MARQUETTE, Mich. - Achieving excellence both on and off the field of competition, 114 Northern Michigan student-athletes were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma (ΧΑΣ) 2025 National College Athlete Honor Society. 

Chi Alpha Sigma is the first, and only, nonprofit organization that was established to recognize four-year college student-athletes who achieve both academic and athletic success. Founded in 1996 by then DePauw University head football coach, Nick Mourouzis, Chi Alpha Sigma continues to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.

To qualify, one must be a junior or senior in their undergraduate degree and have a 3.50 or greater cumulative GPA. 

Men's Alpine Skiing (1)
Reed Heathman

Women's Alpine Ski (4)
Maya Bubolz
Kaylee Byrne
Maddy Stern 
Ella Wichert

Men's Basketball (3)
Jackson Dudek
Dylan Kuehl
Sam Privet

Women's Basketball (5)
Abi Fraaza
Alyssa Hill
Hallie Marshall
Sarah Newcomer
Alyssa Nimz

Cross Country and Track & Field (15)
Paige Anderson
Isabella Beck
Attica Brandt
Emily Czeiszperger
Lamar Gordon
Beverly Harper
Gianna Hoving
Becky Lane
Ahna Larson
Lana Mac
Sophia Potter
Emma Sweeney
Madi Szymanski
Dani Van Lente
Ellyse Wolfrath

Football (10)
Jake Bilitz
Brennan Brockel
Isaac Codere
Noah Hofmann
Michael Karlen
Mitch Larkin
Trevor Leigh
Joe Mueller
Sam Peiffer
Austin Ridl

Men's Golf (2)
Tyler Annala
Joe Luke

Women's Golf (3)
Hailey Bolander
Gabriella Moreau
Olivia Brill

Hockey (4)
Nicolas Ardanaz
Danny Ciccarello
Jakub Lewandowski
Jakob Peterson

Lacrosse (4)
Norah Bates
Dayna Carlson
Lindsey Locke
Taylor Priestley

Greco-Roman Wrestling (3)
Patrick Curran
Jimmy Hustoles
Caden Natale

Men's Nordic Skiing (5)
Jonathan Clarke
Luke Fricker
Mathias Haugen
Adrik Kraftson
Hendrik Peterson

Women's Nordic Skiing (5)
Kolibri Drobish
Victoria Dybwad
Pearl Harvey
Lauren McCollor
Henriette Nilssen

Men's Soccer (8)
James Carr
Jan Hoffmann
Mads Huegel
Tommaso Lami
Logan Lazar
Triston Nelson
Alessandro Scialanga
Blaine Watkins

Women's Soccer (10)
Kenna Alexander
Calihan Bearden
Hannah Kastamo
Allison Kroll
Sydney Lake
Justina L'Esperance
Olivia Moreno
Maria Sorensen
Maria Storm
Elin Thagard

Men's Swim & Dive (12)
Patrick Andrews
Liam Boomer
Kyle Griswold
Daniel Khmara
William LaCount
Jef Leroux
Hudson Lowery
Leo Nolles
Caleb Rice
Tobie Stiles
Max Swiatkowski
Andrew Tease

Women's Swim & Dive (12)
Alyssa Bloser
Becca Burrows
Evie DeCarlo
Zoe DeKievit
Donna Hannig
Abbie Harned
Madison Germain
Ursula Koch
Brooklyn Millward
Jillian McKinley
Lauren Plockmeyer
Mia Strazny

Volleyball (3)
Aydan Dalak
McKenzie Gruner
Jacqueline Smith

Women's Wrestling (5)
Marisa Angelos
Kailyn Garrett
Sharon Leon
Zhivanna Magdaleno
Emma Reckner

In addition, NMU Athletics would like to recognize its 16 Scholar-Athletes of the Month for the 2024-25 athletic season:

September    
Grayden Daul
Ella Westerman

 
    
October    
Patrick Andrews
Maria Storm

 
    
November    
Sam Privet
Pearl Harvey
  
 
 
December    
Tommaso Lami
Ainsley Kirk

 
    
January    
Dylan Kuehl
Henriette Nilssen

 
    
February    
Leo Nolles
Camilla Carbone
  
 
 
March    
Hunter Belanger
Ellyse Wolfrath 

 
    
April    
Daniel Lopez Aponte
Norah Bates