On Thursday (Aug. 14) afternoon, 165 Ashland University student-athletes were lauded by the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) as 2024-25 Academic Achievement Award honorees:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
| Faith |
Anderson |
Women's track & field |
| Constanza |
Arancibia |
Women's tennis |
| Josh |
Bachinsky |
Men's swim/dive |
| Greta |
Barker |
Women's track & field |
| Nate |
Barrett |
Wrestling |
| Brendan |
Beaver |
Baseball |
| Amandine |
Binet |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Cameron |
Blair |
Football |
| Luke |
Brenner |
Football |
| Dhiren |
Brickman |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Ethan |
Browning |
Men's track & field |
| Gia |
Casalinova |
Women's basketball |
| Brianna |
Chenevey |
Track and field |
| Molly |
Coleman |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Emma |
Conway |
Women's golf |
| Fiona |
Dadas |
Women's lacrosse |
| Marin |
Dixon |
Volleyball |
| Gavin |
Dobbels |
Baseball |
| Maddie |
Dolenga |
Women's soccer |
| Alley |
Dombrowski |
Women's tennis |
| Nick |
Dopkosky |
Football |
| Ashley |
Drexler |
Women's lacrosse |
| Annie |
Duncan |
Women's lacrosse |
| Laney |
Eller |
Softball |
| Madilyn |
Elson |
Women's track & field |
| Ethan |
Enders |
Football |
| Keira |
Erling |
Women's soccer |
| John |
Essig |
Baseball |
| Pedro |
Faria |
Men's soccer |
| Rodri |
Fernandez |
Men's soccer |
| Kara |
Fields |
Women's track & field |
| Huck |
Finnegan |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Kali |
Funk |
Women's soccer |
| Braeden |
Geist |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Landen |
Gooley |
Women's soccer |
| Bryn |
Grabowski |
Softball |
| Zander |
Graham |
Wrestling |
| Grace |
Grant |
Women's golf |
| Aden |
Gregory |
Men's basketball |
| Josh |
Hagan |
Men's swim/dive |
| Tori |
Haggit |
Women's soccer |
| Matt |
Hall |
Baseball |
| Maddy |
Hannahs |
Softball |
| LeeAnn |
Harker |
Women's golf |
| Abigail |
Hartzler |
Women's track & field |
| Zach |
Heintz |
Football |
| Dani |
Hicks |
Women's soccer |
| Haley |
Hightower |
Women's soccer |
| Lauren |
Hinders |
Women's lacrosse |
| Ben |
Holzopfel |
Football |
| Levi |
Hondred |
Men's track & field |
| Lexi |
Howe |
Women's basketball |
| Jillian |
Hull |
Women's swim/dive |
| Riley |
Hunt |
Women's swim/dive |
| Julia |
Intagliata |
Women's lacrosse |
| Alex |
James |
Men's soccer |
| Brock |
Janowicz |
Men's track & field |
| Tyler |
Johnson |
Football |
| Dru |
Johnson |
Football |
| Evan |
Kemp |
Men's swim/dive |
| Kelsey |
Kinsley |
Women's track & field |
| Amanda |
Kolar |
Softball |
| Mason |
Koons |
Baseball |
| Grant |
Koplinski |
Men's soccer |
| Holly |
Kraemer |
Women's swim/dive |
| Sean |
Krueckeberg |
Baseball |
| Hayden |
Kuhn |
Wrestling |
| Richard |
Legg |
Wrestling |
| Kylie |
Leibacher |
Women's basketball |
| Emilie |
Lemon |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Joey |
Lenczyk |
Men's swim/dive |
| Delaney |
Lis |
Softball |
| Oliver |
Lovell |
Men's soccer |
| Daylen |
Madison |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Hailey |
Maloon |
Women's track & field |
| Sophia |
Martin |
Softball |
| Akil |
Martin |
Football |
| Ayden |
Mason |
Men's swim/dive |
| Sarah |
Masuoka |
Women's track & field |
| Delaney |
Maynard |
Softball |
| Kenzie |
McConnell |
Volleyball |
| Rachel |
McCool |
Women's soccer |
| Sarah |
McKee |
Women's basketball |
| Sydney |
McMillan |
Women's soccer |
| Matthew |
McMullen |
Men's golf |
| Macy |
McNamara |
Volleyball |
| Allison |
Meixner |
