General | 6/29/2021 2:50:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Student-athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) continue to achieve in both athletics and in the classroom. On Tuesday, the MIAC announced its Academic All-Conference Teams for the full 2020-21 academic year, which included a record 1,777 student-athletes. The previous single-year high was 1,494, set last June. St. Catherine listed a record 84 student-athletes on the 2020-21 list led by the swim and dive team with 15 on the list.
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. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the fall and winter seasons, the typical athletic requirements for those student-athletes to qualify for Academic All-Conference was waived this year.
For the spring sports of baseball, softball, and tennis, student-athletes must have competed in 50 percent of their team's regular-season varsity contests. In addition, baseball pitchers who made five appearances or completed 20 innings-pitched were eligible for the honor. Golfers must have competed in the 2020-21 MIAC Championships or completed a minimum of 12 competitive rounds in order to be eligible for the honor, while track and field qualifications required student-athletes to qualify for an individual event or compete on a relay team at the 2021 Outdoor MIAC Track and Field Championships.
| 2020-21 MIAC Academic All-Conference List | MIAC Academic All-Conference Archives |
Women's Basketball (5)
Bree Glynn | So., Blaine, Minn.
Mackenzie Kurczek | Jr., Ripon, Wis.
Sarah Lavell | So., Blaine, Minn.
Samantha Orth | Jr., Maple Grove, Minn.
Brooke Torvik | Sr., Rice, Minn.
Women's Cross Country (9)
Victoria Barkosky | So. Amboy, Minn.
Julia Clark | Sr., Woodbury, Minn.
Rebeka Daniel |So., Royalton, Minn.
Elizabeth Erlandson | Jr. Rapid City, S.D.
Austyn Kimbrell | Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.
Juliette Martin | Sr. Chisago City, Minn.
Riley McMahon | Jr., Union Grove, Wis.
Emma Meyer |Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.
Anya Swanson | Jr., Somerset, Wis.
Women's Golf (4)
Jordan Amelon | Sr., Iowa City, Iowa
Sydney Brown | So., Eau Claire, Wis.
Dasha Parker | So., Minnetonka, Minn.
Kathryn Taylor | Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah
Women's Hockey (7)
Hannah Affolter | So., Afton, Minn.
Kaitlyn Blair | So., New Prague, Minn.
Sophia Gorski | Jr., Lakeville, Minn.
Marie Reimer | So., Rogers, Minn.
Karly Schmidt | Jr., Delano, Minn.
Zoe Sternberg | So., Brookfield, Wis.
Brittany Weber | So., North St. Paul, Minn.
Women's Soccer (8)
Emily Hinze | So., Mendota Heights, Minn.
Rachael Holm | Sr., Bemidji, Minn.
Jamie Johnson | Jr., Hastings, Minn.
Taylor Johnson | Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn.
Nora McLoone | So., Eagan, Minn.
Molly Rudolph | So., Baxter, Minn.
Emma Schluter | Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.
Amora Valencia | Jr., Hemet, Calif.
Softball (9)
Julia Azure | So., Lino Lakes, Minn.
Taylor Brunn | So., Little Canada, Minn.
Alex Ehde | Jr., Stillwater, Minn.
MiKayla Grant | Sr., Kasson, Minn.
Angela Huepfel | Jr., Hudson, Wis.
Alyssa Montero | So., Circle Pines, Minn.
Kathryn Proper | Sr., St. Paul, Minn.
Annabelle Schutte | Jr., St. Louis Park, Minn.
Alyssa Wicks | Jr., Blaine, Minn.
Women's Swimming & Diving (15)
Gillian Durand | So., Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Sydney Grohman | Sr., Muskego, Wis.
Victoria Hagstrom | Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.
Evynn Hall | So., Richfield, Minn.
Macy Klein | Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.
Jade Le Bris | Jr., Larmor-Plage, France
Molly McMahon | Sr. Verona, Wis.
Mikayla Meece | Sr., Alexandria, Minn.
Margaret Menso | Jr., Barrington, Ill.
Samantha Meyer | Sr., Woodbury, Minn.
Issy Rardin | So., Columbia Heights, Minn.
Hannah Svendsen | Jr., Mead, Colo.
Andrea Voelker | So., Waconia, Minn.
Annie Voss | So., Mequon, Wis.
Jordyn Wentzel | Jr., Corcoran, Minn.
Women's Tennis (7)
Maggie Buechler | So., Bloomington, Minn.
Bri Dorr | Sr., Princeton, Minn.
Kelsey Dorr | So., Princeton, Minn.
Ella Graham | Sr., Madison, S.D.
Elsa Joly | So., Plan De Cuques, France
Erin Loterbauer | So., New London, Minn.
Reilee Schepper | Jr., Princeton, Minn.
Women's Track & Field (9)
Austyn Kimbrell | Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.
Bryana Leverentz | Jr., Andover, Minn.
Claire Nichols | So., Winona, Minn.
Elsie Lundquist | Sr., Pine City, Minn.
Julia Clark | Sr., Woodbury, Minn.
Juliette Martin | Sr., Chisago City, Minn.
Lauren Isaacson | Jr., Faribault, Minn.
Reilee Schepper | Jr., Princeton, Minn.
Riley McMahon | Jr., Union Grove, Wis.
Volleyball (11)
Taylor Brunn | So., Little Canada, Minn.
Erin Cutts | Sr., Osceola, Wis.
Marissa Gilbertson | So., Clayton, Wis.
Abbi Harker | So., Plymouth, Minn.
Lexa Hosier | So., Becker, Minn.
Lauren Isaacson | Jr., Faribault, Minn.
Bryana Leverentz | Jr., Andover, Minn.
Allison Marso | So., Battle Lake, Minn.
Lauren Skar | So., Duluth, Minn.
Erin Tebben | Sr., New London, Minn.
Julia Weiler | Jr., Shakopee, Minn.
