Katrina Nordick Alexa Thielman Jordyn Derflinger Kristi Larson
Katie Sheetz Rikki Roscoe
BURNSVILLE, Minn.– The University of Minnesota Crookston had six student-athletes honored with the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award.
The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility and are on track to graduate. Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wrist watch. Furthermore, each institution is highly encouraged to have these student-athletes be publicly recognized at a home athletic event. A record number 133 student-athletes from the NSIC's 16 institutions will receive the award in its seventh year, over twenty more than a year ago.
UMC was represented by women's golfers
Rikki Roscoe (Sr., Big Stone City, S.D./Communications) and
Katie Sheetz (Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn./Health Science), along with women's basketball players
Alexa Thielman (Sr., Buffalo, Minn./Health Science) and
Katrina Nordick (Sr., Perham, Minn./Applied Studies) and softball players
Kristi Larson (Sr., New Ulm, Minn./Sports and Rec Management) and
Jordyn Derflinger (Sr., Henderson, Nev./Elementary Education)
"The Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award is one of the highest honors a student-athlete in the NSIC can achieve. To earn this prestigious honor, one must show a commitment and dedication to both academics and athletics, characteristics in which Dr. Myles Brand emphasized. I am extremely proud of all these student-athletes for their devotion to their universities, the NSIC and to their personal academic and athletic goals. I have no doubt these student-athletes will continue to achieve success in life well beyond the classroom and the competition venues," said Lind.
Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009. He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history - a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes. Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game-environment and community-engagement focus, and improve academic success rates.
The Golden Eagles' six honorees marks the second-most UMC has ever had to their nine honorees last season, showing a continued commitment for the athletic programs to academic success, as well as success in the field of play.
The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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| Name | Sport | Hometown | Major |
| Charissa Etrheim | Track & Field | Brandon, S.D. | Biology |
| Brian Long | Football | Pierre, S.D. | Physical Education |
| Jennifer Pederson | Golf | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Nursing |
| Meg Thacker | Soccer | Omaha, Neb. | Biology |
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| Bemidji State | | | |
| Nicole Anderson | Track & Field | Becker, Minn | Elementary Education |
| Nathan Heisick | Baseball | Plymouth, Minn. | Business Administration |
| Ashley Kiecker | Volleyball | Hector, Minn. | Art and Design |
| Chloe Miller | Track & Field | Baxter, Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Emily Olson | Soccer | Stillwater, Minn | Mass Communication |
| Anthony Peterson | Football | Frederic, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Shaylin Prout | Tennis | Thunder Bay, Ont. | Exercise Science |
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| Concordia-St. Paul | | | |
| Sam Anderson | Cross Country | Weston, Wis. | Finance |
| Anna Augustine | Soccer | Waukesha, Wis. | Biology |
| Jessica Bianchi | Soccer | Rogers, Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Rachel Gratz | Soccer | Eagan, Minn. | Biology |
| David Henke | Baseball | New Berlin, Wis. | Accounting |
| Frankie Munkwitz | Softball | Glenwood City, Wis. | Biology |
| Cole Olstad | Basketball | Elgin, Minn. | Accounting and Finance |
| Cole Parker | Football | Brookfield, Wis. | Criminal Justice & Psychology |
| Zach Rengel | Baseball | Fergus Falls, Minn. | Biology |
| Heather Schiller | Volleyball | Anoka, Minn. | Accounting |
| Yuji Suzuki | Baseball | Toronto, Ont. | Exercise Science |
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| University of Mary | | | |
| Kayla Cummings | Track & Field | Helena, Mont. | Exercise Science |
| Faith Kjelstrup | Track & Field | Glendive, Mont. | Public Policy |
