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MSU to Host 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships
June 22, 2010 | MSU Release 
Mankato, Minn. --- The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that it has awarded its 2012 Division II national indoor track & field championship meet to Minnesota State University.
This will be the second national indoor track & field championship and sixth national championship hosted by MSU. In addition to hosting the national indoor track & field meet in 2008, MSU has served as the host institution for four other NCAA national championship events - wrestling in 1966, 1968 and 2004 and men’s gymnastics in 1970.
The NCAA has been holding a championship for indoor track and field since 1985 (see accompanying box for more information regarding championship sites).
“Thanks to our outstanding facilities and staff, the success of Maverick athletic programs and excellent cooperation from local businesses, our University has become a destination site for national tournaments,” said Dr. Richard Davenport, MSU president. “The campus, the people and the city received rave reviews from athletes, coaches and fans when we hosted the national indoor meet two years ago. I know that will be the result again in 2012, and I thank the NCAA for its confidence in us.”
“Being awarded the 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Championship is a great honor for our program, the University and the community,” said Maverick men’s track & field coach Mark Schuck. “It will also give many fans the opportunity to see outstanding track and field athletes from around the country perform right here in Mankato. I am looking forward to being a part of this great event.”
Jen Blue, head coach of the MSU women’s track and field program said “I am extremely excited that we have the opportunity to host the national meet again! I think it is a great opportunity to showcase our campus and the city of the Mankato. We are still receiving positive feedback from when we hosted the meet in 2008.”
Kevin Buisman, MSU’s Director of Athletics, echoed sentiments of the two coaches. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to host the 2012 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. It was a wonderful chance to showcase our University and the track and field program in 2008 when the event was last here in Mankato, and we are looking to build upon that and to taking that very positive experience to an even higher level for all the coaches, student-athletes, and fans who will be part of this prestigious event. We are proud to partner with Greater Mankato on this initiative and look forward to giving back to a community that so proudly supports Maverick athletics.”
More than 500 participants (including student-athletes, coaches and administrators) from around the country are expected to visit Mankato for the event which is scheduled for March 9-10, 2012 in Myers Field House.
SCSU's Miller Named USTFCCCA Women's Field Athlete of the Year
March 17, 2010 | USTFCCCA Release
NEW ORLEANS – St. Cloud State’s Heather Miller, Saint Augustine’s Josh Scott, Ashland’s Kurt Roberts, and Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as recipients of National Athlete of the Year Awards as chosen by the nation’s coaches for the indoor track & field season in Division II.
Miller, a senior from Sun Prairie, Wis., won the women’s pentathlon NCAA national title with a NSIC conference record, St. Cloud State record, and meet record of 3,993 points. Miller also earned All-America honors in two other events, placing fourth at the NCAA meet in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump. Earlier in the season, Miller also claimed NSIC titles in four events, including the 60-meter hurdles, to score a total of 51½ points at the conference meet.
NSIC Track & Field Weekly Release No. 11
SCSU's Miller win Pentathlon National Championship
March 13, 2010 | Results | NSIC PDF Release
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Heather Miller is a NATIONAL CHAMPION! The St. Cloud State senior from Sun Prairie, Wis., capped an outstanding indoor season by winning the 2010 NCAA Division II National Pentathlon Championship Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Miller scored a national and school record 3,993 points to win the title. The second place competitor, Lindsay Lettow of Central Missouri State University tallied 3,924 points. Miller was in fourth place heading into the final two events, and moved into first following the long jump. Her mark of 19-4 ¾ was the best jump of the day by any of the competitors and vaulted her into first place.
“It feels pretty good,” said Miller,. “It was a battle and the other two girls at the top are amazing. I ran my best race ever in the 60 meter hurdles and that was exciting.”
Miller becomes the third female track star in St. Cloud State history to win a national title, following in the footsteps of GiGi DesLauriers (indoor high jump, 1992) and Marie Sherwood (outdoor javelin, 1982).
In addition to setting a national and school record, Miller set a school record in the 60 meter hurdles with her time of 8.70. She also ran a personal record 2:18.74 in the 800 meters.
The National Title culminates several honors already earned by the nursing major. Miller is the 2010 Central Region Female Field Athlete of the Year, the 2010 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Field Athlete of the Year, and a two-time NSIC pentathlon champion. In the national championship, she broke her own record of 3,910 points which she set in the NSIC championships, and established the NSIC record.
