe |
| Tyler Wood ** | Jr. | Business | Ottawa Hills/Toledo St. John's |
| Noah Boyce * | So. | Biology | Oakwood |
| Ethan Remy * | So. | Business/Finance/Sports Management | Lexington |
| Women's Golf (2) | |||
| Shelby Marstellar ** | Sr. | Exercise Physiology | Lima/Bath |
| Anna Myers * | So. | Mathematics | Louisville |