By Jesse Sailer, Sports Editor
The 14th annual Dale J. Bruce athletic dinner highlighted the acheivements of Ohio Wesleyans scholar-athletes.
A total of 51 students, ranging from sophmores to juniors, were recognized for earning a GPA of 3.66 or above.
President Rock Jones said, âWe celebrate the real virtue of college athletics and that is the integration of the whole person, of the intellectual life of the mind reflected in the acadmeic work of our students.â
Each of the 51 students recognized were asked to bring a guest proffesor. As each student received their award, they spoke a little about why they chose the professor they did.
Aside from the recognition of the top 51 athletes, there were a total of 10 student-athlete awards given to students across all sports.
NCAC Scholar-Athletes : Nate Axelrod, Ashley Day
James DiBiasio Award (male sportsmanship award) : Nick Horton
Mackenzie Conway Award (female sportsmanship award) : Kayla Richard
Dr.Richard Gordon Award (top male scholar-athlete) : Scott Harmanis
Mary Parker Award (top female scholar-athlete) : Meaghan Teitelman
Dr.John Martin Award (best all-around senior male athlete) : Nate Axelrod
Nan Carney-DeBord Award (best all-around senior female athlete) : Iris Anderson
Top Eleven (represent the OWU athletics department in a positive manner and contribute to the entire campus community) : Nate Axelrod, Michael Blatchford, Mackenzie Brunke, Amanda Clay, Brianna La Croix, Nick Horton, Brian Jordan, Trey Olsen, Kayla Richard, Richard Spernoga, Kari Seymour
Bob Strimer Directorâs Cup (team with the highest GPA) : Womenâs cross country
Dale J. Bruce Presidential Award (recognized athletic and acadmeic accomplishments) : Nate Axelrod
âThis shows how Ohio Wesleyan and our student athletes exemplify the ideals of the division and place primary emphasis on academics,â Athletic Director Doug Zipp said.