Liz Schnelle/Katie Weininger

By Steven Wright

ADA — Senior setter Katie Weininger and junior Liz Schnelle have both been selected AVCA Division III First Team All-America as chosen by the AVCA Division III All-America Committee.

This is the first time that either volleyball player has been named First Team All-America. Schnelle was Third Team All-America last season and Weininger was Honorable Mention All-America.

Weininger and Schnelle are now the second the third Ohio Northern volleyball player to earn the award.

Ryan Smith / Chris Corrado

By Tim Glon

ADA — Senior Ryan Smith (Miamisburg) and junior Chris Corrado (Cincinnati/Saint Xavier) were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men’s soccer for 2008 in voting conducted by the league’s 10 faculty advisors.

Smith was also named First Team All-OAC and OAC Defender of the Year earlier this season.

A biology/pre-med major, Smith is anchoring the ONU defense from the center back position that has allowed only 18 goals all season while dishing out two assists as well.

Kaitlin Sanders

By Tim Glon

ADA - Junior midfielder Kaitlin Sanders (Kendallville, Ind./East Noble) has been selected ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America in Women’s Soccer for 2008 in voting conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

She was also named First Team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-District IV this year.

As a sophomore in 2007, Sanders was named Third Team Acdemic All-District as well as First Team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference.

Liz Schnelle

By Steven Wright

ADA — For the second time this season and the third time for her career, junior All-American middle hitter Liz Schnelle has been named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division III National Volleyball Player of the Week.

The New Bremen, Ohio native led the No. 8-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship last week with three consecutive victories that extended Northern’s record winning streak to 26 matches..