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NSU's Jesse Heinz Wins the NSIC Heptathlon

Women's Pentathlon Results

Men's Heptathlon Results

NSIC MULTI-EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Wolves did not disappoint the home fans Sunday and Monday at the NSIC Multi-Event Championships; as they collected 2 All-Conference awards and one repeat champion.

Junior Jesse Heinz (Ipswich, SD) repeated as the Multi-Event champion on the men’s side while Junior Katie Anderson (Groton, SD) collected a runner-up finish for the women’s team.

Heinz the 2004 Indoor Pentathlon champ added a Heptathlon championship to his collection this year as the NSIC changed the indoor multi-event from a Pentathlon ( 5 events ) to a Heptathlon ( 7 events ) for the 2005 indoor season. As the events champion he established a new NSIC record in the process and set a new NSU school record, but it was not an easy two days for Heinz. He ended day 1 in third place and did not take over the point lead until the final event, the grueling 1,000 meter run. The wolves, who have produced a long line of talented multi-event athletes, put three men in the top five as Junior Eric Schwan (Aberdeen, SD) and Senior Ryan Rogenes (Glasgow, MT) placed third and fifth respectively in the event. Head Coach Jim Fuller said he was very happy with the performance of all of his athletes in the Multi-Event competition, “ We have taken great pride over the years in preparing or multi kids and then watching them succeed, the efforts that Jesse, Eric, and Ryan put forth today were outstanding and the 18 points that they have put up for our men’s squad for the NSIC indoor championships will be needed if we are going to be a team that is competing for a top team finish in that meet.”

Katie Anderson (Jr., Groton, SD ) continued to show the NSIC that she is one of the best all-around athletes to compete in the conference, both Anderson and eventual champ Deidra Faber, from Winona State University, broke the meet record of 3,209 points as the two talented women battled for the NSIC crown. “ I am very proud of Katie and her performance today, I know how badly she wanted to win this meet and I am sure that she is disappointed to place second, but she had a great meet. A new NSU school record and a point total that broke the old NSIC record show me that she really did a great job. She and the Winona girl have had some great competitions and each one has beaten the other, I would guess that they will meet up again in two or three events next week at the NSIC meet and will continue to produce great events.”

WAYNE STATE WILDCAT INVITE

The Wolves with there second meet in as many days continued their push to prepare for the NSIC Indoor Championships later this month. After a strong showing in Lincoln last night a full team participated in Wayne on Saturday.

The women’s squad was once again lead by senior Lindsey Lesnar (Webster, SD) and fellow middle distance runner Jenny Baus ( Fr Veblen SD ) as each won an event after their school record performances last night. Multiple event place winners included Jenny Betz (So., Webster, SD) in the 600 meter run and 55 meter hurdles and Gena Meier (Jr., Plevna, MT) in the shot put and weight throw. Junior Megan Konechne (Kimball, SD) and Erin Fry (So., Lisbon, ND) each added second place finishes for the Wolves in the 400 meters and 3,000 meter run respectively.

For the men’s squad freshman Matt Walberg (Aberdeen, SD) had his best day in a Northern uniform to date, placing second in both the mile run and the 800 meter run with times of 4:29.51 and 2:02.57 while fellow Aberdeen Central HS graduate Josh Baltzell (So.) contributed an additional second place of his own in the 1,000 meter run.

The Wolves will return to action tomorrow as they host the NSIC Indoor Multi-Event Championships, with the men competing in the Heptathlon on Sunday and Monday and the women competing in the one day Pentathlon on Sunday. The Barnett Center will host both events, with start times slated for 2:00 pm on Sunday and 10:00 am on Monday.

Complete Results

PRAIRIE WOLF INVITE

The wolves began a four-day stretch of track and field with the Prairie Wolf Invite hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University at the Bob Devany Sports Center on the Campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln Nebraska on Friday night. Although it was a long road trip for the Northern squad it was well worth the trip as the Wolves came away with two new school records and a host of seasons best efforts. The meet, which featured over thirty colleges from across the Midwest and over 1,000 athletes, was some of the best competition the squad has faced this season.