Women's track & field |
| McKinley |
Mendenhall |
Women's soccer |
| Maren |
Metikosh |
Softball |
| Merrik |
Mihalek |
Women's soccer |
| Zoe |
Miller |
Women's basketball |
| Carter |
Mishler |
Men's golf |
| Natalie |
Miskerik |
Women's soccer |
| Ryohei |
Miyake |
Men's tennis |
| Ravin |
Morgan |
Volleyball |
| Caden |
Morris |
Men's track & field |
| Gavin |
Mullen |
Men's track & field |
| Payton |
O'Toole |
Women's swim/dive |
| Luciana |
Ottoni |
Women's tennis |
| Collin |
Overholt |
Baseball |
| Jaelyn |
Palmer |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Tony |
Pannunzio |
Football |
| Klaira |
Paramore |
Women's golf |
| Stella |
Parrish |
Women's lacrosse |
| Emily |
Pate |
Women's soccer |
| Jennifer |
Patrick |
Women's track & field |
| Justin |
Patrick |
Men's track & field |
| Sidney |
Payton |
Softball |
| Ben |
Peltz |
Baseball |
| Colin |
Pham |
Men's swim/dive |
| Sydney |
Pierce |
Women's lacrosse |
| Juliana |
Pignato |
Women's swim/dive |
| Mary Kate |
Prall |
Women's swim/dive |
| Carly |
Prows |
Women's basketball |
| Abbey |
Queen |
Volleyball |
| Anna |
Ramsier |
Women's swim/dive |
| Konnor |
Ray |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Reese |
Redman |
Wrestling |
| Rachel |
Reuter |
Softball |
| A.J. |
Rhodes |
Football |
| Clara |
Richardson |
Women's soccer |
| Ashlyn |
Ring |
Softball |
| Danielle |
Robbins |
Softball |
| Lily |
Rockwell |
Softball |
| Sophia |
Rogowski |
Women's golf |
| Jordan |
Rosales |
Women's track & field |
| Sergio |
Ruiz |
Men's soccer |
| Kaj |
Salzano |
Men's tennis |
| Ella |
Schneider |
Women's soccer |
| Luke |
Schreck |
Men's golf |
| Taylor |
Sharlow |
Women's lacrosse |
| Sidney |
Sheppert |
Women's track & field |
| Hope |
Sievert |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Josie |
Sipe |
Women's lacrosse |
| Nate |
Slater |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Logan |
Smalley |
Wrestling |
| Odessa |
Smith |
Women's track & field |
| Brayden |
Smith |
Football |
| Hayley |
Smith |
Women's basketball |
| Sophia |
Smithnosky |
Softball |
| Michael |
Snopik |
Men's XC/track/field |
| Riki |
Soto |
Men's soccer |
| Kalli |
Spehar |
Women's lacrosse |
| Delaney |
Spradlin |
Women's swim/dive |
| Rachel |
Stanchek |
Women's swim/dive |
| Collin |
Strong |
Football |
| Lydia |
Sweeney |
Women's basketball |
| Sydney |
Thomas |
Women's soccer |
| Megan |
Tomasic |
Women's swim/dive |
| Sabrina |
Trapani |
Women's soccer |
| Hayden |
Valenti |
Men's track & field |
| Ashley |
Veldheer |
Softball |
| Alyson |
Veverka |
Women's golf |
| Sidney |
Voss |
Women's lacrosse |
| Benedikt |
Weinborner |
Men's tennis |
| Oliver |
Whaley |
Men's soccer |
| Maddi |
Whitticar |
Women's swim/dive |
| Elisabeth |
Willett |
Women's XC/track/field |
| Julianna |
Williams |
Women's soccer |
| Molly |
Winner |
Women's track & field |
| Seth |
Witt |
Baseball |
| Sam |
Witt |
Baseball |
| McKayla |
Wymer |
Women's track & field |
| Morgan |
Yoder |
Women's basketball |
| Bobby |
Young |
Football |
To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:
- The Director of Athletics must be a current dues-paying member of the D2ADA.
- Student-athlete must have:
- a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
- have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
Ashland's number of D2ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients continues to grow over the years – 165 in 2024-25 from 143 in 2023-24 and from 106 in 2022-23.
For the first time since inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history.
