NDSU Tallies 38 Summit League Fall All-Academic Team Selections

ELMHURST, Ill. - North Dakota State had 38 student-athletes named to the Summit League Fall All-Academic Team announced by the league office Thursday, Jan. 26. The Bison had 25 student-athletes named Distinguished Scholars.

A total of 517 Summit League student-athletes from men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball have been honored for their academic excellence. Of the 517 selections, a total of 272 were recognized as Distinguished Scholars.

Oakland landed a league-high 62 selections on The Summit League's Fall Academic All-League Team, three ahead of IUPUI's 59 honorees. Western Illinois placed 54 student-athletes on the list followed by IPFW with 53 honorees and UMKC with 52 recipients. Oral Roberts (49 honorees), South Dakota State (48 honorees) and South Dakota (47 honorees) were each separated by just one student-athlete while Southern Utah and North Dakota State had 42 and 38 honorees. Associate men's soccer member Eastern Illinois placed 13 student-athletes on the team.

In order to be selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 or better grade-point average (GPA) in the semester in which they compete and must use a year of eligibility. In order to be named a Distinguished Scholar, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.60 GPA.

Women's Cross Country
*Abbi Aspengren, Fr., Nursing
*Lexi Jo Heitkamp, Jr., Psychology
Emily Helwig, R-Fr., Human Development and Family Science
Kathryn Houle, Jr., Nursing
*Hannah McAllister, Jr., Interior Design
*Maddie McClellan, So., English Education
*Kelly Pechous, So., Pharmacy

Men's Cross Country
Grady Anderson, R-Fr., Civil Engineering
*Alex Barney, So., Psychology
*Alec Espeland, So., Microbiology
Travis Fitzke, Sr., Biological Sciences
*Moses Heppner, So., Exercise Science
Marty Joyce, So., Civil Engineering
*Brett Kelly, R-Fr., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
*Spencer Uetz, R-Fr., Exercise Science

Women's Soccer
*Kalani Bertsch, Sr., Management
Danielle Boldenow, Sr., Public Relations and Advertising
*Holly Christian, Jr., Zoology
*Megan Dean, Sr., Exercise Science
Katie Felch, Fr., Nursing
*Sheri Fitzsimmons, So., Pharmacy
*Michelle Gaffaney, Sr., Biological Sciences
*Stephanie Jacobson, So., Biological Sciences
Anisha Kinnarath, Fr., Exercise Science
*Katie Luce, Sr., Human Development and Family Science
*Taylor Stainbrook, Fr., Undecided
Abbey Moenkedick, Sr., Nursing
*Rachel Trudeau, Fr., Zoology
Laura Wagner, Sr., Nursing
*Tristyn Walczak, Fr., Electrical Engineering

Volleyball
Lauren Cammack, Fr., Civil Engineering
Janna Deyle, Sr., Exercise Science
*Andrea Henning, Jr., Exercise Science
*Brynn Joki, Jr., Art
*Chrissy Knuth, Sr., Exercise Science
Megan Lambertson, Jr., Psychology
*Paige Nash, Sr., Zoology
*Katelyn Schwartzenberger, Sr., Interior Design

*Distinguished Scholar