For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
Michael Sandle (Jumps, Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS)
Minnesota State
- High point performer at NSIC Championships with 26 points
- Won the triple jump with an NSIC record and NCAA DII leading mark of 53-10.5, which is the sxth best jump in NCAA DII history
- Was second in the men's long jump at 23-3.5, ranking him tenth nationally
- Finished second in the high jump at 6-10.75, which ranks him seventh nationally
NSIC Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Glen Ellingson (Distance, Sr., Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead HS)
Augustana
- Placed first at the NSIC Indoor Championships in both the 3000m and the 5000m
- Broke the meet record in the 5000m racing to a time of 14:39.66 breaking the record previously set by former teammate Keegan Carda who set the record last year with a time of 14:45.85
- Broke the school record in the 5000m at the Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. on Feb. 10 with a time of 14:19.56
- Broke the meet record and the school record in the 3000m with a time of 8:16.97
- Broke Sioux Falls' William Brockmeuller's record of 8:25.37 that he set in 2015
- Has hit provisional marks in the Mile, 3000m and the 5000m
- Ranks 17th in the nation and 1st in the NSIC in the 3000m
- Ranks 12th in the nation and 1st in the NSIC in the 5000m
- Ranks 31st in the nation and 5th in the NSIC in the mile with a time of 4:08.34
- Named USTFCCCA All-Central Region in the 3000m and the 5000m
- Earned NSIC Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 14
NSIC Men’s Newcomer of the Year
Antoine Bardou (Distance, Jr., Saint-Chely-D'apcher, France / De Cha Depepchur HS)
Wayne State
- NSIC Champion in 1000m run with time of 2:28.95
- Also placed fourth in the one mile run at 4:13.69
- Scored 15 of Wayne State’s 69 points, helping the Wildcats to third place team finish
- Had NCAA provisional marks in 800 meter run (1:52.50) and one mile run (4:08.27)
NSIC Men’s Coach of the Year
Jim Dilling - Minnesota State
- Earned his fourth straight NSIC Coach of the Year honor
- Led the Mavericks to sixth straight NSIC Indoor Championships
- Coached 19 All-Conference athletes this indoor season
All-Conference performers consist of the top three place winners in each event and the members of the top two relay teams from the Conference meet.
| Event |
Place |
First Name |
Last Name |
Time |
Year |
School |
| 60 |
1 |
Luxon |
Glor |
6.89 |
FR |
University of Mary |
| 60 |
2 |
Braxton |
Adams |
6.93 |
JR |
Wayne State |
| 60 |
3 |
Jonathon |
Rowe |
6.96 |
|
Sioux Falls |
| 200 |
1 |
Tanner |
Ogren |
21.99 |
SO |
Minnesota State |
| 200 |
2 |
Luxon |
Glor |
22.17 |
FR |
University of Mary |
| 200 |
3 |
Brian |
Huber |
22.27 |
JR |
Msu-Moorhead |
| 400 |
1 |
John |
Schuster |
48.51 |
SO |
Minnesota State |
| 400 |
2 |
Isaiah |
Pitchford |
49.02 |
JR |
Minnesota State |
| 400 |
3 |
Dalton |
Bialke |
49.08 |
FR |
Minnesota State |
| 600 |
1 |
Trey |
Furgeson |
01:20.4 |
SO |
Sioux Falls |
| 600 |
2 |
Luke |
Wietgrefe |
01:21.9 |
JR |
Northern State |
