The 2018-19 school year once again provided numerous unforgettable moments for the Bethel University athletic department. From NCAA playoff runs, rewriting the record books and success in the classroom, 2018-19 had it all! With report day vastly approaching for the 2019-20 fall teams, BethelRoyals.com puts a ribbon on last year with the annual Top 10 stories.
#7 | Karl Olson Receives Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Former Bethel University men's track and field student-athlete
Karl Olsen was awarded the prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship, which Bethel has received 13 times in total and 11 times over the last 13 years, awards Olsen $10,000 to apply towards a postgraduate degree.
During his time at Bethel, Olsen put his name in the record books where he holds indoor records for the 200m, 400m, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay. For the outdoor season he holds records in the 200m, 4x400m relay and sprint medley relay. The recognition recognized Olsen's indoor track and field accomplishments where he was a three-time All-American after finishing as the national runner-up in the 400m during the 2018 indoor national meet in Birmingham, Ala. He is also a two-time All-Central Region member in the 200m and 4x400m relay on top of being All-Region for the 400m in 2018. At the MIAC Indoor Championship meet, Olsen was a three-time champion in the 4x400m relay and back-to-back champion in the 200m, 4x200m relay in 2017 and 2018.
In the classroom he was a two-time indoor USTFCCCA Academic All-American amassing a 3.83 GPA as an Applied Physics and Mathematics major at Bethel. He also earned Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors in 2018 after being named to the Academic All-District team. On top of all that he was three-time MIAC Academic All-Conference selection and made eight consecutive appearances on the Dean's List.
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Top 10 Stories from 2018-18
#10 | Men's Basketball Boasts Program-Best Winning Streak Versus Four-Year Schools
#9 | Softball Puts up Record Breaking Numbers
#8 | Women's Basketball Has Offensive Record Setting Season
