Among the 60 student-athletes from Wayne State College named to the 2025 Northern Sun Conference Spring All-Academic Team announced on May 27 by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota, 29 were listed NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
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.
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.
Josh Kilzer * Sr.
Jacob Kneifl * Sr.
Quinn McCafferty * Sr.
Keagan McLaughlin * Sr.
Tyler Obrecht Sr.
Jackson Shelburne Sr.
Kadyn Van Hill * Sr.
Kaden Young * Sr.
Braden Cannon Jr.
Nate Cunningham * Jr.
Cam Madsen Jr.
Blake Stanley * Jr.
Noah Strizek Jr.
Kyler Hanson * So.
Max Heard * So.
Women's Golf (6/4):
Abbigail Brodersen * Sr.
Saffire Sayre * Jr.
Hailey Kenkel * So.
Erica Lee So.
Olivia Ottman * So.
Kylie Powers So.
Softball (11/2):
Samantha Felt Sr.
Mary Krystofiak Sr.
Lauren Laudick Sr.
Grace Lucka Sr.
Hayley Murphy Sr.
Masyn Bunnell So.
Jordyn Klein * So.
Emilee Marth So.
Jordyn Rochholz * So.
Lillie Timm So.
Haylee Weber So.
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (15/6):
Alex Brandt * Sr.
Daniel Elge Sr.
Quentin Dreyer * Sr.
Brandon Mitzel Sr.
Wyatt Nissen * Sr.
Andrew Wyllie Sr.
Alex Altman Jr.
Alex Leuenberger * Jr.
Daylin Mallory Jr.
Matthew Logue * Jr.
Jake Peitz Jr.
Mitchell Rudie Jr.
Brady Franzen So.
Jaxson Ninete * So.
Elliott Nottlemann So.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (12/7):
McKenna Markle * 5th
Reilly Young 5th
Hailey Baker Sr.
Taylor Thorp * Sr.
Maelee Beacom * Jr.
Sydney Escritt * Jr.
Lindsey Kneifl Jr.
Elizabeth Mayer Jr.
Olivia Schwarzrock * Jr.
Jerika Bakenhus So. Meghan Cunningham * So.
Torrance Tso * So.
