Story by UMC’s Shawn Smith –
The University of Minnesota Crookston had 20 student-athletes named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Academic Team. In addition, 11 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
The NSIC announced 775 student-athletes who earned All-Academic Team honors, while 444 student-athletes garnered NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence accolades.
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 men’s cross country team had four student-athletes receive honors. The women’s cross country team had three student-athletes garner accolades. The soccer squad had seven student-athletes honored on the teams, while the volleyball team had six student-athletes on the NSIC All-Academic Team.
Men’s Cross Country
*Anthony Kampa, Sr., St. Cloud, Minn.
Peter Hendrickx, Sr., Butler, Minn.
Paul Hendrickx, Jr., Butler, Minn.
Manpreet Singh, Jr., Punjab, India
Women’s Cross Country
*Jennifer Lax, Sr., Sleepy Eye, Minn.
* Roseline Kanssole, Sr., Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Rena Sakai, So., Chiba, Japan
Soccer
*Jessica Withrow, Sr., Gardnerville, Nev.
* Ashley Chomyn, So., Winnipeg, Manitoba
* Sarah Hall, Sr., Sammamish, Wash.
* Samantha Donnay, So., Princeton, Minn.
Katie Emmett, Sr., Bohermeen, Ireland
Maggie Peterson, Sr., Princeton, Minn.
Lindsey Daml, R-Sr., North Pole, Alaska
Volleyball
*Lauren Wallace, R-Jr., Bloomington, Minn.
* Katie Lienemann, Sr., Rosemount, Minn.
* Deaira Gresham, Sr., Maplewood, Minn.
* Sydney Kruisselbrink, Sr., Rochester, Minn.
Shelby Dunbar, So., Fertile, Minn.
Natalie Koke, R-So., Caledonia, Wis.
* – NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence Member
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