NSIC Spring All-Academic Team Release
54 student-athletes from Wayne State College were named to the 2023 Northern Sun Conference Spring All-Academic Team announced Wednesday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. For the fifth year, the NSIC highlights the All-Academic Team members with a 3.60 grade point average or higher with the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence Award and 28 of the 54 All-Academic selections from Wayne State College had a 3.60 GPA or higher.
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, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
The Wildcat baseball team had the most selections with 15 followed by women's track and field with 14 honorees. Softball had 11 recipients, men's outdoor track and field 10 and women's golf had four.
The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2023 NSIC Spring All-Academic Teams:
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
Baseball (15/6):
Ryan Obrecht Gr. Omaha, Neb.
Hunter Babe Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Logan Walters Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Kyler Essink * Jr. Bennington, Neb.
Cade Lynam * Jr. Springfield, Neb.
Colin Lynam * Jr. Springfield, Neb.
Brody Sintek Jr. Fremont, Neb.
Nathan Anderson So. Bondurant, Iowa
Nick Barnett So. Papillion, Neb.
Nolan Belt So. Emerson, Neb.
Kolt Davis * So. Johnson, Neb.
Josh Kilzer * So. Omaha, Neb.
Jacob Kneifl * So. Wayne, Neb.
Cam Madsen So. Papillion, Neb.
Jackson Shelburne So. Omaha, Neb.
Women's Golf (4/3):
Viktoria Bortkiewicz-Hamelin * Sr. Montreal, Quebec
Abbey Kurmel * Jr. Okemos, Mich.
Jazmine Taylor Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Abbigail Brodersen * So. Albion, Neb.
Softball (11/3):
Kim Vidlak * Gr. Bennington, Neb.
Natalie Arbizu Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.
Hadley Chvatal * Sr. Wahoo, Neb.
Riley Holmberg Sr. Surprise, Ariz.
Morgan Beaty Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Abby Husing * Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Callie Carraher Jr. Milford, Neb.
Mary Krystofiak Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Samantha Felt So. Waukee, Iowa
Lauren Laudick So. Phoenix, Ariz.
Hayley Murphy So. Kasson, Minn.
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (10/6):
Grant Fritsch Sr. Elkhorn, Neb.
Braden Johnson Jr. Gretna, Neb.
Dylan Kneifl Jr. Pilger, Neb.
Gabe Peitz * Jr. Wakefield, Neb.
Abe Schroeder * Jr. Ravenna, Neb.
Alex Brandt * So. Grand Island, Neb.
Daniel Elge So. Aurora, Neb.
Logan Moeller * So. Pierce, Neb.
Wyatt Nissen * So. Albion, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie * So. Wahoo, Neb.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (14/10):
Mckenzie Scheil * Gr. Fairmont, Neb.
Brooklynn Chipps Sr. Elgin, Neb.
Sarah Cotton * Sr. Ida Grove, Iowa
Kendra Paasch * Sr. Scribner, Neb.
Lindsey Stuckey * Sr. York, Neb.
Keyla Sambo Jr. Curacao
Megan Hansen * Jr. South Sioux City, Neb.
Kelsey Larsen * Jr. Walthill, Neb.
Annie McCartney Jr. Nelson, Neb.
Emily Smollen Jr. Grand Island, Neb.
Alison Stineman * Jr. Norfolk, Neb.
Hailey Baker * So. Blair, Neb.
Maya Couch * So. David City, Neb.
Veronica Guenther * So. Springfield, Neb.
