Aberdeen, S.D. – Each spring Northern State University athletics honors student-athlete academic success at the annual Maroon Tie Banquet. While the banquet was cancelled due to COVID-19, NSU recognizes the outstanding achievements of these student-athletes. Honorees have completed at least one semester at NSU, achieved at least sophomore standing, and earned a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade point average.
 
"These outstanding student-athletes are the best and brightest at Northern and we are very proud of their achievements in the classroom," explained Josh Moon, Director of Athletics. "The number of student-athletes with at least a 3.5 GPA continues to climb each year, which says a lot about the quality of student-athletes our coaches are recruiting and the strong culture of academic excellence we have at Northern."
 
The full list of individual honorees is listed below, broken down by sport.

Baseball
Tyler Hair
Zach Hrvol
Ben Carolin
Zach Lanier
Andrew Pugliano
Spencer Sarringar
Mike Stubbs
Justin Hutter
Brandon Kusler
 
Football
Preston Droessler
Landon Hoellein
Ben Lewis
Zach Mohs
Preston Arity
Boston Bauer
Jack Braun
Seth Braun
Jacob Howard
Greg Lux
Tyler Nelson
Chance Olson
Jacob Streit
Chase Teiken
Robert Vomacka
Zach Bohnenkamp
Payton Eue
Drew Geier
Clayton Grueneich
Lane Hanson
Hunter Hilton
Dakota Larson
Jake Oliphant
Tyler Schwartz
Collin Stoebner
 
Men's Basketball
Cole Dahl
Gabe King
Roko Dominovic
Parker Fox
Mason Stark
Jordan Belka
 
Women's Basketball
Brianna Kusler
Jessi Marti
Sara Tvedt
Ellie Gess
Alayna Johnson
Kendall Kohler
Haley Rithmiller
Shariah Smith
Avery Terwilliger
Lexi Wadsworth
 
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Kelson Brewer
Bryce Malsam
Jacob Rohrer
 
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country
Nicolette Kneeland
Madison Leapaldt
Gracelynn Miller
Elizabeth Klamm
Jordan Menken
Megan Mooberry
Sarah Schafer
Livia Wallace
Tava Berg
Jennifer Clark
Rachel Guthmiller
 
Swimming
Josie Gillund
Hazel Ohm
Kristen Collingwood
Connor Doran
Emma Murdock
 
Softball
Sara Bendt
Anne Jonas
Kaitlyn King
Jen Martin
Madison Rutter
Shayla Steinley
Emily Charchuk
Rachel Reinke
Chanel Siebenthal
Emma Terveer
Karley King
 
Soccer
Catherine Nakae
Shianne Rosselli
Morgan Bury
Emily Reiten
Tori Thorpe
Olivia Becker
Kristen Calderon
Teya Trujillo
 
Volleyball
Jaiden Langlie
Jenna Reiff
Morgan Baufield
Sally Gaul
Laura Snyder
Peyton Ellingson
Bry Goar
Olivia Rud
Halle Uehran
 
Wrestling
Walker Carr
Billy Holton
Riley Lura
Jake Flakus
Garret Thompson
Robert Coyle
Dayne Morton