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

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Ella Voit (Distance, So., Sauk Rapids, Minn. / St. Cloud Cathedral HS) - Winona State
- Won the 3000m steeplechase at the UW-La Crosse Ashton May Invitational with a time of 10:34.67
- Ranks first in the NSIC and the Central Region
- The provisional time ranks fourth in NCAA Division II in the event this season

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Olivia Schwarzrock (Throws, Sr., Gibbon, Minn. / Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop HS) - Wayne State
- Placed second in shot put at Emporia State Midwest Classic
- Mark of 44-0.75 (13.43m) ranks second in NSIC
- Placed ninth in the hammer throw with a distance of 153-10 (46.9m)
- Ranks ninth in the NSIC in the hammer throw

Other Top Track Performances
Breylee Botts - Wayne State
- Placed second in 100-meter hurdles at Emporia State Midwest Classic
- Time of 14.35 seconds now tied for #1 time in NSIC this season

Other Top Field Performances
Josie Rystedt - Bemidji State
- Earned her first collegiate win at the first outdoor meet of her career at the Luther College Norse Invite
- Took the win in the shot put with a throw of 32-0.75 (9.77m), winning by over half a meter
- This throw marked a PR in outdoor
Lauren Woelfel - St. Cloud State
- Won the pole vault at the Norse Invitational hosted by Luther College
- Cleared 3.50m/11-5.75 and won the event by 0.30 meters
- Was 0.01m/0.5 away from tying her outdoor personal best mark
- Won the event at the Norse Invitational for the second consecutive year
- Marks her second career outdoor event win
- Ranks No. 4 in the pole vault among NSIC athletes and is tied for No. 78 in Division II
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/24/26
T:  Renea Taylor – Northern State
F: Bekah Walz – Northern State
3/31/26
T: Kelescia Downes - University of Mary
F: Ghada Hamdani - Minnesota State
4/6/26
T: Ella Voit - Winona State
F: Olivia Schwarzrock - Wayne 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.