For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Benjamin Allen (Distance, Sr., North St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul HS)
Concordia-St. Paul
- Broke the school record and the meet record at the SDSU DII Invitational  with a time of 1:52.41 in the 800m
- Ranks 11th in Division II and surpasses the NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1:53.06
- Finished in first-place to earn 10 points for the Golden Bears, contributing to an 8th place team finish for CSP
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the second week in row

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Tanner Berg (Throws, Jr., Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS)
Northern State
- Won the weight throw at the SDSU DII Invitational  with a heave of 68-7.25 (20.91m)
- The throw surpasses the NCAA provisional mark of 58-0.25 (17.68m)
- The throw ranks fourth in the nation this season in Division II
- Placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 49-5-75 (15.08m)
- Named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in row

Other Top Track Performances
Austin Miller (AUGIE) took home first-place in the 1,000m at the SDSU DII Invitational with a personal best time of 2:29.21.
Drew Lewison, Kyle Mason, Zach Henke and Caden Hofacker (MSU) won the 4X400 relay at the SDSU DII Invitational with a time of 3:19.78. 
Ty Dawkins (MSUM) won the 60-meter dash at the BSU Open with time of 6.98 which is fifth-best in NSIC; Was part of the winning 4x400 relay which ran a time of 3:29.06, fifth-best in NSIC; Also placed third in 400 meters at SDSU D2 Invite on Friday with a time of 49.32 which is third-best in NSIC.
Isaiha Fletcher (NSU) ran the 400m and was able to grab first place with a time of 48.83 at the SDSU DII Invite; Continued with his top-3 finish in the 200m with a time of 22.08 seconds.
Jacob Morse (USF) won the 60m hurdles at the SDSU DII Invite with a time of 8.13; The time is an NCAA provision mark and ranks 12th best in the nation this season.

Other Top Field Performances
Connor Clayton (AUGIE) took home first-place in the triple jump at the SDSU DII Invitational with a distance of 45-1.5 (13.75m), which ranks fifth best in the NSIC this season.
Caleb Kath (MSU) won the long jump at the SDSU DII Invitational with a leap of 23-5.25 (7.14m). The jump is an NCAA provisional mark and would rank 25th best in the nation; Best jump of the year came at the MSU Invite at 23-6.25 (7.17m) which ranks 19th in the nation.
Chris Cook (MSUM) won the high jump at SDSU DII Invitational with leap of 6-8.75 (2.05m). He is tied for ninth-best high jump in nation with 6-10.25 (2.09m) from a jump at the Dakota Classic earlier this season. 
Tristan Zawadzki (USF) won the pole vault at the SDSU DII Invitational with a mark of 15-8.25 (4.78m).  The vault is an NCAA provisional mark and ranks 23rd in the nation. 
Ben Allen (WSC) won the shot put at the SDSU DII Invitational with a season best mark of 51-8.5 (15.76m), which currently ranks him second in the NSIC rankings
 
Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
12/10/19
T: Bryant Brown - Minnesota State
F: Deveyonn Brown - Minnesota State
1/21/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State
1/28/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (2)