BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 11-time defending NSIC Champions of Minnesota State University, Mankato were picked to win the NSIC in the preseason men's outdoor track & field coaches' poll. The Mavericks received nine first place votes and tallied 99 points, ranking them ahead of Augustana, which was second with 88 points and a first place vote. Northern State was third with 75 points, while MSU Moorhead was fourth with 73 points and the other first place vote.
Minnesota State's Jabez Reeves was voted by the coaches as preseason outdoor track athlete of the year while teammate Jame Gilbert was named the preseason field athlete of the year.
The 2024 NSIC outdoor track & field season gets underway this weekend with the regular season culminating on Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11 at the NSIC Championships held on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato.