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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has named the inaugural MCAC Fall Elite '17 Team, which consists of the top performing student-athletes which excel both in the classroom and in the competitive arena.
A new conference initiative this academic year, MCAC Elite Teams are comprised of student-athletes who earned All-Academic Conference status during their sport season, as well as earning distinction as an All-Division, All-Conference, All-State or NJCAA recognition. Each Elite team is designed by the year in which the competitive season and academic semester for which the team member earned All-Academic status. For the fall of 2017, MCAC student-athletes from volleyball, football, soccer and golf teams vie for placement on the MCAC Fall Elite '17 team. Student-athletes who compete in basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball and meet award criteria will earn MCAC Spring Elite '18 designation.
The inaugural MCAC Elite student-athletes for Fall, 2017, are listed in alphabetical order by college and are grouped by sport. All team members have earned MCAC All-Academic status; their individual sport recognition is also listed. To view the MCAC All-Academic Award recipients, please click here.
Of particular note are six MCAC athletes which were named both to an NJCAA All-America teams this past fall while also succeeding in the classroom, earning MCAC All-Academic honors. Those athlete are: Paige Wallevand (Volleyball, Central Lakes College); James Newman (Football, Dakota College-Bottineau); Shantel Verbout (Volleyball, Northland CTC); Malik Williams (Football, Northland CTC); Cami Sletta (Volleyball, Ridgewater College) and Kalie Jergens (Volleyball, St. Cloud Technical & Community College).
The inaugural MCAC Elite '17 team is as follows:
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| Kati Beckman | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Megan Beckman | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Marissa Volstad | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Emerald McGlashan | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Avi McGregor | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Hannah Zavadil | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Deyanna Basic | Anoka-Ramsey | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| Paige Wallevand | Central Lakes College | Volleyball | NJCAA First Team, All-America |
| Kahlen Manthey | Central Lakes College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 1st Team |
| Becca Jensen | Central Lakes College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Kayla Larson | Central Lakes College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Adrian Jackson | Central Lakes College | Football | NJCAA All-Region Team |
| Nyassinu Crowell | Central Lakes College | Football | NJCAA All-Region Team |
| Dunkin Westrich | Central Lakes College | Football | MCAC All-Division, First Team |
| Marnez Trotter | Central Lakes College | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| James Newman | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | NJCAA All-America, Hon. Mention |
| Isaiah Dennis-McLean | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Spencer Dorsey | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Trent Postma | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Aaron Appleton | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Jackson Argoe | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Austin Schall | Dakota College-Bottineau | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| Lorine Parker | FDLTCC | Football | NJCAA All-Region Team |
| Javon Chappel | FDLTCC | Football | All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Hector Hernandez | FDLTCC | Football | All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Artis Fountain | FDLTCC | Football | All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| George Marfo | FDLTCC | Football | All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Tatianna Zimmerman | FDLTCC | Volleyball | All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Allie Knuti | Hibbing Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 1st Team |
| Holly Starkovich | Hibbing Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Kara Mandich | Itasca Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 1st Team |
| Carmen Bergstedt | Itasca Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Caleb How | Itasca Community College | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Rachel Hammond | Lake Superior College | Women's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Charity Howell | Lake Superior College | Women's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Katelyn Johnson | Lake Superior College | Women's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Noel Idewald | Lake Superior College | Men's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Alex Johnson | Lake Superior College | Men's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Leo Alemedia | Lake Superior College | Men's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Chloe Kaufenberg | Mesabi Range College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Alli Sandberg | Mesabi Range College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Justin Hooks | Mesabi Range College | Football | NJCAA All-Region |
| Deaven Burns | Mesabi Range College | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Sennen Roserie | Mesabi Range College | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Claire Mathiesen | M State - Fergus Falls | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Mackenzie Swanson | M State - Fergus Falls | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Andrew Costello | M State - Fergus Falls | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Hunter Moen | M State - Fergus Falls | Golf | NJCAA Region XIII Medalist |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Andrea Hinkeldey | Minnesota West CTC | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Peyton Kendrick | Minnesota West CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Caleb Tinklenberg | Minnesota West CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Adonis Finney | Minnesota West CTC | Football | All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| James Ubaike | NDSCS | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Shantel Verbout | Northland CTC | Volleyball | NJCAA First Team, All-America |
| Jessica Vedbraaten | Northland CTC | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Malik Williams | Northland CTC | Football | NJCAA First Team, All-America |
| Ethan Halvorson | Northland CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Kendal Sylvester | Northland CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Alison Satre | Rainy River Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Sport Honors |
| Cami Sletta | Ridgewater College | Volleyball | NJCAA All America, Hon. Mention |
| Jamie Gorblisch | Ridgewater College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 1st Team |
| Kiana Johnson | Ridgewater College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Austin Abbas | Ridgewater College | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Mitchell Sommer | Ridgewater College | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Name | College | Sport | 2017 Highest Sport Honors |
| Olivier Saye | Riverland Community College | Men's Soccer | MCAC All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Name | College | Sport | 2017 Highest Sport Honors |
| Tara Rogers | Rochester CTC | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Brooke Wendland | Rochester CTC | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Cazz Martin | Rochester CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Bangalee Bamba | Rochester CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Trey Johson | Rochester CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Zach Cooke | Rochester CTC | Football | MCAC All-Division, Hon. Mention |
| Kallie Keller | Rochester CTC | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, 1st Team |
| Hannah Stelley | Rochester CTC | Women's Soccer | All-Conference, Hon. Mention |
| Name |
College |
Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| Kalie Jergens | St. Cloud Technical & Community College | Volleyball | NJCAA First Team, All-America |
| Chelsea Schoeder | St. Cloud Technical & Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-State, 2nd Team |
| Anastasia Larson | St. Cloud Technical & Community College | Volleyball | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
| Name | College | Sport | Highest 2017 Athletic Honor |
| Cedric King | Vermilion Community College | Football | NJCAA All-Region Team |
| Anthony Miranda | Vermilion Community College | Football | MCAC All-Division, 1st Team |
| Dondre White | Vermilion Community College | Football | MCAC All-Division, 2nd Team |
About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.