Chris Parno was named the 2024 NCAA Division II Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Assistant Coach of the Year. Parno, in his 11th year as Associate Head Coach at Minnesota State, coached the Mavericks’ sprinters and hurdlers to account for 42 of the team’s 54 points in finishing third at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships. His top athlete, Denisha Cartwright, earned high-point honors at the DII Indoor with 24.25 points after breaking the DII record in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.93 earlier in the season.