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Ryan Terefenko, Sade Olatoye named Ohio State’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipents

Women’s track and field star Sade Olatoye and men’s lacrosse’s Ryan Terefenko were named Ohio State’s Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients.

Men’s lacrosse star Ryan Tefefenko and women’s track and field champion Sade Olatoye have been named Ohio State’s male and female Big Ten Medal of Honor recipients. The recognition is considered the most prestigious award handed out by the Big Ten annually.

The award was first given out in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had “attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.” Big Ten schools currently feature more than 8,200 student-athletes, but only 28 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis.

“I’ll never be able to put into words what receiving the Big Ten Medal of Honor means to me,” said Terefenko in a statement. “My time at Ohio State was the best years of my life, and being able to represent and compete for this athletic department and university has been the biggest honor of my life. It’s incredibly humbling knowing the number of people who have had such a massive impact on my life throughout my career here. None of this would have been possible without the support system that I had at Ohio State and my family. Thank you.”

Terefenko is just the third men’s lacrosse player to receive the award, joining Roger Beck in 1962 and Kevin Stephan in 2002.

“When we talk about what it means to be a Buckeye lacrosse player, Ryan exemplifies it all,” said head coach Nick Myers. “By every measure, he’s an outstanding and deserving recipient of this award. It’s a fitting way to end his collegiate career. Now, we’ll look forward to rooting him on as a professional and watch him have a positive impact of the sport as a coach.”

Sade Olatoye, will go down as one of the greatest student-athletes in Ohio State’s rich athletics history. She is a seven-time Big Ten Conference champion, national champion, five-time All-American, and winner of four prestigious post-graduate scholarships

“Sade is that combination of great athlete and serious student, and she is possessed with a will to succeed,” said Dennis, whose program has won half of its all-time total of Big Ten championships – four of eight – with Sade on the team. “She’s been the pulse of our team and has led us to heights unachievable without her.”

Congrats on one whale of an achievement for both of these great ambassadors for the Ohio State athletic department.

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Three Ohio State lacrosse players taken in National Lacrosse League Draft

Three Ohio State players heard their names called Thursday night during the 2021 National Lacrosse League Draft.

Three former Ohio State men’s lacrosse players heard their names called during the 2020 NLL Draft. Tre Leclaire, Jeff Henrick, and Ryan Terefenko we all selected Thursday night.

Two Buckeyes were taken in the top ten with Leclaire going to the San Diego Seals at No. 4, and Henrick No. 8 to Georgia Swarm. Terefenko got in the top 30 at No. 27 to the Halifax Thunderbirds.

“It’s an exciting night for Tre, Jeff and Ryan as well as Buckeye Lacrosse,” said head coach Nick Myers in a statement. “These men will carry on a great Buckeye tradition in the NLL. I have no doubt they will make an impact for their new teams when that time comes. That being said, these men have made a commitment to finish what they started here in Columbus. The way they have lead this team over the past six months and their commitment to the Buckeye Brotherhood truly speaks to why I feel so strongly they will be great pros for years to come.”

With two first-round picks, Ohio State has now produced ten total over the last seven years, more than any other program in the country. The Buckeyes have had 11 first-rounders in program history and a total of 13 overall draft selections.

Additionally, with the three top-five picks that were taken in 2017, Ohio State became the first program to have multiple first-round picks in a four-year span.

Not bad for a football school.

The university provided a short bio for each draft pick.

Next … Bio of Tre Leclaire

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Four Ohio State men’s lacrosse players receive USILA Scholar All-American honors

Four Ohio State men’s lacrosse players were honored last week as USILA All-American Scholars, a program record.

Four members of the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team were honored as USILA All-American Scholars last Friday — a program record.

Close defenseman Joey Salisbury, midfielder Lukas Buckley, midfielder Ryan Terefenko, and attackman Tre Leclaire all achieved the prestigious distinction. The four make up Ohio State’s No. 18, 19, 20, and 21 Scholar All-Americans in program history. It makes nine consecutive years at least one Buckeye has earned the honor.

The USILA Scholar All-America Program was established to recognize student-athletes from USILA member institutions who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically and as citizens of their communities. The USILA Selection Committee annually selects an overall team representing Division I, II and III. Ohio State extended its streak to six consecutive years with multiple honorees.

A Scholar All-American must be nominated by his coach and be a student with a senior year academic standing and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale). In addition to the Scholar All-America distinction, Salisbury, Buckley, Leclaire and Terefenko were all OSU Scholar-Athletes and Academic All-Big Ten honorees.

The following includes bios of each Scholar-All-American received from the university’s athletic department.

Next … Bios of the four Scholar-Athlete winners

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Trio of Ohio State men’s lacrosse seniors decide to come back for another season

A trio of Ohio State senior men’s lacrosse team members will be taking advantage of the extra year provided by the NCAA due to COVID-19.

All NCAA spring and winter sports were halted early because of the COVID-19 health crisis. For the spring athletes in particular, the season barely got started before it all ended. That left a slew of seniors with an abrupt end to their college careers.

But that has now changed, at least for the spring sports. The NCAA has ruled that spring sport seniors will be eligible for another year to make up for the lost one that nobody could control. For Ohio State, that means sports like baseball and lacrosse could get some key seniors back for another run at it.

That’s just what has happened with the OSU men’s lacrosse team. According to a release from Ohio State this week, seniors Tre Leclaire, Ryan Terefenko and Jeff Henrick have all decided to come back for another ride in Columbus.

For Leclaire, he was well on his way to becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer. Now he comes back just twelve goals shy of accomplishing that feat.

“I am extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to continue my education and pursue my dream alongside my brothers one last time,” said Leclaire in an athletic department release. “I’d like to thank Mr. Gene Smith, the athletics department and Coach Myers for their unwavering loyalty and display of support towards their student-athletes.”

Terefenko was a preseason first-team preseason All-American in 2020 and a three-time USILA All-American. He too is excited to get another chance to cap off his career.

“I’m incredibly grateful to Gene Smith and the entire Ohio State Department of Athletics for their unwavering support,” said Terefenko. “They’ve always put the best interest of student-athletes first and this is just another example of that. I can’t wait to get back to work as we chase our goals in 2021.”

Not to be forgotten is two-time captain Henrick. He’s played in every single game since the 2017 season and will likely continue that journey next year.

“I’m so thankful to be a part of the best university in the land,” said Henrick. “I want to thank Gene Smith and the leadership of Ohio State for offering me the chance to come back. Words cannot express how excited I am to give it another go.”

It’s great to see the NCAA doing something to help out these athletes that didn’t get to enjoy all that comes with finishing up a senior campaign. Now they’ll get to experience it, and with all three leading the program, Ohio State should be a team that can do some pretty special things in 2021.

 

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