ST. PAUL, Minn. – Maddy Bloedel from the Northland College Women's Golf team was named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team announced on Tuesday from St. Paul, Minn. This is the third consecutive year Bloedel has won this award.
 
Bloedel led the LumberJills all season helping Northland College finish in fourth at the UMAC Championship. In the three-day tournament, she shot 269 (+53) ending in eighth place. This season Bloedel averaged 88.5 strokes per round with her best round coming at the Martin Luther College Invite at 84. The Cottage Grove native racked up five top-10 finishes across six tournaments. Her best placement this year was fourth at the MLC Invite.
 
Two other student-athletes earned awards this season as well. Kiley Sims and Gabe Lanhart were both awarded the Sportsmanship Award for what they do on and off the course.
 
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.