BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Student-athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) continue to achieve in both competition and the classroom.
 
On Thursday, the MIAC announced its 2024-25 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference honorees, including 1,418 student-athletes. Combined with the 870 fall-sport athletes honored in January, the overall total of Academic All-MIAC selections for the 2024-25 academic year sets a new Conference high of 2,288, surpassing the previous record of 2,135, established last June.

Saint Mary's University proudly announced that a record-breaking 91 Cardinal student-athletes earned Academic All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors for the fall 2025 semester—an increase of nine from the previous winter-spring term.

Speaking of broken records, the 2025 College World Series softball team features a record-setting 19 student-athletes — the most in team history.

The latest Academic All-Conference list honors over 1,400 student-athletes who have earned this prestigious recognition for academic excellence.

To earn Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must be sophomores or above with a minimum 3.5 GPA, have completed a full academic year at their institution, and meet NCAA and MIAC eligibility standards, including full season participation on a varsity team.

The Saint Mary's women's track and field team picked up their best ever number at 14 total on the list.

Below are the Cardinals earning academic honors. 

Baseball (12): Brinton Anderson (Pulaski, Wis.), Maddox Cejka (Prairie du Chien, Wis.), Eric Charest (Blaine, Minn.), Devin Coyle (Madison, Wis.), Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis.), Alex Hanneman (Appleton, Wis.), Jackson Hewitt (Cottage Grove, Wis.), Noah Lahner (Waukesha, Wis.), Keegan Norton (Greendale, Wis.), Gavan Schulte (Sartell, Minn.), Eric Stomberg (St. Paul, Minn.), and Connor Tulley (St. Charles, Ill.).

Men's Basketball (1): Owen Ziegler (Mount Horeb, Wis.).

Women's Basketball (6): Grace King (Clayton, Wis.), Lindsey Lettner (Trempealeau, Wis.), Tessa McMahon (Chatfield, Minn.), Maggie Newhouse (Owatonna, Minn.), Brianna Nusbaum (Spring Lake Park, Minn.), and Kali Olson (New York Mills, Minn.).

Men's Hockey (11): Connor Abric (Hayward, Wis.), Clay Allen (Anchorage, AK.), Blake Arneson (Red Wing, Minn.), Blake Campbell (Keller, Tex.), Alex Cannon (South Bend, Ind.), Callahan Nauss (Maple Plain, Minn.), Gabe Potyk (Lake Orion, Mich.), AJ Ruskowski (Traverse City, Mich.), Nathan Solis (Saline, Mich.), Colin Tushie (Prior Lake, Minn.), and Warner Young (Newberry, Mich.).

Women's Hockey (11): Sophia Paduano (Westby, Wis.), Taryn Dornseif (Somerset, Wis.), McKenzie Meland (Princeton, Minn.), Teagan Phillips (Oregon, Wis.), Josie Reed (Savage, Wis.), Celeste Rimstad (Richfield, Minn.), Sidney Polzin (Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Riley Vander Esch (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Allie Urlaub (Burnsville, Minn.), Jenna Kurkowski (North Branch, Minn.), and Taverie Sherner (Maple Grove, Minn.). 

Softball (19): Jacqueline Avilez (Wabasha, Minn.), Peyton Berg (Chatfield, Minn.), Emily Bonk (Hudson, Wis.), Naleyah Bork (De Pere, Wis.), Rhiannon Carroll (Rudolph, Wis.), Allison Ciero (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Zoe Fink (Stevens Point, Wis.), Kenzie Gatz (Oswego, Ill.), Izzy Griffin (West St. Paul, Minn.), Ariel Herrera (Chicago, Ill.), Abigail Jacobs (Madelia, Minn.), Grace Leis (Cashton, Wis.), Megan McGinnis (Appleton, Wis.), Breonna Methner (Woodbury, Minn.), Lizzie Pike (Rochester, Minn.), Michelle Smith (Oak Lawn, Ill.), Makayla Steffes (Winona, Minn.), Abbie Stigler (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), and Karli Zetah (Goodhue, Minn.).

Men's Tennis (5): Philip Apel (North Oaks, Minn.), Caden Boyer (Mason City, Iowa), Zak Farley (Sartell, Minn.), Michael Johnson (Hastings, Minn.), Tucker Stene (Fridley, Minn.).

Women's Tennis (6): Sophia Binder (Sycamore, Ill.), Emily Dondelinger (Bemidji, Minn.), Maddie Dosser (South St. Paul, Minn.), Emily Henderson (Jordan, Minn.), Ashley Renwick (Farmington, Minn.), and Celeste Rimstad (Richfield, Minn.).

Men's Track and Field (6): Oliver Adamson (Rochester, Minn.), Nathan Folkert (Rochester, Minn.), Casen Fritz (Minneota, City, Minn.), Henry Gathje (Chafield, Minn.), Cade Kloss (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Ben Kritsberg (Rosemount, Minn.).

Women's Track and Field (14): Suzette Alvarez (Downers Grove, Wis.), Anna Becker (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Megan Frosch (Oconomowoc, Wis.), Sydney Jackman (Litchfield, Minn.), Savana Johnson (Frederick, M.D.), Kendra Klobe (Glencoe, Minn.), Caeli McMahon (Holmen, Wis.), Abbie Meyer (Sauk Centre, Minn.), McKenzie Munson (Plain City, Utah), Samantha Munson (Plain City, Utah), Isabella Schei (Stewartville, Minn.), Hanna Strom (Dodge Center, Minn.), Morgan Wallendal (Fond du Lac, Wis.), and Erica Wright (Blaine, Minn.).