BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced its 2023 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winners Thursday morning with 22 student-athletes from Bemidji State University earning the award. The 14^th annual all-academic award is bestowed to NSIC student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility and are on track to graduate (student-athletes can only earn the award once).
 
BSU's 22 honorees is the most for the department since the induction of the award in 2010 and bested last year's previous mark of 13. Bemidji State had the fifth-most student-athletes named to the list of the 16-team conference with Augustana University leading the way with 33.
 
"We continue to increase the number of student-athletes that have earned the Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award, which is a testament to the dedication of the student-athletes, coaches and administrators in our league," said conference commissioner Erin Lind. "I am filled with pride on how our student-athletes in the NSIC continue to excel in the classroom, in the community and on the playing field. These are characteristics in which Dr. Myles Brand emphasized. I am extremely proud of all these student-athletes for their devotion to their universities, the NSIC and to their personal academic and athletic goals. I have no doubt these student-athletes will continue to achieve success in life well beyond the classroom and the competition venues."

Bemidji State NSIC Myles Brand Award Recipients

Student-Athlete	Sport	Hometown	Major
Erin Becker	Women's Soccer	Andover, Minn.	Biochemistry Molecular & Cellular Biology; Spanish
Tori Bott	Women's Basketball	Two Harbors, Minn.	Exercise Science
Maggie Cade	Women's Soccer	Lakeville, Minn.	Exercise Science
Elaina Christiansen	Softball	Brainerd, Minn.	Master's Special Education
Rumer Flatness	Women's Basketball	Bemidji, Minn.	Biochemistry Molecular & Cellular Biology
Ty Guden	Football	Edgar, Wis.	Biochemistry Molecular & Cellular Biology
Alaina Hall	Track & Field	Riverview, Fla.	Exercise Science
Georgiana Harber	Women's Soccer	Villa Park, Calif.	Business Administration
Alex Iverson	Men's Golf	Moorhead, Minn.	Biochemistry
Katie LeBlanc	Women's Golf	Pierz, Minn.	Elementary Education
Megan Majewski	Women's Soccer	Burlington, Ill.	Political Science
Kora Martin	Softball	Thorsby, Alberta	Marketing/Communication
Jake Matise	Baseball	Phoenix, Ariz.	Political Science
Maddie Schires	Women's Basketball	Wausau, Wis.	Elementary Education
Carter Simon	Baseball	Albert Lea, Minn.	Project Management
Gordon Skaar	Men's Golf	Coleraine, Minn.	Sport Management
Amanda Smith	Track & Field	Litchfield, Minn.	Social Work
Jennifer Smith	Softball	Winkler, Manitoba	Business Administration
Alyssa Stumbaugh	Women's Soccer	Gillette, Wyo.	Design/Business Administration
Kellan Wandtke	Football	Scandinavia, Wis.	Sport Management
Sara Wendt	Women's Soccer	Arden Hills, Minn.	Biology
Gwen Youso	Track & Field/Cross Country	Bemidji, Minn.	Music Education

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