For Immediate Release
Monday, May 3, 2021
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Ida Narbuvoll (Distance, Sr., Narbuvoll, Norway / Røros Videregående Skole) - University of Mary
- Outraced the field at the Grand Valley State Extra Weekend Meet to win the highly-competitive 5000 meter run
- Set a school-record with a time of 16:03.40, a NCAA automatic qualifying time
- Won the event by nearly 12 seconds and now ranks fourth in the nation
- The previous UMary record was 16:23.28 set in 2017 by three-time national champion Alexis Zeis
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (4/19/21)

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
D'Andra Morris (Jumps, Sr., Kingston, Jamaica / Camperdown HS) - University of Mary
- Won the triple jump at the Ron Masanz Classic
- Recorded a leap of 42-4.25 (12.91m), the second time this season she has posted an NCAA automatic qualifying mark
- Ranks first in the nation with a triple jump of 43-5.25 (13.24m) from two weeks ago
- Also tied for second in the high jump (1.63m) and was third in the long jump (5.39m) at the Ron Masanz Classic
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season (4/19/21)

Other Top Track Performances
Patty Jo English (AUGIE) placed fifth in the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet in the 5,000m smashing the school record by over eight seconds running 16:20.53. Her time was well under the provisional-qualifying time and currently ranks her ninth in the nation. 

Christabelle Mulcahy (CSP) finished third and broke the CSP record as she clocked an NCAA DII provisional qualifying time of 14.12 in the 100m hurdles at the NSIC Outdoor Challenge. She now ranks fourth in the NSIC and 19th in the nation in the event. 

Anna Muellner (UMD) ran 55.99 in the 400-meter dash at the NSIC & Friends Outdoor Challenge this past Saturday. That time ranks second fastest in the NSIC and is 12 tenths of a second off of a NCAA DII provisional qualifying time. The 55.99 is also the second fastest 400-meter time ran in UMD Women’s Track and Field history, and ranks 25th fastest in all of NCAA DII for the season.

Robynn Curry (MSUM) won the 400m at the Masanz Classic. Her winning time was personal record of 56.59, which is the sixth-best in the NSIC. 

Shanice Burrell (NSU) won the 100m hurdles at the WSC Wildcat Challenge with a time of 14.33. She also took second in the 200m, crossing the finish line in 25.69. She ranks in the top-10 of the NSIC in the 100m hurdles. 

KaNya Henderson (USF) tied her own school record in the 100-meters at the NSIC Friends Challenge at 12.07 in placing third and set the USF outdoor record in the 200-meters by placing sixth with a clocking of 24.94, which broke the mark of Katlyn Sawtelle of 24.95 in 2015. Henderson now owns the school record in both the outdoor 100 and 200 meters.

Denisha Cartwright (MSU) finished first in the 100m hurdles with a provisional qualifying time of 13.54 which currently ranks as the fastest time in the nation. She finished first In the 200m dash with a provisional qualifying time of 23.86 which improves on her top mark this season and ranks as the ninth best in the nation.

Faith Lubner (SCSU) set a new St. Cloud State program record in the 100 Meter Hurdles while helping lead the Huskies to a second-place finish at the NSIC & Friends Outdoor Challenge on Saturday. Her 14.15 breaks Heather Miller’s time of 14.19 established in 2010. She also finished third in the long jump with a personal best 5.79m.
 
Shereen Vallabouy (WSU) won the women’s 400-meter field at the NSIC Outdoor Challenge, running a 55.66 to earn first place. The 55.66 was the fourth-fastest in school history and just off Vallabouy’s career best of 54.32. The standout from Ipoh, Malaysia was also a part of the Warrior 4X400 relay team which won the event with a time of 3:45.64, the third-fastest WSU time ever in the 4X400. Winona State finished the race nearly 15 seconds faster than the second-place team from St. Cloud State.

Other Top Field Performances
Mearah Miedema (AUGIE) won the high jump at the NSIC Outdoor Challenge jumping a new season-best 5-7.25. Her mark was a provisional qualifying mark that currently sits her 18th in the nation.

Hannah Gustafson (CSP) won the hammer throw and broke the CSP record with an NCAA DII provisional qualifying distance of 55.88m. She now ranks second in the NSIC and 16th in the nation in the event. Also finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 12.67m.

Katie Taylor (MSU) recorded a provisional qualifying throw of 49.61m (162-9.25) in the discuss, which improves on her top mark this season and is good for 11th best throw in the nation this season. She finished first in the shot put with a provisional qualifying throw of 14.74m (48-4.5) which is the 15th best throw this season but does not improve on her best mark.

Jordyn Huneke (NSU) won the pole vault at the WSC Wildcat Challenge with an automatic qualifying mark of 4.10m (13-05.25). She broke her own Northern State school record by .03m as she moved up to sixth nationally in the event - Sits atop the NSIC by .23m

Emma Hertz (USF) won two events, including a NCAA DII provisional mark and school record in the discus to highlight a series of standout efforts by the University of Sioux Falls Track and Field squads at the Wayne State Wildcat Challenge and MSU NSIC Friends Challenge. Hertz, the reigning NSIC Field Athlete of the Week and a four-time All-American, won the discus throw in 175-10.25 (53.60m), which is not only a school record and best in the NSIC but ranks sixth in NCAA DII this year. Hertz, who now has 19 indoor or outdoor throwing titles in 2021, also won the shot put by throwing 14.01 meters - 45-11.75, which is also a top-10 program mark but off her best this year.

Rebecca Manteuffel (SMSU) won the discus at the NSIC & Friends Outdoor Challenge with a mark of 49.94m which ranks 10th in Division II this spring. She also placed third in the shot put at 14.29m and finished fourth in the hammer throw with a school record toss of 51.36m.

Emelia Burris  (SCSU) set a new St. Cloud State program record in the long jump with a 5.92m mark to help lead the Huskies to a second-place finish at the NSIC & Friends Outdoor Challenge. Burris’ mark breaks Becky Anderson’s 1992 record of 5.91m. Burris qualified for the 100 Meter Dash with a 12.09s time, then set a new personal best with a 12.01s second-place finish.

Ashlie Lockington (WSU) claimed a third-place finish in the women’s triple jump at the NSIC Outdoor Challenge on Saturday, May 1, the best finish in the field events for Winona State. Lockington produced a 37-10.50 (11.54m) effort in the triple jump, which ranks ninth all-time in the WSU record book.
 
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
4/19/21
T: Ida Narbuvoll - University of Mary
F: D'Andra Morris - University of Mary
4/26/21
T: Rebekah Rairdon - Augustana
F: Emma Hertz - Sioux Falls (2)
5/3/21
T: Ida Narbuvoll - University of Mary (2)
F: D'Andra Morris - University of Mary (2)

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.

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