Devine to be Featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd"
March 19, 2008 | Full Release 
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji State University senior track and field athlete Sheena Devine (North Branch, Minn.) will appear in the next edition of Sports Illustrated. The two-time NCAA Division II indoor and defending outdoor shot put champion has been selected as a focus of the magazine¹s ³Faces In The Crowd² column.
Devine is believed to be the first Bemidji State student-athlete ever to appear in the SI feature.
The North Branch, Minn. native is coming off her second consecutive undefeated indoor shot put season and has not lost to a Division II student-athlete in 22 meets. Saturday, March 15, Devine successfully defended her 2007 NCAA Division II indoor shot put title capturing her third national championship in the event with a school-record toss of 52-02.50 (15.91m). She also earned 11th place in the weight throw--her first trip to the championships in that event
When informed that she will appear in the pages of the sports publication Devine said with a smile, "That¹s cool." She added, "It¹s an honor to be recognized in a magazine like this that reaches beyond track and field." (Read More) | http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/scorecard/faces/2008/03/24/
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 9
March 17, 2008 | PDF Release
Mankato, Minn. (Myers Field House) - Bemidji State senior thrower Sheena Devine (North Branch, Minn.) completed a perfect indoor season with her third consecutive NCAA Division II shot put national championship, second indoor at Myers Field House in Mankato, Minn. Teammate Joe Remitz (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) received All-American accolades placing second in the men’s shot put. Overall nine student-athletes from the NSIC took home All-American honors. (Read More)
Devine Shines! BSU Thrower Garners Third National Championship
March 15, 2008 [Men's Results] [Women's Results]
MANKATO, Minn. (Myers Field House) -- Bemidji State senior thrower Sheena Devine (North Branch, Minn.) completed a perfect indoor season with her third consecutive NCAA Division II shot put national championship, second indoor at Myers Field House in Mankato, Minn. Teammate Joe Remitz (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) received All-American accolades placing second in the men’s shot put.
Devine came into the meet after winning the shot put in each of the nine events in which she participated and was the second-rated participant heading into this season’s championships. Saturday she proved why she was the defending national champion. (Read More)
The 2008 USTFCCCA Men’s Division II Indoor Track and Field All‐Americans:
Event Name School
Shot Put: Joe Remitz, Bemidji State
Weight Throw: Joe Remitz, Bemidji State
The 2008 USTFCCCA Women’s Division II Indoor Track and Field All‐Americans:
Event: Name, School
60‐meter Hurdles: Kylie Herian, Wayne State College
800‐meters: Ashley Roemer, Minnesota State‐Moorhead
High Jump: Ashley Roemer, Minnesota State‐Moorhead
Pole Vault: Jennifer Hensel, Minnesota State‐Moorhead
Shot Put: Sheena Devine, Bemidji State
Shot Put: Katie Wilson, Wayne State
Triple Jump: Destinee Keller, Mary
Weight Throw: Amanda Madden, Northern State
March 14, 2008 | Results
MANKATO, Minn. (Myers Field House) -- Northern State University has a new All-American, sophomore Amanda Madden. Madden earned the title by finishing seventh in the weight throw at the 2008 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. She is the first female track & field All-American at NSU in eight years.
Madden, a sophomore from Herreid, S.D., threw the 20-lb. weight 56 feet, 2.75 inches at her first National meet, hosted this weekend by Minnesota State. She made the cut for the NCAAs by ranking #12 in the nation this year in the event. Her personal and season best throw was 56 feet, nine inches.
"I didn't throw quite like I wanted to, I was nervous," commented Madden on her day's results. "The field was so competitive, I haven't seen people throw like this before!"
Amanda was one of 15 athletes accepted into the Championships. She was the only sophomore and the second youngest athlete in the field. Freshman Tara Cooper of Ashland went on to become the National Champion, marking a throw of 62 feet, 6.5 inches.
