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).
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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.
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"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 |
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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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