Wrap-Up

Northern State outdoor track & field finished another impressive season, capped off by two individuals qualifying for NCAA DII Nationals. Jake Hamik finished eighth in the 400m hurdles and earned All-American status while Miranda Boepple finished 16th in the javelin.

The men’s team finished third at the NSIC Championship while the women came in fourth. NSU team have now finished in the top three 63 of the past 71 NSIC Track & Field Championships. The Wolves had seven individuals win NSIC championships with Hamik (400m hurdles, 110m hurdles) and Jeremy VanVeen (5000m run, 10,000m run) winning two a piece respectively. The Wolves swept the javelin with Boepple taking the women’s and Eric Schwan (56.70m) taking the men’s. Jesse Heinz followed up his indoor multi event championship winning the outdoor multi event (decathlon).

The Northern State men finished ranked 18th in the final NCAA Division II Track & Field Team Power Rankings while the women finished 40th. NSU men’s and women’s teams have never missed a top 40 ranking in either indoor or outdoor track & field since moving into the NCAA in 1995.

Seven NSU athletes earned 12 All-NSIC Awards
11 NSU athletes were named NSIC Honorable Mention

Northern State Individual NSIC Champions
M 110m Hurdles - Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) 14.52
M 400m Hurdles - Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) 56.70
M 5000m - Jeremy VanVeen (So., Milbank, S.D.) 15:39.97
M 10000m - Jeremy VanVeen (So., Milbank, S.D.) 33:29.05
W Javelin - Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson, N.D.) 137’00”
M Javelin - Eric Schwan (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) 186’00”
M Decathlon - Jesse Heinz (Sr., Mina, S.D.) 5711

NCAA DII National Qualifying marks
Gena Meier – Hammer Ranked 26 th in Nation
Miranda Boepple – Javelin Ranked 16 th in Nation
Jake Hamik – 400m Hurdles Ranked 18 th in Nation
Jeremy VanVeen – 5000m Ranked 28 th in Nation

School Records Broken in Outdoor Track & Field
Matt Walberg 1500m 3:54.58
Jake Hamik 400 hurdles 51.52
Wade Royer Pole Vault 15’4”
Troy Brock Hammer 161’3”
Jeremy VanVeen Distance Medley Relay 10:33.78
Josh Beitzell
Matt Walberg
Jake Hamik

Again and Again…
The NSU women’s track & field team has met the qualifications to be name on the NCAA DII All-Academic Team for the 11 th straight year, every year that they have been a member of the NCAA. The award is given by the NCAA DII Track & Field / Cross-Country Coaches Association.

Sweeps...
Northern State athletes had some rare occurrences at the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. NSU swept the top three sports in the men’s 5000m; the top two places in the men’s 10,000m and won both the men’s and women’s javelin.

Two more...
With victories in the men’s and women’s javelin at the NSIC Championships, Assistant Coach Brenda Fuller has now coached 62 NSIC Champions in her 18 year career at Northern State.

Team Awards for 2006 Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field

Co-Most Valuable Athlete – Men
Jake Hamik
Jeremy VanVeen

Co-Most Improved Athlete – Men
Trent Waage
Adam Plageman

Co-Outstanding Freshman- Men
Wade Royer
Danny Scott

Co-Most Valable Athlete – Women
Miranda Boepple
Megan Konechne

Most Improved Athlete – Women
Jenni Betz

Co-Outstanding Freshman – Women
Valerie Moore
Cortny Pember

All-American

Emporia, Kan. - Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) finished in eighth place in the finals of the 400m hurdles at the NCAA DII National Track & Field Championship. Hamik’s time of 53.54 was nearly two second slower than his preliminary race time, however he still earned the honor of being named All-American. 400 Hurdle Results

Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson, N.D.) also competed at nationals, as she finished 16th in the women's javelin. Boepple's best of three throws measured 39.31 meters, far shorter than her 41.75 throw she had at the NSIC Championships. Javelin Results

Big Jake

Emporia, Kan. - Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) won his heat in the preliminaries of the 400m hurdles at the NCAA DII National Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 51.52. Hamik is now one of eight athletes to race in the finals on Saturday at 7:19 p.m. in Emporia, Kan.

