For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
Denisha Cartwright (Sprints, Jr., Nassau, Bahamas / Pennfoster HS) - Minnesota State
- Scored 28.5 points at NSIC Championships
- Set NSIC record in winning the 100-meter hurdles (13.28)
- Ranked first nationally in the 100-meter hurdles and ran 16th fastest time in Division II history
- Was part of the winning 4x100m Relay at NSIC Championships
- All-NSIC performer in 100m & 200m, ranking fifth in the nation in the 200m

NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
D'Andra Morris (Jumps, Sr., Kingston, Jamaica / Camperdown HS) - University of Mary
- Won the triple jump at NSIC Championships with a mark of 42-2 (12.85m) to set NSIC record 
- The mark is an NCAA provisional mark and remains first in Division II in the event 
- Placed fifth in the long jump with a mark of 19-8 (5.99m)
- Long jump was a NCAA Provisional Mark and good for 19th in the country
- Placed fifth in the high jump with a mark of 5-5 (1.65m)
- Earned 17.5 total points in field events at the championship 
- Earned her 10th total title in her career
- Qualified for NCAA Championships in long and triple jump

NSIC Women’s Newcomer of the Year
Hannah Arason (Multi-Events/Jumps, Sr., Grand Forks, N.D.  / U of M) - St. Cloud State
- NSIC Champion in Heptathlon at NSIC Championship with 5205 points
- Ranked sixth in NCAA Division II in the Heptathlon
- Earned All-NSIC honors in the javelin and is ranked 26th in Division II this season 
- Qualified for NCAA Championships 
- Placed seventh in the high jump  and 12th in the long jump

NSIC Women’s Assistant Coach  of the Year
Chris Parno - Minnesota State 
- Coaches student-athletes that scored 89 of the 191 team points at the NSIC Champions
- Coached the NSIC’s Top Two Point scorers (Makayla Jackson 32.5, Denisha Cartwright 28.5) at NSIC Championships
- Coached student-athletes that set three NSIC records at 2022 NSIC Championships 
- Named NSIC Assistant Coach of the Year for the first time

NSIC Women’s Coach  of the Year
Mike Turgeon - Minnesota State 
- Led the Mavericks to their third NSIC Team Champion, first since 2016
- His team had NSIC Champions in six events and a relay
- Coached 10 student-athletes that qualified for NCAA DII Championships
- Has team ranked No. 4 National
- First NSIC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honor

All-Conference performers consist of the top three place winners in each event and the members of the top two relay teams from the conference meet. 2022 All-NSIC Performers

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 90 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.