Burnsville, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Commissioner Erin Lind announced the 13th annual NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winners earlier today. A total of 22 Northern State University student-athletes were honored on the list.
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 (student-athletes can only earn the award once).
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. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes.
Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. 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.
2022 Northern State Recipients
| Olivia Becker |
Soccer |
Humboldt, S.D. |
Biology |
| Jordan Belka |
Basketball |
Rogers, Minn. |
Business Management |
| Tava Berg |
Track & Field |
Watertown, S.D. |
Human Performance |
| Jennifer Clark |
Track/CC |
Rochester, Minn. |
Graphic Design |
| Robert Coyle III |
Wrestling |
Watertown, S.D. |
Special Education |
| Peyton Ellingson |
Volleyball |
Warner, S.D. |
Human Performance |
| Sally Gaul |
Volleyball |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Spanish |
| Bry Goar |
Volleyball |
Champlin, Minn. |
Elementary Education |
| Jacob Howard |
Football |
Onida, S.D. |
Government & Criminal Justice |
| Dakota Larson |
Football |
Spring Creek, Nev. |
Environmental Science |
| Greg Lux |
Football |
Eden Valley, Minn. |
History |
| William Madler |
Football |
Bismarck, N.D. |
Banking & Financial Services |
| Carly Mekash |
Basketball |
Greenbush, Minn. |
Elementary Education |
| Jordan Menken |
Track & Field |
Custer, S.D. |
Biology |
| Megan Mooberry |
Track/CC |
Osage, Iowa |
Biology and Chemistry |
| Lexi Roe |
Basketball |
Hayti, S.D. |
Elementary Education |
| Emily Schumacher |
Soccer |
Mankato, Minn. |
Biology |
| Makenna Steffel |
Volleyball |
Bird Island, Minn. |
Biology |
| Collin Stoebner |
Football |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
Environmental Science & Biology |
| Tyson Stoebner |
Wrestling |
Lennox, S.D. |
Biology |
| Drew Talberg |
Baseball |
Milaca, Minn. |
Biology |
| Lonneke Van Eijk |
Soccer |
Limburg, Belgium |
Chemistry |
