68 Gusties Recognized as 2018-19 MIAC Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) on Thursday announced its 2018-19 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference Teams, which included 68 Gustavus student athletes. Combined with the 427 MIAC Fall-sport athletes who were honored in January, the overall total of Academic All-Conference selections for the 2018-19 academic year sets a new Conference-high of 1,172, surpassing the previous record of 1,111, set last June.

This year’s Academic All-Conference list spotlights 1,172 examples of student-athletes achieving excellence without compromise. The more than 700 Winter and Spring honorees also represents the highest seasonal total in MIAC history. Women’s track and field led the way with 138 honorees, followed by men’s track and field with 97. Seven sports set new MIAC highs, including baseball (58), men’s basketball (32), men’s golf (23), men’s hockey (66), women’s hockey (65), men’s swimming and diving (32), and women’s swimming and diving (51). The full Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference teams can be found below, and the Fall selections were announced in January.

In order to qualify for Academic All-MIAC status, student-athletes must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors by academic standards with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Athletically, student-athletes in team sports must compete in 50 percent of their team’s regular-season varsity contests. The winter/spring team sports eligible include baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s hockey, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. In addition, baseball pitchers who made five appearances or completed 20 innings pitched were eligible, as were hockey goalies who played in one-third (33.3 percent) of their team’s total minutes played for the regular season.

The Winter and Spring individual sports each have sport-specific criteria, and they include golf, swimming and diving and both indoor and outdoor track and field. Golfers must compete in the MIAC Championships or complete a minimum of 12 competitive rounds in order to be eligible for the honor. The swimming and diving qualifications require a student-athlete to finish in the top 16 of an individual event or compete in a relay race at the MIAC championships to be eligible. Track and field qualifications require student-athletes to qualify for an individual event or compete on a relay team at the Indoor or Outdoor MIAC Track and Field Championships.

MIAC Academic All-Conference honors are announced twice annually, after the completion of the fall and spring academic semesters. The 2018-19 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference honorees are listed below, classified alphabetically first by sport, then school. To see the 2018 Fall All-Conference honorees, click here, or visit the MIAC Academic All-Conference archives.

Baseball (6)

Samuel Archer	Gustavus	Sr.	Zimmerman, Minn.
Carter Clemensen	Gustavus	So.	Cologne, Minn.
Dexter Leer	Gustavus	Sr.	Owatonna, Minn.
Ryan Moriarty	Gustavus	Sr.	Le Sueur, Minn.
Brice Panning	Gustavus	Jr.	Hamburg, Minn.
Gavyn Walsh	Gustavus	So.	Andover, Minn.

Men’s Basketball (2)

Logan Rezac	Gustavus	So.	Andover, Minn.
Spencer Tollefson	Gustavus	Sr.	New Richland, Minn.

Women’s Basketball (3)

Gabrielle Bowlin	Gustavus	So.	Winona, Minn.
Ava Gonsorowski	Gustavus	So.	Esko, Minn.
Alison Hinck	Gustavus	So.	White Bear Lake, Minn.

Men’s Golf (3)

Carter Czichotzki	Gustavus	So.	Moorhead, Minn.
Benjamin Hauge	Gustavus	Jr.	Anoka, Minn.
Max Ullan	Gustavus	So.	Blaine, Minn.

Men’s Hockey (2)

Axel Hallin	Gustavus	Jr.	Hovas, Sweden
Colton Schmidt	Gustavus	Sr.	Eden Prairie, Minn.

Women’s Hockey (4)

Kristen Cash	Gustavus	Jr.	Roseville, Minn.
Erin Moes	Gustavus	Sr.	Hastings, Minn.
Paulina Scheid	Gustavus	Jr.	Stillwater, Minn.
Amelia Vosen	Gustavus	Jr.	Nowthen, Minn.

Softball (4)

Emily Carlson	Gustavus	Jr.	Burnsville, Minn.
Alyssa Freeman	Gustavus	Jr.	Omaha, Neb.
Marissa Marsolek	Gustavus	So.	Savage, Minn.
Ashley Neuenfeldt	Gustavus	So.	Bloomington, Minn.

Men’s Swimming & Diving (4)

Zachariah Dawson	Gustavus	Jr.	Eagan, Minn.
Andrew Peters	Gustavus	Sr.	Montevideo, Minn.
Joshua Theis	Gustavus	Jr.	Henderson, Minn.
Caleb Torvik	Gustavus	Sr.	Savage, Minn.

Women’s Swimming & Diving (5)

Hailey Auren	Gustavus	So.	St. Paul, Minn.
Ruth Chuah	Gustavus	So.	Penang, Malaysia
Haley Pesik	Gustavus	Sr.	Eagan, Minn.
Michelle Simms	Gustavus	Sr.	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Madeline Westendorp	Gustavus	Jr.	St. Michael, Minn.

Men’s Tennis (2)

Chase Johnson	Gustavus	Sr.	Golden Valley, Minn.
Michael O’Neil	Gustavus	Jr.	Edina, Minn.

Women’s Tennis (4)

Hannah Borgh	Gustavus	So.	Bettendorf, Iowa
Lillian Hartman	Gustavus	Sr.	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Briana Hartmann	Gustavus	Sr.	Owatonna, Minn.
Alexandra Thorsen	Gustavus	Sr.	Eden Prairie, Minn.

Men’s Track & Field (12)

Nelson Finne	Gustavus	Sr.	Elgin, Minn.
Jeremy Gilbertson	Gustavus	So.	Maple Grove, Minn.
Michael Hensch	Gustavus	Sr.	North Branch, Minn.
Benjamin Madigan	Gustavus	Sr.	Kohler, Wis.
Matthew Montplaisir	Gustavus	Jr.	Buffalo, Minn.
Casey Olson	Gustavus	So.	Harmony, Minn.
Bridger Pavelka	Gustavus	Jr.	Minnetonka, Minn.
Jack Schugel	Gustavus	Sr.	Roseville, Minn.
Nathan Scruggs	Gustavus	So.	Mankato, Minn.
Andrew Stumbo	Gustavus	So.	Boone, Iowa
Alex Wischnack	Gustavus	Sr.	Norwood, Minn.
Andrew Wischnack	Gustavus	Sr.	Norwood, Minn.

Women’s Track & Field (17)

Alexandra Anderson	Gustavus	Jr.	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Haley Anderson	Gustavus	Jr.	Eden Prairie, Minn.
Lily Anderson	Gustavus	Jr.	Waterville, Minn.
Sarah Anderson	Gustavus	Jr.	Roseville, Minn.
Josie Blake	Gustavus	So.	Waukegan, Ill.
Mallory Butchko	Gustavus	Sr.	Elko, Minn.
Deanna Giles	Gustavus	Jr.	Burnsville, Minn.
Megan Hill	Gustavus	Jr.	Denver, Colo.
Isabella Klabough	Gustavus	So.	Elysian, Minn.
Madeline McDermott	Gustavus	So.	Mendota Heights, Minn.
Tess Olinger	Gustavus	Sr.	Decorah, Iowa
Gabriella Passmore	Gustavus	Jr.	Mapleton, Minn.
Paige Patterson	Gustavus	So.	Red Wing, Minn.
Lotus Schifsky	Gustavus	Sr.	Prescott, Wis.
Rachel Studer	Gustavus	So.	Maple Grove, Minn.
Erin Teichroew	Gustavus	So.	Duluth, Minn.
Bailey Van Den Heuvel	Gustavus	Sr.	Mondovi, Wis.

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