Volleyball

Brian Hofman

By Steven Wright

ADA — Brian Hofman has been named the Division III National Assistant Volleyball Coach of the Year according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

This is the organization's inaugural award for National Assistant Coach of the Year.

Hofman is in his 17th season as an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern volleyball team and focuses primarily as a middle hitters coach.

By Steven Wright

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ADA —The Ohio Northern volleyball team fell one spot and ended the season ranked No. 6 in the final Sports Imports/AVCA Coaches poll that was released on Tuesday.

The Polar Bears finished the season at 30-4 received 453 points in the final poll

Northern spent the entire season ranked between positions No. 4 and No. 6.

Liz Schnelle

By Steven Wright

ADA - Senior three-time All-American Liz Schnelle has earned an award she has yet to receive in her record-breaking career, as she was named CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine First Team Academic All-America.

Schnelle was named First Team Academic All-District IV earlier this season as well as First Team Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference.

This award comes less than a week after Schnelle was named AVCA First Team All-America for the second consecutive season. She also earned AVCA Third Team All-America honors as a sophomore.