Locke, Foster, Gottron and Zurmehly named All-Ohio; Locke, Foster, Gottron named Academic All-Ohio by OCSA

By Marissa Myers

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ADA — Ohio Northern fifth-year senior Tanner Locke (Canton, Mich./Salem), senior Gage Foster (Mason), junior Colin Gottron (Centerville) and sophomore Carson Zurmehly (Batavia/McNicholas) were named All-Ohio by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association for the 2025 season.

Locke and Foster were First Team selections while Gottron and Zurmehly earned Second Team honors.

Locke, Foster and Gottron were also named Academic All-Ohio, with Locke and Foster named First Team and Gottron earning Second Team accolades.

Earlier this season, Locke was named Second Team All-Region and Scholar All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches, earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors and was named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference earlier this season.

He had seven points off two goals and three assists on the season.

In his career, he played in 72 matches with 66 starts and has 22 points off five goals and 12 assists.

In 2025, Foster earned Second Team All-America honors, Third Team Academic All-America accolades, was named CSC Academic All-District, was named First Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches and was named the OAC Midfielder of the Year.

He had 14 points off three goals and a team-high eight assists on the season.

Foster ends his career with 35 points off nine goals and 17 assists in 62 matches.

Gottron earned Second Team All-Conference accolades this season after leading the team with 19 points off seven goals and five assists.

In three years at ONU, he has played in 55 matches with 44 starts and has 44 points off 15 goals and 14 assists.

Zurmehly started all 19 games in goal this season and had 51 saves for a save percentage of .797, a GAA of .680 and 10 shutouts.

He led the OAC in save percentage, GAA and shutouts and was named the OAC Defensive Player of the Week seven times this season.

In his career, Zurmehly has played in 26 mathces with 25 starts in goal and has 70 saves and 11 shutouts. Zurmehly is ranked tied for 7th all-time in ONU history in career shutouts and is tied for 5th all-time in single-season shutouts.

The Polar Bears had their first undefeated season in ONU history and won their 10th OAC Regular Season title with a 12-0-7 overall record and 6-0-2 OAC record under seventh-year head coach Chris Matejka.