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Hartschuh, Worly Earn Academic Honors
Ryan Hartschuh (Akron, Ohio / Revere), a senior punter on The College of Wooster's football team, was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America Second Team on Monday after the tabulation of votes by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Additionally, classmate and defensive end Todd Worly (Bexley, Ohio / Bexley) was placed on the Academic All-District IV First Team. Hartschuh is the second Wooster punter to be selected an academic All-American in recent times, as his predecessor at the position, Matt Mahaffey, earned the honor in both 1998 and 1999. "He's certainly deserving," commented third-year Fighting Scot head coach Mike Schmitz upon hearing the news. "Ryan had a huge role in our success this season, and he's had a tremendous career. We're very proud of him for all of his accomplishments." Hartschuh, who also was one of the team's starting wide receivers in 2002, completed the fall with a 36.8 yards-per-punt average, ranking him fourth in the North Coast Athletic Conference in that category. Overall, he booted 47 punts 1,730 yards, with 12 of those landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line and five being fair caught, which helped give him a 32.2 net average - tied for second-best in the NCAC. A physics major with a 3.838 grade-point average who also is highly involved in community service, Ryan is the son of Gordon and Sue Hartschuh. The 5-10, 175-pound star punter, who also tied for a squad-leading 17 catches in 2002 for 319 yards and a touchdown, has worked at Perky's World of Children, a day-care center, and is active with the Wooster Volunteer Network. The Verizon Academic All-America Teams consist of 50 members for football (25 each on the first- and second-team). Out of thousands of nominations of key players with minimum 3.20 GPAs from across the country in the college division (NCAA Divs. II and III, and NAIA), Hartschuh and Worly were selected first-team academic all-district in Wooster's five-state area (Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) and then put on the national ballot. For Worly, it wraps up a solid career, in which he was a three-year starter at end. The 6-2, 235-pounder tied for 10th on the team in total tackles this year (31) and tied for fifth in sacks with 2.5 for 19 yards loss. He also had several near misses, as his 10 quarterback hurries were second-best for the Scots. An international relations major with a 3.556 GPA, Todd is the son of Don and Mindy Worly. "Certainly, Todd was an outstanding performer for us on the field during his career," Schmitz said. "And his academic successes speak to his overall commitment to excellence. (Overall), we, as a staff, feel that the combined academic and athletic success that guys like Ryan and Todd exhibit will transcend into success in life." |
