Coe News
Tue, May. 31, 2011 - [Baseball]
Senior Ryan Schisler was named an Academic All-American for the second time.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Senior Ryan Schisler (Morrison, Ill./Morrison) has been selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American Second Team. Schisler is the 33rd Kohawk to be selected for the award.
Schisler joins Matt Novak in 1979 and Todd Wenck in 1996 as the only baseball players at Coe to earn the honor. Novak and Wenck were both second-team selections. Schisler was a first team selection last year and is the first baseball player to be honored twice with the award.
A .359 lifetime hitter, Schisler ranked fifth in school history with his batting average. His 554 career at-bats was the fifth most, while he was third with 199 career hits. He is one of just four players in school history to score (115) and drive in (106) 100 or more runs in a career. He also finished with 43 doubles, the second most in school history.
Schisler majored in history with a 3.98 cumulative GPA. He had the third highest GPA in his class, while being awarded the Courtney Award. Schisler was a 2010 graduate of Coe and returned as a graduate student this year for his final season of baseball eligibility.
Schisler majored in history with a 3.98 cumulative GPA. He had the third highest GPA in his class, while being awarded the Courtney Award. Schisler was a 2010 graduate of Coe and returned as a graduate student this year for his final season of baseball eligibility.
Coe finished the year 32-12, the most wins in school history. They also won the Iowa Conference regular season and tournament titles for the first time in school history, while advancing to the NCAA Regional Championships.