Bemidji State University senior Joe Remitz (North Branch, Minn.) earned his fifth All-American accolade of his career as he placed sixth in the men’s weight throw at the Myers Field House in Mankato, Minn. Friday morning. Teammate Sheena Devine (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) earned a 11th place finish in the women’s weight throw.
In his third consecutive trip to the Indoor National Championships ,first in the weight throw, the senior bettered his own school record by 1-2.25 when he stretched the tape to 62-03.00 on his third attempt of the morning. That toss earned him sixth place in the event and etched his name as the first All-American in the weight throw at Bemidji State University. It was also the third consecutive All-American award for the indoor season and the fifth of his career.
“I feel great being able to earn All-American honors in the weight throw,” commented Remitz. “That atmosphere here is great, it is awesome to have the support of all my teammates and family and I think it helped add a couple feet to my longest throw.”
“We are very proud of Joe and what he was able to do in the weight throw being the first All-American in the weight,” said coach Craig Hougen. “He competed like a champion today and gave it everything he had, Joe into the event in 10th place and came out sixth so we are very proud of what he accomplished today.”
Devine entered the meet after winning the NSIC championships with a school record throw of 57-04.75 in the weight throw. Today she finished 11th with a throw of 54-07.50 in the women’s weight throw.
“Joe and Sheena didn’t start throwing the weight until they were sophomores in college,” said Hougen. “They both did very well and worked very hard in the weight throw this season and have made BSU proud.”
The 2008 championships conclude tomorrow. Remitz and Devine will both be in action as they will compete in the shot put tomorrow morning. The men’s shot put will start at 10 a.m. with the women’s shot put competition following at noon.
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 8
March 10, 2008 | PDF Release
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2008 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. A total of 400 participants will compete in the championships, 22 from the NSIC (13 women, 9 men). Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event.The championships will be held March 14-15 in Mankato, Minnesota at Myers Field House. Minnesota State University, Mankato will serve as the host of the championships.
NCAA Top Qualifiers followed by NSIC Athletes
WOMEN
Event 5 Women 800 Meter Run
Name Year School Seed
1 Jessica Pixler So Seattle Pac. 2:07.87
4 Ashley Roemer Jr Moorhead 2:12.14
7 Cassie Blazer So Mary 2:13.25
Event 2 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
Name Year School Seed
1 Shermaine Williams Fr J.C. Smith 8.25
7 Rachel Roebke Sr Wayne State 8.65
8 Kylie Herian So Wayne State 8.66
16 Jess Devine Sr Winona St 8.83
Event 10 Women High Jump
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Fontenot LaKischa Sr St Augustine’s 1.78m
12 Ashley Roemer Jr Moorhead 1.70m
Event 11 Women Pole Vault
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Katelin Rains Jr Minnesota St 4.28m
7 Jennifer Hensel Jr Moorhead 3.81m
Event 12 Women Long Jump
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Amy Woodman Jr Ferris State 6.06m
4 Brianna Perry So Mary 5.85m
11 Destinee Keller Sr Mary 5.73m
Event 13 Women Triple Jump
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Omonike Kotey Sr CS LA 12.12m
4 Destinee Keller Sr Mary 11.93m
Event 14 Women Shot Put
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Jessica Selby-Tallman Sr Mo. Southern 15.77m
2 Sheena Devine Sr Bemidji State 15.74m
5 Katie Wilson Sr Wayne State 14.56m
11 Rebecca Stier Fr Winona St 14.05m
Event 15 Women Weight Throw
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Tara Cooper Fr Ashland 20.00m
8 Katie Wilson Sr Wayne State 17.57m
11 Sheena Devine Sr Bemidji State 17.49m
12 Amanda Madden So Northern St 17.30m
MEN
Event 17 Men 60 Meter Hurdles
Name Year School Seed
1 Jarret Eaton Fr West Chester 7.84
9 Jesse Piper Jr Mary 8.09
Event 26 Men Pole Vault
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Bryant Wilson Jr Grand Valley 5.28m
13 Matt Jahnke Sr Moorhead 4.88m
Event 27 Men Long Jump
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Wilbert Walker Jr Lincoln 7.53m
