For Immediate Release
Monday, February 21, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Ryan Hartman (Distance, Fr.,  Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West HS) - Augustana
- Broke the school record in the 3,000m at the Nebraska Tune-Up running 8:04.78
- His mark was an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time that ranks him first in the NSIC and 14th in the nation
- His time was just shy of breaking the South Dakota collegiate record of 8:04.17 set earlier this season

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Carson Dittel (Vaults, So., Maplewood, Minn. / Roseville Area HS) - Minnesota State
- Claimed the top spot in pole vault at the Mark Miller Invitational
- Won the event with a vault of 16-8 (5.08m)
- With this performance he recorded a NCAA provisional mark and currently sits sixth in the nation

Other Top Track Performances
Brendon Hoyte (UMary), recording his best time of the season, blazed his way to a win in the 60 meter dash at the Black Hills State Stinger Open. The freshman crushed the track with a time of 6.86 to rank sixth in the NSIC, and just missing the NCAA qualifying mark by .01 seconds when his time was adjusted to 6.88 seconds due to altitude.
Shaheed Hickman (MSU) won the 60m dash at the Mark Miller Invitational this past weekend with a NCAA Provisional time of 6.85 in the event.
Jacob Jensen (MINOT) the all-time school record and hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the mile on Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame, clocking a time of 4:09.75 to finish ninth overall in the event.
Joseph Donahue (USF) had a career-best performance in finishing third in the 60-meter dash at 7.01 and second in the 200 meters in 22.38 at the SDSU Last Chance Meet on Saturday. The 60-meters mark by Donahue is tied for seventh all-time at USF with Nate Andrusick in 2020 and Chris Duffey in 1995. In the same race, Xavier Blackwell clocked a personal-best of 7.28 to finish sixth in the finals. Donahue also finished second in the 200-meter dash by clocking 22.38 which ranks third all-time at USF. The 200 meter time is top 10 in the NSIC.
Teddy Ayden (UIU) returned from injury to place second in the 200m dash in a time of 22.62 seconds at the Solomon W. Butler Classic hosted by the University of Dubuque.
Bryce Holcomb (WSC) took first place in 600-meter run at SDSU Last Chance Invite with a winning time of 1:21.74. His time is the fourth-fastest time in the NSIC in the event this season.

Other Top Field Performances
Astley Davis (UMary) claimed victory in the long jump at the Black Hills State Stinger Open. On his second attempt of the day, Davis landed an NCAA qualifying mark of 7.12 meters. He also had UMary’s best mark in the triple jump, taking 4th with a distance of 13.45 meters.
Tyler Hiatt (USF) again led USF Men’s Track and Field in the shot put with his third title of the season and another NCAA DII provisional mark in competition at the SDSU Last Chance Meet. However, he was just off his personal-best as he had a toss of 17.15 meters (56-03.14), which is just short of 17.33 meters  (56-10.75) which he threw at the NSIC and Friends Indoor Challenge on Feb. 12. His throw on Feb. 12 still is first in the NSIC and the throw at SDSU would rank third.
Glen Quayle (NSU) broke the Northern State school record as the pole vault finished runner-up at the SDSU Last Chance. He cleared 5.02m (16-5.5) to move up to tenth nationally in the event with a provisional mark. He sits second in the NSIC heading into the championships. 
Kai Bateman (UIU) won the triple jump event with a mark of 13.46 meters and claimed ninth in the long jump with a leap of 6.19 meters at the Solomon W. Butler Classic hosted by the University of Dubuque on Friday.
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
12/7/21
T: Kornelius Klah - Minnesota State
F:  Travis Joseph - MSU Moorhead
12/14/21
T: Jacob Jensen - Minot State
F: Astley Davis - UMary
1/18/22
T: Kornelius Klah - Minnesota State (2)
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State 
1/25/22
T:  Lewis Cotterill - Minot State
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (2)
1/31/22
T: Kornelius Klah - Minnesota State (3)
F: Shyrone Kemp  - MSU Moorhead
2/8/22
T: Henry Klitzke - Augustana
F: Travis Joseph - MSU Moorhead (2)
2/14/22
T: Austin Miller - Augustana
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (3)
2/21/22
T: Ryan Hartman - Augustana
F: Carson Dittel - Minnesota State

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 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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