Bemidji State softball took home 15th place in this year’s National Fastpitch Coaches Association Team GPA lineup. The Beavers finished the 2024-25 school year with a team GPA of 3.72.
TJ Rhodes / Bemidji Pioneer
August 08, 2025 at 11:36 AM
BEMIDJI — Bemidji State softball took home 15th place in this year’s National Fastpitch Coaches Association Team GPA lineup. The Beavers finished the 2024-25 school year with a team GPA of 3.720.
Bemidji State was the only Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team to land in the top 50, with Minnesota State taking 55th. Earlier this summer, 16 Bemidji State Softball student-athletes were named NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes, marking GPAs of 3.5 or higher, with six earning 4.0 GPAs.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association’s membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,565 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2024-25. NCAA Division I followed with 2,544 and NCAA Division II with 2,179. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 895 and 1,010 student-athletes, respectively.
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