9 Tim Pilakowski Sr Wayne State 7.24m
Event 29 Men Shot Put
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Bryan Vickers Sr Ashland 19.52m
3 Joe Remitz Sr Bemidji State 18.17m
Event 30 Men Weight Throw
Name Year School Seed Mark
1 Robert Klenk Sr Ashland 21.10m
10 Joe Remitz Sr Bemidji State 18.57m
14 Ben Jacobson Fr Mary 18.38m
The complete list of qualifiers is available on the following
Web sites:
Men:
http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/lists/2008/08d2ind-fnl-m.htm
Women:
http://www.flashresults.com/flashwest/lists/2008/08d2ind-fnl-w.htm
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 7
March 4, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year:
Bemidji State’s All-American thrower Joe Remitz (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) claimed top prize and an NSIC record in the shot put as he added a 35-pound weight throw crown to his resume’. His best throw of 60-11.25 stands as a new BSU record, a new conference record and moves him up three spots to ninth on the NCAA Division II honor roll for the indoor season, almost assuring him of a spot in the weight throw the national meet in two weeks.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Year:
Northern State’s Jake Hamik finished the championship off with a second place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.54 seconds. This marks his best time in the event this season as well as the second best time in the NSIC this season. Hamik then continued his impressive run with a victory in the 400 meter dash, finishing the event with a mark of 49.46 seconds, which tops his previous best of 49.74s. Hamik’s final individual event of the day was the 55 meter hurdles. He finished second in the event with a time of 7.68s. His season best time of 7.63s will be weighed for the NCAA Nationals.
NSIC Men’s New-comer of the Year:
University of Mary’s Tyler Zacher (Fr., Beulah, N.D.) earned the NSIC Men’s Newcomer of the Year honors for his effort in the triple jump and the long jump. Zacher won the triple jump with a distance of 47-04.5, which is a provisional qualifying distance for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. He took fourth in the long jump with an effort of 22-09.25.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year:
Bemidji State’s Sheena Devine (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) added a shot put crown to the hammer throw championship she garnered in day one of competition. She stretched the tape to a distance of 51-07.75 breaking her own school record in the event and shattering an 18-year-old NSIC mark by more than six feet. The throw also ranks as the second-longest mark in the nation this season, just a half an inch shy of the longest, and automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Mankato, Minn. March 14-17.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year:
MSU Moorhead’s Ashley Roemer (Jr., Maple Lake, Minn.) won four events in record-setting time at 2008 NSIC Indoor Championships. Roemer set new individual marks in the 800M (2:16.33) and pentathlon (3,517), and was a member of the 4 X 400 relay (3:55.64) and the distance medley relay (12:14.57).
NSIC Women’s NEW-COMER of the Year:
MSU Moorhead’s Anna VanWechel (Fr., Fergus Falls, Minn.) won the women’s mile in a time of 5:10.55 while placing second in the 5000M (18:56.28) and third in the 1000M (3:04.82). She was also a part of the Women Distance Medley what finished first in a time of 12:14.57 (a new NSIC record).
NSIC men’s & Women’s Coach of the Year:
University of Mary Head Coach Mike Thorson won his second NSIC Coach of the Year award on the women’s side and first on the men’s this season. Thorson is in his 15th season as the head coach at U-Mary and had won winning 34 conference championships, five regional cross country titles, crowned 297 All-Americans, 62 Academic All-Americans and 29 individual national champions coming into the season.
U-Mary Wins NSIC T&F Championships
March 1, 2008 | Final Results
BEMIDJI, Minn. -
It was a clean sweep for the University of Mary Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field teams as both squads claimed 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team indoor championships. This is the second straight year the U-Mary women have won the title. It is the first NSIC title for the men’s team.
