Burnsville, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Butch Raymond is proud to announce the fourth annual NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winners. The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility and are on track to graduate.  Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wrist watch. Furthermore, each institution is highly encouraged to have these student-athletes be publicly recognized at a home athletic event. A total of 80 student-athletes from the NSIC’s 16 institutions will receive the award in its fourth year. 

“The NSIC is excited to have this opportunity to honor an elite group of our student-athletes for their accomplishments.  We feel very privileged to name the award after Dr. Brand in recognition of his strong support and the continued emphasis he placed on academics in the ‘Life in Balance’ theme of Division II,” said Raymond.

Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009.  He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes.  Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education.  His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game-environment and community-engagement focus, and improve academic success rates.

The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
(some text taken from www.NCAA.org web site)

Augustana
Molly Kokesh	CC/Track	Scotland, S.D.	Political Philosophy
Anne Pfeifle	CC/Track	Rapid City, S.D.	Chemistry & Physics
Bemidji State
Lewis Baumann	Baseball	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Exercise Science
Ryan Brezinski	Baseball	Regina, Saskatchewan	Chemistry
Ashley Larva	Track & Field	Floodwood, Minn.	Social Work
Christian Metz	Football	Cambridge, Minn.	Exercise Science
Concordia-St. Paul
Mark Austen	Golf	Chisago Lakes, Minn.	Information Technology Mgmt
Brittany Dohmen	Track & Field	Rogers, Minn.	Exercise Science
Ellie Duffy	Volleyball	Fridley, Minn.	Biology & Mathmatics
Zach Elliott	Football	Ham Lake, Minn.	Biology
Katie Feuerbach	Softball	Iowa City, Iowa	Elementary Education
Missie Feuerbach	Softball	Iowa City, Iowa	Health Education
Brynn Larsen	Softball	Oconto Falls, Wis.	Physical Education
Kristi Loobeek	Soccer	New Hope, Minn.	Communication Studies
Laura Petterson	Golf	Lakeville, Minn.	Business Management
Mandy Poke	Basketball	Richfield, Minn.	Elementary Education
Shawna Young	Track & Field	Isanti, Minn.	Biology
University of Mary
Jennifer Agnew	CC/Track	Onamia, Minn.	Exercise Science
Melissa Agnew	CC/Track	Onamia, Minn.	Exercise Science
Brady Anderson	Wrestling	Hamilton, Mont.	Exercise Science
James Carroll	Baseball	Moffit, N.D.	Accounting / Bus. Admin
Kriss McCleary	Wrestling	Napoleon, N.D.	Physical Education
Deland Weyrauch	Track & Field	Ray, N.D.	Biology
Morgan Zabel	Volleyball	Hudson, Wis.	Respiratory Therapy
Minnesota Duluth
Joe Deters	Track & Field	Sauk Rapids, Minn.	Engineering
Taylor Kosey	Track & Field	Superior, Wis.	Com Science Disorders
Rebecca Lee	Track & Field	Plainview, Minn.	Biology
Kristina Mehrman	Soccer	Duluth, Minn.	Civil Engineering
Dana Roach	Track & Field	Fairbault, Minn.	Biochemistry
Kaiya Sygulla	Basketball	Lakeville, Minn.	Exercise Science
Andrew Yetzer	Baseball	Lakeville, Minn.	Finance
Minnesota State
Brandi Dohmen	Tennis	Portage, Wis.	Spanish
Lauren Finley	Swim & Diving	North Pole, Alaska	Psychology
Kelsey Magnuson	CC/Track	Rosemount, Minn.	Elementary Education
Amber McHugh	Swim & Diving	Lewisville, Texas	Psychology
Courtney McKelvogue	Softball	West Des Moines, Iowa	Special Education
Jennifer Rogers	CC/Track	Apple Valley, Minn.	English
MSU Moorhead
Heidi Lensing	Volleyball	Belgrade, Minn	Business Administration
Alexander Novak	Basketball	Oxford, Iowa	Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Anna Olson	Volleyball	Apple Valley, Minn	Special Education
Minot State
Tara McPartland	Soccer	Sandy, Utah	Communication Disorders
Northern State
Felipe Alfaia	Football	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Marketing
Mikayla Barondeau	Track & Field	Frederick, S.D.	English
Ella Campbell	Volleyball	Aberdeen, S.D.	Elementary Education
Lindsey Fluharty	Track & Field	Prior Lake. Minn.	Music
Curry Kuehl	Golf	Pierre, S.D.	Professional Accounting
Taylor Morsching	Baseball	Aberdeen, S.D.	Sports Marketing
Sioux Falls
Holly Aggen	Basketball	Worthington, Minn.	Nursing
Nathaniel Bridgeman	Track & Field	Wessington Springs, S.D.	Business Administration
Kayla Coffee	Track & Field	Alliance, Neb.	Sports Management
Emily Johnson	Soccer	Spencer, Iowa	Biology
Kelsey Krcil	Volleyball	Wagner, S.D.	Elementary Ed
Katie Larson	Softball	New Ulm, Minn.	Elementary Ed
David Maxwell	Basketball	Parkston, S.D.	Elementary Ed
Grant Schouten	Track & Field	Hawarden, Iowa	Elementary Ed
Naomi Tesar	Softball	Lake Villa, Ill.	Applied Math
Caitlin Vance	Tennis	Papillion, Neb.	Ex. Sci/Spanish
Brady Verlgersdyk	Track & Field	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Business Administration
Leah Wensmann	Track & Field	Aberdeen, S.D.	Art
Southwest Minnesota State
Brooke Burmeister	Volleyball	Lakefield, Minn.	Environ. Science
Amy Dreessen	Softball	Elkhorn, Neb.	Biology & Chem.
St. Cloud State
Stephanie Crandall	Swim & Diving	Woodbury, Minn.	Political Science
Philip Imholte	Baseball	St. Cloud, Minn.	Mass Communications
Upper Iowa
Maryn Fulton	Volleyball	Fairfield, Iowa	Psychology
Mitchell Schultz	Wrestling	Postville, Iowa	Agricultural Business
Emily Sparks	Volleyball	Iowa City, Iowa	Exercise/Sport Studies
Wayne State
Taylor Baumert	Football	Pawnee City, Neb.	Education
Tyler Hohenstein	Baseball	So. Sioux City, Neb.	Business Admin
Melanie Placke	Volleyball	St. Libory, Neb.	Business Mgmt
Winona State
Anna Blaske	Track & Field	Shoreview,Minn.	Social Work
Alexander Coulter	Football	St. Cloud, Minn.	Economics & Finance
Marieanna Dulas	Basketball	Markesan, Wis.	Mass Communication
Sarah Finley	Track & Field	Spring Grove,Ill.	Exercise/Rehab Science
Laura Lindstrand	Tennis	Lakeville, Minn.	Nursing
Anna Lundeen	Soccer	Buffalo, Minn.	Athletic Training
Jonathan Nelson	Baseball	Johnston, Iowa	Engineering
Brittney Rynda	Track & Field	New Prague,Minn.	Nursing
Allison Schultz	Track & Field	Verona, Wis.	Art: Graphic Design Option
Kathleen Wolff	Basketball	Marshfield, Wis.	Mathematics: Secondary Ed
Madalyn Ziegler	Track & Field	Mankato, Minn.	Special Education