BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) recognized some of its best and brightest winter-sport student-athletes on Thursday with the announcement of the basketball, hockey, swimming & diving, and indoor track & field Elite 22 Awards. Among those honored were Bethel men's hockey Matt Berezowski and track and field's Hailey Gregg. 

The MIAC Elite 22 Award recognizes the true essence of the term "student-athlete" by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in their sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. Modeled after the NCAA Elite 90 Award, the MIAC Elite 22 Award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in each sport who meets similarly high, sport-specific athletic requirements.

In all sports with MIAC team postseason tournaments, including basketball and hockey, the MIAC Elite 22 Award is presented to the individual with the highest GPA on the active postseason roster of a playoff-qualifying team. In swimming & diving and indoor track & field, the winner is the individual with the highest GPA who was named All-Conference. Each winner must be a junior or senior and in at least their second full academic year at their current institution. Ties are broken by the number of credits earned at current institutions.

Berezowski (Jr. | Irvine, Calif. | Orange Lutheran) saw action in 18 games as a defender on the Royals' men's hockey team, helping Bethel secure a second consecutive MIAC Playoff berth in 2024-25. Berezowski is a business major with an emphasis in innovation and entrepreneurship and has maintained a 4.0 grade-point average at Bethel.

Gregg (Sr. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Air Academy) earned a pair of All-Conference honors at the 2025 MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, helping the Royals to a first-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:56.83) and adding a third-place result in the 4x200-meter relay (1:46.60). Gregg has a 4.0 GPA while majoring in elementary education (K-6) and teaching English as a second language at Bethel.