BURNSVILLE, MINN. – Sixty-eight student-athletes from the University of Sioux Falls have earned Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Winter All-Academic honors, as announced today (Friday, March 15) by the league office. Of that total, 40 USF student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (3.6 GPA).
In total, 677 student-athletes from the NSIC earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2018-19 winter athletic season. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher. Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution. Of that total, 354 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence while 313 earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete (marked below with an asterisk *) must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher, while NSIC All-Academic Team members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution
During the six years in the NSIC, USF has had 345 Academic All-NSIC honorees from winter sports programs. Those totals include Women's Indoor Track and Field, 127; Men's Indoor Track and Field, 119; Women's Basketball, 46; Women's Swimming, 18; and Men's Basketball, 35. Overall, USF has had 965 student-athletes named Academic All-NSIC since joining the league in 2012. Along with 351 in the winter sports, 272 have been honored in the spring.
USF honorees include (NSIC Academic Team of Excellence honorees marked with asterisk*):
Men's Basketball (7): *
Devin Green, junior, Cascade, Iowa; *
Drew Guebert, senior, Apple Valley, Minn;
Austin Slater, sophomore, Andover, Minn.;
Jacoby Odegaard, senior, Hartford, S.D.;
Tanner Frick, sophomore, Yankton, S.D.;
Aaron Rothermund, senior, Papillion, Neb.; and
Chase Grinde, So., Sioux Falls, S.D. Guebert received his third straight honor and Green picked up his second academic all-league award. MBB has two more honorees this year than in 2017-18. Guebert and Green were named to the NSIC Academic Honor Roll of Excellence
Women's Basketball (7):
Amanda Dagostino, sophomore, Andover, Minn.; *
Jacey Huinker, senior, Altoona, Iowa; *
Kaely Hummel, junior, Cherokee, Iowa; *
Andie Mataloni, junior, Urbandale, Iowa; *
Lexi Saugstad, junior, Marshall, Minn.; *
Abby Slater, sophomore, Andover, Minn.; and *
Augusta Thramer, junior, South Sioux City, Neb. Huinker received her third academic league award while Hummel, Mataloni, Saugstad, and Thramer also received their second academic all-league award. USF had one more honoree than a year ago. All seven USF Women's Basketball honorees were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
Women's Swimming (14): *
Alex Sanchez Clark, sophomore, Caletade Fuste, Spain; *
Julia Linebaugh, sophomore, Minneapolis, Minn.; *
Evelyn VanDeMark, sophomore, Alma, Mich.; *
Nina Groene, sophomore, Viernheim, Germany; *
Chantal Kasch, sophomore, Stade, Germany; *
Aleah Rohde, sophomore, Anchorage, Alaska; *
Giulia Marcon, sophomore, Juiz De For a, Brazil;
Cassie Wright, sophomore, Christchurch, New Zealand;
Kyjana Webber, sophomore, Gulfport, Miss.;
Lauren Gallick, sophomore, Macomb, Mich.;
Gigi Bario, sophomore, Cumming, Ga.;
Jenna Krahn, sophomore, Johnston, Iowa;
Lauren Tabbert, sophomore, LeMars, Iowa; and
Michelle Hoffin, junior, Uddington, Glasglow. USF had 14 more honorees this year and also honored for the first time. Seven members of the swimming squad were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
Women's Indoor Track and Field (21): *
Kayla Andersen, sophomore, Shorewood, Minn.; *
Montana Belford, sophomore, Rawlins, Wyo.; *
Taryn Ceglowski, sophomore, Salida, Colo.;
Keegan Day, senior, Billings, Mont.; *
Rebecca Goertzen, senior, Lake City, Minn.; *
Mattisen Kelley, junior, Custer, S.D.;
Allison Laibach, sophomore, Riverside, Calif.;
Kiara Mattern, sophomore, Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Emily Olson, sophomore, Maple Grove, Minn.; *
Mercy Oyadare, sophomore, Sioux City, Iowa; *
Clara Paul, junior, Roseville, Minn.; *
Chloe Peterson, sophomore, Elizabeth, Colo.; *
Miranda Phipps, junior, Anoka, Minn.; *
Bailey Rudebusch, sophomore, Howard, S.D.; *
Brenna Schmidt, senior, Fremont, Neb.; *
Annabelle Schulz, sophomore, Spearfish, S.D.;
Sydney Siekman, junior, Bertrand, Minn.; *
Mahli Strasser, junior, Lennox, S.D.;
Sadie Thompson, sophomore, Dawson, Minn.; *
Sarah Troescher, junior, Arcadia, Calif;
Carla Walquist, sophomore, Little Falls, Minn.; Goertzen and Schmidt received academic honors for a second straight year. Fourteen team members of women's track and field were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
Men's Indoor Track and Field (19): *
Dan Armstrong, junior, Sioux Falls, S.D.; *
Billy Beseman, senior, Perham, Minn.; *
Connor DeJong, senior, Watertown, S.D.; *
Trey Furgeson, senior, Tea, S.D.; *
Logan Hansen, sophomore, Hurley, S.D.;
Shane Herman, junior, Custer, S.D.;
Salvador Jaimes, senior, Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Blake Johnston, junior, O'Neill, Neb.;
Joseph Kirkebak, senior, Beresford, S.D.;
Jase Kraft, senior, Wessington Springs, S.D.;
Nick Lawson, senior, Plankton, S.D.; *
Josh Liester, senior, Garretson, S.D.;
Zach Lundberg, junior, Omaha, Neb.; *
Chandler Nelson, senior, Mitchell, S.D.;
John Noyes, senior, Redfield, S.D.; *
Seth Overholt, sophomore, Madison, S.D.;
Jonathan Rowe, junior, Shakopee, Minn.;
Xavier Scarlett, senior, Sioux City Iowa; and *
Cooper Wood, sophomore, Maplewood, Minn. DeJong, Herman, Kirkebak, Kraft, Liester, Lawson, Scarlett are now three-time academic all-league honorees. Ten members of the men's track and field team were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
