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Mankato, Augie Top NSIC

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Minnesota State earned the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Sports Award for the fifth time since joining the league in 2008.

The Mavericks amassed 196 points to finish 2.67 points ahead of second place Augustana University.

MSU has now earned the all-sports award in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2017-18. Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State and Winona State are the only institutions to earn the award in its 19-year history.

New this year, the NSIC recognized an overall champion along with a men’s and a women’s champion. Minnesota State also earned the men’s award as it scored 90.5 points while Augustana earned the women’s award by scoring 123.33 points.

2017-18 NSIC All Sports Competition – Overall Final Standings

RK School Points Last Year
1. Minnesota State (18) 196.00 2
2. Augustana (18) 193.33 1
3. Winona State (14) 151.50 3
4. Sioux Falls (17) 146.50 7
5. Minnesota Duluth (14) 139.00 4
6. St. Cloud State (14) 126.00 5
7. University of Mary (16) 120.00 9
8. Northern State (15) 119.83 8
9. Concordia-St. Paul (15) 105.50 11
10. Wayne State (13) 93.00 13
11. MSU Moorhead (16) 88.33 6
12. Minot State (16) 87.50 12
13. SMSU (16) 81.00 10
14. Upper Iowa (12) 70.50 15
15. Bemidji State (13) 67.00 14
16. Minnesota Crookston (10) 23.00 16
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