MARSHALL, Minn. -- The Southwest Minnesota State University women's and men's track & field teams will compete at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday in Duluth, Minn.
 
The championship is hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth and will take place at Malosky Stadium on the UMD campus. The men's championship features 12 teams, while the women's championship has 15 teams. Action begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, while competition on Friday and Saturday starts at 10 a.m.
 
SMSU will have one athlete, Jack Clark, competing on Thursday and Friday in the decathlon. The remainder of the Mustang athletes will compete on Friday and Saturday.
 
At last season's championship, the men's team earned 13 points and finished 11th overall, while the women's team closed with six points to finish 13th.
 
All-conference performers shall consist of the top three place winners in each event and the members of the top two relay teams from the conference meet.
 
SMSU Men's Outdoor All-NSIC Honorees (since SMSU reinstated track in 2014)
2014 - Alejandro Sanchez, 2nd place, 800 meters
2015 - Alejandro Sanchez, 1st place, 800 meters
2015 - Will Hanson, 3rd place, javelin
2016 - Alex Weis, 1st place, shot put
2017 - Alex Weis, 1st place, shot put
2017 - Alex Weis, 2nd place, hammer
2017 - Alex Weis, 3rd place, discus
2017 - 4x100 relay (Dallin Finley, Ben Ryan, Quadri Busari, Gabe Galamue), 2nd place
2021 - McKallen Smith, 3rd place, high jump
2021 - Connor Wigand, 3rd place, discus
2023 - Max Schmitt, 2nd place, 400-meter hurdles
 
SMSU Women's Outdoor All-NSIC Honorees (since SMSU reinstated track in 2014)
2016 - Hannah Palmeter, 2nd place, 1,500 meters
2019 - Rebecca Manteuffel, 1st place, discus
2019 - Rebecca Manteuffel, 2nd place, shot put
2021 - Rebecca Manteuffel, 2nd place, discus
2021 - Rebecca Manteuffel, 2nd place, shot put