The MIAC Elite 22 Award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in their sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers.

Modeled after the NCAA Elite 90 Award, the MIAC Elite 22 Award was founded in 2013 and is presented to the student-athlete with the highest grade point average (GPA) in each sport who meet similarly high, sport-specific athletic requirements. Complete details are available online, and year-by-year Elite 22 Award winners are listed below.

Year	Sport	Recipient	Institution	GPA	Class
2013-14	Men's Golf	Alex Kapraun	St. Thomas	3.95	Jr.
2013-14	Women's Golf	Erin Dingmann	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2013-14	Men's Cross Country	Grant Wintheiser	St. Olaf	3.97	Jr.
2013-14	Women's Cross Country	Katie Stolz	Saint Mary's	4.00	Jr.
2013-14	Men's Soccer	Simon Ginet	Carleton	3.95	Sr.
2013-14	Women's Soccer	Piper Murray	Saint Benedict	4.00	So.
2013-14	Volleyball	Kathryn Gaydos	Saint Benedict	4.000	Sr.
2013-14	Football	Keegan Bragg	St. Thomas	3.98	Sr.
2013-14	Men's Swimming & Diving	Max Hamilton	St. Thomas	3.95	So.
2013-14	Women's Swimming & Diving	Libby Larson	Gustavus	3.97	Jr.
2013-14	Men's Basketball	Sam Daly	St. Olaf	3.65	Sr.
2013-14	Women's Basketball	Courtney Pahl	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2013-14	Men's Hockey	Joe Morris	St. Thomas	3.92	So.
2013-14	Women's Hockey	Carolyn Draayer	Gustavus	3.98	Jr.
2013-14	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Mark Volker	Hamline	4.00	Jr.
2013-14	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Lauren Rice	Augsburg	4.00	Sr.
2013-14	Baseball	Nik Anderson	Bethel	3.87	Jr.
2013-14	Softball	Caroline Kivisto	Bethel	3.98	So.
2013-14	Men's Tennis	Mike Schroeder	St. Olaf	3.91	So.
2013-14	Women's Tennis	Annie Mahoney	Gustavus	3.50	Jr.
2013-14	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Phillip Meyer	St. Olaf	3.92	Jr.
2013-14	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Elizabeth Weiers	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2014-15	Men's Golf	Alex Kapraun	St. Thomas	3.97	Sr.
2014-15	Women's Golf	Rachel Morris	St. Thomas	3.78	So.
2014-15	Men's Cross Country	Jacob Gerhartz	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2014-15	Women's Cross Country	Erin Statz	St. Thomas	3.93	Sr.
2014-15	Men's Soccer	Dylan Lehrer	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2014-15	Women's Soccer	Marta Prosinski	Concordia	4.00	Sr.
2014-15	Volleyball	Whitney Lloyd	St. Thomas	3.93	So.
2014-15	Football	Carter Hanson	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2014-15	Men's Swimming & Diving	Joe Duxbury	Saint John's	3.96	Sr.
2014-15	Women's Swimming & Diving	Abbey Schnaith	St. Olaf	3.935	Jr.
2014-15	Men's Basketball	Ross Groeneweg	Bethel	3.90	Jr.
2014-15	Women's Basketball	Paige Gernes	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2014-15	Men's Hockey	Mike Mezzano	Saint Mary's	3.84	So.
2014-15	Women's Hockey	Caroline Kivisto	Bethel	3.99	Jr.
2014-15	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Gabe Wright	Concordia	3.99	Jr.
2014-15	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Gabrielle Pepin	St. Thomas	3.93	Jr.
2014-15	Men's Tennis	Patton McClelland	Carleton	3.91	So.
2014-15	Women's Tennis	Lizzy Stanczyk	Gustavus	3.96	Jr.
2014-15	Baseball	Alex Toninato	Saint John's	3.98	Sr.
2014-15	Softball	Kendra Bowe	St. Thomas	3.91	Sr.
2014-15	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Mark Volker	Hamline	3.99	Sr.
2014-15	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Elizabeth Weiers	Gustavus	4.00	Sr.
2015-16	Men's Golf	Jack Riester	St. Thomas	3.40	Sr.
2015-16	Women's Golf	Erin Dingmann	St. Thomas	3.85	Sr.
2015-16	Men's Cross Country	Jacob Gerhartz	St. Thomas	4.00	Sr.
2015-16	Women's Cross Country	Kimber Meyer	Macalester	3.96	Jr.
2015-16	Men's Soccer	Johnny Mulvahill	St. Thomas	3.86	Sr.
2015-16	Women's Soccer	Sophie Leininger	Gustavus	4.00	So.
