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Paige Davis
  • General Management Emphasis
  • Class of 2017
  • Des Moines, IA

Forty-Six Peacocks Earn NSIC All-Academic Recognition

2014 Dec 18

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2014 fall athletic season today and forty-six Peacock student-athletes earned recognition. 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 better. 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. All four of Upper Iowa's fall sports that compete in the NSIC were represented on the release; football and women's soccer led the way with fourteen honorees. Volleyball had twelve players recognized, while cross country had six of their ten total runners honored.

2014 Academic All-NSIC Student-Athletes from Upper Iowa

Football (14)

  • Giacomo Berti Sr. Bologna, Italy
  • Dakota Basten R-So. Waterloo, Iowa
  • Brennen Rompa So. Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • Cameron Vinsand So. Riverside, Iowa
  • Zachary Gardner R-So. Adel, Iowa
  • Vincent Otdoerfer R-So. Strawberry Point, Iowa
  • Cole Stephen Jr. Manchester, Iowa
  • Taylor Thompson So. Forest City, Iowa
  • Dylan Liebe R-So. Toddville, Iowa
  • Jacob Erfurth Sr. Barneveld, Wis.
  • Cody Nilges R-Jr. Tripoli, Iowa
  • Paul Yokas Sr. Oelwein, Iowa
  • Rilen Carew R-Jr. West Branch, Iowa
  • Chase Coakley R-So. LaMotte, Iowa

Cross Country (6)

  • Bethani Jacobsen So. Wauconda, Ill.
  • Chandra Smith So. Bloomfield, Iowa
  • MeKenzie Coppage So. West Point, Iowa
  • Paige Davis So. Rock Falls, Ill.
  • Christina Neil Jr. Fairbank, Iowa
  • Courtney Fullmer Sr. Buford, Ga.

Women's Soccer (14)

  • Jess Dickhaus Sr. Golden Valley, Minn.
  • Lauren Sharp So. Kansas City, Mo.
  • Kali Loescher Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill.
  • Mackenzie Taldone So. Village of Lakewood, Ill.
  • Nicole Poirier Jr. Deerfield, Wis.
  • Corinne Wronski Sr. Huntley, Ill.
  • Kaitlyn Emanuel R-Jr. Byron, Minn.
  • Storm Walsh So. Rogers, Minn.
  • Lauren Rohrmeier R-Jr. West Chicago, Ill.
  • Maggie Olson So. De Forest, Wis.
  • Trina Gallagher Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Danielle Weiss Sr. Racine, Wis.
  • Brianne Fenton So. Crystal Lake, Ill.
  • Savannah Schinto R-So. Spring Grove, Ill.

Volleyball (12)

  • Jennifer Mundt Jr. Utica, Minn.
  • Taylor Williams Jr. New London, Wis.
  • Haylie Franklin Sr. Muscatine, Iowa
  • Alisha VanderWoude So. Delton, Mich.
  • Jenna Hermsen Jr. Masonville, Iowa
  • Amanda Weiss Sr. West Bend, Wis.
  • Kelsey Hinrichs So. Swisher, Iowa
  • Katie Chatten So. Morris, Ill.
  • Hailey Brown Sr. Elroy, Wis.
  • Tricia Hanson Sr. Turtle Lake, Wis.
  • Chelsea Berry So. Strawberry Point, Iowa
  • Sydney Cyzon Jr. DePere, Wis.

During the 2013-14 athletic season, the Northern Sun recognized a total of 73 UIU student-athletes for their efforts in the classroom; 25 from the spring season, 15 Peacock student-athletes from UIU's three winter sports and 33 young men and women from the Peacocks' four NSIC-sponsored fall sports.