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Danny Ruple of Baldwin Wallace Leads Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Teams
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Danny Ruple
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Danny Ruple of Baldwin Wallace headlines the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® men’s soccer teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
Ruple, a Berea, Ohio native and a forward, is the first BW student-athlete in history to be named as a three-time first team Academic All-America®. He has a 3.92 GPA as an accounting/finance major and served as the Yellow Jackets team captain in both 2018 and 2019.
On-the-field, he is a four-time All-OAC honoree and was selected as the league’s Forward of the Year in both 2017 and 2019. He had 17 goals and seven assists for 41 points this season on his way to being named first team All-OAC for the third straight year and All-OAC for the fourth time in his career.
In addition to Ruple, the men have an additional seven repeat selections to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® team:
Josh Koleske (St. Norbert);
Jackson White (Macalester);
John Fucick (Clarkson);
DR Metart (Stevenson);
Ian Adams (Calvin);
Logan Bylsma (Hope) and
Ben Potter (Middlebury) make up this group with all but Potter selected to the first team this fall. Adams was a first team honoree last year with Koleske, White, Furcick, Medtart, and Bylsma grabbing second team accolades. Potter moves up one spot this to second team after earning a third team nod in 2018.
Eleven of the 33 student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America® men’s soccer teams boast 4.0 GPAs. The first team for the men average a 3.97 GPA, with the full men’s team at 3.93.
2019 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| GK |
Josh Koleske (2) |
St. Norbert College |
4 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| D |
Luke Deel |
Elmhurst College |
4 |
Sr. |
Logistics & Supply Chain Management / Economics |
| D |
Eric Kirby |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
4 |
Jr. |
Computer Engineering |
| D |
Nick Schwarzel |
Penn State Behrend |
3.94 |
Sr. |
IBE / Supply Chain Management |
| D |
Jackson White (2) |
Macalester College |
4 |
Sr. |
Economics / Applied Math & Statistics |
| M |
John Furcick (2) |
Clarkson University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering / Environmental Engineering |
| M |
DR Medtart (2) |
Stevenson University |
4 |
Sr. |
Criminal Justice |
| M |
Matt Napolitano |
Aurora University |
4 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| F |
Ian Adams (1) |
Calvin University |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| F |
Logan Bylsma (2) |
Hope College |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Public Accounting |
| F |
Danny Ruple (1,4) |
Baldwin Wallace University |
3.93 |
Sr. |
3:2 MBA in Accounting |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| GK |
Paul Lemay |
Covenant College |
3.89 |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| GK |
Jacob Mays |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
4 |
So. |
Biophysics |
| D |
August Axtman |
King's College |
3.77 |
Sr. |
Finance / International Business / Management |
| D |
Luke Fickenworth |
Ohio Northern University |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Pharmacy |
| D |
Cooper Robbins |
Messiah College |
3.85 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| D |
Eli Strong |
Hampden-Sydney College |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| M |
Tyler Childs |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
4 |
Jr. |
Biology |
| M |
Joshua Devlin |
Mount Aloysius College |
3.8 |
Sr. |
Pre-Law |
| M |
Theo Yang |
Caltech |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Chemical Engineering |
| F |
Evan Couchot |
Endicott College |
3.7 |
Sr. |
Biology / Biotechnology |
| F |
Luke Groothoff |
Messiah College |
4 |
So. |
Biopsychology |
| F |
Ben Potter (3) |
Middlebury College |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| F |
Eric Watson |
University of Wisconsin-Superior |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| D |
James Allison |
UC Santa Cruz |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Molecular & Cell Developmental Biology |
| D |
Justin Howe |
Cornell College |
4 |
So. |
Engineering |
| D |
Mitchell Long |
Texas Lutheran University |
4 |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
| D |
Charlie Widing |
Hobart College |
4 |
So. |
Biology / Pre-Med |
| M |
Dylan Confair |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
3.9 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering / Economics |
| M |
Daniel Ioos |
SUNY Oneonta |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Business Economics |
| M |
Jacob Lyon |
Calvin University |
3.77 |
Sr. |
Biochemistry |
| F |
Gaston Aubert |
Lake Forest College |
3.81 |
Gr. |
Finance |
| F |
Jasper Yang |
Grinnell College |
3.91 |
Jr. |
Biology |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Danny Ruple, Baldwin Wallace University
(1) – 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2018 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2018 3rd team Academic All-America®
(4) – 2017 1st team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Scott Musa, Shenandoah University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
smusa@su.edu | (540) 665-5417