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SPRING 2016
The 2015-16 academic year continued for the Northern State
Athletic Department with success both on and off the field
of play. In the classroom, the Wolves recorded their 18th and
19th consecutive semester with a GPA above 3.0 and 19th
and 20th straight semester with a department cumulative
GPA above the same mark.
In addition, the NSU student-athletes set a record high 3.34 cumulative GPA
with 269 total students above a 3.0. “Our student-athletes continue to perform at
unprecedented levels of excellence in the classroom,” said Director of Athletics
Josh Moon. “For our 380+ student-athletes to record an all-time semester
high average GPA of 3.34 is outstanding. We are so proud to have so many high
achieving student-athletes that call NSU home.” Seniors Kelsey Chambers and
Devin Olson were honored with the Hildred Wolfe and Clark Swisher outstanding
athlete awards at the annual Maroon Tie Banquet on April 12. Spring sports
geared up with school records falling in track and field and hot hitting streaks in
baseball and softball.
SPRING ATHLETICS
SWIMMING
The Northern State University swim
team competed in its final season as a
member of the NSISC, as it will join
the NSIC in the 2016-17 academic
year. The NSU women raced to school
records in the 50 freestyle (Kayla
Sproles – 24.22), the 400 freestyle
relay (Kayla Sproles, Katelyn Rhodes,
Eliza Jacob, and Cassandra Maillet –
3:38.45), and the 800 freestyle relay
(Kayla Sproles, Katelyn Rhodes, Eliza
Jacob, and Ashley Dunn – 7:56.66)
from the conference championships.
NSU will add 10 new faces in 2016-17
as the Wolves will compete against
Augustana University, U-Mary, MSU
Moorhead, Minnesota State, Sioux
Falls and St. Cloud State as a member
of the NSIC.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
The Northern State University
women’s basketball team finished
2015-16 with their third straight
20-plus win season, NSIC North
Division crown, and NCAA Regional
appearance under long time head
coach Curt Fredrickson. The
Wolves finished the season 23-8
overall and 17-5 in the Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference. Seniors
Lauren Deadrick and Devon Brecke
found themselves in new roles on the
team, while sophomore Jill Conrad
became known as the team’s spark
plug. Conrad notched All-NSIC second
team honors for the Wolves after
leading the team in scoring, averaging
13.5 points per game. Fredrickson
rounded out his 37th season with
the Wolves tallying his 796th career
victory and a fourth place finish in the
NSIC standings.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Northern State University men’s
basketball rounded out 2015-16 with
a record of 18-12 overall and 13-9 in
Northern Sun Conference play. The
Wolves headed into the annual NSU
“I Hate Winter” weekend with a
12-10 record overall and 8-8 record
in the NSIC. NSU faced off against
some steep competition in the No. 1
ranked and now National Champion
Augustana Vikings. The Wolves
stunned the Vikings 90-81 in front of
nearly 6,000 of the nation’s best fans.
The Wolves completed the “I Hate
Winter” sweep defeating Wayne State
86-74 in the Saturday contest, while
also earning head coach Paul Sather
his 100th career victory as the head
coach of the Wolves. Skye Warwick
capped off a solid four-year career
with the Wolves, sitting 23rd all-time
on the NSU career scoring list with
1,256 points. Warwick
and junior Darin Peterka
were honored with
All-NSIC second team
nods. In early April, the
NSU men’s basketball
program welcomed its
newest assistant coach,
as Sundance Wicks (’04)
returned to the Northern
sidelines. Wicks was a
decorated player for the
Wolves from 1999-03,
leading the team to two
NSIC Titles and finishing
his career with 1,174
points, which currently
ranks 29th all-time.
NORTHERN
ATHLETICS
Jack Schmidt
Forest Lake, Minn.
Hanneke Oosterwegel
Diepenveen, Netherlands
Kelsey Gale
St. Francis, Minn.