BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association has released its list of 2024-25 Winter/Spring Scholar-Athletes, recognizing student-athletes across the conference for excellence in the classroom. Dickinson State had 111 athletes named to the list, making it a program record 183 athletes receiving conference Scholar Athlete recognition across the 2024-2025 seasons. 

Honorees from Dickinson State include representatives from women's basketball, men's basketball, golf, track and field, softball, and baseball.

Among those recognized:

• Women's Basketball: Mackenzie Conzelman, Whitney Edwards, Celicia Enos, Talissa Fischbach, Sandie Friday, Samantha Oase, Sadie Stevenson, Kyrie Alldredge, Brae Eneboe, J'ell Garfield, Tinley Pierson, Allie Kohn, Tayte Kohn, Kayden Steele, Rae Vines, Tia Williamson, Macie Wheeler.

• Men's Basketball: Will Beckstead, Tallen Binstock, Anthony Budmayr, Britton Cranston, Tyce Dahlberg, Jake Daniel, Griffyn Doughty, Payton Dvorak, Trever Jassek, Kolby Kring, Aidan O'Brien, Raimu Oyama, Trey Stevens, DC Stewart, Jaiden Wright.

• Men's Golf: Blake Barner, Trevor Berry, Torrin Ellis, Jayce Johnson, Henry Maughan, Tyus Thomas.

• Women's Golf: Abby Begger, Jori Haugen, Emilee Iversen, Cheyenne Jacobs, Elly Kapua-LeBlanc, Brooklyn Materi, Ellia Soydara, Emma Welch, Kiaralynn Weidinger.

• Women's Track & Field: Rebecca Eacker, Chloe Gunderson, Klaire Gunderson, Mia Handran, Jane Harrison, Zoey Hied, Bailey Hofland, Lorelei Jarrett, Taylor Laumeyer, Natalie Lile, Kaitlyn McColly, Codi Nagel, Kori Nagel, Jewel Olson, Alician Parks, Abby Talkington, Lauren Taylor.

• Men's Track & Field: Carl Askins, Hudson Atkinson, Galen Brantley III, Adrien Calderon, Maxx Lee, Quentin Lewis, Griffin Obrigewitch, Caleb Sarsland, Cole Skabo, Kohbe Smith, Holden Will.

• Softball: Cierra Cole, Karissa Comer, Haileigh Davis, Alison Eldridge, Hope Fath, Kiley Hubby, Jaila Jackson, Jai Maddox-Hernandez, Ashlee Potter, Ayaka Tajima, Kara Conway, Macie Wheeler, Ava Jahner, Hanna Skiba, Cassidy Venner.

• Baseball: Francisco Aldan-Sablan, Noah Aliff, Ethan Bess, Logan Braaten, Reece Dolechek, Xander Eilers, Kadin Finders, Dylan Hayden, Nathaniel Jilek, Carlos Molina, Jr., Lane Neill, Trapper Oster, Jaron Pinter, Logan Smith, Trajan Sparks, Tyson Threadgill, Kade Vatnsdal, Wyatt Wilharm, Tate Williams, Michael Wishowski.

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 participate 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 Blue Hawks continue to demonstrate their commitment to academic success alongside athletic excellence.