CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2025-26 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards on Wednesday, with Concordia-St. Paul placing 156 student-athletes on the list.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 19th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of studentathletes at the Division II level in NCAA championship sponsored sports. Overall, a total of 21,000-plus student-athletes were recognized from 179 institutions for the 2025-26 Academic Achievement Awards. Historically, 211,256 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.
With 1,428 honorees, the NSIC is one of just nine conferences with more than 1,000 student-athletes recognized this year, trailing only the South Atlantic Conference (1,594). Within the NSIC, Concordia's 156 selections trail only Minnesota State (189) and Augustana (169).
"In year 19, this program continues its dedication to celebrating the exceptional student-athletes who define excellence across our Division II landscape," said Jenn Bell, associate VP and director of athletics at Converse University and current D2 ADA President. "We're proud to recognize more than 21,000 deserving student-athletes from 179 institutions, reflecting the tremendous dedication within our division — not only in athletics, but in the classroom as well. This year's submissions, from both individuals and schools, serve as a testament to the Division II way. Thanks to the administrators who nominated these outstanding individuals, and muchdeserved congratulations to all this year's recipients."
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
2025-26 NSIC Selections By School
| NSIC |
1,428 |
| Augustana |
169 |
| Bemidji State |
103 |
| Concordia-St. Paul |
156 |
| MSU Moorhead |
123 |
| Minnesota State |
189 |
| Northern State |
147 |
| Southwest Minnesota State |
124 |
| St. Cloud State |
116 |
| Minnesota Crookston |
90 |
| Wayne State |
76 |
| Winona State |
135 |
2025-26 CSP Selections
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
Academic Year Completed
|
| Eric |
Berg |
Baseball |
So. |
| Hawken |
Hedlund |
Baseball |
So. |
| Miles |
Jensen |
Baseball |
So. |
| Daniel |
Musgjerd |
Baseball |
So. |
| Cole |
Newell |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Jack |
Setterlund |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Jack |
Thompson |
Baseball |
Jr. |
| Louis |
Walker |
Baseball |
So. |
| Oliver |
Yuhas |
Baseball |
Sr. |
| Jared |
Barden |
Football |
Sr. |
| Ricky |
Dixon III |
Football |
Jr. |
| Daniel |
Hornacek |
Football |
Sr. |
| Philip |
Jacobs |
Football |
Jr. |
| Antoine |
Jarrett |
Football |
So. |
| Camden |
Ludeman |
Football |
Sr. |
| Safdar |
McCrary |
Football |
So. |
| Emmitt |
Peterson |
Football |
Sr. |
| Sean |
Petzold |
Football |
Sr. |
| Benjamin |
Rehl |
Football |
Sr. |
| Reed |
Styer |
Football |
Sr. |
| Drake |
Teal |
Football |
Sr. |
| Jacob |
Weigel |
Football |
So. |
| Samuel |
Yager |
Football |
Sr. |
| Joshua |
Esterley |
Men's Golf |
Jr. |
| Trey |
Timm |
Men's Golf |
Sr. |
| Abid |
Alam |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Abid |
Alam |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Milo |
Athias |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Milo |
Athias |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Ethan |
Blischke |
Men's Cross Country |
Sr. |
| Ethan |
Blischke |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Ethan |
Blischke |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Cross Country |
Sr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Andrew |
Boyum |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Cade |
Feist |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Cade |
Feist |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Andrew |
Giger |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Andrew |
Giger |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| William |
Hugo |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| William |
Hugo |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Jacob |
Jensrud |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Jacob |
Jensrud |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Josh |
Krummel |
Men's Cross Country |
Jr. |
| Josh |
Krummel |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Josh |
Krummel |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Arik |
Nikolas |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Arik |
Nikolas |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| David |
Olowookere |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Daniel |
Otto |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Daniel |
Otto |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Keyshawn |
Pettis |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Keyshawn |
Pettis |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Travis |
Tock |
Men's Cross Country |
So. |
| Travis |
Tock |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Travis |
Tock |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Gabriella |
Arendt |
Softball |
So. |
| Ava |
Blake |
Softball |
So. |
| Emerson |
Bowne |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Nora |
Brandt |
Softball |
So. |
| Lillian |
Burke |
Softball |
So. |
| Abina |
Carter |
Softball |
So. |
| Bryleigh |
Dana |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Tatum |
Dunlavy |
Softball |
So. |
| Kathryn |
Klotz |
Softball |
