Wayne State College had 43 student athletes named to the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Winter All-Academic Teams.
According to a release from Wayne State Athletics in late March, this year marked the sixth year the NSIC highlighted 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 43 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 16 selections followed by women’s indoor track and field with 12 honorees. Women’s basketball had 10 selections and men’s basketball followed at five.
The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2025 NSIC Winter All-Academic Teams:
*All-Academic Team of Excellence members
Men’s Basketball (5/2):
Noah Erickson 5th Omaha, Neb.
Sean Stokes 5th Bensalem, Pa.
Cody McCullough* Gr. Ankeny, Iowa
Evan Inselman Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Wade Voss* So. Lincoln, Neb.
Women’s Basketball (10/9):
Carsyn Boswell* Gr. Carlsbad, N.M.
Delaney Clark* Gr. Appleton, Wis.
Maya Fitzpatrick Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Abby Kopecky* Sr. Aberdeen, S.D.
Tate Norblade* Sr. Papillion, Neb.
Rachel Dahlen* Jr. Devils Lake, N.D.
Meg Rietz* Jr. Huxley, Iowa
Kylah vanDonkersgoed* Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lily Fitzgerald* Jr. Mandurah, Australia
Brooklyn Kruse* So. Wayne, Neb.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field (16/6):
Alex Brandt* Sr. Grand Island, Neb.
Quentin Dreyer* Sr. Manning, Iowa
Daniel Elge Sr. Aurora, Neb.
Brandon Mitzel Sr. West Point, Neb.
Wyatt Nissen* Sr. Albion, Neb.
Andrew Wyllie Sr. Wahoo, Neb.
Alex Leuenberger* Jr. Waverly, Neb.
Matthew Logue* Jr. Ponca, Neb.
Jake Peitz Jr. Hartington, Neb.
Alex Altman Jr. Windom, Minn.
Mitchell Rudie Jr. Springfield, Neb.
Daylin Mallory Jr. Norfolk, Neb.
Jaxson Ninete* So. Elkhorn, Neb.
Ty Dingman So. Omaha, Neb.
Brady Franzen So. Lincoln, Neb.
Elliott Nottlemann So. Bancroft, Neb.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field (12/7):
McKenna Markle* 5th Ponca City, Okla.
Reilly Young 5th Scotia, Neb.
Hailey Baker Sr. Blair, Neb.
Taylor Thorp* Sr. Falcon, Colo.
Maelee Beacom* Jr. Hooper, Neb.
Lindsey Kneifl Jr. Pilger, Neb.
Elizabeth Mayer Jr. Hemingford, Neb.
Olivia Schwarzrock* Jr. Gibbon, Minn.
Sydney Escritt* Jr. Hebron, Neb.
Meghan Cunningham* So. Omaha, Neb.
Torrance Tso* So. Norfolk, Neb.
Jerika Bakenhus So. Lincoln, Neb.
