Wayne State placed 44 student athletes on the 2021 Northern Sun Conference Fall All-Academic Teams.
For the fourth 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 27 of the 44 All-Academic selections for WSC had a 3.60 GPA or higher this fall.
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 football team had 19 honorees followed by women’s soccer and volleyball with nine and eight selections, respectively. Wildcat men’s cross country and women’s cross country each had four honorees.
The following is a listing of Wayne State student-athletes named to the 2021 NSIC Fall All-Academic Teams (* denotes All-Academic Team of Excellence members):
Men’s Cross Country — Brock Hegarty *, Fremont; Nathan Hiemer *, Columbus; Bryce Holcomb*, Lincoln; Liam McGonigal, Hailey, Idaho.
Women’s Cross Country — Marin Jetensky *, Tekamah; Amanda Mote *, Trenton; Allie Rosener *, Newcastle; Andrea Torres *, Wayne.
Football — Kalei Aukai, Santa Rosa, Calif.; Austin Coffman *, Dunning; Alex Lindsay *, Pierce; Caleb Brouse, Harlan, Iowa; Grayson Garey *, Broken Bow; Nicholas Gray *, Hickman; Ryan Kennedy *, Norwalk, Iowa; Mason Lee, Wayne; Alex Powders *, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Isaac Schafbuch, Madrid, Iowa; Alex Thramer *, O’Neill; Carter Church, Ogden, Iowa; Casey Hutchings, Boone, Iowa; Cade Jochum, Omaha; David Kunes, Genoa; Jonathon Owens, Harlan, Iowa; Jalen Robinson, Norfolk; Noah Scott, Randolph; Tysen White, McFarland, Wisc.
Women’s Soccer — Madison Craig *, Omaha; Madison Kemp, Brighton, Colo.; Megan Phillips *, Gillette, Wyo.; Brooke Worell *, Olathe, Kan.; Payton Haliburton, Omaha; Regan Ott *, Fort Worth, Texas; Jace Poelstra, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Chloe Schlines *, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Tori Solley *, Clovis, Calif.
Volleyball — Lauren Jacobsen *, Wisner; Jessie Brandl *, Stanton; Kelsie Cada *, Wahoo; Elly Larson *, Wahoo; Jordan McCormick *, Elkhorn; Rachel Walker *, Lincoln; Taya Beller *, Lindsay; Maggie Brahmer, Pierce.
