NORTHERN TODAY 13 SPRING 2023 NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSI TY | News With three weeks remaining in the regular season for Northern, the Wolves held a 10-20 record overall and 5-14 mark in the NSIC. NSU faced a variety of spring challenges due to the weather conditions in the area, playing contests in nine different cities across the Midwest. The NSIC Baseball Tournament is set for May 10-13 in Bismarck, N.D. For full coverage of the remainder of the spring seasons for the Wolves, including postseason berths and All-Conference awards, visit nsuwolves.com. Northern took seventh (women) and eighth (men) from the NSIC Indoor Championships in February, racking up a combined six NSIC AllConference performances from Kenzee Danielson (pole vault), Mary Franssen (1,000m), Jackson Harrison (3,000m and 5,000m), Glen Quayle (pole vault) and Renea Taylor (60m). In addition, Taylor qualified for the NCAA National Championships in the 60m and earned the first All-America honors of her career with an 11th place finish in the event. In addition, indoor school records fell in the 60m (Renea Taylor), mile (Josh Martin), 3,000m (Jackson Harrison), 1,000m (Mary Franssen), 5,000m (Jackson Harrison) and 600m (Mary Franssen). The Wolves faced a multitude of schedule changes through the spring season, due to prolonged winter conditions in the region. Through the mid-way mark of the spring season, the outdoor teams broke four school records in the 100m (Renea Taylor), 200m (Renea Taylor), 1,500m (Josh Martin) and 5,000m (Jackson Harrison). Three Wolves had hit national provisional marks with one ranked in the top-15 of the country in two events. For full coverage of the remainder of the spring seasons for the Wolves, visit nsuwolves.com. TRACK AND FIELD With two weeks remaining in the regular season for Northern State University, the Wolves held a 12-24 record overall and 6-10 mark in the Northern Sun. NSU sat in the ninth spot in the league standings, with the top-10 qualifying for the NSIC Softball Tournament set for May 3-6 in Rochester, Minn. For full coverage of the remainder of the spring seasons for the Wolves, including postseason berths and All-Conference awards, visit nsuwolves.com. SOFTBALL BASEBALL Northern went 8-7 in team competition in 2022-23, recording their first winning season in program history. The Wolves posted their best NSIC Championships finish since 2017 with four individual conference titles, five all-conference performances and a fifth-place team finish. In addition, two school records and four freshman records fell in the 100 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Fly, 200 IM and 400 IM. Lilly Grebner became just the second single season 4-time NSIC Champion in program history, winning conference titles in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly and 100 IM. She recorded NSIC All-Conference honors in each of the events and Lauren Forsyth added an All-Conference accolade in the 200 Fly. Grebner qualified for the NCAA Championships and capped off her season awards as the NSIC Freshman of the Year. SWIMMING SWIMMI NG Lilly Grebner TRACK AND F I E LD Renea Taylor SOFTBAL L Kyra Knudtson BASEBAL L Niko Pezonella
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