Austin grad Ian Christopherson has been named to the 2016 Iowa Winter Sports All Academic team.

Christopherson is a sophomore swimmer at Luther College. He is a computer science major with a GPA of 3.72.

Christopherson is the son of Mark and Aleta Christopherson of Austin, Minn.

To be eligible for IIAC All-Academic Team honors a student-athlete must compete at the varsity level; be at least a sophomore in academic standing or if a transfer must have been enrolled for one full year; and attain a 3.50 or better grade point average (on a 4.00 scale).

Luther College is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and is located in Decorah, Iowa. The Norse compete in 10 men’s and nine women’s intercollegiate sports.

As a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) since 1922, the men have won 162 conference championships. In 1982 the IIAC expanded its championship sponsorship to include women’s sports. During this time span, the women have won 70 team titles. Combined, Luther is the first school in the Iowa Conference to capture 232 league titles.