For Immediate Release
Sunday, February 26, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

MANKATO, Minn. – Winona State’s Brooklyn Schyvinck was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year. A native of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Schyvinck is a senior majoring in marketing while holding a 3.90 cumulative grade point average. 

The “NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award” is presented to a NSIC Women’s Indoor Track & Field student-athlete who participates at their institution for four years and is academically superior while making a positive contribution to their team and the University. The NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year award was initiated in 2020-21 to honor an outstanding senior that exemplifies the attributes of the model NSIC student-athlete.

Schyvinck is a five-time All-American and the NSIC Champion in the 400m (2021) and the 4x400m relay (2021 & 2022).  This indoor season she ranks third in the NSIC and 21st in NCAA Division II in the 400m dash (56.74), fourth in the NSIC in the 200m dash (24.98) and is a part of the 4X400m relay that ranks second in the nation at 3:41.09.  At this year's championships she earned All-NSIC honors by placing third in the 400m dash was sixth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.21 and was part of the winning 4X400m relay team that ran a time of 3:49.17.

In the classroom, Schyvinck is a four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic team member, a NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence Award winner and a NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award winner.  She is also a member of the Winona State SAAC Executive Committee. 

"Brooklyn is an incredible example of what a collegiate student-athlete should be. She works hard in the classroom and in her sport and has had great success in both. She's a great captain and leader. She leads by attitude and effort and is committed to all the things outside of practice that it takes to be successful. She is a great ambassador for Winona State, the NSIC, Division II, and the sport of Track & Field," said Winona State Head Coach Mason Rebarchek.

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 96 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 have the opportunity to 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.