BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Augustana athletics department is once again well represented on the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winners list. The Vikings totaled an NSIC-best 33 student-athletes on the list. In all, the NSIC totaled 263 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. 
 
Augustana's Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award Winners
Josie Arduser              Soccer             Lincoln, Neb.                 Exercise Science
Colten Brand               Track/CC         Winona, Minn.              Exercise Science
Gracey Brink               Softball            Rapid City, S.D.             Exercise Science
Erika Bute                    Volleyball        Alden, Minn.                 Marketing
Patty Jo English           Track/CC         Elko, Minn.                    History
Sylvia Fehr                   Soccer             Omaha, Neb.                Business Administration
Grace Geffre               Basketball F     argo, N.D.                     Biology
Mitchell Goodbary      Football           Sioux Falls, S.D.             Exercise Science
Maddy Guetter        Volleyball        Wabasso, Minn.            Marketing
Callie Hohenhaus     Volleyball        Apple Valley, Minn.      Biology
Ryan Jares                   Baseball           Windsor, Minn.             Business Administration
Lizzy Karp             Basketball       Andover, Minn.            Biology
Aleksandra Kistanova Tennis             Seversk, Russia             Economics
Kelly Kleekamp           Soccer             Olathe, Kan.                  Business Administration
Kia Kriener                   Volleyball        Okoboji, Iowa               Nursing
T.J. Liggett              Football           Rosemount, Minn.        Business Administration
Ben Limburg                Football           Rochester, Minn.          Chemistry
Bergen Lindner             Softball            Sioux Falls, S.D.             Business Administration
Michelle Neece           Track & Field   Pipestone, Minn.          Psychology
Ryley Nelson               Track/CC         Ashby, Minn.                Business Administration
Jake Paron                Track/CC         Two Harbors, Minn.     Business Administration
Kaye Paschka              Track & Field   Alexandria, Minn.         Exercise Science
Mia Salas                     Track/CC         Saint Michael, Minn.    Exercise Science
Elizabeth Schaefer      Track & Field   Rapid City, S.D.             Biology
Nicolette Schmidt       Track/CC         Redfield, S.D.                Elementary Education
Matthew Schoessow    Track & Field   Wyoming, Minn.           Accounting
Cailey Scott                 Swimming       Mitchell, S.D.                English
Lydia Smith                 Swimming       Fargo, N.D.                    Elementary Education
Justine Stellmaker       Swimming       Victoria, Minn.              Elementary Education
Molly Stevens             Golf                 Northfield, Minn.          Computer Information Systems
Avery Thorson             Volleyball        Sioux Falls, S.D.             Business Administration
Ally Young                   Soccer             Sioux Falls, S.D.             Biology
Riley Zuhde                 Football           Waunakee, Wis.           Psychology
 
"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," said NSIC Commissioner ErinLind. "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.