While the women were the defending champion and expected to be in the running, the men’s title was a complete reversal from 2007. Last season, the men’s squad finished last in the conference meet.
U-Mary head coach Mike Thorson was named both the NSIC Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year. It is the second time he has won that honor on the women’s side and the first time on the men’s. (Read More)
Devine and Remitz earn NSIC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors Bemidji State women cap 2008 NSIC championships in fourth; men sixth
BEMIDJI, Minn. (Gillett Fitness/Recreation Center) - Sheena Devine (North Branch, Minn.) and Joe Remitz (Sr., North Branch, Minn.) capped the 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships by being named as the league¹s Female and Male Field Athletes of the Year Saturday at the Gillett Recreation/Fitness Center.
The duo led the way for the Beavers in the meet as each captured a pair of NSIC titles. Saturday Devine added a shot put crown to the hammer throw championship she garnered in day one of competition. She stretched the tape to a distance of 51-07.75 breaking her own school record in the event and shattering an 18-year-old NSIC mark by more than six feet. The throw also ranks as the second-longest mark in the nation this season, just a half an inch shy of the longest, and automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Mankato, Minn. March
14-17.
Remitz followed suit. After claiming top prize and an NSIC record in the shot put Friday, he added a 35-pound weight throw crown on the final day of competition. His best throw of 60-11.25 stands as a new BSU record, a new conference record and moves him up three spots to ninth on the NCAA Division II honor roll for the indoor season, almost assuring him of a spot in the weight throw the national meet in two weeks. (Read More)
Men's New-comer of the Year: Tyler Zacher - University of Mary
Men's Coach of the Year: Mike Thorson - University of Mary
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Joe Remitz - Bemidji State
Men's Track Athlete of the Year: Jake Hamik - Northern State
Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) University of Mary 127
2) Northern State 111.50
3) Wayne State College 109
4) Minnesota State University 79
5) Concordia University 75.50
6) Bemidji State 55
Women's Field Athlete of the Year: Sheena Devine - Bemidji State Women's Track Athlete of the Year: Ashley Roemer - MSU - Moorhead Women's New-comer of the Year: Anna VanWechel - MSU - Moorhead Women's Coach of the Year: Mike Thorson - University of Mary
Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) University of Mary 177
2) Minnesota State University 131
3) Wayne State College 77.50
4) Bemidji State 54
4) Winona State 54
6) Northern State 33.50
7) Concordia University 31
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
February 26, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 6
February 26, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Bemidji State’s All-American thrower Joe Remitz claimed first place in the shot put and the weight throw surpassing his own school-record marks in each. He stretched the tape to 58-01.75 in the shot put reaching eight inched beyond the old school mark while adding several inches to his longest throw of 2007-08 to rank third in all of NCAA Division II this season. The senior also moved up to 10th in the country in the 35-pound weight throw with a distance of 59-09.50, adding just half of an inch to the school record he set a year ago.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Bill Cameron (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) placed 2nd in the 600 m run at the Nebraska Prairie Wolf Invite with an NSIC leading time of 1:22.87. Cameron added a 6th place in the 60 m hurdles setting a personal best in the prelims with a time of 8.37 ( NSIC ranking 4th ) and then finished off his day anchoring the NSU men (49.1) to a 2nd place finish in the 4x400 m relay with an NSIC best time of 3:20.86 (4 sec. better than the 2nd ranked team) a time that is 1.5 seconds better than the existing NSIC record.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Katie Wilson (Sr., Glenwood, Iowa) completed her career best weekend of indoor competition by picking up 2 NCAA Automatic Qualifying Marks. On Friday, Wilson set a new WSC school record and surpassed the automatic mark with a throw of 57’ 7 3/4” to place second in the 20 pound weight throw at the Prairie Wolf Open held at UNL. On Saturday, she won the USD Qualifier Meet shot put competition with a throw of 47’ 9 1/4”, which is just shy of her school record she set 2 years ago while earning NCAA All-American honors.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Univeristy of Mary’s Cassie Blazer (So., Mandan, N.D.) blazed her way to an automatic national qualifying performance to win the 800M in 2:13.25 at the Bemidji State Invitational on Thursday, February 21. Blazer shattered the U-Mary school record and became the first Marauder to automatically qualify for the NCAA championships in the history of the school. She is the Northern Sun leader in both the 400 meter and 800 meter runs.
