SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League released a list of more than 900 student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Thursday as that number grew by nearly 100 from a season ago. The list includes student-athletes from the League's nine member institutions and seven associate members competing in 17 different sports.
 
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.
• Student-athletes having a 3.9 or higher cumulative career grade-point average are designated with an asterisk to indicate "with distinction."

By The Numbers

• A total of 955 student-athletes across 17 sports were honored on the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. A total of 379 selections earned the "with distinction" accolade.
• South Dakota turned in the highest number of selections "with distinction" at 58, while North Dakota State was second in the category with 50 and St. Thomas was third with 47.
• St. Thomas held the most total selections with 178, while South Dakota followed in second with 153 and South Dakota State capped the top three with 124.
• The Tommies also had the most total number of student-athletes on the list of honorees with 158 while South Dakota followed in second with 134 and North Dakota State was third with 109.
• For the third time overall, the North Dakota State Bison received the Summit League Institutional Academic Achievement Award (2019-20; 2020-2021). NDSU had 66.5 percent of their list-eligible student-athletes earn the academic excellence accolade.
• The League awards Team Academic Achievement honors for each sport based on the percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner's List. North Dakota paced those efforts with five of their squads earning a team title, while North Dakota State had four and Oral Roberts had three teams earn the accolade.

List of Team Academic Achievement Awards:
Baseball: North Dakota State
Men's Basketball: Denver & North Dakota State
Women's Basketball: South Dakota
Men's Cross Country: North Dakota & South Dakota
Women's Cross Country: North Dakota
Men's Golf: Weber State
Women's Golf: North Dakota, North Dakota State & Oral Roberts
Men's Soccer: Omaha & Oral Roberts
Women's Soccer: North Dakota State
Softball: St. Thomas
Men's Swimming & Diving: Denver
Women's Swimming & Diving: Eastern Illinois
Men's Tennis: Illinois State
Women's Tennis: Denver & Omaha
Men's Track & Field: North Dakota
Women's Track & Field: North Dakota
Volleyball: Oral Roberts

NOTE: "Selections" account for duplicated student-athletes on the list in the sports of cross country and track and field.

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
2022-23 .........................................Denver
2023-24 .........................................Denver
2024-25 .........................................North Dakota State

Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (by total number of selections):
St. Thomas – 178
South Dakota – 153
South Dakota State – 124
North Dakota State – 117
North Dakota – 115
Oral Roberts – 100
Omaha – 98
Denver – 92
Southern Indiana – 22 (swimming & diving associate member)
Kansas City – 15
Northern Colorado - 14 (baseball & men's golf associate member)
Eastern Illinois – 13 (swimming & diving associate member)
Illinois State – 5 (men's tennis associate member)
Weber State – 2 (men's golf associate member)
Drake – 1 (men's tennis associate member)

Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (by total number of student-athletes):
St. Thomas – 158
South Dakota – 134
North Dakota State – 109
South Dakota State – 108
North Dakota – 98
Omaha – 94
Denver – 92
Oral Roberts – 90
Southern Indiana – 22
Kansas City – 15
Northern Colorado – 14
Eastern Illinois – 13
Illinois State – 5
Weber State – 2
Drake – 1

