BURNSVILLE, Minn. — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced the 2021-22 Winter All-Academic team with 44 Southwest Minnesota State University student-athletes being recognized during the winter season.
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher, while to be named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher.
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, redshirt 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). Student-athletes in the sports of basketball, swimming & diving, indoor track & field and wrestling were named to this year's team.
SMSU 2021-22 Winter Academic All-NSIC Honorees
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
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Logan Benson So. Ellsworth, Wis. Men's Basketball
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Grant Kramer Sr. Johnston, Iowa Men's Basketball
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Dunwa Omot So. Mankato, Minn. Men's Basketball
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Sam Schwartz So. White Bear Lake, Minn. Men's Basketball
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Jonathan Zinniel So. New Ulm, Minn. Men's Basketball
Alex Hillesheim So. New Ulm, Minn. Men's Basketball
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Sam Wall Jr. Delhi, Iowa Women's Basketball
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Madison Gehloff Jr. Waseca, Minn. Women's Basketball
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Meleah Reinhart Sr. New Ulm, Minn. Women's Basketball
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Sarah Conlon So. St. Peter, Minn. Women's Basketball
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Lily Schoknecht Sr. Anoka, Minn. Women's Basketball
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Hannah Parsley So. Flandreau, S.D. Women's Basketball
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Jenna Borchers Jr. Grimes, Iowa Women's Basketball
Erin Baxter Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. Women's Basketball
Sadie Stelter Sr. Wood Lake, Minn. Women's Basketball
Olivia Drummer Sr. Mankato, Minn. Women's Basketball
Abuk Akoi Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Women's Basketball
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Addi Schroeder Jr. Hesston, Kan. Women's Swimming & Diving
Natalie Bohnert Jr. Petersburg, Ind. Women's Swimming & Diving
Megan Anspach So. Milwaukie, Ore. Women's Swimming & Diving
Emma Polchow So. Watertown, S.D. Women's Swimming & Diving
Emily Ratajczak So. Standish, Mich. Women's Swimming & Diving
Mavi Valentin Sr. Curitiba, Brazil Women's Swimming & Diving
Kendyl Near So. Meridian, Idaho Women's Swimming & Diving
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Carl Swedzinski Jr. Milroy, Minn. Men's Indoor Track & Field
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Hunter Smith So. Plattsmouth, Neb. Men's Indoor Track & Field
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Brayden Tofteland So. Luverne, Minn. Men's Indoor Track & Field
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Morgan Hughes Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Women's Indoor Track & Field
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Nadia Sanford So. Oak Grove, Minn. Women's Indoor Track & Field
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Caitlyn Regan Sr. Wodonga, Australia Women's Indoor Track & Field
Sarah Strandemo Sr. Delano, Minn. Women's Indoor Track & Field
Amber Wells Sr. Fond du Lac, Wis. Women's Indoor Track & Field
Isatu Shirek Jr. Thompson, N.D. Women's Indoor Track & Field
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Sean Howk So. New Ulm, Minn. Wrestling
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Robert Shields Sr. Wilmington, Ill. Wrestling
Jace Paplow So. Dundee, Minn. Wrestling
Nye Becker So. Browerville, Minn. Wrestling
Lucas Hodges So. Cottonwood, Minn. Wrestling
Carter Marx So. Plainview, Minn. Wrestling
Tyler Soltau So. Zumbrota, Minn. Wrestling
Gage Wevley Jr. Morris, Minn. Wrestling
Jacob Dykes Jr. Iowa City, Iowa Wrestling
Nathan Moore Jr. Mapleton, Minn. Wrestling
Kevin Bostwick Jr. Missouri Valley, Iowa Wrestling