2015-16	Volleyball	Kristin Stern	Bethel	3.92	So.
2015-16	Football	David Simmet	St. Thomas	3.97	Sr.
2015-16	Men's Swimming & Diving	Nick Cox	St. Thomas	4.00	Jr.
2015-16	Women's Swimming & Diving	Nicole Herrli	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2015-16	Men's Basketball	Michael Hannon	St. Thomas	3.86	So.
2015-16	Women's Basketball	Paige Gernes	St. Thomas	4.00	Jr.
2015-16	Men's Hockey	Daniel Tripicchio	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2015-16	Women's Hockey	Caroline Kivisto	Bethel	3.98	Sr.
2015-16	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Paul Escher	St. Olaf	3.97	Sr.
2015-16	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Reilly Simon	Carleton	3.96	Sr.
2015-16	Baseball	Logan Hershey	Saint John's	3.89	Sr.
2015-16	Softball	Kylie Macziewski	St. Catherine	3.88	So.
2015-16	Men's Tennis	Gabe Steinwand	Gustavus	3.98	So.
2015-16	Women's Tennis	Katie Aney	Gustavus	4.00	So.
2015-16	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Karl Olsen	Bethel	3.85	So.
2015-16	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Aimee Junget	St. Thomas	3.94	Sr.
2016-17	Men's Golf	Mack Farley	Saint John's	3.98	Sr.
2016-17	Women's Golf	Natalie Amundson	Saint Benedict	3.94	So.
2016-17	Men's Cross Country	Carston Dammann	Gustavus	3.96	Sr.
2016-17	Women's Cross Country	Kimber Meyer	Macalester	3.96	Sr.
2016-17	Men's Soccer	Andrew Stuempfig	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2016-17	Women's Soccer	McKenna Peplinski	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2016-17	Volleyball	Jillian Krier	Bethel	3.93	Jr.
2016-17	Football	Carter Hanson	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2016-17	Men's Swimming & Diving	Nick Cox	St. Thomas	3.98	Sr.
2016-17	Women's Swimming & Diving	Nicole Herrli	St. Thomas	4.00	Jr.
2016-17	Men's Basketball	David Stokman	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2016-17	Women's Basketball	Paige Gernes	St. Thomas	4.00	Sr.
2016-17	Men's Hockey	Chris Nuth	Augsburg	3.96	Sr.
2016-17	Women's Hockey	Megan Johnson	Augsburg	3.96	So.
2016-17	Men's Indoor Track & Field	David Supinski	Concordia	3.95	So.
2016-17	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Kimber Meyer	Macalester	3.97	Sr.
2016-17	Baseball	Michael Bohlke	Bethel	3.94	So.
2016-17	Softball	Mary-Clare Coulliard	Hamline	4.00	Sr.
2016-17	Men's Tennis	Gabe Steinwand	Gustavus	3.91	Jr.
2016-17	Women's Tennis	Katie Aney	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2016-17	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Parker Rosenau	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2016-17	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Kimber Meyer	Macalester	3.97	Sr.
2017-18	Men's Golf	Brett Buckingham	Augsburg	4.00	So.
2017-18	Women's Golf	Ziyi Wang	Carleton	3.94	Jr.
2017-18	Men's Cross Country	Matthew Burgstahler	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2017-18	Women's Cross Country	Annika Halverson	Bethel	3.94	Sr.
2017-18	Men's Soccer	Drew Winkoski	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2017-18	Women's Soccer	Sophie Leininger	Gustavus	3.99	Sr.
2017-18	Volleyball	Ellie Meyer	St. Thomas	3.98	So.
2017-18	Football	Austin Coates	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2017-18	Men's Swimming & Diving	Joe Herrli	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2017-18	Women's Swimming & Diving	Nicole Herrli	St. Thomas	3.98	Sr.
2017-18	Men's Basketball	Robbie Whitney	Bethel	3.96	So.
2017-18	Women's Basketball	Elsa Anderson	St. Thomas	3.94	So.
2017-18	Men's Hockey	Brett Bukowski	Augsburg	4.00	Sr.
2017-18	Women's Hockey	Paulina Scheid	Gustavus	3.94	So.
2017-18	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Karl Wachter	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2017-18	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Hannah Sonsalla	Macalester	3.95	Sr.
2017-18	Baseball	Michael Bohlke	Bethel	3.90	Jr.
2017-18	Softball	Jaylen Heller	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2017-18	Men's Tennis	Michael O'Neil	Gustavus	4.00	So.
2017-18	Women's Tennis	Katie Aney	Gustavus	3.96	Sr.
2017-18	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Matthew Burgstahler	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2017-18	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Hannah Sonsalla	Macalester	3.95	Sr.
