BURNSVILLE, Minn. — Bemidji State University senior Chloe Knott has been named the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Elite 18 Award winner for women's indoor track & field. The honor was presented during the post-championship awards ceremony at the 2026 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships; hosted by Minnesota State. 

As part of the NSIC's 25th Anniversary celebration during the 2016-17 academic year, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Elite 18 Award was created to recognize the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at their NSIC Championship while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. The NSIC Elite 18 Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average among those competing at the finals site for each of the NSIC's 18 championships.

Knott, a senior academically and a sophomore athletically, from Bemidji, Minnesota, holds a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology.

Knott represented Bemidji State at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships, where she competed in the pole vault and cleared 10-04.25 (3.16m) to take 19^th.
 
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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).