COLLEGE SIGNING … Angela Soellner is headed to Ohio Wesleyan University this fall where she will be a member of the golf team. She will be pursuing a degree in Psychology. Shown at her signing event are: First row – Frank Soellner (father), Angela Soellner, Sue Soellner (mother). Second row – John Ruffer (Stryker HS Golf Coach). (PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
By: Nate Calvin
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
sports@thevillagereporter.com
STRYKER – Three Stryker Panthers recently signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at the college level.
Emmalee Fulk, daughter of Shaun and Coleen Fulk, will be attending Owens Community College to play volleyball and she will be in the Medical Sonography Program.
Brooke Collins, daughter of Tom and Angela Collins, is headed to Defiance College where she will be a cheerleader and major in Education with plans to become a K-12 Intervention Specialist.
Collins said she chose Defiance due to it being close to home, the opportunities there, and the class sizes.
When talking about the recruiting process, Collins stated, “It was super easy, and Coach Morgan Barnett made the process go smoothly and she was very helpful.”
While at Stryker, she was a three-time BBC Scholar Athlete for football and basketball cheerleading, won the Team Choice Award twice, was MVP her sophomore season, a three-year varsity cheerleader for basketball and four years in football, and won the GPA Award her junior and senior years.
Angela Soellner, daughter of Frank and Sue Soellner, will attend Ohio Wesleyan University to play golf while studying Psychology.
“I absolutely loved the campus and the atmosphere of the school”, said Soellner about why she chose Ohio Wesleyan.
“The recruiting process wasn’t as complicated as I expected”, she added. “It was just a matter of keeping in touch with the coaches to make sure they understood my interest in the school.”
In her four years as a Panther, Soellner was named BBC scholar athlete junior and senior year; made it to districts in golf individually as a sophomore; four-year golf award winner; had the team low average in 2022 and the girls low average in 2023; won the Coaches Award in 2021; was named Most Improved in 2020; took 5th place medalist at the 1st Annual Lady Bluestreak Invitational; was Salutatorian of the Class of 2024; won the GPA award all four years of high school; won High School Social Studies, Psychology/Sociology, and Art I Awards; was named Honorable Mention for BBC in golf (boys) in 2021 and 2022; was named to The Village Reporter All-County Girls Golf Team in 2021.
In addition to that, Soellner received several scholarships including Stryker Rotary – $1,000; Academic Boosters – $350; Bryan Area Foundation – $1,000; Stryker Alumni – $1,000; Branch Rickey Scholarship – $33,000 (each year) = $132,000.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL … Emmalee Fulk will be furthering her education and playing volleyball at Owens Community College this fall. Her field of study will be in the Medical Sonography Program. Pictured are: First row – Coleen Fulk (mother), Emmalee Fulk, Shaun Fulk (father). Second row – Denny Caldwell (Owens CC Associate Head Volleyball Coach), Ally Meade (Stryker Head Volleyball Coach).
COLLEGE CHEERLEADING … Brooke Collins will be attending Defiance College where she will be a member of the cheerleading team and majoring in Education to be an Intervention Specialist (K-12). Shown at her signing day are: First row – Angela Collins (mother), Brooke Collins, Tom Collins (father). Second row – Kent Holsopple (AD), Ali Armstrong (Stryker Cheerleading Coach).