For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women’s Co-Field Athletes of the Week:
Kaitlyn Long (Throws, So., Cottage Grove, Wis. / Monona Grove HS) - Winona State
- Won the weight throw at the MSU Chuck Petersen Open in impressive fashion
- Long’s first throw of the competition of 67-6 currently leads all collegians (any division)
- Long’s toss automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championships
- Long was named the USTFCCCA Division II Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Davina Carr (Pole Vault, Jr., Nine Mile Falls, Wash. / Lakeside (Nine Mile) HS) - University of Mary
- Posted an NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the pole vault at Dakota Classic
- Set a school record and won the meet with height of 13-2.25
- Leads all NCAA Division II performers and is third among collegians at all levels

NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Emilee Trost (Mid-Distance, So., Goodhue, Minn.    / Cannon Falls HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Ran a time of 9:48.7 in the 3000m at The Opener Meet at St.  Scholastica
- Her time broke the Burns Wellness Fieldhouse record, surpassing the old of mark 10:17.16 set by UMD’s Morgan Place in 2012
- Ranks second in the nation in Division II and provisional qualified for the NCAA Championships

NSIC Team Notes
Augustana
Women’s Track
- Leah Seivert finished eighth in the women’s 5000m with a time of 16:36.74 at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open
- Seivert’s time is a school record, breaking the previous mark set by Runa Falch in 2012
- The time also is the third best in Division II and is an NCAA qualifying provisional mark
- Brooke DeVos took first in the women’s 600 meters finishing with a time of 1:36.49
- Irene Almarcha finished third in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.79, the time is an NCAA provisional qualifying mark

Bemidji State
- BSU started its 2016 indoor season Dec. 4-5 at The Opener in Duluth, Minnesota
- Bemidji State placed third at the meet with 63 points
Women’s Track
- Nicole Crummy broke the BSU mile run record with a 5:21.39 to take first place in the event by seven seconds at The Opener in Duluth, Minn. Dec. 5
- Crummy’s time trimmed nearly 40 seconds from her previous collegiate-best set last winter
- The 5:21.39 bettered a BSU mark set by Christa Pribula (5:22.73) during the 2004 indoor season
- Crummy was also a member of the Beavers’ 4x400-meter relay team, which took first place in the meet with a time of 4:08.80
Women’s Field
- Emeline Sevila took fifth place in the pentathlon with 3,126 points Dec. 4
- Sevila’s top finish came in the long jump, as she finished third with a leap of 16-07
- Sevila also placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.41
- The Beavers return to action when it hosts the Super 8 Open, Jan. 16

Concordia-St. Paul
Women’s Track
- Gloria Williams wrapped up a fourth place finish with a time of 7.86 seconds in the 60m at the Chuck Petersen Open
- Williams finished sixth in the 200m with a time of 26.09 seconds
Women’s Field
- Wakpor Ighovojah finished third in the long jump with a distance of 17-6.25 in the Chuck Petersen Open
- Ighovojah helped the 4x400m relay team to a third place finish with a time of 4:09.13
- Ighovojah put up a seventh place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.46 seconds as well

University of Mary
Women’s Track
- Tonie-Ann Pandohie won three events at the Dakota Classic
- Pandohie posted two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks
- Pandohie won and provo’d in the 60 meter hurdles (8.84 seconds) and the 200 meter dash (25.01 seconds)
- Pandohie tied for first in the 60 meter dash (7.83 seconds)
Women’s Field
- Davina Carr posted an NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the pole vault at Dakota Classic in opening meet of the year
- Carr set a school record and won meet with height of 13-2.25
- Carr leads all NCAA Division II performers and is third among collegians at all levels

Minnesota Duluth
Women’s Track
- Emi Trost ran a time of 9:48.7 in the 3000m at The Opener Meet at St.  Scholastica
- Trost’s time broke the Burns Wellness Fieldhouse record, surpassing the old of mark 10:17.16 set by UMD’s Morgan Place in 2012
- Trost’s time currently ranks second in the nation in Division II and provisional qualified for the NCAA Championships

Minnesota State
The Minnesota State women’s track and field team opened up its season as it hosted the Chuck Petersen Pre-Season Open
Women’s Track
- Minnesota State took the top three spots in the 60-meter dash as freshman Afure Adah finished in first place (7.75), Gabi Gaines taking second place (7.82), and Briana Holt taking third place (7.86)
Women’s Field
- Faryn Wirkus took first place in the pole vault, notching a personal best of 12-10
- Wirkus’ mark on Saturday qualifies her provisionally for the national meet

