GLIAC Announces Spring All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced the GLIAC All-Academic & All-Academic Excellence Teams following the Spring 2018 season. A total of 30 LSSU student-athletes achieved all-academic recognition, including 19 on the All-Academic team and 11 on the All-Excellence list.

Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first year transfer student. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0-3.49. Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0. Grades are based on marks from the fall semester.

Below are the 2018 LSSU GLIAC Spring All-Academic & All-Academic Excellence Teams:

All-Academic Team:

Men’s Golf:
•    Mitchell Toth / Senior / Accounting / Simcoe, Ont. / Holy Trinity Catholic
•    Sam Eberts / Senior / Geology / Cedarville, Mich. / Les Cheneaux
•    Jason Kerr / Senior / Finance & Economics / Pattaya, Thailand / Internations School of Eastern Seaboard

Women’s Golf:
•    Madison Whittet / Sophomore / Kinesiology / North Bay, Ont. / St. Joseph’s Scollard
•    Reanna Barth / Junior / Psychology / Davison, Mich. / Powers Catholic

Men’s Tennis:
•    Mateus De Souza Fonai / Sophomore / Mechanical Engineering / Betim, Brazil / Mina Gerais
•    Joe Gilman / Junior / Finance & Economics / Lansing, Mich. / Holt
•    Hunter Koster / Senior / Criminal Justice / Plainwell, Mich. / Allegan
•    Stephan Prica / Senior / Accounting / Escanaba, Mich. / Escanaba
•    Stefan Trisic / Sophomore / Nursing / Lakeshore, Ont. / Tecumseh Vista Academy
•    Jake Prime / Senior / Sport & Recreation Management / Doncaster, England / Outwood Academy

Men’s Outdoor Track
•    Jack Miles / Junior / Forensic Chemistry / Dryden, Mich. / Almont
•    Garrett Smith / Junior / Geology /Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville
•    Parker Wyngard / Junior / Fisheries & Wildlife / Appleton, Wisc. / Little Chute
•    Jon Meier / Senior / Fisheries & Wildlife / Muskegon, Mich. / Reeths-Puffer

Women’s Outdoor Track
•    Rebecca Lathrop / Sophomore / Fisheries & Wildlife / Eaton Rapids, Mich. / Eaton Rapids
•    Melody Perrin / Sophomore / Mechanical Engineering / Fremont, Mich. / Fremont
•    Autumn Areneau / Sophomore / Criminal Justice / Gould City, Mich. / Engadine
•    Kassidy Matthews / Senior / Political Science / Waterford, Ont. / Simcoe Composite

All-Academic Excellence:

Women’s Golf
•    Tatiana Hulan / Junior / Political Science / London, Ont. / Lucas Secondary

Men’s Tennis
•    Luis Valderrama / Junior / Mechanical Engineering / Madrid, Spain / I.E.S Leonardo Da Vinci

Men’s Outdoor Track
•    Caleb McCastle / Sophomore / Criminal Justice / St. Johns, Mich. / St. Johns
•    Kye Heimonen / Sophomore / Biochemistry / Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. / Superior Heights
•    Travis Sutton / Junior / Criminal Justice / Jonesville, Mich. / Jonesville
•    Cole VanOosten / Junior / Fisheries & Wildlife / Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Christian

Women’s Outdoor Track
•    Lydia Heimonen / Junior / Nursing / Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. / Superior Heights
•    Trudie Mulville / Senior / Nursing / Mason, Mich. / Mason
•    McKenzie Richardson / Senior / Nursing / Muskegon, Mich. / Reeths-Puffer
•    Rachel Legget / Senior / Fisheries & Wildlife / Manton, Mich. / Manton
•    Juliana Weir / Senior / Psychology / Ray, Mich. / Lutheran North

About the Author

Cullen MaksimowskiCullen Maksimowski
Sports Information & Communication Specialist

Cullen graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016 with B.A.A in Integrative Public Relations and Sport Management. Prior to joining LSSU as the Athletic Communications Director in November, Cullen was an athletic communications assistant at Cornerstone University and spent four years as a student assistant in CMU Athletic Communications Department. In his spare time, Cullen enjoys hiking, backpacking, kayaking and mountain biking.