Rodin was named the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The North Dakota State senior Jacob Rodin was named the 2023 Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Friday.

Rodin (Kenmare, ND) is the first Bison man to be named the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The Bison has been named indoor athlete of the year five times in the past decade, but Rodin is the first to earn the top track honor.

Rodin won the Summit League titles in the 800m, 4x400m relay and distance medley relay this season and was the only man to win three gold medals at the Summit League Championships. He finished 35th in the NCAAs in the 800 meters with an NDSU school record time of 1:47.84.

Rodin was the second fastest in the league in the 400 meters this season, running 47.39 to rank second in NDSU history. He also ran a school record of 1:17.88 in the 600m to finish 30th in Division I this year.

Rodin earned five Summit League Peak Performer of the Week awards in a six-week span in January and February. He was also voted to the Academic All-League inside team this season for the fourth time in his career.

The Summit League presented one overall Athlete of the Year award until 2009, before it was split into separate All-Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year awards. NDSU’s Matt Bishoff in 2009 was the last all-around winner before the split.