For Immediate Release
Monday, April 12, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Tereza Bolibruch (Hurdles, Jr., Jamestown, R.I. / North Kingstown HS) - University of Mary
- Ran the 100 meter hurdles in 14.04 to place third at the South Dakota Challenge, hosted by USD
- Had the top Division II time in the 100m hurdles in Friday's race
- Her prelim time of 13.96 is a NCAA provisional mark and is tied for second best in Division II this season
- Helped UMary earn a second place finish in the 15-team field

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Emma Hertz (Throws, Sr., Sioux Falls. S.D. / O'Gorman HS) - Sioux Falls
- Won both the discus and shot put and recorded top-five DII marks at the South Dakota Challenge, hosted by USD
- Had a winning throw of 50-08.25 (15.45m) in the shot put
- Her shot put ranks second all-time at USF to her own record throw outdoors of 51-0.5 in 2019
- The mark is an NCAA DII Provisional mark and ranks first in the NSIC as second in the Division II this season
- Her provisional discus throw of 164-8 (50.19m) is also the top throw in the NSIC and fourth in DII 

Other Top Track Performances
Rebekah Rairdon (AUGIE) made her steeplechase debut at the Jim Duncan Invite where she ran a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 10:42.33. Her time ranks her first within the NSIC and currently third in the nation.

Toni Canfall (CSP) broke the CSP school record and finished first in both the 100m and 200m at the South Dakota Challenge. Her time of 11.70 in the 100m was a provisional qualifier and ranks her first in the conference and sixth in the nation in the event. Her time of 24.38 in the 200m was also a provisional qualifier and ranks her first in the NSIC and 15th in the nation. 

Grace Hartman (MSU) finished with a provisional qualifying time of 11.84 in the 100m dash which is tied for the tenth best time in the nation. She was also a member of 4x100m relay team that finished first with a time of 45.70, which is the second-best time in the nation.

KaNya Henderson (USF) finished seventh with a clocking of 12.07 in the women’s 100-meter dash at the South Dakota Challenge at USD. She  broke the USF school mark of Jada Carr (2017) and Chloe Peterson (2019). She also ran as part of the 4x100 meter relay that finished seventh in 49.36.

Isatu Shirek (SMSU) set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday at the USD Challenge running 14.64 to finish in seventh place.

Gracie Elsenpeter (SCSU) was a big part of the Huskies scoring en route to winning the inaugural Battle for the Paddle in Winona on Friday, April 9. She was the top qualifier in the 100 Meter Hurdle preliminaries with a career-best 14.94 second time and went on to finish second in the finals at 15.32 seconds. As part of SCSU’s 4x100 Meter Relay team, she and her teammates Emelia Burris, Parker Buske and Makayla Rice placed second with a 48.23 second time. Elsenpeter also scored big in the pole vault, winning the event.

Michaela Pryor (WSU) won the 100-meter dash at the inaugural Battle for the Paddle on Friday, April 9, running a 12.22 in the prelims and 12.29 in the final. Pryor was also a key factor in the Warrior 4X100 relay team which also took first place in the meet, turning in a time of 46.53, the third-fastest outdoor 4X100 time in Warrior history.

Other Top Field Performances
Makayla Jackson (MSU) finished first in the long jump with a leap of 19-4.75 (5.91m) which is a provisional qualifier good for the 11th best leap in DII this season. She was also a member of 4x100m relay team that finished first with a time of 45.70 which is the second-best time in the nation.

Jordyn Huneke (NSU) broke the Northern State school record in the pole vault, clearing 3.91m (12-10.00) at the SD Challenge. She took fifth overall in the event as the top Division II placer. She ranks first in the NSIC and 18th nationally in the event with a national provisional mark. 

Dominique Buechel (SCSU) had an incredible performance for SCSU at the inaugural Battle for the Paddle in Winona on April 9, posting two career-bests to help the Huskies win the meet. She launched a career-best 49.50-meter discus to win the event, a mark that ranks her seventh in NCAA DII and exceeds the NCAA Provisional Mark by almost four full meters. Buechel followed it up by PR’ing in the hammer throw with a 48.08m mark to take second place. She again scored big points for SCSU with a 12.36m third-place finish in the shot put.

Madison Rizner (WSU) won the high jump at the inaugural Battle for the Paddle track meet hosted by WSU. Rizner reached a 5-02.25 (1.58m) mark, good for first place. She also took second in the women’s triple jump, with an effort of 37-08.75 (11.50m), just shy of the first-place effort of 11.51 meters.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/29/21
T:  Megan Means - Augustana
F:  Mckenzie Scheil - Wayne State
4/6/21
T: Denisha Cartwright - Minnesota State
F: Mckenzie Scheil - Wayne State (2)
4/12/21
T: Tereza Bolibruch - University of Mary
F: Emma Hertz - Sioux Falls

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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