Wayne State College placed 26 student-athletes on the 2017 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 men’s indoor track and field team had the most selections for the Wildcats with eight, followed by women’s basketball with seven, men’s basketball had six selections with women’s indoor track and field receiving five.
Wayne State athletes who were honored include:
Men’s Basketball: Dovydas Burneika, Jordan Cornelius, Brian Goodwin, Matt Thomas, JJ Zumbrennen, Vance Janssen.
Women’s Basketball: Anna Martensen, Haley Moore, Kacie O’Connor, Maggie Schulte, Andrea Larson, Maggie Lowe, Taylor Reiner.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field: Nicholas Fly, Corbin Lehn, Allen Arauz, Derek Lahm, Brandon Marker, Kole Heller, Matthew Nemec, Richard Sweeney.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field: Mary Alderson, Andrea DeSimone, Melissa Kroll, Michaela Dendinger, Tessa Ives.