Jun 20, 2025
Northern Michigan University women’s golfer Hailey Bolander tees off during the Flyer Spring Invitational hosted by Lewis University in Wheaton, Illinois, on March 31 and April 1. (Photo courtesy NMU)
MARQUETTE — A crescendo of awards await the student-athlete population at Northern Michigan University as 228 of them have been honored for academics in the GLIAC and with at-large honors included in conference awards, the league announced last week.
Most of NMU’s teams play in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the exceptions being hockey that plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, nordic skiing in the Central Collegiate Ski Association, women’s wrestling as an independent, and the non-NCAA sports of men’s and women’s alpine skiing and men’s Greco-Roman wrestling.
The CCHA handed out its own academic-based awards several months ago, while nordic skiing has been included with the GLIAC as at-large awards.
All the GLIAC awards, including at-large, are based on grade-point average as long as the student is not a freshman or first-year transfer and was on the team’s active roster at the end of its season.
The All-Academic Award goes to eligible student-athletes with GPAs between 3.00 and 3.49, while Academic Excellence goes to those with a GPA or 3.50 or higher.
This year’s 228 honoree total just exceeds NMU’s 2023-24 total, which was 225, and also beats out the 2022-23 number of 213 student-athletes honored.
For the current school year, the Wildcats had 85 earn All-Academic and 143 make it up to Academic Excellence.
Here are the honorees, with sports listed by season. The number of student-athletes honored in each category is listed in parentheses:
Cross country
Academic Excellence (10) — Lamar Gordon, Beverly Harper, Emma Sweeney, Endla Harris, Dani Van Lente, Lana Mac, Gianna Hoving, Paige Anderson, Isabella Beck and Attica Brandt
All-Academic (4) — Elliott Smith, Madi Szymanski, Kate Langworthy and Skylar Grubb
Football
Academic Excellence (13) — Aidan Hoard, Justin Schiets, Mike Karlen, Joe Mueller, Trevor Leigh, Mitch Larkin, Sam Peiffer, Noah Hofmann, Isaac Codere, Justin Peake, Brennan Brockel, Cuinn Larsh and Jake Bilitz
All-Academic (16) — Noah Dobert, Thomas Kellen, Daniel Babcock, Adam Saleh, Zach Person, Jax Hertel, Jack Chappelle, Graycen Shepherd, Chance Bridgers, Jeremiah Gossett, Michael Nehf, Andrew Stewart, Nico Lukkarinen, Jason Coulter, Ricky Lancaster and Cole Stuber
Men’s soccer
Academic Excellence (7) — Tommaso Lami, Finn van den Berg, Alessandro Scialanga, Noah Johnson, Triston Nelson, Logan Lazar and Teddy Gibeau
All-Academic (1) — Robert Wright
Women’s soccer
Academic Excellence (19) — Megan Kirby, Brooke Pietila, Madison Bilbia, Stephanie Trujillo, Sydney Lake, Ava Buhlman, Calihan Bearden, Ashley Koch, Kenna Alexander, Maria Sorensen, Hannah Kastamo, Sami Brown, Elin Thagard, Maria Storm, Justina L’Esperance, Allison Kroll, Olivia Moreno, Angelina Perritano and Jillian Thompson
All-Academic (8) — Molly Pistorius, Ellianna Seeley, Madalyn Nissen, Paige Britton, Addison Wargo, Caitlyn Trombley, Isabella Lorens and Emily Whyte
Volleyball
Academic Excellence (8) — Meghan Meyer, Allie Barlow, Jacqueline Smith, Kaysie Bakke, Lauren Cardwell, Sydney Bartels, McKenzie Gruner and Liesl Haugen
All-Academic (5) — Julia Bouma, Caylie Barlage, Helen Beiring, Olivia Webber and Emilia Gulock
Nordic skiing
At-large awards, both men’s and women’s
Academic Excellence (12) — Mathias Haugen, Kristoffer Karsrud, Hendrik Peterson, Luke Fricker, Adrik Kraftson, Henriette Nilssen, Victoria Dybwad, Jordan Parent, Merle Richter, Kolibri Drobish, Lauren McCollor and Pearl Harvey
All-Academic (2) — Jonathan Clarke and Ella Niznik
Men’s basketball
Academic Excellence (4) — Jackson Dudek, Sam Privet, Dylan Kuehl and Peter Lattos
All-Academic (4) — Cooper LePage, Aidan Bellisle, Brandon Trilli and Brian Parzych
Women’s basketball
Academic Excellence (5) — Sarah Newcomer, Alyssa Nimz, Abi Fraaza, Hallie Marshall and CJ Romero
All-Academic (4) — Kayla Tierney, Mackenzie Holzwart, Jacy Weisbrod and Reide Osterman
Men’s swim and dive
Academic Excellence (15) — Kyle Griswold, Caleb Rice, Hudson Lowery, Liam Boomer, Diego Carillo, Nicholas Metzler, Patrick Andrews, William LaCount, Jef Leroux, Daniel Khamara, Tobie Stiles, Leo Nolles, Wyatt Dickman, Max Swiatkowski and Andrew Tease
All-Academic (10) — Gabriel Fulconi, Ian Rocheleau, Evan Combs, Javier Pena Reyes, Ryan Foucault, Daniel Lopez Aponte, Logan Robillard, Alex Oestrich, Martin Wolmarans and James Werwie
Women’s swim and dive
Academic Excellence (20) — Camilla Carbone, Zoe DeKievit, Ella Houwers, Brooklyn Millward, Sophia Moore, Mia Strazny, Vanessa Steigauf, Kalina Ceglinski, Anika Wright, Becca Burrows, Donna Hannig, Annika Geyer, Jillian McKinley, Alyssa Bloser, Madison Germain, Abbie Harned, Nicole Malinova, Julia Zimpel, Lauren Plockmeyer and Evie DeCarlo
All-Academic (5) — Anna Karubas, Joanne Arbic, Abigail Keen, Izzy McCabe and Carlotta Santi
Indoor-outdoor track & field
Academic Excellence (15) — Lamar Gordon, Beverly Harper, Emma Sweeney, Endla Harris, Emily Czeiszperger, Dani Van Lente, Lana Mac, Gianna Hoving, Becky Lane, Ahna Larson, Kaitlyn Smith, Ellyse Wolfrath, Paige Anderson, Isabella Beck and Attica Brandt
All-Academic (13) — Elliott Smith, Madi Szymanski, Natasha Nowakowski, Kate Langworthy, Caterina Thelen, Alizabeth Little, Teiolla Harvey, Baux Truckey, Crystal Walker, Sofi Diop, Adelyn Sanders, Eva Zonca and Skylar Grubb
Men’s golf
Academic Excellence (2) — Joe Luke and Tyler Annala
All-Academic (3) — Arthur Ylitalo, Brady Badker and Russel Sprecher
Women’s golf
Academic Excellence (5) — Payton Dube, Olivia Brill, Payton Donnelly, Hailey Bolander and Gabriella Moreau
Lacrosse
Academic Excellence (8) — Taylor Priestley, Dayna Carlson, Lauren Esposito, Payton Ross, Avery Lorinser, Norah Bates, Lindsey Locke and Mya Snyder
All-Academic (10) — Sophia Floro, Maddi Bast, Olivia Rose, Abby Sisson, Camryn Mayer, Krista Pascavis, Laine Stanton, Josie Lakosky, Sophie Langsdale and Emily Radke
Story contents based on Northern Michigan University Sports Information press release reviewing these awards. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.
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