Fifty-nine Bruins named winter/spring NSAA Scholar-Athletes
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Fifty-nine Bellevue University student-athletes earned North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Winter/Spring Sports Scholar-Athlete honors in an announcement made today by the conference office.
A total of 583 student-athletes received this prestigious academic achievement award.
The 583 recipients were recognized for their outstanding academic accomplishments in the classroom and on the playing field. The North Star's winter and fall sports included women's basketball, men's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, men's track, women's track, softball, and baseball
To be eligible for the NSAA Academic Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and must have participated in a junior varsity or varsity contest. In addition to the criteria, each athlete must be certified on an eligibility certificate, excluding freshman redshirts.
The following is a list of Bellevue University student-athletes who earned the prestigious honor.
| Women's Basketball | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Ashtyn Arnold | Clovis, Calif. | Graduate Student | Criminal Justice |
| Danielle Coyer | Bellevue, Neb. | Freshman | Sports Management |
| Brandi Dunn | Spring, Texas | Senior | Health Science |
| Aminah Hall | Denton, Texas | Senior | Communication Studies |
| Mailey Malone | Omaha, Neb. | Freshman | Sports Management |
| Gabby Moore | Webster Groves, Mo. | Senior | Cybersecurity |
| Emily Pomernackas | Council Bluffs, Iowa | Sophomore | Kinesiology |
| Men's Basketball | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Raphael Allen | Gary, Ind. | Senior | Business Administration |
| Christian Carter | Concord, Calif. | Senior | Sports Management |
| Connor Mohr | Scottsbluff, Neb. | Freshman | Business Administration |
| Liam Thompson | Phoenix, Ariz. | Junior | Sports Management |
| Men's Golf | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Randy Christiansen | Yutan, Neb. | Sophomore | Communication Studies |
| Thomas Gatlin | Lincoln, Neb. | Junior | Business Administration |
| Ludwig Klingspor | Vallentune, Sweden | Junior | Business Administration |
| Dylan Rodgers | Meridian, Idaho | Sophomore | Business Administration |
| Cayden Wynne | Lincoln, Neb. | Senior | Business Administration |
| Women's Golf | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Tilde-Li Andersson | Gavle, Sweden | Freshman | Business Administration |
| Chloe Blandinieres | Toulouse, France | Senior | Business Administration |
| Aaricia Noel-Traissac | Ablon-sur-Seine, France | Junior | Business Administration |
| Maria Pinedo Velarde | Neiva, Colombia | Senior | Business Administration |
| Women's Track | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Alicia Rivera Camargo | Bogota, Colombia | Junior | Health Science |
| Ashley Guatemala | Omaha, Neb. | Sophomore | Criminal Justice |
| Kimberly Kisoryo | Kapsabet, Kenya | Sophomore | Health Science |
| Men's Track | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Jose Lara Flores | Omaha, Neb. | Junior | Cybersecurity |
| Alvin Keter | Eldoret, Kenya | Sophomore | Business Administration |
| Ronald Kipyegon | Keringet, Kenya | Sophomore | Public Health |
| Griffin Kisoryo | Kabsabet, Kenya | Sophomore | Biology |
| Xavier Mallow | Papillion, Neb. | Freshman | Health Science |
| Richard Marcoux | Omaha, Neb. | Graduate Student | Business & Professional Communications |
| Alejandro Corona Martinez | Omaha, Neb. | Freshman | Biology |
| Luis Casallas Vega | Soacha, Colombia | Junior | Health & Human Performance |
| Softball | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Emma Crisman | Bellevue, Neb. | Junior | Health Science |
| Katie Cunningham | Bellevue, Neb. | Senior | Psychology |
| Abby Dworak | Papillion, Neb. | Sophomore | Health Science |
| Leslie Egan | Anaheim, Calif. | Junior | Business Administration |
| Laila Fiscus | Papillion, Neb. | Sophomore | Biology |
| Kaitlyn Fisher | Omaha, Neb. | Freshman | Sports Management |
| Miranda Garcia | Los Lunas, N.M. | Junior | Health Science |
| Breanne McMurtry | Bellevue, Neb. | Sophomore | Sports Management |
| Savannah Short | Fort Osage, Mo. | Junior | Business Administration |
| Alexa Sidel | Papillion, Neb. | Senior | Business Administration |
| Mariah Unverzagt | Papillion, Neb. | Sophomore | Health Science |
| Baseball | |||
| Name | Hometown | Year in School | Major |
| Brayden Andersen | Kearney, Neb. | Junior | Business Administration |
| Cannon Close | Bonney Lake, Wash. | Junior | Kinesiology |
| Jared Eifler | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Senior | Health & Human Performance |
| Steven Elsner | San Francisco, Calif. | Senior | Business Administration |
| Logan Grant | Chestermere, Alberta, Canada | Graduate Student | Master of Business Administration |
| Jake Lacey | Gillette, Wyo. | Graduate Student | Cybersecurity |
| Xavier Lerma | Muscatine, Iowa | Freshman | Psychology |
| Anthony Lind | Omaha, Neb. | Junior | Business Administration |
| Ayden Makarus | Okotoks, Alberta, Canada | Junior | Sports Management |
| Parker McMan | Bozeman, Mont. | Senior | Health & Human Performance |
| Kenji Miller | Shoreline, Wash. | Senior | Biology |
| Jackson Polk | North Platte, Neb. | Freshman | Kinesiology |
| Austin Shever | Kingswood, Texas | Senior | Sports Management |
| Brady Toth | Boise, Idaho | Senior | Business Administration |
| CJ Townsend | Eugene, Ore. | Graduate Student | Business & Professional Communications |
| Preston Villamonte | Plattsmouth, Neb. | Freshman | Business Administration |
| Gavin Wuschke | Regina, Sask., Canada | Sophomore | Business Administration |