MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) has announced the 18 nominees for the 2024-2025 G. Steven Larson NACC Student-Athlete of the Year Awards. The winners are selected by the conference's Senior Woman Administrator Standing Committee (SWASC).

The winners will be announced Wednesday, July 30.

Of the 18 nominees, nine represent men's sports and nine represent women's sports.

Each of the NACC's 14 members may nominate up to three student-athletes - one representing men's sports and two representing women's sports - for the annual award, provided at least one of the institution's women's sports nominees is a student-athlete of color or an international student-athlete. The SWASC uses a combination of the following criteria in the selection of the award -- athletic excellence, academic achievement, service and leadership, and personal statement.

All Larson Student-Athlete of the Year Award winners will advance to represent the NACC in the D3 Commissioners Association (D3CA) Student-Athletes of the Year awards process, while the women's sports honoree (or honorees) also move forward as the NACC's conference-level nominee(s) for the NCAA's Woman of the Year award.

About Dr. G. Steven Larson
Effective with the 2022-2023 academic year, the award was renamed in honor and memory of NACC founding commissioner Dr. G. Steven Larson. Larson oversaw the NACC from 2006-2020, assuming the commissioner's role after 20 years as director of athletics and head men's basketball coach at Edgewood College. During his final 11 years at Edgewood, he also served as commissioner of the Lake Michigan Conference (LMC). Larson passed away in December 2021.

MEN'S SPORTS
Braeden Duncan, Aurora University
Hometown: Macomb, Ill.
Sport: Golf
Major: Exercise Science

• NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
• 3x NCAA Elite 90 winner (2023-24-25)
• 2021-2022 NACC Freshman of the Year
• NACC Championship medalist finishes (2-T3-3-T4) - 4x All-NACC
• 75.11 career average (100 rounds-7511 strokes)
• Five career rounds of 70 or better
• Career-low round of 3-under 69 came at 2022 NCAA Championships
• GCAA Region 6 All-Region (2022, 2023, 2025)
• GCAA Region 6 Freshman of the Year (2022)

Tyler Dorsch, Concordia University Chicago
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Sport: Baseball
Majors: Business, Management

• NACC FAR Award (Winter/Spring 2025)
• 3x All-Conference (1st Team-2025, 2nd Team-2023 & 2024)
• 2x All-Region (2nd Team-2025, 3rd Team-2024)
• .362 career batting average
• 35 doubles, 6 triples, 24 home runs, 121 RBIs, 151 runs scored, 40 stolen bases

Max Esposito, Concordia University Wisconsin
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md.
Sport: Lacrosse
Major: General Business

• 3x NACC Offensive Player of the Year (2023-24-25)
• 3x All-NACC First Team (2023-24-25)
• 3x USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2023-24-25)
• 2x USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention (2024-25)
• IMLCA All-Region (2nd Team - 2024-25; Honorable Mention - 2023)
• Selected to USILA Senior All-Star Game (2025)
• NACC All-Tournament Team (2024, 2025)

Miguel Konde Gwo, Edgewood College
Hometown: Marseille, France
Sport: Soccer
Major: Criminal Justice/Pre-Law

• 2x NACC Scholar Athlete
• 2x All-NACC First Team (2023, 2024)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Region (First Team-2024; Third Team-2023)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024)
• CSC Academic All-America (2024-Second Team)

Zak Keegan, Lakeland University
Hometown: Frankfort, Ill.
Sport: Baseball
Major: Accounting

• All-NACC Honorable Mention (2025)
• 4x NACC Scholar-Athlete (2022-23-24-25)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
• Career: .325 BA, 172 hits, 29 doubles, 10 triples, 3 home runs, 90 RBIs, 53 walks, 96 runs

Logan Rademan, Marian University
Hometown: West Allis, Wis.
Sport: Baseball
Majors: Business Management, Business Administration & Psychology

• CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
• All-NACC (2nd Team-2024, Honorable Mention-2025)
• D3baseball.com All-Region (Third Team-2024)
• ABCA Region 6 All-Defensive Team (2025)
• Career: .330 BA, 180 hits, 44 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 83 RBIs, 70 walks, 132 runs scored

Joseph Stagowski, Rockford University
Hometown: Schaumburg, Ill.
Sport: Baseball
Major: Kinesiology

