For Immediate Release
Saturday, May 11, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

MANKATO, Minn. – Winona State's Kaylee Beyer was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year in women's outdoor track & field. A native of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Beyer is a senior majoring in composite materials engineering &  chemistry while holding a 3.86 cumulative grade point average.  

The “NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award” is presented to a NSIC 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.

Beyer won the 5000m run with a time of 16:33.13 at the 2024 NSIC Indoor Championships.  She is a five-time All-American (two in cross country and five in track & field), the NSIC Indoor mile record holder and national runner up in the mile and 3000m run at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships.  She placed seventh at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships and had earned multiple All-NSIC First team honors and event championships.  

In the classroom, Beyer has been a multiple time recipient of the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence honor and earned 2024 NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award.  She is a 2023 NCAA DII Degree Completion Award recipient and been a member of the Winona State's Dean List multiple times.  She is a Winona State Presidential Scholar-Athlete and earned numerous scholarships from WSU. 

Beyer has volunteered at the Women in Engineering Day at Rollingstone Elementary, as she inspired elementary girls to pursue their passion for science and engineering. She is the WSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice-President and has presented to Student Fee Committee. She has also worked with the WSU Athletics Community Engagement assisting with the Zombie Crawl, Trick or Treat for cans, and Think Pink T-Shirt sales.

"Kaylee is everything you want an athlete to be. She is talented, committed, and has a great attitude and work ethic. She is committed to all of the things that help you become a successful student-athlete. She is a great leader in all aspects of the team. She leads by example at practice, in nutrition and recovery, on the bus, at meets, and in the locker room. She has made incredible improvements during her time at Winona State as a direct result of her commitment to her own growth and to the team,” said Head Coach Mason Rebarchek.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 27 team national championships and crowned 113 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.