| Molly McDonald | Track & Field | Lakewood, Colo. | Exercise Science |
| Preston Tescher | Football | Bismarck, N.D. | Criminal Justice |
| Adam Woroniecki | Football | Hebron, N.D. | Biology / Pre-Denistry |
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| Minnesota Crookston | | | |
| Jordyn Derflinger | Softball | Henderson, Nev. | Elementary Education |
| Kristi Larson | Softball | New Ulm, Minn. | Sports and Rec Mgmt |
| Katrina Nordick | Basketball | Perham, Minn. | Applied Studies |
| Rikki Roscoe | Golf | Big Stone City, S.D. | Communications |
| Katie Sheetz | Golf | Grand Rapids, Minn. | Health Science |
| Alexa Thielman | Basketball | Buffalo, Minn. | Health Science |
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| Minnesota Duluth | | | |
| Taylor Dillinger | Basketball | Houghton, Mich. | Biology |
| Jacob Harder | Basketball | Spring Valley, Minn. | Biology |
| Katherine McMahon | Soccer | Fitchberg, Wis. | Biochem / Chemistry |
| Kathryn Peterson | Soccer | Eagan, Minn. | Biochem /Chemistry |
| Samantha Schnyder | Softball | Waconia, Minn. | Human Resource Management |
| Kaitlin Wohnoutka | Tennis | Luverne, Minn. | Biology |
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| Minnesota State | | | |
| Bryce Dominick | Football | Stevens Point, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Korey Kronforst | Soccer | Cary, Ill. | Special Education |
| Connor Thomas | Football | Chicago, Ill. | Exercise Science |
| Brad Maas | Wrestling | Medford. Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Justin Otto | Football | Kenosha, Wis. | Biomedical Sciences |
| Jeffrey Raymond | Football | Edgar, Wis. | Politics & Economics |
| Ellie Van De Steeg | Volleyball | Hutchinson, Minn. | Communication Disorders |
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| MSU Moorhead | | | |
| Ryan Benoy | Basketball | Baldwin, Wis. | Biochemistry |
| Bennen Bierman | Football | Forest Lake, Minn. | Biology |
| Kelsey Hartkopf | Volleyball | Howard Lake, Minn. | Sociology |
| Mindy Kraft | CC/Track | Wessington Springs, S.D. | Film Production |
| Amber Krenske | Volleyball | Faribault, Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Emily Mammenga | CC/Track | Humboldt, S.D. | Biology |
| Lindsey Micheletti | Soccer | Eagan, Minn. | Communication Studies |
| Kristen Nordby | Softball | Blaine, Minn. | Biology |
| Morgan Smith | Tennis | Grand Forks, N.D. | Elementary Education |
| Ashley Wood | Tennis | Moorhead, Minn. | Chemistry |
| Abby Wolpern | Volleyball | Belle Plaine, Minn. | Mathematics |
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| Minot State | | | |
| DelRay Audet | Track & Field | Minot, N.D. | Art Education |
| Shadreck Chiweshe | Golf | Harare, Zimbabwe | Accounting, Finance |
| Breanne Hatfield | Soccer | Manteca, Calif. | Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Micah Holmen | Baseball | Minot, N.D. | Music Education |
| Kayla Palczewski | Golf | Bowman, N.D. | English Education |
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| Northern State | | | |
| Nicole Arnold | Track/CC | Malta, Mont. | Art Education |
| Andrea Boisner | Soccer | Albertville, Minn. | Biology |
| Gena Burley | Track | Pierre, S.D. | Political Science |
| Macey Engel | Softball | Papillion, Neb. | Biology |
| Kelsey Gale | Softball | St. Francis, Minn. | Physical Education |
| Renee Hoffman | Volleyball | Excelsior, Minn. | Biology |
| Brittney Lash | Softball | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Psychology |
| Allie Macdonald | Soccer | Hartford, S.D. | Special Education |
| Kalie Maiden | Softball | Rapid City, S.D. | Biology |
| Devin Olson | Football | Wishek, N.D. | Criminal Justice |
| Brittany Tietz | Soccer | Aberdeen, S.D. | Nursing |
| Justine Tuscherer | Volleyball | Cresbard, S.D | Physical Education |
| Anna Woern | Soccer | Anchorage, Ark. | Special Education |
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| Sioux Falls | | | |
| Stacey Beard | Tennis | Odon, Ind. | Business Administration |
| Austin Hogie | CC/Track | Brandon, S.D. | Secondary Education |
| Matt Horan | CC/Track | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Business Administration |
| Andrew Nelson | Golf | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Business Administration |
