Senior Scott Schnelle named to Capital One Academic All-District team in men's basketball for 2011-12

ADA — Ohio Northern senior center Scott Schnelle has been named First Team Capital One Academic All-District 7 in men's basketball for the 2011-12 season in voting conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Schnelle, a mechanical engineering major from New Bremen, will now go onto the Academic All-America ballot.

The Academic All-America team will be announced in mid-February.

Schnelle is a four-year regular and three-year starter for ONU and was also named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference as a junior in 2010-11.

This season, Schnelle is second on the team in scoring at 12.4 ppg and leads the team in rebounding at 6.4 rpg and blocked shots with 35.

In 98 career games, Schnelle has scored 971 points and needs just 29 more to become the 36th member of ONU's 1,000-Point Club.

He also ranks 18th all-time at ONU with 548 career rebounds and is fourth with 116 career blocked shots.

The Polar Bears are 9-11 overall and are 5-8 in OAC action this season and will play host to Marietta on Saturday at 3 pm at the ONU Sports Center.