BURNSVILLE– The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced the 2022-23 Winter All-Academic team with 55 Southwest Minnesota State University student-athletes being recognized during the winter season.

To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher, while to be named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher.

Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and in at least their second year of competition at their current institution (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible).

Furthermore, the student-athlete must have completed at least one full academic year at their current institution (student must be in at least their 3rd academic-year- semester at their institution). Student-athletes in the sports of basketball, swimming & diving, indoor track & field and wrestling were named to this year’s team.

SMSU 2022-23 Winter Academic All-NSIC Honorees

*All-Academic Team of Excellence members

*Anthony Costello Sr. Waukee, Iowa Men’s Basketball

*Dunwa Omot So. Mankato, Minn. Men’s Basketball

*Sam Schwartz Sr. White Bear Lake, Minn. Men’s Basketball

*Jonathan Zinniel Jr. New Ulm, Minn. Men’s Basketball

Alex Hillesheim Sr. New Ulm, Minn. Men’s Basketball

*Sam Wall Jr. Delhi, Iowa Women’s Basketball

*Madison Gehloff Jr. Waseca, Minn. Women’s Basketball

*Sarah Conlon So. St. Peter, Minn. Women’s Basketball

*Hannah Parsley So. Flandreau, S.D. Women’s Basketball

*Jenna Borchers Jr. Grimes, Iowa Women’s Basketball

*Bri Stoltzman So. Mankato, Minn. Women’s Basketball

Peyton Blandin So. Farmington, Minn. Women’s Basketball

*Addi Schroeder Sr. Hesston, Kan. Women’s Swimming & Diving

*Sarah McDonald So. Prior Lake, Minn. Women’s Swimming & Diving

*Juliana Villa Sr. Cali, Colombia Women’s Swimming & Diving

*Mavi Valentin Sr. Curitiba, Brazil Women’s Swimming & Diving

*Natalie Bohnert Sr. Petersburg, Ind. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Megan Anspach Jr. Milwaukie, Ore. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Emma Polchow Jr. Watertown, S.D. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Elayna Geiser So. Castle Rock, Colo Women’s Swimming & Diving

Quincie Klein So. Woodbury, Minn. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Madison Baker So. Wentzville, Mo. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Heather Arlen So. Antigo, Wis. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Kaelyn DeRoche So. Superior, Wis. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Grace Busch So. Mankato, Minn. Women’s Swimming & Diving

Annika Freiburger Sr. Boulder City, Nev. Women’s Swimming & Diving

*Deekon Anvid So. Culver, Minn. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

*Carl Swedzinski Sr. Milroy, Minn. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

*John Ziemkowski So. Lakeville, Minn. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

*Hunter Smith Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

*Brayden Tofteland Jr. Luverne, Minn. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Max Schmitt So. Muskego, Wis. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Nathan Lear So. Watertown, S.D. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Luke Grannes Jr. Belview, Minn. Men’s Indoor Track & Field

*Catherine Ihrke So. New Lenox, Ill. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Morgan Hughes Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Sierra Clifford So. Hayward, Wis. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Macie Langstraat So. Ankeny, Iowa Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Kaaryna Smidel So. Kewaunee, Wis. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Nadia Sanford Jr. Oak Grove, Minn. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Leah Tietjens So. Ames, Iowa Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Shealyn Tom So. Brea, Calif. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Josephine Lentz So. Big Lake, Minn. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Lexy Gilbert So. Huron, S.D. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Caitlyn Regan Sr. Wodonga, Australia Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Savanna Busch So. Williamsburg, Wis. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Kate Battaforyen Sr. Lakeville, Minn. Women’s Indoor Track & Field

*Sean Howk Sr. New Ulm, Minn. Wrestling

*Jace Paplow Jr. Dundee, Minn. Wrestling

Nye Becker Jr. Browerville, Minn. Wrestling

Lucas Hodges Sr. Cottonwood, Minn. Wrestling

Carter Marx Sr. Plainview, Minn. Wrestling

Tyler Soltau Sr. Zumbrota, Minn. Wrestling

Gage Wevley Sr. Morris, Minn. Wrestling

Kevin Bostwick Sr. Missouri Valley, Iowa Wrestling