BEMIDJI, Minn. — Bemidji State University Football found the names of eight of the team's student athletes on this year's College Sports Communicators Academic All-District lineup.
Dante Draghicchio, Mitch Wind,
Caden Bolte *,
Gabe Ward,
Ethan Biehn,
Drayton Lehman,
Clayton Birdsall and
Koehler Kilty were each named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. Bolte will now advance to the CSC Academic All-America finalists ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Jan. 27, 2026.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
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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).
