KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Bemidji State University soccer players have been selected to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Scholar All-North/Central Team for their efforts on the pitch and in the classroom. Senior
Katrina Barthelt joined juniors
Julia Freed and
Megan Ko on the list.
The three are among 11 in the North/Central region to earn recognition, which is comprised of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. As a whole, 48 student-athletes were named to the list and five came from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be nominated by her head coach and have at least a 3.40 cumulative grade point average, play a minimum of 75 percent of games during the season of nomination and be an elite player as supported by playing honors such as All-American, All-Region and All-Conference. Juniors and above on the field are able to be nominated for the award.
Barthelt is finishing her degree in Exercise Science and holds a 4.00 grade point average. Freed also holds a 4.00 as a Wildlife Biology major and Ko has posted a 3.88 as a Business Administration and Spanish major.
The Beavers' three selections are no strangers to post-season academic accolades as the trio was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team and NSIC Fall All-Academic Team of Excellence earlier this year. Athletically, Freed and Ko were named to the USC All-Central Region Third Team and All-NSIC Second Team. Barthelt has accumulated 11 post-season awards, including this award, CSC Academic All-District and NSIC All-Academic Teams. She was named the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year, All-Central Region First Team and All-America Third Team selection, USC All-Central Region First Team, All-NSIC First Team, NSIC Elite 18 Award and the NSIC's Outstanding Senior of the Year.
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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).
