General | 12/11/2025 11:29:00 AM

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston had 27 student-athletes named to the 2025 NSIC Fall All-Academic teams. The Golden Eagles had 16 student-athletes earn accolades on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 11 were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team. 

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 at that institution.

Connor Thoennes (Sr., Coleraine, Minn.) and Lane Hoefs (Jr., Wadena, Minn.) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence for men's cross country, while Taylor Johnson (Jr. Lake Park, Minn.), Chase Werner (So., Marshall, Minn.), and Zach Hanson (R-Jr., Farmington, Minn.) earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.

Madison Hilliard (Sr., Jacksonville, N.C.) earned NSIC All-Academic team of Excellence honors for women's cross country. Emma Williams (Jr., Nashwauk, Minn.), Eva Robinson (So., Cavalier, N.D.), and Caroline Kuehne (So., Long Prairie, Minn.) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team. 

Emmah Burnes (Jr., Tulare, Calif.), Anna Kuecker (So., Marshall, Minn.), Tessa VanOverbeke (Jr., Hartford, S.D.), Callie Holthaus (So., Richmond, Minn.), Elise Lefers (So., Brookings, S.D.), Marsia Green (Jr., Waconia, Minn.), Evelyn Dupont (Jr., Las Vegas, Nev.), Kali Yates (Jr., Hedgesville, W.V.), Sydney Christopherson (So., Sioux Falls, S.D.), Julia Finch (Sr., Woodbury, Minn.), and Riley Martin (So., San Dimas, Calif.) were selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. Emma Dudycha (Sr., Austin, Minn.), Andrea Cuenca Medina (So., St. Paul, Minn.), and Jordan Metz (So., Lino Lakes, Minn.) were named to the NSIC All Academic Team.

Madison Carsten (Jr., Wadena, Minn.), Kailee Waasdorp (Jr., West Fargo, N.D.), and Emma Malek (Jr., Plainfield, Ill.) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence for volleyball. Lauren Schnettler (So., Clarissa, Minn.) was selected to the NSIC All-Academic Team.