The National Title also marks her fourth All-American honor at the indoor championships over the last two seasons. She won her third All-American honor with a fourth place finish in the long jump. In 2009 she earned All-American honors in the indoor long jump and triple jump, and placed tenth in the pentathlon. University of Mary's Melissa Walker earned All-American honors after finishing fifth in the long jump. The freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, exploded for a leap of 5.71 meters.
Miller finished fifth in the women's triple jump with a leap of 39-10 ½ feet.
Teammate Danielle Luhmann (Rushford) captured her first All-American honor this afternoon as she placed sixth in the high jump with a mark of 5-7 ¼. Luhmann, a sophomore won her first NSIC indoor title in the high jump just a few weeks ago.
Miller’s Marks in the Pentathlon:
3,993 total points (National and School Record)
60 meter hurdles: 8.70 (School Record)
High jump: 5-4 ½
Shot put: 35-0 ¼
Long jump: 19-4 ¾
800 meters: 2:18.74 (Personal Record)
Bemidji State's Kristi Buerkle finished in second place in the women's 400M dash. Buerkle ran a 55 flat to edge Kelly Shaw of Winona State by 00.05 seconds. Both earned All-American Honors. Steph Tinney of Ashland won the event in a time of 54.73.
MSU Moorhead's Anna Van Wechel finished in seventh in the mile run to earn All-American status. She finished the race in 4:58.69.
Minnesota State's Brittany Henderon was sixth in the women's 60M dash with a time of 7.52 to earn All-American honors while junior Lauren Stelten grabbed second place in the Pole Vault with a height of 4.01 meters (13-1 ¾) tallying eight points. Stelten earned her fifth All-American finish in her third straight trip to the championships.
Augustana's Cecilie Udstuen finished in fifth place in the 800 meter run. He was the only Viking participant to make the finals, and finished the race in 2:12.86, just 0.31 seconds behind the fourth place finisher and 0.8 seconds behind the third best runner. By finishing in the top eight Udstuen earns All-American honors.
Minnesota Duluth's Morgan Place placed eighth in the women's 5000M run in a time of 17:28.72 and was honored as an All-American.
Augustana's women's distance medley relay team finished in sixth place. The team of Linn Nilsson, Bobbi Jo Buyck, Cecilie Udstuen and Caitlin Polgreen crossed the finish line in a time of 11:59.87 to finish sixth. Seattle Pacific won the race in a time of 11:29.88. The top eight teams earned All-American honors.
Winona State's Mary Theisen tossed the shot 46-11 ½ feet to earned an eighth place finish and All-American honors. Teammate Steir finished just behind her in ninth with a toss of 46-9 ½.
Melissa Walker earned All-American honors after finishing fifth in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field national championships. The freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, exploded for a leap of 5.71 meters.
NSU's Madden Win National Championship in Weight Throw
March 12, 2010 | Results
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Day one of the NCAA D II Indoor Track & Field Championships are in the books and the NSIC came away with a National Champion at the Albuquerque Convention Center. After back-to-back runner-up finishes in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer throw last season, Northern State University's Amanda Madden (Sr., Herried, S.D./Herried HS) broke through in spectacular fashion, winning the weight throw with a lifetime best and NSU school record throw of 19.81 meters (65-00 feet).
Minnesota State junior Lauren Stelten finished second in the women’s pole vault with a 13’ 1¾.
St. Cloud State’s Heather Miller finished fourth in the women’s long jump with a leap of 19-1 ¼. U-Mary’s Melissa Walker was fifth with a jump of 18- ½. Both were named All-Americans.
Winona State's Rebecca Stier was eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 58-0 ¼ to earn All-American honors.
Augustana's women's distance medley relay team finished in sixth place to highlight the Vikings' day. The team of Linn Nilsson, Bobbi Jo Buyck, Cecilie Udstuen and Caitlin Polgreen crossed the finish line in a time of 11:59.87 to finish sixth. Seattle Pacific won the race in a time of 11:29.88. The top eight teams earned All-American honors.
Other top performers on Saturday were Bemidji State’s senior Zac Preble (Coleraine, Minn.), who sits in third place in the men’s heptathlon after four events, while junior sprinter Kristi Buerkle (Stacy, Minn.) won her heat and advanced to the 400-meter dash finals.
USTFCCA Announces Region Award Winners
March 5, 2010 | USTFCCCA Release
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Friday afternoon 49 athletes and coaches that received regional awards for their efforts during the 2010 indoor track & field season in NCAA’s Division II as voted by the nation’s coaches. The NSIC boasts Central Region Men's and Women's Field Athlete of the Year as well as Women's Central Region Coach of the Year.
USTFCCA Women’s Central Region Field Athlete of the Year
Heather Miller – St. Cloud State
Miller holds the nation’s top mark in Division II with 3,910 points in the pentathlon, a total that broke both the NSIC conference record and the St. Cloud State record. Miller also holds claim to national top three marks in the long jump (19-8¾, 6.00m) and triple jump (40-9, 12.42m) and is entered in the NCAA Championships in all three events: the pentathlon, long jump, and triple jump. Miller also claimed NSIC titles in all four events, including a 60-meter hurdle title to score a total of 51½ points at the conference meet. Miller is a senior from Sun Prarire, Wis.
USTFCCCA Men’s Central Region Field Athlete of the Year
Zac Preble – Bemidji State
Preble recorded the nation’s best score in the heptathlon (5,245) en route to winning his fourth-consecutive NSIC Championship with a meet record. Preble’s season best of 16-0 (4.88m) in the pole vault is among the nation’s top 20 this season. In addition to winning the NSIC crown in the heptathlon, Preble placed fourth in the open pole vault event was eighth in the shot put.
USTFCCCA Women’s Central Region Head Coach of the Year
Tracy Hellman – Augustana (S.D.)
In his seventh year as the head coach of the Augustana women’s team, Hellman led the Vikings to their first-ever conference championship as they won the NSIC Women’s Indoor team title with a total of 146 points. Hellman’s athletes broke seven school records during the indoor season and recorded a total of 15 automatic or provisional qualifying marks. The Vikings will be represented in three events at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.
NCAA Indoor Women's Track and Field Championship Fields Announced
March 3, 2010 | NCAA Release
Indianapolis - The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2010 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships.
A total of 400 participants, 29 from the NSIC competing in 15 events, will contend in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event.
The championships will be held March 12-13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Adams State College and the New Mexico Sports Authority will serve as the co-hosts of the championships.
NSIC Competitors (Full NCAA List)
Women 60 Meter Dash Brittany Henderson (SR, Minnesota State
Women 200 Meter Dash Brittany Henderson (SR, Minnesota State
Women 400 Meter Dash Kristi Buerkle (JR, Bemidji State); Christina King (JR, Wayne State);
Kelsey Leonard (SR, Minnesota State);
Kelly Shaw (FR, Winona State)
Women 800 Meter Run Cecilie Udstuen (FR Augustana)
Women 1 Mile Run Linn Nilsson (FR, Augustana);
Anna VanWechel (JR, MSU Moorhead)
Women 5000 Meter Run Morgan Place (SO, Minnesota-Duluth)
Women 60 Meter Hurdles Brianna Perry (SR, University of Mary)
Minnesota-Duluth - Michelle SanCartier (JR), Maggie Demulling (SO), Carolyn Wardell (JR), Morgan Place (SO)
Women High Jump Savannah Wakeley (FR, Wayne State), Danielle Luhmann (SO, St. Cloud State)
Women Pole Vault Lauren Stelten (JR, Minnesota State), Miranda Fehilly (JR University of Mary), Whitney Kroschel (SR, Minnesota State)
Women Long Jump Melissa Walker (FR, University of Mary)
Women Triple Jump Heather Miller (SR, St. Cloud State), Samantha Williams (FR, University of Mary)
Women Shot Put Rebecca Stier (JR, Winona State), Mary Theisen (FR, Winona State), Elizabeth Crane (JR, Minnesota-Duluth)
Women Weight Throw Amanda Madden (SR, Northern State) Rebecca Stier (JR, Winona State) Casey Buskirk (JR, Wayne State)
Women Indoor Pentathlon Heather Miller (SR, St. Cloud State), Brianna Perry (SR, University of Mary)
Women Distance Medley
Augustana - Linn Nilsson (FR), Molly Kokesh (FR), Cecilie Udstuen (FR), Caitlin Polgreen (SR), Bobbi Jo Buyck (SR)
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 10
March 2, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year:
