CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2025-26 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. Winona State had 135 student-athletes earn an Academic Achievement Award.

The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 19th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level in NCAA championship sponsored sports.

"In year 19, this program continues its dedication to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Jenn Bell, associate VP and director of athletics at Converse University and current D2 ADA President. "We're proud to recognize more than 21,000 deserving student-athletes from 179 institutions, reflecting the tremendous dedication within our division — not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well."

To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:

• The AD MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
• Student-athlete must have …
  • a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work 
  • have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year

The following Warriors received Academic Achievement Awards:
 

Pierce	Gritzmaker	Baseball
Joshua	Hatano	Baseball
Garrett	Hietpas	Baseball
Sawyer	Hoffman	Baseball
Wesley	Johnson	Baseball
Carson	Jones	Baseball
Payton	Kohnle	Baseball
Logan	LaPlante	Baseball
Nathan	Vela	Baseball
Connor	Weed	Baseball
Landon	Zeuli	Baseball
Jackson	Hayes	Men's Basketball
Johnny	Papadakos	Men's Basketball
Nick	Taylor	Men's Basketball
Connor	Hallaway	Men's Cross Country
Jacob	Lanzara	Men's Cross Country
Connor	Norby	Men's Cross Country
Tanner	Albeck	Football
Graham	Beckman	Football
James	Durst	Football
Brady	Foster	Football
Remington	Gau	Football
Rollin	George	Football
Colton	Geurink	Football
Conner	Haggerty	Football
Jaxon	Heil	Football
Caleb	Jannsen	Football
Ben	Kingsbury	Football
John	Klinger	Football
Aiden	Krause	Football
Luke	LaVoi	Football
Ryan	LaVoi	Football
David	Nies	Football
Logan	Rogers	Football
Trever	Schauer	Football
Blake	Schraufnagel	Football
Lincoln	Snitker	Football
Joe	Staff	Football
Jason	Stroberg	Football
Taiden	Thomas	Football
Wesley	Wollan	Football
Logan	Chouinard	Men's Golf
Peyton	Coahran	Men's Golf
Juan Carlos	Feregrino Ponce	Men's Golf
Tyler	Gandrud	Men's Golf
Max	Jericho	Men's Golf
Luke	Maas	Men's Golf
Vivica	Bretton	Women's Basketball
Sadie	Jarmolowicz	Women's Basketball
Rachel	Koenig	Women's Basketball
Lydia	Lakanen	Women's Basketball
Hailey	Markworth	Women's Basketball
Natalie	Meaux	Women's Basketball
Megan	Schuman	Women's Basketball
Bria	Stenstrom	Women's Basketball
Alayna	Suprenand	Women's Basketball
Jenna	Anders	Women's Cross Country
Kylie	Anderson	Women's Cross Country
Madalyn	Dockendorf	Women's Cross Country
Sam	Harke	Women's Cross Country
Caroline	Hemann	Women's Cross Country
Libby	Ray	Women's Cross Country
Stella	Rusch	Women's Cross Country
Sophia	Taarud	Women's Cross Country
Mara	Talabac	Women's Cross Country
Lexi	Terwedo	Women's Cross Country
Josie	Tieskoetter	Women's Cross Country
Ella	Voit	Women's Cross Country
Kessa	Mara	Women's Golf
Maeve	McDougal	Women's Golf
Jayda	Berg	Softball
Bryn	Elsenpeter	Softball
Indigo	Fish	Softball
Jenna	James	Softball
Braelee	Jodarski	Softball
Jaden	Johnson	Softball
Dana	Jones	Softball
Lila	McNeill	Softball
Madisyn	Parker	Softball
Hannah	Soderbeck	Softball
Nicole	Weinberger	Softball
Whitley	Wischmeier	Softball
Alyssa	Woelfel	Softball
Madison	Barnick	Women's Soccer
Adrianna	Bixby	Women's Soccer
Olivia	Cyr	Women's Soccer
Madelynn	Drasher	Women's Soccer
Annika	Groendal	Women's Soccer
Kyleigh	Jannisch	Women's Soccer
Julia	Kunz	Women's Soccer
McKayla	Paukner	Women's Soccer
Faith	Quinn	Women's Soccer
Olivia	Schneider	Women's Soccer
Grace	Seim	Women's Soccer
Madelyn	Skalicky	Women's Soccer
Sarah	Strating	Women's Soccer
Chloe	Turner	Women's Soccer
Lydia	Vander Meer	Women's Soccer
Ally	Burger	Women's Tennis
Skylar	Gary	Women's Tennis
Alexandra	Madjun	Women's Tennis
Clara	Thoemke	Women's Tennis
Kate	Velander	Women's Tennis
Jenna	Anders	Women's Track & Field
Kylie	Anderson	Women's Track & Field
Karissa	Birch	Women's Track & Field
Caitlyn	Casella	Women's Track & Field
Madalyn	Dockendorf	Women's Track & Field
Sam	Harke	Women's Track & Field
Caroline	Hemann	Women's Track & Field
Alyssa	Larson	Women's Track & Field
Megan	Marr	Women's Track & Field
Libby	Ray	Women's Track & Field
Stella	Richter	Women's Track & Field
Stella	Rusch	Women's Track & Field
Ariana	Ryskoski	Women's Track & Field
Sasha	Steinbach	Women's Track & Field
Bellamy	Sukalski	Women's Track & Field
Sophia	Taarud	Women's Track & Field
Mara	Talabac	Women's Track & Field
Lexi	Terwedo	Women's Track & Field
Josie	Tieskoetter	Women's Track & Field
Delaney	Untz	Women's Track & Field
Ella	Voit	Women's Track & Field
MacKenzie	Wissbroecker	Women's Track & Field
Ellery	Apel	Women's Volleyball
Sophia	Armstrong	Women's Volleyball
Jayda	Berg	Women's Volleyball
Kenna	Kornely	Women's Volleyball
Abby	Ongna	Women's Volleyball
Quinn	Robak	Women's Volleyball
Abigail	Savatski	Women's Volleyball
Ashlyn	Steding	Women's Volleyball
Gianna	Vollrath	Women's Volleyball
Jaci	Winchell	Women's Volleyball