Keely Bertram, a senior at Black Hills State University, is one of 56 BHSU student-athletes named Division II athletic directors association academic winners for 2017-18.
Bertram plays on the BHSU women’s basketball team. She is the daughter of Rahn and Maria Bertram of Colome.
Bertram just stated student teaching at Creekside Elementary in Spearfish. She will play her final year of basketball this year.
In order to receive the award, a student-athlete must have at least a cumulative 3.5 grade point average while having attended at least two years of college and also participated as an active member of their intercollegiate team in the last year.
In 2016-17, Bertram played in 16 games with eight starts. She grabbed a season and career high four steals against Adams State. She was named to the academic All-RMAC honor roll.