Wayne State College placed 44 student athletes named to the 2026 Northern Sun Conference Winter All-Academic Teams announced Thursday afternoon by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota.  For the seventh 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 22 of the 44 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 women's indoor track and field team had 17 selections followed by men's indoor track and field with 15 honorees. Women's basketball had eight selections and men's basketball followed at four.
            The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2026 NSIC Winter All-Academic Teams:
 
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
 
Men's Basketball (4/1):                       
Evan Inselman               Sr.        Omaha, Neb.
Landon Classen            Jr.        O'Neill, Neb.
Wade Voss*                  Jr.        Lincoln, Neb.
Matt Noll                       So.       Sioux City, Iowa
 
Women's Basketball (8/7):
Rachel Dahlen*             Sr.        Devils Lake, N.D.
Meg Rietz*                    Sr.        Huxley, Iowa
Kylah vanDonkersgoed* Sr.        Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lily Fitzgerald*              Sr.        Mandurah, Australia      
Brooklyn Kruse*            Jr.        Wayne, Neb.
Addy Johnson*             So.       Sloan, Iowa
Macy Birkholz*              So.       Mankato, Minn.
Emma Frost                  So.       Andover, Minn.
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field (15/6):                              
Alex Altman                  Sr.        Windom, Minn.
Alex Leuenberger*         Sr.        Waverly, Neb.
Matthew Logue*            Sr.        Ponca, Neb.
Daylin Mallory               Sr.        Norfolk, Neb.
Jake Peitz*                    Sr.        Hartington, Neb.
Mitchell Rudie               Sr.        Springfield, Neb.
Ty Dingman                  Jr.        Omaha, Neb.
Brady Franzen               Jr.        Lincoln, Neb.
Jaxson Ninete*              Jr.        Elkhorn, Neb.
Elliott Nottlemann          Jr.        Bancroft, Neb.
Mujeeb Adewuyi            So.       Lagos, Nigeria
Nathan Decker              So.       Tilden, Neb.
Akron Jostand              So.       Milford, Iowa
William Keller*               So.       Omaha, Neb.
Simeon Weers*             So.       Neola, Iowa
 
Women's Indoor Track & Field (17/8):                                    
Maelee Beacom*           Sr.        Hooper, Neb.
Lindsey Kneifl               Sr.        Pilger, Neb.
Elizabeth Mayer            Sr.        Hemingford, Neb.
Olivia Schwarzrock*      Sr.        Gibbon, Minn.
Sydney Escritt*             Sr.        Hebron, Neb.
Jerika Bakenhus           Jr.        Lincoln, Neb. 
Meghan Cunningham*  Jr.        Omaha, Neb.
Alyssa Folds                 Jr.        Walton, Neb.
Torrance Tso*               Jr.        Norfolk, Neb.
Taylor Arp*                   So.       Kennard, Neb.
Kaylea Bruxvoort          So.       Orange City, Iowa
Allison Czapla               So.       Blair, Neb.
Zoey Holmes*               So.       Forest City, Iowa
Madison McKie*           So.       Norfolk, Neb.
Reagan Murphy            So.       Algona, Iowa
Jayrn Warejcka             So.       Canton, S.D.
Sara Yamagami            So.       Tokyo, Japan