The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced that 865 student-athletes have earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2022 spring athletic season; 533 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 332 picked up NSIC All-Academic Team honors. For Upper Iowa, 30 student-athletes earned a place on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and 20 more garnered NSIC All-Academic Team honors.
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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
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Seven of Upper Iowa's spring sports sponsored by the NSIC garnered all-academic honors; including 20 from baseball, 12 from softball, five each from women and men's track and field, four women's golfers, and two each from men's golf and women's tennis.
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Below is the full list of UIU student-athletes selected for the teams; those marked with an asterisk (*) were named to the NSICÂ All-Academic Team of Excellence.
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| Baseball (20) |
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Brennan Sefrit |
So. |
New Market, Iowa |
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Samuel Grushkin |
So. |
Mazon, Ill. |
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* |
Matthew Hall |
Jr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
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* |
Jason Katz |
Sr. |
Glendale, Ariz. |
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* |
Braden Albert |
So. |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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* |
Keaton Parker |
So. |
Palo, Iowa |
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* |
Sam Marhefke |
Sr. |
Neenah, Wis. |
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Tanner Stein |
Sr. |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
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Colin Lacey |
Jr. |
Pleasant Hill, Iowa |
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Ryan Hull |
So. |
Corinth, Texas |
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Grant Ver Voort |
So. |
Appleton, Wis. |
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Gunnar Foegen |
Sr. |
Aurora, Colo. |
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Casey Zarr |
Sr. |
Bondurant, Iowa |
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Race Geesink |
Sr. |
Linden, Texas |
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Blake Thiesse |
Sr. |
Trempealeau, Wis. |
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Noah Gyldenvand |
Sr. |
W. Des Moines, Iowa |
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AJ Friedrich |
Sr. |
Waconia, Minn. |
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Jake Hilmer |
Jr. |
Walker, Iowa |
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Nolan Drill |
So. |
Courtland, Minn. |
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Drew Callon |
Sr. |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| Softball (12) |
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Hannah Bridgewater |
So. |
Walker, Iowa |
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* |
Sydney Wilcox |
Sr. |
Shiocton, Wis. |
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* |
Calista Brockman |
Sr. |
Freedom, Wis. |
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* |
Samantha Jessie |
Jr. |
O'Fallon, Mo. |
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* |
Ari Charles |
Jr. |
Hixton, Wis. |
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* |
Abby Buckman |
So. |
Conesville, Iowa |
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* |
Sara Jessie |
Sr. |
O'Fallon, Mo. |
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* |
Carley Jeanes |
Jr. |
Oelwein, Iowa |
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* |
Kaylee Frenette |
Sr. |
Chippewa Falls, Wis. |
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Aubree Terris |
So. |
Oak Grove, Minn. |
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Katie Crogan |
Grad. |
Watertown, Wis. |
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Alli Schaffer |
So. |
Waterloo, Iowa |
| Women's Track and Field (5) |
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Ashley Donovan |
Jr. |
Dubuque, Iowa |
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* |
Madison Brownrigg |
Grad. |
Greenwood, Mo. |
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* |
Ellie Loesch |
Jr. |
Fort Atkinson, Iowa |
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* |
Jadyn Schultz |
So. |
Independence, Iowa |
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Kiana Maghanoy |
So. |
Wailuku, Hawaii |
| Men's Track and Field (5) |
* |
Bryce Baker |
So. |
Rochester, Minn. |
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* |
Macklin Conrad |
Jr. |
Sigourney, Iowa |
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* |
Nathan Goranson |
So. |
Greeley, Iowa |
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Brady Johnston |
So. |
Belmont, Wis. |
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David Snider |
Jr. |
Havana, Ill. |
| Women's Golf (4) |
* |
MacKayla Olsen |
Grad. |
Stewartville, Minn. |
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* |
Kaitlyn MacCharles |
Sr. |
Onalaska, Wis. |
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* |
Jaden Schweinefus |
Sr. |
Ossian, Iowa |
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* |
MacKenzie Olsen |
Sr. |
Stewartville, Minn. |
| Men's Golf (2) |
* |
Nolan Ross |
Jr. |
Winfield, Iowa |
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* |
Nathan Petrak |
Jr. |
Johnston, Iowa |
| Tennis (2) |
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Varvara Ogorodnikova |
Jr. |
Samara, Russia |
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Elaina Wall |
Jr. |
Ely, Iowa |
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