Men’s Golf
Freshman propels squad through fall
Sept. 14 at the BSU Invitational at Bemidji Town and Country Club.
BSU Men’s Golf completed the fall portion of its 2017-18 season with top-two team finishes at three of its six events, including a team title at the BSU Invitational on Sept. 14 at Bemidji Town and Country Club. Led by Wayzata freshman Ian Mackenzie-Olson, BSU was third in the NSIC, averaging 300.7 strokes per round. Olson not only paced the BSU roster recording four rounds under par but also led the NSIC in scoring average during the fall season, with 73.1 over 14 rounds.
Beaver Athletics
30 Beavers make Fall Academic All-NSIC Team
Bemidji State landed 30 student-athletes on the 2017 Fall Academic All-NSIC Team. Honorees have a grade point average of 3.20 or better and are members of a varsity traveling team who have reached sophomore standing with at least one full year completed at their school. BSU Soccer led the fall contingent, at 13, followed by football with 11 and three each from cross country and volleyball.
TRACK & FIELD
Freshmen break BSU records in first meet of 17-18 season
Freshmen Cheri’A Adams (pictured, top) and Venice Stewart (bottom) broke Bemidji State indoor track and field records on Dec. 9 in the team’s first full meet, The Opener in Duluth. Adams broke the school record in the long jump, and Stewart set the program mark in the 60-meter dash.Stewart’s time of 7.81 earned her a first-place finish against runners from University of Minnesota Duluth and Northern Michigan University. The new record breaks Taylor Sautbine’s time of 7.88 set in 2013. Adams made her mark in the triple jump with a jump of 36 feet, 9.75 inches. The jump, which placed her second in the event, beat the previous BSU mark of 35-11, set in 2005 by Ashley Spolarich.
The Beavers’ season resumes Jan. 13 when they host the all-day Super 8 Open at the Gillett Wellness Center.
TENNIS
Winona standout gives Fodness first early commitment in his tenure
Following the team’s success last year, Bemidji State Tennis has gained its first early signee since Mark Fodness took over as head coach
six seasons ago, and perhaps the first in program history.
Winona High School senior Layna Rutkowski made a commitment to attend Bemidji State during the NCAA’s early signing period, which began Nov. 8. A six-time tennis letter winner, Rutkowski has compiled a high school record of 120-34. She is a four-time All-Big Nine Conference selection, earning first-team honors three times. The three-year team captain earned a Section 1 AA runner-up finish and is a Minnesota State High School League State Tournament participant as a doubles player.
Under Fodness’ direction, the Beavers achieved a program-record 12-6 season in 2017 and earned six All-NSIC postseason awards.
FOOTBALL
Krause receives Glen Galligan Award
NSIC football coaches selected Jake Krause, a Wadena senior, for the 2017 NSIC Glen Galligan Award recipient at season’s end. The award goes to a four-year student-athlete who is both academically superior and makes a positive contribution to his school. Krause, a perennial All-NSIC selection, carries a 3.66 GPA and is majoring in sports management and business administration. He has volunteered with a Bemidji food shelter, the Boys & Girls Club of Bemidji, Special Olympics and BSU’s elementary school reading partnership. Krause is the 10th Beaver to win the award since its inception in 1948 and the first since Nathan Sannes in 2005.
18 All-NSIC selections equal record
Bemidji State Football matched a program record with 18 selections for 2017 All-NSIC honors. Jordan Hein, Jake Krause, Andrew Lackowski, Brandon Schindler, Niko Daniello, Gunner Olszewski and John Vogeler headlined the group as members of the All-NSIC First Team, while the Beavers totaled an additional six on the All-NSIC Second Team and five on the All-NSIC Honorable Mention team.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Deters named HERO of the Week
Bemidji State senior goaltender Erin Deters earned the NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey HERO of the Week from HERO Sports after she backstopped the Beavers to a series sweep over St. Cloud State University, Nov. 10-11. The Sartell senior made 38 saves as she held the Huskies scoreless through both games of the WCHA series. Her second and third shutouts of the season place her fourth on BSU’s all-time shutouts list, with five.