BEMIDJI, Minn. – Trista Bilden is set to join Bemidji State University to compete in two sports after signing her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 8 during the NCAA's early signing period to play both women's track and field and women's golf for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Trista Bilden
Northwood, N.D./Hatton/Northwood High School
Women's Track and Field and Women's Golf
Bilden will join the Beavers set to compete in both women's track and field and women's golf. The two-sport athlete put together some impressive results at the state level. She qualified for state in the shot put, discus and javelin and is ranked third in the shot put in North Dakota for 2023. Bilden placed fifth in the shot put in 2023. On the golf course, Bilden placed fourth at the North Dakota State Golf Championships in 2023 and came in 13th in 2022.
Coach Baird Comments:
"Trista Bilden is an exceptional athlete from Northwood, N.D. Primarily a golfer in her early high school career, she only began throwing a couple years ago, but made great progress in those events last year. While still learning the technical aspects of the throws, she has shown a lot of potential, throwing the shot put over 41 feet and over 116 feet in the discus and the javelin. I am looking forward to working with her in the future, including balancing her training between both golf and track and field here at Bemidji State."
Coach Gartner Comments:
"We are lucky to have Trista join us next year for the Women's Golf team, along with the Track & Field squad. She just capped off a strong senior season on the course and I can't wait to see how it translates next fall!
