The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) announced its Fall 2022 MCAC Elite Team.
The award recognizes student-athletes who combined outstanding academic and athletic performance through the Fall 2022 season. Honorees must have earned MCAC All-Academic honors as well as All-Division, All-Conference, All-Region &/or All-American honors in the sport of football, men's soccer, women's soccer, golf, or volleyball. There were a total of 60 student-athletes who earned this prestigious award.
The members of the Fall 2022 Elite Team are as follows:
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Football
Darrick Baartman, Football, Ruthton, MN
Tate Gaul, Football, Worthington, MN
Brandon Montgomery, Football, Burnsville, MN
Ian Stamer, Football, Adrian, MN
Isaiah Trago, Football, West Winfield, NY
Billy Trees, Football, Prior Lake, MN
Soccer
Ulises Barrera, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Volleyball
Kennedy Buckneberg, Volleyball, Garretson, SD
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 Fall MCAC All-Academic Team. Recognized individuals combined athletic and academic accomplishments while competing at a member MCAC institution during the Fall 2022 semester. This conference honor demonstrates the commitment from the member institutions, administration, coaches, and student-athletes to provide and engage in a balanced educational experience which is integral to the philosophy of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.
The honored student-athletes listed all met sport-specific athletic requirements and possess a cumulative grade point average at or above the standards as established by the members of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.
The athletic component and strong GPA standard allow for the MCAC All-Academic honor to be an example of the balanced excellence championed by the MCAC and the NJCAA Division III philosophy. The MCAC All-Academic Team is comprised of athletes who participated in the fall sports of Football, Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, and Volleyball.
The 2022 Fall MCAC All-Academic honorees are listed below.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Football
Jonathan Altidor, Football, Pompano, FL
Darrick Baartman, Football, Ruthton, MN
Tate Gaul, Football, Worthington, MN
Ty Douglas Hansen, Football, Pipestone, MN
Clayton Hardy, Football, Atlanta, GA
Antonio Heser, Football, Worthington, MN
Brandon Montgomery, Football, Burnsville, MN
Diego Reyes, Football, Mankato, MN
Ian Stamer, Football, Adrian, MN
Brilliance Swift, Football, Pell City, AL
Isaiah Trago, Football, West Winfield, NY
Billy Trees, Football, Prior Lake, MN
Vant Tucker IV, Football, Madison, IL
Ryan Woodbury, Football, Pipestone, MN
Women's Golf
Cierra Tutt, Women's Golf, Slayton, MN
Brielle Vis, Women's Golf, Worthington, MN
Men's Soccer
Ulises Barrera, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Francisco Esteban-Gonzalez, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Omar Fernandez, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Dalen Gonzalez, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Aashish Raj, Men's Soccer, England
Valerio Santizo, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Cristian Tomas, Men's Soccer, Worthington, MN
Volleyball
Dannyn Peterson, Volleyball, Tulare, SD
Courtney Moser, Volleyball, Highmore, SD
Sophie Larson, Volleyball, Slayton, MN
Hattie DeVries, Volleyball, Roseville, MN
Katarina Polzine, Volleyball, Adrian, MN
Maya Doyen, Volleyball, Mapleton, MN
Kennedy Buckneberg, Volleyball, Garretson, SD
Karissa Maxwell, Volleyball, Worthington, MN