For Immediate Release
Monday, May 6, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Denisha Cartwright (Sprints/Hurdles, Sr., Nassau, Bahamas) – Minnesota State
- Broke facility and meet record in the 200m dash at the Maverick Open #1
- Ran a time of 23.52, which would be tied for 14th fasted in Division II this season
- Owns a mark of 23.45 from the Pacific Coast Invite back on April 11 
- Broke facility record in 100m hurdles with a time of 12.99
- The time is the second fastest to her own time of 12.94 in Division II this season
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the third time this season (4/2/24,  4/16/24 & 4/29/24)

NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Ghada Hamdani (Jumps, Fr., Bizerte, Tunisia) - Minnesota State
- Placed second at the Maverick Open #1 in the triple jump
- Jumped a personal best distance of 12.81m (42-0.5)
- Ranks third in NCAA Division II and second on the MSU all-time list
- Broke facility record

Other Top Track Performances
Jaid Perry (CSP) 
- Set the school record in the 400m hurdles at the Meet of the UnSaintly
- Hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark with a time of 1:02.26
- Won the event
- Eclipsed Kalle Burney's record set back in 2018
- Ranks third in the NSIC in the event
Sakena Massiah (UMary)
- Won the 400 meter dash at the Marauders TuneUp 
- Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 55.16 
- Broke the MDU Resources Community Bowl facility record
- Helped the 4x100 relay team post an NCAA provo mark of 46.18 seconds
- Ranks 19th nationally in 200 and 44th in 400
Grace Dorsher (MSUM)
- Won the 3000m steeplechase in convincing fashion at the NDSU Tune-Up
- Ran a time of 11:37.92
- The time is a personal best as the junior won the race by nearly one full minute
- It is the fifth-fastest 3000m steeple in MSUM history
Summer Krebsbach (MINOT)
- Broke a 43-year-old school record at Minot State
- Finished second in the 200 meters in 25.38 at the Marauders-Mystics Tune Up

Other Top Field Performances
Arianna Passeri (UMary)
- Posted an NCAA provisional mark in the long jump at the Marauders TuneUp
- Registered a top mark of 6.06 meters 
- Ranks 3rd in nation in long jump and 11th in triple jump
Emily Swanson (USF)
- Recorded 4 first place finishes over the weekend at the Maverick Opens
- Had provisional marks in the long jump and high jump
- Was first in the 400 Hurdles at 1:02.27
- Was first  in the High Jump at 5'5 
- Was second in the 100 Hurdles at 13.99 at Maverick Open #2
- Was first in the High Jump at 5-8
- Was first in the Long Jump at 19-3.5
- Broke school records in the high and long jumps
 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
4/2/24
T: Denisha Cartwright – Minnesota State
F: Arika Harbo – Concordia-St. Paul
4/9/24
T: Eilika Lane – Minnesota State
F: Ashley Hokanson – MSU Moorhead
4/16/24
T: Denisha Cartwright – Minnesota State (2)
F: Olivia Baumberger – Sioux Falls
4/23/24
T: Arianna Passeri – University of Mary
F: Kamry Lindsey – Sioux Falls
4/29/24
T: Denisha Cartwright – Minnesota State (3)
F: Arianna Passeri – University of Mary
5/6/24
T: Denisha Cartwright – Minnesota State (4)
F: Ghada Hamdani - Minnesota State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 113 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.