For Immediate Release
Monday, April 3, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Lindsay Cunningham (Distance, Jr., Wisconsin Dells, Wis. / Wisconsin Dells HS) - Winona State
- Won the 5000-meter run at the Wartburg Outdoor Select in Waverly, Iowa
- Ran a NCAA provisional time of 16:08.11
- Ranks second in NCAA Division II this season

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Mckenzie Scheil (Throws, Gr., Fairmont, Neb. / Fillmore Central HS) – Wayne State
- Won the hammer throw at UNK/Central Nebraska Challenge
- Had a NCAA provisional mark of 199-4
- The throw ranks first in the NSIC and is third in NCAA Division II this season

Other Top Track Performances
Mary Goodwin (BSU) placed fourth in the 5,000-meter during the Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears Open with a time of 19:08.81. After the time was converted for altitude, Goodwin’s time stands at 18:54.41, which leads the NSIC in the event. The time is also a new personal-best for Goodwin.
 Michaella Hartinger (CSP) ran 1:01.38 in the 400m dash to take first place at the Spartan Opener on the campus of the University of Dubuque. 
Morgan Hertz (UMary) claimed the win in the 400-meter hurdles at the Yellowjackets/Battlin' Bears Open. In her first outdoor meet of the season she cleared the barriers in 1:01.88, an NCAA provisional qualifying effort to rank 11th in the nation.
Megan Gilles, Lindsey Root, Kate Fitzgerald, and Emily Anderson (UMD) recorded a time of 48.45 in the 4x100m to take home first place honors at the Wartburg Outdoor Select in Waverly, Iowa. 
Sidra Sadowsky (MINOT) turned in a career-best performance in the women's 1,500 meters, finishing third in 4:52.90 at the Yellowjacket/Battlin' Bears Open on Saturday.
Natalie Meyers (USF) placed second in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 26.04 at the Wartburg Outdoor Select at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa. She also placed second in the women's long jump with a distance of 5.64 meters.

Other Top Field Performances
Kylee Sallee (AUGIE) won the long jump at the Wartburg Outdoor Select with a distance of 5.87 meters to garner a provisional mark. She also placed second in the high jump at the Wartburg Outdoor Select with a height of 1.60 meters.
Tierra Doss (BSU) earned a trio of top-three results in the shot put, discus and hammer at the  Yellowjackets/Battlin' Bears Open. Doss placed second in the shot put with a mark of 41-4.5. In the discus, it was another second-place finish with a throw of 130-10. She then added a distance of 146-10 in the hammer to come in third. The hammer distance was a new personal-best.
Arianna Passeri (UMary) earned a pair of wins at the Yellowjackets/Battlin' Bears Open. In her first outdoor meet of the season the senior won the long jump with an NCAA qualifying effort of 6.04 meters, which is tied for sixth best in NCAA Division II this season. She also placed first in the 100-meter dash with a clocking of 12.33 seconds.
Kaylee Patnode (WSU) took third in the javelin with a throw of 37.97 meters (124-7) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select.
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/27/23
T:  Patty Jo English  - Augustana
F:  Lexie Hurst - Minnesota State
4/3/23
T: Lindsay Cunningham - Winona State
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 25 team national championships and crowned 105 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.