General | December 9

DeKALB, Ill.—Thirty-one Northern Illinois University athletes earned the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award, as announced by 1A FAR in December 2024.
 
The 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award recognizes outstanding student-athletes for their significant accomplishments in the classroom while competing at the highest level of college sports.
 
The Award is given annually to student-athletes who graduate with a cumulative GPA of 3.80 or above and have participated in at least two years of NCAA Intercollegiate athletics at a Football Bowl Subdivision institution.
 
The 31 honorees from NIU are the most since 2020, when the Huskies saw 22 athletes receive the honor.
 

Athlete	Sport
Alyssa Al-Ashari	Gymnastics
Dylan Banker	Men's Soccer
Joseph Batusich	Baseball
Emily Dato	Softball
Jacklyn Dolitsky	Gymnastics
Kourtney Drake	Women's Basketball
Oluwasegun Abisoye Durosinmi	Men's Basketball
Eric Erato	Baseball
Julia Finegan	Cross Country
Madison Frazer	Women's Soccer
Kendall George	Gymnastics
Henriette Halwas	Women's Track and Field
Dominic Hann	Baseball
Aaron Harper	Baseball
Grace Humphrys	Gymnastics
Colin Jagielski	Wrestling
Parker Jeppson	Men's Soccer
Harry Jolley	Men's Soccer
Chelby Koker	Women's Basketball
Armin Koschtojan	Men's Tennis
Olivia Lynd	Gymnastics
Jayden Marable	Women's Basketball
Sidney McCrea	Women's Basketball
Kierah Meier	Women's Soccer
Ella Mihacevich	Volleyball
Anastasia Rakita	Women's Tennis
Ricardo Salinas	Wrestling
Tara Stauffacher	Women's Basketball
Jamie Ward	Women's Soccer
Isabelle West	Gymnastics
Abigail Zipse	Women's Soccer