ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) awarded its academic all-conference awards Wednesday to winter and spring sport student-athletes for excellence in the classroom, and 96 Bethany athletes were recognized.
Individuals who earn a 3.5 or better grade point average (GPA) or better during their respective semesters of competition are recognized with the prestigious individual honor, while the team with the top GPA in each sport is also recognized. Student-athletes were acknowledged for academic achievement in the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis.
Bethany ranked fourth in the conference in total honorees and first in both women's basketball (13) and softball (16). The Vikings also earned the team GPA award in men's (3.38) and women's (3.71) indoor track & field.
2025-26 WINTER AND SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM AWARD WINNERS
| Sport |
Institution/Team |
Team GPA |
| Men's Basketball |
UW-Superior |
3.27 |
| Women's Basketball |
Martin Luther |
3.65 |
| Men's Indoor Track and Field |
Bethany Lutheran |
3.38 |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field |
Bethany Lutheran |
3.71 |
| Baseball |
Northwestern |
3.30 |
| Softball |
Martin Luther |
3.71 |
| Men's Tennis |
Principia |
3.682 |
| Women's Tennis |
Martin Luther |
3.91 |
| Men's Outdoor Track and Field |
Martin Luther |
3.27 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
Northwestern |
3.71 |
|
BLC |
Crown |
MLC |
UMM |
NCU |
UNW |
UWS |
GU |
MUW |
PC |
WC |
WU |
Sport Total |
| Women's Basketball |
13 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
62 |
| Men's Basketball |
6 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
56 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
8 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
4 |
14 |
15 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
75 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field |
7 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
53 |
| Baseball |
22 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
20 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
109 |
| Softball |
16 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
77 |
| Women's Tennis |
5 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
x |
7 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
60 |
| Men's Tennis |
6 |
6 |
7 |
x |
x |
12 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
64 |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
7 |
11 |
18 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
16 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
82 |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
6 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
64 |
| School Total |
96 |
86 |
108 |
66 |
49 |
119 |
127 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
702 |
Bethany Lutheran
| Max Athmann |
Baseball |
JR |
| Myles Clark |
Baseball |
FY |
| Sean Gamble |
Baseball |
SR |
| Ryne Griffin |
Baseball |
FY |
| Grant Hallman |
Baseball |
SO |
| Drew Hedtke |
Baseball |
SR |
| Ben Hoehn |
Baseball |
FY |
| Shawn Kimball |
Baseball |
JR |
| Anthony Kuznia |
Baseball |
SR |
| Ethan Lung |
Baseball |
SR |
| Evan Maes |
Baseball |
FY |
| Zander Meissner |
Baseball |
SO |
| Joshua Miller |
Baseball |
JR |
| Xavier Palmer |
Baseball |
SR |
| Nathan Pisio |
Baseball |
FY |
| Zaeden Pleasants |
Baseball |
JR |
| Andy Prieve |
Baseball |
JR |
| Grant Reilly |
Baseball |
SO |
| Brandon Schmitz |
Baseball |
SO |
| Gary Swann |
Baseball |
SO |
| Adryen Tietz |
Baseball |
JR |
| Caeden Willaert |
Baseball |
FY |
| Jack Brockmann |
Men's Basketball |
SO |
| Gavin Gross |
Men's Basketball |
SO |
| Cole Johnson |
Men's Basketball |
JR |
| Ryan Schrupp |
Men's Basketball |
FY |
| TJ Starkey |
Men's Basketball |
FY |
| Elliot Whitney |
Men's Basketball |
SO |
| Kenadi Arndt |
Women's Basketball |
SO |
| Lauren Bauer |
Women's Basketball |
SO |
| Ary Cardona Ferrer |
Women's Basketball |
FY |
| Juliana Ewald |
Women's Basketball |
JR |
| Sydney Hoffman |
Women's Basketball |
SO |
| Kaylee Hunter |
Women's Basketball |
SR |
| Presley James |
Women's Basketball |
FY |
| Arinn McGee |
Women's Basketball |
SR |
| Brea Mertz |
Women's Basketball |
SO |
| Kiley Mueller |
Women's Basketball |
SO |
| Madison Reedy |
Women's Basketball |
SR |
| Ava Wagner |
Women's Basketball |
JR |
| Megan Wegner |
Women's Basketball |
SR |
| Avery Carlson |
Softball |
SO |
| Alexis Dahlberg |
Softball |
SO |
| Brielle Dessner |
Softball |
FY |
| Emily Doyle |
Softball |
SR |
| Paige Haala |
Softball |
FY |
| Aliya Edbom-Kehler |
Softball |
SR |
| Orla Keys |
Softball |
SR |
| Joie Koll |
Softball |
FY |
| Becca Kuck |
Softball |
JR |
| Hayven Linn |
Softball |
SO |
| Madison McNab |
Softball |
FY |
| Emily Meyer |
Softball |
JR |
| Carly Nelson |
Softball |
SR |
| Emily Nelson |
Softball |
JR |
| Melanie Raasch |
Softball |
SO |
| Bryn Weidner |
Softball |
JR |
| Luiz Gustavo Cordeiro Damian Tilho |
Men's Tennis |
FY |
| Simao Caetano |
Men's Tennis |
FY |
| Thales Oliveira |
Men's Tennis |
FY |
| Daniel Poulakidas |
Men's Tennis |
FY |
| Joel Simon |
Men's Tennis |
FY |
| Anton Tikhonov |
Men's Tennis |
JR |
| Campbell Amundson |
Women's Tennis |
FY |
| Brooke Kirtz |
Women's Tennis |
SR |
| Brianna Lienig |
Women's Tennis |
SO |
| Sailor Mohlenbrock |
Women's Tennis |
SR |
| Madilyn Omar |
Women's Tennis |
JR |
| Andreas Guessregen |
Men's Indoor T&F |
FY |
| Benjamin Halvorson |
Men's Indoor T&F |
SO |
| Will Kaesermann |
Men's Indoor T&F |
SO |
| Matthew Koosman |
Men's Indoor T&F |
SO |
| Tanner Rosenthal |
Men's Indoor T&F |
FY |
| Austin Skaden |
Men's Indoor T&F |
JR |
| James Younge |
Men's Indoor T&F |
JR |
| Campbell Amundson |
Women's Indoor T & F |
FY |
| Samantha Kedsch |
Women's Indoor T & F |
SO |
| Gracelyn Malecek |
Women's Indoor T & F |
FY |
| Riley Ping |
Women's Indoor T & F |
JR |
| Nika Pittenger |
Women's Indoor T & F |
FY |
| Anna Schwartz |
Women's Indoor T & F |
JR |
| Sarah Smith |
Women's Indoor T & F |
FY |
| Sophia Urban |
Women's Indoor T & F |
FY |
| Benjamin Halvorson |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
SO |
| Will Kaesermann |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
SO |
| Matthew Koosman |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
SO |
| Tanner Rosenthal |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
| Austin Skaden |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
JR |
| James Younge |
Men's Outdoor T&F |
JR |
| Campbell Amundson |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
| Samantha Kedsch |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
SO |
| Gracelyn Malecek |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
| Nika Pittenger |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
| Sarah Smith |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
| Katelynn Tortorella |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
JR |
| Sophia Urban |
Women's Outdoor T&F |
FY |
