GREENWOOD, Ind. — Dakota Wesleyan University athlete Landon Ruesink has been named First Team Academic All-America® by the College Sports Communicators.
Ruesink earned this prestigious honor by posting a 4.00 GPA alongside an impressive on-field resume to put himself among 25 other top-level NAIA competitors. He was one of just three athletes on the NAIA list to earn a perfect GPA. The 2024-25 Male A. O. Duer Scholarship winner was named First Team All-GPAC this previous football season, recording 42 tackles, 14 pass breakups, an interception, and a fumble recovery, alongside a nod as a GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention punt returner.
He was also the lone South Dakota representative to make the list at the NAIA level, and represented Dakota Wesleyan University’s accounting program. Ruesink will be graduating in the top group of his class following this semester, which will see him compete for the DWU Baseball program.
See the full release from the CSC here.