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BVU Lands Student-Athletes on CSC All-District At-Large Team

STORM LAKE, Iowa (June 17, 2025) - The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the Academic All-District At-Large Team on Tuesday with a total of nine student-athletes from Buena Vista University being recognized.

A total of six women and three men were eligible for nomination by the university's Athletics Communication office. Those on the list for the Beavers this year are from the sports of golf and men's wrestling.

To be eligible for recognition, a player must be in at least sophomore academic and athletic standing with one full year at the current institution while holding a cumulative overall GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Eligible golf nominees must be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's TEAM SCORING events OR in the lineup at the conference championship tournament. 

For wrestling, eligible nominees must be in the lineup for at least 70 percent of TEAM SCORING events (open tournaments, duals) OR compete in their weight class at a conference championship meet.

Noelle Hamand
Noelle Hamand
Brooke Stellmaker
Brooke Stellmaker
Libby Birdsell
Libby Birdsell
Dayana Bueso
Dayana Bueso
Kenna Kasel
Kenna Kasel
Cassidy Weide
Cassidy Weide
Mason Laven
Mason Laven
Nolan Nguyen
Nolan Nguyen
Hayden Stout
Hayden Stout

The following BVU individuals are represented in 2025:

  • Noelle Hamand | Sophomore | Rehabilitation Health Sciences
  • Brooke Stellmaker | Junior | Corporate Mathematics
  • Libby Birdsell | Senior | Accounting, Finance, Management
  • Dayana Bueso | Junior | Social Work
  • Kenna Kasel | Junior | Marketing & Management
  • Cassidy Weide | Junior | Accounting & Business
  • Mason Laven | Junior | Accounting
  • Nolan Nguyen | Senior | Criminology & Psychology
  • Hayden Stout | Junior | Exercise Science

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure. For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.