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

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Denisha Cartwright (Sprint, So., Nassau, Bahamas / Pennfoster HS) - Minnesota State
- Won the 100m hurdles at the Deb Schulz Open with a time of 13.38
- With this performance she ranks first in Division II and broke the meet record in the event
- Also finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 23.64, and ranks seventh in Division II in that event
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
D'Andra Morris (Jumps, Sr., Kingston, Jamaica / Camperdown HS) – University of Mary
- Obliterated the school triple jump record with a mark of 43-2.5 (13.17m) at the Oxy Invitational
- Twice broke her own school record of 13.00 at the meet
- Also hit the NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump with a distance of 19-6.75 (5.96m), which is 18th in the nation
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row

Other Top Track Performances
Patty Jo English (AUGIE) placed seventh in the 5,000m at the Portland Twilight in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. English ran a season-best time of 16:35.87 to rank her second in the NSIC and 23rd in the nation this season.
Dynia Lewis (BSU) set three top 10 BSU marks in the 100H, including a program record. She broke BSU's 100m hurdle record with a time of 14.32 taking third in the event at the Deb Schulz Open and first at the Ron Masanz Classic. She was also part of BSU's 4x100m relay to win at the Masanz Classic with a time of 48.04. She also set a PR in the 400H. 
Cece Lewis (CSP) won both the 200m and 400m at the Meet of the UnSaintly. She set the school record in the 400m with a time of 56.77, breaking an eight-year old record. She paced the field by 0.69 seconds in the 400m and 0.76 in the 200m and ranks fourth in the NSIC in the 400m.
Morgan Hertz (UMary) placed second at the Oxy Invitational in the 400 meter hurdles. Hertz's NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:01.45 is her fastest time of the season. She ranks 21st in the nation and 2nd in the NSIC.
Isabelle Brezinka (UMD) took home first place with a personal record mark of 2:10.01 in the 800 meter run at the Tommie Twilight in St. Paul. 
?Jessica Martinez (MINOT) collected her first collegiate victory, winning the 1,500 meters in 5:5.17 at the Dickinson State Last Chance Meet.
Shanice Burrell (NSU) finished as the runner-up in the 100m hurdles at the USD Twilight. She tallied a provisional time of 13.99 and was just .05 seconds off her own school record in the event. She was also a member of the runner-up 4x100m relay that tallied a time of 48.81.
Khot Juac (USF) had a time of 4:39.69 in the 1,500 meter run which was a personal-best and the third best mark in USF program history as she placed second at the Deb Schulz Open on Friday. She also was a member of a 4x400 meter relay squad that placed sixth.
Isatu Shirek (SMSU) set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the MSU Maverick Open last Wednesday with a second-place time of 14.29. She captured first place in the 200-meters with a time of 25.84. She also ran at the MSU Schulz Open on Friday and was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.37 and was sixth in the 200-meters at 25.23.
Shereen Vallabouy (WSU) outran the field in the 200-meter sprint, pacing the Warriors in the final tune-up before the 2022 NSIC Outdoor Championships next week. She established a new school and meet record in the 200 meters with time of 23.52 at the Deb Schultz open as she was one of four WSU individual champions in the meet.

Other Top Field Performances
Kaly Banks (AUGIE) broke the school record in the triple jump at the Deb Schulz Open on Friday in Mankato, Minnesota. On her third attempt, Banks went well over forty feet with a leap of 40-10.5 to be the new school record holder. Her mark moves her up to 10th in the nation.
Analise Fabre (BSU) broke BSU's triple jump record twice in three days. She first topped her previous record with a first-place mark of 11.55m/37-10.75 and then shattered that mark with a leap of 11.79m/38-08.25 at the Deb Schulz Open. She holds seven of BSU's top 10 marks in the triple jump all-time. Overall, broke the BSU triple jump record in three straight meets.
Tia Donlan (CSP) won the discus and took second in the hammer throw at the Meet of the UnSaintly. She took fourth in both the discus and hammer throw at the Maverick Open as she cleared 145-9 in the hammer at the Maverick Open. She put up a distance of 158-2 in the hammer throw at the Meet of the UnSaintly. She ranks fourth in the discus and 14th in the hammer in the NSIC.
Kary Petricka (MSU) won the long jump at Deb Schulz open with a jump of 20-7.75 (6.29m). She set a meet record with this performance and ranks fourth in Division II.
Chloe Gunderson (MINOT) finished second in both the shot put and discus with throws of 39-11.5 in the shot and 130-3 in the discus.
Emma Hertz (USF) brought home two first-place finishes for USF, including a meet record in the discus at the Maverick Open. Hertz threw a 50.87m (166-10), which broke the previous meet record of 47.13m and was a NCAA DII provisional mark. It is the third time this year that Hertz has tossed the discus 166-10 or better, twice over 170. In the shot put, Hertz threw a 14.47m (47-05.75) for the first-place finish and a NCAA provisional mark. She has thrown 45 feet or better five times - all DII provisional marks with the throw today her second best outdoors this season. At the Deb Schulz Open Friday, Hertz finished second and bettered the previous meet record of 52.25 with a hammer throw of 55.03m-180-06, which is her fourth throw of 175 feet or more this outdoor season. It was also another NCAA DII provisional mark for the senior from Sioux Falls as she had three DII provisional marks this week.
Mckenzie Scheil (WSC) had NCAA provisional mark in the shot put at the USD Twilight Meet Friday. She had a throw of 47-5.75 that placed second in meet and now ranks fourth in NSIC and 14th in NCAA Division II. She also placed fourth in hammer throw at 184-2.35.
Annie Schreier (WSU) placed 13th in the MSU  Deb Schultz open in the javelin, the top WSU field event finish in the event. She had a best effort of 26.91m on the second attempt. She also logged throws of 26.33 and 26.43 on the day.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/28/22
T:  Kayleigh Whipps - Sioux Falls
F:  McKenzie Scheil - Wayne State
4/4/22
T:  Denisha Cartwright - Minnesota State
F: Flore Gracia - Minnesota State
4/11/22
T:  Shereen Vallabouy – Winona State
F: Emma Hertz – Sioux Falls
4/19/22
T: Denisha Cartwright, Makayla Jackson, Rose Cramer, Ja'Cey Simmons - Minnesota State
F: Makayla Jackson - Minnesota State 
4/25/22
T: Denisha Cartwright  - Minnesota State (3)
F: Brooklynn Chipps - Wayne State 
5/2/22
T:  Lindsay Cunningham – Winona State 
F:  D'Andra Morris – University of Mary
5/10/22
T:  Denisha Cartwright  - Minnesota State (4)
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 25 team national championships and crowned 90 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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