BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Erin Lind has announced the 14th annual NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winners and Winona State had 24 student-athletes named to the prestigious list.
The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility and are on track to graduate. Student-athletes can only earn the award once in their careers. Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wristwatch. A record number 264 student-athletes from the NSIC's 16 institutions will receive the award this year.
For Winona State, the 24 award winners come from ten different Warrior programs. The following 17 honorees competed across seven different WSU women's teams:
Sara Anderson (tennis),
Andrea Fromelt (cc/track & field),
Ashley Hewitt (soccer),
Rachel Kelly (tennis),
Madison Larson (volleyball),
Xana Leum (track & field),
Ashlie Lockington (track & field),
Beth Murman (tennis),
Libby Neveau (softball),
Kaylee Patnode (track & field),
Sydney Raber (soccer),
Cammi Riemer (softball),
Brooklyn Schyvinck (track & field),
Katie Timmons (soccer),
Grace Van Hyfte (golf),
Casey Volkmann (volleyball) and
Ellie Wardell (soccer).
Three Winona State men's programs contributed the following seven student-athletes to the Warrior total; honorees were
Bailey Banaszynski (baseball),
Bailey Callander (golf),
Gabe Goodman (golf),
Nick Herbst (baseball),
Cooper Kapanke (baseball),
Owen King (basketball), and
Matt Turner (golf).
Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009. He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes. Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game environment and community engagement focus, and improve academic success rates.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics
