NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Park saw 25 of its student-athletes honored with 2023-24 Winter CCIW Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference recognition, as the league announced on Friday afternoon. Additionally, sophomores Thea Ring, of Women's Indoor Track & Field, and Lance Nelson, of Men's Basketball, were named North Park's representatives of the Jack Swartz Award.
The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list comprises those individuals that achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.30 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective school.
The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference award is named after the former Augustana College athletics administrator. Wrath retired in June of 2021 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Media and Alumni Relations, serving the Vikings for 40 years. In addition to his duties at Augustana, Wrath served as the CCIW Sports Information Director from 1996 to 2005 and was instrumental in establishing the CCIW's Academic All-Conference Program in 2005.
Additionally, the CCIW announced all of the recipients of the Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award. Each CCIW member institution selects two student-athletes (one men's athlete & one women's athlete) from each of the three sport seasons (fall, winter, spring) to be honored as Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference members. To be eligible, an individual must have an overall grade point average of 3.50 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective institution.
The Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award is named after the former Wheaton College Director of Athletics and CCIW Commissioner. Swartz served in the Athletics Director role from 1975-1982 and as CCIW Commissioner from 1987 until his passing on July 11, 1997.
Lance Nelson, NPU's male Jack Swartz Award winner
Men's Basketball
Trey Brooks
Lalhnehpuia Chhakchhuak
Victor Ekman
Kenton Lei
Lance Nelson
Davante Robinson
Women's Basketball
Ava Foote
Kathryn Keehn
Lauren McKnight
Victoria Perry
Felicia Sunden
Men's Track & Field
Daniel Blatt
Michael Hernandez
Michael Kleiner
Ubayd Kromwell
Petros Siakavelis
Mason Wilson
Thea Ring, NPU's female Jack Swartz Award winner
Women's Track & Field
Maria Bugge
Sofia Grivot
Emma Klein
Julia Klein
Ellie Parker
Aaliyah Parker-Fox
Thea Ring
Erika Ver Beek
