Ida Narbuvoll, U-Mary: 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year

Narbuvoll, who hails from Narbuvoll, Norway, was named the National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year. Dominant doesn’t begin to describe Narbuvoll’s season, as she went undefeated – a perfect 8-0 record that included a 5000-10,000 double at the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. It was in the 5000 in Allendale, Michigan, where Narbuvoll laid waste to a 36-year-old meet record and clocked a winning time of 15:37.50, which smashed the previous all-time best by more than 20 seconds. Just a few weeks earlier at the NSIC Outdoor Championships, Narbuvoll completed the 1500-5000-10,000 triple for 30 points and helped send U-Mary to the team title in Duluth, Minnesota.