For Immediate Release
Saturday, May 10, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Mary's Jorgen Paulson was voted by the league coaches as the winner of the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award. A native of Edgeley, North Dakota, Paulson is a senior majoring in exercise science (athletic training) while holding a 3.83 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.

Paulson finished third in the 200m to earn All-NSIC honors at the 2025 NSIC Outdoor Championships. He also finished fifth in the 100m and seventh in the long jump with a leap of 23-00.75 (7.02m). He is a 2025 NCAA Indoor All-American in the long jump and has set the school record every year of his career in the 4x100m Relay. He was All-NSIC during his sophomore season in the indoor 200m. He has scored for the Marauders all four years of college, ranging from the 60m, 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m, and DMR. He holds the third best marks in school history in the 60m, 100m, 200m, and the long jump. 

In the community, Paulson has volunteered with the track and field team at Legacy High School. He has also volunteered at indoor high school meets at the Bismarck Marathon and at the community engagement day the past four years. 

In the classroom, Paulson is a six-time Academic All-American and NSIC All-Academic team member, along with also twice being a member of the Dean's List.

"Jorgen has been a constant impact athlete for four years at U-Mary. He not only does great things at practice and competitions, but is also strong in the classroom and engaged in the community with his mentorship at the high school. Jorgen exemplifies outstanding in so many areas. We are proud of the way his leadership positively changed our culture and in effect, improved our team results. His impact will stay with us even after this final season,” said Head Coach Cale Korbelik.

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.