CLEVELAND - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2024-25 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards with Concordia-St. Paul earning 166 selections.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level in NCAA-sponsored sports. For the first time since inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history. Historically, 190,032 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program. This year, the Pennsylvania State Atlantic Conference (PSAC) takes home the top spot with the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 2,051 total.
The Northern Sun (NSIC) ranked third among Division II conferences with 1,743 selections, trailing second-place South Atlantic Conference by just 12 selections (1,755).
"Since its inception, this program has been dedicated to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Traci Murphy, vice president for athletics at Daemen University and current D2 ADA President. "This year, we are thrilled to recognize a record number of deserving individuals, reflecting the unprecedented dedication within our division - not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. This year's record-breaking submissions for both individuals and schools serve as a testament to the Division II way. Thanks to the administrators that nominated these outstanding individuals, and much-deserved congratulations to our 22,000-plus recipients."
Concordia's 166 selections puts CSP just outside the top of the class as 14 institutions were able to eclipse 200 award-winners, with two coming from the NSIC: Augustana University (225) and the University of Sioux Falls (211). CSP came in fourth among Northern Sun members, finishing just behind Minnesota State University, Mankato's 191.
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
NSIC SELECTIONS:
1. Augustana, 225
2. Sioux Falls, 211
3. Minnesota State, 191
4. Concordia-St. Paul, 166
5. UMary, 152
6. Winona State, 136
7. Bemidji State, 134
8. Minnesota Duluth, 129
9. Northern State, 122
t10. MSU Moorhead, 110
t10. St. Cloud State, 110
12. Minnesota Crookston, 57
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
Academic Year Completed
(i.e. Sr., Jr., So.) |
| Caden |
Carsen |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Trett |
Joles |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Noah |
Juliar |
Baseball |
Sr |
| Tomas |
Lee |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Fritz |
Meyer |
Baseball |
Sr. |
| Jack |
Nicklaus |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Reese |
Pointek |
Baseball |
Sr |
| Ian |
Segna |
Baseball |
So |
| Jack |
Setterlund |
Baseball |
So |
| Oliver |
Yuhas |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Adrian |
Adams |
Football |
Gr. |
| Caden |
Baarts |
Football |
Gr. |
| Jared |
Barden |
Football |
Jr. |
| Jaden |
Burandt |
Football |
Jr. |
| Austin |
Carrillo |
Football |
Sr |
| Russell |
Corrigan |
Football |
Gr. |
| Parker |
Dahlman |
Football |
Gr. |
| Ricky |
Dixon III |
Football |
So. |
| Drew |
Enke |
Football |
Gr. |
| Luke |
Gombert |
Football |
Gr. |
| Jason |
Harris |
Football |
Gr. |
| Brayden |
Hilgeman |
Football |
Gr. |
| Camden |
Ludeman |
Football |
Jr. |
| Carter |
Otto |
Football |
Sr |
| Emmitt |
Peterson |
Football |
Jr. |
| Ben |
Rehl |
Football |
Jr. |
| Aaron |
Schwinn |
Football |
Gr. |
| Dominic |
Stencel |
Football |
Jr. |
| Reed |
Styer |
Football |
Jr. |
| Drake |
Teal |
Football |
Gr. |
| Brock |
Thornton |
Football |
Sr |
| Elijah |
Wray |
Football |
So |
| Isaiah |
Wray |
Football |
So |
| Will |
Boser |
Men's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Brayden |
Dailey |
Men's Basketball |
Sr |
| Antwan |
Kimmons |
Men's Basketball |
Gr. |
| Chet |
Kloss |
Men's Basketball |
So |
| Ben |
Kopetzki |
Men's Basketball |
So |
| Hudson |
Vaith |
Men's Basketball |
So |
| Ethan |
Blitschke |
Men's Cross Country |
Jr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Cross Country |
Jr. |
| Emmett |
Flatesek |
Men's Cross Country |
Gr. |
| Matt |
Helser |
Men's Cross Country |
Sr. |
| Josh |
Krummell |
Men's Cross Country |
So |
| Matt |
Krummell |
Men's Cross Country |
Sr |
| Joshua |
Esterly |
Men's Golf |
So |
| Thomas |
Gutzmer |
Men's Golf |
Gr. |
| Trey |
Timm |
Men's Golf |
Jr. |
| Ethan |
Blitschke |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Calder |
Erick |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Emmett |
Flatesek |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Andrew |
Giger |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Matt |
Helser |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Will |
Hugo |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Jacob |
Jensrud |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Jackson |
Klocow |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Josh |
Krummell |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Matt |
Krummell |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Vance |
Landa |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Arik |
Nikolas |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Dan |
Otto |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Ethan |
Blitschke |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Calder |
Erick |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Emmett |
Flatesek |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Andrew |
Giger |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Matt |
