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UMD PLACES 53 INDIVIDUALS ON WINTER NSIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

UMD Bulldogs "ALLETE" Moments: Competition
Throughout this year, UMD Athletics is partnering with Minnesota Power, ALLETE to highlight the Bulldogs accomplishments in the 3 C's: Classroom, Competition, Community. 

The University of Minnesota Duluth placed 53 student-athletes on the 758 member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2021-22 winter sport season.

Sports included on the winter NSIC All-Academic Team are men's and women's basketball, women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field, and wrestling. Of those 53 Bulldogs, 19 made the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. 

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 four members of the Bulldog men's basketball team, 11 from women's basketball, 18 from men's indoor track and field, 20 from women's indoor track and field.

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Sport  Name Year  (Sr., Jr., So.) School Hometown (Minn. / Iowa / Wis.)
Men's Basketball Jack Middleton* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Edina, Minn.
Men's Basketball Austin Andrews* So. Minnesota Duluth Eden Prairie, Minn.
Men's Basketball Zach Lea* So. Minnesota Duluth Chaska, Minn.
Men's Basketball Lincoln Meister* So. Minnesota Duluth Rochester, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Sam Ringger* So. Minnesota Duluth Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Jack Van Kempen* So. Minnesota Duluth Elbow Lake, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Lucas Selman* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Minneapolis, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Cole Fechner* Sr. Minnesota Duluth La Crescent, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Christian Leonard* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Elk River, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Matthew Trutna* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Big Lake, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Austin Antony So. Minnesota Duluth Londsdale, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Jonathan Tostenson Sr. Minnesota Duluth Murdock, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Braydon Kubat Sr. Minnesota Duluth Owantonna, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Josh Miley* So. Minnesota Duluth Willmar, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Kyle Kucera* So. Minnesota Duluth Albertville, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Alex Kulzer* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Colton Kostynick* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Perham, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Mathew Caines* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Evanston, Ill.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Jordan Gruenes So. Minnesota Duluth Clear Lake, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Brennan Amundson So. Minnesota Duluth Battle Lake, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Eli Bicek So. Minnesota Duluth Elk River, Minn.
Men's Indoor Track & Field Bereket Loer So. Minnesota Duluth Wadena, Minn.
Women's Basketball Maesyn Thiesen* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Sauk Centre, Minn.
Women's Basketball Madelyn Granica* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Amery, Wis.
Women's Basketball Sarah Grow* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Circle Pines, Minn.
Women's Basketball Ella Gilbertson* So. Minnesota Duluth Lake Zurich, Ill.
Women's Basketball Shaily Hakamaki* So. Minnesota Duluth Cromwell, Minn.
Women's Basketball Brooke Olson* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Rice Lake, Wis.
Women's Basketball Taya Hakamaki* So. Minnesota Duluth Cromwell, Minn.
Women's Basketball Taytum Rhoades Jr. Minnesota Duluth St. Paul,  Minn.
Women's Basketball Lauren Miller Sr. Minnesota Duluth Zumbrota, Minn.
Women's Basketball Kaylee Nelson Jr. Minnesota Duluth Roseville,  Minn.
Women's Basketball Gus Boyer So. Minnesota Duluth Waseca, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Morgan Radel* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Arco, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Analise Levesque* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Sioux Falls, S.D.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Meredith Reynolds* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Buffalo, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Lauryn Renier* So. Minnesota Duluth Rochester, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Mackenzie Hall* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Dodgeville, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Isabelle Brezinka* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Andover, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Maddie Verkerke* So. Minnesota Duluth White Bear Lake, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Haleigh Reindl* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Waterford, Wis.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Anna Palodichuk Jr. Minnesota Duluth Farmington, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Alexandra Bragg So. Minnesota Duluth Anoka, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Alexandra Robran Sr. Minnesota Duluth Ankeny, Iowa
Women's Indoor Track & Field Franny Seidel So. Minnesota Duluth Medford, Wis.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Lily Hall* Sr. Minnesota Duluth Eveleth, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Sophie Lenz* Jr. Minnesota Duluth Embarrass, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Adrianne Thompson* So. Minnesota Duluth Farmington, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Megan Gilles* So. Minnesota Duluth Prescott, Wis.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Kate Schmitz* Jr. Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Jacqueline Olander So. Minnesota Duluth Cambridge, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Bryn London Jr. Minnesota Duluth Rockford, Minn.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Eden Worden So. Minnesota Duluth Brainerd, Minn.
*Denotes NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence Member

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Players Mentioned

Jack Middleton

#4 Jack Middleton

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Sarah Grow

#42 Sarah Grow

F
6' 2"
Junior
Lauren Miller

#45 Lauren Miller

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Brooke Olson

#24 Brooke Olson

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Maesyn Thiesen

#32 Maesyn Thiesen

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kaylee Nelson

#23 Kaylee Nelson

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Madelyn Granica

#22 Madelyn Granica

G/F
5' 11"
Freshman
Taytum Rhoades

#0 Taytum Rhoades

G
5' 9"
Freshman
Matthew Trutna

Matthew Trutna

Distance
Sophomore
Cole Fechner

Cole Fechner

Distance
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jack Middleton

#4 Jack Middleton

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Sarah Grow

#42 Sarah Grow

6' 2"
Junior
F
Lauren Miller

#45 Lauren Miller

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Brooke Olson

#24 Brooke Olson

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Maesyn Thiesen

#32 Maesyn Thiesen

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Kaylee Nelson

#23 Kaylee Nelson

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Madelyn Granica

#22 Madelyn Granica

5' 11"
Freshman
G/F
Taytum Rhoades

#0 Taytum Rhoades

5' 9"
Freshman
G
Matthew Trutna

Matthew Trutna

Sophomore
Distance
Cole Fechner

Cole Fechner

Sophomore
Distance
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