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NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 7
February 9, 2010 | PDF Release 
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Brianna Perry (Sr., Great Falls, Mt.) claimed three championships and turned in three national provisional qualifying performances in the Northern State Open on Saturday, February 6. The Marauders captain won the high jump (5’ 5 3/4”), the long jump (18’ 5 ¼”) and placed second to teammate Samantha Williams in the triple jump by leaping 36’ 6 ¼”. The long jump and the triple jump were both provisional marks. Perry also won the 55 meter hurdles in a provisional mark of 8.35 seconds.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Christina King (Sr., Omaha, Neb.) broke the WSC school record in the 400 meter dash for the third time this season at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, running 55.81 seconds to top her previous school mark of 57.50 set at last weekend’s Minnesota State Open in Mankato. It also improves her national provisional qualifying mark which unofficially ranks as the top time in NCAA Division II.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 6
February 2, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Savannah Wakeley (Fr., Wausa, Neb.) won the high jump with a provisional national qualifying mark of 5’ 7” at the Minnesota State Open to put her in tie for 5th place on the NCAA National list. It is the second week in a row that Wakeley has won the high jump.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Augustana’s Cecilie Udstuen (Fr., Karmoy, Norway) won the women’s 800 meter at the Minnesota State University Open and Pentathlon, finishing in 2:13.97. This easily surpasses the NCAA provisional qualifying standard of 2:16.50, making Udstuen Augie’s second track & field member to make a provisional qualifying mark.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 5
January 26, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
St. Cloud State’s Danielle Luhmann (So., Rushford, Minn.) placed second in the high jump at the Iowa State Open and improved her NCAA Division II provisionally qualifying mark with a height of 5’7”. She current ranks fifth in the NCAA in the high jump. In addition to performing well in the high jump, Luhmann ran a leg of the school record setting 4x400 relay team. The Huskies ran the race in 3:54.75 to finish fifth overall.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Bemidji State’s Kristi Buerkle (Jr., Stacy, Minn.) posted a pair of event wins at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Blizzard Open Saturday. She claimed first place in the 60-meter dash in her first attempt of the season clocking a Field House record time of 8.04 seconds. In addition, she was first to cross the finish line in the 800-meter run clocking a time of 2:19.11. Her time was not only good to establish a new Blizzard Open record and rank her second in the NSIC this indoor season, she also shattered a 26-year-old BSU record set by Elizabeth Herberg (2:20.12)
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 4
January 19, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Amanda Madden (Sr., Herried, S.D./Herried HS) won the weight throw at the NDSU Bison Classic on Sunday with an NCAA automatic qualifying toss of 18.08 meters (59 feet, 4 inches). That mark, a mere two centimeters off her personal best, leads both the NSIC and national performance lists. Madden was also second in the shot put with a mark of 12.09 meters (39-8).
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Augustana’s Molly Clark (Sr., Fargo, N.D.) took home the women’s 3,000 meter at the Bison Open this weekend in Fargo, N.D. Clark was the only Viking competitor to win a race on the weekend, running the event in 10:24.80.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 3
January 12, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
MSU Moorhead’s Kayla Kapsner (Sprints & High Jump/Fr./Pierz, Minn./Pierz HS) provisionally qualified for the NCAA DII Indoor Championships, as she finished second in the high jump, leaping over the bar at 1.67 meters (5 feet, 5.75 inches) at the Northwest Open.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
St. Cloud State’s Heather Miller (Sr., Sun Prairie, Wisc.) opened the 2009-10 indoor season with a pair of first place finishes at the Northwest Open. Miller got the season off to a good start as she won the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 9.13.
In field events Miller met the NCAA provisional qualifying mark while winning the long jump with a leap of 18’9 3/4”. She also was tenth in the shot put with a toss of 32’11”.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 2
December 15, 2009 | PDF Release
St. Paul, Minn. - The NSIC Indoor Track & Field teams saw limited action this past week. All the teams are off for the rest of the year and with some teams returning to action on January 9, 2010. Below are some notes from the NSIC action this past week.
Bemidji State Men's Field: Zac Preble (Sr., Multi, Coleraine, Minn.) fell just one point short of tying his own school record in the heptathlon with 5,011 points at the Bison Holiday Heptathlon, hosted by Division I North Dakota State University, Dec. 11-12. Preble finished fourth in the event, while taking home first-place in the shot put with a 14.96 meter toss. The Beavers return to action Jan. 9, 2010 when they host their own Alumni Meet. The event is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Gillett-Recreation and Fitness Center.
Northern State had three track and field athletes exceeded either the NCAA automatic or provisional qualifying standards with their performances at Thursday’s intra-squad meet. All three efforts, which will not be accepted by the NCAA as qualifying marks due to the intra-squad nature of the event, came in the field events.