| 600 |
3 |
Austin |
LaFollette |
01:22.6 |
JR |
Southwest Minnesota |
| 800 |
1 |
Josh |
Barrows |
01:53.7 |
SO |
Augustana |
| 800 |
2 |
Mason |
Phillips |
01:55.1 |
FR |
Sioux Falls |
| 800 |
3 |
Zachary |
Ulmer |
01:55.2 |
JR |
Northern State |
| 1000 |
1 |
Antoine |
Bardou |
02:29.0 |
JR |
Wayne State |
| 1000 |
2 |
Josh |
Young |
02:32.3 |
JR |
Msu-Moorhead |
| 1000 |
3 |
Zach |
Lundberg |
02:33.6 |
|
Sioux Falls |
| 3000 |
1 |
Glen |
Ellingson |
08:17.0 |
SR |
Augustana |
| 3000 |
2 |
Derek |
Myers |
08:32.2 |
SO |
University of Mary |
| 3000 |
3 |
Jase |
Kraft |
08:34.3 |
SO |
Sioux Falls |
| 5000 |
1 |
Glen |
Ellingson |
14:39.7 |
SR |
Augustana |
| 5000 |
2 |
Steven |
Brown |
14:48.2 |
FR |
Sioux Falls |
| 5000 |
3 |
Derek |
Myers |
14:57.7 |
SO |
University of Mary |
| 60H |
1 |
Teddy |
Frid |
8.13 |
FR |
Sioux Falls |
| 60H |
2 |
Anyah |
Nutter |
8.23 |
SO |
Minnesota State |
| 60H |
3 |
Paul |
Meloche |
8.24 |
SO |
Augustana |
| Heptathlon |
1 |
Robert |
Sullivan |
5141 |
SO |
Wayne State |
| Heptathlon |
2 |
Teddy |
Frid |
5082 |
FR |
Sioux Falls |
| Heptathlon |
3 |
Derek |
Lahm |
4970 |
JR |
Wayne State |
| High Jump |
1 |
Jeff |
DeCock |
2.13m |
JR |
Minnesota State |
| High Jump |
2 |
Michael |
Sandle |
2.10m |
JR |
Minnesota State |
| High Jump |
3 |
Deshonn |
Brown |
2.10m |
SO |
Northern State |
| Long Jump |
1 |
Brian |
Huber |
7.56m |
JR |
Msu-Moorhead |
| Long Jump |
2 |
Michael |
Sandle |
7.40m |
JR |
Minnesota State |
| Long Jump |
3 |
Luxon |
Glor |
7.29m |
FR |
University of Mary |
| Mile |
1 |
Jase |
Kraft |
04:10.8 |
SO |
Sioux Falls |
| Mile |
2 |
Josh |
Young |
04:10.9 |
JR |
Msu-Moorhead |
| Mile |
3 |
Billy |
Beseman |
04:11.7 |
FR |
Sioux Falls |
| Pole Vault |
1 |
Jagger |
Gran |
5.17m |
SR |
Sioux Falls |
| Pole Vault |
2 |
Mitch |
Valli |
5.02m |
SO |
Minnesota State |
| Pole Vault |
3 |
Jacob |
Zebedee |
5.02m |
SR |
Sioux Falls |
| Shotput |
1 |
Bryan |
Caffin |
16.26m |
SR |
Minnesota State |
| Shotput |
2 |
Alex |
Weis |
16.08m |
JR |
Southwest Minnesota |
| Shotput |
3 |
Josh |
Behning |
15.30m |
FR |
Southwest Minnesota |
| Triple Jump |
1 |
Michael |
Sandle |
16.42m |
JR |
Minnesota State |
| Triple Jump |
2 |
London |
Thurman |
14.81m |
SR |
Minnesota State |
| Triple Jump |
3 |
Brady |
Metz |
14.64m |
JR |
Wayne State |
| Weight Throw |
1 |
Derrick |
Sheppard |
17.65m |
SO |
Sioux Falls |
| Weight Throw |
2 |
Jordan |
Flinn |
17.61m |
SO |
Southwest Minnesota |
| Weight Throw |
3 |
Brian |
Lee |
17.51m |
SR |
Minnesota Duluth |
All-Conference Relays
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
1 |
John Schuster, Tanner OgrenIsaiah Pitchford, Morris Dennis |
03:18.3 |
Minnesota State |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
2 |
Itoitz Rodriguez, Zachery Six, Romario Thomas, Luke Wietgrefe |
03:21.5 |
Northern State |
| Distance Medley Relay |
1 |
Billy Beseman, Teddy Frid, Israel Parsons, Mason Phillips |
10:22.3 |
Sioux Falls |
| Distance Medley Relay |
2 |
Austin Yardley, CalvinBuesgens, Isaiah Rabata, Austin Pasch |
10:24.9 |
Minnesota State |
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