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Goshen College

2017-18

2017-18 Awards

Female Athlete of the Year: Chelsea Foster (cross country/track and field)

Other Nominees:
Alexis Carpenter (softball)
Siana Emery (cross country/track and field)
Carley O'Neal (basketball)

Male Athlete of the Year: Ollie Smith (soccer/track and field)

Other Nominees:
Stuart Aeschliman (soccer)
Juan Miguel Ciudad (tennis)
Billy Geschke (basketball)
Vincent Kibunja (cross country/track and field)
Ben Longacre (baseball)

Crowe Horwath Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Spencer Aeschliman (men's soccer)

Other Nominees:
Evan Beck (tennis)
Brenner Burkholder (cross country)
Christian Grider (basketball)
Chandler Ingle (baseball)
Luke Rush (tennis)
Austin Weaver (track and field)

Crowe Horwath Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Christy Swartzendruber (volleyball)

Other Nominees:
Lena Charles (soccer)
Megan Ewing (tennis)
Hanna Hochstetler (basketball)
Brooke Maes (softball)
Jill Steinmetz (cross country/track and field)

#OneLeaf Leadership Award

Alyssa Arella (women's soccer)
Mara Beck (women's track and field)
Tyler Born (men's soccer)
Tanner Camp (men's basketball)
Katie Crump (softball)
Meghan Gerke (women's volleyball)
Vincent Kibunja (men's track and field)
Elsie Koop Liechty (women's tennis)
Caitlyn O'Neal (women's basketball)
Sierra Ross Richer (women's cross country)
Kartikeya Sharma (men's tennis)
Brad Stoltzfus (baseball)
Ben Wiebe (men's cross country)

Coach of the Year: Arron Patrick (men's soccer)

NAIA All-Americans (3)

Sawyer Biddle (men's track and field - outdoor 5,000 race walk)
Siana Emery (women's track and field - indoor 3,000 race walk)
Kayla Gray (women's track and field - outdoor 5,000 race walk)

NAIA National Qualifiers (16)

Sawyer Biddle (men's track and field - indoor 3,000 race walk)
Sawyer Biddle (men's track and field - outdoor 5,000 race walk)
Brenner Burkholder (men's track and field - outdoor marathon)
Siana Emery (women's track and field - indoor 3,000 race walk)
Siana Emery (women's track and field - outdoor 5,000 race walk)
Kayla Gray (women's track and field - indoor 3,000 race walk)
Kayla Gray (women's track and field - outdoor 5,000 race walk)
Chelsea Foster (women's cross country)
Vincent Kibunja (men's cross country)

CoSIDA Academic All-American (1)

Spencer Aeschliman (men's soccer)

CoSIDA Academic All-District (1)

Spencer Aeschliman (men's soccer)

NAIA Player of the Week (1)

Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer - offensive, Oct. 16)

All-Crossroads League (21 athletes, 1 administrator)

First Team (5 athletes, 1 administrator)
Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer)
Juan Miguel Ciudad (men's tennis)
Chelsea Foster (women's cross country)
Tevin Gilkes (men's soccer)
Vincent Kibunja (men's cross country)
Josh Gleason (Athletic Director of the Year)
Second Team (4)
Johan Escalante (men's soccer)
Darienne Maust (women's volleyball)
Ollie Smith (men's soccer)
Christy Swartzendruber (women's volleyball)
Third Team (1)
Billy Geschke (men's basketball)
Honorable Mention (11)
Katie Baer (women's soccer)
Katherine Boyer (softball)
Ryan Hartig (baseball)
Devin Heath-Granger (men's basketball)
Ben Longacre (baseball)
Colby Malson (baseball)
Lindsay McQuinn (women's volleyball)
Carley O'Neal (women's basketball)
Ally Roehr (women's volleyball)
MacKinnon Tracy (women's volleyball)
Carolina Villalobos Palacios (women's soccer)

Other Conference Awards
Alexis Carpenter (softball - gold glove, pitcher)
Brad Stoltzfus (baseball - gold glove, first base)