So. |
| Emily |
Knoblauch |
Softball |
So. |
| Alexis |
Monty |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Ashlyn |
Peterson |
Softball |
So. |
| Rylie |
Rasmussen |
Softball |
Jr. |
| Riley |
Rosenthal |
Softball |
Sr. |
| Kelsey |
Cooper |
Women's Volleyball |
So. |
| Julia |
Gordon |
Women's Volleyball |
Jr. |
| Reagan |
Hickey |
Women's Volleyball |
So. |
| Makenna |
Nold |
Women's Volleyball |
So. |
| Natalee |
Rolbiecki |
Women's Volleyball |
Sr. |
| Audrey |
Waterman |
Women's Volleyball |
So. |
| Ayana |
Bousum |
Women's Basketball |
So. |
| Ella |
Campbell |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Norah |
Danielson |
Women's Basketball |
So. |
| Leah |
Dengerud |
Women's Basketball |
Sr. |
| Lauren |
Feddema |
Women's Basketball |
Sr. |
| Lydia |
Haack |
Women's Basketball |
Sr. |
| Kierstin |
Kriewaldt |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Emma |
Mommsen |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Cassidy |
Pitzl |
Women's Basketball |
So. |
| Ava |
Thompson |
Women's Basketball |
So. |
| Lauren |
Wilson |
Women's Basketball |
Jr. |
| Darby |
Barstad |
Women's Golf |
Sr. |
| Rebecca |
Delong |
Women's Golf |
Jr. |
| Piper |
Hill |
Women's Golf |
Sr. |
| Ella |
Matzke |
Women's Golf |
So. |
| Gabriella |
Brisbois |
Women's Lacrosse |
So. |
| Kaysawn |
Carlson |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Erin |
Chartier |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Claire |
Flahaven |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr. |
| Morgan |
Haapala |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr. |
| Jenna |
Hamann |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Shelby |
Hansen |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Erika |
Holm |
Women's Lacrosse |
Jr. |
| Riley |
Klein |
Women's Lacrosse |
So. |
| Kaci |
Kotschevar |
Women's Lacrosse |
So. |
| Kayleigh |
Nelson |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr. |
| Anna |
Palony |
Women's Lacrosse |
Sr. |
| Ruby |
Swenson |
Women's Lacrosse |
So. |
| Peyton |
Baker |
Women's Soccer |
So. |
| Morgan |
Bilczewski |
Women's Soccer |
So. |
| Alexis |
Celentano |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Sophia |
Haase |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Emily |
Iafrate |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Sophia |
King |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Neely |
Kunz |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Sienna |
Latta |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Caroline |
Lauinger |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Olivia |
Lovell |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Nicole |
Moore |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Stella |
Nielsen |
Women's Soccer |
So. |
| Alexa |
Pettit |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Sydney |
Potter |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Hope |
Schensema |
Women's Soccer |
So. |
| Elena |
Siekas |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Clare |
Snapko |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| McKayla |
Stockness |
Women's Soccer |
Sr. |
| Lauren |
Vacek |
Women's Soccer |
Jr. |
| Lainie |
Wehmhoff |
Women's Soccer |
So. |
| Giulia |
Abreu Proviett Cury |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Sr. |
| Reese |
Bjorklund |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Claire |
Briest |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Margaret |
Crowley |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Mina |
Dahl |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Zoe |
D'Alessandro |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Rebecca |
Hildebrand |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
| Silvana |
Jacquez |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Sr. |
| Chloe |
Jones |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Sophia |
Leo |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
| Ashley |
Miranda Limon |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
So. |
| Marianna |
Perna |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
| Ava |
Reich |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
| Chloé |
Rihon |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Sr. |
| Sierra |
Sherry |
Women's Swimming & Diving |
Jr. |
| Kayla |
Anderson |
Women's Cross Country |
So. |
| Kayla |
Anderson |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Kayla |
Anderson |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Cross Country |
Sr. |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Nyadio |
Chan |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Sophia |
Crespo |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Sophia |
Crespo |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Maya |
Lavendusky |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Maya |
Lavendusky |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Sr. |
| Zoe |
Lennon |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Zoe |
Lennon |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
Jr. |
| Addison |
Nelson |
Women's Cross Country |
So. |
| Addison |
Nelson |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Mina |
Nguyen |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Mina |
Nguyen |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
So. |
| Kathryn |
Stroede |
Women's Cross Country |
So. |
