Concordia's
Kyle Warren has earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team honors
for track and field and cross country. Warren graduated from Concordia with
a 4.0 in biology. He was the only athlete selected from the NSIC.
July 12, 2007
The United States Track & Field / Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) announced their All-Academic honors on July 12th. Wayne State women's track & field team raned 10th in NCAA Division II with a cumulative grade point average of 3.405, the highest of any team from Nebraska and the NSIC. WSC was one of 44 Division II women’s programs to be recognized by the coaches association. To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.
USTFCCCA Division II Women's All-Academic Teams
USTFCCCA Division II Men's All-Academic Teams
USTFCCCA Division II Men's All-Academic Track and Field Team
USTFCCCA Division II Women's All-Academic Track and Field Team
June 27, 2007 |
Concordia's
Kyle Warren has earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team honors
for track and field and cross country. Warren graduated from Concordia with
a 4.0 in biology. He was the only athlete selected from the NSIC.
While a member of the Golden Bears track and cross country teams, Warren was a three-time all-NSIC performer in cross country (2005, 2006, 2007). He holds five individual records (400m, 600m, 800m, 1500m, Mile) and was a member of five relay records in indoor and outdoor track. Warren ran in NCAA Outdoor championships in 800m in 2006. He was the NSIC champion in the 1500m in 2007, the 800m in 2006 and ran in two NSIC relay team championship teams in 2007.
He is a three-time NSIC all-academic selection and was named Concordia's Student-Athlete of the Year in 2007. He also member of 2006 Division II USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Track & Field Team.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom.
Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Warren is the second track athlete to earn the honor in Concordia history (Emily Shoop, 2004). He is also the sixth athlete to earn the honor during the 2006-07 Academic year for Concordia University (Jessica Lucia, Kelsey Kyro, Ashley Olson - volleyball, Brad Scherer - football, Katie LaViolette - women's basketball).
May 29, 2007 |
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St. Paul, Minn. - The NSIC came away with two National Champions and six All-Americans at the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A total of 620 participants competed in the championships. Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event. The championships were held May 24-26, at the Irwin Belk Complex on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2007 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans
| Jennifer Hensel | So | MSU Moorhead | 1st | Pole Vault | 12’ 9 1/2” |
| Sheena Devine | Jr | Bemidji State | 1st | Shot Put | 50’ 7 1/2” |
| Brooke Wiedrich | Jr | MSU Moorhead | 3rd | Pole Vault | 3.90m |
| Jake Hamik | Jr | Northern State | 4th | 400m Hurdles | 50.92 |
| Emily King | Sr | Winona State | 4th | Hammer Throw | 54.74m |
| Joe Remitz | Jr | Bemidji State | 6th | Shot Put | 17.30m |
| Tanna Walford | Sr | Wayne State | 7th | High Jump | 1.75m |
May 15, 2007 |
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee has announced the participants for the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A total of 620 participants will compete 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 May 24-26, at the
Irwin Belk Complex on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte,
North Carolina. Click
here for qualifiers
May 15, 2007 |
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Moorhead, Minn. - Wayne State men won the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday, May 12 in Moorhead, Minn. Wayne State came away with the title after scoring 166 points and besting Northern State by 32 points. The Wayne State men also won the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championship this past winter in Bemidji, Minn.
NSIC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honors went to Marlon Brink of Wayne State while Track Athlete of the Year was awarded to Jake Hamik of Northern State. Field Athlete of the Year was given to Joe Remitz of Bemidji State while Newcomer of the Year and High Point Performer was earned by Zac Preble of Bemidji State.
The University of Mary women won the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday, May 12 in Moorhead, Minn. Mary came away with the title after scoring 210 points and besting MSU Moorhead by 47 points. The University of Mary women also won the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championship this past winter in Bemidji, Minn.
NSIC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year honors went to Mike Thorson of the University of Mary while Track Athlete of the Year was awarded to Cassie Blazer of he University of Mary . Field Athlete of the Year and High Point Performer was earned by Jennifer Hensel of MSU Moorhead while Newcomer of the Year was awarded to Megan Zavorka of Wayne State.
NSIC All-Conference performers shall consist of the top two place winners in each event and the members of the top relay team from the Conference meet. Honorable Mention awards shall be provided to the third-place performers and the second-place relay teams. Click here for NSIC ODTF All-Conference Teams.
May 12, 2007| Final
Results
Photo Courtesy of Liz Chinander
Moorhead, Minn. - Wayne State men won the NSIC Outdoor Track
& Field Championship on Saturday in Moorhead, Minn. Wayne State came away
with the title after scoring 166 points and besting Northern State by 32 points.