MSU Moorhead
- The Dragons sent a partial lineup to Dakota Classic at NDSU on Dec. 4
- The MSUM women recorded three top 3 finishes
Women’s Field
- Caroline Jansen won the triple jump at the Dakota Classic with an effort of 37-3
- The mark is 18th-best in DII so far this season
- MSUM is off until Jan. 16 when it competes at the NDSU Bison Classic in Fargo, North Dakota
 
Minot State
- The Beavers open their indoor season on Jan. 16 at the Bemidji State Super 8 Open

Northern State
- The Northern State University women’s indoor track team posted a solid day from the SDSU Holiday Open
Women’s Track
- Hanneke Oosterwegel nearly qualified for the 60m hurdle finals with a time of 9.37 seconds to open competition
- Oosterwegel followed with a third place finish in the 300m hurdles with a time of 45.41
- Oosterwegel was the top Division II finisher in the event behind Hill of Drake and Foltz of SDSU
Women’s Field
- Breann Jackson led the NSU throwers with a third place finish in the weight throw, and seventh place finish in the shot put
- Jackson’s weight throw mark of 18.30m was just .20m short of her personal best from a season ago
- Jackson was the top Division II finisher in both events
- Gena Burley took eighth in the high jump at 1.55m
- Up next for the Wolves is the SDSU Open, January 22 from Brookings

Southwest Minnesota State
Women’s Track
- Junior Sarah Mayfield finished in fourth place in the 400 meters—the highest Division II finishers—with a time of 58.85 at the SDSU Open
Women’s Field:
- Junior Rylee Armstrong finished in fourth place in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m and then earned a seventh place finish in the triple jump at 11.16m during the SDSU Open

Sioux Falls
- USF opened the season at the MSU-Chuck Petersen Open, winning two events on the women’s side and hitting two provisional marks
Women’s Track
- Jada Carr stole the show for USF, breaking the women’s 60-meter dash record in 7.88 seconds
Women’s Field
  - A sophomore, Carr then hit a provisional qualifying mark for the first time in her career, recording the second-longest long jump mark in school history, a 5.72-meter (18 feet-9.25 inches) leap, which currently ranks sixth in the NCAA and first in the NSIC
 - Kimberly Petersen made it three straight seasons in which she has recorded a provisional qualifying mark in the pole vault, taking third at 12-0.50, which is third in the NSIC and seventh in the NCAA
 - Hannah Steele had a successful start to her senior year, winning the women’s shot put competition and placing eighth in the weight throw
 - Steele’s 42-5.25 toss in the shot put is the current leader in the NSIC
 - USF returns to action at the MSU Alumni Open on Jan. 9 in Mankato, Minnesota

St. Cloud State
Women’s Field
- Patience Yalartai won the long jump at the 2015 South Dakota State Holiday Classic with a leap of 5.72m
- Yalartai took home fourth in the women’s triple jump with her leap of 11:56m

Upper Iowa
- Upper Iowa opens its season on Jan. 9 at the MSU Alumni Open in Mankato, Minnesota

Wayne State
Women’s Track
- Rachel Rauner posted a time of 26.60 to place seventh overall in the 200 meter dash in her first collegiate race at the SDSU Holiday Open
- Rauner also turned in a time of 8.06 seconds in the 60 meter dash, which placed her 12th overall
Women’s Field:
- Kyndra Sturm placed 7th overall in the weight throw at the SDSU Holiday Open with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 54-0.5
- Sturm mark places her fourth on the current NSIC rankings

Winona State
Women’s Track
- Megan Seidl won the 200m and led off the winning 4x400 at the MSU Chuck Petersen Open
- Seidl’s 200m time is currently eighth in Division II and the Winona State 4x400 team is currently ranked ninth
Women’s Field:
- Kaitlyn Long won the weight throw at the MSU Chuck Petersen Open in impressive fashion
- Long’s first throw of the competition of 67-6 is currently leading all collegians (any division)
- Long’s toss automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championships
- Long was named the USTFCCCA Division II Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
- The Warriors are idle until  they compete in the Saint Mary’s Opener on January 16 in Winona