BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Minnesota State University, Mankato was picked to win the NSIC in the preseason women's outdoor track & field coaches' poll. The Mavericks received 12 first place votes and tallied 167 points, ranking them ahead of second place University of Mary. The Marauders had 157 points and a first place vote (coaches cannot vote for their own team). Augustana was third with 143 while Sioux Falls was fourth with 137 points and the final first place vote. Northern State rounded out the top five with 107 points.
Minnesota State's Adeyah Brewster was picked as the preseason track athlete of the year while Sioux Falls Emily Swanson was the preseason field athlete of the year.
The 2025 NSIC outdoor track & field season gets underway this weekend with the regular season culminating on Thursday-Saturday, May 8-10 at the NSIC Championships held on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth.