COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In addition to enjoying success on the ice, National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) players are also having success in the classroom, as 117 student-athletes have been named to the 2022-23 NCHC Academic All-Conference Team. Of those 117 on the Academic All-NCHC Team, 62 student-athletes also earned NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition.
 
To be eligible for the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team, a student-athlete must compile a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average or better, while having completed at least one full academic year at his current institution. Student-athletes that have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better are honored as NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, in addition to Academic All-Conference. 
 
Of the 62 student-athletes to earn NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors, 44 of them posted a cumulative GPA north of 3.7, including 15 with an impressive 3.9 GPA or better. Seven (7) NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes carry a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA. Those Distinguished Scholar-Athletes with a perfect GPA through the first semester of the 2022-23 academic year include Colorado College sophomore Nate Schweitzer, North Dakota senior Judd Caulfield, North Dakota junior Louis Jamernik V, Omaha senior Jack Randl, Omaha juniors Jimmy Glynn and Matt Miller, and Western Michigan junior Aidan Fulp.
 
Colorado College leads NCHC teams with 15 Distinguished Scholar-Athletes this year, while North Dakota is second with 12 and Omaha right behind with 11. Western Michigan is home to seven (7) Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, while Denver saw six (6) earn the distinction. All eight NCHC teams have at least three (3) Distinguished Scholar-Athletes in 2022-23.
 
Among the 117 NCHC Academic All-Conference Team members, six schools placed at least 14 student-athletes on the team, led by 20 representatives each from Colorado College and North Dakota. Denver landed 16 student-athletes on the Academic All-NCHC Team, while Omaha saw 15 make the team. Miami and Western Michigan have 14 Academic All-Conference Team members each. All eight schools had at least nine (9) student-athletes honored on the 2022-23 NCHC Academic All-Conference Team.
 
Seven (7) student-athletes became five-time NCHC Academic All-Conference honorees this season: Colorado College’s Bryan Yoon, Denver’s Kyle Mayhew, Minnesota Duluth’s Tanner Laderoute, North Dakota’s Gavin Hain and Mark Senden, and St. Cloud State’s Spencer Meier and Micah Miller.

Among those on the Academic All-Conference Team, seven (7) have already graduated with a bachelor’s degree from their institution and are currently in graduate school. Four of those seven were also Distinguished Scholar-Athletes this year: St. Cloud State’s Chase Brand, UMD’s Laderoute, and Denver’s Mayhew and Lane Krenzen.
 
While freshmen and first-year transfers, including graduate transfers, are not currently eligible for the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team or Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition (due to not having a full year at their current school), those freshmen and transfers that achieve a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year will be added to the Academic All-Conference Team over the summer. Similarly, any freshmen or first-year transfers who compile a 3.5 GPA or better will be named an NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete. 
 
The 2022-23 NCHC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, chosen from senior Distinguished Scholar-Athletes, will be announced at the annual NCHC Awards Celebration, which will be held at the St. Paul Event Center on Thursday, March 16 in Saint Paul, Minn. NCHC All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams, along with NCHC individual award finalists, will be announced the week prior from March 7-9.
 
All 117 members of the 2022-23 NCHC Academic All-Conference Team are listed below by school, with those also earning NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete recognition in bold.  
 
COLORADO COLLEGE 
Nicklas Andrews
Jake Begley
Brett Chorske
Ray Christy
Tyler Coffey
Stanley Cooley
Patrick Cozzi
Chase Foley
Matthew Gleason
Connor Mayer
Hunter McKown
Tommy Middleton
Jack Millar
Noah Prokop
Chad Sasaki
Nate Schweitzer
Matt Vernon
Danny Weight
Logan Will
Bryan Yoon
 
DENVER
Mike Benning
Shai Buium
Connor Caponi
Jack Caruso
Magnus Chrona
Matt Davis
Jack Devine
Brett Edwards
Carter King
Lane Krenzen
Justin Lee
Kyle Mayhew
Carter Mazur
Owen Ozar
Massimo Rizzo
McKade Webster
 
MIAMI
Joe Cassetti
Jack Clement
Nick Donato
Robby Drazner
Michael Holland
Dylan Moulton
Alex Murray
Logan Neaton
Jack Olmstead
Chase Pletzke
Hampus Rydqvist
Red Savage
Ryan Savage
John Sladic
 
MINNESOTA DULUTH
Blake Biondi
Will Francis
Owen Gallatin
Darian Gotz
Kyler Kleven
Tanner Laderoute
Luke Loheit
Carter Loney
Quinn Olson
 
NORTH DAKOTA
Carson Albrecht
Luke Bast
Judd Caulfield
Matteo Costantini
Ethan Frisch
Riese Gaber
Gavin Hain
Jakob Hellsten
Louis Jamernik V
Chris Jandric
Brent Johnson
Kaleb Johnson
Tyler Kleven
Jackson Kunz
Dane Montgomery
Cooper Moore
Griffin Ness
Nick Portz
Jake Schmaltz
Mark Senden
 
OMAHA
Cameron Berg
Brock Bremer
Jimmy Glynn
Jake Harrison
Nolan Krenzen
Victor Mancini
Matt Miller
Ty Mueller
Davis Pennington
Kirby Proctor
Jack Randl
Nolan Sullivan
Jonny Tychonick
Tyler Weiss
Jacob Zab
 
ST. CLOUD STATE
Chase Brand
Jami Krannila
Josh Luedtke
Spencer Meier
Micah Miller
Joe Molenaar
Ryan Rosborough
Ondrej Trejbal
Brady Ziemer
 
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Jacob Bauer
Trevor Bishop
Aidan Fulp
Luke Grainger
Chad Hillebrand
Daniel Hilsendager
Cam Knuble
Hugh Larkin
Jason Polin
Jamie Rome
Max Sasson
Wyatt Schingoethe
Tim Washe
Dylan Wendt