BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) has announced its annual group of inductees into the conference's Hall of Fame. MSU Moorhead track & field great John Alin has been named as one of the 2024 inductees. 

Alin will officially enter the NSIC Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony taking place on Tuesday, July 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington-Minneapolis South as part of the annual NSIC Summer Kickoff event.  A social will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 6:00 p.m.  Reserve your tickets for the banquet by visiting https://northernsun.org/HOFBanquet and filling out the on-line Hall of Fame Banquet Registration Form.  Registrations are due no later than July 1, as space is limited for this event.

Alin left his mark in the NSIC record books during his career from 1981 to 1985 at MSUM.  A native of West Fargo, North Dakota, Alin won the 1985 NAIA Outdoor 1500-meter title, was runner-up in the indoor mile and was part of  the third-place distance medley relay team. He also helped the Dragons to a second place finish in the two mile relay at the 1984 NAIA Indoor Championships.  He was voted Most Valuable Trackman at MSU Moorhead as a senior and was inducted in the Dragon Hall of Fame in 2005.  Alin was also a three-time All-American in 1983, earning the honors in the indoor 800m, indoor 1500m and the outdoor 1500m. 

A two-time All-NIC performer in cross country, Alin was a six-time NIC Champion and a four-time All-American in the 800m, 1500m and mile runs during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Alin is a part of the Dragon record holding relays in the 4x800m and held the DMR record up until the 2022-23 season. He helped the Dragons to four indoor and four outdoor team titles along with a pair of cross country team titles.

Alin received his degree from MSU Moorhead in business management in 1986. He is a retired corporate pilot and he and his wife Tracy have one son, Hans.

Founded in 1986, the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC - the former men's conference) Hall of Fame was established to recognize and honor those who made significant contributions to the conference, to create favorable publicity and public relations for the league and to help preserve the history of the NIC, its member institutions, student-athletes, and other significant individuals affiliated with the league.  For the first two inductions (1986 and 1990) each selection hailed from the NIC.  In 1992, the Northern Sun Conference (NSC - the former women's conference) and the NIC merged, creating the current Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). After annual inductions since 2000, the NSIC Hall of Fame will now boast over 200 members and three teams. 

Each NSIC institution (who has been a league member for at least ten years) is asked to submit one candidate for consideration for induction into the Hall of Fame.  Each of the candidates are derived from individuals who have been affiliated with the NSIC, NIC, NSC and their member institutions.

In order to be eligible for the NSIC Hall of Fame, candidates must have made their contributions in one of the following areas: 1) former student-athletes, 2) administrator/coach, 3) official/supervisor/coordinator, 4) contributor/supporter, or 5) team. The conference provides two plaques; one of which will go to the inductee and one to the institution represented.  A history of each inductee will be kept in the NSIC Office and each institution will prominently display the plaques of their respective NSIC Hall of Fame inductees.