For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Athletes of the Week

NSIC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Emi Trost
Distance, Jr., Goodhue, Minn. / Cannon Falls HS)
Minnesota Duluth
- Won both the 800m and 1500m run at the Drake Relays
- Trost became the first female competitor to win both events in the 108 year history of the Drake Relays
- Won the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:24.71
- Prevailed in the 800-meter run on Friday in a UMD-record time of 2:05.65
- Her time in the 800 is the fastest time in NCAA DII this season
- Both times were NCAA Automatic qualifying times
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (4/18/17)

NSIC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Michaela Dendinger
Throws, Jr., Coleridge, Neb. / Hartington HS
Wayne State
- Placed second collegiately in the hammer throw with a mark of 203-5 at the Drake Relays
- Finished third in the shot put with a mark of 49-9 at Drake
- Marks the sixth time in seven meets she has exceeded the NCAA Automatic qualifying mark in the hammer
- Her mark also exceeded the NCAA provisional mark in the shot put as well
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for fifth consecutive week
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week

Drake Relays Kip Janvrin Open

Top Performer (s)

- Kelsey Kaufmann finished third overall in the high jump at the Drake Relays, first out of Division II competition, with a personal best jump of 5-09.25 - Kaufmann's mark ranks fourth in Division II and is the top mark in the NSIC - Valerie Moos finished in 17th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays - Irene Almarcha took 26th in the 100-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays - Mackenzie Kelly finished in 1st in the 5,000-meters at the Kip Janvrin Open

Up Next

Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls, S.D. – May 5-6

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week
Drake Alternative Meet; St. Peter, Minn.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Sophomore multi-event athlete Christa Benson placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Alternative Meet in St. Peter, Minn. - In addition to her personal-best and second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, the sophomore teamed up with three other runners to lead the Beavers relay teams - BSU’s 4x100-meter team clocked a season-best 52.73 to place third while BSU’s 4x400-meter team also turned in third-place finish - Savannah Olson posted a second-place finish in the shot put, stretching the tape to 41-05.00. In addition, she placed seventh in the discus throw with a mark of 110-00
Team Notes
- The Bemidji State track and field team had a personal-best and five season-best performances among its 11 top seven place winners at the Drake Alternative, April 29 - Christa Benson turned in a personal-best 1:05.85 in the 400-meter hurdles to place second and rank 12th in the NSIC this outdoor season - Savannah Olson also continued her outstanding freshman campaign placing second in the shot put with a mark of 1-05.00 - Alex Coleman cleared 5-01 to take third in the high jump and establish a new season-best mark - Marissa Morgenstern, Coleman, Kristen Petron and Benson teamed up to clock a season-best 52.72 in the 4x100-meter relay - Petron finished sixth in the 400-meter dash in a season-best time of 1:03.13
Up Next
May 5-6 at the NDSU Tune-up and Ron Masanz Invitational

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week
Drake Alternative in St. Peter, Minnesota	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Gloria Williams followed up her time of 12.31 seconds in the prelims to cruise past her previous career best with a time of 12.13 in a second place finish in the 100 meter dash - Her mark broke her own school record of 12.20 set back in 2015. She also registered a win in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.07 seconds - Marianna Kramer picked up wins in two events at the Drake Alternative. Kramer took home first in the high jump with a height of 5'3.00", just edging teammate Gretchen Feilen in second, and she also won the pole vault with a height of 11'1.75" while Feilen took third
Team Notes
-In addition to the 100m record, the women’s team won six events and finished top-3 in 12 in the Drake Alternative
Up Next
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 3-4 at NSIC Multi-Event Championships in Mankato, Minnesota Wednesday, May 4 at Co-ed Tommie Twilight in St. Paul, Minnesota

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week
Al Cassell Relays, hosted by the University of Jamestown	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Freshmen Nelecia Richards (56.48 seconds) and Nicolyn Brown (57.82 seconds) placed 1-2 in the 400 meter dash at the Al Cassell Relays -  Freshman Bree Erickson cruised to a win in the 1,500 meter run, checking in 14 seconds ahead of the runner-up with a time of 4:35.78 - Emma Hafdahl claimed victory in the 3,000 meter steeple chase, winning the event by nearly 55 seconds with a mark of 11:23.49 - Emily Wolter ran away with the title in the 5,000 meter run. The sophomore completed the event in 18:51.29, over a minute in front of the closest competitor - Sr. Jamilee Gordon cleared 11.62 meters on her best effort of the day to win the triple jump. 0ut of her six attempts, Gordon had the five longest jumps recorded in the competition
Team Notes
- The Marauders rank 16th in the latest USTFCCCA national rankings - Claimed five wins at the Al Cassell Relays
Up Next
May 5 at NDSU Tune-up May 6 at Ron Mansanz Open

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week
Drake Alternative Drake Relays	Results Results
Top Performer (s)
- Emi Trost won both the 800m and 1500m run at the Drake Relays - Trost became the first female competitor to win both events in the same year - Trost won the 1,500-meters with a time of 4:24.71 - She prevailed in the 800-meter run on Friday in a UMD-record clocking of 2:05.65 - Her time in the 800 is the fastest time in NCAA DII this season - Both times were NCAA Automatic qualifying times - Elizabeth Brunner took first in the triple jump with a leap of 38-03.50 at Drake Alternative
Up Next
Saturday, May 6 at the Meet of the UnSaintly in St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week
Drake Relays Drake Alternative	Results Results
Top Performer (s)
- Khadiya Hollingsworth finished fourth in the high jump at Drake - She set a new Minnesota State record clearing 5-9.25 which ties for the fourth best jump in DII this season - The previous record was 5-9, held by Krystal Burggraff and set in 2005 - Megan Allen finished tenth in the 800m run at with a time of 2:11.28 which is the 28th fastest time in DII this season - At the Drake Alternative, Autumn Santos won the 100m dash in a time of 12.12
Up Next
Wed., May 3 - MSU Twilight

