BURNSVILLE, MINN. - The NSIC announced their 16th annual NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award today with 27 USF student-athletes earning honors. Sioux Falls is the second highest institution behind Northern State with 28.

The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to NSIC academic senior student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher (student-athletes can only earn the award once).  Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wristwatch. A total of 258 student-athletes from the NSIC's 15 institutions will receive the award in its 16th year.

"It brings me joy to continue to see how our student-athletes in the NSIC excel in the classroom, in the community and on the playing field." stated NSIC Commisioner Erin Lind. "These are characteristics in which Dr. Myles Brand emphasized. I am extremely proud of all these student-athletes for their devotion to their universities, the NSIC and to their personal academic and athletic goals. I have no doubt these student-athletes will continue to achieve success in life well beyond the classroom and the competition venues."

USF Award Winners

Josh Baker	Men's Basketball	Marshall, Minn.	Sports Media & Marketing
Isaac Bonner	Baseball	Omaha, Neb.	Media Studies & Business Administration
Josephine Boyd	Cross Country/Track & Field	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Elementary Education
Noah Christenson	Baseball	Buffalo, Minn.	Business Administration
Jimmy Clark	Men's Golf	Lamar, Colo.	Masters of Business Administration
McKenna Comstock	Track & Field	South Sioux City, Neb.	Exercise Science
Dawson Davito	Track & Field	North Mankato, Minn.	Media Studies
Elise Gillen	Volleyball	Slinger, Wis.	Nursing
Jaelyn Haler	Tennis	St. James, Minn.	Exercise Science
Cole Harste	Men's Golf	Glenwood, Minn.	Masters of Business Administration
Sarah Knox	Swimming	Blaine, Minn.	Exercise Science & Psychology
Julia Kreutner	Soccer	Brandon, S.D.	Exercise Science & Psychology
Kamry Lindsey	Track & Field	Appleton, Wis.	Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice
Ben Mandel	Track & Field	Prior Lake, Minn.	Business Administration
Benjamin Morrison	Cross Country/Track & Field	Boseman, Mont.	English Education
Katelyn Nesheim	Tennis	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Psychology & Social Science
Miles Olofson	Cross Country/Track & Field	Elk River, Minn.	Masters of Business Administration
Ellie Ripperda	Soccer	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Elementary Education
Micade Shumway	Cross Country/Track  Field	Williston, N.D.	Business Administration
Emily Swanson	Track & Field	Odell, Neb.	Masters of Business Administration
Ashley Tackett	Women's Golf	Omaha, Neb.	Psychology & Social Science
Alivia Tindall	Soccer	Nampa, Idaho	Sports Media & Marketing
Caroline Titze	Soccer	Mitchell, S.D.	Psychology, Social Science & History
Savannah Vincent	Women's Golf	Stillwater, Minn.	Sports Media & Marketing
Taryn Wagner	Softball	Central City, Neb.	Nursing
Mason Weeks	Men's Golf	Spirit Lake, Iowa	Business Administration
Madison Wuebben	Women's Basketball	Yankton, S.D.	Business Administration

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