DULUTH, Minn. — Same Tremelling was named the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year for men's outdoor track and field, as voted on by the league's head coaches today at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.
"Since arriving at NSU, Sam has placed each year in the pole vault," said head coach
Lynne Dingman. "He is a four-time conference champion and six-time All-Conference performer who has reached new heights each season. He will be rounding out his final competition this outdoor season, and he is very deserving of this award."
The NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award is presented annually to a men's track and field student-athlete who has competed at their institution for four years, is academically superior and has made a positive contribution to their team and university. The award honors a senior who exemplifies the attributes of the model NSIC student-athlete through excellence in athletics, academics and community engagement.
Tremelling, a native of Chelmsford, Essex, is majoring in business administration at Northern State and carries a 3.98 cumulative grade-point average.
One of the top pole vaulters in program history, Tremelling is a four-time NSIC champion and six-time All-NSIC performer in the pole vault. He earned NCAA First Team All-America honors and is a two-time NCAA Division II national meet participant while holding Northern State's outdoor school record in the event. Tremelling has recorded 48 career top-eight finishes and 29 top-three finishes, including a runner-up finish at the 2025 Drake Relays. Internationally, he qualified for the British Senior Championships, an event reserved for the top vaulters in the United Kingdom.
In the classroom, Tremelling has compiled an impressive academic resume. He is a three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient, a seven-time NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence selection, a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree, and D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winner. He is also a recipient of the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic Award and an NSIC Honor-Student Athlete. He became the first men's track and field student-athlete in Northern State history to earn CSC Academic All-America honors. Tremelling has also earned Dean's List recognition every semester of his collegiate career and was named the Clark Swisher Award winner at NSU.
Beyond athletics and academics, Tremelling has been active across the Northern State campus community. He has twice won NSU's Big Idea Business Competition and works with the athletic department handling game-day film duties while also serving as the voice of Northern State soccer livestream broadcasts.
