Over 100 Cobbers Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

MOORHEAD, Minn. (6/28/23)---Concordia had a record-setting 102 student-athletes from the winter and spring seasons earn MIAC Academic All-Conference honors.

In order to qualify for Academic All-MIAC status, student-athletes must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors by academic standards with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students must also have completed one full-time academic year at their current institution prior to becoming eligible for the honor.

| Complete List of 2023 Winer/Spring MIAC Academic All-Conference Award Winners |

The 102 winter and spring academic award winners bring Concordia’s total for the entire year to 154. The 154 Cobber MIAC Academic All-Conference honorees smash the past Cobber record for honorees in the fall, winter and spring seasons. The previous record was 126, which was set in 2022-23.

The Cobber women’s track and field team led the way for the winter/spring sports teams, with 16 student-athletes receiving conference academic distinction. The men’s track and field had 14 honorees, while the baseball and women’s basketball teams each had 10 student-athletes receive the award. Women’s tennis, women’s golf and women’s swimming and diving had the largest percentage of its student-athletes receive the honor. Women’s tennis had five of its eight team members earn the award, while the women’s golf and swimming and diving squads had 50.0% of their student-athletes receive conference academic honors.

The latest MIAC Academic All-Conference list contains more than 1,300 examples of student-athletes achieving excellence without compromise. This is the second consecutive June in which the MIAC's overall Academic All-Conference list has exceeded 2,000 student-athletes, with nine sports matching or setting single-season records in the process, including women's track & field (200), men's track & field (166), baseball (135), women's swimming & diving (120), men's hockey (116), women's basketball (79), men's tennis (58), women's golf (39), and men's golf (35). Women's hockey (114), softball (96), women's tennis (67), and men's basketball (52) all ended up within single digits of their respective sport's records.

Concordia Academic All-Conference Award Winners – Winter/Spring 2023
Baseball
Ethan Beyer (So., Luverne, Minn.)
Jake Christianson (So., Glencoe, Minn.)
Gabe Duncan (Sr., Fargo, N.D.)
Canaan Fagerland (Sr., Bismarck, N.D.)
Matt Gruber (Sr. Glenwood, Minn.)
Mitchell Gruber (So., Glenwood, Minn.)
Caiden Kjelstrom (So., Aitkin, Minn.)
Luke Levasseur (Sr., Alexandria, Minn.)
Riley Meyer (So., Sauk Centre, Minn.)
Nick Pederson (Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.)

Men’s Basketball
David Birkeland (Sr., Hermantown, Minn.)
Nels Birkeland (Jr., Golden Valley, Minn.)
Mason Gravseth (So., Grand Forks, N.D.)
Talon Hoffer (Jr., Fargo, N.D.)
Alex Huber (So. Jud, N.D.)
Zach Jackson (So., Lester Prairie, Minn.)
Matt Johnson (Jr., Fergus Falls, Minn.)
Rowan Nelson (So., Melrose, Minn.)

Women’s Basketball
Makayla Anderson (So., Bismarck, N.D.)
Maddie Guler (Jr., Pelican Rapids, Minn.)
Kaylie Isaman (Sr., Pelican Rapids, Minn.)
Taylor Jordan (So., Little Falls, Minn.)
Jordyn Kahler (Jr., Wahpeton, N.D.)
Autumn Thompson (Sr., Argyle, Minn.)
Sophia Tobin (So., Elk River, Minn.)
Greta Tollefson (So., Pelican Rapids, Minn.)
Olivia Tuhy (So., Lisbon, N.D.)
Maria Watt (So., Glyndon, Minn.)

Men’s Golf
Ryan Jenson (Jr., Hudson, Wis.)
Boyd Rassatt (Se., Annandale, Minn.)

Women’s Golf
Allie Aadland (So., Barnesville, Minn.)
Abbey Frauenholtz (Sr., New Ulm, Minn.)
Lily Kirchner (Jr., South St. Paul, Minn.)
Joslynn Leach (So., Crookston, Minn.)
Kay Pederson (Jr., Lake Park, Minn.)

