For Immediate Release
Monday, March 28, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Kayleigh Whipps (Distance, Fr., Eau Claire, Wis. / D C Everest HS) - Sioux Falls
- Won the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Wildcat Outdoor Invite
- Her time of 12:07.59 ranks seventh best outdoors in school history
- Also had a second-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles (1:24.60)

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
McKenzie Scheil (Throw, Gr., Fairmont, Neb. / Fillmore Central HS) - Wayne State
- Threw a NCAA provisional mark of 201-4 in the hammer throw at Wildcat Outdoor Invite
- Was the top collegiate finisher in event
- The throw ranks first in NCAA Division II so far this season
- Also placed fourth in the shot put at 43-8.5

Other Top Track Performances
Ava Grimm (UMary) won the 400 meter dash by over three seconds with a clocking of 58.27 seconds. She placed second in the 200 meter dash (26.60). She now ranks first in the NSIC in the 400 and fourth in the 200.
Paulette Dominguez (MINOT) won the 1,500 meters at the Yellow Jacket Spring Open in 5:03.45, the second-fastest time in the 1,500 this spring in the NSIC.
Sarah Cotton (WSC) won the 200-meter dash (26.69) and took second in the 100-meter dash (12.66) at Wildcat Classic Saturday. Cotton's time in the 100-meter dash is tied for third-best in NSIC and her 200-meter dash ranks fifth in NSIC.

Other Top Field Performances
Arianna Passeri (UMary) won the long jump at the Yellow Jacket Spring Opener with an NCAA qualifying mark of 5.86 meters. She owns the top mark in the NSIC and 8th in the nation. She also placed second in the 100 meter dash (12.63 seconds) and fourth in the triple jump (10.99 meters).
Brea Perron (MSU) finished first in the shot put at the Wildcat Outdoor Classic as she set a NCAA Provisional mark of 48-9.5 (14.87m), which ranks her second in NCAA DII this season. She was also fourth in the hammer throw with NCAA provisional mark of 178-10 (54.51).
Kori Nagel (MINOT) finished second in the discus with a mark of 135-8, and second in the shot put with a throw of 42-1.5. She was also ninth in the hammer throw with a mark of 135-4. Kori's debut outdoor performance ranks her sixth in the NSIC in the shot put and ninth in the discus.
Emma Hertz (USF) had NCAA DII provisional marks in both the discus and the hammer throw at the Wildcat Outdoor Invite at Wayne, Nebraska. She won the discus with a throw of 48.40 m (158-09), which would rank second all-time at USF outdoors but her mark of 175-10.25 a year ago is the school record. Hertz also took second place in shot put, with a throw of 13.98 m (45-10.50), and sixth in the hammer throw, with a toss of 53.82 m (176-07), which is an NCAA DII provisional mark.

 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/28/22
T:  Kayleigh Whipps - Sioux Falls
F:  McKenzie Scheil - Wayne 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 25team national championships and crowned 90 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.