Senior Lindsey Lesnar (Webster, SD) had a hand in both school records. After coming close to the 1,000 meter run record at this meet last year, she left no doubt she meant business this year, running 3:02.15 good enough for a third place finish in the large field of 19 athletes. Lesnar then joined forces with Katy Hilton (Fr., Mitchell, SD), Megan Konechne (Jr., Kimball SD), and Jenny Baus (Fr., Veblen, SD) to set a new school record in the 4 X 400 meter relay of 4:05.28. Prior to the relay Hilton, Konechne, and Baus had each put up seasons best time in the 400 meters, 200 meters, and 600 meter run respectively.

In the men’s competition Sophomore Josh Baltzell (Aberdeen, SD) ran to a seventh place finish in the 600 meter run with a personal best time of 1:23.23. That time ranks him second in the NSIC this season. Baltzell , Ross Sandine (Sr., Sioux Fall, S.D.), Joey Fettig (So., Aberdeen SD), and Jake Hamik (Fr., Aberdeen, SD ) then teamed up to put up their best time of the season in the 4 X 400 meter relay of 3:26.08. Sophomore distance runner Matt Scott (Watertown, SD) ran in his first indoor 5,000 meter run, placing a strong 13 th place in a field 34 with a time of 15:41.28, it is sure to be a race that he will run again soon at the NSIC Championships later this month in Bemidji MN.

NSIC Athletes of the Week

2/7/05
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Chang Beachem (So., Denver, Colo.) led the Wolves with two winning efforts at the NSU Quad Friday in Aberdeen, S.D.. After winning the 55m dash in a season-best 6.58, Beachem secured first-place in the long jump with a mark of 21’ 6 3/4”. The sophomore is currently leading the conference in the long jump.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Matt Anderson (Jr., Princeton, Minn.) took home first-place in the high jump at the NSU Quad on Friday. His winning effort of 6’ 8 1/4” was a NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifier, as well as the top mark in the conference this season. The junior presently ranks 16th in the country.
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Katie Anderson (Jr., Groton, S.D.) snagged three first-place finishes at the NSU Quad on Friday. In addition to winning the 55m hurdles (8.58) and the 55m dash (7.56), she triumphed on the field as well, placing first in the long jump with a leap of 17’ 1/4”. Anderson is currently ranked in the top two in the conference in the 55m hurdles, 55m dash, long jump, and pentathlon.

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Northern State-Black Hills State

NSU's Chad Little Wins Weight Throw With 47'10 1/2"

NSU PARENTS DAY QUAD

With over 150 parents and family members in attendance the wolves track and field teams won 11 events and had 33 top three finishes on Friday night in the Barnett Center. “ I was very pleased with both of our squads”, said Head Track and Field Coach Jim Fuller. “ You always want to perform well on Parents Day andthere is little doubt that we had a good day. Combined the men and the women placed in 26 of the 29 events and in 15 events we took two or more of the top six places”.

The women were lead by Katie Anderson ( Jr Groton SD ) and her three winning efforts. Anderson set season’s best marks both the 55 m dash and 55 m hurdles. She added an additional first place in the Long Jump.

Freshman Jenny Baus ( Veblen SD ) contributed to the women’s first place totals with with a come from behind victory in a solid 800 m field, her time of 2:24.54 is her lifetime best.

The men were paced by field event performances, as they won five of the six field events, going one – two in three events. Matt Anderson ( Jr Princeton MN ) lead the wolves with the top performance of the day clearing the NCAA II provisional national qualifying mark of 6’ 81/4” in the High Jump.

