Story by Shawn Smith-
The University of Minnesota Crookston had 26 student-athletes named to the NSIC Fall All-Academic Teams announced earlier this week by the conference office. The Golden Eagles had 16 student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, and 10 named 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 Eagles had 12 women’s soccer student-athletes named to All-Academic teams. Emmah Burnes (So., Tulare, Calif.), Alina Ivashchenko (Boryspil, Ukraine), Madison Lein (Bismarck, N.D.), Tessa VanOverbeke (Hartford, S.D.), Abby Fettinger (White Bear Lake), Greta Saylor (New Brighton), Marsia Green (Waconia), and Jada VanOverbeke (Hartford, S.D.) were selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Julia Finch (Woodbury), Emma Stempien (Plymouth, Mich.), Jacqueline Calderon (Indio, Calif.), and Lanie Padelford (Mahtomedi) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.
The Golden Eagle men’s cross country team had four student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic team: Connor Thoennes (Coleraine), Lane Hoefs (Wadena), Taylor Johnson (Lake Park, Minn.), and Noah Revels (Farmington).
The Minnesota Crookston women’s cross country squad had three student-athletes selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence: Catie Neumann (Alexandria), Evelyn Dupont (Las Vegas, Nev.), and Madison Hilliard (Jacksonville, N.C.). Anna Grabowski (Waterdown, Ontario), and Emma Williams (Nashwauk) were selected to the NSIC All-Academic team.
Madison Carsten (Wadena), Bailey Schaefer (Brandon), Kailee Waasdorp (West Fargo, N.D.), and Emma Malek (Plainfield, Ill.) were all named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence from the Golden Eagle volleyball team.