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
February 19, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 5
February 19, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Bemidji State’s Zach Preble (So., Coleraine, Minn.) successfully defended his NSIC heptathlon title Monday breaking his own NSIC record in the process. Preble took first in four of the seven events en route to a total score of 4,832--nearly 500 points ahead of his nearest competitor. His 2008 mark betters his 2007 score of 4,780.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Jesse Piper (Sr., Osage, Wyo.) turned in another provisional national qualifying mark by winning the 60 meter hurdles at the North Dakota State Dakota Duels in Fargo, ND, in a time of 8.23 seconds.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
MSU Moorhead’s Ashley Roemer sets a new NSIC women’s pentathlon record with 3,517 points this past Sunday in Aberdeen, S.D. The previous record was set by Deidra Faber from Winona State (3324pts) in 2006. This marks her second win in as many years in the NSIC Pentathlon.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Christina King (Fr., Omaha, Neb.) won the 600 meter run in a time of 1:38.90 at the USD John Dalton Invite, which currently places her third in the NSIC standings. She also picked up a 5th place finish in the 200 meter dash in a time of 26.55, which she is ranked 10th in the NSIC.
BSU's Preble Wins NSIC Heptathlon
February 17, 2008 | Full Results
ABERDEEN, S.D. - When the Bemidji State University track and field teams return home to host the 2008 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, they will do so with 10 points. Sophomore Zach Preble (Coleraine, Minn.) successfully defended his 2007 NSIC heptathlon title winning the 2008 event with an NSIC-record score of 4,832 Monday at Northern State University¹s Barnett Center in Aberdeen, S.D.
Preble took fist place in four of the seven events garnering the top spot by nearly 500 points over Wayne State College¹s Jon Dickey (4,337). He finished the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.84 to cross the line first, took first in the long jump with a leap of 20-feet, three-inches, threw 47-04.75 in the shot put to claim the top spot in that event and clocked a 8.21 in the 55-meter high hurdles to capture first place. He also tied for second in the high jump clearing 6-00.75, finished fifth in the pole vault with a height of 11-10 and was sixth among 11 participants in the 1,000-meter run.
Preble¹s 2008 NSIC-record score betters the mark he set just a year ago (4,780). (Text courtesy of BSU Sports Info)
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 4
February 12, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Ben Jacobson (Fr., Bismarck, N.D.) won the 35-pound weight throw at the Northern State Invitational in Aberdeen, S.D. with a huge heave of 66’ 3¾”. That is the top performance with the NSIC and is a provisional national qualifying performance. The mark puts him at 7th on the NCAA national performance list. The huge toss was also a new U-Mary record and Barnett Center Fieldhouse standard. Jacobson also came back to place 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 45’ 4¼”.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Jake Hamik (Sr., Aberdeen, SD.,) won two events (55 meter hurdles 7.70 and 400 meters 50.83) and ran on the winning 4x400 meter relay at the NSU Parents Day Open. Hamik leads the NSIC in both events and is ranked second in the 200 meter dash. The three time NCAA Div II All-American is also ranked 9th in the nation in the 60 meter hurdles.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
For the second straight week Concordia-St. Paul’s Katie Johnson (So., Ramsey, Minn.) won two events and broke her own school record in an event at the UWRF Coca Cola Classic. Johnson won the triple jump with a distance of 37-0 1/4, breaking her previous school record of 36-10 1/4. She also won the 400 in a time of 58.86.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
MSU Moorhead’s Sara Julsrud (Jr., Grand Forks, N.D.) placed first in the 1000, 3:12.46, and a member of both the winning 4 X 200, 1:49.07, and the 4 X 400, 4:06.15, relay teams at Saturday’s dual meet at Concordia College.
