KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bemidji State University soccer earned a spot on the 2021-22 United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award list in an announcement Thursday from the organization's national office.

Bemidji State, which carried a 3.68 cumulative team grade point average in 2021-22, was one of eight programs within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and 382 women's soccer teams from all collegiate levels across the country to earn the United Soccer Coaches honor for 2021-22.

To be eligible for the award, a team must post a grade point average of at least 3.0. The 2021-22 award is the third straight and the ninth instance since 2012-13 being honored by the organization for success in the classroom.

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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooded region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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