Northern State University Athletics

The 1992-93 women's track and field team swept the NSIC Championships that year, winning at both the indoor and outdoor meet and scoring a conference record 217 points at the outdoor event.  In addition, the group placed tenth at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships and 14th at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Amy Von Wald led the team, earning MVP at both NSIC Championships and recording four NAIA All-American performances.
 
Individual champions for NSU at the NSIC Indoor Championship included Rebecca Deehr in the shot put, Heidi Nelson in the long jump and triple jump, Tracy Randall in the 55m hurdles, and Amy Von Wald in the 55m, 300m, and 400m. Debbi Holmes (triple jump), Elissa Backous (55m, 300m), Heidi Nelson (55m), Jamie Fiechtner (1000m), and Stacy Bohle (1500m, 3000m) added runner-up finishes and all-conference honors in their events. Von Wald and Deehr placed at the NAIA Championships with Von Wald finishing third in the 440 yard and 600 year and Deehr taking seventh in the shot put. Top-6 finishers at the meet brought home All-American awards.
 
The Wolves added an impressive ten individuals at the NSIC Outdoor Championships including Amy Ellis in the discus, Heidi Nelson in the long jump, triple jump, and 100m, Elissa Backous in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles, Amy Von Wald in the 200m and 400m, and Crystal Kuyper in the 10,000m. In addition, the
 
Wolves swept the relay events winning the 4x100m (Backous, Nelson, Lick, Von Wald), 4x400m (Backous, Holmes, Fiechtner, Von Wald), 4x800m (Pipal, Bohle, Johnson, and Fiechtner), and sprint medley (Charron, Nilsson, Lick, Von Wald). Stacy Schmitt (javelin), Debbi Holmes (triple jump), Michele Lick (200m), and Stacy Bohle (3000m, 5000m) added runner-up and all-conference finishes for the Wolves. At the NAIA Outdoor Championships, six Wolves competed and earned All-American status. The sprint medley relay time of Elissa Backous, Heidi Nelson, Michele Lick, and Amy Von Wald took fifth, while Von Wald placed third in the 400m, Amy Ellis took sixth in the discus, and Crystal Kuyper finished sixth in the marathon.
 
Members of the 1992-93 team include Elissa Backous, Stacy Bohle, Misty Charron, Rebecca Deehr, Charity Drone, Amy Ellis, Jamie Fiechtner, Debbi Holmes, Barb Johnson, Nancy King, Stacey Kopp, Crystal Kuyper, Buffy Lawrence, Dawn Leznar, Michele Lick, Heidi Nelson, Eva Lotta Nilsson, Kris Pipal, Tracy Randall, Stacy Schmitt, Audra Stebbins, Lisa Steiner, Jodi Thorp, and Amy Von Wald. Northern State was led by head coach Jim Fuller and assistant coaches Brenda Fuller, Shawn Wheelock, Henry Schneider, and Carrie Nace.