The win in his heat gave Hamik the automatic bid into the finals along with the other two heat winners. The next five highest times were then chosen to move on to the finals with the heat winners. Hamik’s time of 51.52 was the fifth fastest of the preliminaries, with the fastest time coming from Alvin Miles (Fr., St. Augustine) at 50.63.

Hamik saved his best race of the season thus far for the preliminaries as he brushed nearly a second off his previous best of 52.44. Hamik, the Northern State school record holder in the 400m hurdles, just needs to finish in the finals and he will be named All-American as the top eight finisher receive the honor. Northern State’s last All-American was Micah Arnold, who earned the award back in 2003-04 in the 60m indoor hurdles with a sixth place finish. In Head Coach Jim Fuller’s 17 years at Northern State he has coached 36 All-Americans, with Hamik possibly being his 37 th.

Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson, N.D.) also qualified for nationals in the javelin, which she will throw on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. Meet Results

Wolves Have Two Qualify for Nationals

Jake Hamik is a two-time NSIC 400m hurdles champion and ranked 18th in the nation. He set the Northern State school record in the 400m hurdles this season with a time of 52.44. He was named Co-NSIC Most Valuable Player in Track this spring along with Ben Jansen of Wayne State. Hamik was also named the Most Valuable Athlete at the Sioux City Relays back on April 22nd.

The 400m hurdle preliminary race will be run on Thursday, May 25th at 7:25 p.m. The finals will be run on May 27th at 7:19 p.m. at Francis G Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan.

Miranda Boepple is a three-time NSIC javelin champion and is ranked 16th in the nation this season with a throw of 137 feet at the NSIC Championships on May 13th. She set the Northern State school record last season with a throw of 138-feet six inches. Boepple will be the first NSU women to throw the javelin at the NCAA DII national meet.

The javelin will be thrown at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 27th at Francis G Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan.

The Northern State men’s outdoor track & field team finished third at the NSIC Championships while the women finished in fourth place.

Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, S.D.) is an NCAA DII institution and a member of the Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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NSIC Women's Field Athlete of the Week May 9th, 2006

Women’s Field – Miranda Boepple ( Jr., Dickinson, ND) won the Javelin throw at the Howard Wood Relays (134’ 4”) and beat the NCAA Div II defending national champion. She is presently ranked 14^th in the NCAA Div II rankings and leads the NSIC by over 13 feet. Boepple is a two time defending NSIC champion in the Javelin. Full Story
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Athlete of the Week Nominations
May 8th, 2006

Men’s Track – Matt Walberg ( So., Aberdeen, SD) placed second in the 1,500 meter run and broke the NSU school record with a time of 3:54.58 at the Howard Wood Relays. Walberg ends the regular outdoor season as the NSIC leader in the 1,500 meters by over three seconds, his time was only 58 hundreds of a second off the NCAA Div II qualifying mark.

 

Women’s Field – Miranda Boepple ( Jr., Dickinson, ND) won the Javelin throw at the Howard Wood Relays (134’ 4”) and beat the NCAA Div II defending national champion. She is presently ranked 14^th in the NCAA Div II rankings and leads the NSIC by over 13 feet. Boepple is a two time defending NSIC champion in the Javelin.

 

Men’s Field – Troy Brock ( Jr., Huron, SD) had a busy weekend participating in the Howard Wood Relays on Friday May 5^th and placing third in the Discus with a toss of 148’ 5” and then throwing in the MSUM Invite on Saturday May 6^th. In Moorhead Troy placed fourth in the Hammer Throw (150’ 5”) and then picked up an additional fourth place in the Discus Throw, throwing 146’ 5”. Brock is ranked second in the Discus and third in the Hammer in the Final NSIC rankings. 

