DULUTH, Minn. – A total of 77 student-athletes from The College of St. Scholastica have been named to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Academic All-Conference Team for the 2025 fall season, as announced by the league.
The MIAC Academic All-Conference honor recognizes student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence both in competition and in the classroom. To be eligible, student-athletes must be sophomores or above academically, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, and be key contributors to their respective teams during the season.
St. Scholastica's 77 honorees span football, soccer, volleyball, and cross country, reflecting the department's continued commitment to academic achievement across all fall sports.
Men's Cross Country
Zachary Bartsch (Minneapolis, MN/Totino Grace HS), Joel Bouley (Zimmerman, MN/Zimmerman HS), Evan Bumgardner (Luverne, MN/Murray County Central HS), Connor Feldt (Aurora, MN/Mesabi East HS), Jeffrey Kayfes (Buhl, Minn./Mountain Iron-Buhl HS), Ashton Niemi (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS), Luke Popp (Spooner WI/Spooner HG), Cale Prosen (Cloquet, MN/Cloquet HS), Maxwell Rogers, Trygve Rux (Moorhead, MN/Moorhead HS), Nikolas Stoufis
Women's Cross Country
Sophia Bertonneau (Leadville, CO/Summit HS), Della Bettendorf (Proctor, MN/Proctor HS), Claire Blauch (Ely, MN/Ely HS), MollyKate Hagen (Plainview, MN/Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS), Madeline Hartley (Rosemount, MN/Rosemount HS), Maj-Lis Helmer (Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS), Grace Hrabik (Esko, MN/Esko HS), Danielle Koperski (Cottage Grove, MN/Math and Science Academy), Adelyn McCorison (Homer, AK/Homer HS), Grace McCormick (Duluth, MN/Denfeld HS), Regan Niemi (Bemidji, MN/Bemidji HS), Kaia Osmundson (Chisago Lakes, MN/Chisago Lakes HS), Katelyn Torrel (Gilbert, MN/Virginia/Rock Ridge HS), MacKenzie Williams (Jordan, MN/Jordan HS), Abby Wood (Circle Pines, MN/Centennial HS)
Football
Jacob Andrews (Owatonna, MN/Medford HS), Nathan Behrens (Watertown, MN/Watertown-Mayer HS), Ben Blomberg (New Ulm, MN/New Ulm Cathedral HS), Carter Bloom (Elk River, MN/Elk River HS), Gabe Kattchee (La Crosse WI./Logan HS), Ethan Kilichowski (Esko, MN/Esko HS), Barrett Leuer (St. Michael, MN/St. Michael-Albertville HS), Michael Oseland (Pequot Lakes, MN/Pequot Lakes HS), Connor Plumley (Olivia, MN/Bold HS), William Richardson (Mahtowa, MN/Barnum HS), Cody Schneider (Plainview, MN/Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS), Ian Strusz (Albertville, MN/St. Michael-Albertville HS), DJ Woelber (Hayward, WI/Hayward HS), Payden Yeats (Laporte, MN/Walker-Hackensack-Akeley HS)
Men's Soccer
Andrew Blattner (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond HS), Parker Chastey (Duluth, MN/Denfeld HS), Aiden Ferebee (Helena, MT/), Kyle Fisher (Sartell, Minn./Sartell HS), Ben Hallberg (Princeton, Minn./Princeton HS), Jakob Jansen (Lengerich, Germany), Louis Maerker (Essen, Germany/), Delwin Martinez Cruz, Joshua Rock, Kyle Schmidt (Mahtomedi, MN/Mahtomedi HS), Joshua Van Grootheest
Women's Soccer
Ella Backstrom (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld HS), Emily Carroll (Chisagio Lakes, MN/Chisagio Lakes HS), Bailey Coole (Duluth, MN/Duluth East HS), Amarianna Gonzalez, Brooke Hedin (Rochester, MN/Century HS), Mariah Hernesman (Duluth, MN/Duluth Marshall HS), Ashley Herold (Lakeville, MN/Rosemount HS), Kaisa Hogan (Zimmerman, MN/Zimmerman HS), Hannah Holm (Elk River, MN/Elk River HS), Alexandra Krabbenhoft (Blaine, MN/Blaine HS), Ali Lemon (Duluth MN/Duluth East), Peyton Mathiasen (St. Cloud, MN/St. Cloud Cathedral HS), Jordyn Randa (Cloquet, MN/Esko HS), Lily Rippie (Inver Grove Heights, MN/Rosemount HS), Kaitlyn Sautter (Princeton, MN./Princeton HS), Jordyn Sershon (Duluth, MN/Duluth Denfeld HS), Kailey Smith (Shakopee, MN/Shakopee HS), Bethany Strand (Casper, WY/Casper College), Tenley Voth (Farmington, MN/Farmington HS)
Volleyball
Lindsey Baribeau (Biwabik, MN/Mesabi East HS), Aubrey Cherrington (Eveleth, MN/Rockridge HS), Hannah Freberg (Duluth, MN/Denfeld HS), Lauren Kahl (Ridgeland, WI/Prairie Farm HS), Madalyn Niemala (Bigfork, MN/Bigfork HS), Mahlea Waters (South Range, WI/Superior HS), Bryn Ziegler (Hutchinson, MN/Hutchinson HS)
St. Scholastica's 77 Academic All-Conference selections underscore the Saints' tradition of excelling at the highest level in both athletics and academics, continuing a standard of achievement that defines the program across the MIAC. For the full release from the conference, click here.