St. Cloud State’s Heather Miller (Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis.) won a total of four NSIC individual titles to help the St. Cloud State women to a fourth place finish at the 2010 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Miller was named the 2010 NSIC Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year. She started the championships with the Pentathlon title setting both an NSIC and SCSU record with 3,910 points. She won the long jump with a mark of 18-9.25, and on the final day of the championships, brought home titles in the 60 meter hurdles (6.73) and the triple jump (39-07.25). In her two seasons of competing in the NSIC, Miller has won a total of seven indoor titles as last indoor season she won the pentathlon, hurdles and triple jump. Miller has automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in the pentathlon, triple jump and long jump. She currently ranks first in DII in the pentathlon, second in the triple jump, and third in the long jump. Sophomore Danielle Luhmann (Rushford) won her first NSIC title, besting the field in the high jump with her mark of 5-05.25. Miller was the women’s high point performer at the meet as well.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year:
Bemidji State’s Kristi Buerkle, a 2009 outdoor all-America sprinter, captured the NSIC 400-meter dash title, shattering school and league records en route to automatically qualifying for the NCAA Division II Championships. The junior broke the tape .85 in front of her nearest competitor clocking a time of 55.09. She shaved more than a second from her own BSU standard of 56.32 set earlier this season and bested a 17-year-old league record of 56:72 set by Amy Von Wald of Northern State University. Buerkle’s 400 mark stands as the fastest 400-meter dash in the nation this indoor season. In addition, the Stacy, Minn. native finished third in the 200-meter dash. She crossed the line just a fraction of a step behind the NSIC champion and missed a BSU record she established earlier this month (25.26) by just .07. She is the first BSU athlete ever to be named NSIC Female Track Athlete of the Year and joins three-time national champion Sheena Devine (2005-08), the 2008 NSIC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, as the only other BSU female to earn the league’s individual indoor honor.
NSIC Women’s Newcomer of the Year:
Augustana College’s Linn Nilsson was named NSIC Women’s Newcomer of the Year after she won the mile run in 4:55.9, a provisional qualifying mark. She was just 0.9 seconds away from reaching an automatic qualifying mark. She also was second in the 1000 meter run.
NSIC Women’s Coach of the Year:
Augustana College’s Tracy Hellman was named the NSIC Women’s Coach of the Year after he guided the Vikings to their first ever conference championship in track & field. He is in his seventh season as the track & field coach at Augustana.
Augustana Wins NSIC Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship
February 26-27, 2010 | Final Results
The Augustana women's indoor track & field team took home a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship today in Mankato, Minn. Head coach Tracy Hellman was named Coach of the Year and freshman Linn Nilsson was named Newcomer of the Year.
Augustana finished with a team score of 146 after finishing Friday's events in thrid place. U-Mary was second with 134 points and Minnesota State came in at third with 116 points.
"It was an overall team effort," Hellman said. "We had people step up and perform when the team needed it the most, and that's what you have to do to win team championships. I couldn't be prouder of them."
Nilsson won the mile run in 4:55.9, a provisional qualifying mark. She was just 0.9 seconds away from reaching an automatic qualifying mark. Cecilie Udstuen was third with a time of 4:49.18, also a provisional qualifier. Caitlin Polgreen was fourth with a provisional qualifying time of 4:59.84 and Annie Pfiefle finished in fifth in 5:03.89, also a provisional qualifier.
The women set three provisional qualifying marks in the 5000 meter run. Runa Falch was second, finishing in 17:27.04. Molly Clark was fourth, with a time of 17:33.05, and Kyle Blakeslee was right behind in fifth. She posted a time of 17:37.28.
Augie dominated the 800 meter run, with Udstuen taking home the title in 2:16.48, which is a provisional qualifier. Miriam Hovda finished in fifth place with a time of 2:21.64 and Megan Erspamer was sixth in 2:21.74.
In the 1000 meter run, Nilsson was second, completing the race in 2:56.74. Caitlin Polgreen was two seconds behind, finishing in 2:58.77 with Molly Kokesh coming in third in 2:59.18.
The Vikings finished well in the 600 meter run, with the second and third place finishers. Rachel Biederman took second, finishing in a time of 1:39.77. LeAnn Severson was close behind, finishing in 1:40.41.
Bobbi Jo Buyck finished seventh in the women's 60 meter dash, turning in a time of 7.95.