82nd Howard Wood Relays

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VanVeen and Heinz Named NSIC Male Track and Field Athlete's of the Week
May 3rd, 2006

Men’s Track – Jeremy Van Veen ( So., Milbank, SD) Placed 14^th in the Invatational 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays. Van Veen was the third non-division I runner in the field. His time of 14:46.10 is an NCAA Div II national qualifying mark and leads the NSIC by 50 seconds.

 

Men’s Field – Jesse Heinz ( Sr., Ipswich, SD) scored 5711 points to win the 2006 NSIC Decathlon. Heinz had winning efforts in the High Jump and Discus as well a second place finish in the last event the 1500 meter to secure the overall Decathlon Championship. Heinz now has won three NSIC multi Event Championships, the 2005 and 2006 indoor titles and the 2006 outdoor title.

Athlete of the Week Nominations
May 2nd, 2006

Women’s Field – Gena Meier ( Sr., Plevna, MT) won the Al Cassell/Jamestown College Invitational Hammer Throw with a toss of 159’ 2”. That throw is an NCAA Div II National Qualifying mark and is only 2 feet short of Meier’s personal best and Northern State University school record.

 

Faber and Heinz repeat as NSIC Multi Event champions

Winona State’s Deidra Faber and Northern State’s Jesse Heinz followed up their 2006 Indoor Track and Field Multi Event championships with Outdoor Track and Field crowns in the Heptathlon and Decathlon held Sunday April 30 and Monday May 1 in Aberdeen SD. Both seniors, Faber and Heinz used strong efforts in the last event to top the field.

Faber ran a competition best, 2:19.81 in the 800 meters to overcome Jessica Trautwein’s ( MSU-M) lead going into the last event. Faber also posted the best 200 meter dash time in the competition of 26.57, as well as second place efforts in both the high jump and 100 meter hurdles. Trautwein, the 2005 Heptathlon champion, had a very strong effort, placing first in three events (high jump, long jump, and 100 meter hurdles), but the weather, rain and cool temperatures, hampered the defending champs best event, the high jump.

Going into the last event in the men’s decathlon, five athletes were separated by only 170 points. Bemidji’s Micheal Hougen and Northern’s Jesse Heinz battled the entire 1500 meters with Heniz beating Hougen by 3.5 seconds to post the overall Decathlon victory. For Heinz it was a special win as the 2005 Decathlon runner-up had never posted and Outdoor Multi Event Championship. Third place honors went to the 2005 defending champion Eric Schwan of Northern State. Schwan used an outstanding effort in the Javelin of 191’ 10” to propel himself into the mix going into the 1500 meters.

Team points following the Multi Events and heading into the NSIC Outdoor Championships are as follows:

WOMEN	MEN
WSU 10	NSU 17
MSUM 8	BSU 10
WSC 7	MSUM 4
NSU 4
BSU 2

Jesse Heinz Wins NSIC Decathlon

Jesse Heinz won the NSIC Decathlon that was held at Swisher Field on April 30 th and May 1 st. This marks Heinz third multi-event win of his career after winning the last two indoor titles. Heinz finally won the decathlon after finishing runner-up the past two years. Heinz led going into the final event and used a late surge in the 1,500 to win the event and bring his point total to 5,711 for the decathlon, 60 points better than the second place finisher. Heinz performed well in the throwing events as he threw 116-11 in the discus and 138-3 in the javelin.

Jesse Heinz, 5,711 points: 100-meter dash, :11.78, 695 points; long jump, 19-1, 548 points; shot put, 35-5, 534 points; high jump, 6-0, 670 points; 400-meter dash, :56.36, 545 points; 110-meter hurdles, :17.05, 619 points; discus, 116-11, 577 points; pole vault, 11-9, 509 points; javelin, 138-3, 473 points; 1,500 meters, 5:03.27, 541 points.
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Athlete of the Week Nominations
April 24th, 2006

Women’s Track – Megan Konechne (Sr., Kimball, SD.) placed second in the 100 meter dash (12.97) and ran on three place winning relays at the Sioux City Relays. Konechne ran on the 4x100 meter relay ( third 50.80 ), was the anchor on the 4x200 meter relay that placed fifth in 1:47.87 and also anchored the wolves 4x400 meter relay team to a sixth place (4:08.74).

