Wayne State College had 30 student-athletes named to the 2018 Northern Sun Conference Winter All-Academic Team.
To be eligible for the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better. The student-athlete must also have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at that particular institution.
The Wayne State men’s indoor track and field team had the most selections for the Wildcats with 12, followed by men’s basketball with seven, women’s indoor track and field had six selections and women’s basketball had five.
Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2018 NSIC Winter All-Academic Team are as follows:
Men’s Basketball — Dovydas Burneika, Sr. , Klaipeda, Lithuania; Jordan Cornelius, Sr., Sisseton, S.D.; Brian Goodwin, Sr., Brooten, Minn.; Matt Thomas, Sr., Elkhorn; JJ Zumbrennen, Sr., Elkhorn; Vance Janssen, Jr., Blair; Luke TerHark, So., Algona, Iowa.
Women’s Basketball — Kacie O’Connor, Sr., Sundance, Wyo.; Maggie Schulte, Sr., Wynot; Andrea Larson, Jr., Sperry, Iowa; Taylor Reiner, Jr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Amanda Brainerd, So., DeWitt, Iowa.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field — Allen Arauz, Sr., Norfolk; Antoine Bardou, Sr., St. Chely D’apcher, France; Derek Lahm, Sr., Columbus; Brandon Marker, Sr., Springfield; Brady Metz, Sr., Grand Island; Kole Heller, Jr., Platte, S.D.; Jayle Hinkle, Jr., Ericson; Matthew Nemec, Jr., Hayward, Minn.; Robert Sullivan, Jr., Bennington; Richard Sweeney, Jr., Blair; Dylan Kaup, So., Neligh; Nathan Pearson, So., Aurelia, Iowa.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field — Mary Alderson, Gr., North Bend; Michaela Dendinger, Sr., Coleridge; Tessa Ives, Sr., Verdigre; Morgan Shearer, Jr., Mondamin, Iowa; Tia Jones, So., Elkhorn; Josephine Peitz, So., Wakefield.