• NACC Position Player of the Year (2025)
• All-NACC (1st Team-2025; Honorable Mention-2023, 2024)
• 2025 All-Region (1st Team-D3baseball.com; 1st Team-ABCA/Rawlings)
• 2025 All-American (2nd Team-D3baseball.com; 3rd Team-ABCA/Rawlings)
• Career: .346 BA, 195 hits, 54 doubles, 7 triples, 33 home runs, 129 RBIs, 75 walks, 151 runs scored

Brett Boelkow, St. Norbert College
Hometown: Cudahy, Wis.
Sport: Football
Major: Business Finance

• NACC Defensive Skill Position Player of the Year (2024)
• D3football.com Third Team All-America (2024)
• Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Private College Player of the Year (2024)
• D3football.com First Team All-Region (2024)
• All-NACC (2024)
• St. Norbert career totals (3 seasons): 25 games, 65 tackles (47 solo), 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 2 INT return TDs
  • 6 INTs in 2024, 3 alone against Benedictine

Isaiah Herried, Wisconsin Lutheran College
Hometown: Necedah, Wis.
Sports: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Major: Sports Management

• 4x NACC Scholar-Athlete
• 2x CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
• NACC XC Championships finishes (8-5-5) - 3x All-Conference
• NCAA North Region Championships finishes (85-52-61)
• 5x NACC Championships top-3 finisher
  • Indoor Track & Field - 800 (2022-3rd), Mile (2024-3rd), DMR (2022-2nd)
  • Outdoor Track & Field - 1,500m (2024-2nd; 2025-3rd)

WOMEN'S SPORTS

Deyanneira Colon Maldonado, Aurora University
Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
Sport: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Major: Biology

• NACC Athlete of the Year (XC-2023 & 2024; ITF-2024 & 2025; OTF-2024)
• NACC Freshman of the Year/Meet (2021-XC, 2022-ITF; 2022-OTF)
• NACC Track Athlete of the Meet (ITF-2024 & 2025)
• NACC Cross Country Championships individual finishes (3-2-1-1) - 4x all-conference
• NCAA Midwest Region Championship finishes (25-9-9-2)
• NCAA Championships qualifier - 10x All-American (2 XC, 4 ITF, 4 OTF)
• 18 NACC individual titles
  • Cross Country (2 - 2023 & 2024)
  • Indoor Track & Field (10 - 800, Mile [2x], 3,000m [2x], 5,000m [4x], DMR)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (6 - 1,500m [2x], 5,000m [2x], 10,000m, 4x400)
• 7 All-Time NACC Records - XC (6K), 4 ITF (Mile, 3K, 5K, DMR), 2 OTF (1,500, 10K)
• 5 NACC Championship Records - 3 ITF (Mile, 3K, 5K), 2 OTF (1,500, 5K)
• 12x USTFCCCA All-Region (XC: 2021-22-23-24; ITF: 5K-2024 & 2025, Mile-2025, 3K-2025; OTF: 1,500-2024 & 2025, 5K-2025, 10K-2025)
• 7x USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC: 2021-22-23-24; TF: 2023-24-25)

Tegan Oas, Concordia University Chicago
Hometown: Shingle Springs, Calif.
Sport: Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Major: Exercise Science

• NACC Championship finishes (61-61-58-53)
• NCAA Midwest Region Championship finishes (165-166-155-156)
• NACC Indoor Track & Field Championship top-3 finish - DMR (2024-3rd)

Maya Hielscher, Concordia University Wisconsin
Hometown: Macomb, Mich.
Sports: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Major: Marketing

• NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship qualifier - Javelin Throw (2024-22nd)
• NACC Field Athlete of the Meet (2024-OTF)
• 7x NACC Event Champion
  • Indoor Track & Field (Long Jump - 2023, 2024; 60 Hurdles - 2024)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (Javelin Throw - 2023, 2024; 4x100 relay - 2024, 2025)
• 14x NACC Championship top-3 finishes
  • Indoor Track & Field (Long Jump [2x], 60 Hurdles [3x])
  • Outdoor Track & Field (100 Hurdles [2x], 4x100 [3x], Javelin Throw [3x], Long Jump)
• NACC Championship Record - Javelin Throw (40.81m; 133-11)
• USTFCCCA All-Region (Javelin Throw-2022, 2024; High Jump-2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2023, 2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025)

Emma Woodhouse, Dominican University
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Sport: Softball, Indoor Track & Field
Majors: Neuroscience (Neurobiology track), Chemistry

