CLEVELAND – Scholastic honors continue to roll in for University of Mary student-athletes as 98 Marauders have earned the Division 2 Athletics Director Association Academic Achievement Award for 2019-20. In its 13th year, the Academic Achievement Award recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level.
To receive the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award, a 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, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during their last academic year. Additionally the athletics director of the Division II institution must be a current dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
Over the course of the 2019-20 academic year, Marauders student-athletes combined to post a 3.28 grade point average with all 16 NCAA athletic programs posting a team GPA of at least 3.00 last spring semester. Additionally UMary totaled 158 Northern Sun All-Academic team honors and 16 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Awards.
BASEBALL (11):
Alec Battest (Sr., Beulah, ND),
Andrew Brooks (Jr., Missoula, MT),
Quentin Evers (So., Sioux Falls, SD),
Brandon Gill (So., Cold Springs, MN),
Spencer Gillund (Jr., Enderlin, ND),
Ty Jones (Jr., Wellsville, UT),
Nathan Kolb (Sr., Cloverdale, BC, Canada),
Alex Kowski (So., Sauk Centre, MN),
Parker McRae (Sr., Nipawin, SK, Canada),
Joseph Monosmith (Sr., Ankeny, IA),
Brandon Schultz (So., Saint Clair, MN).
BASKETBALL – MEN (6):
Kade Amundson (So., Bismarck, MN),
Justin Engg (Jr., Minot, ND),
Glenn Jordan (Jr., Tacoma, WA),
Matthew Kreklow (Sr., Maple Plain, MN),
Josh Sipes (So., Bismarck, ND),
Johnnie Turner (Sr., Minneapolis, MN).
FOOTBALL (13):
Dylan Anthony (Jr., West Fargo, ND),
Devin Beck (So., Bismarck, ND),
Cru Darrah (So., Malta, MT),
Paul Guptill (Sr., Quinn, SD),
Jason Hoekstra (So., Bismarck, ND),
Luke Little (Jr., Bismarck, ND),
Sam Loos (So., Harrisburg, SD),
Cody Mehlhoff (So., Wing, ND),
Riley Potthast (Jr., Paradise, AZ),
Devin Sardelli (So., Hebron, ND),
Leonardo Vecchi (Jr., Bergamo, Italy),
Garrett Weissinger (Sr., Phoenix, AZ),
Ryan Woroniecki (So., Hebron, ND).
CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD – MEN (12):
Kyle Cacho (So., Green River, WY),
Brady Erickson (So., Cody, WY),
Jesse Kaas (So., Graham, WA),
Dillan Kovash (So., Manning, ND),
Cory Myers (So., Gillette, WY),
Jackson Penner (Sr., The Pas, MB, Canada),
Jared Pflipsen (Jr., Foley, MN), Thomas Rumpza (Jr., St. Paul, MN),
Sam Sequeira (Las Vegas, NV),
Talon Staudinger (Sr., Bismarck ND),
Sam Wilke (Sr., Bismarck, ND),
Josh Wulfekuhle (Sr., Thompson Falls, MT).
WRESTLING (1):
Logan Mahoney (Jr., Parkston, SD)
BASKETBALL – WOMEN (7):
Cassie Askvig (Sr., Minot, ND),
Raquel Doll (So., Hazen, ND),
Christal Hearn (Sr., Mequon, WI),
Carly Kottsick (So., Fargo, ND),
Anna Michaud (So., Inver Grove Heights, MN),
Lauren Rotunda (Jr., Fargo, ND),
Macy Williams (Jr., Sussex, WI).
CROSS COUNTRY and TRACK & FIELD – WOMEN (9):
Maria Bunkers (So., Rapid City, SD),
Courtney Dembrowski (So., Saskatoon, SK, Canada),
Amanda Forliti (Jr., Linwood, MN),
Samantha Garlick (So., Sunnyvale, CA),
Alli McCoy (So., Minot, ND),
Maddie McIntyre (Jr., Colorado Springs, CO),
D'Andra Morris (Jr., Kingston, Jamaica),
Ida Narbuvoll (Sr., Narbuvoll, Norway),
Michal Sequeira (Sr., Murrieta, CA),
SOFTBALL (7):
Casey Beemiller (Jr., Chandler, AZ),
Madison Jahner (Sr., Dickinson, ND),
Rachael Laetsch (Jr., Salem, SD),
Emma Noble (Sr., Murray, UT),
Mariah Sanchez (So., El Paso, TX),
Madelynn Trout (Jr., North Bend, WA),
Eryn de Jonge (So., Abbotsford, BC, Canada).
SOCCER – WOMEN'S (9):
Malia Brudvik (Sr., Auburn, WA),
Emma Davies (Jr., Bloomington, MN),
Reegin Kehn (So., Sturgis, SD),
Patricia Martin (Sr., Helena, MT),
Taylor Pettigrew (Sr., Arvada, CO),
Cassidy Pierce (Jr., Missoula, MT),
Kaelie Schumacher (Sr., Bismarck, ND),
Maureen Sullivan (So., Chisago City, MN),
Madisyn Waltman (So., Sioux Falls, SD).
SWIMMING & DIVING (12):
Melissa Andrews (Sr., Franconia, NH), Cassandra Boehm (Jr., Bismarck, ND),
Alyssa Boese (Sr., Billings, MT),
Annie Corbett (Jr., Pierz, MN),
Sarah Dudley (So., Pendleton, IN),
Luisa Garcia (Jr., Mexico City, Mexico),
Victoria Murillo (So., Cancun, Mexico),
Kate Murphy (Sr., Jefferson City, MT),
Erin Nestorick (Sr., Morrison, CO),
Rachel Riedel (Sr., Frederick, ,MD),
Madalyn Scherwinski (So., Camas, WA),
Andrea Smith (Jr., Horace, ND).
TENNIS (4):
Kali Askvig (So., Minot, ND),
Julie Donnelly (Jr., Shoreview, MN),
Jamie Stoppler (So., Bismarck, ND),
Danielle Wolf (Sr., Brooklyn Park, MN).
VOLLEYBALL (7):
Katja Berge (Jr., Hillsboro, ND),
Brittany Brusven (So., Shelby, MT),
Gabriela Castillo (Sr., Austin, TX),
Breanna Donarski (Sr., Powell, WY),
Amanda Doyle (Jr., Muscataine, IA),
Julianna Hughes (Sr., Lakewood, CO),
Anna Nietfeld (Sr., St. Michael, MN).
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