BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Sixty-seven student-athletes from the University of Sioux Falls have earned Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Winter All-Academic honors, as announced today (Thursday, March 19) by the league office. Of that total, 37 USF student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence (3.6 GPA).
NSIC announced that 689 student-athletes have earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2019-20 winter athletic season; 400 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 292 earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors. To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete 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 eight years in the NSIC, USF has had 412 Academic All-NSIC honorees from winter sports programs. Those totals include Women's Indoor Track and Field, 150; Men's Indoor Track and Field, 135; Women's Basketball, 56; Women's Swimming, 31; and Men's Basketball, 40. Overall, USF has had 1,165 student-athletes named Academic All-NSIC since joining the league in 2012. USF honorees include (NSIC Academic Team of Excellence honorees marked with asterisk*).
Men's Basketball (5/2*)
Devin Green*, Sr., Cascade, Iowa;
Austin Slater*, Jr., Andover, Minn.;
Milan Surlic, Sr., Nis Serbia;
William Lybaek, Jr., Trondheim, Norway;
Chase Grinde, So., Spring Grove, Minn.
Green earned his third consecutive Academic All-NSIC honor while Grinde and Slater picked up their second straight honor. Green was named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence for a second straight year while Slater earned that honor for the first time.
Women's Basketball (10/6*)
Jacey Huinker*, Sr., Altoona, Iowa;
Abby Slater*, Sr., Andover, Minn.;
Jessie Geer*, Sr., Gillette, Wyo.;
Kaely Hummel*, Sr., Cherokee, Iowa;
Amanda Dagostino*, Jr., Andover, Minn.;
Andie Mataloni*, Sr., Urbandale, Iowa;
Augusta Thramer, Sr., South Sioux City, Neb.;
Kiara James, So., Lakevillle, Minn.;
Hannah Jones, So., Dodgeville, Wis.; and
Mariah Szymanski, Sr., Pulaski, Wis.
Huinker received her program-best fourth academic league award while Hummel, Mataloni, and Thramer also received their third academic all-league award. Dagostino and Slater were honored for the second straight year. Huinker, Slater, Geer, Hummel, Dagostino, and Mataloni all earned selection to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
Swimming (13/7*)
Elizabeth Spaans*, So., Brandon, S.D.;
Alex Sanchez Clark*, Jr., Fuerteventura, Spain;
Chantal Kasch*, Jr., Stade, Germany;
Aleah Rohde*, Jr., Anchorage, Alaska;
Julia Zanto*, Sr., New Hope, Minn.;
Evelyn VanDeMark*, Jr., Alma, Mich.;
Nina Groene*, Jr., Mannheim, Germany;
Giulia Fazza Marcon, Jr., Juiz de Fora, Brazil;
Gigi Bario, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.;
Kyjana Webber, Sr., Gulfport, Miss.;
Lauren Tabbert, Jr., LeMars, Iowa;
Jenna Krahn, Jr., Johnston, Iowa; and
Leah Eagleton, Sr., Auckland, New Zealand.
Webber earned her third straight Academic All-NSIC honor. Honored for a second straight year was Sanchez Clark, VanDeMark, Kasch, Marcon, Zanto, Groene, Rohde, Webber, Bario, Krahn and Tabbert. USF had seven named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence including Spaans, Sanchez Clark, Kasch, Rohde, Zanto, VanDeMark, and Groene.
Men's Indoor Track and Field (16/10*)
Billy Beseman*, Sr., Perham, Minn.;
Chandler Nelson*, Sr., Mitchell, S.D.;
Logan Hansen*, Jr., Hurley, S.D.;
David Ecker*, So., Eau Claire, Wis.;
Aaron Voigt*, So., Gregory, S.D.;
Jayden Slaba*, So., Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Ethan Holm*, So., Becker, Minn.;
Cooper Wood*, Jr., Roseville, Minn.;
Dan Armstrong*, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.;
Seth Overholt*, Jr., Chester, S.D.;
Tristan Zawadzki, Sr., San Diego, Calif.;
Nate Andrusick, So., Cold Springs, Minn.;
Zach Lundberg, Sr., Omaha, Neb.;
Jonathan Rowe, Sr., Shakopee, Minn.;
Wyatt Schlager, So., South Milwaukee, Wis.; and
Edwin Iraheta, Sr., Madison, S.D.
Named a three-time Academic All-NSIC honoree was Armstrong, Beseman, Lundberg, Nelson and Rowe. Hansen, Overholt and Wood earned their second straight honor. Beseman, Nelson, Hansen, Ecker, Voigt, Slaba, Holm, Wood, Armstrong and Overholt were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
Women's Indoor Track and Field (23/12*)
Clara Paul*, Sr., Maplewood, Minn.;
Taylor Stoltz*, So., Norfolk, Neb.;
Mercy Oyadare*, Jr., Sioux City, Iowa;
Sarina Lindell*, So., Champlin, Minn.;
Kourtney Rozeboom*, So., Hills, Minn.;
Maria Streed*, So., Chaska, Minn.;
Taryn Ceglowski*, Jr., Salida, Colo.;
Sarah Troescher*, Sr., Arcadia, Calif.;
Lexi Frank*, So., Olivia, Minn.;
Annabelle Schulz*, Jr., Spearfish, S.D.;
Zoe Cigard*, So., South Sioux City, Neb.;
Carolyn Groeger*, So., Lead, S.D.;
Brynley Bower, So., Clovis, Calif.;
Jasmine Harris, So., Davenport, Iowa;
Kayla Andersen, Jr., Minnetonka, Minn.;
Allison Laibach, Jr., Norco, Calif.;
Emily Olson, Jr., Champlin, Minn.;
Hannah Ebert, So., Beresford, S.D.;
Carla Walquist, Sr., Little Falls, Minn.;
Kanya Henderson, So., Utica, Miss.;
Sadie Thompson, Jr., Dawson, Minn.;
Clara Leverich, So., Lester Prairie, Minn.; and
Tianna Wald, So., Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Troescher and Paul were named to the Academic All-NSIC Team for a third time. Anderson, Ceglowski, Laibach, Olson, Oyadare, Schulz, Thompson and Walquist earned their second straight honor. Paul, Stoltz, Oyadare, Lindell, Rozeboom, Streed, Ceglowski, Troescher, Frank, Schulz, Cigard and Groeger were named to the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence.