Men’s Hockey
Evan Babekuhl (So., Long Lake, Minn.)
Jacen Bracko (Sr., Calgary, Alta.)
Adam Brown (So., Delano, Minn.)
Kevin Ness (Jr., Broomfield, Colo.)
Nicholas Ness (Sr., Broomfield, Colo.)
Cole O'Connell (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.)
Hanson O'Leary (So., Roseau, Minn.)
Jack Westlund (So., Alexandria, Minn.)

Women’s Hockey
Ellie Brewer (Jr., Nederland, Colo.)
Kiana Flaig (Sr., Roseau, Minn.)
Jerica Friese (Jr., Argusville, N.D.)
Paige Hanson (Jr., Fargo, N.D.)
Becca Macklin (Jr., Lakeville, Minn.)
Lexi Woodward (So., Winnipeg, Man.)

Softball
Emma Bowman (So., Morris, Minn.)
Alexis Burke (So., West Fargo, N.D.)
Gabriella Castro (So., Chaska, Minn.)
Daniell Lyon (So., St. Joseph, Minn.)
Landry Maragos (Jr., Minot, N.D.)
Hailey Pangracs (So., Regina, Sask.)
Emma Redlin (Sr., Eagan, Minn.)
Rosemary Unglaub (So., Watertown, Minn.)
Molly Wilde (Sr., St. Michael, Minn.)

Women’s Swimming and Diving
Rachel Andersen (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.)
Jessica Bray (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.)
Kaitlin Cramer (Sr., West Chicago, Ill.)
Kiernan Darling (So., Fargo, N.D.)
Camille Gunderson (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Hailey Jaeger (So., Fargo, N.D.)
Brienna Timm (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.)

Men’s Tennis
Kipton Jenson (Jr., Worthington, Minn.)
Nicholas Ness (Sr., Broomfield, Colo.)

Women’s Tennis
Lizzie Allan (So., Mandan, N.D.)
Erin Borchard (So., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.)
Anna Hacker (Jr. Madison, Minn.)
Emily Savageau (Sr., Bismarck, N.D.)
Mary Skorich (So., Virginia, Minn.)

Men’s Track & Field
David Birkeland (Sr., Hermantown, Minn.)
Gavin Groshelle (So., Great Falls, Mont.)
Nick Hermes (So., Annandale, Minn.)
Lucas Hinojos (Jr., Wadena, Minn.)
Peyton Kessel (So., Fargo, N.D.)
Justin Kringler (Sr., Becker, Minn.)
Joseph Lee (So., St. Paul, Minn.)
Alex Lerum (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.)
Cole Nowacki (Jr., East Grand Forks, Minn.)
Leo Smith (Sr., West Fargo, N.D.)
Gabe Thompson (So., Perham, Minn.)
Trevor Tiongson (So., Fargo, N.D.)
Nick Trzynka (So., Maple Grove, Minn.)
Cal Wright (Sr., Mora, Minn.)
Simon Zahrbock (Sr., Marshall, Minn.)

Women’s Track & Field
Kiernan Darling (So., Fargo, N.D.)
Claire Dummer (So., Pembina, N.D.)
Drew Frolek (So., Lidgerwood, N.D.)
Laura Fuller (So., Burnsville, Minn.)
Maddie Guler (Jr., Pelican Rapids, Minn.)
Signe Harris (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.)
Elsie Hatlevig (Jr., New Prague, Minn.)
Carlie Heinecke (Sr., Rogers, Minn.)
Rhaegan Kiland (Sr., Fargo, N.D.)
Amelia Landsverk (Sr., Fosston, Minn.)
Kyra Nichols (Sr., Zumbrota, Minn.)
Emily Rugloski (Sr., Baxter, Minn.)
Cailey Schlosser (So., Dalton, Minn.)
Meg Shercliffe (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.)
Eden Smith (So., West Fargo, N.D.)
Timea Vrabcova (So., Sucany, Slovakia)