Hanish, a mathematics major with a 4.00 cumulative GPA, was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team selection last season, only the third individual in Allegheny women's track & field and cross country history to earn that honor. She is also a distinguished Allegheny Alden Scholar (GPA above 3.80) and is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society, and Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society, where she serves as treasurer of Allegheny's chapter. In her cross country career, Hanish has garnered All-NCAC selections three times, including two first-team honors and one second-team honor, while also earning three All-Region honors. On the track, she has earned All-NCAC accolades in the 3000-meter run, DMR, one-mile and 5000-meter run. In March, she was named All-Region for her performances in the mile and 3,000-meter run.

Kaila Kasper is a senior outside hitter on the Denison volleyball team from Chicago, Illinois. She has played in 65 career matches, logging 563 digs and 261 kills. Kasper currently serves as the President of Denison's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (DSAAC). The group is responsible for being the collective voice for Denison's 550+ student-athletes and reports to the North Coast Athletic Conference SAAC, which is under the greater Division III SAAC. 

Senior Amber Baker heads into this year as a staple on defense for the Hiram women's soccer team. She's started 41 of 48 career matches for the Terriers, including 16-of-17 in 2019. Last season, Baker was named an All-NCAC honorable mention selection and is a two-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. An integrative science major, Baker has been named to the Hiram Dean's List in five semesters while serving as the president of the State of Borders Club and as the secretary of the Exercise Science Club. Baker was also a 2019-20 Chi Alpha Sigma inductee.

Harrison VanTilburg, a men's soccer senior at Wittenberg, has earned three varsity letters as a member of the Tigers. The goalie has appeared in 10 games for the Red and White, logging two career shutouts. Harrison serves as a team captain and has embodied the Wittenberg Athletics mission of 'Building Champions for a Lifetime', both on and off the field. Harrison's commitment to his team and his campus community is on display as he is an avid supporter of all the Wittenberg Tiger athletic teams where you can find him cheering on his fellow Tigers at most home contests.

Eras Yager is a two-sport student-athlete at Kenyon. In the fall season, she's a hitter on the volleyball team, while in the winter and spring, she takes on shot put and weight throw duties for the track and field team. With just first-years and sophomores on campus right now, Yager has stepped up to take on multiple leadership roles and been instrumental in helping the volleyball team, and its new coach, through a time of transition. Currently, she is the only on-campus officer for Kenyon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (KSAAC) and she's enthusiastically taken on that leadership role, as well, promoting KSAAC initiatives, planning and organizing KSAAC Saturday events, while realigning and delegating to keep the group active and operational. Yager, a biology major, also works as a TA on campus. Last fall, she was a part of the Ladies squad that earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA) Team Academic Award.

Cole Hissong, a junior tight end, earned first-team D3football.com Preseason All-America honors following a season in which he earned second-team D3football.com All-North Region and first-team All-NCAC certificates. The education and history major's contributions aren't limited to the classroom and gridiron, as he's a member of Men Working for Change, a student organization that partners with OneEighty to spread awareness of domestic violence and substance abuse in the Wooster community. Hissong has also volunteered with the Village Network and Relay for Life. Elsewhere on campus, he's the rush chair for his fraternity, Phi Sigma Alpha.

Senior forward Sydnie Savarese has earned All-NCAC in each of the last two seasons. The Boonton, New Jersey, native, has started all 54 matches of her career, netting 13 goals and 13 assists along the way. Off of the pitch, the economics major has worked as a student assistant athletic trainer and has done internships with Business for Life on campus and was a summer analyst at Bank of America. 

Schadl, a senior defensive end on the Gators' football team, is the co-president of the Allegheny SAAC and president of the Allegheny Men of Color Advancement Association (MOCAA). He has been instrumental in the formation of the new Student-Athletes of Color group within the Allegheny SAAC during his time as president. In addition, the Georgia native is a part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Brother-to-Brother organization. As a junior in 2019, the Biology major with a Studio Art minor tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks and ranked fifth with 4.0 tackles for loss.

