For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Henry Klitzke (Distance, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Lincoln HS) - Augustana
- Won both the 3000 and 5000 meter runs at the NSIC Championships
- Earned a share of NSIC High Point Performer at NSIC Championships after scoring 20 points
- Has not lost this indoor season and is currently ranked 17th in Division II in the 5000 meters

NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
Jakob Tordsen (Multi-Event, Sr., Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Scored 19 points at the NSIC Championships
- Won the heptathlon (5403), was third in the high jump (6-6.75) and fifth in the pole vault (15-3.75)
- Set the NSIC record in the heptathlon with 5403 points
- Ranks first in Division II in the heptathlon with 5604 points scored at Mark Schuck Open 
- It tied for 34th place in Division II in the high jump at 6-8.75

NSIC Men’s Newcomer of the Year
Jared Gregoire (Distance, Fr., Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Won the 1000m at the NSIC Championship with a time of 2:27.76
- Anchored the NSIC Champion Distance Medley Relay
- The DMR time of 9:55.26 set a NSIC record 
- Ran 1:50.62 in the 800m to set the MSUM school record at the MSU Massive Meet
- Ranks eighth in Division II in the 800m this season

NSIC Men’s Assistant Coach  of the Year
Chris Parno - Minnesota State
- Coaches athletes that scored 103 team points at the NSIC Championships
- Had 12 different sprint/hurdle athletes scored team points
- Coached NSIC Champions in the 60m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m 
- The 4x400m relay set the NSIC Record at the NSIC Championships
- Named NSIC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year for the third time

NSIC Men’s Coach  of the Year
Mike Turgeon - Minnesota State
- Led Minnesota State to its 12th striaght NSIC title, the sixth during his tenure with the Mavericks
- Coached 19 Mavericks that claimed All-NSIC honors and one relay team
- Coached eight men’s conference champions this season and one relay
- Named NSIC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year for the fifth time 

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. 2022-23 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 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 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.