For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Athletes of the Week

NSIC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Alexis Zeis (Distance, Jr., Bismarck, ND / Bismarck HS)
University of Mary
- In her first 5,000 meter race of the indoor season, Zeis won the event at the SDSU Indoor Classic by nearly 40 seconds
- Posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 16:20.50, the second-best time in the nation
- Set a facility and school record in the event
- Automatically qualified for the NCAA championships a week earlier in the 3,000 meter run with the nation’s top time of 9:17.61
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week

NSIC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Kaitlyn Long (Jr., Throws, Cottage Grove, Wis. / Monona Grove)
Winona State
- Won the weight throw with an NCAA automatic qualifying heave of 70-2.25 at the SDSU Classic
- Ranks second in the nation as she won event by over seven feet versus several division I throwers
- Placed seventh in the women’s shot put with an NCAA provisional toss of 44-7.5
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (12/6/16)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week
SDSU Classic NSIC Multi-Events
Top Performer (s)
- Olivia Montez Brown won the NSIC Indoor Pentathlon for the second straight year with a personal best mark of 3,838 points - Carina Hofmeister broke the school record in the 200-meters with a time of 25.12 at the SDSU Classic - Irene Almarcha hit a provisional mark in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.78 - Mackenzie Kelly hit two personal bests at the SDSU Classic, finishing 8th in the mile and 11th in the 5,000-meters - Leah Seivert made her season debut placing 8th in the 5,000-meters
Up Next
Friday Feb. 17 at the SDSU Last Chance in Brookings, S.D.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week
SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10-11/17) YellowJacket Open (2/11/17) NSIC Indoor Multi Championships (2/12/17)	Results Results Results
Top Performer (s)
- Vanessa Rae Lopez Broke the Bemidji State mile record, placing second at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a 5:20.24 - The mark trimmed 1.15 seconds from Nicole Crummy’s 2015 record. Friday, Lopez clocked the ninth-best 1,000-meter time in the NSIC this season, finishing 17th in the event with a 3:06.61 - Freshman Savanah Olson turned in a distance of 41-feet, 5.25-inches to claim first place in the shot put at the YellowJacket Open by more than 13 inches
Team Notes
- Madison Kealy was third in the 1,000 meters at the YellowJacket Open - The sophomore clocked the fastest time of her collegiate career, finishing in 3:19.97 - Jada Barker placed 24th among 139 competitors in the 200-meter dash at the SDSU Indoor Classic, clocking a season-best time of 25.85. Her time ranks as the 12th fastest in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this season and was less than a second over the BSU 200-meter record - Alex Coleman also competed at the 200-meter distance at the SDSU Indoor Classic, posting a season-best time of her own with a 26.48 - Coleman placed 10th with 3,117 points at the NSIC multi-event championships. She scored her best event in the 60-meter hurdles, netting 844 points and finishing seventh in the 15-women field, clocking a time of 9.32 seconds. In addition, she recorded a collegiate-best 17 feet, 3.5 inches in the long jump to earn 634 points - Christa Benson generated 2,737 points to finish 13th at the NSIC multi-event championships - The 60-meter hurdles also stood as her highest scoring event. She finished 11th with a time of 9.96 to net 720 points - She also finished sixth among the field in the 800-meter dash to score 622 points with a time of 2:35.78
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17 hosts the BSU Twilight – Bemidji, Minn. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at UND Indoor Tune-up – Grand Forks, N.D.

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

UST Showcase in St. Paul, Minnesota NSIC Multi-Event Championships in Mankato, Minnesota	Results Results
Top Performer (s)
- Wakpor Ighovojah set the school record while taking second in the pentathlon with 3584 points while Kalle Burney (third with 3567 points) and Erica Young (sixth with 3378 point) gave CSP three of the top six finishers - Gloria Williams picked up wins in both the 60 meter dash and the 200 meter dash while Gretchen Feilen added another win in the pole vault
Team Notes
- CSP’s three women scored a combined 17 points in the NSIC Multi-Event Championships, giving the team a seven point advantage on every other team heading into the NSIC Championships in two weeks
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Parent’s Day Open in Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week
Feb. 10-11 at SDSU Indoor Classic
Top Performer (s)
- Jr. All-American Alexis Zeis posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 16.20:50 in the 5,000 meter run to win the race by nearly 40 seconds, set a school and facility record and post the nation’s second-best time - Soph. Maria Bolibruch won the 60 meter hurdles in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 8.54 seconds, tying her with teammate Tonie-Ann Pandohie for the second-best clocking in the nation this season - Jr. All-American Tonie-Ann Pandohie posted two NCAA provisional qualifying marks, the 60 meter hurdles (8.64 seconds) and the 200 meter dash (22.05 seconds) - Sr. All-American Melanie Rodriguez registered a provisional qualifying time of 56.94 seconds in the 400 meter dash - Fr. Nelecia Richards tied a Mary school record in the 600 meter run 1:34.12
Team Notes
- Mary recorded one NCAA automatic qualifying mark and four provisional marks at the SDSU Indoor Classic
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 at UND Last Chance meet

