For Immediate Release
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Augustana's Will Allen was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year in men's golf. A native of Harrisburg, South Dakota, Allen is a senior majoring in biology (pre-med) while holding a 3.82 grade point average. 

The “NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award” is presented to a NSIC Men's Golf 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 2021-22 to honor an outstanding senior that exemplifies the attributes of the model NSIC student-athlete.

Allen, a team captain, is a two-time All-NSIC performer and earned five first place finishes over his career. He owns a 74.5 career scoring average, including a 74.2 average this season over 21 rounds.  

Allen has been named to the Dean's List seven times and has been a multiple time recipient of the NSIC Academic Team of Excellence as well as earning the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinctions Award.  He has also been named to the College Sports Communicators at-large all district team.

In the community, Allen has volunteered at the Coyote Clinic at Avera and the Bishop Dudley House which provides essential healthcare for uninsured and homeless individuals.

"Will is the model student athlete. From being our team captain, he has set an example for the rest of our team. He constantly working, whether it be on his golf game or his studies, his dedication is second to none. If every coach had a team full of Will Allen's, they would be winning on all phases on and off the golf course," stated Head Coach Michael Krsnak.

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 121 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.