For Immediate Release
Friday, March 6, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Jared Gregoire (Distance, Jr., Buffalo, Minn.) – Minnesota State Moorhead
- NSIC Championship High Point Performer with 22.5 points
- Won individual NSIC titles in the 800m and Mile
- Anchored the winning Distance Medley Relay (DMR) at the NSIC Championships
- Ranks 12th in NCAA Division II in the Mile with a MSUM record time of 4:00.37
- Ranks 24th in NCAA Division II in the 800m at 1:50.27
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the mile
- First student-athlete to earn NSIC cross country (2025), indoor (2026) and outdoor (2023) track athlete of the year honors

NSIC Men’s Field & Newcomer of the Year
Hayden Bills (Throws, So., Rosemount, Minn.) – Minnesota State
- NSIC Champion in the shot put with a mark of 18.41m (60-5)
- Ranks second nationally in the shot put in NCAA Division II at 19.13m (62-9.25)
- Ranks 41st nationally in the weight throw at 18.69m (61-4)
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the shot put
- First men's indoor track & field student-athlete to earn both NSIC Field and Newcomer of the Year honors in the same season

Men’s Freshman of the Year
Nathan Andrews (Mid-Distance, R-Fr., Fargo, N.D.) – University of Mary
- Won the 600m at the NSIC Indoor Championships
- His time of 1:19.93 ranks first in the NSIC this season and is the UMary school record
- Anchored the third-place 4x400m relay team at the NSIC Championships
- Ranked eighth in the 800m in the NSIC this season with a time of 1:55.62
- Ranked 13th in the NSIC in the 400m this season with a time of 49.54
 
NSIC Men’s Assistant Coach  of the Year
Chris Parno – Minnesota State
- Coached sprinters and hurdlers to 111 conference points at the NSIC Championships
- Coached NSIC champions in the 60m hurdles, 200m and 4x400m relay
- Helped the 4x400m relay set an NSIC record
- Athletes swept the top four places in the 60m hurdles
- Athletes swept the top five places in the 200m
- Named NSIC Men’s Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his career

NSIC Men’s Coach  of the Year
Mike Turgeon - Minnesota State
- Led Minnesota State to its 15th straight NSIC title, the ninth during his tenure with MSU
- Coaches 13 student-athletes that qualified for the NCAA Championships
- Named NSIC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year for the eighth time 

All-Conference performers consist of the top three place winners in each event and the members of the three two relay teams from the conference meet. 2025-26 Results 

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 122 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.