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Kreider, Johnson earn All-Academic honors

The Michigan Tech Huskies volleyball team received the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for 2025-26, earning the honor for the 14th straight season.

Tech held a 3.54 team grade-point average.

Twelve Huskies were named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team while two others were on the GLIAC All-Academic Team. Sophomore middle blocker Paige Wagner of Lakeville, Minn., and freshman setter Madelynn Kreider of Kingsford maintained a 4.0 GPA in both semesters.

Kreider, Wagner, and junior right side hitter Rachel Zurek of Highland, Mich., were named to the All-GLIAC Second Team.

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St. Norbert College men’s and women’s track and field were honored with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s All-Academic teams award.

To qualify, a team must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.10 or higher. The women’s team finished with a grade point average of 3.47, while the men earned a 3.3 grade point average.

Eight student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Athletes list, seven of which were on the women’s team, including freshman Kamdan Johnson of Florence, Wis.

Johnson set a new St. Norbert standard in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.69 seconds this past season.