Chang Beachem ( So Denver CO ) was Northern’s only double winner as he sped past the field in the 55 m dash to a season’s best time of 6.58 and took first in the Long Jump by ¾ of an inch over teammate Eric Schwan ( Jr Aberdeen SD ) with an effort of 21’ 6 ¾”.

A look at the team totals at the end of the day showed two winning efforts

WOMEN

Northern State University 125
Black Hills State University 116
University of Mary 113
University of Sioux Falls 11
Augustana College 7
South Dakota Tech 6

MEN

Northern State University 194
Black Hills State University 73
University of Mary 56
South Dakota Tech 53
University of Sioux Falls 46

NSIC Athletes of the Week

1/31/05
Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Matt Scott, Northern State
Scott (So., Watertown, S.D.), the NSIC 2004 Individual Cross Country Champion, paced his team this week with four strong performances. At the Northern State-Jamestown College Dual on Tuesday, Scott grabbed two second-place finishes after a 9:25.2 3000m and a 4:35.7 mile. He followed that up with a sixth place performance in the 1000m, and an impressive fourth-place in the one mile Saturday at the Black Hills State University Invite. Scott’s mile time of 4:32.14 is currently the leading effort in the NSIC this season.

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Chad Little, Northern State
Little (Sr., Raymond, Wash.) capped off a great week by setting a season-best in the weight throw with a toss of 50’ 9” at the BHSU Invitational, good enough for second place. Earlier in the week, Chad won first place in the Northern-Jamestown Dual with a throw of 48’ 0”. He is ranked second in the NSIC this year.
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Black Hills State Invite
BHSU Results

The wolves headed out west this past week to take part in the Black Hills State University / Dave Little Invitational. The meet is named after long time CC/Track Coach and BHSU Athletic Director Dave Little. This past year Little was honored at Northern State University with the Jim Kretchman Award for outstanding service to the coaching profession. Little was a cross country and track and field athlete at Northern and is an alumni of the university.

Northern was lead by a group of twelve athletes that were multiple place winners in individual events at the meet. In what Coach Fuller termed a “workman like effort” the wolves squad turned in a strong showing at the meet. “ This meet falls at a point in our season that our main objective is to get in some good efforts in a meet setting. Our multi event athletes got the chance to work on a variety events that were not always their best event, we got to run three men’s mile relays, and we were able to get marks in the 600 meters and 1,000 meters for many of the middle distance runners that might run those events at the NSIC meet, but have not been to a meet where they were offered in the meet schedule until now “ said Fuller.

Multiple event place winners included :
Katie Anderson ( Jr Groton SD ) 5 th 55 hurdles and 5 th HJ
Jenny Baus ( Fr Veblen SD ) 5 th 1,000 and 6 th 600
Jenny Betz ( So Webster SD ) 7 th 55 hurdles and 7 th LJ
Erin Fry ( So Lisbon ND ) 2 nd mile and 6 th 1,000
Lindsey Lesnar ( Sr Webster SD ) 2 nd 600 and 4 th 1,000
Gena Meier ( Jr Plevna MT ) 2 nd weight throw and 4 th shot put
Josh Baltzell ( So Aberdeen SD ) 3 rd 1,000 and 5 th 600
Troy Brock ( So Huron SD ) 4 th weight throw and 8 th shot put
Nick Davis ( So Ipswich SD ) 3 rd weight throw and 6 th shot put
Adam Plageman ( So Bellevue NE ) 5 th LJ and 5 th TJ
Matt Scott ( So Watertown SD ) 4 th mile and 6 th 1,000
Matt Walberg ( Fr Aberdeen SD ) 4 th 1,000 and 7 th mile

