Wayne State College placed 52 student athletes on the 2024 Northern Sun Conference Fall All-Academic Teams announced Wednesday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. For the sixth 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 24 of the 52 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 15 honorees. Volleyball had nine selections followed by Wildcat men's and women's cross country with four selections each.
The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2024 NSIC Fall All-Academic Teams:
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
Men's Cross Country (4/1):
Quentin Dreyer* Jr. Manning, Iowa
Brandon Mitzel Sr. West Point, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie Sr. Wahoo, Neb.
Brady Frazen So. Lincoln, Neb.
Women's Cross Country (4/4):
Maelee Beacom* Jr. Hooper, Neb.
Sydney Escritt* Jr. Hebron, Neb.
Meghan Cunningham* So. Omaha, Neb.
Taylor Thorp* Sr. Falcon, Colo.
Football (20/8):
Alex Schall* Sr. Kearney, Neb.
Luke Lambert* So. Greenwood, Neb.
Dawson Forgy* Jr. Winterset, Iowa
Jett Janssen* Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Dexter Larsen* Sr. Blair, Neb.
Alex Kowalczyk* Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kaden Johnson* So. LaVista, Neb.
Sam Rallis* Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Ashten Schmaderer Sr. Bennington, Neb.
Cory Hollinger So. Osceola, Neb.
Isaac Robinson Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Carter Sitzman So. Lincoln, Neb.
Jaxon Johnson Sr. Bancroft, Neb.
Clyde Hinton So. Plattsmouth, Neb.
Tyler Leclair Sr. Bennington, Neb.
Trevor Marshall Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Colton Andrews Jr. Elkhorn, Neb.
Jacob Byrd Sr. Tea, S.D.
Will Washenberger Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lane VanderWal Sr. Volga, S.D.
Women's Soccer (15/7):
Tatum Berry* So. Montrose, Colo.
Erin Peters* Sr. North Mankato, Minn.
Tyler Donaldson* So. Johnson, Iowa
Morgan Rhodes* Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Christina Marlow* Jr. Murrieta, Calif.
Reagan Allen* Jr. Topeka, Kan.
Haley Hoffman* Sr. Simi Valley, Calif.
Kaylee Harell Jr. Papillion, Neb.
Brynn Magner So. St. Cloud, Fla.
Riann Daas Sr. Rush City, Minn.
Maia Vacks Sr. Navarre, Fla.
Alyssa Ferrin Jr. Chandler, Ariz.
Alaina Sorensen Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sydney Schnase Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Sidney Truman Sr. Ankeny, Iowa
Volleyball (9/4):
Jordie Nekl* Jr. Columbus, Neb.
Allie Petry* Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa
Taya Beller* Sr. Lindsay, Neb.
Maggie Brahmer* Sr. Pierce, Neb.
Laney Kathol So. Hartington, Neb.
Taylor Bunjer Jr. Elkhorn, Neb.
Gracen Evans So. Ponca, Neb.
Brooke Peltz Sr. Lincoln, Neb.
Ella Myler So. Missouri Valley, Iowa
