Athletic Department 6/2/2026 8:17:00 AM Tyler Woolbright

61 Vikings named to 2026 Dave Wrath Winter Academic All-Conference Team

Lorenz and Matsuzaki named Jack Swartz Award winners

CHICAGO, Ill. -- 61 student-athletes from North Park University earned College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honors for the Spring season. Baseball's Reyn Matsuzaki and Softball's Kayla Lorenz were the North Park recipients of the prestigious Jack Swartz Award.

Matsuzaki enjoyed another First Team All-CCIW season in 2026, helping guide North Park Baseball to a conference tournament championship appearance. The catcher from Honolulu, Hawaii caught a conference-leading 10 runners attempting to steal and was the second-leading conference hitter for NPU with a .357 batting average against CCIW arms. Matsuzaki slugged .500 for the season with 9 doubles, a triple, and 6 homers in addition to 44 RBI.

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Lorenz enjoyed a storied collegiate career on and off the softball field. She became North Park Softball's first-ever four-time all-conference pick this season and broke the program record for career RBI (44). This past season, she hit .378 with 26 runs scored, 51 total hits, 9 doubles, 4 triples, and 5 homers alongside 44 RBI. She made 97 putouts as a play-making shortstop, adding 70 putouts to captain the infield. Additionally, she was presented with the Ahnfeldt Medallion for her four years of a 4.0 grade-point average.

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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.

About the Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference Team

About the Jack Swartz Award

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