MARQUETTE, Mich. –
Dylan Kuehl continues to add to a historic season with another honor, earning the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Commissioner's Award as one of the conference's top all-around student-athletes.
Kuehl is joined by Leo Nolles and Kalina Ceglinski, giving Northern Michigan three representatives on this year's list. It marks just the second time in program history the Wildcats have had three recipients in a single athletic season, matching last winter's 2024-25 campaign.
A graduate student in construction management with a 3.65 GPA, Kuehl has paired elite academic performance with one of the most decorated seasons in program history. The Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, native previously earned First Team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators, while also being named a First Team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association.
On the court, Kuehl established himself as one of the nation's top players, earning Midwest Region Player of the Year and sweeping GLIAC Player of the Year and GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. He averaged 21.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 55.2% from the field, leading the Wildcats to a 28-7 record and a conference regular season title.
Kuehl becomes just the second player in Northern Michigan men's basketball history to earn the GLIAC Commissioner's Award, joining Tyler Kazmierkoski. He also capped his career ranked second in program history with 2,197 points, further cementing his legacy as one of the Wildcats' all-time greats.
About the GLIAC Commissioner's Award
The awards are bestowed after the fall, winter, and spring athletic seasons to six female and six male student-athletes of junior, senior, or graduate student status who excel both in the classroom and in competition. All grade-point averages are based on a 4.0 scale.
All-Time NMU GLIAC Commissioner's Award Recipients
Winter 2025-26
Kalina Ceglinski, Women's Swimming and Diving, 3.96 GPA
Leo Nolles, Men's Swimming and Diving, 3.74 GPA
Dylan Kuehl, Men's Basketball, 3.65 GPA
Fall 2025
Alessandro Scialanga, Men's Soccer, 3.90 GPA
Winter 2024-25
Camilla Carbone, Women's Swimming and Diving, 4.00 GPA
Mia Strazny, Women's Swimming and Diving, 4.00 GPA
Leo Nolles, Men's Swimming and Diving, 3.69 GPA
Fall 2024
Brooke Pietila, Women's Soccer, 4.0 GPA
Hannah Kastamo, Women's Soccer, 3.87 GPA
Spring 2024
Minnie Bittell, Lacrosse, 3.62 GPA
Winter 2023-24
Camilla Carbone, Women's Swimming and Diving, 3.975 GPA
Makaylee Kuhn, Women's Basketball, 4.00
Fall 2023
Brooke Pietila, Women's Soccer, 3.91 GPA
Maria Storm, Women's Soccer, 3.64 GPA
Spring 2023
Minnie Bittell, Lacrosse, 3.58 GPA
Winter 2022-23
Ondrej Zach, Men's Swimming and Diving, 3.63 GPA
Winter 2018-19
Shayla Huebner, Track and Field, 3.92 GPA
Winter 2017-18
Shayla Huebner, Track and Field, 4.00 GPA
Fall 2017
Kameron Burmeister, Cross Country, 3.74 GPA
Madison Whitehead, Volleyball, 3.82 GPA
Winter 2014-15
Alyssa Colla, Women's Basketball, 3.91 GPA
Fall 2009
Cassie Osiecki, Volleyball, 3.52
Winter 2007-08
Tyler Kazmierkoski, Men's Basketball, 3.85 GPA