Newcomer Trever Mau (Fr., Karalu’u, Hawaii/Saint Louis HS) provided the night’s first highlight when he set a new Barnett Center and school record in the long jump with a leap of 7.43 meters (24 feet, 4 ½ inches). Junior Andrew Rose (Jr., Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS) followed with what would have been a provisional qualifying height of 2.05 meters (6-8.75) in the high jump.
Returning All-American and 2-time 2009 national runner-up Amanda Madden (Sr., Herried, S.D./Herried HS) capped the evening with a toss of 18.01 meters (59-1.25) in the weight throw. That effort was just nine centimeters off her previous best and current school record of 18.10 meters (59-4.75), set at last season’s national indoor meet.
The Wolves will kick off the 2010 season on Jan. 17 at the NDSU Bison Invite in Fargo, N.D. before returning home on Jan. 21 for a dual meet with the Jamestown College Jimmies.
Wayne State
Women’s Track: Megan Zavorka (Sr., Torrington, Wyo.) won 2 races at the Wayne State Pre-Season Open. She was a double winner to highlight six first place finishes for the Wildcat women’s team. Zavorka won the 800 meter run in a time of 2:27.42 and also won the one mile run at 5:25.92.
Women’s Field : Casey Buskirk (Jr., Platteview, Neb.) won the women’s 20 pound weight throw with an NCAA Provisional National Qualifying Mark of 57’ ¼” and was second in the shot put with a top throw of 42’ 1 ½”. Her mark in the weight throw was the second best throw in NCAA Division II this season.
Men’s Track: Drew Molacek (Jr., Stanton, Neb.) was a double winner for the Wildcats on Saturday. He won the 55 meter dash in 6.47 seconds and was first in the 200 meter dash at 22.77 at the Wayne State Pre-Season Open.
Men’s Field: Alex Timperley (So., Norfolk Neb.) won the triple jump with a personal best mark of 46’ 8 3/4” to open the season at the Wayne State Pre-Season Open.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 1
December 10, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Winona State’s Rebecca Stier (Jr, Grand Meadow, Minn.) hit NCAA II provisional marks at the Minnesota State Early Opener in the Weight Throw and the Shot Put that put her #1 in NCAA II in both events. She threw the weight 58’ 10.75” and followed that up with a 46’ 6” toss in the shot put.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Brianna Perry (Sr., Great Falls, Mont.) had U-Mary’s top all-around performance at the Minnesota State early season open, placing in the top three in three different events and hitting NCAA Division II provisional qualifying standards in two. Perry placed third in both the triple jump (38’ 7½”) and the 60 meter hurdles (8.99 seconds), meeting provisional qualifying standards both times. She also placed second in the high jump (5’ 3¾”). Her 60 meter hurdles time put her at third in the Nation in that event.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Preseason Coaches' Poll
Minnesota State Picked by Coaches
December 3, 2009 | PDF Release
St. Paul, Minn. - Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s and women’s teams were the top choices in the 2009-10 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Preseason Coaches’ Poll. On the men’s side the Mavericks were the unanimous choice as they were picked by all nine coaches (coaches cannot vote for their own team), while the women’s side was much closer. Like on the men’s side, the Maverick’s edge Minnesota Duluth, but in a much closer race. Minnesota State received six first place votes and totaled 96 points, edging the Bulldogs by two points.
NSIC Women’s Preseason Field Athlete of the Year
Heather Miller, Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis. - St. Cloud State University
Miller brought home All-American honors in two events after qualifying in four events for the 2009 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. Miller won her first All-American honor in the long jump with a mark of 18 feet five inches. She collected her second All-American finish placing fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 38’5 1/2”. She placed tenth in the Pentathlon with a score of 3,299 points. In the Pentathlon, she ran a 9.08 in the 60 meter hurdles, had a mark of 4’8 1/4” in the high jump, marked 30’5 3/4” in the shot put, had a long jump of 18 feet six inches, and ran the 800 meters in 2:34.49. In her other event, Miller placed 13th in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles in 8.92 and did not advance to the finals.
NSIC Women’s Preseason Track Athlete of the Year
Morgan Place, So., Ellsworth, Wis. - University of Minnesota Duluth
Place qualified for both the NCAA II indoors and outdoor nationals last year as a freshman. She finished fourth in 5,000-meter event at the indoors to earn All-American acclaim and also received that same honor as part of UMD’s distance medley relay team. She went on to take ninth place in both the 10,000 and 5,000 meters two months later at the NCAA II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She holds UMD outdoor records for 5,000 (17:13.6) and 10,000 meters (36:09.6) and indoor marks in the 3,000 (9:54.9) and 5,000 (16:44.6) and is the reigning NSIC Indoor Track Newcomer of the Year. She captured the conference 3,000-meter title, the 10,000-meter outdoor crown and was a member of the NSIC indoor distance medley relay champions.
NSIC Track & Field teams will compete in various meets throughout the winter with the season culminating in Mankato, Minn. on February 26-27 at the NSIC Track & Field Indoor Championships.
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