 

Men’s Track – Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, SD.) won three events, set one meet record, set one school record, met the NCAA Div. II qualifying mark in the 400 meter hurdles and ran on three of the wolves relay teams, as the sophomore had a two very busy to day’s at the Sioux City Relays. Hamik placed first in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.75, the 400 meter dash in 49.20, and set multiple records in winning the 400 meter hurdles in an NCAA qualifying 52.59. He presently leads the NSIC in all of these events.

 

Women’s Field – Gena Meier (Sr., Plevna, MT.) won the hammer throw at the Sioux City Relays with a toss of 152’ 6”. She followed that throw up with two additional place wining performances, a fifth in the shot put (40’6”)and a ninth in the Javelin (110’10”). Meier is ranked in the NSIC top ten in all four throwing events.

 

Men’s Field – Troy Brock (Sr., Huron, SD.) set a new NSU school record in the hammer throw with a throw of 161’3” wich was good enough for fourth at the Sioux City relays. Brock also placed third in the discus with a 148’3” effort. Brock is ranked second and fourth respectively in the NSIC this season in the hammer and discus.

 

Athlete of the Week Nominations
April 17th, 2006

Men’s Track – Jeremy VanVeen (So., Milbank, SD) ran the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut Calf), placing 19^th in the University/Open division. The Mt SAC Relays are widely accepted as the best distance competition in the nation and the 2006 NSIC indoor track MVP ran an impressive 31:11.53. VanVeen leads the NSIC by over a minute in the 10k and is also the conference leader in the 1,500 meters.

Women’s Field – Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson, ND) placed 3^rd at the ESU Div. II Challenge in the Javelin competition. Boepple’s throw is presently the 11^th best throw in the NCAA Div. II rankings and is first in the NSIC, the 2005 defending NSIC Champion has thrown 17 better than the second best throw in the NSIC this season.

Men’s Field – Eric Schwan (Sr., Aberdeen, SD) tossed the Javelin 175’ 6” good enough for 10^th place in one of the best Javelin competitions held in the nation, the ESU Div. II challenge. Schwan leads the Javelin by 13 feet on the NSIC top ten list and is the defending NSIC outdoor track Decathlon champion.

 

April 14, 2006

Jeremy VanVeen Finishes 19th at Mt. SAC Relays

Walnut, Calif. (Hilmer Lodge Stadium) - Jeremy VanVeen (So., Milbank, S.D.) finished 19th out of 28 racers in the 10,000M Run on Thursday, April 14th with a time of 31:11.53 at the MT SAC Relays. VanVeen finished about a minute and a half behind the race winner, Shadrack Songok (Texas A&M Corp Chr), as he won the race in a time of 29:42.53. VanVeen leads the NSIC by over a minute in the 10k and is also the conference leader in the 1,500 meters. The Mount San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) Relays are in their 48th year and are widely accepted as the best distance competition in the nation. Meet Results and More Info on Mt. SAC Release.

Megan Konechne Named NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Megan Konechne ( Sr., Kimball, S.D.) was named NSIC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance at the NSU Invite last weekend. Konechne continued her undefeated season in the 400m dash, winning the event at the Northern State Invite in 1:01.59. She added a second winning effort with an NSIC leading 26.04 in the 200m dash. Konechne also ran legs on two second place relays for the Wolves (4x400m relay and 4x100m relay). Full NSIC Release

Athlete of the Week Nominations
April 10th, 2006

Women’s Track – Megan Konechne ( Sr., Kimball, SD.) continued her undefeated season in the 400 m dash, winning the event at the Northern State open in 1:01.59. She a second winning effort with a NSIC leading 26.04 in the 200 m dash. Konechne also ran legs on two second place relays for the wolves (4x400 m relay and 4x100 m relay).

 

Men’s Track – Joey Fettig (Jr., Aberdeen, SD.) had a busy day at the Northern State open. Fettig ran on the winning 4x100 m relay team and fourth place 4x400 m relay squads for the wolves, he also placed third in the 200 m dash (23.28) and fourth in the 400 m dash (52.58).

