SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Winona State University’s Beth Murman was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year in women's tennis. A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Murman will graduate in May with a double major in Health Promotion and Physical Education/DAPE.

The “NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award” is presented to a NSIC Women's Tennis 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.

Murman is a 2023 Myles Brand Award Recipient; an NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member, and was on the Dean’s List for seven semesters.  She has also serves as the President for Winona State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.  

While playing at the team’s highest positions for singles and doubles Murman has accumulated a combined 81 wins vs 48 losses in dual matches over her career. In the 2022 season, she earned All-NSIC First Team Honors in singles and second team doubles as she has helped the Warriors to back-to-back NSIC Tournament Championship appearances.

" I have known Beth as a Winona State University student/athlete over the last 3 years. During this time as her coach, I have been very impressed with many quality characteristics she possesses," said Head Coach Tom Sanvik. “She is self-motivated and has a great work ethic that goes above and beyond her regular practices to become the best both on and off the court. She has been a person that always works hard, devotes extra time to a task/skill to get it right or become better and takes on extra responsibilities willingly.  As a teammate, she has been our fighting spirt on the court and our biggest cheerleader when encouraging her teammates to keep going strong.”

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.