BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Bemidji State University Cross Country has been selected at No. 9 in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. Senior Maggie McCarthy earned the team's Preseason Athlete to Watch nod. 
 
Last season, the Beavers finished in the same spot during the NSIC Championships in Minot, N.D. During this race, McCarthy grabbed 25^th overall at 22:11.9 in the 6,000-meter race. Behind her, fellow returners Nadia Vaughn found 64^th and Sophie Rylance took 89^th. Other returning Beavers include Ava Werner who took 111^th, Sydnie Price at 129^th and Callie Ressler at 137^th. 
 
The 2025 NSIC cross country season gets underway on Friday, September 5 with the regular season culminating on Friday, October 24 at the NSIC Cross Country Championship held at Wayne Country Club in Wayne, Nebraska; hosted by Wayne State. The NCAA Central Regional will be held on Saturday, November 8 in Joplin, Missouri while the NCAA National Championships will take place on November 22 at Wayne E Danehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  
 
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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).