NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Winners from the MIAC

During the 2009-10 academic year, the NCAA launched a new academic achievement award — the Elite 88. The award was later rebranded as the "Elite 90" Award and is now known as the "Elite Scholar-Athlete" Award.

The Elite Scholar-Athlete Award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in their sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite Scholar-Athlete Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.

Elite Scholar-Athlete Award 2009-10–2024-25 · 29 winners

Year Sport Recipient Institution Class Major
2024-25 Women's Hockey Elizabeth Fagerlind Augsburg University Sr. Accounting and Finance
2024-25 Women's Indoor Track & Field Hailey Gregg Bethel University Sr. Elementary Education
2023-24 Women's Indoor Track & Field Annessa Ihde Bethel University Sr. International Relations
2022-23 Women's Hockey Kayla Vrieze Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. Public Accounting
2021-22 Men's Hockey Austin Koss Augsburg University Jr. Finance and Marketing
2021-22 Women's Tennis Grace Riermann Bethel University Sr. Mechanical Engineering
2021-22 Women's Hockey Kayla Vrieze Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. Public Accounting
2021-22 Men's Golf Nate Loxtercamp Saint John's University So. Accounting
2019-20 Volleyball Hunter Weiss College of Saint Benedict Jr. Biology
2018-19 Women's Basketball Kaia Porter University of St. Thomas So. Biology
2018-19 Women's Hockey Madison Kolbow Hamline University So. Biochemistry
2018-19 Men's Golf Preston Kopel Saint John's University So. Economics
2016-17 Men's Soccer Andrew Stuempfig University of St. Thomas So. Mechanical Engineering
2016-17 Men's Golf Mack Farley Saint John's University Sr. Accounting and Economics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Paige Gernes University of St. Thomas Sr. Biology
2014-15 Men's Golf Alex Kapraun University of St. Thomas Sr. Actuarial Science
2014-15 Men's Cross Country Brian Anderson University of St. Thomas Sr. Accounting
2014-15 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Elizabeth Weiers Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. English
2013-14 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Elizabeth Weiers Gustavus Adolphus College Jr. English
2013-14 Women's Indoor Track & Field Lauren Rice Augsburg College Sr. Communication Studies
2012-13 Women's Hockey Carolyn Draayer Gustavus Adolphus College So. Communication Studies
2012-13 Football Keegan Bragg University of St. Thomas Jr. Mechanical Engineering
2012-13 Volleyball Kia Johnson University of St. Thomas Sr. Biology
2011-12 Women's Hockey Marah Sobczak Gustavus Adolphus College Jr. Physics
2011-12 Men's Golf Michael Mortensen University of St. Thomas Jr. Actuarial Science
2010-11 Volleyball Kia Johnson University of St. Thomas So. Biology
2010-11 Women's Hockey Sara Yungner Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. Biology
2009-10 Women's Golf Kathryn Hauff College of Saint Benedict So. Political Science
2009-10 Women's Hockey Nara Higano Gustavus Adolphus College So. Physics

School Summary

Institution Winners
University of St. Thomas 9
Gustavus Adolphus College 8
Augsburg University 3
Bethel University 3
Saint John's University 3
College of Saint Benedict 2
Hamline University 1