For Immediate Release
Monday, April 6, 2026
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Braylon Chism (Hurdles, Fr., Papillion, Neb. / Bellevue West HS) – Wayne State
- Placed third in the 400m hurdles at the ESU Midwest Classic
- Ran a time of 55.04
- Ranks second in the NSIC in the 400m hurdles this season
- Helped WSC to a fifth place finish in the 16-team field

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Braxton Stewart (Multis, Sr., Waukon, Iowa / Waukon HS) - Minnesota State
- Won the decathlon at the ESU Midwest Classic
- Had an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 6,788 points
- Ranks third in NCAA Division II this season
- Took first place in four of the events of the decathlon
- Won the discus (38.94m, 127-9), high jump (1.87m, 6-1.50), pole vault (4.20m, 13-9.25) and shot put (13.86m, 45-5.75)

 Other Top Field Performances
Cain Brown - Wayne State
- Hit NCAA provisional mark at 6-10.25 (2.09m) at ESU Midwest Classic
- Jump ranks first in NSIC and tied for ninth in NCAA Division II
- Placed third overall in high jump
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/24/26
T: Mark DeArmond – University of Mary
F: Jayden Munroe – Northern State
3/31/26
T: Kerdel Moses - Minnesota State 
F: Dylan Gross - Minnesota State
4/6/26
T: Braylon Chism – Wayne State
F: Braxton Stewart - Minnesota State

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 126 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.