60 student-athletes from Wayne State College were named to the 2025 Northern Sun Conference Spring All-Academic Team announced Tuesday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  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 29 of the 60 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 honorees with 16 followed by men's track and field with 15 selections. Women's outdoor track and field saw 12 recipients, softball had 11 selections and women's golf had six.
            The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2025 NSIC Spring All-Academic Teams:
 
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
 
Baseball (16/10):                     
Eli Crnkovich                 Sr.        Valley, Neb.
Josh Kilzer *                  Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Jacob Kneifl *                Sr.        Wayne, Neb.
Quinn McCafferty *        Sr.        Wayne, Neb.
Keagan McLaughlin *     Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Tyler Obrecht                Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Jackson Shelburne        Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Kadyn Van Hill *            Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Kaden Young *              Sr.        Columbus, Neb.
Braden Cannon             Jr.        Omaha, Neb.
Nate Cunningham *       Jr.        Omaha, Neb.
Cam Madsen                Jr.        Papillion, Neb.
Blake Stanley *              Jr.        Elkhorn, Neb.
Noah Strizek                 Jr.        Lincoln, Neb.
Kyler Hanson *              So.       Omaha, Neb.
Max Heard *                  So.       Omaha, Neb.
 
Women's Golf (6/4):
Abbigail Brodersen *      Sr.        Albion, Neb.
Saffire Sayre *               Jr.        West Des Moines, Iowa
Hailey Kenkel *              So.       Grand Island, Neb.
Erica Lee                      So.       Omaha, Neb.
Olivia Ottman *              So.       Grand Island, Neb.
Kylie Powers                 So.       Irwin, Iowa
 
Softball (11/2):
Samantha Felt               Sr.        Waukee, Iowa
Mary Krystofiak             Sr.        Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lauren Laudick             Sr.        Phoenix, Ariz.
Grace Lucka                 Sr.        Crown Point, Ind.
Hayley Murphy              Sr.        Kasson, Minn.
Masyn Bunnell               So.       Gretna, Neb.
Jordyn Klein *                So.       Omaha, Neb.
Emilee Marth                 So.       Nebraska City, Neb.
Jordyn Rochholz *         So.       Elkhorn, Neb.
Lillie Timm                     So.       Pender, Neb.
Haylee Weber               So.       Richmond, Mo.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (15/6):                            
Alex Brandt *                 Sr.        Grand Island, Neb.
Daniel Elge                   Sr.        Aurora, Neb.
Quentin Dreyer *           Sr.        Manning, Iowa
Brandon Mitzel              Sr.        West Point, Neb.
Wyatt Nissen *              Sr.        Albion, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie               Sr.        Wahoo, Neb.
Alex Altman                  Jr.        Windom, Minn.
Alex Leuenberger *        Jr.        Waverly, Neb.
Daylin Mallory               Jr.        Norfolk, Neb.
Matthew Logue *           Jr.        Ponca, Neb.
Jake Peitz                     Jr.        Hartington, Neb.
Mitchell Rudie               Jr.        Springfield, Neb.
Brady Franzen               So.       Lincoln, Neb.
Jaxson Ninete *             So.       Elkhorn, Neb.
Elliott Nottlemann          So.       Bancroft, Neb.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (12/7):                                              
McKenna Markle *         5^th        Ponca City, Okla.
Reilly Young                 5th        Scotia, Neb.
Hailey Baker                 Sr.        Blair, Neb.
Taylor Thorp *               Sr.        Falcon, Colo.
Maelee Beacom *          Jr.        Hooper, Neb.
Sydney Escritt *             Jr.        Hebron, Neb.
Lindsey Kneifl               Jr.        Pilger, Neb.
Elizabeth Mayer             Jr.        Hemingford, Neb.
Olivia Schwarzrock *      Jr.        Gibbon, Minn.
Jerika Bakenhus            So.       Lincoln, Neb.
Meghan Cunningham *  So.       Omaha, Neb.
Torrance Tso *              So.       Norfolk, Neb.