Fourteen Peacocks Named to Winter NSIC All-Academic Team
UIU athletes honored for hard work in classroom
Howie Thompson, Director of Sports Communication
Northern Sun All-Academic Release
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2010 winter athletic season and fourteen Peacock student-athletes earned recognition. The UIU men's basketball program led the way with seven young men earning the honor, while the Peacock women's basketball program had five and the wrestling programs had two garner the award.
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. The student-athlete must have also reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at their institution.
Peacock Student-Athlete Honored:
| Men's Basketball | ||
| Dan Bestul | Graduate Student | Northwood, Iowa |
| Matt Lesan | Sr. | Solon, Iowa |
| Jake Hughes | So. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Alex Huisman | Sr. | Jewell, Iowa |
| Neil Gross | Sr. | Earling, Iowa |
| Alex Kramer | Sr. | Plainfield, Iowa |
| Sam Elgin | So. | Center Point, Iowa |
| Women's Basketball | ||
| Heidi McKean | Jr. | Cissna Park, Ill. |
| Lyndsay Westgaard | Jr. | Big Lake, Minn. |
| Jennifer Herrick | So. | Fon du Lac, Wis. |
| Cassandra Deiters | Sr. | Breese, Ill. |
| Chelsea Arndt | Graduate Student | Mapleton, Minn. |
| Wrestling | ||
| Mitchell Schultz | So. | Postville, Iowa |
| Wade Gobin | So. | Cannon Falls, Minn. |