MADISON, Wis.-- The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Kyla Overskei has been named the recipient of the 2026 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Basketball Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
A senior from Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove), Overskei sustains a 3.93 grade point average and is majoring in marketing with a minor in management. She secured a spot on the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Division III Academic All-District® Women's Basketball First Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators. Overskei is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. She has been recognized on UW-Eau Claire's Dean's List numerous semesters and received multiple academic scholarships.
 
Overskei has received All-WIAC honorable mention recognition the past two years and led her team in scoring both seasons. A team captain this year, she led the conference with an .854 free throw percentage and tied for the lead in three-point field goals made per game. Overskei has started 73-of-75 games in the last three years and finished her career with 1,059 points and a .784 free throw percentage (182-of-232).
 
Overskei is a member of UW-Eau Claire's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She has volunteered as a coach and lead trainer for youth basketball camps and served as a mentor at a local elementary school. Overskei has worked as a ticket sales and service intern with the Minnesota Twins, as well as sales and management intern with Enterprise Mobility. While with Enterprise, she was an Enterprise Elite Club selection.
 
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Judy Kruckman who served as Assistant Commissioner for the WIAC from 1996-98. Prior to this appointment, she was Commissioner of the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WWIAC) from October, 1984 - September, 1996. Kruckman was the women's athletics director at UW-Eau Claire from 1974-84, and one of the original representatives to the WWIAC when it formed in 1971. She was inducted into the WIAC Hall of Fame in 2012. In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average. In addition, she must be in her last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years. The award is based on academic achievements, athletics accomplishments and involvement in other campus activities, organizations and community service projects.