In the field events, Noel Bentele was eighth in the shot put with a throw of 12.06 meters. Buyck was fifth in the triple jump, setting a mark of 11.21 meters, and Hollie Bloom was fifth in the pole vault, clearing 3.41 meters.
Augustana will now wait to see which provisional qualifiers will be selected to compete in the national championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 12-13.
Women’s Coach of the Year: Tracy Hellman- Augustana
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year-Kristi Buerkle, Bemidji State
Women's Field Athlete of the Year- Heather Miller, St. Cloud State
Women’s Newcomer of the Year - Linn Nilsson, Augustana
Women's High Points Performer - Heather Miller, St. Cloud State (51.5 pts)
Team Scores
1. Augustana-146
2. U-Mary-134
3. Minnesota State-116
4. St. Cloud State-77
5. Winona State-73.5
6. Wayne State-58.5
7. Minnesota-Duluth-47
8. MSU Moorhead-29
9. Northern State-26
10. Bemidji State-16
11. Concordia-St. Paul
Photos of NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships Available at: www.SPXSports.com
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 9
February 23, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Brianna Perry (Sr., Great Falls, Mont.) continued her outstanding season at the BSU Twilight, winning all three jumps in provisional qualifying performances. Perry, second in the pentathlon, won the high jump in 5’ 5 3/4”, the long jump in 18’ 5” and the triple jump in 37’ 7 1/4”. The senior from Montana also won the 55 meter hurdles in 8.54 to edge teammate Kristyn Nelson.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Winona State’s Caitlin Dhein (So., St Cloud, Minn.) won the 55 meters at the UW-L Women’s Invitational Friday night in a School Record and NCAA Provisional time of 7.14 seconds.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 8
February 16, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
St. Cloud State’s Heather Miller (Sr., Sun Prairie, Wisc.) won her second straight NSIC indoor pentathlon title Sunday evening at Northern State University. In doing so she set school and NSIC records in the pentathlon and long jump, as well as a facility record in the long jump at Northern State. Miller tallied a school and NSIC record 3,910 points in the pentathlon to break her old mark of 3,686 set at last year’s championship. In process she automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pentathlon. Miller’s 19-08.25 mark in the long jump also broke a school record (her own) and NSIC record. She also gained an automatic berth to the NCAA indoor championships with her mark. Miller ran the 60 meter hurdles in 9.00, went 5-04.5 in the high jump, threw the shot put 34-10.5, had a long jump mark of 19-08.25 and ran the 800 in 2:22.06 to top the field. Miller has won a total of four NSIC Indoor titles over the last two seasons and seven overall including three outdoor titles. She is a two-time NCAA Division II Indoor All-American, having placed fifth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Minnesota State’s Brittany Henderson (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis.) participated in the Iowa State Classic this weekend earning a first place finish in the 60-meter dash with an impressive time of 7.44, breaking MSU’s all-time school record, Henderson set the previous record in 2008 (7.51). Henderson also placed ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.71, again breaking the school record (24.53) set by herself in 2008.
SCSU's Miller Has Record Setting Day, Wins Second NSIC Pentathlon Title
February 14, 2010 | Results
Aberdeen, S.D. – St. Cloud State University senior track and field athlete Heather Miller (Sun Prairie, Wisc.) won her second straight Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) indoor pentathlon title Sunday evening at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. In doing so she set school and NSIC records in the pentathlon and long jump, as well as a facility record in the long jump at Northern State.
Here is a link to the St. Cloud Times story on Heather Miller's NSIC success, just click here.
Miller tallied a school and NSIC record 3,910 points in the pentathlon to break her old mark of 3,686 set at last year’s championship. In process, she led a trio of NSIC athletes who automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pentathlon. Miller’s 19-08.25 mark in the long jump also broke a school record (her own) and NSIC record. She also gained an automatic berth to the NCAA indoor championships with her mark.
Miller ran the 60 meter hurdles in 9.00, went 5-04.5 in the high jump, threw the shot put 34-10.5, had a long jump mark of 19-08.25 and ran the 800 in 2:22.06 to top the field.
Her closest competitor was Brianna Perry of the University of Mary who finished second with 3,601 points.
Miller has won a total of four NSIC Indoor titles over the last two seasons and seven overall including three outdoor titles. She is a two-time NCAA Division II Indoor All-American, having placed fifth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump.
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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