TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Northeastern State University Athletics Strategic Communications office received national recognition Tuesday as the College Sports Information Directors of America announced its 2020-21 CoSIDA Publications and Digital Design Contest award winners as part of this year's #CoSIDA2021 Virtual Convention.

This past season's women's basketball hype video was ranked second in the nation in two different categories.  Additionally, the office took fourth in the nation for a women's tennis motion graphic.

The NSU Strategic Communications office is the only NCAA Division II program in Oklahoma to be recognized and one of two from the MIAA to be among award winners.  Overall, the department finished tied for 14th nationally. 

Since 2017, the NSU Strategic Communications office has earned seven recognitions, with three second-place finishes.  

2020-21 Northeastern State Publication Awards
Video Hype: Second in the Nation — WBB Intro (Don Vieth / Ronan Khalsa) 
Video Hype / Pregame Feature: Second in the Nation — WBB (Don Vieth / Ronan Khalsa) 
Motion Graphics/GIFS: Fourth in the Nation — Women's Tennis (Don Vieth)