The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced that 740 student-athletes have earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2018 fall athletic season; 402 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 338 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.
The University of Minnesota Crookston had 29 student-athletes named to the All-Academic team with 14 football, 8 volleyball, and 7 soccer players. The list is below –
FOOTBALL (14) *All-Academic Team of Excellence Members
*Will Cross Jr. Turtle Lake, Wis.
*Logan Huso Jr. Eagan
*Ryan Ratcliff Jr. Bloomer, Wis.
*Nelson Uzonwa So. Lagos, Nigeria
*Zach Greenberg Sr. Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Trevor Long, Jr. Jr. Brooklyn Park
Emmitt Stevens So. Albert Lea
Jeremy Neuman So. Andover
Brendon Harris So. Milwaukee, Wis.
Stephen Day Sr. Eveleth
Kevin Evans Sr. Groveland, Fla.
Richard Cobble Jr. Bemidji
Ali Alkhatib Sr. Rosemount
Jake Newman Sr. White Bear Lake
VOLLEYBALL (8) *All-Academic Team of Excellence Members
*Callie Schapekahm Sr. Eagan
*Sydney Kruisselbrink So. Rochester
*Deaira Gresham So. Maplewood
*Alyssa Thomas So. Marion, Iowa
*Katie Lienemann So. Rosemount
*Sabrina Leuer Jr. Hamel
*Kaitlin Sikkink Jr. St. Charles
Ali Schueler Jr. Howards Grove, Wis
SOCCER – (7) *All-Academic Team of Excellence Members
*Kayla Stangeland Jr. Mitchell, S.D.
*Jacqueline Burke Jr. Anchorage, Alaska
*Jessica Withrow So. Gardnerville, Nev.
*Olivia Puttin Jr. Rogers
Mikaela Rodriguez Jr. Laveen, Ariz.
Gabriela Pinto So. Beaverton, Ore.
Maggie Peterson So. Princeton