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week
Drake Relays, Al Cassell Relays
Top Performer (s)
- MSUM’s Distance Medley Relay won at the Drake Relays becoming first Dragon athletes to win event at prestigious meet - DMR won in 11:56.68; Sophomore Marissa Carlson, junior Judith Robinson, senior Alissa Mears and senior Molly Montonye teamed up for that win, which was a school-record setting time - Katie Holzheimer was third in the javelin at Kip Janvrin Open
Team Notes
- Senior Alissa Mears is ranked third in the NSIC in the 800 (2:11.32) which is an NCAA provisional qualifying time and is also ranked fourth in the 400 (57.01) - Junior Caroline Jansen is ranked third in the NSIC in the triple jump (38-10 1/2) and sixth in the long jump (18-9.25) - Senior Katrina Mellegard is fifth in the conference in the hammer throw at 167-10 - Senior Molly Montonye is ranked seventh in the 1,500 in the NSIC at 4:39.21 - Jansen will compete at NSIC Multis on Tuesday and Wednesday in Mankato
Up Next
May 6 hosting Ron Masanz Classic at 10 a.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, May 6 at MSU Moorhead Ron Masanz Open – 12 p.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week
Drake Relays Kip Janvrin Open	Results Results
Top Performer (s)
- Dakotah Bullen opened the Drake Relays for the Wolves finishing 17th overall in the 5000m run on Thursday evening. Bullen hit the line at 16:43.86 for a new personal record - Hanneke Oosterwegel finished third overall in the 400m hurdles sticking under a minute with her time of 59.57 - Paige Larson tallied the first top-5 finish of the Janvrin Open taking second overall in the 3000m steeplechase. Larson finished with a time of 11:20.06 and was the top Division II finisher - Michaela Schlecht won the javelin throwing 34.33m on her sixth and final attempt
Team Notes
- The Northern State University Wolves competed at the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open over the weekend - The women's 4x200m team of Toni-Ann Ingram, Elizabeth Raecke, Mackenzie Cruzen, and Madison Barnes finished 11th overall with a time of 1:46.50 from Drake
Up Next
Friday, May 5 at NDSU Tune-up

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week
USD Twilight – Vermillion, S.D.
Top Performer (s)
- Jada Carr won the women’s long jump at the USD Twilight meet, recording a mark of 5.83 meters (19 feet-1.50 inches) - Carr placed second in the triple jump at 11.59 meters (38-0.25) - Jaimie McNamee took fourth in the women’s discus with a 45.00-meter (147-8) - Keegan Day placed third in the women’s 800-meter run at 2:26.53
Team Notes
- Won one event and recorded 30 top-eight finishes at the USF Twilight
Up Next
May 5-6 at Howard Wood Relays – Sioux Falls, S.D.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week

Simpson Invite Drake Relays

Top Performers

- The SMSU women's 4x400 relay team of Kim Shabino, Nikki Atwood, Kristin Weber and Sarah Mayfield also ran at Drake, and placed 22nd overall with a time of 4:09.57 - Samantha McNeel ran 16.47 in the 100 meter hurdles to finish 24th out of more than 50 competitors

Up Next

Wed., May 3 at MSU Invite

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week
Drake Relay – Des Moines, Iowa Kip Janvrin Open – Indianaola, Iowa Saint Mary’s Open – Winona, Minn.
Top Performer (s)
- St. Cloud State sent athletes to three different meets over the week - The program sent Sam Sunstrom to the Drake Relays and she finished 22nd in the 5,000m with an NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying mark and school record time of 16:56.54 - The program sent a larger delegation to the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa on the campus of Simpson College - The program had four three-finishes on the day led by Patience Yalartai winning the triple jump with a 11.60m/38’00.75 for the fourth time this season - The team sent a pair of athletes to the Saint Mary’s Open in Winona, Minnesota - Dominique Buechel finished third in the discus at the meet with a 42.11m / 138-02
Up Next
Tuesday-Wednesday,May 2–3 at NSIC Multi-Championships – Mankato, Minn. Saturday, May 6 – Winona State Open – Winona, Minn.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

This Week
St. Mary's Open - Winona, Minn.
Individual Notes
- Chandra Smith was the highlight of the day, finishing second overall in the 5000m run with a time of 19:54.22, breaking the UIU school outdoor record in the event - Caitlin Himes finished runner-up in the discus throw with a toss of 42.68m (140'-0"), and placed 10th overall in the shot put, with a toss of 11.57m (37-11.5) - Brinn Grunder placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 12.51m (41-0.5) - Taylor Doermann in the javelin throw placing 15th overall with a throw of 24.68m (81-0) - Alyssa Weber placed 8th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 13:11.27, and Breyanna Hill placed 9th overall with a time of 1:02.06 to round out the day
Next Event
Friday, May 5 - Winona Quadrangular in Winona, Minn.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week
USD Twilight in Vermillion, S.D. Mount Marty Twilight in Yankton, S.D. Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa
Top Performer (s)
- Junior Michaela Dendinger earned a pair of top five finishes among strong Division I fields in shot put and hammer throw at Drake Relays in Des Moines - Dendinger was third in the hammer throw in rainy conditions with mark of 203’ 5” – fourth time over 200 feet this season and top Division II thrower - Dendinger also finished third in shot put at 49’-9 – top Division II thrower - Senior Mary Alderson won 400 meter dash at Mt. Marty Twilight Meet in 60.59 seconds
Up Next
Tuesday and Wednesday at NSIC multis in Mankato, Minnesota Friday and Saturday at Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Winona State University Warriors