BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun (NSIC) announced its 2020-21 Britton and Kelly Award recipients on Friday, which includes the league's institutional selections for consideration for the honor.
Concordia-St. Paul juniors
Jarod Wandersee (baseball) and
Jena Berkland (soccer) represented the Golden Bears on the league stage and are CSP's NSIC Male and Female Honor Student-Athletes of the Year.
To be nominated for the league's most prestigious awards, student-athletes must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average, evidence of academic excellence beyond the minimum GPA (scholarship prizes and other academic recognition), evidence of participation in the life of the institution and evidence of participation in at least two-thirds of the varsity events of the individual's primary sport. The award is voted on by the NSIC Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR).
The league honors were awarded to Jordan Will (football/wrestling) of Minot State for the 2021 Dr. William Britton Scholar-Athlete Award and Kendall Cornick (softball) of Augustana for the 2021 Willis R. Kelly Scholar-Athlete Award. Each of them will each receive a $3,000 post-graduate scholarship.
The Britton Award was created in 1985 in honor of longtime Bemidji State University Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. William Britton. Dr. Britton served on the Athletic Board of the Control of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) for 25 years, retired in 1982 and passed away in March of 2019.
The Kelly Award was created in 1986 in honor of University of Minnesota Morris associated professor of physical education Willis R. Kelly, a member of the NSIC Hall of Fame. Kelly coordinated the Minnesota-Morris Physical Education Department from 1970-87 and she became the first director of women's intercollegiate athletics at UM-Morris in 1976, later promoted to athletics director overseeing the entire department. She passed away in 1988.
Jarod Wandersee, baseball
CSP's NSIC Male Honor Student-Athlete of the Year
IF, 6-2. 170, Jr., Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka HS
Major: Sport Management
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient
- 2019-20 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- Tied for fourth in program history with two home runs in a single game
- Has a career batting average of .294 in his time at CSP
- Has played in 73 games for the Golden Bears, making 65 starts
Jena Berkland, soccer
CSP's NSIC Female Honor Student-Athlete of the Year
MF, 5-5., Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill. / Prairie Ridge HS
Major: Exercise Science
- NSIC Elite 18 Award winner in Soccer
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient
- 2019 NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence
- Has played in 42 games for the Golden Bears
- Recorded seven goals and four assists in her CSP career so far
- Tied for first in program history with 23 games played in 2019
PAST CSP BRITTON-KELLY NOMINEES
NSIC award winners in bold/italics
Britton Award institutional nominees
2020-21:
Jarod Wandersee, baseball
2019-20:
Cole Oslin, track & field, cross country
2018-19: Kelly Pierce, football
2017-18: Adam Hildebrandt, baseball
2016-17:
Sam Johnson, football
2015-16: Zach Rengel, baseball
2014-15: Zach Rengel, baseball
2013-14: Nic Rudolph, track & field, cross country
2012-13: Tom Flack, football, track & field
2011-12: Bryan Lippincott, baseball
2010-11: Nick Jarrett, golf
2009-10: John Pimental, track & field, football
2008-09: Kirk Ingram, baseball
2007-08: Kirk Ingram, baseball
2006-07: Kyle Warren, track & field, cross country
2005-06: Galen Wetzell, baseball
2004-05: Brian Jamros, basketball
2003-04: Marcus Bretbarth, track & field, cross country
2002-03: Reed Tietz, track & field, football
2001-02: Lee Brandel, baseball
2000-01: Andrew Fleischman, football, baseball
1999-00: Matt Woodford, football
Kelly Award institutional nominees
2020-21:
Jena Berkland, soccer
2019-20:
Hannah Pavek, soccer
2018-19: Maddy Kunshier, track & field
2017-18: Kayla Miller, basketball
2016-17: Riley Hanson, volleyball
2015-16: Savannah Stone, golf
2014-15: Anika Whiting, basketball
2013-14: Eryn Johnson, golf
2012-13: Ellie Duffy, volleyball
2011-12: Ellie Duffy, volleyball
2010-11: Molly Noser, golf
2009-10: Maggie McNamara, volleyball
2008-09: Mary Slinger, volleyball
2007-08: Katie LaViolette, basketball
2006-07: Jessica Lucia, volleyball
2005-06: Valerie Olson, volleyball
2004-05: Lyndsey Gagas, soccer
2003-04: Jill Kalvik, volleyball, basketball
2002-03: Janet Brownawell, track & field, cross country, softball
2001-02: Erin Buecksler, track & field
2000-01: Jodi Werman, cross country
1999-00: Andrea Miller, softball, volleyball
