BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Softball found 16 student-athletes named to the 2025-26 National Fastpitch Coaches' Association and Easton Softball All-American Scholar-Athlete Team. Student-athletes earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher earn the honor each season. 
 
In total, three Beaver student-athletes finished the school year with GPAs of 4.00 and 16 grabbed qualifying GPAs of 3.50 or higher. Notably, all seven of this year's freshmen earned nods, alongside three seniors, two juniors and all four sophomores. A full list of student-athletes earning the honors is below.
 
Seniors
Aubrey Aukerman, 2B
Morgan Benedict, C
Maddie Kielsmeier, INF
 
Juniors
Jackie Larsen, OF
Danica Sarff, P
 
Sophomores
Jenna Burd, C
Alayna DeGraef, OF
Keira Lucero, P
Calleigh Richards, CINF
 
Freshmen
Kassandra Balabon, OF
Lauren Beissel, CINF
Grace Duwenhoegger, OF/P
Sydney Klusman, P
Brianna Ness, P
Maddie Schwab, SS
Alexa Skogquist, 1B
 
As a team, the program will be reviewed in the running to become an Easton and NFCA Top 10 Academic Team later this summer, marking a combined team GPA of 3.75. Last year, the Beavers ranked 15^th in the NCAA for team GPA at 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 2025-26 academic year. Teams also have the opportunity to be named an Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team which is to be announced in late Summer of 2026. 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).