BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced its 2025 winners for the 16^th annual Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award Friday morning with 16 Bemidji State University senior student-athletes earning the prestigious award.
 
The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to NSIC academic senior student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher (student-athletes can only earn the award once). Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wristwatch. A total of 258 student-athletes from the NSIC's 15 institutions will receive the award in its 16th year.
 
2025 Bemidji State NSIC Myles Brand Award Recipients

Student-Athlete	Sport	Hometown	Major
Erin Barrette	Women's Basketball	Menominee, Mich.	Exercise Science
Katrina Barthelt	Women's Soccer	Bartlett, Ill.	Exercise Science
Aimee Christenson	Softball	Apple Valley, Minn.	Political Science
Alexa Christenson	Softball	Apple Valley, Minn.	Exercise Science
Ashley Crowl	Volleyball	Lino Lakes, Minn.	Environmental Studies
Ridge Flatness	Football	Blackduck, Minn.	BioChemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Bill Ketola	Football	New Brighton, Minn.	BioChemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Tirzah Lange	Women's Soccer	Shakopee, Minn.	Exercise Science
Mikenna Pattrin	Track & Field	Alexandria, Minn.	Aquatic Biology
Logan Schoepp	Men's Golf	Bismark, N.D.	Accounting
Lauren Sitter	Volleyball	Germantown, Wis.	Political Science/Criminal Justice
Maria Stocke	Women's Soccer	Andover, Minn.	Business Administration
Kylie Struble	Volleyball	Stevens Point, Wis.	Business Administration
Emily Wade	Volleyball	Bemidji, Minn.	Biology
Lili Wade	Women's Soccer	Rogers, Minn.	Biology with Medical Science Emphasis
Sydney White	Women's Basketball	Andover, Minn.	Biology

 
Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009. He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes. Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game environment and community engagement focus and improve academic success rates.
 
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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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