2012-2013 Honors Page
The Trojans picked up a host of awards and accolades throughout the 2012-2013 year, posting 41 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, six All-Americans and six Capital One Academic All-Americans, while seeing all 18 varsity athletic programs log a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher to earn NAIA Scholar-Team status. TU led the nation in team GPA among softball, football and women's basketball programs from around the nation and ranked top-five in men's basketball, men's soccer and women's tennis. Taylor also had volleyball, football, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's basketball and men's basketball earn NAIA Top-25 rankings, while baseball received votes. TU picked up a pair of Crossroads League Championships from women's track and baseball.
For a full list of awards from the 2012-2013 year, review the list below. Or click here to return to the Honors Page for the current year.
Fall Sports
Volleyball
| Casey Allen | Crossroads League All-Freshmen Team |
| Ashlyn DeHoogh | All-Crossroads League First Team AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Courtney Herschberger | All-Crossroads League First Team AVCA All-Region First Team NAIA Scholar Athlete NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Crossroads League Libero of the Year |
| Liz Luke | All-Crossroads League Second Team |
| Ali Swart | All-Crossroads League First Team AVCA All-Region First Team NAIA Scholar Athlete Crossroads League Hitter of the Week (October 8) Crossroads League Player of the Week (October 8) |
Football
| Darvon Blackmon | MSFA All-Mideast League First Team |
| Sam Carnes | NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Brett Currens | MSFA All-Mideast League Second Team |
| Luke Currens | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention MSFA Academic All-Conference |
| Scott Fenstermacher | NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Nick Freeman | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention MSFA Academic All-Conference NAIA Scholar-Athlete CoSIDA Academic All-American |
| Jake Foster | MSFA Academic All-Conference |
| Caleb Hemmick | MSFA Academic All-Conference |
| Kenny Higgins | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention |
| Isaac McGaughey | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention |
| Bryan Onuselogu | MSFA All-Mideast League First Team |
| Jared Perkins | MSFA Academic All-Conference NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Alex Rehmert | MSFA All-Mideast League Second Team |
| Robbie Robbins | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention |
| Jake Schick | NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Cody Schwerin | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention MSFA Academic All-Conference NAIA Scholar-Athlete CoSIDA Academic All-American |
| Jake Shapely | MSFA Academic All-Conference |
| Stephen Straits | MSFA All-Mideast League Second Team MSFA Academic All-Conference NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Chris Stutzman | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention |
| Brett Vacek | MSFA Academic All-Conference NAIA Scholar-Athlete |
| Joe Yanaitis | MSFA All-Mideast League Honorable Mention MSFA Academic All-Conference |
Men's Soccer
| Ryan Beachler | All-Crossroads League Second Team Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week (October 15) |
| JT Briggs | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Danny Cawley | All-Crossroads League First Team |
| Kevin Miller | Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week (October 29) |
| Tim Miller | All-Crossroads League Second Team |
| Devin Moore | Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week (October 29) |
Women's Soccer
| Leah Beck | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Kim Cleary | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Rebecca Dix | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Molly Drooger | Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Year All-Crossroads League Team NAIA All-American Honorable Mention |
| Stephanie Kerstan | All-Crossroads League Team NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Emily Von Raesfeld | All-Crossroads League Team Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week (September 24) |
| Natalie Wisely | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
Men's Cross Country
| Zach Warner | All-Crossroads League Team |
| Cerio Rolle | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
Women's Cross Country
| Megan Frantz | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Jane Hawks | All-Crossroads League NAIA National Championship Qualifier |
| Jenna Norris | All-Crossroads League |
| Elaine Schmeltz | Crossroads League Runner of the Week (October 1) |
| Allison Steinbeck | All-Crossroads League Crossroads League Runner of the Week (October 8) |
| Kelsey Van Housen | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
Men's Tennis
| Cameron Boehning | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Jon Erny | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Wes Nitzsche | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Luke Tilden | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
Women's Tennis
| None |
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
