Bemidji State star Sheena Devine headed to NSIC Hall of Fame

Sheena Devine’s shot put record still anchors Bemidji State’s record book, and now the former Beaver is headed to another hall of fame. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference named Devine to its 2026 Hall of Fame class, with the induction ceremony set for July 7.

Devine competed for Bemidji State from 2005 to 2008 and left as one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. Bemidji State says she was a three-time national champion, five-time All-American and seven-time all-conference performer, a résumé that still puts her among the strongest individual athletes the university has produced.

Her most durable mark remains the shot put record of 52-02.50, a throw that has held up while seven of the top 10 outdoor shot put marks in BSU history also remain hers. That kind of dominance is part of why the NSIC honor carries weight beyond a routine alumni recognition: Devine is not just being remembered, she is being measured against the standards of the conference and the university she represented from Bemidji.

The conference said each member institution with at least 10 years in the league submits one candidate for Hall of Fame consideration, underscoring how selective the honor is. For Bemidji State, Devine’s selection is another marker of how far the Beavers’ track and field tradition has reached, with one athlete helping define the school’s place in NCAA Division II throwing history.

Devine’s recognition also adds to a growing list of honors. Bemidji State inducted her into its athletics hall of fame in 2025, and the USTFCCCA also placed her in its NCAA Division II Athlete Hall of Fame in 2025. Bemidji State’s athletics materials say she earned national recognition for her work in the classroom as well, strengthening a career that stood out for both performance and consistency.

That combination of athletic success and academic distinction helps explain why Devine remains a touchstone for the Bemidji community. A former Beaver who competed in the early years of the program’s modern rise, she now serves as a benchmark for current runners, throwers and coaches who look to BSU for proof that local talent can leave a national imprint.

A 2007 report on one of her titles said Devine won the NCAA Division II indoor shot put championship with a throw of 51-00.25 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly two decades after that victory, her Hall of Fame induction shows that Bemidji State’s reach still travels well beyond campus and into the broader history of Division II track and field.