BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Softball found 16 student-athletes named to the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association and Easton Softball All-American Scholar-Athlete Team. Student-athletes earning a term GPA of 3.5 or higher earn the honor each season.
In total, six Beaver student-athletes marked term GPAs of 4.0 while 16 grabbed qualifying GPAs of 3.50 or higher. Notably, all six of this year's freshmen earned nods, alongside the quartet of seniors. A full list of student-athletes earning the honors is below.
Alayna DeGraef – C, Fr.
Calleigh Richards – 1B, Fr.
Jenna Burd – C, Fr.
Keira Lucero – P, Fr.
Kennedy Joachim – P, Fr.
Payton Prissel – P, Fr.
Josie Kappes – OF, So.
Jackie Larsen – OF, So.
Danica Sarff – P, So.
Maddie Kielsmeier – INF, So.
Aubrey Aukerman – 2B, Jr.
Morgan Benedict – C, Jr.
Mariah Stevenson – 3B, Sr.
Aimee Christenson – SS, Sr.
Alexa Christenson – OF, Sr.
Molly Houts – OF, Gr.
As a team, the program will be reviewed in the running to become an Easton and NFCA Top 10 Academic Team this fall, marking a combined term GPA of 3.72.
To be eligible for the NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete team, a student-athlete must achieve a 3.5 or better cumulative GPA for the 2024-25 academic year. Teams also have the opportunity to be named an Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team which is to be announced in the Fall of 2025. The top 10 institutions with the highest team grade point average in the following categories will be named: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and Junior College.
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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 and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
