For Immediate Release
Monday, April 11, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Austin Miller  (Sprints, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS) - Augustana 
- Won the 800m dash at the Minnesota State Open by more than three seconds
- Ran a new personal best time of 1:49.26, a NCAA provisional time
- His time ranks him No. 5 in the nation and first in the NSIC this season

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Tanner Berg (Throws, Gr., Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS) - Northern State
- Won the hammer throw with a NCAA Division II leading mark of 228-2 (69.55m) at the Jo Meaker Classic
- Broke his own Northern State school record in the event
- Added a fourth place finish in the shot put (16.26m) and seventh place finish in the discus (48.18m)
- Holds to top throw in the nation in the hammer by over seven meters
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row

Other Top Track Performances
Matthew Trutna (UMD) posted a mark of 31:18.86 in the men's 10,000 meter run at the Minnesota State Open. The time  was good enough for first place on the individual leaderboard. It's also a new PR, who's previous personal best in the 10k was 32:58.84.
Isaac Huntington (UMary) won the 400 meter dash in front of the home crowd at the Al Bortke Open. He was clocked in a time of 48.89 seconds to win by .44 seconds. He is the defending NSIC 400 meter champion owns the fastest time in the conference this year.
Ty Dawkins (MSUM) won the 200 meters at Al Bortke Open with a time of 21.60. Its fastest time in NSIC this season. He was also part of winning 4x100 relay that won in 41.61. 
Joseph Green (MINOT) clocked a career-best time in the 200 meters of 22.08 seconds to finish 8th in the event at the Al Bortke meet, and was 4th in the 400 meters in 51.32 seconds.
Jackson Harrison (NSU) won the 10,000m at the Jo Meaker Classic as he ran a national provisional time of 30:43.14. He was just nine seconds shy of breaking the Northern State school record. He ranks in the top-30 nationally in the event and holds the top time in the NSIC.
Joseph Donahue (USF) took second in the 100 m dash (10.92 - 5th all-time at USF) and seventh in the 200 m dash (23.24) to lead the Cougars to a fourth place team finish at the Minnesota State Multi and Open on Saturday. 

Other Top Field Performances
Tyl Woelber (AUGIE) placed second in the javelin throw at the Minnesota State Open on Saturday. He threw a season-best 194-00, hitting the NCAA Provisional qualifying mark. His throw currently ranks him third in the NSIC.
Eben Mundfrom (CSP) won the hammer throw at the MSU Open with a distance of 181-1. He broke his own school record in the event. He also added a seventh place finish in the discus throw with a distance of 146-4. He ranks 11th in the region in the hammer throw. 
Kevin Wu (MSU) won the javelin throw with a throw of 197-5 (60.18m). With this NCAA provisional mark he ranks 19th in the country. In his performance he set a school record and broke the meet record in the event. 
Chris Cook (MSUM) won high jump at Al Bortke Open with a season-best of 6-10.75, which is tied for ninth best in nation. 
Leif Nelson (MINOT) hit the NCAA provisional mark in the javelin with a throw of 192-8, which won the event at the Al Bortke meet. Leif currently ranks No. 23 in the nation in the javelin. He also was fifth in the discus with a throw of 147-11 and 6th in the shot put with a mark of 45-7.75.
Tyler Hiatt (USF) set a school record at the Minnesota State Open, with a first-place discus throw of 51.05m (167-06). The throw broke the mark of Evan Colfack in 2013 (166-08) and was a NCAA DII provisional mark. Hiatt also broke the school record in the shot put, with a throw of 17.40m (57-1), which was also a meet record. Hiatt is ranked 16th in DII in the discus and 14th nationally in the shot put. Hiatt's efforts helped USF place fourth as a team in the men's standings with 72 points.
Kai Bateman (UIU) set a Norse Invite record in the triple jump with a leap of 13.77 meters. Bateman and Jaylen Hobson went one-two in the triple jump. While Bateman won the event with his meet record jump, Hobson was the runner-up after a jump of 13.26 meters. Macklin Conrad also set a new UIU record in the hammer throw with a mark of 41.17 meters to place third.
Cole Christoffersen (WSC) won the hammer throw at the Sioux City Relays with mark of 195-10. He ranks second in the NSIC and 10th in NCAA Division II in the event.
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/28/22
T: Jacob Jensen - Minot State
F: Cole Christoffersen - Wayne State
4/4/22
T: Tanner Maier- Minnesota State
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State
4/11/22
T: Austin Miller - Augustana 
F: Tanner Berg - Northern 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 25 team national championships and crowned 90 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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