NDSU's Teschuk Claims 5th Summit League Athlete of the Year Award

North Dakota State’s Erin Teschuk was voted the Summit League Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year by the league’s head coaches, it was announced on Wednesday, March 23.

This is Teschuk’s second straight Indoor Track Athlete of the Year award and fifth consecutive Summit League Athlete of the Year award overall. She has won every Athlete of the Year award since the 2014 cross country season.

Teschuk becomes the first female in Summit League history to earn the top honor in back-to-back indoor seasons. The senior from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was a first-team All-American in both the mile and 3,000 meters for the second straight season at the NCAA Championships.

Teschuk finished fourth at the national meet in the 3,000m and took sixth in the mile. She also defended her Summit League title in the mile at this season’s league championships and broke the league record in the 3,000m by more than 23 seconds (9:08.79). In addition, she also ranked 25th in the nation in the 5,000m (16:01.69) and anchored North Dakota State’s distance medley relay that ranked 19th in the NCAA (11:15.89).