BHSU Results

Northern State vs. Jamestown Dual

The Barnett Center once again hosted the annual Northern State University / Jamestown College Indoor Track and Field Dual meet on Tuesday the 25 th of January. The annual event started 17 years ago and is the longest current running collegiate track dual meet in the Midwest, in fact it is one of the few dual meets held. The meet has seen many close finishes over the years and this year was no exception, as the Wolves men held a one point advantage after 14 of the 15 events, 72 to 71, but with their win in the 4 X 400 meter relay the Jimmies captured the meet 76 to 75. “ It seems as though this meet comes down to the 4 X 4 either on the women’s side or the men’s side every year” said NSU veteran coach Jim Fuller. “ Rollie Greeno and I decided that this meet would be a good experience for our kids 17 years ago when I was first hired here at Northern and I am so pleased that the Jamestown coaches ( Josh Roberts and Jim Clark ) have kept it on our schedules every year since. Most college coaches really don’t want to run dual meets and focus on the team aspect of track and field, but I really feel that going into the NSIC meet without a scored meet would hurt our teams. These types of meets always bring out some great performances and this year was no exception”.

Gena Meier lead the women’s squad with a new personal best and the winning weight throw of 48’1”, she went on to add a third place in the shot put. Multi event athlete Katie Anderson scored in 4 events for the Wolves, with her best effort of the night being a season best time in the 55 meter hurdles of 8.65 also good enough for first place.

The men’s team was lead by a strong evening in the throwing events, where Northern took five of the top six places, going 1 2 3 in the weight throw and 1 2 in the shot put. The long jump might have been the event of the night with five jumpers between 21’4” and 22’4”where Northern athletes placed 2 3 5.

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Northern State Pentathlon Cancelled

Northern State Track Coach Jim Fuller has announced that the Northern State Pentathlon that was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27th has been cancelled. Due to poor weather conditions last weekend there has been a number of teams that have opted to compete at other events over this weekend. The event has not been rescheduled.

USD HILLENDRAND OPEN

The Northern State University Track and Field teams saw their first official action of the 2005 indoor season Friday and Saturday January 14 th and 15 th at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion SD, with both the men and women putting up some impressive results for an early season meet. The men were lead again by Matt Anderson ( Princeton MN, Jr ) and his second place performance in the High Jump ( 6’ 6” ). Anderson ended his day with a near clearance at the NCAA II qualifying mark of 6’ 8 ¼”. Defending NSIC Multi-Event champion Jesse Heinz ( Ipswich SD, Jr ) opened his season placing third in the Pentathlon with a solid 3213 point total. Most notable within the Pentathlon was Heinz High Jump where he cleared 6’ 31/2”. Distance runners Matt Scott ( Watertown SD, So ) and Matt Walberg ( Aberdeen SD, Fr ) teamed up with 5 th and 6 th place finishes in the 3,000 meters with times of 9:06 and 9:09 and look to be in the same form that lead the men to an NSIC championship in CC last fall. Throwers Nick Davis ( Ipswich SD, So ), Garret Pfitzer ( Mobridge SD, Jr ) and Troy Brock ( Huron SD, So ) put together 4 place winning throws in the Shot Put and Weight Throw.

The women’s throwers were not to be outdone, Gena Meier ( Plevna MT, Jr ), Jocelyn Plooster ( Corsica SD, So ) and Christine Heffernan ( Denver CO, Fr ) also combined for 4 place winners in the throwing events. Lindsey Lesnar ( Webster SD, Sr ) continued to run well with a personal best in the 800 meters of 2:23.52 good enough for 3 rd place.

The wolves also opened the season up with a couple of strong relay showings with the men’s 4 x 400 meter relay and women’s 4 x 400 meter relay teams both placing, 3 rd and 6 th respectively.

The wolves next action with be a home affair, as the annual dual meet with the Jimmie’s of Jamestown College will begin with Field events at 6:00 pm and track events at 7:30 pm on Tuesday January 25 th.

Complete results

USD PRESEASON OPEN

The Northern State University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams opened their indoor season with a very limited group at the USD Preseason Open on Thursday December 9 th in Vermillion SD at the Dakota Dome. “ This meet is really just a chance for some of our upperclassmen to see where they are fitness wise” said Head Track Coach Jim Fuller. “ I thought a couple of our sprinter/hurdlers and a couple of our multi-event kids were ready for a meet while it was best for the vast majority of our squad to remain home and just do some time trials in the Barnett Center” noted Fuller.

