For Immediate Release
Thursday, December 5, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The two-time defending NSIC Champions of the University of Mary were picked to win the NSIC in the preseason women's indoor track & field coaches' poll. The Marauders received 10 first place votes and tallied 190 points, ranking them ahead of the Minnesota State University, Mankato (183) and Augustana (172). Minnesota State picked four first place votes while Winona State was fourth with 156 points and one first place vote.
Augustana's Olivia Montez Brown repeated as the preseason field athlete of the year while UMary's Ida Narbuvoll was named the preseason track athlete of the year.
The 2019-20 NSIC indoor track & field season gets underway on Friday, December 6 with the regular season culminating on Friday-Saturday, February 28-29 at the NSIC Championship held at Myers Fieldhouse in Mankato, Minnesota, hosted by Minnesota State University, Mankato.
NSIC Athletes to Watch - 2019-20
Preseason Athletes of the Year in Italics (More info at link above)
| Female Track |
Events |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Callie DeWitt |
Sprints |
Jr. |
AUGIE |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
O'Gorman |
| Jada Barker |
Sprints |
Sr. |
BSU |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Corpus Christi College |
| Toni Canfall |
Sprints |
Jr. |
CSP |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
Boca Ciega |
| Ida Narbuvoll |
Distance |
Sr. |
UMary |
Narbuvoll, Norway |
RØROS VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE |
| Haleigh Reindl |
800 |
So. |
UMD |
Waterford, Wis. |
Waterford Union |
| Grace Hartman |
Sprints |
Jr. |
MSU |
Rudolph, Wis. |
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln |
| LaKyla Yazzie |
Distance |
Fr. |
MSUM |
Fruitland, N.M. |
Kirtland Central |
| Ashley Franco |
Distance |
So. |
MINOT |
Long Beach, Calif. |
Robert A. Millikan |
| Shanice Burrell |
Hurdles |
Jr. |
NSU |
Buff Bay, Jamaica |
Buff Bay |
| Isatu Shirek |
Hurdles/Jumps |
Fr. |
SMSU |
Thompson, N.D. |
Thompson |
| Taryn Ceglowski |
Distance |
Jr. |
USF |
Salida, Colo. |
Salida |
| Emelia Burris |
Sprints, Long Jump |
Jr. |
SCSU |
Wood Dale, Ill. |
Fenton |
| Cassiddy Wilson |
Sprints/Mid-Distance |
Jr. |
UIU |
Delhi, Iowa |
Maquoketa Valley |
| Jordyn Pester |
Sprints |
So. |
WSC |
Charter Oak, Iowa |
MVAOCOU |
| Shereen Vallabouy |
Sprints |
So. |
WSU |
Ipoh, Malaysia |
|
| Female Field |
Events |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Olivia Montez Brown |
Multi |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Cheshire, England |
West Cheshire |
| Zoe Christensen |
Throws |
So. |
BSU |
Glencoe, Minn. |
Glencoe-Silver Lake |
| Hannah Gustafson |
Throws |
Sr. |
CSP |
West St. Paul, Minn. |
South St. Paul |
| D’Andra Morris |
Jumps |
Jr. |
UMary |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Camperdown |
| Lindsay Maruska |
Triple Jump |
Jr. |
UMD |
Big Lake, Minn. |
Big Lake |
| Liz Brunner |
Triple Jump |
Sr. |
MSU |
West Allis, Wis. |
West Allis Nathan Hale |
| Anna St. Catherine |
Pole Vault |
Jr. |
MSUM |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
Maple Grove |
| Taylor Laumeyer |
Throws |
So. |
MINOT |
Nashua, Mont. |
Nashua |
| Kealy Hill |
Pole Vault |
So. |
NSU |
Gillette, Wyo. |
Thunder Basin |
| Rebecca Manteuffel |
Throws |
Jr. |
SMSU |
Cologne, Minn. |
Mayer Lutheran |
| Emma Hertz |
Throws |
Jr. |
USF |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
O’Gorman |
| Faith Lubner |
Pent/LJ |
Jr. |
SCSU |
Reedsville, Wis. |
Reedsville |
| Brinn Grunder |
SP/WT |
Sr. |
UIU |
Durant, Iowa |
Durant |
| Mikayla Marvin |
Pole Vault |
So. |
WSC |
O’Neill, Neb. |
O’Neill |
| Kristi Springer |
Jumps |
Jr. |
WSU |
Altoona, Wis. |
Altoona |
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