| Cameron Ostrom | Football | Buffalo, Wyo. | Sports Management |
| David Schoenfish | CC/Track | Parkston, S.D. | Exercise Science |
| Joey Wenborg | Tennis | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Sports Management |
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| Southwest Minnesota State | | | |
| Whitney Burmeister | Volleyball | Lakefield, Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Emilee Gutzmer | Volleyball | Jordan, Minn. | Biology & Chemistry |
| Casey Hertz | Football | Ocheyedan, Iowa | Biology Education |
| Becky Koepp | Golf | Belle Plaine, Minn. | Exercise Science |
| Claire Sames | Volleyball | Shakopee, Minn. | Biology & Chemistry |
| Zach Specht | Football | Marcus, Iowa | Exercise Science |
| Donovan Woods | Football | Belleville, Wis. | Management |
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| St. Cloud State | | | |
| Gabrielle Fleck | Soccer | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Finance |
| Sophie Jaskulske | Volleyball | Maplewood, Minn. | Psychology |
| Emma Konopasek | Basketball | De Pere, Wis. | Elementary Education |
| Karissa Lecaptain | Basketball | Algoma, Wis. | Community Health |
| Mari Liestman | Golf | Becker, Minn. | Biomedical Sciences |
| Brittany Plombon | Soccer | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Criminal Justice |
| John Simila | CC/Track | Warminster, Pa. | History |
| Logan Spitzack | Baseball | West Concord, Minn. | Elementary Education |
| Brianne Stamer | Volleyball | Hutchinson, Minn. | Biomedical Sciences |
| Lindsay Stassen | CC/Track | Hutchinson, Minn. | Studio Art |
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| Upper Iowa | | | |
| Aleesha Cleaver | Basketball | Davis, Ill. | Business Administration |
| Sydney Cyzon | Volleyball | DePere, Wis. | Biology |
| Tara Duran | Softball | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Elementary Education |
| Kaitlyn Emanuel | Soccer | Byron, Minn. | Athletic Training |
| Trina Gallagher | Soccer | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Psychology |
| Jennifer Mundt | Volleyball | Utica, Minn. | Physical Education |
| Christina Nelson | Golf | Central City, Iowa | Elementary Education |
| Nicole Poirier | Soccer | Deerfield, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Taylor Williams | Volleyball | New London, Wis. | Financial Management |
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| Wayne State | | | |
| David Andersen | Basketball | Lester Prairie, Minn. | Sport Management |
| Josie Brown | Soccer | Elk River, Minn. | Communication Studies |
| Jon Davis | Football | Webster City, Iowa | Chemistry/Health Science |
| Elizabeth Gebhardt | Volleyball | Norfolk, Neb. | Mathematics Education |
| Joey Greco | Baseball | Omaha, Neb. | Sports Management |
| Katie Hughes | Volleyball | Seward, Neb. | Elementary Education |
| Molly Kingsley | CC/Track | Bellevue, Neb. | Art Education |
| Lexie Loos | Softball | Omaha, Neb. | Sport Physiology |
| Leisa McClintock | Volleyball | Sioux City, Iowa | Exercise Science |
| Cassie Miller | Softball | Wakefield, Neb. | Chemistry/Health Sciences |
| Spencer Morris | Baseball | Genoa, Neb. | Computer Information Systems |
| Sadie Murren | Basketball | Colon, Neb. | Business Administration |
| Natalie Poppe | Soccer | North Platte, Neb. | Life Sciences/Biology |
| Hannah Thayer | Soccer | Aurora, Ill. | Organizational Leadership |
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| Winona State | | | |
| Nicholas Arenz | Basketball | Onalaska, Wis. | Finance |
| Benjamin Clausen | Cross Country | Dresser, Wis. | Nursing |
| Angela Miller | Track & Field | Sun Prairie, Wis. | Psychology |
| Tyler Nehring | Baseball | Depere, Wis. | Accounting |
| Spencer O'Reilly | Football | Cannon Falls, Minn. | Nursing |
| Jordan Paschke | CC/Track | Chanhassen, Minn. | Elementary Education |
| Emily Passint | Basketball | Chippewa Falls, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Abbigail Ristow | Track & Field | Ellsworth, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Chelsey Rodenkirch | Softball | Sun Prairie, Wis. | Exercise Science |
| Taylor Vogel | Track & Field | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ExerciseScience |
| Jay Voter | Baseball | La Crosse, Wis. | Spanish |
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