Nine different UW-Stevens Point athletes from four sports earned College Sports Communicators (former CoSIDA) Academic All-District At-Large Team honors, the organization announced on Tuesday (May 16). Men's hockey landed four – Jordan Fader (Rice Lake, Wis./), Wilson Northey (North Vancouver, B.C./), Harrison Stewart (Rockford, Ill./) and Ryan Wagner (Indianapolis, Ind./) – awards. Women's hockey garnered three – Sara Aadalen (Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata), Courtney Leising (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and Maike Zipp (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) – honors. Men's wrestling's Brandon Peckham (Plainfield, Wis./Tri-County) and women's golf's Bree Downie (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) were also bestowed honors.
 
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Fader picks up his second-straight academic all-district nod and he was a third-team Academic All-American a season ago. He was the WIAC's Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete award recipient this season as well. On the ice, Fader tied for the team lead with 14 assists this season. He scored four goals, including the game-winner against UW-Stout in the WIAC Tournament semifinals.
 
Northey grabs his first career academic all-district laurel. He skated in 29 games this season with five goals and seven assists. He netted a game-winner at UW-Stout on Jan. 28. In his career, Northey has played in 69 games with 13 goals and 19 assists.
 
Stewart snags his first career academic all-district award. He played in all 30 games this season with two goals and six assists. Both of his goals this season came in games against WIAC foes, against Nrothland in the regular season and versus UW-Eau Claire in the WIAC Championship game. He has six goals and 11 assists in 63 career games.
 
Wagner garners his first academic all-district honor as well. An All-WIAC honorable mention team selection, Wagner was between the pipes for 17 games and more than 1,055 minutes. He posted an 11-4-1 record with a 1.59 goals against average, the eighth-best GAA in the nation this season. He was the winning goaltender in the longest game in program history on March 11 in the four-overtime victory over Augsburg.
 
Aadalen lands her first career academic all-district award. She played in all 27 games for the Pointers this season. She scored five goals and had a career-best six assists. She scored the game-winning goal at Northland on Feb. 3.
 
Leising is bestowed her first career academic all-district honor as well. An All-WIAC first-team selection, Leising led the Pointers with 10 goals this season while playing in all 27 games. She added five assists and was second on the team with 15 points. She had two game-winning goals, both in non-conference games, and twice had multi-goal games against league opponents.
 
Zipp also pockets her first career academic all-district laurel. She skated in 22 games this season with four goals and two assists. She tallied one of UWSP's three shorthanded goals on the year.
 
Peckham earns his first career academic all-district nod. A National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American for the fourth-straight year, Peckham went 31-9 this season on the mat. He won four matches by fall and placed fifth at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regionals in February.
 
Downie garners an academic all-district honor for the first time. She was an All-WIAC second team honoree in 2021 and posted a WIAC Tournament record 69 in the final round of the 2021 Championship to place second.
 
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.