AUSTIN, Texas – Recent graduate Connor Kalthoff '25 became the first member of the St. Olaf College men's hockey program to be named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American ® by claiming first-team honors in the at-large category, as announced on Wednesday.
Kalthoff was one of 15 first-time selections out of the 46 student-athletes honored at the NCAA Division III level in the men's at-large list, which includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. The Sartell, Minn. product was one of four hockey student-athletes on the three teams and was the lone Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) student-athlete on the men's teams.
Wednesday's announcement made Kalthoff the 16th St. Olaf student-athlete to earn CSC Academic All-America ® honors, with the 16 accounting for 22 accolades. He is the second Ole to be honored in 2024-25, joining men's soccer standout Shea Bechtel '25. Fourteen of St. Olaf's 22 Academic All-Americans have come since the start of the 2019-20 academic year.
Kalthoff wrapped up his decorated career with a second consecutive CCM/American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First Team West All-America accolade this winter and was a finalist for the Sid Watson Award, which is given to the best NCAA Division II-III men's hockey player in the country. He was also named the MIAC Defensive Player of the Year and St. Olaf's Male Athlete of the Year, in addition to earning a third All-MIAC accolade in a row.
Over his career, Kalthoff finished fifth in points (66) among blue-liners in recorded program history after compiling 18 goals and 48 assists in a program-record 112 games. He helped the Oles to 53 victories over his four-year career, as well as four MIAC Playoff berths, two MIAC Playoff championships, and two NCAA Tournament appearances. An economics major with a 3.91 grade-point average, Kalthoff was a three-time CSC Academic All-District ® honoree, a three-time Academic All-MIAC selection, and was named to the Dean's List every semester.