For Immediate Release
Friday, May 17, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Women’s Golfer of the Year
Molly Stevens
Sr., Northfield, Minn. / Northfield HS
Augustana
- Named NSIC Golfer of the Year for the third season in a row
- Named First Team All-NSIC for third season in a row
- Earned NSIC All-Tournament honors for third season in a row
- Tied for third at the NSIC Championships with a three-round total of 229, 13-over-par
- Helped Augustana to its fourth straight and 13th overall NSIC Championship
- Holds a 75.3 stroke average over 25 rounds of play, best in the NSIC
- Had nine top-10 finishes, eight top-5 and two medalist honor during the season
- Qualified for the NCAA National Championship as an individual after finishing fifth at regional event
NSIC Women’s Newcomer of the Year
Claire Schweim
Fr., Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson HS
Minnesota State
- Played in 11 events this year and finished with seven top-20 finishes, five top-ten finishes and two top-five finishes
- Held a 79.5 scoring average over 24 rounds
- Shot a season-low 69 at the Jewel in Lake City back in September
- Is just the fourth Maverick to win the league’s Newcomer of the Year Award (first since Madison Jewell - 2015-16)
NSIC Women’s Coach of the Year
Alex Schmitz
3rd Season
Minnesota State
- Just the second Maverick women’s golf coach to win Coach of the Year honors (Bryant Black - 2018-19)
- Swept the league’s Coach of the Year honors as he was also named the NSIC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year earlier this month
- Is the first coach to sweep the men’s and women’s Coach of the Year honors in league history
- Coached MSU to a ninth place finish at the NCAA Central Region Tournament
- Led MSU to a top-two finish in nine of the 12 events played this season
| First Team |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Molly Stevens |
Sr. |
Augie |
Northfield, Minn. |
Northfield |
| Lauren Tims |
Sr. |
Augie |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
Sioux Falls Christian |
| Lanie Veenendall |
So. |
Augie |
New Richmond, Wis |
New Richmond |
| Anna Cihak |
Sr. |
MSU |
Detroit Lakes, Minn. |
Detroit Lakes |
| Maggie Veenendall |
5th |
USF |
New Richmond, Wis. |
New Richmond |
| Carly Moon |
Sr. |
WSU |
Baraboo, Wis. |
Baraboo |
| Second Team |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Piper Hill |
So. |
CSP |
Medford, Minn. |
Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Anaka Lysne |
So. |
UMC |
Wahpeton, N.D. |
Wahpeton |
| Samantha Youngquist |
So. |
MSU |
Chaska, Minn. |
Chaska |
| Kelly Winter |
Sr. |
MSU |
Earlville, Iowa |
Earlville |
| Jazmine Taylor |
Sr. |
WSC |
Omaha, Neb. |
Millard North |
| Toni Baldwin |
Sr. |
WSU |
Elk River Minn. |
Elk River |
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 can 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.
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