Chang Beachem ( So. Westminster, CO ) opened his season with a personal best in the 60 m dash of 7.08 and a strong 5 th place finish in a field that included a couple of post collegiate athletes that were former NCAA D II All-Americans ( one of which was his coach and former Northern State star Micah Arnold ).

Lindsey Lesnar ( Sr. Webster, SD ) who is coming off an outstanding Cross Country season ( 2 nd NSIC ) opened her indoor campaign with a solid 2:24.35 in the 800 m run, good enough for 4 th place.

Junior Matt Anderson ( Princeton, MN ) jumped near his personal best in the high jump. The returning All-NSIC selection took home 2 nd place with a clearance of 6’6”.

With an early look of what will be to come, the only Freshman that participated for the wolves, Jake Hamik ( Aberdeen, SD ) had a very strong performance in the 60 m hurdles placing 8 th with a time of 8.72 in the prelims and 8.75 in the finals. This was impressive for a freshman that prefers to run the 400 m hurdles ( Hamik owns the second fasted time in SD prep history in the 300 m hurdles ), but will certainly see double duty for the wolves this season in both hurdle races.

Northern State Track & Field Team Honored 

The NCAA II Track and Cross Country Coaches Associations have announced their initial Scholar-Athlete of the Year selections for the past seasons 2003-04. 

In women’s Cross Country, Kristen Peterson of Northern State (South Dakota) was selected as the 2003 Cross Country Student Athlete of the Year.  Holly Fehrenbach, the Fort Hayes State University (KS) sprinter was the Indoor Track and Field Student Athlete of the year.  Each will garner a $1,000 award. 

Women’s Track & Field Earn All-Academic Honors

For the 9th consecutive year the Northern State University Women’s Track & Field Team has been named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track Coaches’ Association at the NCAA Division II level with a team cumulative GPA of 3.19. 

Individually, Kristin Petersen (Sr., Arlington, SD) and Trisha Thielen (Fr., Pavillion, WY) were named Academic All-Americans.  Petersen, a school record holder in the Steeplechase, has now been named an Academic All-American for the sixth time in track and field and cross country.  She graduated in May with a perfect 4.0 GPA in biology and is presently attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.  Thielen earned a 3.91 during her freshman year and met the National Qualifying Mark in the High Jump.
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NSU TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY RECRUITING CLASS 2004-05

Women

Jenny Baus

• Rosholt High School – Middle Distance Runner
• State Champion at the South Dakota State Track Meet
• "Jenny has experienced a variety of events in high school with great success in the middle distance events. She will add much needed depth to the middle distance events this year."

Katy Hilton

• Mitchell High School – Sprinter
• State Meet place winner at the South Dakota State Track Meet
• "Katy has been a consistent place winner at the State Meet in the 400 meters. She will not only help in the open events, but should also be a great relay leg."

Jennifer Hoffman

• Malta High School, Montana – Distance Runner
• Montana State Cross Country Meet participant
• "Jennifer is an experienced cross country runner that has already competed at the 5 K distance which most high school women from South Dakota have not, which should help her adjust to college cross country."

Katie Kirchgasler

• Aberdeen Central High School – Distance Runner
• South Dakota State Cross Country meet participant
• "Katie has been a long time member of the Aberdeen Central Cross Country/Track teams and we are looking forward to her joining our program and adding more depth to our women's distance runs."

Alicia Overcast

• Havre High School, Montana – Hurdles and Long Sprints
• Multi-time Montana State Track Meet place winner.
• "Alicia had a real impact at the Montana State Meet in the 300 hurdles, 400 meters and 800 meter runs. She will really fill some spots we need on our women's squad."

