Wayne State College placed 59 student athletes on the 2023 Northern Sun Conference Fall All-Academic Teams announced Thursday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. For the fifth year, the NSIC highlights the All-Academic Team members that carry a 3.60 grade point average or higher with the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence Award and 34 of the 59 All-Academic selections for WSC had a 3.60 GPA or higher this fall.
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.
The WSC football team had 20 selections followed by women's soccer with 16 honorees Volleyball had nine selections followed by Wildcat women's cross country with eight and men's cross country six.
The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2023 NSIC Fall All-Academic Teams:
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
Men's Cross Country (6/3):
Gabe Peitz * Sr. Wakefield, Neb.
Abe Schroeder * Sr. Ravenna, Neb.
Quentin Dreyer* Jr. Manning, Iowa
Titus Kiptoo Sr. Kapsabet, Kenya
Brandon Mitzel Jr. West Point, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie Jr. Wahoo, Neb.
Women's Cross Country (8/7):
Kelsey Larsen * Sr. Walthill, Neb.
Alison Stineman * Sr. Norfolk, Neb.
Lindsey Stuckey * Sr. McCool Junction, Neb.
Brooke Solomon * Sr. Yankton, S.D.
Faith Polacek * Jr. Wahoo, Neb.
Maelee Beacom * So. Hooper, Neb.
Sydney Escritt * So. Hebron, Neb.
Kylie Pachta Gr. Chester, Neb.
Football (20/9):
Gage Dengel * Sr. Bellevue, Neb.
Jett Janssen * Jr. Lincoln, Neb.
Alex Kowalczyk * Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Dexter Larsen * Jr. Blair, Neb.
Alex Schall * Jr. Kearney, Neb.
Ashten Schmaderer * Jr. Bennington, Neb.
Zach Coleman * So. Omaha, Neb.
Dawson Forgy * So. Winterset, Iowa
Sam Rallis * So. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rex Becker Sr. Hartington, Neb.
Barrett Skrobecki Sr. Waverly, Neb.
Jaxon Johnson Jr. Bancroft, Neb.
Tyler Leclair Jr. Bennington, Neb.
Luke Sims Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Lane VanderWal Jr. Volga, S.D.
Colton Andrews So. Elkhorn, Neb.
Jacoby Hurst So. Papillion, Neb.
Tyler Kalb So. Omaha, Neb.
Trevor Marshall So. Omaha, Neb.
Isaac Robisnon So. Omaha, Neb.
Women's Soccer (16/8):
Hayden Wallace * Gr. Glendale, Ariz.
Chloe Schlines * Gr. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Leah Bennett * Sr. Johannesburg, South Africa
Morgan Rhodes * Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Annika Syvrud * Sr. Rock Springs, Wyo.
Erin Peters * Jr. North Mankato, Minn.
Reagan Allen * So. Topeka, Kan.
Christina Marlow * So. Murrieta, Calif.
Riann Daas Sr. Rush City, Minn.
Haley Hoffman Sr. Simi Valley, Calif.
Skylar Stueckrath Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Kailey Crawford Jr. Perry, Iowa
Sydney Schnase Jr. Lincoln, Neb.
Alyssa Ferrin So. Chandler, Ariz.
Kaylee Herall So. Papillion, Neb.
Alaina Sorensen So. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Volleyball (9/7):
Ally Beresford * Sr. Moreland Hills, Ohio
Kelsie Cada * Sr. Wahoo, Neb.
Havyn Heinz * Sr. Huron, S.D.
Jordan McCormick * Sr. Elkhorn, Neb.
Rachel Walker * Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Taya Beller * Jr. Lindsay, Neb.
Maggie Brahmer * Jr. Pierce, Neb.
Brooke Peltz Jr. Walton, Neb.
Taylor Bunjer So. Elkhorn, Neb.
