Story by UMC Athletics
The University of Minnesota Crookston had 39 student-athletes named to the 2024 NSIC Spring All-Academic Teams as announced Thursday, May 30 by the conference office. The 39 student-athletes are the most the Golden Eagles have ever had on a NSIC Spring All-Academic Team, an increase from 37 in 2023. The previous record was 38 for the 2019 NSIC Fall All-Academic Team. Minnesota Crookston had 68 student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Teams during the 2023-24 season.
The Golden Eagles had 28 student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, and 11 selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
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.
The Golden Eagle baseball team had 18 student-athletes of 26 eligible for the award. Tad Scherbenske (Sr., RHP, Rapid City, S.D.), Blake Gulden (Sr., LHP, Maple Grove), Brody Sorenson (Sr., RHP, Grand Forks, N.D.), Teddy Giefer (Sr., 1B, Cortland), Christian Norby (Sr., OF, Ashby, Sawyer Satrom (So., IF, Portland, N.D.), Nick Thompson (Sr., 1B, Park River, N.D.), Isaac Wensloff (So., RHP, Roseau), Connor Bushbaum (So., OF, Saginaw), Josh Dykhoff (So., RHP/DH, Wadena), Derin Gaudette (Jr., RHP, New York Mills), and Ben Goelz (Sr., OF, Maple Lake) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Mitch Goodwin (Sr., SS, Prior Lake), Jake Osowski (Sr., RHP, East Grand Forks), Danny Wensloff (Sr., OF/C, Roseau), Kobe Senn (So., IF, Fargo, N.D.), Nate Grafsgaard (Jr., RHP, Devils Lake, N.D.), and Jake Hjelle (Sr., OF/1B, East Grand Forks) were selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
The softball team had 13 student-athletes of 17 eligible for the accolade. Alexa Guilford (So., P, Crystal City, Manitoba), Gracelynn Kelly (So., P, Black Hawk, S.D.), Maddie Shwaluk (Sr., OF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba), Paige Shwaluk (R-Sr., IF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba), Evie Stuck (Jr., P, Papillion, Neb.), Charlotte Dombrowski (So., P/OF, Valparaiso, Ind.), Thayda Houser (Sr., P, Seymour, Iowa), Reagan Emerick (Sr., IF, Macomb, Ill.), Emilee Haggadone (So., C/UT, Lincoln, Neb.), and Emerson Thompson (So., C/UT, Lincoln, Neb.) were honored with NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence accolades. Ruth Freiberg (So., OF, Hopkins), Sophie Juntunen (So., 1B, St. Michael), and Brittney Mengel (Jr., OF, Sullivan, Wis.) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
The women’s golf team had four student-athletes of five eligible selected to the squads. Clara Hanson (Jr., Grand Forks, N.D.), Anaka Lysne (So., Wahpeton, N.D.), and Lauren Bowyer (So., Ivanhoe) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Tiffany Kozojed (Sr., Hillsboro, N.D.) was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
The tennis team had four student-athletes of four eligible named to the teams. Madeleine Schneider (Sr., Gartringen, Germany), Blaike Zander (Jr., Bismarck, N.D.), and Kaydance Hinn (Jr., Coon Rapids) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Kavya Singh (Jr., Agra, India) was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
