SMITHVILLE, Mo.  – Augustana's Shannon McCormick was voted by the league coaches as the NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year in women's golf. A native of  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, McCormick is a senior majoring in anthropology and computer science with a minor in data science with a concentration in archaeology. She holds a 3.92 cumulative grade point average. 

The "NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year Award" is presented to a NSIC Women's Golf student-athlete who participates at their institution for four years and is academically superior while making a positive contribution to their team and the University. The NSIC Outstanding Senior of the Year award was initiated in 2020-21 to honor an outstanding senior who exemplifies the attributes of the model NSIC student-athlete.

In the classroom, McCormick is a WGCA All-American Scholar and a College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All District team member.  In the community, McCormick has been active in volunteering at sporting events for Augustana. From floor sweeping to ticket taking, she will be there to assist. She has also volunteered the last three years during the Sanford International Championship. She was busy organizing the amateur golf carts, clubs, and working with scorecards. She has also volunteered with golf camps and is a fundraiser for the First Tee of South Dakota.

On the course, McCormick has been the NSIC Player of the Week multiple times during her career. She recently won the NSIC Preview and is ranked by Scoreboard 254th in the nation. She owns a score average of 79.9.

"Shannon has been a player we could count on for the past four years. She is always in the game and always grinding to improve. Shannon is a leader and a captain on our team. She will run her own captain's practices and creates some fun for the team," said Head Coach Coralee Jorgensen.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men's league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women's league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 121 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA's three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.