BURNSVILLE, Minn. — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced the 2019-20 Winter All-Academic team with 27 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, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
Student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, indoor track & field, swimming & diving and wrestling were named to this year’s team.
SMSU 2019-20 Winter Academic All-NSIC Honorees
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
Men’s Basketball
*Nick Dufault, Jr., Waseca, Minn.
*Grant Kramer, So., Johnston, Iowa
Women’s Basketball
*Taylor Bonestroo, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
*Sara Teske, Jr., Lakeville, Minn.
*Meleah Reinhart, Jr., New Ulm, Minn.
*Emily Buysse, Sr., Marshall, Minn.
*Jenna Borchers, So., Grimes, Iowa
Morgan Frank, Jr., Wanda, Minn.
Erin Baxter, Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.
Caleigh Rodning, Sr., Shakopee, Minn.
Sadie Stelter, Jr., Wood Lake, Minn.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
*Meghan Sullivan, Jr., Mason City, Iowa
*Emily Gillingham, Jr. Minneota, Minn.
*Avery Lester, Jr., Sioux City, Iowa
*Rebecca Manteuffel, Jr., Cologne, Minn.
Ashlyn Jones, So., Richfield, Minn.
Amber Wells, So., Fond du Lac, Wis.
Hailey Nierling, So., Decorah, Iowa
Sarah Strandemo, So., Delano, Minn.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
*Kyle Felling, So., Belgrade, Minn.
*Connor Wigand, Jr., Manitowoc, Wis.
*Clayton Hartle, Sr., Chandler, Minn.
Issac Fischer, So., Marshall, Minn.
Wrestling
Robert Shields, So., Wilmington, Ill.
Riley Altenburg, Sr., Blaine, Minn.
Brock Buysse, Sr., Minneota, Minn.
Andrew Petersen, Sr., Moville, Iowa
