St. Paul, MN -- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) has released the winners of the 2025 Fall Academic All-Conference Award. There was a total of 556 Fall Academic All-Conference Awards handed out, which is second-most in conference history for the fall season, trailing only the 558 awards from the fall of 2023. Of those 558, North Central had 35 total award winners.
The NCU Women's Cross Country team earned the UMAC team award for the second straight season with a team GPA of 3.93, including 4 student-athletes receiving Academic All-Conference honors. Women's Volleyball also earned the team award with a GPA of 3.82, including 11 student-athletes receiving Academic All-Conference honors. These team GPA's led the conference in their respective sport.
To be eligible for the individual award, a student-athlete must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.
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NCU Individual Academic All-Conference Award Winners:
| Name |
Sport |
Year |
| Ryan Azeltine |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
| Garrett Converse |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
| Leighton Helander |
Men's Cross Country |
SO |
| Avah Kraushaar |
Women's Cross Country |
SR |
| Hope Naegelen |
Women's Cross Country |
JR |
| Makayla Hess |
Women's Cross Country |
SR |
| Lily Ciske |
Women's Cross Country |
SO |
| Joe Stanton |
Men's Golf |
JR |
| Nyikway Okongo |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
| Gerald Nolasco |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
| Ricardo Vera Martinez |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
| Sam Thom |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
| Michael Dahger |
Men's Soccer |
FY |
| Timothy Rurup |
Men's Soccer |
FY |
| Darius Knox |
Men's Soccer |
FY |
| Alex Elizondo |
Men's Soccer |
FY |
| Jacqueline Lindsay |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
| Anna Deichert |
Women's Soccer |
GR |
| Chloe Bjorlin |
Women's Soccer |
JR |
| Olivia Johnlouis |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
| Abbey Korpi |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
| Rhaina Boggess |
Women's Soccer |
FY |
| Ellison Powell |
Women's Soccer |
FY |
| Ashlynn Sherman |
Women's Soccer |
JR |
| Maizy Sundblad |
Volleyball |
FY |
| Tatum Olson |
Volleyball |
FY |
| Maci Tripp |
Volleyball |
SR |
| Maia Scheffler |
Volleyball |
FY |
| Brianna Brown |
Volleyball |
SO |
| Maggie Kohl |
Volleyball |
SR |
| Allina Mendoza |
Volleyball |
FY |
| Lexie Semrau |
Volleyball |
SR |
| Gabbie Ruzek |
Volleyball |
SO |
| Abby Rhoades |
Volleyball |
FY |
| Kenedi Patin |
Volleyball |
SR |
Congratulations to all of the 2025 Fall UMAC Academic All-Conference award winners! NCU Athletics applauds you for your excellence in the classroom!
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