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
February 11, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 3
February 5, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Wade Royer (Jr., Mudro, S.D., vaulted 15” 00” twice last week in securing his place as the NSIC’s top rated pole vaulter. Wade won the pole vault at the NSU/JC dual with a indoor personal best and the came back at the NDSU Bison open later in the week placing second, again with a 15’ 00” effort.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Matt Neff (Jr. Moose Jaw, SK) placed second in the always tough NDSU Bison Open in Fargo, ND, on Saturday. His time of 4:14.59 in the mile was a provisional national qualifying performance and a new school record. Neff also came back later in the day to place fourth in the 1000 meter run in a time of 2:35.60. Neff’s mile performance tops the list in the NSIC.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Amanda Madden (So., Herreid, S.D.) improved her NCAA Div II national qualifying mark to 55’ 3.75” in the weight throw and is presently ranked #10 in the nation as well as number #1 in the NSIC. She won both the weight throw and the shot put ( NSIC rank 5th) at the NSU/JC Dual and the was 2nd at the NDSU Bison Open later in the week in the weight throw.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Kacie Sweep (Jr. Bismarck, N.D.). The junior speedster won the 60 meter dash at the Bison Open in Fargo, ND, on Saturday with a 7.82 performance, just edging out teammate Kristen Stewart. Sweep, the NSIC leader in the 55 meters, came back to place third in the 200 meters in a personal record time of 26.04.
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
February 4, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 2
January 29, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Brett Suckstorf (Jr., Pierce, Neb.) won the 35 pound weight throw at the Iowa State Open with a new Wayne State College school record and NCAA provisional national qualifying mark of 59’ 3”. Suckstorf is currently ranked #8 in NCAA Division II rankings and is #2 in the NSIC.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
MSU Moorhead’s Percy Watson (So., Green Acres, Fla.) participated in four first place finishes at the Cobber Duals on Saturday, swept the men’s 200 (23.09) and 400 (50.42) and was a member of the winning 4 X 200 relay (92.89) and distance medley relay (10:40.34).
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Katie Wilson (Sr., Glenwood, Iowa) won the 20 pound weight throw with her season best mark of 53’ 5 1/4”, which was a NCAA provisional national qualifying mark and currently ranks her 16th in NCAA Division II. She returned to the ring on Saturday to win the shot put with her season best mark of 45’ 5”, which was also an NCAA provisional national qualifying mark and currently ranks her 6th in NCAA Division II. (She returns to action this year after having her year cut short last year due to injury, which caused her to miss the last half of the indoor season and all of the outdoor season. She had successful shoulder surgery and is back throwing at the level that she saw during her sophomore year.)
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
UMary’s Kristen Stewart (Fr., Kingston, Jamaica). The freshman standout from Jamaica had an outstanding meet at the Montana State Invitational in Bozeman, MT, on Friday. Stewart tied with teammate Kacie Sweep in the 55 m. in a time of 7.31. She placed second in the 200 m., just missing the provisional qualifying time with her 25.42 performance. Stewart capped off her night by competing on the 2nd-place 4x400 m. relay unit that met the provisional qualifying mark. The Marauders posted a 3:55.76 clocking.
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
January 28, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release No. 1
January 22, 2008 | PDF Release
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week:
Bemidji State’s All-American thrower Joe Remitz (North Branch, Minn.) earned wins in both the shot put and weight throw at Saturday’s Super 8 Open stretching the tape 55-10.50 and 59-00.25 respectively. Both were provisionally qualifying marks.
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Concordia-St. Paul’s Kawaskii Bacon (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.) won the 200m dash in a time of 22.23, while finishing second in the 60m dash, crossing the line in 6.91 at the Minnesota Open on Saturday.
