For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The defending NSIC Champions of the University of Mary were picked to win the NSIC in the preseason women's outdoor track & field coaches' poll. The Marauders received 14 first place votes and tallied 196 points, ranking them ahead of the Minnesota State University, Mankato (180) and Augustana (164). Winona State picked fourth with 160 points had the other first place vote.
Augustana's Olivia Montez Brown was picked as the preseason field athlete of the year while UMD's Danielle Kohlwey was named the preseason track athlete of the year. Both student-athletes earned national championships during the indoor season.
The 2019 NSIC outdoor track & field season gets underway in the end of March with the regular season culminating on Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 at the NSIC Championships held at Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minnesota, hosted by the University if Minnesota Duluth. The NSIC multis will take place two weeks prior on April 28-29 at Clark Swisher Field in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
NSIC Athletes to Watch - 2019
Preseason Players of the Year in Italics (More info at link above)
| FEMALE FIELD ATHLETE |
Event(s) |
Yr |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Olivia Montez Brown |
Multi |
Jr. |
AUGIE |
Cheshire, England |
West Cheshire |
| Christa Benson |
Heptathlon,High Jump |
Sr. |
BSU |
Mankato, Minn. |
Mankato West HS |
| Arika Robinson |
High Jump/Hept |
Fr. |
CSP |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Concordia Academy |
| D’Andra Morris |
LJ, TJ, HJ |
So. |
UMary |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Camperdown |
| Lindsay Maruska |
TJ |
So. |
UMD |
Big Lake, Minn. |
Big Lake |
| Katie Taylor |
Throws |
So. |
MSU |
Hayward, Wis. |
Hayward |
| Emily Waletzko |
Throws |
Sr. |
MSUM |
Cold Spring, Minn. |
Rocori |
| Taylor Laumeyer |
Throws |
Fr. |
MINOT |
Nashua, Mont. |
Nashua |
| Sonia Alaman |
High Jump |
Jr. |
NSU |
Madrid, Spain |
Montessori School |
| Rebecca Manteuffel |
Throws |
So.. |
SMSU |
Cologne, Minn. |
Mayer Lutheran |
| Emma Hertz |
Throws |
So. |
USF |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
O’Gorman HS |
| Natalie Gottschalk |
Multis/Jumps |
Sr. |
SCSU |
Waukesha, Wis. |
South |
| Brinn Grunder |
SP/HT |
Jr. |
UIU |
Durant, Iowa |
Durant HS |
| Mikayla Marvin |
Pole Vault |
Fr. |
WSC |
O’Neill, Neb. |
O’Neill HS |
| Kristi Springer |
Jumps |
So. |
WSU |
Altoona, Wis. |
Altoona |
| FEMALE TRACK ATHLETE |
Event(s) |
Yr |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| Callie DeWitt |
Sprints |
So. |
AUGIE |
Brandon S.D. |
Sioux Falls O'Gorman |
| Venice Stewart |
60m, 200m, 4x4 |
So. |
BSU |
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
Palm Beach Gardens HS |
| Toni Canfall |
Sprints |
So. |
CSP |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
Boca Ciega HS |
| Abbey Zastrow |
Sprints, Relays |
So. |
UMary |
Arcadia, Wis, |
|
| Danielle Kohlwey |
Hurdles/Springs |
Sr. |
UMD |
Onalaska, Wis. |
Holmen |
| Alexis Smith |
Hurdles |
Sr. |
MSU |
Grand Bahamas, Bahamas |
Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Academy |
| Kathryn Sistrunk |
Distance |
Jr. |
MSUM |
Lindstrom, Minn. |
Chisago Lakes |
| Abigail McGee |
1500m |
So. |
MINOT |
Butte, Mont. |
Butte Central |
| Hanneke Oosterwegel |
400 Hurdles |
Sr. |
NSU |
Diepenveen, Netherlands |
|
| Ashlyn Jones |
Sprints/Jumps |
Fr. |
SMSU |
Richfield, Minn. |
Richfield |
| Taryn Ceglowski |
Distance |
So. |
USF |
Salida, Colo. |
Salida HS |
| Emma Baynes |
Sprints |
So. |
SCSU |
Mankato, Minn. |
East |
| Cassiddy Wilson |
400H |
So. |
UIU |
Delhi, Iowa |
Maquoketa Valley |
| Jordyn Pester |
Sprints |
Fr. |
WSC |
Charter Oak, Iowa |
MVAOCOU HS |
| Shereen Vallabouy |
Sprints |
Fr. |
WSU |
Ipoh, Malaysia |
|
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