CHICAGO, Ill. -- 25 student-athletes from North Park University earned College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honors for the Winter season. Basketball standouts Aliyah Hershberger and Lazario Cornish were named the North Park recipients of the prestigious Jack Swartz Award.
Hershberger was named an All-CCIW pick this season for North Park Women's Basketball after leading the Vikings in every scoring category. She rarely came off the court, averaging 37.5 minutes per game while boasting 14. PPG, 21 steals, and 35 three pointers. She shot 79.7% from the free-throw line and 46.4% from the field. In the classroom, the Elkhart, Indiana native boasted a 4.00 grade-point average in her studies as an exercise science student.
Cornish was a play-making, versatile forward for North Park Men's Basketball, earning starting time in the second half of the season. The big man from West Palm Beach, Florida led the Vikings with 23 blocked shots and pulled down 90 rebounds to guide NPU to a 16-win season. Off the court, he carries a 3.959 grade-point average in his studies as a mechanical engineering student.
About the Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference Team
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 schools. The 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.
About the Jack Swartz 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.
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.
A complete list of North Park's academic all-conference awardees are listed below:
Men's Basketball
Lazario Cornish
Dylan Fuzak
Tyvin Garrison
Jackson Hettwer
Jerome Smith, Jr.
Rasmus Westerlund
Women's Basketball
Aliyah Hershberger
Naomi Kaskavitch
Caroline Long
Teresa Morrissey
Aliesha Peterson
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Josh Brito
Matthew Carey
Micah Catron
Ali Karatas
Måns Klint
Johannes Roslund
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Riana Hayes
Rian Hobbs
Alex Ireland
Julia Klein
Jaclyn Little
Cassidy Mullens
Erika Ver Beek
Linnea White