NSIC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week:
University of Mary’s Destinee Keller (Sr., Beulah, N.D.) won the triple jump with a conference leading 38’6¼” national provisional qualifying performance at the Bemidji Super 8 Meet. Keller also placed 2nd in the long jump in a national provisional qualifying mark of 18’1½”. That is the top long jump in the NSIC.
NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Kylie Herian (So., Pierce, Neb.) won the 60 meter hurdles in a provisional national qualifying mark time of 8.88 seconds at the USD Bill Hillenbrand Open. Herian also won the 60 meter hurdles the week before at the Mankato State Open. These are the first two races she has run since the NSIC Outdoor Championships after which she was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her shin.
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
January 21, 2008 | NSICs Top Ten Release
NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Top Ten
January 14, 2008 | NSIC Top Ten Release
Brett Suckstorf sets National Provisional Qualifying Mark, New School Record in Weight Throw at MSU Open
January 12, 2008
The Wayne State College men's indoor track and field team competed Saturday at the Minnesota State University Alumni Open held in Mankato, Minnesota. Other teams competing in the meet were host MSU Mankato, North Dakota, Augustana, South Dakota, Northern State, Dakota State, Dakota Wesleyan and St. Olaf College.
The Wildcats had one new school record and one national provisional qualifying mark while winning four events in the meet. Leading the way for the WSC men’s team was Brett Suckstorf, who won the 35-pound weight throw with a new school record and NCAA national provisional qualifying mark of 58’ 10 ¾”, topping the old school mark by nearly four feet.
“Brett really performed well,” commented WSC head track and field coach Marlon Brink. “He had a couple of throws that were 58 feet or better so he was very consistent at that range.”
Other wins by the men included Tim Pilakowski taking first in the 60 meter dash in 7.04 seconds, Cheto Cerda taking first in the 1,000-meter run (2:39.84) and the men’s distance medley relay team of Cerda, Ben Jansen, Nathaniel Bergen and Nate Preston coming in first with a time of 11:03.11.
"Overall, this meet showed our team that we have potential, but have quite a bit of work to do to get where we want to be by the end of the season,” added Brink.
Wayne State will compete in two meets next weekend, participating in the University of Nebraska Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln and the University of South Dakota Bill Hillenbrand Open on Friday and Saturday.
The following is a listing of Wayne State placings at the Minnesota State Open in Mankato, Minnesota:
Men’s Events
60 Meter Dash: Tim Pilakowski, 1st – 7.04; Drew Molacek, 3rd – 7.50
200 Meter Dash: Tim Pilakowski, 2nd – 22.92; Jacob Davis, 3rd – 23.73; Drew Molacek, 4th – 23.97; Kelly Brink, 5th – 24.10
500 Meter Dash: Jacob Davis, 2nd – 1:07.65; Kelly Brink, 3rd – 1:08.79; Jon Dickey, 6th – 1:11.28
800 Meter Run: Ben Jansen, 3rd – 1:57.42;
1,000 Meter Run: Cheto Cerda, 1st – 2:39.84; Nathaniel Bergen, 2nd – 2:39.93; Lee Anderson, 3rd – 2:48.16; Andrew Bachman, 4th – 2:50.11; Jesse Wassenaar, 5th – 2:56.68
One Mile Run: Nate Preston, 5th – 4:23.49
60 Meter Hurdles: Garrett Flamig, 3rd – 8.48
4 x 400 Meter Relay: 4th (Kelly Brink, Jacob Davis, Garrett Flamig, Drew Molacek), 3:32.40
Distance Medley Relay: 1st (Nathaniel Bergen, Ben Jansen, Nate Preston, Cheto Cerda) 11:03.11
Triple Jump: Peter Ray, 6th – 40’ 0”
Weight Throw: Brett Suckstorf, 1st – 58’ 10 ¾” (NCAA National Provisional Qualifying Mark and New School Record); Jacob Mathieson, 4th – 51’ 6 ¼”; John Sloup, 5th – 51’ 2 ¼”
