Wayne State College placed 46 student athletes on the 2024 Northern Sun Conference Winter 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 25 of the 46 All-Academic selections for WSC had a 3.60 GPA or higher this winter.
            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 men's indoor track and field team had 17 selections followed by women's indoor track and field with 16 honorees. Women's basketball had eight selections and men's basketball followed at five.
            The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2024 NSIC Winter All-Academic Teams:
 
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
 
Men's Basketball (5/1):                       
Noah Erickson              Jr.        Omaha, Neb.
Sean Stokes                 Jr.        Bensalem, Pa.
Cody McCullough*         Jr.        Ankeny, Iowa
Alec Millender               R-So.    Chicago, Ill.
David Harmon               So.       Omaha, Neb.
 
Women's Basketball (8/8):
Annie Guentzel*             Sr.        Lakeville, Minn.
Delaney Clark*              Jr.        Appleton, Wis.
Maya Fitzpatrick*           Jr.        Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Abby Kopecky*             Jr.        Aberdeen, S.D.
Tate Norblade*              Jr.        Papillion, Neb.
Rachel Dahlen*             So.       Devils Lake, N.D.
Meg Rietz*                    So.       Huxley, Iowa
Kylah vanDonkersgoed* So.       Sioux Falls, S.D.          
 
 Men's Indoor Track & Field (17/8):                              
Titus Kiptoo                  Sr.        Kapsabet, Kenya
Dylan Kneifl                  Sr.        Pilger, Neb.
Gabe Peitz*                   Sr.        Wakefield, Neb.
Abe Schroeder*             Sr.        Ravenna, Neb.
Debonaire Williams*      Sr.        Lafeyette, La.
Alex Brandt*                  Jr.        Grand Island, Neb.
Quentin Dreyer*             Jr.        Manning, Iowa
Daniel Elge                   Jr.        Aurora, Neb.
Braden Johnson            Jr.        Gretna, Neb.
Brandon Mitzel              Jr.        West Point, Neb.
Logan Moeller               Jr.        Pierce, Neb.
Wyatt Nissen*               Jr.        Albion, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie*              Jr.        Wahoo, Neb.
Alex Leuenberger*         So.       Waverly, Neb.
Matthew Logue             So.       Ponca, Neb.
Jake Peitz                     So.       Hartington, Neb.
Keaton Wattier              So.       O'Neill, Neb.
 
Women's Indoor Track & Field (16/8):                                    
Sarah Cotton*               Gr.        Ida Grove, Iowa
Kylie Pachta                  Gr.        Chester, Neb.
Keyla Sambo                Gr.        Curacaco
Kelsey Larsen*              Sr.        Walthill, Neb.
Annie McCartney           Sr.        Nelson, Neb.
Faith Polacek*               Sr.        Wahoo, Neb.
Brooke Solomon*          Sr.        Yankton, S.D.
Alison Stineman*           Sr.        Norfolk, Neb.
Emily Smollen               Sr.        Grand Island, Neb.
Hailey Baker                 Jr.        Blair, Neb.
Maya Couch*                Jr.        David City, Neb.
Reilly Young                 Jr.        Scotia, Neb.
Maelee Beacom*           So.       Hooper, Neb.
Lindsey Kneifl               So.       Pilger, Neb.
Elizabeth Mayer             So.       Hemingford, Neb.
Olivia Schwarzrock*       So.       Gibbon, Minn.