Conference Player of the Week (12)
Sept. 4 - Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer, offensive)
Sept. 4 - Johan Escalante (men's soccer, defensive)
Sept. 11 - Ollie Smith (men's soccer, offensive)
Sept. 25 - Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer, offensive)
Sept. 25 - Johan Escalante (men's soccer, defensive)
Oct. 16 - Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer, offensive)
Oct. 23 - Johan Escalante (men's soccer, defensive)
Dec. 11 - Logan Primerano (men's basketball)
Feb. 26 - Katherine Boyer (softball)
March 5 - Chandler Ingle (baseball, pitcher)
April 23 - Colby Malson (baseball, pitcher)

New School Records (30)

Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer -- most goals in a season by a freshman -- 12)
Mara Beck, Alyssa Arella, Caitlin Hughey, Jill Steinmetz (women's track and field -- indoor 4x200 relay -- 1:59.84)
Alexis Carpenter (softball -- most innings pitched in a season -- 166 2/3)
Juan Miguel Ciudad (men's tennis -- most singles wins in a conference season -- 8)
Ryan Hartig (baseball -- most games played in a career -- 210)
Devin Heath-Granger (men's basketball -- most assists in a season -- 196)
Devin Heath-Granger (men's basketball -- most assists in a career -- 561)
Rianna Koteles (softball -- most doubles in a season -- 12 -- tie)
Ben Longacre (baseball -- most doubles in a season -- 20)
Ben Longacre (baseball -- most runs in a season -- 49)
Brooke Maes (softball -- most walks in a career -- 62)
Brooke Maes (softball -- most home runs in a career -- 18 -- tie)
Brooke Maes (softball -- most games played in a career -- 187)
Colby Malson (baseball -- most saves in a season -- 10)
Colby Malson (baseball -- most saves in a career -- 14)
Darienne Maust (women's volleyball -- most blocks per set, 25-point era -- 0.96)
Ollie Smith (men's track and field -- indoor 600 meters -- 1:23.20)
Brad Stoltzfus (baseball -- most walks in a career -- 113)
Brad Stoltzfus (baseball -- most runs in a career -- 133 -- tie)
Baseball team (most triples in a season -- 14)
Baseball team (most saves in a season -- 13)
Men's basketball team (most 1,000-point scorers in a class -- 4)
Men's basketball team (most points per game in a season, 3-point era -- 84.9)
Men's soccer team (longest home shutout streak -- 605:54)
Softball team (most at bats in a season -- 1,424)
Softball team (most hits in a season -- 373)
Softball team (most doubles in a season -- 65)
Softball team (most home runs in a season -- 30)
Softball team (most walks in a season -- 114)
Softball team (most innings pitched in a season -- 343 1/3)

NAIA Scholar-Athlete (46)

Men's Cross Country (4)
Brenner Burkholder (Topeka, Kan.)
Isaiah Friesen (Filley, Neb.)
Benjamin Wiebe (Goshen, Ind.)
Trever Yoder (Goshen, Ind.)
Women's Cross Country (1)
Jill Steinmetz (Bluffton, Ohio)
Men's Soccer (9)
Spencer Aeschliman (West Salem, Ore.)
Ari Benjamin (Castara, Trinidad and Tobago)
Gabriel Eisenbeis (Freeman. S.D.)
Mark Kreider (North Newton, Kan.)
Isaac Longenecker (Grayslake, Ill.)
Nate Nussbaum (Mishawaka, Ind.)
Kyle Ramirez Ingold (Goshen, Ind.)
Oliver Wisseman (Prineville, Ore.)
Trent Yoder (Elkhart, Ind.)
?Women's Soccer (2)
Mara Beck (Archbold, Ohio)
Lena Charles (Plainfield, Ind.)
Women's Volleyball (6)
Sydney Cruz (South Bend, Ind.)
Meghan Gerke (Wyoming, Mich.)
Meghan Manley (Monroe, Ind.)
Erin Strock (Butler, Ind.)
Christy Swartzendruber (Shickley, Neb.)
MacKinnon Tracy (New Carlisle, Ind.)
Men's Basketball (1)
Christian Grider (Indian Lake, Ohio)
Women's Basketball (3)
Hanna Hochstetler (Goshen, Ind.)
Caitlyn O'Neal (Russiaville, Ind.)
Carley O'Neal (Russiaville, Ind.)
Men's Tennis (4)
Joel Gerig (Mishawaka, Ind.)
Kartikeya Sharma (Delhi, India)
Aritha Weerasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Eric Zuercher (Baden, Switzerland)
Women's Tennis (1)
Megan Ewing (Goshen, Ind.)
Men's Track and Field (7)
Ari Benjamin (Castara, Trinidad and Tobago)
Sawyer Biddle (White Heath, Ill.)
Brenner Burkholder (Topeka, Kan.)
Josh Bustos (Goshen, Ind.)
Andrew Longacher (Castle Rock, Colo.)
Kartikeya Sharma (Delhi, India)
Austin Weaver (Lanark, Ill.)
Women's Track and Field (3)
Mara Beck (Archbold, Ohio)
Kayla Gray (Bridgton, Maine)
Jill Steinmetz (Bluffton, Ohio)
Baseball (2)
Travis Grimm (Muskegon, Mich.)
Chandler Ingle (Berne, Ind.)
Softball (3)
Alexis Carpenter (Central Lake, Mich.)
Brooke Maes (Goshen, Ind.)
Rae Ann Miller (Elkhart, Ind.)

