Cougar student-athletes receive academic honors

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

“Education is a top priority for the Esports team,” Head Esports Coach Verrick Foust said. “All my students understand that academics always come first, and achieving success in their respective majors is our ultimate goal.”

Northeast Iowa Community College's (NICC) Athletic Department received word late last week that 17 of their student-athletes were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Academic All-Region Teams.

For student-athletes to qualify, they must have achieved a 3.5-4.0 (First Team) or a 3.0-3.49 grade point average (Second Team).

Cougar Esports and Sports Shooting team members recognized are:

First Team
Arndorfer, Brendon - Sports Shooting
Caldwell, Mason - Esports
Cogil, Ryan - Sports Shooting
Fischer, Ashley - Sports Shooting
Folstad, Lane - Esports
Hockerman, Holden - Sports Shooting
Lewison, Tristan - Sports Shooting
Lucius, Jamarious - Esports
Mohr, Eric - Sports Shooting
Reinhardt, Taylor - Sports Shooting
Schneider, Joel - Sports Shooting
Tollefsrud, Colton - Sports Shooting
Ward, Elizabeth - Sports Shooting
Wiest, Makenzie - Sports Shooting

Second Team
Cigrand, Mason - Esports
Fosdal, Hunter - Esports
Hamann, Dakota - Esports

"Education is a top priority for the Esports team," Head Esports Coach Verrick Foust said. "All my students understand that academics always come first, and achieving success in their respective majors is our ultimate goal."

"I am extremely proud of the commitment to being great students that our student-athletes showed throughout the 2024 fall semester and look forward to seeing that list grow upon completion of the 2025 spring semester," Athletic Director Nick Weinmeister said.

Tags: athletics, sports shooting, esports