SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State senior Jacob Rodin was voted the 2023 Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Friday.
 
Rodin (Kenmare, N.D.) is the first Bison man to be named the Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. The Bison have claimed Indoor Field Athlete of the Year five times in the past decade, but Rodin is the first to earn the top track honor.
 
Rodin captured 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 ranked 35th in the NCAA for the 800m with his NDSU school record time of 1:47.84.
 
Rodin was the second-fastest in the league for the 400m dash this season, running 47.39 to rank second in NDSU history. He also clocked a school-record 1:17.88 in the 600m to rank 30th in Division I this year.
 
Rodin earned five Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors in the span of six weeks in January and February. He was also voted to the indoor Academic All-League team this season for the fourth time in his career.
 
The Summit League awarded one overarching Athlete of the Year honor through 2009, before it was split into separate Track Athlete of the Year and Field Athlete of the Year awards. NDSU's Matt Bishoff in 2009 was the last winner of the overall honor before the split.