| Nate Burdette | NAIA Scholar Athlete NABC Academic Honors Court Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Casey Coons | Gates-Howard TU Male Athlete of the Year Academic All-American Academic FIrst-Team All-District All-Crossroads League Second Team NAIA All-American Honorable Mention NAIA Scholar Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection NABC Academic Honors Court Crossroads League Player of the Week (December 31) Crossroads League Player of the Week (February 4) |
| Nate Kasper | NAIA National Player of the Week (February 4) Crossroads League Player of the Week (February 4) |
| Tommy Peller | All-Crossroads League Third Team Crossroads League All-Defensive Team NABC Academic Honors Court |
| Ben Raichel | NABC Academic Honors Court |
Women's Basketball
| Linden Daiss | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Kelci Freds | NAIA Scholar Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Erin Guarneri | All-Crossroads League First Team NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Crossroads League Player of the Week (November 26) Crossroads League Player of the Week (January 28) |
| Erika Redweik | All-Crossroads League Second Team Crossroads League Player of the Week (December 24) |
| Tess Rudolph | NAIA Scholar Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
Spring Sports
Baseball
| Ryan Baker | All-Crossroads League |
| Jordan Coffey | Academic All-American NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection Crossroads League Player of the Week (April 1) Crossroads League Player of the Week (April 15) All-Crossroads League |
| Josh DeGraaf | All-Crossroads League Crossroads League Pitcher of the Year Academic All-American |
| Luke Hofsommer | All-Crossroads League |
| Caleb Miller | All-Crossroads League Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week (April 22) |
| Danny Moorehead | Crossroads League Player of the Week (March 25) |
| Derek Kinzer | All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention Crossroads League Gold Glove Team Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week (April 1) |
| Taylor Luna | All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention |
| Jake West | All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention |
Softball
| Elizabeth DeOtte | NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Karon Earley | NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Sarah Heath | Crossroads League Honorable Mention NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Lauren Mielke | NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Taylor Murray | Crossroads League Honorable Mention Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week (April 15) |
| Erin Tice | Crossroads League All-Tournament Team |
| Emily Tweedy | All-Crossroads League |
| Caitlin Vukorpa | Crossroads League All-Tournament Team NAIA Scholar-Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
Men's Track & Field
| Kyle Anderson | NAIA Scholar Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Eric Bartz | NAIA Scholar Athlete Academic All-Crossroads League Selection |
| Luke Currens | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier NAIA All-American |
| Jeremy Cutshaw | All-Crossroads League Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 15) |
| Alec Eikert | All-Crossroads League |
| Ethan Evans | All-Crossroads League |
| Kenny Higgins | All-Crossroads League |
| Scott King | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Cerio Rolle | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| David Rodman | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Corbin Slater | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Matthew Thompson | All-Crossroads League |
| Brandon Wilchcombe | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 29) |
| Schalk Van Niekerk | All-Crossroads League |
Women's Track & Field
| Henrietta Carey | All-Crossroads League NAIA All-American National Championship Qualifier Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 15) Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 29) |
| Angel Cartwright | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Katie DeHaan | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 8) |
| Kehlay Dunah | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Megan Frantz | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Naomi Grablowski | NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Jane Hawks | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Liz Luke | All-Crossroads League Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week (April 1) |
| Jenna Norris | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Sarina Oleson | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Emily Perschbacher | All-Crossroads League NAIA Scholar Athlete |
| Erin Price | All-Crossroads League NAIA All-American National Championship Qualifier Capital One Academic First-Team All-District Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 1) Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week (April 22) |
| Tonya Rogers | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Princess Sakeuh | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Elaine Schmeltz | All-Crossroads League National Championship Qualifier |
| Allison Steinbeck | All-Crossroads League |
| Ali Swart | NAIA Scholar Athlete Capital One Academic FIrst-Team All-District Capital One Academic Third-Team All-America |
| Haley White | All-Crossroads League |
Men's Golf
| Jimmy Fahlen | All-Crossroads League |
| Brandon Tereshko | All-Crossroads League |
Women's Golf
| None |