A program-record 61 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes qualified for a spot on the 769-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2020-21 fall sport season.
Sports included on the spring NSIC All-Academic Team are men's and women's cross country, football, women's soccer and volleyball. Of those 61 Bulldogs, 31 made the NSICÂ All-Academic Team of Excellence.Â
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or better, while NSIC All-Academic Team members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing and completed one full year at his/her institution.
UMD is represented by seven members of the Bulldog men's cross country team, 12 from women's cross country, 19 from football, 17 from women's soccer and six from volleyball.
The Buulldogs' previous high for NSIC All-Academic Team honorees for fall sports was 59 in 2019.
Men's Cross Country (7/2)
Cole Fechner •
Jr. • La Cresent, Minn.*
Christian Leonard • Jr. • Elk River, Minn.
Braydon Kubat • Sr. • Owatonna, Minn.
Sam Ringger • So. • Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Lucas Selman •
So. • Minneapolis, Minn.*
Jonathan Tostenson • Jr. • Murdock, Minn.
Matthew Trutna • Jr. • Big Lake, Minn.
Women's Cross Country (12/4)
Allison Bartlett • Sr. • Coon Rapids, Minn.
Isabel Bibeau • Jr. • St. Paul, Minn.
Isabelle Brezinka • Sr. • Anoka, Minn.*
Lauren Gella • Jr. • Stillwater, Minn.
Mackenzie Hall • Jr. • Dodgeville, Minn.
Marie Hamlin • So. • Roberts, Wis.
Mason Kalander • Jr. • Holmen, Wis
Analise Levesque • So. • Sioux Falls, S.D.*
Anna Palodichuk • So. • Farmington, Minn.
Morgan Radel • Jr. • Arco, Minn.*
Haleigh Reindl • Jr.• Waterford, Wis.
Meredith Reynolds • Jr. • Buffalo, Wis.*
Football (19/7)
Treyvon Cahalan • So. • Champlin, Minn.
Logan Eiden • So. • Neenah, Wis.*
Michael Empting • So. • Alexandria, Minn.
Jonny Jensen • So. • Brookfield, Wis.*
Arik Johnson • So. • Birchwood, Wis.*
Tyler Keech • Jr. • Two Harbors, Minn.
Joe Kordus • Sr. • Menasha, Wis.
Austin Kurylo • Jr. • Bristol, Wis.
Noah LeBlanc •
Sr. • Hayward, Wis.*
Dane Lew • Jr. • Eau Claire, Wis.
Dan Monson • Sr. • Inver Grove Heights, Minn.*
Zach Ojile • Jr. • Blaine, Minn.
Nate Pearson • Sr. • Nebagamon, Wis.
Josh Pitz • So. • Appleton, Wis.
Beau Reder • Sr. • Superior, Wis.
Max Shellum • So. • Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Noah Skifton • So. • Onalaska, Wis.*
Wade Sullivan • Jr. • Lakeville, Minn.
Emmanuel Tetteh-Jada • Sr. • Rochester, Minn.*
Soccer (17/12)
Mandy Conkel • Jr. • Eagan, Minn.*
Kirsten Dagel •
Jr. • Eden Prairie, Minn.*
Tiana DeGrande • So. • Blaine, Minn.
Jenna Eichten •
Sr. • Rosemount, Minn.*
Haley Ford • Jr. • Apple Valley, Minn.
Nora Griffin-Wiesner •
So. • Golden Valley, Minn.*
Sophia Grenz • Jr. • Burnsville, Minn.
Lauren Hansen • So. • Grayslake, Ill.
Alli Jenkins • Jr. • Coon Rapids, Minn.*
Shannon King • Jr. • Batavia, Ill.*
Eliana Marciano • So. • Lino Lakes, Minn.*
Daisy Miller •
So. • St. Michael, Minn.*
Ebelin Morales Benites • Jr. • Minneapolis, Minn.
Becca Osborne •
Jr. • Green Bay, Wis.*
Julia Osborne • Jr. • Plymoth, Minn.*
Lauren Singstock • So. • Oshkosh, Wis.*
Erin Walpole • So. • Superior, Wis.*
Volleyball (6/5)
Kate Berg •
Sr. • Medina, Minn.*
Megan Freeberg •
Sr. • Bloomington, Minn.*
Madison Gordon • Jr. • New Berlin, Wis.
Lexy Langenfeld •
Sr. • Hastings, Minn.*
Sydney Lanoue •
Jr. • Tracy, Minn.*
Brianna Weyenberg •
So. • Appleton, Wis.*
*NSIC Academic Team of Excellence Award winner