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Men's Skiing 7/8/2026 12:00:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Nilssen and Fricker Earn CSC Academic All-America Honors

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Standout nordic ski student-athletes Henriette Nilssen and Luke Fricker have been named to College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America teams.

Nilsssen was announced as a member of the First Team, while Fricker earned Second Team honors. Nilssen earned a spot on the First Team with a 4.00 in Business Analytics MBA, while Fricker earned his spot on the Second Team as he earned a 3.94 in Sports Science. Nilssen was named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the 2026 Wildcat Awards

The full releases from CSC can be found at the Academic All-America website.

Both Nilssen and Fricker represented NMU at the NCAA Championships this past season. Nilssen was named CCSA Female Skier of the Year, and both earned First Team All-Region and All-CCSA nods thanks to excellent performances in the conference and regional championships.

About the Academic All-America Program

Academic All-American is a title reserved for college student-athletes who perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom. The all-time list of 44,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world's most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Academic All-America is the longest-running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges, and Canadian institutions.

Teams are announced year-round and amplified by CSC member colleges, universities, and conferences on a wide local, regional, national, and even international scope. Nominating and voting for Academic All-America® is an exclusive right of College Sports Communicators members.

CSC began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 44,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.

Currently, CSC sponsors Academic All-America® programs for men's soccer, women's soccer, football, volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, baseball, softball, and men's and women's track and field/cross country. All other championship sports are eligible through the At-Large program.

Stand-alone contests for each sport are conducted in all three NCAA divisions and the NAIA. A single At-Large program is available for the College Division.

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Players Mentioned

Henriette Nilssen: 5' 3"; Junior

Luke Fricker: 5' 8"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Henriette Nilssen
: 5' 3"; Junior

Luke Fricker
: 5' 8"; Senior