31 Express Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-OCCAC Awards

The OCCAC has announced its All-Academic team. Of the 31 Express student-athletes to appear on the list, Lisa Urbanski (women's volleyball) and David Ortega-Gonzalez (men's soccer) earned the highest cumulative GPAs with a 4.0. Design by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
The OCCAC has announced its All-Academic team. Of the 31 Express student-athletes to appear on the list, Lisa Urbanski (women's volleyball) and David Ortega-Gonzalez (men's soccer) earned the highest cumulative GPAs with a 4.0. Design by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, OH---The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) has announced their All-Academic team and 31 Express student-athletes were featured on the list.

The Express softball team led the athletic department with eight student-athletes selected to the All-OCCAC Academic Team, while the baseball program had seven. 

The 31 student-athletes is seven more than the total of 24 that the athletic department produced last year. A total of 96 student-athletes in the conference made the list.

To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA with 24 credit hours.

Here is a complete list by sport:

Volleyball

Molly Hilfinger (Anthony Wayne High School/Waterville, OH) - 3.74 GPA
Alyssa Meis (Genoa High School/Martin, OH) - 3.32 GPA 
Lisa Urbanski (Notre Dame Academy/Toledo, OH) - 4.00 GPA
Dominique Yates (Bowsher High School/Toledo, OH) - 3.51 GPA

Golf

Luke Berger (Bedford High School/Temperance, MI) - 3.73 GPA 
Alex Roberts (Fostoria High School/Fostoria, OH) - 3.64 GPA

Baseball

Benjamin Breymier (North Central High School/Indianapolis, IN) - 3.61 GPA
Dane Davis (Romeo High School/Romeo, MI) - 3.78 GPA
Michael Fry (Bellevue High School/Bellevue, OH) - 3.40 GPA
Dru Sebastian (Blackhawk Christian High School/Fort Wayne, IN) - 3.41 GPA
Nick Street (Rockford High School/Rockford, MI) - 3.77 GPA
Alex Samson (Orrville High School/Orrville, OH) - 3.61 GPA
Matthew Zitny (Oxford High School/Oxford, MI) - 3.55 GPA

Men's Soccer

Odaine Edwards (Cornwall College/Colorado Springs, CO) - 3.50 GPA
Joshua Kleinow (Haslett High School/Holt, MI) - 3.40 GPA
Tyler Kortokrax (Kalida High School/Kalida, MI) - 3.40 GPA
David Ortega-Gonzalez (Nazaret Oporto/Madrid, Spain) - 4.00 GPA 

Women's Soccer

Taylor Avers (Woodmore High School/Gibsonburg, OH) - 3.53 GPA
Haley Kreger (Bedford/Bedford Township, MI) - 3.79 GPA
Marissa Ramirez (Northwood High School/Northwood, OH) - 3.31 GPA
Sarah Weaver (Margaretta High School/Castalia, OH) - 3.52 GPA

Softball 

April DeCant (Liberty Center High School/Delta, OH) - 3.63 GPA
Jaylee Glad (Ida High School/Temperance, MI) - 3.55 GPA
Molly Gast (Sylvania Southview High School/Toledo, OH) - 3.50 GPA
Melanie Iacoangeli (Ida High School/Monroe, MI) - 3.88 GPA 
Olivia Reeder (Genoa High School/Martin, OH) - 3.34 GPA
Hannah Shank (Van Buren High School/North Baltimore, OH) - 3.75 GPA
Amanda Sinay (Cardinal Stritch High School/Oregon, OH) - 3.83 GPA
Katilyn Turski (Cardinal Stritch High School/Oregon, OH) 3.32 GPA

Men's Basketball 

Reneillio Morrison (Florida State University High School/Kingston, Jamaica) - 3.30 GPA
Cody Begley (Tekonsha High School/Tekonsha, MI) - 3.50 GPA

Congratulations to all these student-athletes on their hard work in the classroom.