BURNSVILLE, MN – A department-record 95 University of Mary scholar-athletes earned Northern Sun All-Academic honors for the 2026 spring sports season. Fifty-nine Marauders were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence and 36 earned NSIC All-Academic Team recognition.
The Marauders total of 95 NSIC Spring All-Academic Team members leads the conference.
Last spring 65 Marauders earned NSIC All-Academic honors.
Twenty-four Marauders on both the men's and women's outdoor track & field teams, 23 from baseball, ten from softball, nine from men's golf, four from women's golf and one from tennis earned NSIC All-Academic team honors recognizing their work in the classroom.
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher, while NSIC All-Academic Team members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
The Northern Sun honored 1,034 student-athletes with NSIC All-Academic recognition; 633 student-athletes received the Team of Excellence designation and 401 NSIC All-Academic Team honors.
| BASEBALL (*13 Academic Team of Excellence, 10 All-Academic Team members) |
| *Ryan Chamberlain |
Gr. |
Laramie, Wyo. |
| *Isaac Pegors |
Sr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Kieran Gaffney |
Sr. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
| *Cole Smith |
So. |
Lynden, Ontario |
| *Lucas Burgum |
Jr. |
Mandan, N.D. |
| *Luke Rhee |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| *Riley Pearce |
Sr. |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
| *David Stewart |
Gr. |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
| *Ben Zehr |
Sr. |
Kitchner, Ontario |
| *Hank Griffin |
Sr. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| *Jack Thompson |
So. |
Langley, British Columbia |
| *Andrew Linn |
Gr. |
Fargo, N.D. |
| *Aiden Johnson |
Sr. |
Westminster, Colo. |
| Cullen Wilson |
So. |
Moorhead, Minn. |
| Marcus Butts |
So. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Bryce Leafgren |
Sr. |
Eaton, Colo. |
| Kalem Haney |
Sr. |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Jeremiah Dockter |
Jr. |
Kindred, N.D. |
| Adam Golby |
Sr. |
Coronation, Alberta |
| Chris Compton |
So. |
Missoula, Mont. |
| Cru Walker |
Gr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Mikey Ramirez |
Sr. |
Visalia, Calif. |
| Jacob Burgess |
So. |
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
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| GOLF – MEN'S (*9 Academic Team of Excellence members) |
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GOLF - WOMEN'S (*2 Academic Team of Excellence, 2 All-Academic Team members) |
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SOFTBALL (*2 Academic Team of Excellence, 8 All-Academic Team members) |
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| *Cassidy Bagnell |
Sr. |
Frenchtown, Mont. |
| *Francesca Villaneda |
Sr. |
Gardena, Calif. |
| Ari Retuta |
Sr. |
Tracy, Calif. |
| Madison Hunter |
So. |
Red Deer, Alberta |
| Genevieve Hastings |
So. |
Billings, Mont. |
| Elyssa Verploegen |
So. |
Havre, Mont. |
| Ariane Sims |
Jr. |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
| Ivee Johnsen |
So. |
West Haven, Utah |
| Janelle Bergmann |
Sr. |
Tracy, Calif. |
| Madison Schamanski |
So. |
Yuba City, Calif. |
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TENNIS-WOMEN'S (*1 Academic Team of Excellence member) |
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TRACK & FIELD – MEN'S OUTDOOR (*12 Academic Team of Excellence, 12 All-Academic Team members) |
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| *Charles Tomczik |
Jr. |
Plymouth, Minn. |
| *Jordan Peterson |
So. |
Center, N.D. |
| *Raine Skjod |
Sr. |
Mandan, N.D. |
| *Ryan Koberoski |
So. |
Madelia, Minn. |
| *Andrew Scheer |
Jr. |
Marshfield, Wis. |
| *Dawson Hawkinson |
Gr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Sean Erickson |
Jr. |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| *Nick Lind |
So. |
Maple Lake, Minn. |
| *Andrew Kilman |
So. |
Castle Rock, Colo. |
| *Jon Rice |
So. |
Nevis, Minn. |
| *Mason Marquart |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Max Lefor |
Jr. |
Dickinson, N.D. |
| Caleb Hansen |
Sr. |
Dickinson, N.D. |
| Preston Lemar |
So. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Ian Oberfeld |
Jr. |
Hillman, Minn. |
| Mark DeArmond |
So. |
Wasilla, Alaska |
| Izaak Kudrna |
So. |
Dickinson, N.D. |
| Gideon Hammah |
So. |
North Apowa, Ghana |
| Ty Allen |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Kenny Moxey Jr. |
So. |
Nassau, Bahamas |
| Logan Wentz |
Sr. |
Minot, N.D. |
| Joseph Ringhand |
So. |
Ironton, Minn. |
| Jake Hettinger |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| Prithviraj Chougule |
Sr. |
Kolhapur, India |
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TRACK & FIELD – WOMEN'S OUTDOOR (*20 Academic Team of Excellence, 4 All-Academic Team members)
| *Anna Bruno |
Jr. |
Seneca, Ill. |
| *Holly Fromherz |
Jr. |
Ellensburg, Wash. |
| *Kristine Kalthoff |
Gr. |
Albany, Minn. |
| *Hannah Westin |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Ellie Feeney |
Jr. |
Moorhead, Minn. |
| *Emma Hehn |
Jr. |
Littleton, Colo. |
| *Giselle Jahner |
So. |
Alexandria, Minn. |
| *Kendall Berg |
Sr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Aspen Eslinger |
So. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Briley Farris |
So. |
Buffalo, Wyo. |
| *Grace Brandt |
Jr. |
Blaine, Minn. |
| *Anna Nasset |
So. |
Regent, N.D. |
| *Anna Bendish |
Jr. |
Mandan, N.D. |
| *Anna Rader |
Sr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| *Bernadette Belzer |
Jr. |
Jamestown, N.D. |
| *Terez Wycklendt |
Sr. |
New Berlin, Wis. |
| *Tayen Werner |
So. |
Langham, SK, Canada |
| *Makayla Allmaras |
So. |
Harwood, N.D. |
| *Ellyn Engels |
So. |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| *Jazmyn Christen |
Sr. |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
| Anna Tisch |
So. |
Mount Horeb, Wis. |
| Amber Rosemeier |
So. |
Murdock, Minn. |
| Mya Nishimura |
So. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
| Laila Cleare |
Sr. |
Nassau, Bahamas |
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