NSIC Baseball Tournament Postponed/Shortened Due to Rain
May 10, 2008 | Bracket 
Wayne, Neb. - The NSIC Office has announced that the 2008 NSIC Baseball Tournament will be postponed on Saturday due to rain. The tournament was shortened to a single elimination tournament, which matches Concordia-St. Paul vs. Wayne State (the two undefeated team in the tournament) in the championship game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The winner of tomorrow's championship game will earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament next week. The regional participants and bracket will be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.
Winona State Eliminates Mankato in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 10, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
Emporia, Kan. - Winona State eliminated Minnesota State University, Mankato with a 3-0 win in the 2008 NCAA Division II Softball Regional in Emporia, Kan. Kristen Fossil pitched the shutout for the Warriors, who advance to the regional championship game tomorrow against #6 Emporia State. Since this is a double elimination tournament and the Warriors lost to Emporia State earlier today, they must defeat ESU twice tomorrow to win the regional championship.
#6 Emporia State Defeats WSU 2-0 in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 10, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
Emporia, Kan. - No. 6 Emporia State defeated Winona Staet 2-0 in the NCAA Regional Tournament in Emporia, Kan. The Warriors will move to the elimnation bracket where they will take on the winner of the Nebraska at Omaha and Minnesota State winner at approximately 3:00 p.m. today. The winner of that game will take on Emporia State for the regional championship. More to come...
SMSU's Johnson Named Regional Pitcher of the Year
May 10, 2008 | Full Release
Southwest Minnesota State softball player Amanda Johnson has been named Daktronics North Central Region Pitcher of the Year. The announcement came from the regional committee on Saturday morning. Casie Hanson, an outfielder from North Dakota, was named Player of the Year for the region.
Johnson becomes the first player in school history to be named regional player or pitcher of the year in softball.
A junior pitcher from Fremont, Neb., Johnson led the Mustangs this spring with a 1.30 ERA in 242 innings with 278 strikeouts. She finished with 25 complete games and nine shutouts, while posting a 28-6 record with five saves. Opponents had just 185 hits against her (.205 opponents¹ batting
average) and she walked just 25 batters. Last week, she was named first team All-NSIC and NSIC Pitcher of the Year and this week has been named first team all-region by both Daktronics and NFCA. She has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week twice this spring. She already holds career school records for strikeouts (853), strikeouts per seven innings (8.61), fewest walks per seven innings (1.16), wins (78), saves (13), shutouts (25), complete games (77), innings pitched (693.2), appearances (122), games started (89) and is second in ERA (1.40).
Southwest was ranked No. 12 in NCAA II in the last national poll and finished its season on Friday with an overall record of 39-12 after going
1-2 at the North Central Regional Tournament in Emporia, Kan. The Mustangs earned the second seed in the region after going 38-10 in the regular season and capturing the regular season NSIC title with a 17-1 record in the conference. The regional tournament appearance was SMSU¹s third consecutive and third in school history.
NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championship
May 9, 2008 | Men's Results | Women's Results
Wayne, Neb. - The Wayne State College men’s track and field team is in first place after the first day of the 2008 Northern Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held in Wayne, Nebraska while the University of May led on the women’s side.
Nate Preston was a double winner for WSC on the opening day, winning the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:20.09) and crossing the line first in the 10,000 meter run in a time of 32:31.80. Also winning a conference title on the opening day for the Wildcats were Tim Pilakowski in the long jump (22’ 8”) and Brett Suckstorf in the hammer throw (181’ 1”). Pilakowski also qualified second in the prelims in both the 100 meter dash (10.91) and the 200 meter dash (22.11). (Read More)
The University of Mary women’s outdoor track and field team won two individual titles and raced out to a lead in the team race after the first day of the 2008 Northern Sun championships. The Marauders men have also claimed two day one titles but find themselves in fourth place entering day two.
The U-Mary women have compiled 87 points after nine events. Minnesota State Moorhead is second with 66. On the men’s side, Wayne State College leads with 83 points while the Marauders check in with 38.5 points.
Two freshmen claimed individual conference championships on the first day for the women. Holly Hassler grabbed the javelin title with a throw of 39.25 meter. Alyson Piccolo nudged out another U-Mary freshman, Kristen Neumiller, 39:09.26 to 39:09.65, in an incredibly tight race.
