ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict Athletic Department inducted 49 student-athletes into its fifth class of the Minnesota Zeta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma – the National College Athlete Honor Society on Monday, May 11 at the Bennie Awards ceremony.

It is the fifth year that CSB has had a Chi Alpha Sigma induction ceremony. The society recognizes the qualities of superior academic achievements, intercollegiate athletic participation, outstanding leadership, and dedicated service to the college community.  Student-athletes must be juniors or seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The honor society is the first and only academic fraternity that specifically recognizes four-year collegiate student-athletes for their athletic and academic successes.

Additionally, 45 CSB student-athletes received their Chi Alpha Sigma graduation cords.
 
Chi Alpha Sigma inductees included:
 
Basketball (4)
Cora Beeler (Delano, Minn.), Ella Beeler (Delano, Minn.), Emily Crandall (Sartell, Minn.), Kristen Hilbert (Kimball, Minn.)

Cross Country/Track and Field (7)
Julia Babineau (Andover, Minn.), Abby Bufkin (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Emily Koch (Otsego, Minn.), Bailey Link (Brush, Colo.), Meaghan McDonald (Orono, Minn.), Katelyn Van Marel (Hutchinson, Minn.) , Anabella Witschen (Monticello, Minn.).

Golf (2)
Brooke Bee (Lake City, Minn.), Taylar Nadler (Cottage Grove, Minn.)

Hockey (1)
Shae Stinnett (North Oaks, Minn.)

Lacrosse (2)
Tess Cavanaugh (Edina, Minn.), Jenna Fodstad (Rogers, Minn.)

Soccer (5)
Rhianna Anya (Bloomington, Minn.), Lucy Petschel (Saint Paul, Minn.), Summer Seamans, Medicine Lake, Minn.); Olivia Smith (Rogers, Minn.), and Avery Soli (Ham Lake, Minn.)

Softball (1)
Olivia Laudenbach (St. Cloud, Minn.)

Swim and Dive (5)
Jayda Alholm (Little Falls, Minn.), Claire Canfield (Waconia, Minn.), Josey Jackson (Mandan, N.D.), Ella Kowalcyzk (Minneapolis, Minn.), Mary Morris (St. Cloud, Minn.)

Tennis (3)
Marie Labenski (Northfield, Minn.), Ella Marohl (St. Cloud, Minn.), Kate Perbix (Elk River, Minn.)

Track and Field (14)
Julia Babineau (Andover, Minn.), Abby Bufkin (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Grace Buntrock (Rochester, Minn.), Allee Feldman (Buffalo, Minn.), Emily Koch (Otsego, Minn.), Anne Libby (Minnetonka, Minn.), Bailey Link (Brush, Colo.), Joel Makem Ratzinger (Shakopee, Minn.), Taylor Radaich (Prior Lake, Minn.), Lili Raidt (Waconia, Minn.), Samantha Solheid (New Prague, Minn.) , Katelyn Van Marel (Hutchinson, Minn.), Rachel Weber (Loretto, Minn.), Anabella Witschen (Monticello, Minn.).

Volleyball (5)
Brooke Andries (Marshall, Minn.), Libby Burns (Watertown, Minn.), Kali Jones (Annandale, Minn.), Ingrid Noha (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Kate Stadum (Brainerd, Minn.)

Seniors receiving graduation cords included: 
Basketball (3)
Megan Driste (Sartell, Minn.), Megan Morgan (Winona, Minn.), Kira Young (Hudson, Wis.)

Cross Country/Track and Field (7)
Ayva Burshem, Karoline Curlo, Mary Kenney (Saint Paul, Minn.), Isabel Kraabel (Saint Paul, Minn.), Tatum Leibke (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Brooke Verkinnes, (Saint Cloud, Minn.), Natalie Zielsdorf (Arden Hills, Minn.)

Golf (2)
Catherine Jance (Hopkins, Minn.), Maggie Roth (Rush Lake, Minn.)

Hockey (2)
Jamie Bimberg (Chanhassen, Minn.), Mia Lopez (Plymouth, Minn.)

Lacrosse (2)
Grace Fitzgibbons (Minneapolis, Minn.), Sami Hackley (Plymouth, Minn.)

Soccer (7)
Mary Blaska (Vadnais Heights, Minn.), Grace Fitzgibbons (Minneapolis, Minn.), Regan Melz (Excelsior, Minn.), Addison Stephani (Blaine, Minn.)

Softball (7)
Cadence Koste (Clear Lake, Minn.), Sammy Muetzel (Woodbury, Minn.), Ellie Peterson (St. Anthony Village, Minn.), Bryn Ruhberg (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Cat Smetana (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Olivia Van Hout (Mahtomedi, Minn.), Olivia Wallace (Maple Grove, Minn.)

Swim and Dive (2)
Megan Bartels (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Lauren Sitzman (Omaha, Neb.)

Track and Field (13)
Jaylyn Ahlberg (Shoreview, Minn.), Megan Bartels (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Lauren Berg (Bemidji, Minn.), Ayva Burshem (Maple Grove, Minn.), Karoline Curlo (Elko New Market, Minn.), Mary Kenney (St. Paul, Minn.), Isabel Kraabel (Saint Paul, Minn.), Tatum Leibke (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Meaghan McDonald (Orono, Minn.), Myah Nelson (Brainerd, Minn.), Emma Schuele (Shakopee, Minn.), Brooke Verkinnes (St. Cloud, Minn.), Natalie Zielsdorf (Arden Hills, Minn.)

Volleyball (3)
Chaeli Haupert (West Lake, Minn.), Mackenzie Knofczynski (Willmar, Minn.), McKenna Moehrle (Eden Valley, Minn.)