Jenny Rose

• Huron High School – Distance Runner
• South Dakota State Track/Cross Country Meet participant.
• "Jenny is a true distance runner. She likes the longer runs and will concentrate on cross country and the 5K or 10K in track."

Courtney Schlenker

• Mobridge High School – Hurdler
• South Dakota State Track Meet participant.
• "Courtney ran both the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles and should give us an additional needed hurdler in both events."

Men

Kevin Dahlberg

• Valley City High School, North Dakota – Distance Runner
• Lead his high school team to a North Dakota State Cross Country Championship.
• "Kevin is a very talented young man. Besides being a great distance runner, he is an outstanding musician and excellent student. Kevin will be a great asset to our team and our university."

Bryant Feterl

• Lead-Deadwood High School – Long Sprints and Middle Distance
• South Dakota State Meet place winner.
• "Bryant will give us greater flexibility with our middle distance entries and should develop into a strong collegiate 400/800 meter runner."

Cameron Gerken

• Britton High School – Hurdles and Jumps
• South Dakota State Track Meet Champion

"Cameron has so much potential in a variety of events. If he chooses to work on the Decathlon, he could add that to his hurdling and high jumping."

Jake Hamik

• Aberdeen Roncalli High School – Hurdler
• 110 meter hurdle & 300 meter hurdle South Dakota State Track Meet Champion.
• 2 nd best 300 meter hurdle time in South Dakota history
• "Jake will make an impact in the NSIC right away. We are looking forward to watching his development over the next four years."

TJ Hauck

• Madison High School – Thrower
• South Dakota State Track Meet place winner
• "TJ has the height and strength to adapt to the college size shot and could quickly develop into a good college thrower."

Derek Larson

• Aberdeen Central High School – Thrower
• South Dakota State Track Meet place winner
• "Derek is a very hard worker that is committed to working year round on his throwing and will give us one more solid male thrower."

Nate McGruder

• Lead-Deadwood High School – Pole Vaulter
• South Dakota State Track Meet Champion.
• "Last year we really were without a pole vaulter other than our decathletes. Nate gives our squad a strong vaulter right away that can compete in the NSIC as a freshman."

Matt Sides

• Webster High School – Pole Vaulter
• South Dakota State Track Meet place winner.
• "Matt has had good high school coaching at Webster and he improved rapidly his senior year. I think he can continue that improvement this year."

Trent Waage

• Aberdeen Central High School – Distance Runner
• South Dakota State Cross Country Meet 25 th place.
• "Trent has put in more miles in high school than most every other high school distance runner. That background will serve him well in college and will give us an additional 10 K runner right away to go with our upperclassmen."

Matt Walberg

• Aberdeen Central High School – Distance Runner
• South Dakota State Cross Country Meet 3 rd place
• South Dakota State Track Meet place winner.
• "Matt is a very talented runner that has been a team leader at Central for the past few years and Matt will not only run well here, but will be a great teammate to every athlete on our squad."

Eric Zepp

• Hitchcock High School – Middle Distance Runner
• "Eric will add to our middle distance group that needed some depth. We are pleased that we can now have more flexibility with our entries in the middle distance area."

"Overall, I am very pleased with our recruiting class. It is obvious that we wanted to add middle distance, distance and cross country runners to our squad. We emphasized that in our recruiting and I think that both our cross-country and track & field teams will be stronger this year. I am also pleased that we were able to attract great quality with five State Champions. Lastly, we have always tried to recruit our area and with five Aberdeen athletes and many of the group from northeast South Dakota, we have stayed true to our purpose of recruiting area athletes. We know that the high school kids in this area can compete in the NSIC and NCAA, but I am also pleased that we could add some athletes from West River, Montana, and North Dakota. It will give our squad a good mix this year. I am really looking forward to watching these kids grow and mature over the next four years." Jim Fuller Head Track and Field Coach Northern State University

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