A record 20 student-athletes from Wayne State College were recognized today with the 15th annual NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award announced Thursday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher and are exhausting their eligibility and on track to graduate.
            "I am filled with pride on how our student-athletes in the NSIC continue to excel in the classroom, in the community and on the playing field," remarked NSIC Commissioner Erin Lind.  "These are characteristics in which Dr. Myles Brand emphasized.  I am extremely proud of all these student-athletes for their devotion to their universities, the NSIC and to their personal academic and athletic goals.  I have no doubt these student-athletes will continue to achieve success in life well beyond the classroom and the competition venues," said Lind.
            A total of 258 student athletes from the 15 institutions in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will receive the award in its 15th year.  Each student athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wrist watch.  The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is a 15-team, 18-sport NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
 
WAYNE STATE
Name                           Sport                                       Hometown                   Major/GPA
Taya Beller                    Volleyball                                  Lindsay, Neb.                Business / 3.756
Leah Bennett                 Women's Soccer                      Johannesburg, South Africa  Mass Communication/Film / 4.00
Ally Beresford               Volleyball                                  Moreland Hills, Ohio      Biology/Pre-Med / 3.858
Kelsie Cada                  Volleyball                                  Wahoo, Neb.                 Sport Management/Nutrition / 3.928
Gage Dengel                 Football                                    Bellevue, Neb.               Business / 3.901
Havyn Heinz                  Volleyball                                  Huron, S.D.                  Elementary Education / 4.00
Abagail Husing              Softball                                    Omaha, Neb.                Elementary Education / 3.937
Jett Janssen                  Football                                    Lincoln, Neb.                 Health and Physical Education / 3.891
Alex Kowalczyk             Football                                    Sioux Falls, S.D.           Business / 3.819
Abbey Kurmel               Women's Golf                           Okemos, Mich.              Art and Graphic Design / 3.890
Kelsey Larsen               Women's XC/Track and Field     Walthill, Neb.                 Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy / 3.988
Quinn McCafferty          Baseball                                   Big Horn, Wyo.              Psychology / 3.900
Jordan McCormick        Volleyball                                  Omaha, Neb.                Elementary Education / 4.00
Gabe Peitz                    Men's XC/Track and Field          Wakefield, Neb.             Chemistry / Pre-Med / 3.972
Allie Petry                     Volleyball                                  Council Bluffs, Iowa       Criminal Justice / 3.791
Faith Polacek                Women's XC/Track and Field     Wahoo, Neb.                 Biology / Pre-Optometry / 3.838
Brooke Solomon           Women's XC/Track and Field      Yankton, S.D.               Elementary Education / 3.872
Alison Stineman            Women's XC/Track and Field      Norfolk, Neb.                Biology/Pre-Dental / 3.965
Annika Syvrud               Women's Soccer                       Rock Springs, Wyo.       Biology/Pre-Med / 3.825
Rachel Walker               Volleyball                                  Lincoln, Neb.                 Elementary Education / 3.956