BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Augustana is once again at the top of the NSIC in academic honors as 27 Viking student-athletes have been announced as NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction winners. The 27 is tops in the conference amongst a total of 238 honored.
 
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. 
 
Augustana's Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award Winners
 

Grayce Adler	Track & Field	Lake City, Minn.	Athletic Training
Kaly Banks	Track & Field	Cannon, Falls, Minn.	Nursing/Biology
Daniel Bishop	Wrestling	Sioux City, Iowa	Psychology/Biology
Claire Boersma	Track/XC	Marshall, Minn.	English
Amanda Dickmeyer	Softball	Woodbury, Minn.	Nursing/Biology
Evan Furst	Baseball	St. Peter, Minn.	Exercise Science
Trevor Gibson	Football	Omaha, Neb.	Exercise Science
Alysse Grohs	Swimming	Eden Prairie, Minn.	Nursing
Grace Haberland	Volleyball	Parker, Colo.	Exercise Science
Camryn Hay	Basketball	Maple Grove, Minn	English
Evan Johnson	Track/XC	Lincoln, Neb.	Accounting
Ben Kemp	Football	Minneapolis, Minn.	Accounting/Business Admin
Morgan Keirstead	Soccer	Savage, Minn.	Exercise Science
Henry Klitzke	Track/XC	Sioux Falls, S.D.	Business Admin/Marketing
Abbie Lund	Softball	Waterloo, Iowa	Biochemistry
Ashley Mickschl	Softball	Woodbury, Minn.	Spanish
Callin Naddy	Track/XC	Fort Collins, Colo.	Communications/Journalism
Rachel Rairdon	Track/XC	Fort Collins, Colo.	Accounting/Business Admin
Rebekah Rairdon	Track/XC	Fort Collins, Colo.	Business Admin/Accounting
Kamryn Robarge	Swimming	Big Lake, Minn.	Accounting/Business Admin
Kelsey Ruff	Volleyball	Bettendorf, Iowa	Biology/Psychology
Cait Savey	Track/XC	Beresford, S.D.	Elem. Ed/Sign Language
Rebecca Schmidt	Swimming	Darwin, Minn.	Exercise Science/Biology
Zach Scholten	Basketball	Brandon, S.D.	Business Admin/Accounting
Josh Schumacher	Track & Field	Rapid City, S.D.	Biology/Pre-Medicine
Janelle Shiffler	Basketball	Union Grove, Wis.	Exercise Science
Matt Steiger	Track/XC	La Crescent, Minn.	Accounting

 
 
"We continue to increase the number of student-athletes that have earned the Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award, which is a testament to the dedication of the student-athletes, coaches and administrators in our league," Commissioner of the NSIC Erin Lind said. "I am filled with pride on how our student-athletes in the NSIC continue to excel in the classroom, in the community and on the playing field.
 
"These are characteristics in which Dr. Myles Brand emphasized. I am extremely proud of all these student-athletes for their devotion to their universities, the NSIC and to their personal academic and athletic goals. I have no doubt these student-athletes will continue to achieve success in life well beyond the classroom and the competition venues."
 
Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wristwatch. A record number 238 student-athletes from the NSIC's 16 institutions will receive the award in its 13th year, 11 more than last year's record of 227.