SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League officials announced Friday that 947 student-athletes earned 2021-22 Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence distinction while Denver secured the Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the second time in its history. The list includes students from last year's ten member institutions and four associate members competing in 17 different sports. The list honors student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom during this past academic year.
Qualifications
- In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, the student-athlete must carry a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA, have used a year of eligibility and completed three full semesters or five quarters at the nominating institution.
North Dakota women's cross country and track and field programs were also honored by the league with the Team Academic Achievement Award, presented annually to the program with the highest percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner's List. It marks the second straight year that the women's track and field team has taken home the award. The 83 total student-athletes by UND in 2021-22 is tied for the highest since the school joined the Summit League in 2018-19.
List of Team Academic Achievement Awards
Baseball: Omaha
Men's Basketball: Denver and South Dakota State
Women's Basketball: St. Thomas
Men's Cross Country: North Dakota State
Women's Cross Country: North Dakota
Men's Golf: Omaha
Women's Golf: North Dakota State
Men's Soccer: Denver
Women's Soccer: Denver
Softball: South Dakota State
Men's Swimming & Diving: Denver
Women's Swimming & Diving: Denver
Men's Tennis: Illinois State
Women's Tennis: St. Thomas and Western Illinois
Men's Track & Field: North Dakota State
Women's Track & Field: North Dakota
Volleyball: South Dakota
List of Institutional Academic Achievement Award Winners (Award began in 2009-10)
2009-10 .........................................South Dakota State
2010-11 ........................................ Centenary
2011-12 .........................................South Dakota
2012-13 .........................................Omaha / South Dakota State
2013-14 .........................................Omaha
2014-15 .........................................Omaha
2015-16 .........................................Omaha
2016-17 .........................................Denver
2017-18 .........................................South Dakota
2018-19 .........................................South Dakota
2019-20 .........................................North Dakota State
2020-21 .........................................North Dakota State
2021-22 .........................................Denver
Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (by total number of student-athletes):
1. South Dakota | 123
T2. South Dakota State | 119
T2. St. Thomas | 119
4. Omaha | 108
5. North Dakota State | 95
6. North Dakota | 83
7. Oral Roberts | 81
8. Denver | 74
9. Western Illinois | 61
10. Kansas City | 48
11. Eastern Illinois | 16
12. Northern Colorado | 8
13. Illinois State | 7
14. Drake | 4
Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (by total number of selections):
1. South Dakota State | 138
2. South Dakota | 133
3. St. Thomas | 129
4. Omaha | 111
5. North Dakota State | 105
6. North Dakota | 93
7. Oral Roberts | 85
8. Denver | 74
9. Western Illinois | 65
10. Kansas City | 48
11. Eastern Illinois | 6 (men's soccer and swimming & diving associate member)
12. Northern Colorado | 8 (baseball associate member)
13. Illinois State | 7 (men's tennis associate member)
14. Drake | 4 (men's tennis associate member)
NOTE: "Selections" account for duplicated student-athletes on the list in the sports of cross country and track and field.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Mitchell Sueker
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Kacie Borowicz
Joli Daninger
Juliet Gordon
Erika Lane
Olivia Lane
Maggie Manson
Claire Orth
Makayla Wallace
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Zak King
Luke Labatte
Zach Long
Alec Nelson
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
McKenzie Burian
Abby Motschenbacher
Michaela Oosthuizen
Ellyssa Peterson
Mikayla Weiss
Conny Wohlfahrt
MEN'S GOLF
Bryce Bye
WOMEN'S GOLF
Carrie Carpenter
Morgan Hetletved
Kianna Novacek
Pemika Ponlamuangdee
SOCCER
Emma Bangert
Abby Ellenberger
Lauren Glas
Zoey Johnston
Taylor Lange
Alex Lee
Madi Livingston
Bailey McNitt
Lexi Miller
Maddie Nash
Hailey Newman
Hannah Olson
Allison Rapaduski
Payton Schultz
Olivia Valdivia
Meghan Wilson
SOFTBALL
Alexys Campos
Cassie Castaneda
Jagger Datan
Liz Feld
Morgan Flann
Izzy Haslett
Arabiah Jefferson
Jocelyn Kirk
Madison Pederson
Mariah Peters
Alyssa Rios
MEN'S TENNIS
Petro Alex
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Elizabeth Ihrke
Andrea Jansson
Allie Ochotorena
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Max Baker
Aric David
Chris Evenson
Zak King
Luke Labatte
Zach Long
Zach Miller
Alec Nelson
Matt Russell
Garrett Shumski
Austin Wolf
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Erica Benson
McKenzie Burian
Ashley Conneran
Kelsey Dolejs
Aleece Durbin
Jerzie Finstad
Eve Goldstein
Brooklynn Gould
Kenzie Gullickson
Carley Johnson
Allison Lardy
Claire Leach
Natalie Mohring
Abby Motschenbacher
Michaela Oosthuizen
Jennifer Parent
Ellyssa Peterson
Mackenzie Severson
Elaina Swartz
Elle Thorson
Mikayla Weiss
Conny Wohlfahrt
VOLLEYBALL
Madi Hart
Abi McGlynn
Elizabeth Norris
Claire Wagner
Kelly Wahl