2018-19	Men's Golf	Brett Buckingham	Augsburg	4.00	Jr.
2018-19	Women's Golf	Abby Euyang	Carleton	3.96	So.
2018-19	Men's Cross Country	Parker Rosenau	St. Thomas	3.97	Sr.
2018-19	Women's Cross Country	Becca Wilkin	St. Thomas	3.98	So.
2018-19	Men's Soccer	David Rubin	Carleton	4.00	So.
2018-19	Women's Soccer	McKenna Peplinski	St. Thomas	3.99	So.
2018-19	Volleyball	Hunter Weiss	Saint Benedict	4.00	So.
2018-19	Football	Chris Backes	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2018-19	Men's Swimming & Diving	John Loepfe	St. Olaf	3.92	Jr.
2018-19	Women's Swimming & Diving	Haley Pesik	Gustavus	3.96	Sr.
2018-19	Men's Basketball	David Stokman	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2018-19	Women's Basketball	Ashley Juza	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2018-19	Men's Hockey	Jake Larson	Augsburg	4.00	Sr.
2018-19	Women's Hockey	Madison Kolbow	Hamline	3.95	So.
2018-19	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Tris Dodge	Carleton	3.95	Sr.
2018-19	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Mariah Terhaar	St. Thomas	3.97	Jr.
2018-19	Men's Tennis	Michael O'Neil	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2018-19	Women's Tennis	Maggie Riermann	Bethel	3.95	So.
2018-19	Baseball	Carter Clemensen	Gustavus	3.89	So.
2018-19	Softball	Jaylen Heller	St. Thomas	3.97	Jr.
2018-19	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Parker Rosenau	St. Thomas	3.98	Sr.
2018-19	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Mariah Terhaar	St. Thomas	3.98	Jr.
2019-20	Men's Golf	Preston Kopel	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2019-20	Women's Golf	Ana Schwarz	Bethel	3.98	So.
2019-20	Men's Cross Country	Elliot Kadrofske	St. Olaf	3.92	Sr.
2019-20	Women's Cross Country	Helen Dolan	Hamline	3.96	Jr.
2019-20	Men's Soccer	Trace Dobson	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2019-20	Women's Soccer	Ana Ortiz	Augsburg	4.00	So.
2019-20	Volleyball	Mackenzie Korbel	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2019-20	Football	Chris Backes	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2019-20	Men's Swimming & Diving	Jack Heinzel	Carleton	3.93	Jr.
2019-20	Women's Swimming & Diving	Macy Klein	St. Catherine	4.00	So.
2019-20	Men's Basketball	Burt Hedstrom	St. Thomas	3.98	Jr.
2019-20	Women's Basketball	Megan Boegel	Bethel	3.98	So.
2019-20	Men's Hockey	Tyler Bossert	Concordia	3.98	Jr.
2019-20	Women's Hockey	Kayla Vrieze	Gustavus	3.98	So.
2019-20	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Kaleb Keener	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2019-20	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Mariah Terhaar	St. Thomas	3.98	Sr.
2020-21	Men's Golf	Thomas Gutzmer	Saint John's	3.71	So.
2020-21	Women's Golf	Sydney Regalado	Gustavus	3.95	Jr.
2020-21	Men's Tennis	Nick Aney	Gustavus	3.84	Jr.
2020-21	Women's Tennis	Anna Leary	St. Thomas	3.97	Jr.
2020-21	Baseball	Kyle Winchlinski	St. Thomas	3.97	So.
2020-21	Softball	Mackenzie Rudy	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2020-21	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Zach Haire	St. Thomas	4.00	So.
2020-21	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Tracy Reiner	Saint Benedict	4.00	Jr.
2021-22	Men's Golf	Nate Loxtercamp	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Golf	Erin Ericson	Gustavus	3.88	Sr.
2021-22	Men's Cross Country	Stephen Lavey	Carleton	3.97	Sr.
2021-22	Women's Cross Country	Evelyn Villalobos	Gustavus	4.00	So.
2021-22	Men's Soccer	Kristian Noll	St. Olaf	4.00	Sr.
2021-22	Women's Soccer	Abby Willenbring	Saint Benedict	4.00	So.
2021-22	Volleyball	Allie Fauth	Bethel	3.98	Sr.
2021-22	Football	Mateo Cisneros	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2021-22	Men's Swimming & Diving	Josh Wu	Carleton	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Swimming & Diving	Sammi Friedrich	St. Catherine	4.00	So.
2021-22	Men's Basketball	Ryan Thissen	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Basketball	Betsy Schoenrock	Gustavus	3.95	Sr.