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week
2017 Yellowjacket Open Results 2017 SDSU Indoor Classic Results 2017 Iowa State Classic Results
Top Performer (s)
- Breanna Colbenson took second in the 3000m at the SDSU Classic with a personal-best time of 9:40.60 - Emi Trost finished third in mile run (behind only a pair of NCAA Division I athletes) with a time of 4:39.46 - Winners at the Yellowjacket Open were Erica Kesseh in the 60-meter dash (7.84), freshman Lizzie Schlafke in the 3,000-meter run (10.59.46), sophomore Danielle Kohlwey in the 60-meter hurdles (8.85), junior Katherine Hawkinson in the triple jump (37-6.75), sophomore Michaela Hesse in the high jump (5-5.25) and junior Rachelle LeBlanc in the pole vault (10-4)
Team Notes
- UMD produced six individual champions at Saturday's Yellowjacket Open - In all, 18 personal bests were set by Bulldogs at the three events
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 at U of M Parent's Day Snowshoe Invite

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week
2017 SDSU Indoor Classic Results
Top Performer (s)
- Haley Kruger finished fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.09 which is good enough to meet provisional qualifying standards, and is the 14th best in DII this season - She also finished fourth with a time of 1:34.56 in the 600-meter run - Brieanna Puckett, in the long jump, took first place with a jump of 19-4 which is a new personal best, provisionally qualifies her, and is the 11th best jump in DII this season
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 at U of M Parent's Day Snowshoe Invite

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week
Competed at SDSU Invite
Top Performer (s)
- Junior Caroline Jansen finished seventh in the pentathlon  at NSIC Multis to get Dragons on the board at conference indoor meet - Senior Katrina Mellegard finished fourth in the weight throw at SDSU Invite with a toss of 58-6.5 - Junior Bailey Reiner was 13th in the long jump at SDSU while sophomore Marissa Carlson was 13th in the 1000m
Team Notes
- MSUM will have one final tune-up before the NSIC Indoor Championships this week at Bemidji State Twilight - Mellegard is ranked third in the weight throw at 59-10 1/4 - Senior Alissa Mears is ranked third in the 600-meter run and fourth in the 800-meter run in the NSIC - Carlson is ranked eighth in the 1,000-meter run - Jansen is ranked third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump, while Reiner is sixth in the long jump - Junior Mary Bianca Fuller is ranked fifth in shot put in NSIC
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17 at Bemidji State Twilight

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 at University of North Dakota Invite – 9 a.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week
SDSU Indoor Classic – Brookings, S.D.	SDSU Results
Top Performer (s)
-  Sophomore Hanneke Oosterwegel broke her own school record yet again in the 200m dash, with a time of 24.66 in this outing taking third overall - Tessa Adelmann led the women's throwers in the shot put finishing in eighth overall with an 11.70m toss -  Sasha Hovind led the Northern State distance runners in the 5000m running, finishing in fourth overall with a time of 17:04.20
Team Notes
- From the SDSU Indoor Classic the Wolves tallied seven top-15 finishes in the two day competition against so steep Division I opponents - The women's 4x400 meter relay broke the 4-minute mark finishing in 3:59.03 which is just over two seconds off the current school record. The team of Madison Barnes, Molly Wynn, Mackenzie Cruzen, and Oosterwegel finished ninth overall in the event
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17 at SDSU Last Chance – Brookings, S.D.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week
SDSU Indoor Classic – Brookings, S.D.
Top Performer (s)
- Sarah Troescher broke the USF record in the women’s 60-meter dash with a 7.82-second time - Keegan Day posted the third-fastest 1,000-meter time in USF history at 3:04.12 - Josie Spitz finished fourth in the pole vault with a 3.65-meter (11 feet-11.75 inches) clearance - Kiana Hein recorded two separate USF top-10 marks in the mile and 3,000-meter run
Team Notes
- Broke a USF record in the women’s 60-meter dash - Set seven USF all-time top-10 marks - Posted a provisional qualifying mark in the women’s pole vault
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17 at SDSU Last Chance Open – Brookings, S.D.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week

SDSU Classic

Top Performers

- Eisha Oden finished 12th in the 200m with a time of 25.39 - Rylee Armstrong tied for 16th in the high jump at 5-0.25

Up Next

Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Black Hills State Open in Spearfish, S.D.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week
The Showcase – University of St. Thomas SDSU Indoor Classic  – South Dakota State	The Showcase Results The Indoor Classic Results
Top Performer (s)
- The Huskies split the squad over the weekend with selected athletes going to The Showcase in St. Paul, Minn. and distance runners heading to Brookings, S.D. for the Indoor Classic - Patience Yalartai won both the triple (12.03m) and the long jump (5.73m) at the Showcase with NCAA provisional qualifying marks - She now has four long jump victories this season and has been the event winner three times in the triple jump -Sam Sunstrom led the group at the Indoor Classic in finishing 10th in the 5,000m (17:37.92) - Natalie Gottschalk finished fourth in the NSIC Pentathlon with 3544 - Gottschlak was the 800m with a time of 2:22.29
Up Next
Saturday, Feb. 18 – Parents Day Open – Minneapolis, Minn.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week
Idle
Next Event
Friday, Feb. 17 at Missouri Collegiate Challenge - Columbia, Mo.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week
Concordia Invitational in Seward, Nebraska SDSU Indoor Classic at Brookings, South Dakota
Top Performer (s)
- Sophomore Shelby Roth placed fifth in high jump at Concordia Invite (5-1) - Freshman Riana Noelle was seventh in triple jump at Concordia Invite (34’ 8 ½”) - Senior Melissa Kroll was 11th in 600 meter run (1:37.52) at SDSU Indoor Classic
Up Next
Friday, February 17th at South Dakota Last Chance Invite in Vermillion, South Dakota  Friday, February 17th at Husker Tune-up Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska

Winona State University Warriors