Highland Cougar student-athlete tradition of academic excellence continues with 59 Cougars being named to 2023-2024 Arrowhead Academic All-Conference team. These student-athletes achieved academic excellence recognition by earning a minimum 3.0 grade point average and passing a minimum 12 credit hours in both the Fall and Spring semesters while competing in at least one intercollegiate sport for the entire season. Ten of Highland's athletic programs are represented on the Arrowhead Academic All-Conference team.
The following Highland Cougar student-athletes received the Academic Excellence Award:
Jason Nieman – Men's Cross Country
Hannah Visel – Women's Cross Country
Oskar Akerlind – Golf
Hayden Moon – Golf
Lane Pierson – Golf
Benjamin Sprenger Rojas – Golf
Diego Yepez Soisa – Golf
Brooke Boettner – Volleyball and Softball
Lydia Faulkner – Volleyball
Ashlee Fisher – Volleyball
Leah Goebel – Volleyball
Jocelyn Green – Volleyball and Softball
Alexis Law – Volleyball
Chelsey Mashaw – Volleyball
Mary Zettle – Volleyball, Women's Basketball and Softball
Natalija Obradovic – Volleyball
Gonzalo Basterrechea – Men's Basketball
Jaheim Ciego – Men's Basketball
Troy Cole – Men's Basketball
Ramean Hinton – Men's Basketball
Cyrus Huggard-Noel – Men's Basketball
Omar Ndiaye – Men's Basketball
Matthew Somerville – Men's Basketball
Sarah Kempel – Women's Basketball
Ariadna Kuc – Women's Basketball
Alexys Luek – Women's Basketball and Softball
Marie Louise de Jong – Women's Basketball
Curtis Hulke – Esports
Aiden Valkema – Esports
Daeshon Verner – Esports
Clara Bartel – Cheer
Grayce Busker – Cheer
Johanna Matuszak – Cheer
Mekenna Montgomery – Cheer
Greenly Woker – Cheer
AnnBrielle Young – Cheer
Tyson Clingan – Baseball
Noe Davila – Baseball
Manuel Duran – Baseball
Gihanny Fajardo – Baseball
Kevin Flores – Baseball
Frederick Diaz – Baseball
David Deschamps – Baseball
Emanuel Lantigua – Baseball
Adoniz Luzon – Baseball
Ismael Ortiz – Baseball
Jorge Peguero – Baseball
Jorge Pena Romero – Baseball
Jeyson Polanco – Baseball
Lucas Reyes – Baseball
Case Rockey – Baseball
Felix Severino – Baseball
Oscar Soto – Baseball
Christopher Suarez – Baseball
Gustavo Torrealba – Baseball
Rebecca Schwartz – Softball
Anna Skoumal – Softball
Brianna Stager – Softball
Neelah Vandeberg – Softball
"Congratulations to all of our Highland student-athletes," Highland Athletic Director Pete Norman commented. "I am extremely proud of our student-athletes. I am also very grateful of our coaching staff for providing the leadership for our student-athletes to be champions in competition, in the classroom and in the community. I am also thankful to all the wonderful faculty, staff and, of course, Cougar Nation that make Highland a special place. Go Cougars!"