Brianna Perry placed second in the long jump and took third in the high jump. Earlier she had finished second in the heptathlon. Ashley Grammens was second in the high jump. (Read More)
NSIC Men’s Team Standings after one day:
1. Wayne State -83
2. Northern State - 52
3. MSU Moorhead - 51
4. Univ. of Mary - 38.5
5. Bemidji State - 33
6. Concordia-St. Paul - 21.5
NSIC Women’s Team Standings after one day:
1. Univ. of Mary - 87
2. MSU Moorhead - 66
3. Wayne State - 41
4. Winona State - 32
5. Concordia-St. Paul - 20
6. Bemidji State -18
7. Northern State -15
Northern Sun Presidents Rise to Occasion
May 6, 2008 | NCAA Release
By Gary Brown, NCAA News
Presidents from every Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference member institution have pledged their support to Division II’s game-environment initiative.
The Northern Sun is the first conference to demonstrate unanimous support after presidents of league governing boards convened with the Division II Presidents Council two weeks ago to talk about game-environment issues.
Presidents and chancellors at the April 23 meeting signed a pledge form that stated:
“The Division II Presidents Council and representatives from Division II conference governing boards affirm that athletics events should reflect the values of higher education and the mission of each institution. Division II emphasizes learning and development in a personal setting. As chancellors and presidents, we are concerned about the uncivil behavior exhibited at college athletics contests, and, thereby, pledge to work together to make respectful, family-friendly events a standard of the Division II experience.”
Presidents at the April 23 meeting signed the form, but many also pledged to take the matter back to their conferences for additional support. It took only a few days for the Northern Sun members to get on board. At the league’s spring meetings April 28, Presidents Council member and Southwest Minnesota State President David Danahar and Minnesota State Moorhead President Roland Barden relayed actions from the earlier meeting to their Northern Sun peers.
“We explained our discussion about game environment and how it was desired for us to present a strong position on this for practical and ethical reasons,” Danahar said. “As you can see, there was no confusion about the importance of monitoring the atmosphere at our collegiate events.”
The presentation included a preview of the new Division II game-environment Web site (www.diicommunity.org/gameenvironment/), which features one of the league’s member schools, Winona State, as an institution that has implemented programming and tools to create a positive atmosphere at basketball events.
“As you might expect, that presentation played very well with our group,” Danahar said.
Northern Sun athletics directors, senior woman administrators and faculty athletics representatives also viewed the presentation at the league meetings to ensure that all levels of athletics oversight understood the value of the initiative.
Division II’s game-environment effort is one that combines the need for sportsmanship from players and coaches on the courts and fields, but extends to ensuring that the venues are family-friendly, comfortable and lively. The newly launched Web site, which includes resources, success stories and teachable moments about game-environment issues, launched with almost 50 suggestions already from Division II members about staging a positive game environment. Those examples are expected to grow – much like the community-engagement ideas did – as more members use the site in the coming months.
Signatures on the Northern Sun game-environment pledge card:
David Danahar, Southwest Minnesota State
Robert Oliver, Augustana (South Dakota)
Jerry Fischer, Mary (on behalf of President Sister Thomas Welder)
Bill Wade, Minnesota Duluth (on behalf of Chancellor Kathryn Martin)
Jon Quistgaard, Bemidji State
Charles Casey, Minnesota-Crookston
Judith Ramaley, Winona State
Earl H. Potter, St. Cloud State
Alan Walker, Upper Iowa
Robert Holst, Concordia-St. Paul
Richard Collings, Wayne State (Nebraska)
Richard Davenport, Minnesota State Mankato
Patrick Schloss, Northern State
Minnesota Moorhead President Roland Barden signed the pledge at the April 23 Division II meeting; Davenport and Schloss pledged support via conference call.
Watch Web Stream of NSIC TV Showcase #4
Click Here for March 12 ,2008 NSIC Showcase
Show four features highlights from the 2008 NSIC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, NSIC Track & Field Championships along with all-conference awards as well as a feature on the WBCA "Think Pink" promotion.
NSIC Radio Spotlight - Week 20
March 4, 2008
Week 20 Northern Sun Spotlight Radio Show
Guests: Wayne State MBB Coach Rico Burkett & U-Mary Head T&F Coach Mike Thorson
http://northernsun.org/radio/NSIC_WEEK20_04Mar08.wma
.jpg)
