For Immediate Release
Monday, April 17, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Jared Gregoire (Distance, Fr., Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS) – MSU Moorhead 
- Ran 3:43.51 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Saturday night to win his heat
- The mark snapped the MSUM school record by over one full second (previous record 3:44.63)
- His time is the best 1500m in the NSIC so far this season is the fourth-best in Division II
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Carter Aguilera (Throws, Sr., Cottage Grove, Wis. / Monona Grove HS) – Minnesota State
- Won the discus at the Loper Invitational with a throw of 177-3 (54.02m) 
- The mark ranks fifth in the nation this season 
- Placed sixth in the hammer throw, with a personal best mark of 53.22m (174-7)

Other Top Track Performances
Ryan Hartman (AUGIE) garnered an provisional mark in the 5000 meter run at the Wisconsin-Platteville Invite with a time of 14:15.14. He holds the fastest time in the NSIC so far this season and the 31st fastest time in Division II.
Brendon Hoyte (UMary) led the Marauders to a pair of school-record performances in the relays and had a strong weekend individually. He teamed with Jorgen Paulson, Akil Howell and Raheem Taitt-Best to break the school record in the 4x100 with a time of 41.04 to place 7th at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He also led the Marauders to a record-breaking performance in the 4x400 with Howell, Aleix Garbajosa and Taitt-Best, placing 4th at the Bryan Clay in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:13.67 to rank 23rd in the country and second in the NSIC. He placed 14th at the Pacific Coast Invitational in the 100 in a time of 10.59 seconds, a wind-legal personal best.
Tanner Maier (MSU) placed 26th in the 800-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational after running a time of 1:48.91. The time ranks seventh in the nation. 
Charles Hardcastle (MINOT) broke the NCAA Division II-era school record in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays, clocking a time of 9:30.74, the fourth fastest in the NSIC this spring. He also added a career-best in the 1,500 of 4:05.05 at the Beach Invitational on the weekend.
Jackson Harrison (NSU) broke a school record and hit a national provisional time from the Mt. SAC Relays as he took on the 5000m, running a time of 14:24.47. He placed third in the event as the top Division II finisher as he ranks in the top-60 nationally in the event and top-3 in the NSIC.
David Ecker (USF) broke the USF school record in the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 8:55.86 which marked him sixth in the country while leading the NSIC. He also set a career best and school record in the 5000m with a time of 14:27.09 while competing at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.
Max Schmitt (SMSU) ran 55.04 in the 400 meter hurdles to capture first place and set a men's meet record at the Luther College meet on Saturday.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/27/23
T: Colten Brand - Augustana
F: Logan Moeller – Wayne State
4/3/23
T: Andrew Martens - Augustana
F: Logan Moeller – Wayne State
4/11/23
T: Jared Gregoire – MSU Moorhead 
F: James Gilbert – Minnesota State
4/17/23
T: Jared Gregoire – MSU Moorhead  (2)
F: Carter Aguilera – Minnesota State


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 105 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.