Helser |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Will |
Hugo |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Jacob |
Jensrud |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Jackson |
Klocow |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Gr. |
| Josh |
Krummell |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Matt |
Krummell |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Vance |
Landa |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Arik |
Nikolas |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Dan |
Otto |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Emerson |
Bowne |
Softball |
So |
| Bryleigh |
Dana |
Softball |
So |
| Avery |
Johnson |
Softball |
Sr |
| Erica |
McCullough |
Softball |
Sr |
| Morgan |
Medlo |
Softball |
Sr |
| Alexis |
Monty |
Softball |
So |
| Rachel |
Novak |
Softball |
Sr. |
| Sydney |
Pelzer |
Softball |
Sr |
| Riley |
Rasmussen |
Softball |
So |
| Riley |
Rosenthal |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Dani |
Sharum |
Softball |
Sr |
| Makayla |
Wigern |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Sophia |
Anderson |
Volleyball |
Gr. |
| Aryana |
Forsberg |
Volleyball |
Gr. |
| Natalee |
Rolbiecki |
Volleyball |
Jr. |
| Cassie |
Sieling |
Volleyball |
Jr. |
| Ellie |
Sieling |
Volleyball |
Jr. |
| Claudia |
Stahlke |
Volleyball |
Gr. |
| Halle |
Bemmels |
Volleyball |
Sr |
| Teagan |
Starkey |
Volleyball |
Sr |
| Emma |
Schmidt |
Volleyball |
Gr. |
| Raegan |
Alexander |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Julia |
Bengston |
Women's Basketball |
Sr |
| Ella |
Campbell |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Leah |
Dengerud |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Lauren |
Feddema |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Megan |
Gamble |
Women's Basketball |
Sr |
| Lydia |
Haack |
Women's Basketball |
Sr |
| Kierstin |
Kriewaldt |
Women's Basketball |
So |
| Emma |
Mommsen |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Lauren |
Wilson |
Women's Basketball |
Sr |
| Madison |
Bryant |
Women's Cross Country |
So |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Cross Country |
Jr. |
| Kelsey |
Thelen |
Women's Cross Country |
Sr |
| Darby |
Barstad |
Women's Golf |
Jr. |
| Rebecaa |
DeLong |
Women's Golf |
So |
| Piper |
Hill |
Women's Golf |
Jr. |
| Madison |
Bryant |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Maya |
Lavendusky |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Jenna |
Morris |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Cadence |
Tanner |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
So |
| Kelsey |
Thelen |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Madison |
Bryant |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Maya |
Lavendusky |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Jenna |
Morris |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Cadence |
Tanner |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
So |
| Kelsey |
Thelen |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr |
| Kaysawn |
Carlson |
Women's Lacrosse |
So |
| Erin |
Chartier |
Women's Lacrosse |
So |
| Anna |
Fisher |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr |
| Claire |
Flahaven |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Morgan |
Haapala |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Jenna |
Hamann |
Women's Lacrosse |
So |
| Shelby |
Hansen |
Women's Lacrosse |
So |
| Cayla |
Jungwirth |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr |
| Meghan |
McGowan |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr |
| Kayleigh |
Nelson |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Paige |
Nicklaus |
Women's Lacrosse |
Gr. |
| Anna |
Palony |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Kaitlyn |
Stelk |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr |
| Brittany |
Bordson |
Women's Soccer |
Sr |
| Alexis |
Celentano |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Sophia |
Haase |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Emily |
Iafrate |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Sophia |
King |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Allison |
Kirkpatrick |
Women's Soccer |
Sr |
| Neely |
Kunz |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Caroline |
Lauinger |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Sydney |
Manthana |
Women's Soccer |
Sr |
| Sienna |
Latta |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Nicole |
Moore |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Jillian |
Nelson |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Alexa |
Pettit |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Samantha |
Ponsonby |
Women's Soccer |
Sr |
| Sydney |
Potter |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Haley |
Rudebusch |
Women's Soccer |
Gr. |
| Elena |
Siekas |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Clare |
Snapko |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| McKayla |
Stockness |
Women's Soccer |
Sr |
| Lauren |
Vacek |
Women's Soccer |
So |
| Giulia |
Cury |
Women's Swim & Dive |
Jr. |
| Charly |
Horn |
Women's Swim & Dive |
Sr |
| Silvana |
Jacquez |
Women's Swim & Dive |
Jr. |
| Sophia |
Leo |
Women's Swim & Dive |
So |
| Farida |
Maher |
Women's Swim & Dive |
Sr |
| Marianna |
Perna |
Women's Swim & Dive |
So |
| Chloe |
Rihon |
Women's Swim & Dive |
Jr. |
| Sierra |
Sherry |
Women's Swim & Dive |
So |
