Conrad Named Track Athlete of the Week

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State’s Ryan Conrad (Fr., Milbank, S.D.) was part of two new NSU school records at the Nebraska Wesleyan Univ Prairie Wolf Invitational. Conrad placed eighth in a field of 63 athletes, covering the 400 meters in 49.71 seconds. Conrad came back to join Joe Fettig, Taylor Ford, and Jake Hamik to place fifth in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:20.58 setting a new NSU standard for the event. Conrad is presently ranked second in the NSIC in the 400 meter dash, while the NSU 4x400 meter relay is ranked first.

The NSU track and field team will be back in action at the NSIC Championships on February 23-24 at Bemidji, MN.