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

NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
Denisha Cartwright (Sprints, Sr., Nassau, Bahamas / Pennfoster HS) - Minnesota State
- NSIC Championship high point performer with 30 points 
- Won all three events she competed in, breaking the NSIC record in each
- Won the 60m hurdles for the third year in a row with a time of 8.22
- Broke the NSIC record in the 200m dash in a time of 23.79
- Won the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.27
- Ranks first in NCAA Division II in the 60m (7.23), 200m (23.43) and the 60m hurdles (8.07)
- Named NSIC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the third straight season

NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
Arika Harbo (Multi-Event, 5-8, Sr., St. Paul, Minn. / Concordia Academy) - Concordia-St. Paul
- NSIC Champion in both the high jump and the pentathlon for second straight season
- Set the NSIC record in the pentathlon with 3961 points
- Ranks second in NCAA Division II in both the pentathlon and high jump (5-10.75)
- Finished in the top three in all five events in the pentathlon, including two top performances
- Won the high jump at the NSIC Championship with a height of 5-9.75
- Named NSIC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for the second straight season

NSIC Women’s Track Athlete Newcomer of the Year
Lexie Hurst (Throws, Sr., St. Paul, Minn. / Armstrong HS) - Minnesota State
- Scored 16 points at the NSIC Championships
- Won the shot put with a NSIC record throw of 51-10.25
- Leads NCAA Division II in the shot put with a throw of 55-5.75 at the Chuck Petersen Open
- The leading mark is the fifth best throw all-time in Division II
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week twice this season

NSIC Women’s Assistant Coach  of the Year
John Hibshman - Winona State 
- Coached Lindsay Cunningham to NSIC record 5000m run at NSIC Championships
- The 5000m time ranks as the second fastest time in NCAA Division II history
- The 3000m time ranks second in NCAA Division II and is the fifth fastest in Division II history
- Coached Kaylee Beyer to the 800m title and a second place finish in the mile
- The WSU DMR also has hit an NCAA provisional mark on two occasions this year 

NSIC Women’s Coach  of the Year
Mike Turgeon - Minnesota State 
- Led MSU to its third straight NSIC Championship
- Coached the Mavericks to a No.1 ranking in the USTFCCCA Rating Index this season
- Coached 17 student-athletes and two relays to All-NSIC honors this season
- Named NSIC Women's Indoor Coach of the Year for the third straight season

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.