Picker, an exercise science major, is a senior member of the Ohio Wesleyan women's cross country team. A two-year letterwinner in cross country, Picker is a two-time Top 50 Award winner at Ohio Wesleyan, an honor recognizing the top 50 cumulative grade-point averages among student-athletes. She has also taken part in team community service initiatives over the years, from cleaning local elementary schools, serving at youth cross country and track meets and helping with a prairie project at Deerhaven Nature Park south of Delaware. This fall Picker is also raising funds in support of Second Stride, a racehorse adoption program, as part of the #MyCauseMyJersey initiative.

Rains is a senior from Silver Springs, Maryland, and is a member of the Denison cross country and track & field teams. He was named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll twice and this fall he's served as the co-coordinator of Denison's non-partisan voter engagement initiative, DU Votes. Jacob worked with administrators and varsity head coaches to recruit 2-3 DU Votes ambassadors per team to help their teammates get registered and prepared to vote. He conducted three training sessions in September for the team ambassadors to review voting rules, registration, and the various ways to vote. The ambassadors promoted a culture of voting that resulted in 93 percent of student-athletes who were eligible to vote are now registered and 40 percent have voted early. Rains believes that the NCAC day off on election day will take things one step further by providing the option to vote in-person on election day for student-athletes who choose to do so.

Jarrett is a senior on the Wittenberg women's golf team, majoring in marketing and accounting. Jarrett has been named to the Wittenberg Dean's List, NCAC Academic Honor Roll and has earned WGCA Scholar All-America laurels. While on campus, Jarrett has been an active member of the Tigers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is an active supporter of all her fellow Tigers around campus.

Trevor Hoftiezer, DePauw Cross Country
(Zionsville, IN/Zionsville)
 

A sociology major and biochemistry minor, Hoftiezer has maintained a 4.0 grade point average through his first four semesters at DePauw and he plans to graduate in the spring of 2021, a year early. He was named to the 2019-20 NCAC Academic Honor Roll, along with being tabbed to DePauw's Tiger Pride Honor Roll and Dean's List in each of his first four semesters. Hoftiezer finished 29th at the 2019 NCAC Cross Country Championships (27:24.7) and recorded a personal-best time of 26:54 at the John McNichols Invitational. He is also a member of DePauw's indoor and outdoor track and field teams, is a member of the Green Tiger – a sustainability leadership program and is the Delta Upsilon fraternity president.

Maley Tinstman, Wooster Volleyball
(Eaton, OH/Eaton)
 

Tinstman, a sophomore setter and defensive specialist, appeared in 17 matches as a first-year. She recorded 70 digs, 64 assists, four aces, and two kills. The political science and urban studies double major is Wooster's SAAC secretary, is a student worker in the equipment room and game-day operations, and is a member of Alpha Gamma Phi. She's a student researcher with a focus on studying other colleges' urban studies programs. 

Harris is an accounting and financial management major who appeared in all 10 games for Hiram in 2019, leading the Terriers and the NCAC in total tackles with 118. The 118 total tackles also registered seventh overall in NCAA Division III. Harris was named to Hiram's Dean's List last spring and tied for the highest grade point average on the football team in 2019. He is also a member of Hiram's SAAC and has volunteered at the Cleveland Foodbank and the Rosemary Center.

Tyler Watson, Wabash Basketball
(Brownsburg, IN/Tri-West)
 

Watson is a junior member of the Wabash men's basketball team. He averaged 12.9 points while starting all 26 games for the Little Giants as a sophomore. He ranked among the top-20 players in the NCAC in points per game and field goal shooting percentage, finishing at 46.8 percent from the field for the year. Off the court, Watson is a chemistry and mathematics double major with a 3.793 cumulative grade point average. He is one of four COVID Action Response and Education (CARE) Team managers at Wabash, working with the College's Healthy Campus Task Force to update information to the student body and assist 40 CARE Team leaders as they respond to student concerns boost morale, and encourage the campus to follow public health guidelines. Watson also organized several community service projects in the fall after contacting Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton. Groups of students, led by Watson, cleaned up the perennial garden at the local Amtrak station and assisted with painting projects at the Crawfordsville Municipal Airport. Watson's work also inspired other groups to help with projects at the local park and library as well as a local church.