Burnsville, MN – With three spring sports matching or exceeding last year's performances, the University of Mary used the improvements to finish in the top half of the league in the 2012-13 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference / U.S. Bank All-Sports Award standings. The Marauders placed eighth overall in the 16 member NSIC.

The Marauders were one of just seven schools to win at least a share of one of the league's 17 championships. U-Mary captured both the women's indoor and outdoor track and field championships. Minnesota State University, Mankato won six titles, Augustana four, St. Cloud State University three, the University of Minnesota Duluth and Concordia University – St. Paul two each and Southwest Minnesota State University one.

This spring the U-Mary women's outdoor track & field team claimed their second straight conference tournament. Women's tennis finished sixth out of 13 squads this season after placing ninth out of 11 teams a year ago. Baseball was 11th out of 15 teams in 2013 after placing 12th out of 13 last season.

Minnesota State University, Mankato claimed its third NSIC / U.S. Bank All-Sports title in five years, posting 190 points. Augustana was second with 164 points, followed by Winona State (148), St. Cloud State (142.5), University of Minnesota Duluth (115.33), University of Sioux Falls (106) and Concordia University – St. Paul (98.08).

U-Mary rounds out the top half with 97.5 points to finish eighth.

The remaining standings are Northern State University (84) in ninth, followed by Wayne State College (81.5), Upper Iowa (78.5), MSU Moorhead (74.5), Minot State University (73.75), Southwest Minnesota State University (65.33), Bemidji State University (64.5) and the University of Minnesota Crookston (25.5).

U-Mary finished sixth out of 14 teams in 2012 NSIC All-Sports standings. The Northern Sun added two teams this year and now boasts 16 members.

The winner of each title in a conference-sponsored championship receives points totaling the number of teams in that sport plus one. The next place finisher receives points totaling the number of teams less the number of places from first place. Ties in the standings at any level result in the totaling of points and distributed equally. Indoor and outdoor track & field are computed at half the total points as listed in the previous mentioned categories.

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