The Wayne State men also won the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championship
this past winter in Bemidji, Minn.
Men - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored
1) Wayne State - 166
2) Northern State - 134
3) Bemidji State - 133
4) Concordia-St. Paul - 90
5) MSU Moorhead - 83
6) University of Mary - 76
Men's Coach of the Year - Marlon Brink, WSC
Women's Coach of the Year - Mike Thorson, UM
Men's Track Athlete of the Year - Jake Hamik, NSU
Women's Track Athlete of the Year - Cassie Blazer, UM
Men's Field Athlete of the Year - Joe Remitz, BSU
Women's Field Athlete of the Year - Jennifer Hensel, MSUM
Men's Newcomer of the Year - Zac Preble, BSU
Women's Newcomer of the Year - Megan Zavorka, WSC
Men's High Point Performer - Zac Preble, BSU
Women's High Point Performer - Jennifer Hensel, MSUM
May 8, 2007 |
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NSIC
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Jeremy VanVeen ( Jr., Milbank, S.D.) won the
5,000 meter run at the Howard Wood Relays in 15:05.62. VanVeen has met the NCAA
Div II national meet provisional qualifying mark in both the 5,000 meter run
and the 10,000 meter run, is the NSIC defending champion in both events and
is currently leading the NSIC in both events.
NSIC
Men’s 
Field
Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Matt Doggett (So., Burwell, Neb.) placed second in the pole
vault at the Howard Wood Relays with a new WSC school record of 15’ 6”,
while vaulting in windy and rainy conditions.
April 30, 2007 |
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NSIC
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s Ben Jansen (So., Omaha, Neb.) won the 800 meter
run at the Nebraska Open in a time of 1:53.50. He has led the NSIC list in the
event the entire season and is the defending indoor and outdoor champion in
the event.
NSIC
Men’s 
Field
Athlete of the Week:
Bemidji State’s Zac Preble improved his provisional national ranking as
he won the NSIC Decathlon with a point total of 6672, nearly 600 points ahead
of the competition. Preble excelled in his throws as he tossed the javelin 157’3”,
the discus 148’11”, and the shot put 46’4.75”.
April 23, 2007 |
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NSIC
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Northern State’s Jake Hamik (Jr., Aberdeen, S.D.) won the 400
m Hurdles at the Cobber Twilight meet (4/17/07) in 52.31, an NCAA Div II provisional
qualifying time which presently ranks him 9th in the nation. He also ran on
the winning 4x100 m relay. Later in the week at the Sioux City Relays Hamik
won the 110m Hurdles in 14.82 (he is ranked 17th in the current NCAA ranks in
the 110 m Hurdles), he also won the 400 m Hurdles setting a new meet record
(52.42) and ran on two winning relay teams as the wolves won both the Shuttle
Hurdle Relay and the 4x400 m Relay, setting a new school record in the Shuttle
Hurdle Relay (1:01.59) and running an NSIC leading 3:19.41 in the 4x400 m Relay.
NSIC
Men’s Field
Athlete of the Week:
Wayne State’s John Sloup (So., Seward, Neb.) placed second in the hammer
throw at the Wildcat Classic with a new school record throw of 164’ 4”
to break his old record of 148’ 3” set in 2006. He is currently
ranked second in the NSIC in the event.
April 17, 2007 |
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NSIC
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week:
Freshman Kawaskii Bacon won the 200m dash in a NCAA DII Outdoor Championship
provisional qualifying time and school record time of 21.32, while he was also
a member of the 4X100 relay team that set a new school mark of 41.64 at the
Lee Krough Invite hosted by Gustavus Adolphus.
NSIC
Men’s Field
Athlete of the Week:
Zac Preble (Fr., Coleraine, Minn.) took second place in the decathlon at the
Papa John’s D-II Challenge in Emporia, Kan. The freshman used individual
event wins in the shot put (47-08) and the discus (141-09) to finish just 51
points behind Fort Hays State University’s Alen Yoder (6,538) who took
home the title. His point total of 6,487 not only sets a new BSU outdoor record,
it ranks as one of the top ten decathlon scores of the season and provisionally
qualifies him for the NCAA Division II Championships.
April 16, 2007 |
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NSIC
Track Athlete of the Week
Matt Schneider
Junior
Nebraska City, Neb.
Wayne State College
Wayne State’s Matt Schneider (Jr., Nebraska City, Neb.) won the 3000 meter steepelchase at the Morningside Open in a new meet record time of 9:31.19. Schneider has won the event the last years in a row at the NSIC Championships and was also a NCAA National Meet qualifier last year.
April 4, 2007 |
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