Defiance Pushes Number of Academic All-HCAC Nods to 52

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its spring honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team, with Defiance placing 18 student-athletes on the list for the third-highest tally within the league.

In order to be named an Academic All-HCAC selection, a student-athlete must have completed one full academic year, be enrolled full-time at their institution, be a varsity athlete and possess a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 at the end of the semester preceding the conclusion of the spring season.

Defiance upped its 2011-2012 total number of Academic All-HCAC performers to 52 for an increase of 14 selections from the 2010-2011 campaign.

Along with trailing only Anderson (27) and Rose-Hulman (22) for the highest number of spring honors, Defiance topped all conference schools with eight women's track and field and five softball awards.

DC's standout student-athletes from the spring seasons included Bryn Lehman and Alex Schomaeker of baseball, Lisa Brophy, Jessica Mandula, Aubrie Ridinger, Hallie Sullivan and Sarah Westfall of softball, Trevor Ault of men's tennis, Adam Grillot and Kyle Tietje of men's track and field and Kim Bingley, Kate Borer, Stephanie Diemer, Mollee Galloway, Katie Heitkamp, Marlea Rolander, Ellen Stryffeler and Courtney Swabb of women's track and field.