WINONA, Minn. - Following a record-breaking 2022-2023 women's cross country campaign and stellar track & field seasons, Winona State has finished in a tie for fourth among the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Program rankings. The award represents success of each program across the cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
The
USTFCCCA Program of the Year Award honors the institution that has achieved the most success in each academic year (spanning the cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons) based on the institution's finish at the NCAA Championships.
Winona State and NSIC-foe Minnesota State finished tied for fourth in the final standings, both with 20 points total. Adams State took top honors, while Grand Valley State was the runner-up program for the year. WSU earned an 11th-place national finish as a team in the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country Championships on Dec. 2 in Seattle, Wash. Winona State would go on to claim a fifth-place finish in the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 11 in Virginia Beach, Va. and a fourth-place at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo. on May 27.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
