Menomonie Collegians

It’s that time of year when the winter season awards come out.

CCHA All-Academic Team

Blais Richartz, a forward on the Michigan Tech men’s hockey team was selected to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) has announced the 2024-25 All-Academic Team. To be selected, players must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Richartz was also selected to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team honors for achieving a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the fourth consecutive season.

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

Noah Feddersen was one of three student-athletes from the North Dakota State University men’s basketball team named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. Feddersen, a finance major, started all 32 games for the Bison, leading the team in rebounds and averaging 8.3 points per game.

Stout recognizes more than 250 scholar-athletics

UW-Stout honored 63 senior scholar-athletes at their 14th annual Scholar-Athlete banquet, March 26.  The UW-Stout Scholar Athlete Award is given to senior student-athletes with a cumulative 3.50 grade point average. The Blue Devils also recognized 197 underclass scholar-athletes. Among the recognized scholar-athletes were Menomonie High School graduates Brooks Brewer, a junior on the Stout football team, and Treysen Witt, a sophomore on the baseball team.

Menomonie’s Norby wraps up 2024-25 swimming season

Dylan Norby, a sophomore on the Binghamton State men’s swimming team, finished seventh in the one-meter diving as Bearcats captured their second consecutive America East title Feb. 19-22. Norby placed 11th in the three-meter diving. Norby competed in eight meets this season and, academically, was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team and was a member of the Fall 2024 AD Honor Roll, which requires a 3.3 GPA or above.

Menomonie Collegiate Wrestlers

Kellen Aure finished his sophomore season at Central Michigan University with a 9-15 overall record, wrestling predominately at 141-pounds, recording one fall, one technical fall and two major decisions. Cody Kwak wrapped up his sophomore season and his first season at Minnesota State, Mankato, after transferring from St. John’s University after his freshman year. Wrestling at 285-pounds, Kwak finished with a 3-2 overall record, notching three wins by fall.