UMD Bulldogs "ALLETE" Moments: Classroom
Throughout this year, UMD Athletics is partnering with Minnesota Power, ALLETE to highlight the Bulldogs accomplishments in the 3 C's: Classroom, Competition, Community.
13 University of Minnesota Duluth Division II senior student athletes – Grace Daak (Volleyball), Lauren Dixon (Softball), Chloey Evans (Track & Field), Ella Gilbertson (Basketball), Julia Gronholz (Softball), Justin Hull (Football), Jackie Jares (Soccer), Ethan Jauquet (Football), Jack Middleton (Basketball), Lauryn Renier (Track & Field/Cross Country), Ted Rogers (Track & Field), Cianna Selbitschka (Volleyball),
Lucas Selman (Track & Field/Cross Country) – representing eight sports, have earned a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award for 2023-2024.
The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed upon senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility, and are on track to graduate after the season.
258 student-athletes from the conference's 15 member institutions received the Myles Brand award, which is in its 15th year of existence.
Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009. He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes. Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game environment and community engagement focus, and improve academic success rates.
The Bulldogs were just one off the record – UMD's record for NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award recipients was 14 set in 2021.
Name - Sport - Hometown - Major(s)
Grace Daak - Volleyball - Hutchinson, Minn. - Biology
Lauren Dixon - Softball - Sobieski, Wis. - Chemical Engineering
Chloey Evans - Track & Field - Melrose, Minn. - Exercise Rehab Science
Ella Gilbertson - Basketball - Lake Zurich, Ill. - Communication Sciences & Disorders
Julia Gronholz - Softball - Victoria, Minn. Biomedical Sciences
Justin Hull - Football - West Chicago, Ill. - Civil Engineering
Jackie Jares - Soccer - Muskego, Wis. - Chemical Engineering
Ethan Jauquet - Football - Muskego, Wis. - Mechanical Engineering
Jack Middleton - Basketball - Edina, Minn. - Finance
Lauryn Renier - Track & Field/Cross Country - Oronoco, Minn. - Biology
Ted Rogers - Track & Field - Blaine, Minn. - Finance & Mgmt./Information Systems
Cianna Selbitschka - Volleyball - North Branch, Minn. - Exercise Rehab Science
Lucas Selman - Track/CC - Minneapolis, Minn. - Physical Education
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