The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced that 758 student-athletes have earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2021-22 winter athletic season. For Upper Iowa, 31 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 14 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. In total, 394 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 289 earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.
Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and in at least their second year of competition at their current institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible). Furthermore, the student-athlete must have completed at least one full academic year at their current institution (student must be in at least their 3rd academic-year-semester at their institution).
Five of Upper Iowa's winter sports sponsored by the NSIC garnered all-academic honors; including 13 from men's basketball, nine each from women's basketball and men's indoor track and field, eight wresters and six from the women's indoor track and field team.
Below is the full list of UIU student-athletes selected for the teams; those marked with an asterisk (*) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
| Men's Basketball (13) |
*Jackson Foley |
Sr. |
Swisher, Iowa |
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*Baden Noennig |
Jr. |
Norwood Young America, Minn. |
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*Jareese Williams |
Grad. |
Mason City, Iowa |
|
*Brennan Sefrit |
So. |
New Market, Iowa |
|
*Dylan Jones |
Jr. |
Waukee, Iowa |
|
*Cade Moritz |
Sr. |
Norwalk, Iowa |
|
*Connor Duax |
Sr. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
|
*Joe Smoldt |
Grad. |
Reinbeck, Iowa |
|
*Sam Allen |
Sr. |
Grinnell, Iowa |
|
Travis Goede |
Sr. |
Sparta, Wis. |
|
Lucas Duax |
Jr. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
|
Jackson Joens |
Sr. |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
|
Max Duax |
Jr. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
| Women's Basketball (9) |
*Lydia Haack |
So. |
Elk River, Minn. |
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*Callista Rochon-Baker |
So. |
Oshkosh, Wis. |
|
*Alaina Brenning |
So. |
Rogers, Minn. |
|
*Lexie Lodermeier |
Jr. |
Goodhue, Minn. |
|
*Kaci Beesecker |
So. |
Fairbank, Iowa |
|
*Brooke Evenson |
Jr. |
Baldwin, Wis. |
|
*Savannah Domeyer |
Sr. |
Guttenberg, Iowa |
|
*Cassidy Pagel |
So. |
Sumner, Iowa |
|
Bailey Winter |
So. |
Marquette, Iowa |
| Wrestling (8) |
*Jordan Baumler |
Jr. |
West Union, Iowa |
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*Donny Schmitt |
Jr. |
Readlyn, Iowa |
|
*Ryan Faught |
Sr. |
Clear Lake, Iowa |
|
Chase Luensman |
Jr. |
Monticello, Iowa |
|
Connor Manderfeld |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Kaden Anderlik |
So. |
Cresco, Iowa |
|
Scott Kellenberger |
So. |
Litchfield Park, Ariz. |
|
Tate Murty |
Jr. |
Fountain City, Wis. |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field (9) |
*Bryce Baker |
So. |
Rochester, Minn. |
|
*Macklin Conrad |
Jr. |
Sigourney, Iowa |
|
*Grant Dieken |
Grad. |
Clear Lake, Iowa |
|
*Nathan Goranson |
So. |
Greeley, Iowa |
|
*Kaden Ludwig |
Jr. |
Waterloo, Iowa |
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*Teddy Ayden |
So. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
|
Brady Krupa |
Jr. |
Willmar, Minn. |
|
Brady Johnston |
So. |
Belmont, Wis. |
|
David Snider |
Jr. |
Havana, Ill. |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field(6) |
*Ashley Donovan |
Jr. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
|
*Delaney Miller |
So. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
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*Madison Brownrigg |
Grad. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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*Ellie Loesch |
Jr. |
Fort Atkinson, Iowa |
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*Jadyn Schultz |
So. |
Independence, Iowa |
|
Kiana Maghanoy |
So. |
Wailuku, Hawaii |
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