Shaffer, Sommerfeld and Zebrak all named United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America in Men's Soccer

By Tim Glon

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ADA — Ohio Northern fifth-year senior midfielder Will Shaffer (Galena/St. Francis DeSales), senior forward Ryan Sommerfeld (Dublin/Coffman) and senior defender Noah Zebrak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) were named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Scholar All-America Team.

Shaffer was a First Team honoree, Sommerfeld was named to the Second Team and Zebrak was a Third Team award winner.

Shaffer and Sommerfeld are each two-time honorees while Zebrak is earning his first Scholar All-America accolade.

Shaffer is also a two-time College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American.

He was named First Team All-Region, the Ohio Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year, First Team All-OAC and Academic All-OAC this season after starting in all 22 games and is tied for second on the team in goals (7) and ranks second for ONU in points (20) and assists (6).

Shaffer has started in all 65 career games and has 57 points on 20 goals and 17 assists.

Sommerfeld was named First Team All-Region, First Team All-OAC, Academic All-District, Academic All-OAC and led the team in points (23), goals (8), and assists (7) while starting in all 22 games for the Polar Bears.

In his career, Sommerfeld has 67 points on 25 goals and 17 assists in 71 games.

Zebrak also earned First Team All-OAC, Academic All-District and Academic All-OAC honors. Offensively, Zebrak had 14 points on five goals and four assists.

He has played in 73 matches, including 65 starts, and has nine goals and five assists for 23 points.

The Polar Bears closed the season with a 14-4-4 overall record and were second in the OAC with a 7-1-1 record under sixth-year head coach Chris Matejka.

They clinched an at-large bid into their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance and third in the last three seasons and made it to the Second Round.