SCSU Athletics Names Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for January, February and March

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Athletics recognized six student athletes as the Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for the months of January, February and March. Men's Hockey's Jami Krannila (Nokia, Finland) and women's basketball's Katrina Theis (Maple Grove, Minn.) were honored for their performances in January, while men's swim and dive's Raf Hendriks (Berg en Terblijt, Netherlands) and women's track & field's Paola Brena (Queretero, Mexico) were recognized in February. In March, wrestling's Nick Novak (New Prague, Minn.) and women's swim & dive's Meredith Matchinsky (St. Cloud, Minn.) were selected. Theis is a two-time honoree this season after being named the January Athlete of the Month.

JANUARY – JAMI KRANNILA

NCHC January Player of the Month
8 points (5g/3a), +4, .528 FO%
Led NCHC in goals (five) while ranking third in points (eight) and fourth in power play goals (two)
Named NCHC Forward of the Week on Jan. 22

JANUARY – KATRINA THEIS

7-2 as a team
19.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, .527 FG%, .720 FT%, 10 blks, 17 steals
Double-digit performances in eight of nine games with four 20+ point performances
NSIC Player of the Week Jan. 3 & Jan. 16
Became the 35^th player in SCSU history to score 1,000 career points - Jan. 20 at SMSU

FEBRUARY – RAF HENDRIKS

Four GLIAC Championships
- 100-yard backstroke (48.09)
- 200-yard backstroke (1:44.26)
- 200-yard medley (1:26.74)
- 400-yard medley (3:13.16)
Set a pool record in the 200-yard backstroke at the GLIAC Championships with a time of 1:44.26
Fourth and fifth career conference titles
Three-time 200-yard backstroke conference champion (2021-23) and two-time 100-yard backstroke (2022-23)
Finished third in 200-yard freestyle (1:37.37) at GLIAC Championships
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle, as well as relay events

FEBRUARY – PAOLA BRENA

All-NSIC Second Team – High Jump
Runner-up at NSIC Championships – 1.74m
Mark ranked 8^th in NCAA DII
NCAA DII Championships Qualifier
Moved to No. 2 all-time in the program's Indoor High Jump

MARCH – NICK NOVAK

NCAA National Champion – 157 pounds
18^th individual NCAA National Champion in program history
Finished season 27-0 with 8 MDs, 3 TFs, 2 Falls

MARCH – MEREDITH MATCHINSKY

NCAA All-American – 5^th Place in the 3-meter dive (443.95)
Third career All-America honor (2020 1M, 3M)
NCAA Qualifier in the 1M Dive
NSIC 1-meter and 3-meter dive champion, NSIC Diver of the Year, NSIC Diver of the Meet