Sports	Name
Men's Basketball	Zachary Kraft
Men's Cross Country	Nicholas Angell
Men's Cross Country	*    Alan Ash
Men's Cross Country	*    Ian Busche
Men's Cross Country	*    Ethan Kimmel
Men's Cross Country	Henrik Lindstrot
Men's Cross Country	Aleksa Milanovic
Men's Cross Country	Cian Nagle
Men's Golf	*    Kagan Kollar
Men's Golf	Nathan Peyerl
Men's Golf	*    Erik Stoxen
Men's Golf	Grayson Wetch
Men's Tennis	*    Christos Alex
Men's Tennis	Federico Fiorda
Men's Tennis	Kevin Koua
Men's Tennis	Jerall Yasin
Men's Track & Field	Nicholas Angell
Men's Track & Field	*    Alan Ash
Men's Track & Field	*    Ian Busche
Men's Track & Field	Justin Jelaca
Men's Track & Field	Alex Kaffine
Men's Track & Field	*    Ethan Kimmel
Men's Track & Field	Henrik Lindstrot
Men's Track & Field	*    Lennart Lindstrot
Men's Track & Field	Cruz Megazzini
Men's Track & Field	Aleksa Milanovic
Men's Track & Field	Cian Nagle
Men's Track & Field	Henry Nelson
Men's Track & Field	*    Max Roller
Men's Track & Field	*    Lucas Schweigert
Men's Track & Field	Caleb Severson
Softball	Jacquelyn Albrecht
Softball	Makaela Carr
Softball	Olivia Dick
Softball	*    Taya Hopfauf
Softball	Katherine Joten
Softball	*    Camryn Lasota
Softball	Brooklyn Morris
Women's Basketball	Mikayla Aumer
Women's Basketball	Nevaeh Ferrara Horne
Women's Basketball	Jayla Owen
Women's Basketball	Kiera Pemberton
Women's Basketball	Miranda Vanderwal
Women's Cross Country	*    Maggie Dervis
Women's Cross Country	Brooke Everson
Women's Cross Country	*    Frida Giersdorff
Women's Cross Country	Paris Hoverson
Women's Cross Country	Rachel Hughes
Women's Cross Country	*    Jadyn Keeler
Women's Cross Country	*    Olivia Krafty
Women's Cross Country	Eliana Malnourie
Women's Cross Country	Brianna Mullen
Women's Cross Country	*    Elle Sondag
Women's Cross Country	Gabrielle Wahl
Women's Golf	Lindsey Astrup
Women's Golf	Lily Bredemeier
Women's Golf	Riley Crothers
Women's Golf	Kalai Hamlin
Women's Golf	*    Erin Johnson
Women's Golf	Gigi Lund
Women's Golf	Emersyn Walker
Women's Golf	Kylie Warner
Women's Soccer	*    Julia Briggs
Women's Soccer	Aubrey Dew
Women's Soccer	*    Haylee Goodrich
Women's Soccer	*    Irene Jirasevijinda
Women's Soccer	Amy Loeffler
Women's Soccer	*    Alisha Maake
Women's Soccer	*    Sarah McCracken
Women's Soccer	Alexis McPhail
Women's Soccer	Sarah Ruenes
Women's Soccer	*    Avery Toms
Women's Soccer	Allison Tschetter
Women's Soccer	Reece Voracheck
Women's Tennis	*    Nore Heinitz
Women's Tennis	Lucia Rizza
Women's Track & Field	*    Emily Ash
Women's Track & Field	Kenna Curry
Women's Track & Field	*    Maggie Dervis
Women's Track & Field	*    Nadia Evans
Women's Track & Field	Brooke Everson
Women's Track & Field	Jerzie Finstad
Women's Track & Field	*    Frida Giersdorff
Women's Track & Field	*    Eve Goldstein
Women's Track & Field	*    Ella Hedman
Women's Track & Field	Kim Hitchen
Women's Track & Field	*    Jerzie Horner
Women's Track & Field	Paris Hoverson
Women's Track & Field	Rachel Hughes
Women's Track & Field	*    Jadyn Keeler
Women's Track & Field	*    Malene Kollberg
Women's Track & Field	*    Jenna Koppelsloen
Women's Track & Field	*    Olivia Krafty
Women's Track & Field	*    Abigail Larson
Women's Track & Field	*    Tiffanie Magnusson
Women's Track & Field	Eliana Malnourie
Women's Track & Field	Marta Marksa
Women's Track & Field	Julia Matthews
Women's Track & Field	Abigail McNeil
Women's Track & Field	Brianna Mullen
Women's Track & Field	Bailey Overbo
Women's Track & Field	Katelyn Rath
Women's Track & Field	*    Alimath Salou
Women's Track & Field	Haidyn Skeen
Women's Track & Field	*    Elle Sondag
Women's Track & Field	Katelyn Vesledahl
Women's Track & Field	Alina Vollert
Women's Track & Field	Gabrielle Wahl
Women's Volleyball	Paige Barber
Women's Volleyball	Madelyn Hornyak
Women's Volleyball	Isabelle McCormick
Women's Volleyball	Elizabeth Norris
Women's Volleyball	*    Lauren Perugini
Women's Volleyball	Marianna Rivera
Women's Volleyball	*    Katy Riviere

* With Distinction