BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced that 31 Bethel University student-athletes earned Academic All-MIAC honors for their hard work in the classroom room Wednesday afternoon.

In total, the conference recognized 431 student-athletes from the 13 MIAC institutions, breaking a fall Academic All-Conference record for the eighth straight year. Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale following the fall semester and must meet all sport-specific athletic requirements.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior with at least one year (two semesters) at their current institution. Athletically, student-athletes in fall team sports (football, volleyball, soccer) must compete in 50 percent of their team's regular-season varsity contests. Cross country student-athletes are required to finish in the overall top 100 or their team's top seven at the 2019 MIAC Cross Country Championship. Between the on-field component and lofty GPA standard, the MIAC Academic All-Conference honor is a perfect blend of the balanced excellence championed by the MIAC and NCAA Division III.
 
MIAC Academic All-Conference teams are announced twice annually, after the completion of both the fall and spring academic semesters. The MIAC Winter/Spring 2019-20 Academic All-Conference selections will be announced in late June. The MIAC has an online archive of Academic All-Conference honors. A complete list of fall honorees can be found below.

 

Men's Cross Country (4)
Name	Class	Hometown
Caleb Foster	Sr.	Becker, Minn.
Josh Halvorsen	Jr.	Wayzata, Minn.
Isaac Mendel	So.	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Keaton Shinn	Sr.	Santa Barbara, Calif.

 

Women's Cross Country (2)
Name	Class	Hometown
Anna Hage	So.	Edina, Minn.
Meg Thorison	Jr.	Cedarburg, Wis.

 

Football (10)
Name	Class	Hometown
Jonathan Anderson	Jr.	Lakeville, Minn.
Nick Banfield	So.	Rochester, Minn.
Sid Boros	So.	Becker, Minn.
Mike Delich	So.	Apple Valley, Minn.
Levi Duininck	Sr.	Tulsa, Okla.
Cale Ferrin	Sr.	Morrison, Colo.
Jack Fiedler	Jr.	St. Michael, Minn.
Jacob Hall	Jr.	Rockford, Minn.
Joel Koenecke	Sr.	Delano, Minn.
Jake Marsh	Sr.	Plymouth, Minn.

 

Men's Soccer (3)
Name	Class	Hometown
Andrew Hintz	Jr.	Oconomowoc, Wis.
Connor Nelson	Sr.	Shoreview, Minn.
Ben Richburg	Jr.	Longmont, Colo.

 

Women's Soccer (6)
Name	Class	Hometown
Tessah Anderson	So.	St. Paul, Minn.
Lauren Davis	So.	Grayslake, Ill.
Caela Helgemo	So.	Savage, Minn.
Sierra Smith	Sr.	Blaine, Minn.
Adri Tjeerdsma	Sr.	Rogers, Minn.
Rachel Waterman	So.	Burnsville, Minn.

 

Volleyball (6)
Name	Class	Hometown
Maria Claflin	Jr.	Dayton, Minn.
Allie Fauth	Jr.	Hutchinson, Minn.
Rylee Forshee	Jr.	Eyota, Minn.
Macie Gavic	Jr.	St. Michael, Minn.
Emily Klassen	Sr.	Melrose, Minn.
Tori Urch	Jr.	Owatonna, Minn.