Chi Alpha Sigma is the first and only nonprofit organization established to recognize four-year college student-athletes who achieve both academic and athletic success. Founded in 1996 by then-DePauw University head football coach Nick Mourouzis, Chi Alpha Sigma continues to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime.

To qualify, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior working on an undergraduate degree and have a 3.50 or better cumulative grade-point average based on a 4.00 scale.

Athletes of the month

NMU recognized a male and female athlete in each of the past eight months as its Scholar-Athletes of the Month:

Northern Michigan University’s Sam Privet dunks during a men’s basketball game played against Saginaw Valley State at Vandament Arena in Marquette on Jan. 18. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)

September — Grayden Daul, hockey; Ella Westerman, lacrosse

October — Patrick Andrews, men’s swimming and diving; Maria Storm, women’s soccer

November — Pearl Harvey, women’s nordic skiing; Sam Privet, men’s basketball

December — Ainsley Kirk, women’s alpine skiing; Tommaso Lami, men’s soccer

January — Dylan Kuehl, men’s basketball; Henriette Nilssen, women’s nordic skiing

While bringing the ball down the court, Northern Michigan University’s Dylan Kuehl, center, is triple-teamed by Michigan Tech defenders, from left, Gabe Smith, Marcus Tomashek and Adam Hobson during their GLIAC Tournament men’s basketball semifinal game played at the Huskies’ gym in Houghton on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Photo courtesy Cara Kamps)

February — Camilla Carbone, women’s swimming and diving; Leo Nolles, men’s swimming and diving

March — Hunter Belanger, football; Ellyse Wolfrath, track and field

April — Norah Bates, lacrosse; Daniel Lopez Aponte, men’s swimming and diving

Honor society

Though each sports has a differing number of athletes, the cross country and track and field teams at NMU could boast having the most inductees into Chi Alpha Sigma with 15.

What all the Wildcats could feel proud of is having 20 teams represented in the honor society, with cross country and track and field considered separate sports.

Here are the honorees, listed alphabetically by sport with the number of students, then alphabetically on each team:

Alpine skiing, men’s (1) — Reed Heathman

Alpine skiing, women’s (4) — Maya Bubolz, Kaylee Byrne, Maddy Stern and Ella Wichert

Basketball, men’s (3) — Jackson Dudek, Dylan Kuehl and Sam Privet

Basketball, women’s (5) — Abi Fraaza, Alyssa Hill, Hallie Marshall, Sarah Newcomer and Alyssa Nimz

Cross country/track and field (15) — Paige Anderson, Isabella Beck, Attica Brandt, Emily Czeiszperger, Lamar Gordon, Beverly Harper, Gianna Hoving, Becky Lane, Ahna Larson, Lana Mac, Sophia Potter, Emma Sweeney, Madi Szymanski, Dani Van Lente and Ellyse Wolfrath

Football (10) — Jake Bilitz, Brennan Brockel, Isaac Codere, Noah Hofmann, Michael Karlen, Mitch Larkin, Trevor Leigh, Joe Mueller, Sam Peiffer and Austin Ridl

Golf, men’s (2) — Tyler Annala and Joe Luke

Golf, women’s (3) — Hailey Bolander, Gabriella Moreau and Olivia Brill

Hockey (4) — Nicolas Ardanaz, Danny Ciccarello, Jakub Lewandowski and Jakob Peterson

Lacrosse (4) — Norah Bates, Dayna Carlson, Lindsey Locke and Taylor Priestley

Greco-Roman wrestling (3) — Patrick Curran, Jimmy Hustoles and Caden Natale

Nordic skiing, men’s (5) — Jonathan Clarke, Luke Fricker, Mathias Haugen, Adrik Kraftson and Hendrik Peterson

Nordic skiing, women’s (5) — Kolibri Drobish, Victoria Dybwad, Pearl Harvey, Lauren McCollor and Henriette Nilssen

Soccer, men’s (8) — James Carr, Jan Hoffmann, Mads Huegel, Tommaso Lami, Logan Lazar, Triston Nelson, Alessandro Scialanga and Blaine Watkins

Soccer, women’s (10) — Kenna Alexander, Calihan Bearden, Hannah Kastamo, Allison Kroll, Sydney Lake, Justina L’Esperance, Olivia Moreno, Maria Sorensen, Maria Storm and Elin Thagard

Swimming and diving, men’s (12) — Patrick Andrews, Liam Boomer, Kyle Griswold, Daniel Khmara, William LaCount, Jef Leroux, Hudson Lowery, Leo Nolles, Caleb Rice, Tobie Stiles, Max Swiatkowski and Andrew Tease

Swimming and diving, women’s (12) — Alyssa Bloser, Becca Burrows, Evie DeCarlo, Zoe DeKievit, Donna Hannig, Abbie Harned, Madison Germain, Ursula Koch, Brooklyn Millward, Jillian McKinley, Lauren Plockmeyer and Mia Strazny

Volleyball (3) — Aydan Dalak, McKenzie Gruner and Jacqueline Smith

Wrestling, women’s (5) — Marisa Angelos, Kailyn Garrett, Sharon Leon, Zhivanna Magdaleno and Emma Reckner

Story contents based on Northern Michigan University Sports Information press release reviewing the honors

. Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee’s email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.