South Dakota State University Athletics
SDSU NAMES 10 ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE
5/11/2021 9:32:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.
Nominations are made by athletic communications directors from the league's seven institutions that compete in swimming and diving, and voting is conducted by both the athletic communications directors and facility athletic representatives (FARs). Each team is made up of the 15 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2020 Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-League Team
|
 Name |
 School |
 Yr. |
 Hometown |
 GPA |
 Major |
|
Scott House*** |
Eastern Illinois |
Sr. |
Elizabethtown, Ky. |
3.97 |
Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation |
|
Ben Kopp |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Otsego, Minn. |
3.50 |
Business Administration |
|
Jake Leichner** |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
3.55 |
Operational Analytics |
|
Darragh Mahns |
Denver |
Jr. |
Missoula, Mont. |
3.64 |
Computer Science |
|
Jared Miller*** |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Baker City, Ore. |
3.97 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
South Dakota State |
So. |
Kokomo, Ind. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
|
Riley Babson |
Denver |
So. |
Vail, Ariz. |
3.69 |
Biological Sciences |
|
Forrest Baumgartner |
Eastern Illinois |
Jr. |
Culver, Ind. |
3.45 |
Biochemistry |
|
Cooper Fuchs |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Oak Park, Calif. |
3.44 |
Communications |
|
Zachary Kopp |
South Dakota |
So. |
Otsego, Minn. |
3.68 |
Kinesiology |
|
Joel Talley** |
Eastern Illinois |
Jr. |
Troy, Mo. |
3.92 |
Biochemistry |
|
South Dakota State |
So. |
Prior Lake, Minn. |
3.57 |
Civil Engineering |
|
|
Jacob Won** |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Katy, Texas |
3.89 |
Medical Biology |
|
Derek Eidson |
Valparaiso |
Jr. |
Ventura, Calif. |
3.35 |
Economics and Psychology |
|
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Soldotna, Alaska |
3.35 |
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences |
|
|
South Dakota State |
So. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
3.46 |
Aviation |
*Career Academic All-League honors
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2020 Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-League Team
|
 Name |
 School |
 Yr. |
 Hometown |
 GPA |
 Major |
|
Sarah Lohman** |
Eastern Illinois |
Sr. |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
4.00 |
Pre-Physical Therapy |
|
Haley Pederson*** |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
West Fargo, N.D. |
4.00 |
Management |
|
Charlotte Simon*** |
Denver |
Sr. |
Saint Remy, France |
3.96 |
Marketing and Business Analytics |
|
Brandi Vu** |
Denver |
Jr. |
Longmont, Colo. |
3.98 |
Business Analytics |
|
Isabel Fairbanks** |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Highland, Mich. |
3.96 |
Health Sciences |
|
Sydney Haynes |
Omaha |
Jr. |
Waxhaw, N.C. |
4.00 |
Biology |
|
Erika Remington |
Denver |
So. |
Cedarburg, Wis. |
4.00 |
Biology and Spanish |
|
Emily Vandenberg |
Denver |
Sr. |
Ajax, Ontario |
3.89 |
Biology and French |
|
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Durban, South Africa |
3.84 |
Exercise Science |
|
|
Leah Drengenberg |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Dixon, Ill. |
3.83 |
Medical Biology |
|
Maddie Lavin |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Vermillion, S.D. |
3.85 |
Neuroscience |
|
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Plymouth, Minn. |
3.76 |
Pharmacy |
|
|
South Dakota State |
So. |
Big Lake, Minn. |
4.00 |
Mathematics and Entrepreneurial Studies |
|
|
Madison Gallagher |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
St. Michael, Minn. |
3.78 |
Medical Biology |
|
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
4.00 |
Pharmacy/French Studies |
|
|
South Dakota State |
So. |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
3.81 |
Pre-Nursing |
*Career Academic All-League honors
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