Isaac Nett named DII Academic All-America
Published Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Southwest Minnesota State University senior baseball student-athlete Isaac Nett was named to the College Sports Communicators Division II Academic All-America® second team as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Today's announcement is the 29th time in school history and the eighth time a Mustang baseball student-athlete has earned CSC Academic All-American accolades. Since 2009, a total of 22 SMSU student-athletes have recorded CSC Academic All-America® honors.
Nett, a native of Albany, Minn., joins Brendan Rokke (2003, second team & 2004, first team) as the only two SMSU baseball student-athletes in program history to earn CSC Academic All-America® accolades twice in career. Nett, who was a CSC Academic All-America® first team honoree in 2023, graduated in May with a degree in ag business and finance. He closed his academic career with a cumulative GPA of 3.96.
Nett, a three-time Academic All-NSIC and two-time All-NSIC first team honoree, was a three-year member of the Mustang program. He finished the 2024 season batting .342 in 51 games, leading the team in both home runs (12) and stolen bases (12), while ranking second in RBIs (46). Named All-NSIC first team this spring, Nett collected 19 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. He racked up 115 total bases ranking tied for ninth in team single-season history, while the 12 home runs is tied for 10th in the program single-season record book.
A 2022 All-NSIC first-team honoree, Nett finished his career batting .350 in 133 games with 25 doubles and 112 RBIs, while ranking tied for sixth in team history with 26 home runs.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her college sports communicator.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CSC has bestowed Academic All-America® honors to student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
For more information on the CSC Academic All-America® program, go to academicallamerica.com.
SMSU's All-Time CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-Americans:
Baseball
2003 - Brendan Rokke, 2nd Team
2004 - Brendan Rokke, 1st Team
2009 - Greg Laughlin, 3rd Team
2012 - Chris Eichten, 1st Team
2012 - Adam Thygesen, 3rd Team
2018 - Jayden Fleck, 2nd Team
2023 - Isaac Nett, 1st Team
2024 - Isaac Nett, 2nd Team
Football
1988 - Bruce Saugstad, 1st Team
1999 - Jason Jacobs, 2nd Team
2015 - Davontay Stevens, 1st Team
2015 - Donovan Woods, 2nd Team
2017 - Jon Dicke, 1st Team
2018 - Jon Dicke, 1st Team
Men's Basketball
1980 - Jeff Johannesen, 2nd Team
Soccer
2011 - Kelly Fitzgerald, 3rd Team
Tennis
1992 - Leslie Jacobsen, 3rd Team
Volleyball
2009 - Sara Graf, 2nd Team
2010 - Cara Carson, 2nd Team
2012 - Brooke Burmeister, 1st Team
2018 - Taylor Reiss, 2nd Team
2021 - Angela Young, 2nd Team
Women's Basketball
2005 - Michelle Bruns, 2nd Team
Softball
2013 - Amy Dreessen, 1st Team
Wrestling
2016 - Cole Wilson, 2nd Team
Golf
2016 - Becky Koepp, 3rd Team
Swimming & Diving
2021 – Gabriela Reis, 3rd Team
2023 – Juliana Villa, 3rd Team
Women's Track & Field
2021 – Rebecca Manteuffel, 2nd Team
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