NSU's Madden Win National Championship in Weight Throw
March 12, 2010 | Results 
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After back-to-back runner-up finishes in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer throw last season, Northern State University's Amanda Madden (Sr., Herried, S.D./Herried HS) broke through in spectacular fashion on Friday at the 2010 NCAA National Indoor Championships, winning the weight throw with a lifetime best and NSU school record throw of 19.81 meters (65-00 feet). This marks the NSIC's fourth weight throw National Championship.
The Indoor Track & Field Championships will continue through Saturday (Read More).
NSIC Radio Spotlight Week 20
March 9, 2010
Week 20 Northern Sun Spotlight Radio Show
Guests: CU Baseball Coach Mark McKenzie & UMC Chancellor Dr. Charles Casey
http://www.northernsun.org/radio/10_03_09_NSIC_Radio_WEEK_20.wma
NSIC / US Bank All-Sports Award Standings (Through Winter Season)
March 9, 2010
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St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota State University, Mankato moved to the top spot in the NSIC / U.S. Bank All-Sports Award competition following the winter sports season. The Mavericks moved from second place after winner the men's basketball and men's indoor track & field championships. Augustana College hopped up from third to second after they took home the women's indoor track & field championship as well as finishing second in wrestling, tied for second in women's basketball, and third in men's basketball and men's indoor track & field. Minnesota Duluth, the leader after the fall sports, dropped to third place.
Points are awarded by giving the winner of each title in a conference-sponsored championship points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties at any level shall result in the totaling of points and distributed equally. The points for the indoor/outdoor track & field season are divided in half for the indoor and outdoor seasons. The NSIC All-Sports Award is presented annually at the NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet in July. Minnesota State won the award last year.
| RK | School | Points |
| 1. | Minnesota State | 90.5 |
| 2. | Augustana | 88.5 |
| 3. | Minnesota Duluth | 71.5 |
| 4. | St. Cloud State | 64 |
| 5. | Winona State | 63.5 |
| 6. | Wayne State | 58.25 |
| 7. | Concordia-St. Paul | 55 |
| 8. | U-Mary | 53.5 |
| 9. | MSU Moorhead | 48 |
| 10. | Northern State | 47.5 |
| 11. | Bemidji State | 36.75 |
| 12. | SMSU | 35.5 |
| 13. | Upper Iowa | 28.5 |
| 14. | Minnesota, Crookston | 10.5 |
NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award
February 10, 2010 | Full Release } NCAA News Article
St. Paul, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Butch Raymond is proud to announce the formation of the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award. The honor, named for the late NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand, is bestowed to senior NSIC student-athletes who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, are exhausting their eligibility and are on track to graduate. Each student-athlete will be recognized by the NSIC with a certificate of achievement and a wrist watch. Furthermore, each institution is highly encouraged to have these student-athletes be publicly recognized at a home athletic event. A total of 72 student-athletes from the NSIC’s 14 institutions will receive the award in its inaugural year.
“The NSIC is excited to have this opportunity to honor an elite group of our student-athletes for their accomplishments. We feel very privileged to name the award after Dr. Brand in recognition of his strong support and the continued emphasis he placed on academics in the ‘Life in Balance’ theme of Division II,” said Raymond.
Dr. Myles N. Brand, visionary leader, educator and reformer, served as the President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2003-2009. He passed away in September 2009 at the age of 67 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brand presided over passage of the most comprehensive academic reform package for intercollegiate athletics in recent history – a package that refocused the attention of student-athletes, coaches and administrators on the education of student-athletes. Brand also changed the national dialog on college sports to emphasize the educational value of athletics participation and the integration of intercollegiate athletics with the academic mission of higher education. His impact on Division II ran deep by implementing an identity campaign and a strategic-positioning platform tied to specific divisional attributes. He challenged Division II to continue its game-environment and community-engagement focus, and improve academic success rates. (Click for student-athlete listings)
Northern Sun Showcase #3 Available Online
The third installment of the Northern Sun Showcase features the University of Mary's Men's Basketball team; a look at the Life in Balance of Northern State University's Yvonne Freese; highlights from the Minnesota State at Upper Iowa Wrestling dual; as well as a peek inside the Concordia Dome at SeaFoam Stadium. All that and much more. Dont Miss It!
The fourth installment is set to air on Fox Sports Net North on Friday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. as well as Saturday, March 20th at 1:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
NSIC TO SOLICIT POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS FOR EXPANSION
Sept. 22, 2009 | Full
Release
St. Paul, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Board of Directors met on Monday, September 21, 2009 and voted to consider expanding to 16 institutions in the 2012-2013 academic year. They have requested NSIC Commissioner Butch Raymond to solicit potential new members immediately. Those institutions wishing to be considered for NSIC membership must submit a letter of interest to the conference office by June 1, 2010.
The NSIC is a 14-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
