Four earn All-Great Lakes Region honors from D3hoops.com, Marietta's VanderWal named Coach of the Year
Four earn All-Great Lakes Region honors from D3hoops.com, Marietta's VanderWal named Coach of the Year
Austintown, Ohio--Marietta's Jon VanderWal and four others have received All-Great Lakes Region honors from D3hoops.com, announced on Monday, March 11.
VanderWal was named the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. The Pioneers clinched a share of the OAC Regular-Season title with a 14-4 OAC record (22-6) and advanced to the NCAA Div. III Elite 8 for just the second time in the program's history.
Capital senior Austin Schreck (Erlanger, Ky.) and Ohio Northern Senior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw, Ohio) were selected First Team All-Region. Baldwin Wallace senior Jay Battle (Gahanna, Ohio) and Marietta senior Anthony Wallace earned second team recognition. All four were voted First Team All-OAC by the league coaches. Schreck also collected the OAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards.
| First team |
|
|
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Cam Fails |
Hanover |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| G |
Jack Davidson |
Wabash |
So. |
Fishers, Ind. |
| G |
Austin Schreck * |
Capital |
Sr. |
Erlanger, Ky. |
| F |
Connor Seipel |
Wittenberg |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| C |
Ryan Bruns * |
Ohio Northern |
Sr. |
Chickasaw, Ohio |
| Second team |
|
|
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Jason Beckman |
Hope |
Sr. |
Shelby, Mich. |
| G |
Jay Battle * |
Baldwin Wallace |
Sr. |
Gahanna, Ohio |
| G |
Zach Gould |
La Roche |
Sr. |
Fombell, Pa. |
| F |
Anthony Wallace * |
Marietta |
Sr. |
Wheeling, W.Va. |
| F |
Derrick DeVries |
Calvin |
Jr. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| Third team |
|
|
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Pete Smith |
Trine |
Sr. |
Bristol, Ind. |
| G |
Danyon Hempy |
Wooster |
Jr. |
Waldo, Ohio |
| G |
Reece Dupler |
Wooster |
Sr. |
Newark, Ohio |
| F |
Tom Kromka |
St. Vincent |
Sr. |
Monroeville, Pa. |
| F |
Trevor Manuel |
Olivet |
Jr. |
Lansing, Mich. |