BEMIDJI 鈥� Bemidji State softball found 16 student-athletes named to the National Fastpitch Coaches鈥� 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 Beavers marked term GPAs of 4.0 while 16 grabbed qualifying GPAs of 3.50 or higher. Notably, all six of this year鈥檚 freshmen earned nods, alongside the quartet of seniors.
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The following student-athletes were recognized for the scholar-athlete team: freshman Alayna DeGraef, freshman Calleigh Richards, freshman Jenna Burd, freshman Keira Lucero, freshman Kennedy Joachim, freshmen Payton Prissel, sophomore Josie Kappes, sophomore Jackie Larsen, sophomore Danica Sarff, sophomore Maddie Kielsmeier, junior Aubrey Aukerman, junior Morgan Benedict, senior Mariah Stevenson, senior Aimee Christenson, senior Alexa Christenson and graduate student Molly Houts.
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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