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THREE JACKRABBITS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE
3/21/2024 1:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BROOKINGS, SD – Three members of the South Dakota State track and field teams—two men and one woman—have been honored on the 2023-2024 Summit League Academic All-League Teams, league officials announced Thursday.
Of the 31 athletes recognized across the league, Claire Beckman, Hunter Wallster and Jared Wipf were selected to represent SDSU.
This is the first career track and field academic recognition for Beckman and Wipf, while Wallster was honored for the second time in his career.
Beckman was named to the squad while holding a 3.80 GPA in Communication Studies. Her junior year indoor campaign on the track was capped off with the Summit League crown and the gold medal in the 800-meter run at the conference meet. She also broke the school record in the event in 2:10.87 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
In addition to being named the 2024 Men's Indoor Scholar of the Championship, Wallster joins the academic all-league team with a 4.0 GPA in Mechanical Engineering. He took the silver medal in the weight throw at the championship meet and finished in the top four of every meet he competed in this season.
Finally for SDSU, Wipf is currently majoring in Human Biology (Pre-Dentistry) with a grade-point average of 3.94. He ran back-to-back PRs at the same meet in the 60-meter dash prelims and finals, eventually breaking the SDSU school record in 6.73 seconds. Wipf also finished fourth overall in the event at the conference championships.
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 brought forth by sports information directors from the league's eight institutions that carry track and field, and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). Each team is made up of the 15 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2023-24 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
*Career Indoor Academic All-League honors
2023-24 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
*Career Indoor Academic All-League honors
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Of the 31 athletes recognized across the league, Claire Beckman, Hunter Wallster and Jared Wipf were selected to represent SDSU.
This is the first career track and field academic recognition for Beckman and Wipf, while Wallster was honored for the second time in his career.
Beckman was named to the squad while holding a 3.80 GPA in Communication Studies. Her junior year indoor campaign on the track was capped off with the Summit League crown and the gold medal in the 800-meter run at the conference meet. She also broke the school record in the event in 2:10.87 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
In addition to being named the 2024 Men's Indoor Scholar of the Championship, Wallster joins the academic all-league team with a 4.0 GPA in Mechanical Engineering. He took the silver medal in the weight throw at the championship meet and finished in the top four of every meet he competed in this season.
Finally for SDSU, Wipf is currently majoring in Human Biology (Pre-Dentistry) with a grade-point average of 3.94. He ran back-to-back PRs at the same meet in the 60-meter dash prelims and finals, eventually breaking the SDSU school record in 6.73 seconds. Wipf also finished fourth overall in the event at the conference championships.
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 brought forth by sports information directors from the league's eight institutions that carry track and field, and voting is conducted by both the SIDs and facility athletic representatives (FARs). Each team is made up of the 15 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2023-24 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Kenna Curry | North Dakota | Sr. | Elk Point, S.D. | 3.65 | Communication Science & Disorder |
| Malene Kollberg** | North Dakota | Jr. | Drammen, Norway | 3.91 | Kinesiology |
| Tiffanie Magnusson | North Dakota | So. | Uppsala, Sweden | 4.0 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Eve Goldstein | North Dakota | Sr. | Somerset, Wis. | 3.97 | Elementary Education |
| Grace Emineth** | North Dakota State | Sr. | Fargo, N.D. | 3.84 | Pharmacy |
| Nell Graham | North Dakota State | Sr. | Dodge Center, Minn. | 3.88 | Business Administration |
| Merrideth Spiers | North Dakota State | Jr. | Grant City, Mo. | 4.0 | Psychology |
| Makenna Vollmer | North Dakota State | Jr. | Harvey, N.D. | 4.0 | Exercise Science |
| Mackenzie Penner | Oral Roberts | So. | Mountain Grove, Mo. | 4.0 | Health Exercise Science |
| Erin Kinney** | South Dakota | Jr. | Harrisburg, S.D. | 3.925 | Kinesiology and Sport Management |
| Sara Reifenrath** | South Dakota | Jr. | Hartington, Neb. | 4.0 | Computer Science |
| Jacy Pulse** | South Dakota | Jr. | Salem, S.D. | 3.96 | Nursing |
| Marleen Mülla** | South Dakota | Jr. | Rakvere, Estonia | 4.0 | Art |
| Gen Hirata**** | South Dakota | Gr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | 3.96/4.0 (Gr) | Media and Journalism/Interdisciplinary (Gr) |
| Averi Schmeichel | South Dakota | Jr. | Hartford, S.D. | 4.0 | Nursing |
| Claire Beckman | South Dakota State | Jr. | Andover, Minn. | 3.80 | Communication Studies |
*Career Indoor Academic All-League honors
2023-24 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Maguire Petersen | North Dakota | Gr. | Hutchinson, Minn. | 3.61 | Business Administration |
| Alec Nelson | North Dakota | Sr. | Vadnais Heights, Minn. | 3.97 | Forensic Science |
| Luke Labatte** | North Dakota | Sr. | Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | 3.89 | Commercial Aviation |
| Zach McGlynn** | North Dakota State | Jr. | Stephen, Minn. | 4.00 | Agricultural Economics |
| Cam Landis | North Dakota State | Gr. | Madison, Ohio | 3.97/4.0 (Gr) | Anthropology/MBA |
| Carter Elde | North Dakota State | So. | Grand Forks, N.D. | 3.94 | Exercise Science |
| Cullen Curl** | North Dakota State | Jr. | Bismarck, N.D. | 3.92 | Biological Sciences |
| Kaden Pastian | North Dakota State | Jr. | Hillsboro, N.D. | 3.84 | Finance |
| Dylan Kautz**** | South Dakota | Gr. | Norfolk, Neb. | 3.87/4.0 (Gr) | Accounting/MBA |
| Bennett Schwenn | South Dakota | So. | Milbank, S.D. | 4.0 | Pre-Business |
| Marshall Faurot**** | South Dakota | Gr. | Scott City, Kan. | 3.84/3.75 (Gr) | Kinesiology and Sport Management/MBA |
| Spencer Buley** | South Dakota | Jr. | McKinney, Texas | 4.0 | Sport Marketing and Media |
| Eerik Haamer** | South Dakota | Jr. | Tartu, Estonia | 3.73 | Neuroscience |
| Hunter Wallster** | South Dakota State | Sr. | Estevan, Sk, Can. | 4.0 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jared Wipf | South Dakota State | Jr. | Tea, S.D. | 3.94 | Human Biology (Pre-Dentistry) |
*Career Indoor Academic All-League honors
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