SCSU Athletics Names Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for February

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Athletics recognized three student-athletes as the Wolters Kluwer Athletes of the Month for February. Men's hockey junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) was named the Male Athlete of the Month while women's swim & dive sophomore Hallie Drossel (Melrose, Minn.) and graduate Elena Martinez-Rodriguez (Madrid, Spain) were named Female Co-Athletes of the Month.

Tyson Gross' February Highlights

6 GP: 4-5—9, -1, 1 PPG, 2 SHG, 2 GWG, .516 FO% (65-61), 18:37 TOI
Led the NCHC in goals (4) and points (6) for the month of February
Scored a point in four of six games in the month, with 2+ points in all four games.
Named NCHC Forward of the Week after 4-goal, 5-point performance in sweep over Arizona State, scoring both game-winning goals and a shorthanded goal in each game
Scored 2+ goals in back-to-back games for the second time in his career, becoming just the second Husky since 2002-03 to have two instances of 2+ goals in back-to-back games.
Since 2002-03, is the only Husky to have scored a shorthanded goal in back-to-back games.
Had 10+ faceoff wins in four games, has 10+ faceoff wins in 30 of 34 games this season, leads NCAA with 464 faceoff wins this season.
Finished the season as the goal scoring champion in NCHC games 16) while ranking second in points (28).
Ranks 11^th in NCAA in points (41) and 16^th in goals (18)

Hallie Drossel's February Highlights

Won Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) championships in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.06) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:42.80)
Place second in the 400-yard medley relay (3:47.53) and eighth in the 200-yard IM (2:11.02)
Earned all-conference honors for her finishes in the 100 breast, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
Posted an NCAA B-cut time in 100 breast (1:03.06)
Helped lead SCSU to a second-place finish at the 2026 NSIC Championships, its best finish since 2022

Elena Martinez-Rodriguez's February Highlights

Won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) high jump after clearing 1.66m/5-5.25
Became the first Husky to win an event at the indoor conference meet since Natalie Gottschalk (2015-19) won the pentathlon in 2018 and just the seventh indoor conference event winner in the history of the program,.
Posted a new personal best in the triple jump (11.75m/38-6.75) to finish fifth at the NSIC meet.
Scored 14 of the team's 18.5 points at the conference meet
Won the high jump in all three meets during the month

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