BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston had 12 student-athletes named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Spring All-Academic teams as announced by the conference office Wednesday.

The UMC baseball team had two student-athletes honored as Jesse Jennings (So., IF/OF, Robbinsdale, Minn.) and Jordan Prill (Sr., 1B/OF/P, Melrose, Minn.) received the honor. Four softball players received recognition as Shelby Hollinger (So., IF/OF, Neudorf, Saskatchewan), Stacey Marcum (Sr., P, Merrill, Wis.), Josee Plante (So., 3B/C, Manitou, Manitoba) and Brooke Vatthauer (So., P/1B, Crookston, Minn.) were honored. UMC men's golfers Jesse Roscoe (So., Big Stone City, S.D.) and Zach Cymbaluk (So., Crookston, Minn.) also received recognition as did Golden Eagle women's golfers Kelly Gustafson (Jr., Hermantown, Minn.), Kari Bodine (Sr., Babbitt, Minn.) and Mary Mikutowski (So., Stillwater, Minn.) and women's tennis netter Casey Paris (Jr., Fairmont, Minn.).

To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher.  Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
                                       

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