• NFCA All-Region First Team (2024, 2025)
• NACC Pitcher of the Year (2025)
• All-NACC (First Team-2024, 2025; Second Team-2023)
• NACC All-Tournament Team (2024)
• NACC FAR Award (Winter/Spring 2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-America Second Team (2025)
• NACC Scholar Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• School record for pitching victories (55)

Abigail Hoffmann, Edgewood College
Hometown: Hartford, Wis.
Sport: Volleyball
Majors: Political Science (Pre-Law), Sociology

• AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention (2022, 2023, 2024)
• NACC Offensive Player of the Year (2024)
• All-NACC (First Team-2022, 2023, 2024; Honorable Mention-2021)
• NACC Tournament MVP (2023, 2024)
• NACC FAR Award (Fall 2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2022, 2023, 2024)
• NACC Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)

Halle Boldt, Lakeland University
Hometown: Sheboygan, Wis.
Sport: Basketball
Major: Business (Sports Leadership concentration)

• All-NACC Second Team (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• Lakeland University Female Athlete of the Year (2025)
• Lakeland career totals (1 year): 295 points (11.3 ppg), 166 rebounds (6.4 rpg), 52 steals, 37 assists, 13 blocks, .430 FG%, .773 FT%

Kendall Pliner, Marian University
Hometown: Mayville, Wis.
Sport: Softball, Tennis
Major: Data Science/Business Administration

• All-NACC Honorable Mention (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• Marian career totals (2 years): .319 BA, 75 hits, 10 doubles, 5 home runs, 56 RBIs, 15 runs scored

D'Asia Washington, Rockford University
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sport: Basketball
Major: Criminal Justice

• All-NACC First Team (2025)
• Rockford University Female Athlete of the Year (2024-25)
• Rockford University Female Breakout Player of the Year (2023-24)
• Rockford career totals (2 years): 504 points (10.5 ppg), 342 rebounds (7.1 rpg), 53 steals, 35 assists, .450 FG%, .208 3FG%, .682 FT%.
  • Averaged 14.9 points and 8.1 rebounds in 2024-25

Olivia Ship, St. Norbert College
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Sport: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
Major: Communication Studies

• NACC Championship finishes
  • Cross Country (41-19-31-7) - 2x All-Conference (2024, 2025)
  • Indoor Track & Field (top-3)
    • DMR (2023-3rd; 2024-2nd; 2025-1st)
    • Mile (2025-2nd)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (top-3)
    • 1,500m (2025-3rd)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)

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G. Steven Larson NACC Student-Athlete of the Year Award -- Recipients By Year
Women's Sports
2023-24: Hannah Nelson, Lakeland
2022-23: Sydney Spaeth, St. Norbert
2021-22: Simone Wilson, Concordia Chicago
2020-21: Ali Wilson, Lakeland
2019-20: Timiya Ray, Dominican
2018-19: Tania Paez, Dominican & Jerica Kotarak, MSOE
2017-18: Chelsee Wilson, Concordia Chicago
2016-17: Holly Haberkorn, Benedictine
2015-16: Nicci Bermudes, Aurora
2014-15: Loretta Johnson, Aurora
2013-14: Jenee Lange, Aurora
2012-13: Torey DeLozier, Maranatha
2011-12: Carol Cayo, MSOE
2010-11: Cait Hartman, Aurora
2009-10: KC Blahnik, Lakeland
2008-09: Megan Scheele, Edgewood
2007-08: Catherine Chappell, MSOE
2006-07: Emily Henrich, Wisconsin Lutheran 

Men's Sports
2023-24: Ryan Broeckel, Wisconsin Lutheran
2022-23: Mikolaj (Nick) Kowalczyk, Dominican
2021-22: Justin Sartori, Aurora
2020-21: Gavin Zimbelman, Aurora & Ted Howell, Illinois Tech
2019-20: Ethan Klosak, Dominican
2018-19: Quin Krisik, MSOE
2017-18: Kevin Coppin, Concordia Chicago
2016-17: Eric Kittel, Concordia Wisconsin
2015-16: Logan Andryk, MSOE
2014-15: Logan Marvin, Dominican & Aaron Roeseler, Wisconsin Lutheran
2013-14: Eric Zeitler, Wisconsin Lutheran
2012-13: Doug Ingold, Aurora
2011-12: Tim Mackey, Aurora
2010-11: Austin Meier, MSOE
2009-10: Steve Salazar, Aurora & Brock Solveson, Concordia Wisconsin
2008-09: Zach Bickel, Concordia Chicago
2007-08: Jordan Van Ess, Marian
2006-07: not awarded