University of St. Thomas Athletics
Burt Hedstrom voted a CoSIDA Academic All-America
5/26/2021 11:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CoSIDA news release
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Senior Burt Hedstrom is one of 15 players named to the elite Division III Men's Basketball Academic All-America team announced Wednesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The CoSIDA award for the Minnetonka, Minn., native is the 109th all-time received by Tommie student-athletes, and the first so far this school year. This is the 21st consecutive season St. Thomas has had a CoSIDA AAA recipient.
Hedstrom joins five other past St. Thomas men's hoops honorees, including current head coach Johnny Tauer, a 1995 Academic All-America recipient.
Hedstrom has a 3.97 grade-point average in Engineering. He was the recipient of the MIAC Elite 22 Award for men's hoops in 2019-20. Off the court, he worked a summer internship and was part of engineering team that is seeking a U.S. patent for an optical fiber fusion splice protector.
Hedstrom is planning to return for a fifth season as a graduate student in 2021-22 as the Tommies move into Division I and the Summit League.
He's started 36 games in a row, and played in all 91 career games. The shooting guard has recorded 710 points, 385 rebounds and 151 assists, and has converted at 41 percent from behind the arc while making 138 treys. He's also a 79 percent shooter at the foul line. The Toms are 29-5 in games on his career when he's scored in double figures.
He's helped the Tommies to a final D3Hoops.com poll finish of No. 4 in 2019-20 and No. 2 this winter, with an overall record of 71-20 in his era. That includes a 22-1 record over its last 23 games the program will play in Division III.
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St. Thomas CoSIDA Academic All-Americas
(2020-21 nominations and voting just starting)
2020-21: Burt Hedstrom (men's basketball)
2019-20: Elijah Rice (football); Ellie Meyer (volleyball); Mariah Terhaar (women's track and field); Kierstin Anderson-Glass (softball); Elise Barnes (softball)
2018-19: McKenna Peplinski (women's soccer); Kierstin Anderson-Glass (softball); Kenzie Torpy (at-large/women's hockey); Parker Rosenau (men's track & field/CC)
2017-18: Isaac Seering (football)
2016-17: Nick Waldvogel (football), Ryan Winter (football), Emma Paulson (swimming & diving)
2015-16: David Simmet (football); Emma Paulson (swimming & diving); Emily Gapinski (CC/T&F); Dylan Baumann (CC/T&F); Jacob Gerhartz (CC/T&F)
2014-15: David Simmet (football); Kelly Foley (volleyball); Jill Greenfield (volleyball); Alex Kapraun (at-large/men's golf); Drew Fielding (at-large/men's hockey); Kendra Bowe (softball).
2013-14: Kelly Foley (volleyball); Alex Kapraun (men's golf); Emily Gregory (softball); Kirstin Bigelbach (softball); Erin Statz (Women's CC/track and field)
2012-13: Kimmy Hassel (softball); Eyo Ekpo (men's track and field)
2011-12: Dan Chapman (football); Fritz Waldvogel (football); Ashley Maher (volleyball); Eyo Ekpo (men's track and field)
2010-11: Dan Chapman (football); Ben Wartman (football);
2009-10: Ben Wartman (football); Elliot Amundson (men's soccer); Matt Schuld (baseball); Nikki Arola (women's track & field); Pat Jager (men's track & field); Marta Radcliffe (softball); Alison Wright (softball)
2008-09: Katie McCaffrey (volleyball); Matt Schuld (baseball); Nikki Arola (women's track & field); Phil Bastron (men's track & field); Katie Theisen (women's track & field); Alison Wright (softball)
2007-08: P.J. Theisen (football); Katie Theisen (women's track & field); Maria Bye (softball); P.J. Thiesen (men's track & field)
2006-07: Maria Bye (softball); Carrie Embree (softball); Riley Bosch (baseball)
2005-06: P.J. Thiesen (football); Ben Kessler (football); Andrew Ubbelohde (football); Nikki Conway (softball); Maria Bye (softball); Carrie Embree (softball); Molly Bauman (women's track & field); P.J. Theisen (men's track & field)
2004-05: Ben Kessler (football); Brigid Power (women's CC/track & field; Dave Linn (at-large/swimming & diving; Tut Fuller (at-large/men's tennis); Katie Glorvigen (at-large/women's golf)
2003-04: Dave Linn (at-large/swimming & diving; Kristi Huegel (softball)
2002-03: Tessie Thompson (women's soccer); Jake Barkley (football); Andrew Hilliard (football); Dave Linn (at-large/swimming & diving; Andrew Hilliard (men's track and field); Tom Carroll (baseball); Shannon Moore (softball)
2001-02: Andy Kaiser (football); Jake Barkley (football); Andrew Hilliard (football); Kristin Murray (at-large/women's swimming & diving); Andrew Hilliard (men's track & field); Jacob Kraus (at-large/men's tennis)
2000-01: Jake Barkley (football); Mychal Brendan (men's basketball); Andrew Hilliard (at-large/men's track & field)
1998-99: Greg Kaiser (at-large/men's track & field); Steve Aronson (at-large/men's hockey)
1997-98: Greg Kaiser (football); Tonia Call (softball)
1995-96: Curt Behrns (football)
1994-95: Curt Behrns (football); Johnny Tauer (men's basketball); Kelly Copps (at-large/women's CC, track & field)
1993-94: Curt Behrns (football)
1992-93: Penny Thompson (volleyball); Kari Bymers (at-large/women's tennis)
1991-92: Penny Thompson (volleyball)
1990-91: Michelle Auger (at-large/women's track & field)
1984-85: Laura Inderieden (at-large/women's track & field)
1982-83: Debbie Thometz (at-large/CC, women's track & field)
1980-81: Doug Groebner (football); Greg Hendricks (men's basketball)
1977-78: Tom Kelly (football); Terry Fleming (men's basketball)
1974-75: Mark Dienhart (football)
1973-74: Mark Dienhart (football)
1966-67: Dan Hansard (men's basketball)
