BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced the 2025-26 Winter All-Academic team with 61 Southwest Minnesota State University student-athletes being recognized following the winter season.
 
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. 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).

In addition, SMSU had 37 student-athletes earn NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence accolades. To be named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher.
  
Student-athletes in the sports of men's basketball, women's basketball, women's swimming & diving, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field and wrestling were named to this year's team.
 
SMSU 2025-26 Winter All-Academic Honorees
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
 
Men's Basketball (8/5)
*Aeron Stevens Jr. Plainview, Minn.
*Luke Stevens Sr. Plainview, Minn.
*Calvin Buss So. West Bend, Wis.
*Ethan Koltz So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
*Buay Koak So. Austin, Min.
Mekhi Shaw Jr. Eau Claire, Wis.
Mason Lund Sr. Rice, Minn.
Landon Pokorski So. Gretna, Neb
 
Women's Basketball (11/7)
*Elizabeth Wanger So. Luverne, Minn.
*Christina Wagner So. Luverne, Minn.
*Zoie Centers Sr. Hugo, Minn.
*Kennadi Buchholz Sr. DeSmet, S.D.
*Natalie Nielson Jr. Akron, Iowa
*Nicole Maenke So. Shakopee, Minn.
*Brynn Busse Jr. Winthrop, Minn.
Maddie Thorfinnson Sr. Glenwood, Minn.
Audrey Swanson Sr. Waconia, Minn.
Allison Milbrandt So. Stewart, Minn.
Brylee Iverson So. Dodge Center, Minn.
 
Women's Swimming & Diving (11/6)
*Kendal Engelker So. SMSU Douglas, Wyo.
*Anneka Sedelmyer So. SMSU Colorado Springs, Colo.
*Maddy Storm Jr. SMSU Watertown, S.D.
*Emily Quanbeck So. SMSU Milford, Iowa
*Carla Nevi Sr. SMSU Rome, Italy
*Shannon Bailey Jr. SMSU Cheyenne, Wyo.
Maggie Johnson So. SMSU Casper, Wyo.
Ashlynn Dunlop Sr. SMSU Kansas City, Mo.
Olivia Johnson So. SMSU Rapid City, S.D.
Madison Cyrus Jr. SMSU Watertown, S.D.
Lexi Weems So. SMSU Blue Springs, Mo.
 
Men's Track & Field (12/7)
*Jacob Kunkel So. Breckenridge, Minn.
*Cody Evers So. Proctor, Minn.
*Colton Johnson So. Grand Rapids, Minn.
*Deekon Anvid Sr. Culver, Minn.
*Elliott Hoffman So. New Ulm, Minn.
*Daniel Olson Sr. Nashwauk, Minn.
*Carter Schwalbe So. Albany, Minn.
Peda Zeba Jr. Adrian, Minn.
Roel Palomo Jr. Albert Lea, Minn.
Mak Lia So. Worthington, Minn.
Ryan Kronbach So. Janesville, Minn.
Bjorn Mattick So. St. Cloud, Minn.
 
Women's Track & Field (16/10)
*Nina Thieschafer So. Sauk Centre, Minn.
*Kyra Kusnierek Sr. Eagan, Minn.
*Kaitlin Olson So. Nashwauk, Minn.
*Jada Backes So. Rapid City, S.D.
*Allison Watts So. Alta, Iowa
*Brooke Wetterstrom Sr. Olathe, Kan.
*Bayleann Moen So. Roslyn, S.D.
*Christine Sleeter Jr. Suring, Wis.
*Michelle Marquard So. Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
*Shealyn Tom Sr. Brea, Calif.
Tavashia Hill So. Belle Plaine, Minn.
Lila Bungarden So. Belle Plaine, Minn.
Syndi Badertscher So. Leaf River, Ill.
Alicia Blesi Jr. Anoka, Minn.
Zoe Ruschmeier Sr. Glencoe, Minn.
Madison Marco Jr. Ocheyedan, Iowa
 
Wrestling (3/2)
*Dylan Louwagie So. Marshall, Minn.
*Preston Xayachak So. Mountain Lake, Minn.
Chase Hanson Sr. Fort Pierre, S.D.