ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced the Academic All-Conference team and individual honorees on Wednesday morning for the winter and spring sports seasons. The University of Northwestern had two teams receive the Team Academic All-Conference honor and set a new school record with 114 student-athletes named as individual Academic All-Conference recipients. UNW ranked second in the UMAC for total individual recipients, trailing only Wisconsin-Superior, which led the conference with 152 honorees.

In total, 772 UMAC student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference recognition for the winter and spring seasons, marking the second consecutive year the record has been broken. This momentum helped push the UMAC to a new record for Academic All-Conference recipients across an entire academic year as well, with 1,320 total honorees, surpassing the previous mark of 1,312 set in 2023–2024.

UMAC Press Release  

To earn UMAC All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must post a 3.50 or better grade point average during the semesters their sport was in season. The UMAC All-Academic Team awards are given to the programs that have the highest average GPA from the semesters the sport was in season, taking into account all athletes who used a year of eligibility.

The University of Northwestern Women's Basketball and Softball teams received the UMAC All-Academic Team award for having the highest GPA in their respective sports in the UMAC. These two teams excelled in the classroom as the Women's Basketball team posted a 3.82 GPA, and the Softball team followed closely with a 3.73 GPA.

Below is a list of the Eagles that received 2024-2025 Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference awards:
 

