Burnsville, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2025 outdoor track and field polls on Friday with Northern State picked fifth on both the men's and women's side. The men tallied 67 points, while the women record 107. Chris Weber and Jayden Munroe were selected as the athletes to watch for the men, while Anna Skachenko and Romane Maugest were selected for the women.

The 2025 NSIC outdoor track & field season gets underway this weekend with the regular season culminating on Thursday-Saturday, May 8-10 at the NSIC Championships held on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. 

DINGMAN'S THOUGHTS HEADING INTO 2025:

• On the men: "Our team is coming off a great indoor season. The team was able to amass a season record for provisional marks hit across many events. We anticipate being a stronger outdoor team with the additional throwing events. We bring back a very talented javelin squad into the mix. We should be a very well-rounded team this outdoor season."
• On Weber: "Chris had an amazing indoor track season. He was runner-up in the 60M with a new school record time of 6.73. We look for him to continue that speed into the outdoor season. We are excited to see what he can do this spring."
• On Munroe: "Jayden is coming off a great indoor season where he placed in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump at the NSIC Championships. He has extended his school record in the triple jump multiple times this season and he is eyeing the outdoor record. We are excited to see how far he can jump this spring."
• On the women: "Our team is coming off a great indoor season. We have some key veteran runners along with some very talented newcomers to round out our squad. We look to have some strong field events with the pole vault and throwing events. We are excited to see what our team can do this outdoor season."
• On Skachenko: "Anna is coming off a great indoor season where she won the 600m run at the NSIC Championships. She has great range, and we anticipate her covering many of our sprint events and be a big contributor to the relays. We are excited to see what she can do this spring."
• On Maugest: "Romane was able to put together a great indoor season (3rd place/All-Conference in the Pole Vault) despite coming off a major injury. She is only just getting started and has some big heights to hit this outdoor season. We are excited to see how high she can go!"