SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A total of sixty-five Yellowjacket student-athletes across seven programs received recognition on the Fall 2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Academic All-Conference Team, as the league announced its award winners in an announcement Wednesday.
 
In total, 558 total award winners were recognized across the conference, breaking the previous fall record of 525 in 2021.
 
To be eligible, student-athletes must post a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher during their respective semester of competition.
 
Martin Luther College led the circuit with 96 total honorees. The largest number of Yellowjacket recipients came from volleyball (16), followed by women's soccer (15).
 
A complete list of UWS recipients is below:
 
Men's Cross Country (6)
Michael Butterfield
David Collins
Kevin Hufziger
Kieran Johnson
Ben Plackner
Zach Reese
 
Men's Golf (3)
Blu Anderson
Matt Nault
Conner Willard
 
Men's Soccer (11)
Josh Bellamy
Raggi Carvalho
Orlando Fertleman
Alex Hanson
Phillip Jobst
Carter Lansdale
Yair Perez Ruiz
Mackie Ringrose
Andy Rowland
Ryan Tomsche
Gavin Watkinson
 
Volleyball (16)
Jenna Anderson
Sidney Bader
Colleen Claude
Emma Crandell
Kate Jamtgaard
Mathea Leiskau
Ayla Oltmanns
Kaylin Plautz
Rylee Prochnow
Lindsey Racine
Renay Rieder
Marena Saeger
Lizzy Schmidt
Sydney Smith
Brooke Sonnek
Maiana Stark
 
Women's Cross Country (11)
Halle Barker
Payton Bell
Meagan Berg
Cieyana Carter
Kimmie Downing
Grace Hansen
Aubrey Peterson
Brooke Petrich
Jordan Rader
Lilley Smith
Simone Stephens
 
Women's Golf (3)
Karin Hill
Ashton Parnell
Olivia Weyenberg
 
Women's Soccer (15)
Allison Alessi
Quinn Clark
Marielle Corotan
Brynne Crystal
Taylor DeCook
Liberty Dickerson
Emma Fornengo
Ava Giswold
Kamryn Hill
Mya Holmquist
Brenna Mattson
Abby Randall
Lindrey Schendel
Rachel Webb
Niya Wilson