Each of 91短视频鈥檚 sports was represented on the ODAC All-Academic Team except for men鈥檚 volleyball, which competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference.聽 The CVC will also release an all-academic team later this summer.

The full ODAC All-Academic Team eclipsed 1,000 student-athletes for the sixth consecutive year and set a new high-water mark for conference honorees for the third year in a row.聽 With representatives from each of the 17 ODAC institutions (including Catholic University for football only, Greensboro College and Notre Dame of Maryland University for swimming only, and Shenandoah University for field hockey and track & field only), 1,350 student-athletes earned recognition on the 2011-12 ODAC All-Academic Team.

Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class.聽 He or she must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered for an ODAC All-Academic Award.

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The entire list of Royals named to the ODAC All-Academic Team is listed below.聽 to see the full list of the ODAC All-Academic Team.

Nels Akerson – Cross Country
Elizabeth Alderfer – Cross Country
Laura Beckler – Women’s Soccer
Bradley Billings 鈥� Baseball
Jennifer Blankenship – Women’s Basketball
Rachel Breeden 鈥� Softball
Carol Brinkley – Field Hockey
Bethany Crouse – Women’s Soccer
Mary Beth Danaher – Field Hockey
Jenessa Derstine – Field Hockey
Erica Detweiler – Women’s Soccer
Allison Eanes – Cross Country
Katie Eckman – Cross Country
Ryan Eshleman – Men’s Soccer
Jonathan Estrada 鈥� Baseball
Daniel Friesen – Men’s Soccer
Lynae Fry – Women’s Volleyball
Jessica Goertzen – Women’s Volleyball
Naomi Good – Women’s Soccer
Bethany Hench – Field Hockey
Brooke Hensley 鈥� Softball
Jordan Hollinger – Men’s Soccer
David Hooley – Men’s Soccer
Phillip Jordan 鈥� Baseball
Rachel Kennel – Women’s Soccer
Justin King 鈥� Baseball
Lanae Kreider – Women’s Soccer
Valerie Landis – Field Hockey
Mattie Lehman – Women’s Volleyball, Softball
Owen Longacre – Men’s Basketball
Jenna Longenecker – Field Hockey
Becca Longenecker – Field Hockey
Mark Mast – Men’s Soccer
Thomas Millary – Cross Country, Track & Field
Michelle Miller – Women’s Soccer
Katarina Napfel 鈥� Softball
Peter Nelson – Cross Country
Cara Paden – Women’s Soccer, Track & Field
Jesse Parker – Cross Country, Track & Field
Stephanie Rheinheimer – Women’s Basketball
Andy Richter 鈥� Baseball
Sara Ritchie – Women’s Volleyball
Bryce Shank – Men’s Soccer
Jacob Shank – Men’s Soccer
Amber Shelly – Women’s Soccer
Aaron Sloan – Track & Field
Kayla Smeltzer – Women’s Volleyball
Raquel Stoltzfus – Women’s Soccer
Scotty Tiosso – Men’s Soccer
Jon Trice 鈥� Baseball
Keri Weaver – Cross Country
Kori Wenger – Women’s Soccer
Taylor Wenger – Women’s Soccer
Camille Williams – Field Hockey
Roberto Wingfield – Cross Country
Bianca Ygarza – Women’s Basketball
Andrew Yoder – Men’s Soccer
Marla Young – Women’s Basketball
Kelsey Zook – Women’s Soccer
Michelle Zook – Field Hockey
Marla zumFelde – Women’s Basketball

Each decided independently of the other to attend 91短视频, but both believe it was one of 鈥渢he best decisions鈥� they鈥檝e ever made.

Luciana Beatriz Stoltzfus 鈥� who goes by “Bia鈥� 鈥� is finishing up the demanding nursing program at 91短视频 and expects to graduate May 1. Her final semester “is the most stressful ever, but I’ll make it,” she insists.

Raquel Stoltzfus, a sophomore early childhood education major, arrived at 91短视频 last fall after spending one semester apiece at another private university and a local community college. She sees herself eventually teaching first or second grade in a public school in a urban area.

Bia, 23, and Raquel, 21, are the adopted daughters of Winfred and Wilda (Willie) Stoltzfus of Bellefontaine, Ohio. They were born in Brazil, where their adopted maternal grandparents, Kenneth and the late Grace Schwartzentruber, were long-time missionaries with the former Mennonite Board of Missions. Winfred and Willie are both 91短视频 alumni; he is a specialist in internal medicine; Willie is an oncology nurse at a cancer center who well recalls the rigors of 91短视频鈥檚 nursing program.

In 1999, the couple adopted a group of four siblings from Sao Paulo that included Bia, then 11, Raquel, 9, Davi, 7, (now 19) and Lucas, 5 (now 17). They joined three other Stoltzfus children, a biological son, Marcos, 26, who graduated from Goshen College and lives in Colorado; and two other adopted children, Carla Renee, now 20, and Tomas, 22, who were adopted as babies.

“Bia is a survivor, the oldest of the sibling group,” Willie notes. “She helped the younger siblings who grew up with little adult supervision. She knew no English when we adopted her, but has always been highly motivated, a hard worker.”

“God didn鈥檛 seem to be the primary focus at the schools I attended before coming here [91短视频],” Raquel says. 聽“My professors make every effort to help me succeed,” she adds, citing her 鈥淚ntro to Bible鈥� class as 鈥減roviding a different way of looking at things and encouraging us to look deeper into Scripture.” She finds participation in the Sunday night “Celebration” contemporary worship services on campus as another highlight

Raquel pointed to her teammates on the women’s soccer team where she plays right midfield as another vehicle for personal and spiritual growth. “We’re playing for God and not just for each other,” she states. “We have devotions and work together as a team.”

Bia cited her 91短视频 cross-cultural seminar in South Africa the fall of her junior year as a “major eye-opener” to the interconnectedness of people and cultures and the incredible needs of people everywhere. Raquel plans to take a six-week cross-cultural trip to Honduras this summer led by Jason and Bryn Mullet Good.

“91短视频 has helped me discover qualities that I didn’t know I had, and it’s opened my eyes to how much I can do to serve others,鈥� Bia declares.

“There’s a family atmosphere [at 91短视频],” Bia adds.聽 鈥淭he nursing professors are constantly empowering and encouraging me to be the best that I can be while also helping me grow in my spiritual walk.”

“My only regret,” she adds, “is wishing for more time to spend with other people and to take part in more campus activities.”

How does it work being sisters on a small Christian university campus?

“We don’t see each other as often as you might expect,” Bia notes. “I’ve been living off campus and my clinical nursing work keeps me extremely busy.” Raquel quickly notes that they do stay in touch by texting and on Facebook. They’ve been attending Aletheia, a church in Harrisonburg which caters to young adults. Their home congregation is Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty, Ohio.

Following graduation on May 1, Bia hopes to secure a nursing position locally. She is engaged to another nursing student, Michael Bruner from Pettisville, Ohio. They plan to marry in September.

鈥淚’m definitely a stronger Christian for having this experience [at 91短视频],鈥� Bia says. 鈥淚鈥檝e sensed the university鈥檚 commitment to encourage students to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God.鈥