BURNSVILLE, MN – The University of Mary finished a program-best third place in the final Northern Sun All-Sports standings for 2023-24. UMary made one final surge this spring behind the power of a pair of runner-up finishes to make Marauders history in the 15-school league.
The Marauders previous best finish in the NSIC All-Sports standings was 4
th place the last two seasons (2021-22, 2022-23).
"This is an exciting day for Marauders Athletics," said Cooper Jones, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Mary. "This recognition of our athletic achievements within the NSIC is a testament to our hard-working coaches and staff, but most of all the amazing 450 scholar-athletes on UMary's campus.
"To place 3rd in the NSIC All-Sports Award speaks to the depth and breadth of our overall athletics program, and the broad-based success we witnessed this year was truly impressive. Doing this in one of the most-competitive, if not the most-competitive, conferences in all of Division II sports speaks volumes to the great work and significant progress we're currently making at UMary."
UMary made a steady climb all season. After sitting 8
th following the fall, the Marauders climbed to 5
th after the winter sports season before moving further up the charts after a strong spring.
Additionally the Marauders finished 3
rd in the women's all-sports standings and 7
th on the men's side.
Both the UMary women's tennis team and the women's outdoor track & field team claimed 2
nd place finishes in the NSIC this spring. Baseball, women's golf and men's track & field placed 7
th, men's golf finished 8
th and softball 15
th.
During the 2023-24 winter sports season, the Marauders finished 2
nd in women's basketball, 2
nd in women's indoor track & field, 4
th in wrestling, 6
th in men's indoor track & field, 6
th in women's swimming & diving and 15
th in men's basketball.
During the 2023 fall sports season the Marauders placed 3
rd in the NSIC in women's cross country, 4
th in women's soccer, 6
th in men's cross country, 10
th in football and 12
th in volleyball.
The winner of each title in a conference-sponsored championship receives points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties in the standings at any level shall result in the totaling of points and equal distribution.
2023-24 NSIC All Sports Competition
| RK |
School |
Points |
| 1 |
Minnesota State (18) |
206.5 |
| 2 |
Augustana (18) |
191 |
| 3 |
University of Mary (18) |
125 |
| 4 |
Minnesota Duluth (14) |
122.5 |
| 5 |
Sioux Falls (18) |
117.5 |
| 6 |
Concordia-St. Paul (16) |
113.5 |
| 7 |
Northern State (15) |
112 |
| 8 |
Winona State (14) |
111.5 |
| 9 |
MSU Moorhead (16) |
95.5 |
| 10 |
St. Cloud State (12) |
87 |
| 11 |
Wayne State (14) |
86 |
| 12 |
SMSU (16) |
82.5 |
| 13 |
Minot State (16) |
73.5 |
| 14 |
Bemidji State (13) |
70 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Crookston (11) |
42 |
| RK |
Men's Standings |
Points |
| 1 |
Minnesota State (8) |
89 |
| 2 |
Augustana (8) |
84 |
| 3 |
Minnesota Duluth (6) |
50.5 |
|
MSU Moorhead (6) |
50.5 |
| 5 |
Northern State (7) |
42.5 |
| 6 |
Sioux Falls (8) |
42 |
| 7 |
University of Mary (8) |
39 |
| 8 |
Concordia-St. Paul (7) |
37.5 |
| 9 |
Wayne State (6) |
37 |
| 10 |
Winona State (5) |
35.5 |
| 11 |
Minot State (8) |
31 |
| 12 |
SMSU (7) |
28.5 |
| 13 |
St. Cloud State (3) |
26.5 |
| 14 |
Bemidji State (4) |
25.5 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Crookston (4) |
19 |
| RK |
Women's Standings |
Points |
| 1 |
Minnesota State (10) |
117.5 |
| 2 |
Augustana (10) |
107 |
| 3 |
University of Mary (10) |
86 |
| 4 |
Concordia-St. Paul (9) |
76 |
|
Winona State (8) |
76 |
| 6 |
Sioux Falls (10) |
75.5 |
| 7 |
Minnesota Duluth (8) |
72 |
| 8 |
Northern State (12) |
69.5 |
| 9 |
St. Cloud State (9) |
60.5 |
| 10 |
SMSU (9) |
54 |
| 11 |
Wayne State (8) |
49 |
| 12 |
MSU Moorhead (10) |
45 |
| 13 |
Bemidji State (9) |
44.5 |
| 14 |
Minot State (8) |
42.5 |
| 15 |
Minnesota Crookston (7) |
23 |
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