NSIC Myles Brand Release
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Augustana College student-athletes
Katie Guse,
Katie Niesen and
Jessica Spalding have earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award, NSIC commissioner Butch Raymond announced Wednesday. A total of 96 student-athletes from the NSIC'S 16 institutions and two affiliated members will receive the award in its fifth year.
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 wristwatch.
"Dr. Brand, in his leadership role with the NCAA, always gave strong support to Division II and our dual emphasis on academics and athletics. The NSIC is proud to recognize and honor this elite group of student-athletes in Dr. Brand's honor," Raymond said.
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. 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.
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Name |
Sport |
Hometown |
Major |
|
Katie Guse |
Track & Field |
Waseca, Minn. |
Communications & Business Administration |
|
Katie Niesen |
Volleyball |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Elementary Education |
|
Jessica Spalding |
Tennis |
Fremond, Neb. |
Computer Science & Communications |
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