Kari Gibb/MDN Members of the Minot State men’s cross country team prepare for the NSIC Championships held at Souris Valley Golf Course this fall. The MSU cross country programs had 12 student-athletes named to the Fall NSIC All-Academic Teams.

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) released the All-Academic Teams for fall sports and 32 Minot State University (MSU) student-athletes were honored for their efforts both in the classroom and in competition.

Leading the way was the Beaver men’s and women’s cross-country program as 12 runners were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team, while the MSU football team had nine players honored, the Beaver soccer team had six players honored, and the MSU volleyball team saw five players honored.

Of those 32 MSU student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Team, 21 earned special distinction as they were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

To be named to the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be an active member of their respective team, in at least their second season of competition with their respective Beaver team and maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA. To earn NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honors the student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.60 cumulative GPA.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honored from the men’s and women’s cross-country teams were: Baylee Lura, a sophomore from Carrington; Nikita Neyshtadt, a junior from Richmond Hill, Ontario; Yoni Neyshtadt, a 5th-year senior from Richmond Hill, Ontario;, Isaac Rathbun, a junior from Minot; Nicole Reeves, a junior from Anaheim, Calif.; Sidra Sadowsky, a senior from Hettinger; Emery Smith, a junior from North Salt Lake, Utah; and Kaden Vermillion, a sophomore from Henderson, Nev.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team honors from the men’s and women’s cross-country teams were: Grayson Bonilla, a senior from Helena, Mont.; Holter Bridwell, a sophomore from Bismarck; Paulette Dominguez, a senior from Alisa Viejo, Calif.; and Peyton Tuhy, a junior from Hettinger.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honored from the football team were: Emmett Espino, a 5th-year senior from Fairfield, Calif.; Erik Palmquist, a graduate student from Yuba City, Calif.; Conner Raetzman, a sophomore from Tucson, Ariz.; DJ Schneibel, a 5-year senior from Rugby; and Josh Will, a junior from Minot.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team honors from the football team were: Max Bray, a junior from Mesa, Ariz.; Cody Grossinger, a junior from Buffalo, Minn.; Jonathan Noriega, a junior from Yuma, Ariz.; and Tyler Stonebraker, a junior from Castle Rock, Colo.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honored from the women’s soccer team were: Morgen Fried, a senior from Sherwood, Ore.; Sierra Haren, a senior from Chandler, Ariz.; Jordyn Knipper, a senior from Cheyenne, Wyo.; Manuela Pacheco Martinez, a senior from Bogota, Colombia; and Maria Pacheco Martinez, a graduate student from Bogota, Colombia.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team honors from the women’s soccer team was: Leilany Ponce, a sophomore from Mira Loma, Calif.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honored from the volleyball team were: Paulina Kowalska, a junior from Wroclaw, Poland; Viktoria Sedova, a junior from Bratislava, Slovakia; and Sydney Upton, a junior from Minot.

Earning NSIC All-Academic Team honors from the volleyball team were: Bailee Brommenschenkel, a senior from Ada, Minn.; and Jaina Macaulay, a junior from Clarkston.