Tomahawk Conference All-Academic Team
Boys Basketball 2023-2024
Buffalo Lake/Hector/Stewart – Carter Macik, Brady Rudeen, Alex Taylor
Cedar Mountain – Jackson Guetter, Thomas Dahmes, Zachary Sandgren
G-F-W – Sam Berkner, Easton Taylor
Minnesota Valley Lutheran – Aaron Black, Lukas Freier, Benjamin Halvorson, Maverick Johnson
New Ulm Cathedral – Landon Klawitter, Elliott Hoffman, Ben Blomberg, Colin Anderson, Brock Carlson, Rylan Koopmann, Jack Edwards
Sleepy Eye Public – Isaac Lendt, Kyle Capacia, Landon Wendinger
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s – Mark Anderson, Tyler Mathiowetz, Michael Balko
Springfield – Brecken Heiling, Benjamin Potter, Bryan Buerkle, Brayden Sturm, Noah Vogel, Easton Jensen
Wabasso
None
Requirements
Member of Varsity Squad
GPA of 3.75 or higher
Sophomore, Jr., or Senior
Former St. Mary’s girls basketball standout Madison Mathiowetz will be competing in the Women’s Basketball NCAA March Madness Tournament for the second consecutive year after South Dakato State University won the Summit League Conference Tournament Championship. The Jacketsrabbits beat NDSU 67-54 Tuesday night in the championship game. Madison, a sophomore, was named to the All-Tournament Team
| 2023-24 Tomahawk All-Conference Boys Basketball Team | ||||
Name |
Hgt. |
Year |
Position |
Team |
| Ben Pearson | 6-4 | 12 | Guard | Minnesota Valley Lutheran |
| Brayden Sturm | 6-0 | 11 | Guard | Springfield |
| Noah Vogel | 6-3 | 12 | Forward | Springfield |
| Mark Anderson | 6-5 | 12 | Forward | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Will Walter | 6-5 | 12 | Guard | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Landon Wendinger | 6-6 | 11 | Forward | Sleepy Eye |
| Cole Jacobson | 6-6 | 10 | Guard | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| Dominic Rose | 6-3 | 12 | Guard | Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop |
| Blake Schueller | 6-4 | 11 | Forward | Cedar Mountain |
| Jevan Wilfahrt | 6-3 | 12 | Guard | New Ulm Cathedral |
| Chase Hubin | 6-3 | 12 | Guard | Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart |
Honorable Mention |
Hgt. |
Year |
Position |
Team |
| Kyler Flunker | 6-3 | 12 | Forward | Minnesota Valley Lutheran |
| Ben Potter | 6-0 | 12 | Guard | Springfield |
| Brandon Schmitz | 6-2 | 12 | Guard | Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s |
| Brayden Heiderscheidt | 6-4 | 9 | Guard | Sleepy Eye |
| Isaac Lendt | 5-11 | 12 | Guard | Sleepy Eye |
| Blake Steffl | 5-10 | 11 | Guard | Cedar Mountain |
| Jake Finstad | 5-11 | 11 | Guard | New Ulm Cathedral |
| Chase Hubin, Ben Pearson, Dominic Rose, Brayden Sturm, Will Walter, and Jevan Wilfahrt are repeat selections | ||||
| Chase Hubin and Jevan Wilfahrt are three-time selection | ||||
| Player of the Year — Will Walter of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s | ||||
| Coach of the Year — Lance Larson of Springfield | ||||
KNUJ Players of the Week for March 9th
Four St. Mary’s seniors signed their Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.
Brandon Schmitz will play baseball at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato.
Jon Petermann signs on with Gustavus Adolphus College to play football.
Mark Anderson will continue his baseball career in St. Paul at Bethel University.
Will Walter will take his talents to the collegiate hard courts after signing his Letter of Intent to play basketball at Bethany Lutheran College.
March 7th
at Sibley East
GFW Sleepy Eye 65, 62 OT
Five New Ulm Area wrestlers were named to the Big South All-Conference Wrestling Team on Tuesday.
New Ulm Area was the champion of the East Division and sent three wrestlers — Johnson, Nienhaus and Thompson — to the state wrestling tournament this past season.
March 7th
at Sibley East
Stats to come
Madison is a former Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Basketball player.
Sophomore Madison Mathiowetz garnered honorable mention recognition. She recorded 13.8 points and 2.5 assists per game in league contests while shooting .491 from the floor. With 2.4 3-pointers made per game, Mathiowetz was first on the team and third among Summit League players.
2023-24 Summit League Women’s Basketball Awards
All-Summit League First Team
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State (So., F)
Elle Evans, North Dakota State (So., G)*
Paige Meyer, South Dakota State (Jr., G)**
Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota (5th, G)**
Grace Larkins, South Dakota (Jr., G)*
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts (Gr., G)*
All-Summit League Second Team
Heaven Hamling, North Dakota State (Sr., G)***
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts (So., G)
Jordan Jones, Denver (So., G)
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts (Sr., G)
Jade Hill, St. Thomas (Jr., G)
All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Amber Scalia, St. Thomas (So., G)
Grace Cave, Omaha (Jr., G)
Madison Mathiowetz, South Dakota State (So., G)
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts (RSo., G)
Emma Smith, Denver (So., Gr)*
^Player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team
*previous all-league selections noted above
All-Defensive Team
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State (So., F)
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts (Sr., G)
Tori Nelson, South Dakota State (Sr., F)
Elle Evans, North Dakota State (So., G)
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts (Gr., G)
All-Newcomer Team
Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts (So., G)
Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts (RSo., G)
Kendall Holmes, South Dakota (Jr., G)
Alayna Contreras, Kansas City (So., G)
Dominique Phillips, Kansas City (Gr., F)
All-Freshman Team
Emily Robinson, Oral Roberts (Fr., F)
Abby Krzewinski, North Dakota State (Fr., G)
Kiera Pemberton, North Dakota (Fr., F)
Emani Bennett, Kansas City (Fr., G)
Jenna Hopp, South Dakota State (Fr., G)
Player of the Year: Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Newcomer of the Year: Taleyah Jones, Oral Roberts
Freshman of the Year: Emily Robinson, Oral Roberts
Sixth Woman of the Year: Jalei Oglesby, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year: Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State
