General | April 19
Cleveland, Ohio – Ten Northern Illinois University gymnasts were named to the Academic All Mid-American Conference gymnastics team announced by the league office Friday.
The 10 NIU gymnasts who qualified for the honor is the second-highest total in the MAC, behind only Western Michigan with 11.
"I am super proud of this team" head coach
Sam Morreale said. "This is another example of how this group got it done not only in the gym but in the classroom. These ladies are great examples of the term Student Athlete. Congratulations to all of them and Go Huskies!"
To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests in that season. First-year transfers and freshmen are not eligible.
Seniors
Alyssa Al-Ashari (Lansing Mich./Grand Ledge),
Kendall George (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central), and
Olivia Lynd (West Chester, Ohio/Ursuline) were all named to the Academic All-MAC team for the third time.
NIU juniors
Alana Anderson (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West),
Isabella Sissi (Blaine, Minn./Mounds View) and
Ellery Werner (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) each received the honor for the second consecutive year.
Sophomore's
Hannah Drielick (Tampa, Fla./Sunlake),
Jocelyn Harbeck (Frankfort, Ill/Lincoln-Way East),
Samantha Nickle (Yorktown, Va./York) and
Kiera O'Shea (Norridge, Ill./Ridgewood) all earned honors in the first year that they have been eligible.
See the complete list of Huskies honored in 2024, including majors and GPA below.
NIU 2024 Academic All-MAC Gymnasts (10)
Kiera O'Shea, Sophomore, Nursing, 4.00
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Kendall George, Senior, Journalism, 3.971
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Olivia Lynd, Senior, Marketing, 3.951
Hannah Drielick, Sophomore, Nursings, 3.929
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Alyssa Al-Ashari, Senior, Nursing, 3.916
Samantha Nickle, Sophomore, Software Development, 3.915
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Ellery Werner, Junior, International Politics, 3.806
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Isabella Sissi, Junior, Marketing, 3.723
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Alana Anderson, Junior, Psychology, 3.556
Jocelyn Harbeck, Sophomore, Undecided, 3.333
^- Three-time Academic All-MAC
* - Two-time Academic All-MAC
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