Several NICC student-athletes named to Academic All-Region teams

20 Northeast Iowa Community College student-athletes were recently named to Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Academic All-Region Teams.

For student-athletes to qualify, they must have achieved a 3.5-4.0 (First Team) or a 3.0-3.49 grade point average (Second Team).

Cougar Esports and Sports Shooting team members recognized are:

First Team
Arndorfer, Brendon - Sports Shooting
Caldwell, Mason - Esports
Cogil, Ryan - Sports Shooting
Folstad, Lane - Esports
Graney, Brett - Esports
Hockerman, Holden - Sports Shooting
Horton, Keith - Esports
Kempke, Colby - Sports Shooting
Lewison, Tristan - Sports Shooting
Mihalakis-Hanson, Gavin - Esports
Mohr, Eric - Sports Shooting
Reinhardt, Taylor - Sports Shooting
Schneider, Joel - Sports Shooting
Tollefsrud, Colton - Sports Shooting
Wiest, Makenzie - Sports Shooting

Second Team
Fosdal, Hunter - Esports
Hamann, Dakota - Esports
Hruska, Colton - Sports Shooting
Lucius, Jamarious - Esports
Turnis, Christopher - Esports

"I regularly talk with my students about the importance of succeeding in their coursework and how it impacts their future," Head Esports Coach Verrick Foust said. "Seeing so many NICC students named to Academic All-Region Teams is truly amazing and highlights a core value of our program."

"One of the goals for our student-athletes of the sports shooting team is to be successful in the classroom as well as on the range," Head Sports Shooting Coach Anthony Sisneros said. "To have 11 student-athletes, 10 first team and one second team, making the ICCAC Academic All-Region list for the Spring 2025 semester shows that we are accomplishing our goals on and off the range."

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