Forsen earns Frontier Champion of Character Award

HELENA, Mont. — Bellevue University freshman Nellie Forsen, a native of Linköping, Sweden, has been selected as a 2025-26 Frontier Conference Champion of Character Award recipient for women's golf, presented by WinWon Technologies. The announcement was made today by the Frontier Conference office following this month's Frontier Conference Tournament.

The Champion of Character Award is presented annually to a student-athlete who best exemplifies the NAIA's Champions of Character initiative and its five core values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. Each Frontier Conference head coach submits a nomination based on how their student-athletes demonstrate these values both in competition and throughout their campus and community involvement.

"Nellie Forssen exemplifies the core values of the NAIA Champions of Character initiative—integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership—through her consistent actions on and off the course," said BU women's golf head coach Craig Marsh. "Her character and daily habits reflect the very essence of what the Champions of Character award seeks to recognize—a student-athlete who elevates those around her while representing her institution with pride and integrity." 

The Champions of Character initiative aims to place the NAIA's five core values at the center of the student-athlete experience, helping participants find balance on and off the court. The program encourages student-athletes to value the right behaviors and uphold the NAIA's standard of being "The Right Way to Play."