Mankato, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) released its fall academic all-conference list with 20 Bethany Lutheran student-athletes receiving the honor.
In order to be recognized each student-athlete had to post a 3.50 or better semester grade point average based on a 4.0 scale, and needed to complete the season in the sport he or she was nominated for. The following Bethany student-athletes met or exceeded the conference requirements to be a part of the elite group.
Men’s Cross Country:
Robert Ahrens, Fr. (Andover, Minn./Andover)
Matthew Behmer, Sr. (Maple Grove, Minn./West Lutheran)
David Blumer, Jr. (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain)
Luke Meilner, So. (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura)
Women’s Cross Country:
Laura Anderson, Fr. (Hudson, Wis./River Falls)
Marta Krause, So. (Eden Prairie, Minn./Home School)
Catherine Penning, Fr. (Eldora, Iowa/South Hardin)
Alissa Sauer, Fr. (Lismore, Minn./Adrian)
Men’s Soccer:
Eric DeBruzzi, So. (Carlisle, Mass./Concord Carlisle)
Women’s Soccer:
Danaye Austad, Fr. (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Arapahoe CC)
Joelle Pipal, Sr. (Mankato, Minn./Mankat West)
Anna Potz, Sr. (White Bear Lake, Minn./Totino Grace)
Morica Reinsch, So. (Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland Christian)
Hannah Spaulding, So. (Savage, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran)
Laura Wagner, Jr. (Morristown, Minn./Cannon Valley Lutheran)
Brittany Zabel, Jr. (Mankato, Minn./Maple River)
Volleyball:
Melissa Boddy, Sr. (New Ulm, Minn./New Ulm Cathedral)
Emilie James, Fr. (Aurora, Colo./Rocky Mountain)
Katie Krieger, Fr. (Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area)
Kasslin Swenson, Fr. (Nicollet, Minn./Nicollet)