NEW ORLEANS, La. – Former Bemidji State University Women's Track and Field National Champion and All-American Sheena Devine (now Devine-Remitz) has been inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Athlete Hall of Fame announced Wednesday afternoon.
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The Class of 2025 includes Mobolade Ajomale of Academy of Art, Lerone Clarke of Lincoln (Mo.),Â
Sheena Devine of Bemidji State, Caroline Kurgat of Alaska Anchorage, Lauren Martin of Adams State, Aucencio Martinez of Adams State, Kurt Roberts of Ashland and Lauren Stelten of Minnesota State.
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Devine (2004-08) left her mark as one of the best student-athletes to walk the halls at Bemidji State leaving the university as a five-time All-American, three-time National Champion, seven-time all-conference performer and ended her collegiate career as the program's record holder in four events. Her mark of 52-02.50 in the shot put at the 2008 NCAA Championships still remains the program's top throw and was the third-best winning mark in meet history at the time.
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Devine also excelled academically and was named the 2008 Division II Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA and was a five-time NSIC All-Academic Team selection.
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Devine is the first former Bemidji State Track and Field student-athlete to be inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame.
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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 membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership 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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