BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Minnesota State University, Mankato was picked to win the NSIC in the preseason women's outdoor track & field coaches' poll. The Mavericks received all 14 first place votes and tallied 196 points, ranking them ahead of second place Augustana University (181). Winona State was third with 160 and the other first place vote. Sioux Falls was fourth with 147 points while the University of Mary rounded out the top five with their 144 points.
Minnesota State's Denisha Cartwright was picked as the preseason track athlete of the year while Concordia-St. Paul's Arika Robinson repeated as the preseason field athlete of the year.
The 2023 NSIC outdoor track & field season gets underway this weekend with the regular season culminating on Thursday-Saturday, May 11-13 at the NSIC Championships held at Sea Foam Stadium, hosted by Concordia University, St. Paul.