Name	Sport	Year
Owen Bernatz (Hastings, Minn./Hastings)	Men's Basketball (10)	FY
Jonah Burnett (Orr, Minn./North Woods)	Men's Basketball	FY
Blake Dalluge (Rogers, Minn./Rogers)	Men's Basketball	FY
Noah Deedrick (Rochester, Minn./Century)	Men's Basketball	SR
Tait Deedrick (Rochester, Minn./Century)	Men's Basketball	SO
AJ Greene (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy)	Men's Basketball	SO
Jacob Hoefs (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista)	Men's Basketball	FY
Lopemi Omole (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert Christian)	Men's Basketball	FY
Caden Stevens (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista)	Men's Basketball	FY
Kelton Vincent (Volga, S.D./Sioux Valley)	Men's Basketball	SR
Makenzie Anderstrom (Hudson, Wis./New Life Academy)	Women's Basketball (13)	FY
Taylor Christenson (Maple Grove, Minn./Heritage Christian Academy)	Women's Basketball	SR
Ryann Eddy (Northfield, Minn./Northfield)	Women's Basketball	SO
Ella Falk (Jamestown, N.D./Jamestown)	Women's Basketball	SO
Lexi Hagen (Jordan, Minn./Jordan)	Women's Basketball	SR
Grace Landvik (Roseville, Minn./Concordia Academy)	Women's Basketball	SR
Karley Loven (Swanville, Minn./Swanville)	Women's Basketball	FY
Stella Multerer (Anoka, Minn./St. Francis Christian)	Women's Basketball	FY
Reese Schmidt (Watertown, S.D./Florence)	Women's Basketball	FY
Reese Sellers (Yuma, Ariz./Yuma Catholic)	Women's Basketball	SO
Jasmine Sondrol (Grand Forks, N.D./Red River)	Women's Basketball	SR
Allison Terry (Blaine, Minn./Blaine)	Women's Basketball	JR
Brenna Vogel (New Prague, Minn./Homeschool)	Women's Basketball	FY
Tyler Dueber (Bloomington, Minn./Homeschool)	Men's Indoor Track and Field (6)	SO
Samuel Otis (Shoreview, Minn./Homeschool)	Men's Indoor Track and Field	SO
Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove)	Men's Indoor Track and Field	SO
Bennett Selfridge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)	Men's Indoor Track and Field	SR
John Shevchuk (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine)	Men's Indoor Track and Field	GR
Owen Van De Riet (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville)	Men's Indoor Track and Field	JR
Deanna Ammermann (Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake)	Women's Indoor Track and Field (9)	SR
Alicia Arredondo (Robbinsdale, Minn./Homeschool)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	FY
Meghan Corbett (Sartell, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	JR
Lily Hubbard (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	FY
Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	JR
Faith Matvey (Meadowlands, Minn./Lakeview Christian Academy)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	SO
Grace Moravchik (Mason, Wis./Ashland)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	SO
Caroline Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	JR
Naomi Wallace (Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone Area)	Women's Indoor Track and Field	FY
Mark Albright (Roberts, Wis./St. Croix Central)	Baseball (23)	SO
Reece Berner (Chisago Lakes, Minn./Chisago Lakes)	Baseball	SO
Mark Bligh (Sydney, Australia/Magdalene Catholic College)	Baseball	SR
Michael Borchardt (Rib Lake, Wis./Rib Lake)	Baseball	SO
Bryce Campbell (New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong)	Baseball	JR
Nick Drinken (Randolph, Minn./Randolph)	Baseball	GR
Kaleb Dube (Minneapolis, Minn./Hope Academy)	Baseball	SO
Ben Hixon (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville)	Baseball	JR
Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY)	Baseball	JR
Tyler Johnston (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls)	Baseball	FY
Logan Karnowski (Blaine, Minn./Blaine)	Baseball	JR
AJ Kazel (Esko, Minn./Esko)	Baseball	SO
Gabriel Kennedy (DeForest, Wis./DeForest)	Baseball	SR
Caden Loy (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake)	Baseball	FY
Alex Luepke (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West)	Baseball	JR
Beau Rabey (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake)	Baseball	SR
Eli Reeves (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake Area)	Baseball	SO
Aaron Severson (Columbia Heights, Minn./Columbia Heights)	Baseball	GR
Andrew Simon (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Mounds View)	Baseball	SO
Noah Skarda (Nipomo, Calif./St. Joseph's)	Baseball	SR
Braden Storts (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka)	Baseball	SO
Izyk Strege (Lancaster, Minn./Lancaster Public School)	Baseball	FY
Caleb Vereide (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna)	Baseball	JR
Bryn Anderson (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson)	Softball (21)	FY
Briar Armatoski (Amherst, Wis./Pacelli Catholic)	Softball	SR
Kate Beer (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake)	Softball	SR
Emma Edwards (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine)	Softball	SO
Mikayla Gee (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall)	Softball	SR
Lexi Gonzalez (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East)	Softball	FY
Addisyn Hansen (Tea, S.D./Tea Area)	Softball	FY
Emma Heffron (Altoona, Iowa/Grand View Christian)	Softball	SR
Reganne Henning (Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice)	Softball	SR
Jadyn Iverson (West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo)	Softball	SR
Emma Morrissey (Wasilla, Alas./Colony)	Softball	SO
Jenna Nusbaum (Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park)	Softball	JR
Trista Oberle (Hudson, Wis./Homeschool)	Softball	SO
Ella Priola (Monticello, Minn./Monticello)	Softball	FY
Lani Schoper (Madison Lake, Minn./Mankato West)	Softball	JR
Whitney Skrede (Viroqua, Wis./Viroqua Area)	Softball	FY
Hannah Storey (Big Lake, Minn./Monticello)	Softball	FY
Ireland Strubbe (Chandler, Ariz./Valley Christian)	Softball	JR
Allison Terry (Blaine, Minn./Blaine)	Softball	JR
Kate Trump (Faribault, Minn/Bethlehem Academy)	Softball	SO
Abigail Washburn (Prosper, Tex./Homeschool)	Softball	SO
Ian Barber (Worthington, Minn./Worthington)	Men's Tennis (7)	FY
Carson Haack (Elk River, Minn./Elk River)	Men's Tennis	SO
Griffen Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne)	Men's Tennis	JR
Caleb Jergenson (Livingston, Mont./Park)	Men's Tennis	SO
Sam Kettelhut (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View)	Men's Tennis	SO
DJ Stumpf (Stillwater, Minn./Hill-Murray)	Men's Tennis	FY
Isaac Thomforde (Crookston, Minn./Crookston)	Men's Tennis	FY
Hannah Hyttsten (Becker, Minn./Becker)	Women's Tennis (6)	FY
Elise Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne)	Women's Tennis	SR
Abby Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool)	Women's Tennis	JR
Aby Ross (Chico, Calif./Central)	Women's Tennis	SO
Macie Ruddy (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids)	Women's Tennis	FY
Isabelle Sullivan (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti)	Women's Tennis	FY
Tyler Bertram (Minneapolis, Minn./Legacy Christian Academy)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field (9)	FY
Michael Deel (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	FY
Tyler Dueber (Bloomington, Minn./Homeschool)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	SO
Samuel Otis (Shoreview, Minn./Homeschool)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	SO
Joshua Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	SO
Bennett Selfridge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	SR
John Shevchuk (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	GR
Owen Van De Riet (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	JR
Jacob Weddle (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander)	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	SR
Deanna Ammermann (Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field (10)	SR
Alicia Arredondo (Robbinsdale, Minn./Homeschool)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	FY
Meghan Corbett (Sartell, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	JR
Lily Hubbard (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	FY
Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	JR
Grace Mangelsen (Siren, Wis./Siren)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	FY
Faith Matvey (Meadowlands, Minn./Lakeview Christian Academy)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	SO
Grace Moravchik (Mason, Wis./Ashland)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	SO
Caroline Ringsmuth (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	JR
Naomi Wallace (Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone Area)	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	FY