Chris Parno was named the National Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Parno, in his 10th year as associate head coach at Minnesota State, coached the Mavericks’ sprint/hurdle crew to a pair of titles and the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships – Makayla Jackson in the 60 and Denisha Cartwright in the 60-meter hurdles – and a total of 24 points. During the regular season, Parno’s charges combined for a plethora of plaudits, including top-3 national #EventSquad Rankings in four event areas: No. 1 in the 60 and 200; No. 3 in the 400 and 60H.