BURNSVILLE, Minn. – University of Minnesota Crookston student-athletes Paige Pitlick (Jordan, Minn.) of the softball team, and Trevor Long, Jr. (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) as honorees of the sixth annual Butch Raymond Scholarship, sponsored by Sanford Health. The scholarship, which was increased to $240,000 in 2017-18, is divided among selected recipients at each of the NSIC member institutions.
 
The scholarship is in recognition of Butch Raymond, the NSIC Commissioner from 2004 to 2014.  For over a decade, Raymond led the NSIC from an eight team league to a 16-team super conference. During his tenure, the league won 13 team national championships while achieving a high level of academic success.
 
"Congratulations to the student-athletes who have dedicated themselves to excellence in the classroom and in competition," said Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft. "Sanford Health is honored to invest in the next-generation of health care professionals through the Butch Raymond Scholarship. Butch's service to the NSIC always prioritized the student-athlete experience, and it's fitting his name be attached to this scholarship."


Pitlick has a 3.79 GPA in health sciences and biology, with a minor in chemistry and biology. Pitlick has been a staple on the NSIC All-Academic team and on the on the Minnesota Crookston Deans List. Pitlick won six games as a junior in the circle for the Golden Eagles with eight complete games, a 4.70 ERA and a school-record 100 strikeouts.


Long has a 3.69 GPA in health science and biology. He has been a staple on the Deans List and NSIC All-Academic team for the Golden Eagles. Long has been an anchor for the Minnesota Crookston secondary. He was third on the team with 79 tackles as a junior. Long had seven pass break-ups on the 2018 season.
 
The scholarship is awarded to one or two student-athletes at each of the 16 NSIC institutions.  To be eligible for the scholarship, the recipient must be a senior academically in 2019-20, have a GPA of 3.20 or higher, be participating in intercollegiate athletics and plan to work in a health related field or attend graduate school in a health related field.  The student-athletes will be publicly recognized at a home athletic event during the 2019-20 academic year. 
Long and Pitlick join former Butch Raymond Scholarship recipients; Reed Hjelle (2018-19), Callie Schapekahm (2018-19), Kaycie Hagen (2017-18), Sierra Trost (2016-17), Katie Sheetz (2015-16), and Ashley Martell (2014-15).

2019-20 Butch Raymond Scholarship Recipients

Institution	Student-Athlete	Medical Field	Sport
Augustana	Sarah Westerman	Biology (minor in Spanish)	Track & Field
Augustana	Ben Kelvington	Biochemistry (minor in Psychology)	Wrestling
Bemidji State	Julie Touchett	Nursing	Volleyball
Bemidji State	Tia Neuharth	Nursing	Soccer
Concordia-St. Paul	Hannah Carlson	Exercise Science	Softball
Concordia-St. Paul	Rich Kelly	Biology and Exercise Science	Football
University of Mary	Breanna Donarski	Communication Sciences & Disorders	Volleyball
University of Mary	Cassandra Askvig	Exercise Science	Women's Basketball
Minnesota Crookston	Paige Pitlick	Health Sciences (minor in chemistry & biology)	Softball
Minnesota Crookston	Trevor Long	Health Science & Biology	Football
Minnesota Duluth	Katie Stark	Biology	Women's Basketball
Minnesota State	Spencer Hermus	Biomedical Sciences	Football
Minnesota State	Taylor Drost	Exercise Science (Pre-OT)	Women's Basketball
MSU Moorhead	Emma Dummer	Exercise Science	Softball
MSU Moorhead	Ethan Gerbig	Biology: Health and Medical Sciences	Football
Minot State	Emily Falldorf	Bachelor of Science in Nursing	Volleyball
Minot State	Parker Osterman	Athletic Training	Wrestling
Northern State	Jaiden Langlie	Chemistry	Volleyball
Northern State	Zachary Mohs	Biology and Chemistry	Football
Sioux Falls	Courtney Mathews	Nursing	Softball
Sioux Falls	Lindsey Mossman	Exercise Science	Softball
Southwest Minnesota State	Emma Grote	Exercise Science	Softball
Southwest Minnesota State	Tanner Strommen	Exercise Science	Baseball
St. Cloud State	Ben Gutschow	Biomedical Science	Football
St. Cloud State	Christine Lofgren	Nursing	Track & Field / Cross Country
Upper Iowa	Anna Winter	Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics	Volleyball
Upper Iowa	Gabriella Holmes	Biology - Pre-Professional Emphasis	Volleyball
Wayne State	Madison Burgard	Chemistry Health Sciences / Pre-medicine	Women's Soccer
Wayne State	Ian Ailts	Biology & Chemistry Health Science	Football
Winona State	Kendyl Keay	Nursing	Soccer
Winona State	Alyssa Van Valey	Psychology	Softball