For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Sports Award as spring sports concluded in May.  The Mavericks earn the award for the seventh time since re-joining the league in 2008.  The Mavericks amassed 206.5 points to finish 14.5 points ahead of second place Augustana University.  Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State and Winona State remain the only institutions to earn the award in its 25 year history.

Minnesota State has now earned the all-sports award in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2023-24.

Since 2017-18, the NSIC recognizes an overall champion along with a men’s and a women’s champion. MSU also earned the men’s and women’s awards as it scored 89.0 points in men’s sports and 117.5 in women’s sports.  The Mavericks will be presented their awards on Tuesday, July 9 at the NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Minnesota State won seven regular-season titles during the 2023-24 academic year, including men’s & women’s basketball, men’s  & women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and men’s golf.  

The NSIC All Sports Award is calculated by awarding the winner of each conference-sponsored championship points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties in the standings at any level result in the totaling of points and equal distribution.

2023-24 NSIC All Sports Competition 

RK	School	Points
1	Minnesota State (18)	206.5
2	Augustana (18)	191
3	University of Mary (18)	125
4	Minnesota Duluth (14)	122.5
5	Sioux Falls (18)	117.5
6	Concordia-St. Paul (16)	113.5
7	Northern State (15)	112
8	Winona State (14)	111.5
9	MSU Moorhead (16)	95.5
10	St. Cloud State (12)	87
11	Wayne State (14)	86
12	SMSU (16)	82.5
13	Minot State (16)	73.5
14	Bemidji State (13)	70
15	Minnesota Crookston (11)	42
RK	Men’s Standings	Points
1	Minnesota State (8)	89
2	Augustana (8)	84
3	Minnesota Duluth (6)	50.5
	MSU Moorhead (6)	50.5
5	Northern State (7)	42.5
6	Sioux Falls (8)	42
7	University of Mary (8)	39
8	Concordia-St. Paul (7)	37.5
9	Wayne State (6)	37
10	Winona State (5)	35.5
11	Minot State (8)	31
12	SMSU (7)	28.5
13	St. Cloud State (3)	26.5
14	Bemidji State (4)	25.5
15	Minnesota Crookston (4)	19
RK	Women’s Standings	Points
1	Minnesota State (10)	117.5
2	Augustana (10)	107
3	University of Mary (10)	86
4	Concordia-St. Paul (9)	76
	Winona State (8)	76
6	Sioux Falls (10)	75.5
7	Minnesota Duluth (8)	72
8	Northern State (12)	69.5
9	St. Cloud State (9)	60.5
10	SMSU (9)	54
11	Wayne State (8)	49
12	MSU Moorhead (10)	45
13	Bemidji State (9)	44.5
14	Minot State (8)	42.5
15	Minnesota Crookston (7)	23

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Past NSIC All-Sports Award Winners
1999-00    Minnesota Duluth
2000-01    Minnesota Duluth
2001-02    Minnesota Duluth
2002-03    Minnesota Duluth
2003-04    Minnesota Duluth
2004-05    Winona State
2005-06    Winona State
2006-07    Winona State
2007-08    Winona State
2008-09    Minnesota State
2009-10    Minnesota State
2010-11    Augustana
2011-12    Augustana
2012-13    Minnesota State
2013-14    Minnesota State
2014-15    Augustana
2015-16    Augustana
2016-17    Augustana
2017-18    Minnesota State (O+M) - Augustana (W)
2018-19    Minnesota State (O+M) - Augustana (W)
2019-20    Not Awarded
2020-21    Not Awarded
2021-22    Augustana (O+M+W)
2022-23   Augustana (O+W) - Minnesota State (M)
2023-24   Minnesota State (O+M+W)
 

2023-24 NSIC Team Champions
Men’s Cross Country	Augustana
Women’s Cross Country	Winona State
Football	Augustana
Women’s Soccer	St. Cloud State
Volleyball	Wayne State
Men’s Basketball	Minnesota State
Women’s Basketball	Minnesota State
Men’s Indoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Indoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Swimming & Diving	Augustana
Wrestling	St. Cloud State
Baseball	Augustana
Softball	Augustana
Men’s Golf	Minnesota State
Women’s Golf	Augustana
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field	Minnesota State
Women’s Tennis	Augustana

 
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 15-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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.