SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the 2020 GLIAC Winter All-Academic & Academic Excellence Teams presented by Meijer. 35 student-athletes from Lake Superior State achieved academic honors, including 18 on All-Academic team and 17 on the Academic Excellence list.
Women's indoor track & field led the Lakers with a total of 12 honorees between the two teams, with six athletes on each team. The men's indoor track & field had three athletes on the All-Academic team and five on the Academic Excellence team. Men's basketball had seven athletes receive academic honors including six on the All-Academic team. The women's basketball team had eight student-athletes receive academic honors including five on the Academic Excellence team.
Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first-year transfer student. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0-3.49. Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student-athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0. Grades are based on marks from the fall semester.
Below are the 2019-20 GLIAC Winter All-Academic & All-Academic Excellence Teams:
2019-20 GLIAC Winter All-Academic Team
Men's Basketball (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Cody Ley / Sr. / Environmental Science / Jones, Mich. / Constantine
· Justin Fischer / So. / Business Administration Management / Sterling Heights, Mich. / De La Salle College
· Tristen Mysen / So. / Biology-Pre Med / Metamora, Mich. / Clarkston
· Jayden Perry / So. / Kinesiology / Manton, Mich. / Manton
· C.J. Robinson / So. / Business Administration Management / Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston
· Jackson Schrameyer / Sr. / Sport and Recreation Management / Traverse City, Mich. / Central
Women's Basketball (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Lexie Khon / Sr. / Kinesiology / Jackson, Mich. / Northwest
· Eileene Naniseni / Jr. / Kinesiology / Mancelona, Mich. / Mancelona
· Morgan Villemure / Sr. / Business Administration - Marketing / Flat Rock, Mich. / Flat Rock
Men's Indoor Track and Field (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Riley Nichols / So. / Kinesiology / Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. / Lakeview
· Jacob Thomann / Jr. / Kinesiology / Iron Mountain, Mich. / Iron Mountain
· Roger Willford / Sr. / Fisheries & Wildlife Management / Gladwin, Mich. / Gladwin
Women's Indoor Track and Field (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Rebecca Lathrop / Sr. / Fisheries & Wildlife Management / Eaton Rapids, Mich. / Eaton Rapids
· Sara Ostwald / Sr. / Criminal Justice / Cheboygan, Mich. / Cheboygan
· Alexis Passino / Jr. / Environmental Science / Indian River, Mich. / Indian Lakes
· Melody Perrin / Sr. / Mechanical Engineering / Fremont, Mich. / Fremont
· Caitlyn Schumann / Jr. / Kinesiology / Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. / Sault Area
· Elizabeth Setsuda / Jr. / Biology / South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon
2019-20 GLIAC Winter All-Academic Excellence Team
Men's Basketball (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Sam Cornett Jr. / Jr. / Biology-Pre Med / Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon
Women's Basketball (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Ella Bontrager / So. / Elementary Education / Jackson, Mich. / Northwest
· Mackenzie Kalchik / So. / Biology - Pre Med / Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. / Sault Area
· Abigail Ostman / Sr. / Elementary Education / Mackinaw City, Mich. / St. Ignace
· Claire Radtke / Sr. / Environmental Science & Biochemistry / New Berlin, Wisc. / West
· Rebecca Villanueva / Jr. / Kinesiology / Huntertown, Ind. / Ft. Wayne Carroll
Men's Indoor Track and Field (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Kevin Garland / So. / Criminal Justice / Poplar, Wisc. / Northwestern
· Kye Heimonen / Sr. / Biochemistry / Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario / Universal School
· Timothy Howes / So. / Biochemistry / Hartland, Mich. / Hartland
· Peter Shambaugh / Jr. / Criminal Justice / Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer
· Caleb McCastle / Sr. / Criminal Justice / St. Johns, Mich. / St. Johns
Women's Indoor Track and Field (Name / Class Standing / Major / Hometown / High School)
· Leah Bell / So. / Forensic Chemistry / Macomb, Mich. / Lutheran North
· Riley Collins / Jr. / Kinesiology / Manchester, Mich. / Manchester
· Alyssa Mulford / Jr. / Conservation Biology / St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Lakeview
· Ashley Mullings / Jr. / Biochemistry / Kingston, Jamaica / Ardenne
· Moriah Reed / Jr. / Biochemistry / DeTour, Mich. / DeTour
· Nadya Woodson / Jr. / Kinesiology / Brownstown, Mich. / Woodhaven