By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Several Bluffton student-athletes earned All-Northwest Conference scholar-athlete honors for fall sports in 2019.
Students must carry at least a 3.0 grade point average and earn a letter during that grading period/season to be an NWC scholar-athlete.
Gold level is for those with a 3.5-4.0 GPA, while silver is for 3.0-3.49.
Cheerleading gold - Amy Jebsen, Abril Diaz, Kayla VanAtta, Jessica Goodman, Jenna Goodman, Olivia Parker, Kiera Rieman, Hannah-Grace Perry, Maria Spallinger.
Cheerleading silver - Kaley Mathewson.
Boys cross country gold - Isaiah Conley, Wyatt Lovell, Erik Nygaard, Jonah Rehm, Sam Derstine, Carter Dyar, Trey Boblitt, Elijah Conley.
Girls cross country gold - Sophia Gott, Caitlin Dailey.
Football gold - Ethan Bogart, Kameron Coughlan, Tyson Shutler, Nate Schaadt, Jackson Wilson, Aaron Tabler, Trent Howard, Brandt Manns, Tucker Neff, Andrew Wehrly, Nephi Peralta, Nick Beach, McCormick Ault, Austin Reynolds, Baylor Garmatter, Kyle Koontz.
Football silver - Beau Stever, Levi McClain, Brien Basinger, Nick Prater, Landen Luginbihl.
Boys golf gold - Jaden Coonfare, Jared Piercefield, Kenny Lovett, Michael Minnig, Drew Wilson.
Girls golf gold - Jocelyn Ochoa, Allison Burghaze.
Boys soccer gold - Nic Essinger, Zach Taylor, Niel Metzger, Thad Mittendorf, Nolan Hoffman, Luke Shepherd, Eden Antrim, Josh Mehaffie, Brandon Good, Jonathan Schriner, Andrew Lovett, Jude Spallinger, Collin Oglesbee, Jayden Mays, Tayton Kleman, Simon Derstine, Asher Antrim, Eli Lemley, Andrew Heldman.
Boys soccer silver - Matt Daws.
Girls soccer gold - Riley Eachus, Olivia Matthews, Ellie Hoffman, Makayla Schweingruber, Julie Mehaffie, Olivia Burner, Reagan Mittendorf, Clara Matthews, Danielle Novak, Bella Basinger, Lauren Rhodes, Laykin Garmatter, Brinkley Garmatter, Kayla White, Sophia Smucker, Brenna Kindle, Rebekah Hoff.
Girls soccer silver-Olivia Setzer.
Girl tennis gold - Ellison Pugsley, Libby Frazier, Ellie Nickel, Pearl Lewandowski, Julia Smallcombe, Olivia Barnes, Erin Hotmire.
Volleyball gold - Joscelin Reineke, Haelyn Bischoff, Cara Young, Kylie Monday, Sophie Bricker, Kylie Stackhouse, Skyler Scoles, Madison Fleece, Taylor Schwab, Libby Schaadt.
