For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
TFRRS Performance List

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Shavantae Roberts (Sprints, Jr., Abaco, Bahamas / Queens College) – MSU Moorhead
- Won the 60m dash at the Dakota Alumni Classic with a North Dakota State facility record of 7.44
- Ran a NCAA provisional mark
- The time also smashes the MSUM school record that has stood for nearly 45 years
- Currently sits as the sixth-fastest 60m in the country and the fastest in the NSIC
- Also placed second in the 200m dash with a personal best mark of 25.09

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Emily Swanson (Multis, 5th, Odell, Neb. / Diller-Odell Secondary HS) – Sioux Falls 
- Finished second in the NDSU Dakota Alumni Classic Pentathlon with 3,765 points
- Set provisional marks in the pentathlon and high jump in just her first meet of the indoor season
- Currently sits fourth nationally and leads the NSIC

Other Top Track Performances
Karina Olson (BSU) 
- Took fourth in the 60m hurdles at Dakota Alumni Classic with a time of 8.80 seconds
- Hurdle time set a Bemidji State record and gave her a provisional mark heading into winter break
Laila Cleare (UMary)
- Won prelim heat of 60m dash at Dakota Alumni Classic with PR of 7.48 seconds
- Bested that PR with a 7.47 second 60m dash in the finals, placing second in the event
- Moved from 14th to 8th in 60m dash national rankings
Summer Carlson (NSU) 
- Won the 800m and 4x400m in the Wolves dual win over South Dakota Mines
- Tallied a winning 800m time of 2:23.68
- Anchored the winning 4x400m relay with a time of 4:15.85
- Ranks first in the NSIC with her converted 800m time of 2:21.36
Katie Lavato (SCSU) 
- Won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the St. Scholastica Opener
- Ran a new personal best time of 7.76 in the 60 meters
- Ran a new indoor personal best time of 25.98 in the 200 meters

Other Top Field Performances
Mikenna Pattrin (BSU) 
- Took 15th in shot put at Dakota Alumni Classic with 11.99 meter throw
- Took ninth in weight throw with 16.14 meters
Anna Rader (UMary)
- Placed 11th in the pentathlon at Dakota Alumni Classic
- Earned new PRs in both the high jump and 60m hurdles
- Had top 10 finishes in the 60m hurdles, 800m run, and high jump in pentathlon
Jazmin Barry (MSUM)
- Placed third in the long jump at the Dakota Alumni Classic with an NCAA provisional leap of 19-04.25 (5.90m)
- The mark also shattered the MSUM school record in the indoor long jump, which was previously 18-10.75
- Her jump currently sits as the seventh-best in NCAA Division II this season and is tops in the NSIC
Morgan Sheldon (NSU)
- Won the pentathlon in the Wolves dual against South Dakota Mines
- Scored 3,239 points (3,248 converted)
- Recorded marks of 8.71 in the 55m hurdles, 1.59m in the high jump, 10.81m in the shot put, 5.00m in the long jump, and 2:43.00 in the 800m
- Ranks sixth in the NSIC in the event and is just 46 points off the NCAA provisional mark

 
Women's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
12/10/24
T: Tionce Walrond - University of Mary
F: Ghada Hamdani - Minnesota State
12/17/24
T: Shavantae Roberts  – MSU Moorhead
F: Emily Swanson – Sioux Falls 

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 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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 can 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.