The Western Collegiate Hockey Association congratulates the 85 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients for 2023–24. The Sterling Trophy presents the accolades.
The WCHA All-Academic Team, which represents all eight WCHA member universities, consists of student-athletes who have reached sophomore level in their academic careers and have a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the preceding two semesters or three quarters.
Ohio State leads this year’s WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients with 19. St. Thomas had 12, while Bemidji State, Minnesota, and Minnesota State all had 11 on the Scholar-Athlete honor roll this year. Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State each had eight Scholar-Athlete awardees this winter, while Wisconsin had five.
The WCHA Scholar-Athletes are identified with the assistance of Faculty Athletic Representatives from each member institution.
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The 2023-24 WCHA All-Academic team award winners are shown here, along with their respective institutions.
Bemidji State
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Raeley Carney | Forward | Sophomore | Wasilla, Alaska |
| Makenna Deering | Defense | Junior | South St. Paul, Minn. |
| Mya Headrick | Forward | Sophomore | Garden River, Ont. |
| Genevieve Hendrickson | Forward | Junior | Warroad, Minn. |
| Khloe Lund | Defense | Senior | Thief River Falls, Minn. |
| Taylor Nelson | Forward | Senior | Carlton, Minn. |
| Kayla Santl | Forward | Senior | Roseau, Minn. |
| Gabrielle Smith | Forward | Senior | Brainerd, Minn. |
| Abigail Thompson | Goaltender | Junior | Forest Lake, Minn. |
| Alyssa Watkins | Forward | Junior | Hermantown, Minn. |
| McKayla Zilisch | Forward | Sophomore | Appleton, Wisc. |
Minnesota
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Josefin Bouveng | Forward | Sophomore | Vassunda, Sweden |
| Allie Franco | Defense | Sophomore | Oakdale, Minn. |
| Peyton Hemp | Forward | Junior | Andover, Minn. |
| Sophia Johnson | Goaltender | Sophomore | Minnetonka, Minn. |
| Lucy Morgan | Goaltender | Fifth Year | Mandan, N.D. |
| Solveig Neunzert | Defense | Fifth Year | Passau, Germany |
| Maggie Nicholson | Defense | Senior | Minnetonka, Minn. |
| Taylor Stewart | Defense | Fifth Year | Rochester, Minn. |
| Skylar Vetter | Goaltender | Junior | Lakeville, Minn. |
| Madeline Wethington | Defense | Graduate Student | Edina, Minn. |
| Audrey Wethington | Forward | Senior | Edina, Minn. |
Minnesota Duluth
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Hanna Baskin | Defense | Junior | Excelsior, Minn. |
| Katie Davis | Forward | Senior | Boise, Idaho |
| Reece Hunt | Forward | Graduate Student | Nelson, B.C. |
| Nina Jobst-Smith | Defense | Senior | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| Jenna Lawry | Forward | Junior | Lindstrom, Minn. |
| Hailey MacLeod | Goaltender | Sophomore | Abbotsford, B.C. |
| Mary Kate O’Brien | Forward | Junior | Wilbraham, Mass. |
| Clara Van Wieren | Forward | Senior | Okemos, Mich. |
Minnesota State
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Charlotte Akervik | Defense | Graduate Student | Eau Claire, Wisc. |
| Shelbi Guttormson | Forward | Junior | Moorhead, Minn. |
| Lyndsey Howard | Graduate Student | Defense | Savage, Minn. |
| Sydney Langseth | Forward | Senior | Eden Prariie, Minn. |
| Jamie Nelson | Forward | Senior | Andover, Minn. |
| Taylor Otremba | Forward | Sophomore | Lakeville, Minn. |
| Alexis Paddington | Forward | Junior | Thunder Bay, Ont. |
| Kianna Roeske | Defense | Sophomore | Paynesville, Minn. |
| Jayden Seifert | Defense | Junior | Farmington, Minn. |
| Avery Stilwell | Goaltender | Sophomore | Litchfield, Minn. |
| Whitney Tuttle | Forward | Sophomore | Rosemount, Minn. |
Ohio State
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Cayla Barnes | Defense | Graduate Student | Eastvale, Calif. |
| Lauren Bernard | Defense | Senior | Madison, Ohio |
| Hannah Bilka | Forward | Graduate Student | Coppell, Texas |
| Riley Brengman | Defense | Senior | China, Mich. |
| Jenna Buglioni | Forward | Senior | Port Moody, B.C. |
| Jennifer Gardiner | Forward | Graduate Student | Surrey, B.C. |
| Hadley Hartmetz | Defense | Graduate Student | Phoenixville, Pa. |
| Kenzie Hauswirth | Forward | Graduate Student | Farmington, Minn. |
| Kelsey King | Forward | Graduate Student | Elk River, Minn. |
| Raygan Kirk | Senior | Goaltender | Ste. Anne, Manitoba |
| Quinn Kuntz | Goaltender | Graduate Student | Warroad, Minn. |
| Stephanie Markowski | Defense | Graduate Student | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sloane Matthews | Forward | Sophomore | Plymouth, Minn. |
| Olivia Mobley | Forward | Senior | St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| Emma Peschel | Defense | Sophomore | Edina, Minn. |
| Lexington Secreto | Goaltender | Sophomore | New Windsor, N.Y. |
| Amanda Thiele | Goaltender | Senior | Milford, Mich. |
| Makenna Webster | Forward | Senior | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Kiara Zanon | Forward | Senior | Fairport, N.Y. |
St. Cloud State
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Regan Bulger | Defense | Sophomore | Yellowknife Northwest, Territories |
| JoJo Chobak | Goaltender | Senior | Chicago, Ill. |
| Klára Hymlárová | Forward | Fifth Year | Opava Czech, Republic |
| Taylor Larson | Defense | Junior | Nisswa, Minn. |
| Taylor Lind | Forward | Fifth Year | Shaunavon, Sask. |
| Avery Myers | Forward | Senior | Fargo, N.D. |
| Svenja Voigt | Forward | Sophomore | Cologne, Germany |
| Grace Wolfe | Defense | Junior | Owatonna, Minn. |
St. Thomas
| Name | Pos. | Year | Hometown |
| Maddy Clough | Defender | Junior | Andover, Minn. |
| Calla Frank | Goaltender | Graduate Student | Hugo, Minn. |
| Rachel Golnitz | Defender | Junior | Wyoming, Minn. |
| Molly Grundhoffer | Forward | Sophomore | Mankato, Minn. |
| Olivia King | Goaltender | Graduate Student | Garrison, Minn. |
| Isabel Lippai | Defender | Senior | Woodbury, Minn. |
| Haley Maxwell | Defender | Sophomore | Edina, Minn. |
| Allie Monrean | Forward | Graduate Student | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Brieja Parent | Forward | Senior | Forest Lake, Minn. |
| Abby Promersberger | Forward | Junior | Fargo, N.D. |
| Lauren Stenslie | Forward | Junior | Maple Grove, Minn. |
| Nicole Vallario | Defense | Junior | Lugano, Switzerland |
Wisconsin
| Name | Position | Year | Hometown |
| Chloe Baker | Goaltender | Redshirt Freshman | Hermosa Beach, Calif. |
| Britta Curl | Forward | Graduate Student | Bismarck, N.D. |
| Jane Gervais | Goaltender | Redshirt Junior | Valcourt, Quebec |
| Vivian Jungels | Defense | Sophomore | Edina, Minn. |
| Anna Wilgren | Defense | Graduate Student | Hudson, Wisc. |