BEMIDJI — The Bemidji State women’s golf team has taken the 13th spot in this year’s NSIC Preseason Women’s Golf Coaches’ Poll. The Beavers ended the 2024-25 season two spots higher at the NSIC Women’s Golf Championship back in April.
Sara Sroga earned the Beavers’ NSIC Preseason Player to Watch nod after finishing her freshman campaign in 53rd at the NSIC Championships last spring. Sroga, a sophomore from Mounds View, played 19 rounds and averaged 87.4 strokes per round. She had her best tournament placing at the Wildcat Classic, hosted by Wayne State College, where she shot 86 and 81, 23 over par.
Earlier in the season, Sroga marked a scorecard of just 19 over par at the EverSpring Inn and Suites Mustang Invite in September. In the NSIC Championships, Sroga marked scores of 94, 91 and 89.
“Sara had a strong freshman season last year – really consistent and put together some low rounds,” said head coach Erica Gartner in a release. “I expect her to build on that, continue to take strides towards lowering those scores even more and really competing with the top players in our league.”
As a team, the Beavers’ best finish of the 2024-25 season came during BSU’s own Tracy Lane Memorial Golf Tournament in September. They finished sixth out f nine teams with one player breaking the top 25 individually for the tournament.
This season, the Beavers return one senior, Isabella Depew, and three juniors, Abby Turkowski, Nakomis Mitchell and Haylee Kammann.
“I’m excited for this team because we bring back a lot of experience that will help us lower the overall team scores each tournament,” said Gartner. “We have a group that enjoys being around each other and pushes each other to do better both on and off the course, which you love to see as a coach. I expect us to use the camaraderie and experience to our advantage and post some consistent low scores.”
The Beavers start their fall schedule by hosting the Tracy Lane Memorial Golf Tournament on September 8 and 9 at the Bemidji Town and Country Club. They are set to participate in four tournaments this fall before preparing for the spring schedule.
2025-26 NSIC Women’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(rank, school, first-place votes, points)
1. Minnesota State (9) 131
2. Augustana (1) 122
3. Winona State 113
4. Sioux Falls (1) 109
5. Wayne State (1) 106
6. Concordia-St. Paul 86
7. Southwest Minnesota State 78
8. Minnesota Crookston 61
9. University of Mary 58
10. Minot State 46
11. Jamestown 42
12. MSU Moorhead 37
13. Bemidji State 25
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