NAIA Scholar Teams (10)

Women's cross country
Women's tennis
Men's tennis
Women's volleyball
Men's soccer
Women's basketball
Women's outdoor track and field
Men's cross country
Softball
Women's soccer

Springer Design Maple Leaf Athlete of the Week

Aug. 21 - Darienne Maust (women's volleyball)
Aug. 28 - Katie Baer (women's soccer)
Sept. 4 - Stuart Aeschliman (men's soccer)
Sept. 11 - Ollie Smith (men's soccer)
Sept. 18 - Vincent Kibunja (men's cross country)
Sept. 25 - Aritha Weerasinghe (men's tennis)
Oct. 2 - Chelsea Foster (women's cross country)
Oct. 9 - Steven Cranston (men's cross country)
Oct. 16 - Uriel Macias (men's soccer)
Oct. 23 - MacKinnon Tracy (women's volleyball)
Oct. 30 - Billy Geschke (men's basketball)
Nov. 6 - Chelsea Foster and Vincent Kibunja (cross country)
Nov. 13 - Sydney Stein (women's basketball)
Nov. 20 - Chelsea Foster (women's cross country)
Nov. 27 - Patryck Ostrowski (men's basketball)
Dec. 4 - Logan Primerano (men's basketball)
Dec. 11 - Christian Grider (men's basketball)
Dec. 18 - Billy Geschke (men's basketball)
Jan. 1 - Devin Heath-Granger (men's basketball)
Jan. 8 - Claire Rauck (women's basketball)
Jan. 15 - Alhassan Barrie (men's basketball)
Jan. 22 - Kassandra Rodriguez (women's track and field)
Jan. 29 - Ollie Smith (men's track and field)
Feb. 5 - 4x200 relay team (women's track and field)
Feb. 12 - Devin Heath-Granger (men's basketball)
Feb. 19 - Carley O'Neal (women's basketball)
Feb. 26 - Alexis Carpenter (softball)
March 5 - Siana Emery (women's track and field)
March 12 - Ryan Hartig (baseball)
March 19 - Ben Longacre (baseball)
March 26 - Travis Grimm (baseball)
April 2 - Brenner Burkholder (men's track and field)
April 9 - Leah Herrman (softball)
April 16 - Jill Steinmetz (women's track and field)
April 23 - Makayla Collier (women's track and field)
May 7 - Ryan Hartig (baseball)

Special thanks to our student staffs:
Athletic training: Carolina Villalobos Palacios, Ari Benjamin, Carley O'Neal, Jimmy Ramkissoon, Annika Detweiler, Jon Hill, Donnae Lipinski, TJ White
Sports information: Chandler Ingle, Meghan Gerke, Andrew Longacher, Miguel Rodriguez, Evan Beck, Christian Grider, Devin Heath-Granger, Marcella Sanfilippo, Kyle Snyder

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