BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced the 2013 Spring All-Academic team, with a total of 17 Southwest Minnesota State University student-athletes being recognized during the spring season.

To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.

For SMSU, student-athletes from softball, baseball, women's golf and women's tennis were named to this year's team.

Baseball
Ryan Ecalbarger, Jr., Portland, Ore.
Ryan Engels, So., Watertown, S.D.
Dylan Shoemaker, Sr., Sioux City, Iowa

Softball
Amy Dreessen, Sr., Elkhorn, Neb.
Rachel Groff, So., Mahtomedi, Minn.
Kailey Hanson, So., Wyoming, Minn.
Jennifer Johnson, Jr., Omaha, Neb.
Katelyn Kalkman, So., Chanhassen, Minn.
Alysse Luttmann, So., Tea, S.D.
Morgan Peterson, So., Omaha, Neb.
Chelsey Rodenkirch, So., Sun Prairie, Wis.

Women's Golf
Abby Gruber, So., Lake City, Minn.
Haley Gudim, Sr., Isle, Minn.
Rachel Patnoe, Jr., Milbank, S.D.
Katelyn Schwartz, Sr., New Ulm, Minn.

Women's Tennis
Katie Kienitz, So., Raymond, Minn.
Allison Niedert, So., Madison, S.D.