Academic All-UMAC List - Fall 2016

The University of Wisconsin Superior placed 39 student-athletes among the 513 selections to the Fall 2016 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference list for the sports of men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.

The Yellowjackets had the sixth-highest total of student athletes honored overall and the second-highest among Universities that do not sponsor football in the UMAC. Individuals who earn a 3.50 or better grade point average (GPA) during their respective semesters of competition are recognized with the prestigious honor.

Martin Luther College boasted the highest number of student-athletes recognized as the Knights led all institutions with 92 awards which included 26 winners from women's soccer alone. The College of St. Scholastica was just eight behind Martin Luther racking up 84 fall honors, while the University of Northwestern was solid in third with 67 awardees. 

For the fall awards by sport, football had the top number of players recognized with 108 winners. The next four-highest sports collecting awards, though, were female sports with women's soccer tallying 95, volleyball picking up 80 and women's cross country claiming 75.  

The Yellowjackets to receive UMAC All-Academic honors are as follows:

Men's Cross Country
Harrison Hirsch (Vadnais Heights, Minn./Mounds View H.S.) - Freshman
Jackson Lindquist (Carlton, Minn./Esko H.S.) - Senior
Isaac Staat (Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea H.S.) - Sophomore
Marinel Walfridsson (Aastorp, Sweden/Filborna H.S.) - So.

Men's Golf
Jordan Bazey (Luck, Wis./Luck H.S.) - So.
Joey Cummings (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East H.S.) - Fr.
Kyle Gallant (Marathon, Ont./Marathon H.S.) - So.
Dan Kovar (Bismarck, N.D./St. Mary's Central H.S.) - So.
Matthew McCoshen (Lino Lakes, Minn./White Bear Lake Area H.S.) - So.
Olle Sedelius (Gothenburg, Sweden/Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet) - So.

Men's Soccer
Sultan Almisfer (Khobar, Saudi Arabia/KFUPM) - Junior
Fernando Bicalho (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil/Kickapoo (Mo.) H.S.) - So.
James Bruce (Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone H.S.) - Fr.
Andre Couture (Culver, Minn./Cloquet H.S.) - Fr.
Adrian Leal (Alicante, Spain/IES Cabo de la Huerta) - So.
Nick Piazza (Fitchburg, Wis./Madison West H.S.) - Jr.
Hugo Roos (Halmstad, Sweden/Aspero Idrottsgymnasium) - So.
Eric Watson (Thunder Bay, Ont./Hammarskjold H.S.) - Fr.

Volleyball
Kiiera Anderson (Cromwell, Minn./Cromwell H.S.) - Fr.
Ana Biscaia (Curitiba, Brazil/Colégio Positivo) - So.
Brylee Colligan (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji H.S.) - Fr.
Tawnee Jasan (New Prague, Minn./New Prague H.S.) - Fr.
Karlie Leif (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji H.S.) - So.
Kaila Meyer (Brownsdale, Minn./Hayfield H.S.) - So.
Leah Nightingale (Dayton, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's H.S.) - Jr.
Emily VerWay (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley H.S.) - So.

Women's Cross Country
Alissa Boyhtari (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld H.S.) - Jr.
Mathea Brink (Rochester, Minnesota/Century H.S.) - Fr.
Taylor Joyal (Saginaw, Minn./South Ridge H.S.) - So.
Michaela Ruhman (Brule, Wis./Northwestern H.S.) - Fr.
Sara Schield (Two Harbors, Minn./Two Harbors H.S.) - Sr.
Kalley Wilkie (Hayward, Wis./Hayward) - So.

Women's Golf
Kristine Britton (Lake Nebagamon, Wis./Northwestern H.S.) - Fr.
Hailey Gronquist (Superior, Wis./Superior H.S.) - Fr.
Reggie Semanko (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern) - So.

Women's Soccer
Bailey Henderson (Oakdale, Minn./North St. Paul H.S.) - Jr.
Hannah Linehan (River Falls, Wis./River Falls H.S.) - Jr.
Joyce Shalaby (Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Philadelphia Private School) - Fr.
Kari Shipman (Detroit Lakes, Minn./Frazee) - Sr.

In the team competition, Martin Luther claimed four of the eight awards which are given to the team with the top team GPA for their respective corresponding semesters. Northland College's women's cross country team recorded the top team GPA among all programs with an impressive 3.85 mark. Martin Luther claimed the next two highest in women's soccer (3.76) and volleyball (3.71). The Knights won 10 of the team awards for the 2015-16 year and have already shown they could reach that number again in 2016-17. 

Northwestern won three team awards claiming men's cross country (3.66), men's golf (3.47) and women's golf (3.586). Two of the Martin Luther team's earning the team award made UMAC tournament appearances (men's soccer and volleyball), while the Northwestern men's golf team also won the UMAC championship. 
 

Sport	School	Team GPA
Men's Cross Country	University of Northwestern	3.66
Women's Cross Country	Northland College	3.85
Football	Martin Luther College	3.16
Men's Golf	University of Northwestern	3.47
Women's Golf	University of Northwestern	3.586
Men's Soccer	Martin Luther College	3.15
Women's Soccer	Martin Luther College	3.76
Volleyball	Martin Luther College	3.71