2021-22	Men's Hockey	Lukas Haugen	St. Olaf	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Hockey	Kayla Vrieze	Gustavus	3.99	Sr.
2021-22	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Tommy Allen	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Annessa Ihde	Bethel	4.00	So.
2021-22	Men's Tennis	Nick Aney	Gustavus	3.99	Sr.
2021-22	Women's Tennis	Alli Laux	Gustavus	3.97	So.
2021-22	Baseball	Matthew Carlson	Bethel	4.00	So.
2021-22	Softball	Hannah Peschel	St. Olaf	4.00	So.
2021-22	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Tommy Allen	Saint John's	4.00	So.
2021-22	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Tracy Renier	Saint Benedict	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Men's Golf	Nate Loxtercamp	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Golf	Sydney Monge	St. Olaf	3.68	Jr.
2022-23	Men's Cross Country	Tommy Allen	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Cross Country	Fiona Smith	Saint Benedict	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Men's Soccer	Aidan Becken	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Women's Soccer	Julia Kispert	Macalester	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Volleyball	Marley Webb	Bethel	3.98	Jr.
2022-23	Football	Jackson Kirchoff	Bethel	3.97	Jr.
2022-23	Men's Swimming & Diving	Jack Grabinski	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Women's Swimming & Diving	Sammi Friedrich	St. Catherine	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Men's Basketball	Ryan Thissen	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Basketball	Larisa O'Neil	Hamline	3.97	Jr.
2022-23	Men's Hockey	Lukas Haugen	St. Olaf	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Hockey	Payton Allen	Augsburg	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Carter Grove	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Annessa Ihde	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Men's Tennis	Hunter Fischer	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Women's Tennis	Maria Bedford	Saint Benedict	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Baseball	Matthew Carlsen	Bethel	3.99	Jr.
2022-23	Softball	Julia Azure	St. Catherine	4.00	Sr.
2022-23	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Carter Grove	Saint John's	4.00	Jr.
2022-23	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Annessa Ihde	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Golf	Jacob Hall	Bethel	3.97	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Golf	Greta McArthur	Bethel	3.96	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Cross Country	Reece McKee	Macalester	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Cross Country	Fiona Smith	Saint Benedict	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Men's Soccer	Ian Staresinic	Macalester	3.98	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Soccer	Mallory Johnson	St. Catherine	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Volleyball	Olivia Thompson	Saint Benedict	3.98	Sr.
2023-24	Football	Aaron Ellingson	Bethel	3.97	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Basketball	Gabe Siler	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Basketball	Greta Tollefson	Concordia	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Hockey	Andrew Revering	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Hockey	Elizabeth Fagerlind	Augsburg	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Swimming & Diving	Tyler Teichmiller	Gustavus	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Women's Swimming & Diving	Marit Isaacson	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Tommy Allen	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Annessa Ihde	Bethel	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Men's Tennis	Jonas Abeleda	St. Scholastica	3.98	Jr.
2023-24	Women's Tennis	Ashley Tarrolly	Saint Benedict	4.00	Jr.
2023-24	Baseball	Matthew Carlsen	Bethel	3.99	Sr.
2023-24	Softball	Hannah Peschel	St. Olaf	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Tommy Allen	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2023-24	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Annessa Ihde	Bethel	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Golf	Tim Fultz	Saint John's	3.41	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Golf	Laura Beltman	Bethel	3.93	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Cross Country	Tyler Smith	Gustavus	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Women's Cross Country	Josie Harms	Bethel	4.00	Gr.
2024-25	Men's Soccer	Ryan Swanda	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Soccer	Mallory Johnson	St. Catherine	4.00	Gr.
2024-25	Volleyball	Lexie Petrick	St. Catherine	3.98	Sr.
2024-25	Football	D.J. Myles	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Basketball	Ryan Thissen	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Women's Basketball	Lindsey Lettner	Saint Mary's	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Men's Hockey	Matt Berezowski	Bethel	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Hockey	Elizabeth Fagerlind	Augsburg	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Indoor Track & Field	Tyler Smith	Gustavus	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Women's Indoor Track & Field	Hailey Gregg	Bethel	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Swimming & Diving	Nick Starcevich	St. Olaf	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Swimming & Diving	Marit Isaacson	Gustavus	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Tennis	Gage Gohl	Gustavus	3.97	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Tennis	Kaya De Bruijn	Gustavus	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Baseball	Collin Kray	Saint John's	4.00	Sr.
2024-25	Softball	Sarah Posey	St. Catherine	3.98	Sr.
2024-25	Men's Outdoor Track & Field	Zach Martin	St. Olaf	4.00	Jr.
2024-25	Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Hailey Gregg	Bethel	4.00	Sr.

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