For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Lawrence Lokonobei (Hurdles, Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah / Ames Academy) - Augustana 
- Lowered his school record in the 110m hurdles at the Deb Schulz Open on Friday in Mankato, Minnesota
- Placed second (top Division II student-athlete) running 14.20 to rank 21st in Division II

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Tanner Berg (Throws, Gr., Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS) - Northern State
- Placed second (top Division II finisher) in the hammer throw at the USD Twilight 
- Threw a new school record of 231-5 (70.54m) in the hammer
- The throw ranks No. 1 in Division II this season by over six feet
- Added a fifth place finish in the discus, throwing 49.36m
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the fifth time this season

Other Top Track Performances
Ezekiel Clark (MSU) won the 100m dash at the Deb Schulz Open with a time of 10.49. He set the meet record with this performance and is 39th in Division II.
Cole Fechner (UMD) would record a new PR and school record time of 1:51.76 to grab first place in the men's 800 meter run at the Tommie Twilight in St. Paul. Fechner's mark breaks Aaron Gorman's 12 year record of 1:52.03.
Nick Merillana (MINOT) turned in his best time of the season in the 1,500 meters at the OXY Invitational, clocking a time of 3:55.71 which ranks seventh in the NSIC and earned him a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Division I-heavy meet.
Joel Matehs, Luke Schroeder Isaac Olson, Seth Martens (NSU) made up the the 4x100m relay that finished as the runner-up at the USD Twilight. The squad tallied a school record time of 41.72, besting the previous school record of 41.81, which was set back in 2004. The team moved up to fourth overall in the NSIC rankings.
Joseph Donahue (USF) placed first in the 200 meter dash with a clocking of 22.04 (4th best all-time at USF). Donahue also placed fourth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.86 (5th best all-time at USF) on the Maverick Open on Wednesday. Donahue led USF's in the men's 100-meter dash by finishing fourth at 10.72, which was just off his PR of 10.70 (Kip Janvrin Open, 2022) on Friday at the Deb Schulz Open in Mankato, Minn.

Other Top Field Performances
Tyl Woelber (AUGIE) set two school records at the Maverick Open on Wednesday in Mankato, Minnesota. Woelber cleared 7-0.25 in the high jump, being the first in Augustana history to clear 7-0. He then broke his own school record in the javelin throw with a heave of 209-4. Nationally, he ranks sixth in the high jump and 17th in the javelin.
Eben Mundfrom (CSP) won the hammer throw at both the Maverick Open and Meet of the UnSaintly -He broke the school record with a distance of 191-8 at the Maverick Open. He hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark, ranking 26th in the country. He added a 10th place finish in the discus at the Maverick Open.
Astley Davis (UMary) won the DSU Last Chance long jump with an effort of 7.49 meters. His NCAA provisional qualifying distance ranks him 13th in the country and third in the NSIC. He placed 3rd in the triple jump (13.71 meters).
Caleb Kath (MSU) won the long jump event at Deb Schulz Open with a distance of 25-4 (7.72m). He set a new meet record with the performance and ranks fifth in Division II. 
Samuel Kreins (MINOT) finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 158-3, and third in the shot put with a throw of 47-2.5 at the Dickinson State Last Chance Meet.
Tyler Hiatat (USF) has a first-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 17.11m (56-01.75), which was a NCAA DII provisional mark. Hiatt also placed second in the discus, with another NCAA DII provisional throw of 53.85m (176-08) and broke his own school record (52.22m - 171-04) at the Maverick Open on Wednesday. At the Deb Schulz Meet in Mankato Friday, Hiatt finished second in the second with a throw of 49.94m-163-10 which is his sixth throw of 163 or better this outdoor season.
 
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 (2)
4/18/22
T: Austin Miller - Augustana (2) 
F: Shyrone Kemp - MSU Moorhead
4/25/22
T: Abel Christiansen – Minnesota State
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (3)
5/2/22
T: Ibrahim Oduong,  Travis Joseph, Elliott MacLennan, Ty Dawkins – MSU Moorhead
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (4)
5/10/22
T: Lawrence Lokonobei - Augustana 
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (5)

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.

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