North Dakota State University athletics presented the fifth annual "Bison Academy Awards" on Wednesday, April 10, in the Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom on the NDSU campus.
NDSU President Dean Bresciani, NDSU Director of Athletics Gene Taylor and Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Deland Myers recognized 154 student-athletes representing the 14 Bison intercollegiate athletic teams that have excelled in the classroom. There were eight different award categories, including three team awards.
Bison Academic Performance Award (89)
Outstanding performance of a student-athlete who earned a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average for one semester.
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Amy Andrushko
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W Track
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Anna Benke
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W Track
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Keith Bennett
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M Track
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Kalani Bertsch
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Soccer
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Katie Birkel
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W Bball
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Sierra Bonham
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Soccer
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Sydney Bork
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W Track
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Alex Boschee
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W Track
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Joe Bredahl
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M Track
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Alisa Brown
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W Bball
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Amos Buehner
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Football
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Lauren Cammack
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Vball
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Charley Cantrell
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W Track
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Max Casper
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Baseball
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Holly Christian
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Soccer
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Nick Colwell
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Baseball
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Adam Coykendall
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M Track
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Jedre Cyr
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Football
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Greta Danielson
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W Track
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Lynk Downing
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Football
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Dylan Dunn
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Football
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Chandler Dye
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M Track
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Josh Eiler
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M Track
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Brandi Enriquez
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Softball
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Mark Erickson
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Wrestling
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Michael Felt
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M Bball
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Megan Feyereisen
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W Track
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Paul Funk
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Baseball
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Beau Gagnon
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M Track
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Britney Gaines
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W Bball
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Jamie Gay
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Softball
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Trevor Gebhart
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Football
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Alexis Gerry
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W Track
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Danika Gieske
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Soccer
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Brock Gion
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Football
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Andrew Grothmann
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Football
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Colten Heagle
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Football
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John Hechtner
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Baseball
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Ashley Heinze
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W Track
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Jake Henderson
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M Track
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Andrea Henning
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Vball
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Alexandra Hitt
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W Track
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Ryan Jenson
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M Track
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Meghan Johnston
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Soccer
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Brett Kelly
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M Track
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Kyle Kingsley
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Baseball
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Kallen Kleinschmidt
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Wrestling
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Alex Koppy
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M Track
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Jordan Krahn
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W Track
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Sierra Kreft
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W Track
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Emma Kusick
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W Golf
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Tarin Lachowitzer
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W Track
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Allie Lahren
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W Track
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Megan Lambertson
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Vball
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Brooke Lemar
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W Bball
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Hannah Linz
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W Bball
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Caitlin Mack
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W Track
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Amy Marquardt
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W Track
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Adam Moorse
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Baseball
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Taylor Mortensen
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Softball
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Twila Moser
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W Track
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Alex Neumilller
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M Track
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Bobby Ollman
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Football
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Samantha Peterson
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Softball
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Kellen Plutowski
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M Track
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Ursinio PugaGil
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M Golf
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Alyssa Reina
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Sofball
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Austin Richard
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Football
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Rachel Roller
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W Golf
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Sierra Rosenau
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W Track
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Thomas Ryan
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M Track
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Bryon Schuldt
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M Track
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Kelsie Silvernagel
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W Track
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Brendan Skime
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M Track
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Ryan Smith
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Football
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Justin Solberg
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Wrestling
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Joel Sonnenfeld
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Football
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Katelin Soukup
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Softball
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Brittany Stangl
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W Track
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Jaclyn Stifter
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Softball
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Mac Stoll
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Wrestling
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Katie Tamayo
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Softball
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Erin Teschuk
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W Track
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Rachel Todhunter
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W Track
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Zach Vraa
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Football
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Tristyn Walczak
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Soccer
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Andy Wicklund
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Baseball
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Michael Wilde
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Wrestling
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Devin Wolf
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Wrestling
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Bison Academic Achievment Award (23)
Outstanding performance of a student-athlete who earned a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average for two consecutive semesters.
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Jordan Aaberg
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M Bball
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Myles Brooks
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Football
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William Carlson
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M Golf
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Ryan Drevlow
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Football
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Kyle Emanuel
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Football
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David Ernst
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Baseball
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Sheri Fitzsimmons
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Soccer
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Cydney Hasselberg
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W Golf
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Jesse Hinz
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Football
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Kathryn Houle
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W Track
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Steph Jacobson
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Soccer
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Chris Kading
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M Bball
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Beau Kashmark
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M Track
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Elizabeth Keena
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W Bball
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Evan Knutson
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Wrestling
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Andy Lillejord
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M Track
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Casey Orgon
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M Track
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Jenina Ortega
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Softball
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Trent Sprenkle
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Wrestling
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Taylor Stainbrook
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Soccer
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Mikaela Stephenson
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W Bball
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Sarah Storandt
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W Golf
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Katie Tallas
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Soccer
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Bison Academic Excellence Award (31)
Outstanding performance of a student-athlete who earned a minimum of a 3.5 grade-point average and a 4.0 grade-point average in two consecutive semesters.
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Abigail Aspengren
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W Track
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Brandt Berghuis
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M Track
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Oliver Boeckel
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M Golf
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Tim Colwell
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Baseball
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John Curley
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M Track
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Danielle DeGagne
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W Bball
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Jamie Drevlow
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W Track
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Alec Espeland
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M Track
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Presley Glaser
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Softball
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Mark Hermes
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Baseball
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Justin Juckem
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Football
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Chrissy Knuth
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Vball
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Francis Landman
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M Track
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Tate Leapaldt
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Baseball
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Emily Lesser
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W Track
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Daniel Luecke
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Football
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Maddie McClellan
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W Track
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Krista Menke
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Softball
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Steven Monk
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Wrestling
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Emma Peschong
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Soccer
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Amber Riopelle
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W Track
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Wes Satzinger
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Baseball
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Tyler Steen
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Baseball
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Megan Swan
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W Golf
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Esley Thorton
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Football
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Ashley Tingelstad
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W Track
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Rachel Trudeau
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Soccer
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Spencer Uetz
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M Track
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Jamie Van Kirk
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W Bball
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Brecca Wahlund
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W Track
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Carson Wentz
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Football
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Bison Most-Valuable Scholar Award (7)
Outstanding performance of a graduating senior student-athlete with a cumulative grade-point average of a 3.75 or higher.
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Leslie Brost
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W Track
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Janae Burich
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W Bball
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Katie Johnson
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W Track
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Brynn Joki
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Vball
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Brittany Page
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W Track
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Emily Stalpes
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W Track
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John Straka
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Baseball
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Graduate Scholar Award (4)
Outstanding performance of a graduate student-athlete with a cumulative grade-point average of a 3.5 or higher.
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Amy Anderson
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W Golf
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Nathan Anderson
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M Golf
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Andy Fillmore
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M Track
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Andre' Martin Jr.
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Football
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The Thundering Herd Team Academic Award
Outstanding performance by a men's and women's team with the highest overall grade-point average for each semester within the past calendar year.
Spring 2012: Men's cross country (3.59 GPA)
Spring 2012: Women's cross country (3.61 GPA)
Fall 2012: Men's cross country (3.47 GPA)
Fall 2012: Women's track and field (3.58 GPA)
Presidential Academic Team Award
Team recognized by the university president as earning the highest overall team grade-point average for the past calendar year.
2012: Women's cross country (3.61 GPA)
Presidential Most Improved Academic Team Award
Team recognized by the university president as earning the most improved overall grade-point average from the previous calendar year.
2012: Baseball