 

 

Women’s Field – Katie Anderson (Sr., Groton, SD.) won the Long Jump with a jump of 17’ 1 ¼” at the Northern State open. Anderson, an eight time All-NSIC selection, also set a season best in winning the 100 m hurdles (15.60), placed second in the High Jump (5’ 0”), and ran a carry on the wolves second place 4x100 m relay squad.

 

Men’s Field – Troy Brock (Jr., Huron, SD.) set a Swisher Track record in the Hammer Throw at the Northern State open. His throw of 155’ 4” was also his personal best. Brock followed the Hammer win up with an additional winning effort in the Discus Throw, as his 149’ 7” effort topped the field.

 

Records Set this Weekend at the NSU Invite

Three Swisher Track records were set this weekend. Gena Meier set a new record in the women’s hammer 147’ 0”, Troy Brock set a new track record in the men’s hammer 155’ 4”, and Jake Hamik set a new record in the men’s 400 m hurdles with a time of 53.52. Jakes time is also a new Northern State University Outdoor Track and Field school record.

Wolves Host First Track Meet at New Swisher


Katie Anderson winning the 100m Hurdles

Aberdeen, S.D. - Northern State hosted its first ever outdoor meet at the new Clark Swisher field. The teams that participated in the Northern State Invite were Northern State University, Jamestown College, and Trinity Bible College.

On the Women’s side the Wolves got nine first place finishes out of the seventeen events. Katie Anderson (Sr., Multi-Event, Groton, S.D.) led the Wolves as she got first place in the long jump with a jump of 17’ 1 ¼” and first in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 15.60. Megan Konechne (Sr., Sprints, Kimball, S.D.) also got two first place finishes as she won the 200m dash with a time of 26.04sec and the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.59.

On the Men’s side the Wolves got nine first place finishes out of the nineteen events. The Wolves got two first place finishes apiece from Troy Brock (Jr. Throws, Huron, S.D.) and Jake Hamik (So., Hurdles, Aberdeen, S.D.). Brock got first in the hammer throw with a throw of 155’4 and in the Discus with a throw of 149’7”. Hamik got his first place finishes in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.79 and in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.52 sec.

The Wolves will be in Emporia, Kan. on April 13/14 for the ESU Div. II Multi Event and on April 15 th they will be competing in the ESU Div. II Challenge.

Hamik Named NSIC Male Track Athlete of the Week
April 5th, 2006

Men’s Track – Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, SD.) the 2006 NSIC indoor high point scorer and 55 meter hurdle champion, won the 400 meter hurdles in 55.16 at the Morningside College Open. He added a forth place in the 110 meter hurdles (14.97) and an anchor leg on Northern State’s fifth place 4x400 meter relay. Full release

 

Morningside Open 2006

The Wolves opened up their outdoor season on March 31 and April 1 when they participated in the Morningside open. The Wolves got six first place finishes on the day. For the Women Megan Konechne (Sr., Kimball, S.D.) won the 400 meters (59.62). Heather Bonn (Fr., Aberdeen, S.D.) won the triple jump with a jump of 32-07.75, Gena Meier (Sr., Plevna, Mont.) won the hammer throw with a throw of 145-04, and Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson, N.D.) won the Javelin with a throw of 125-04.
The Men had first place finishes from Jeremy Van Veen (So., Milbank, S.D.) as he won the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:59.32 and Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) as he won the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 55.16. Full Results

Player of the Week Nominations
April 3rd, 2006

Women’s Track – Megan Konechne (Sr., Kimball, SD.) opened her outdoor season at the Morningside College Open with a winning effort in the 400 meters (59.62), a forth place in the 200 meters (26.38) and an anchor leg on Northern State’s sixth place 4x400 meter relay.

 

 

Men’s Track – Jake Hamik (So., Aberdeen, SD.) the 2006 NSIC indoor high point scorer and 55 meter hurdle champion, won the 400 meter hurdles in 55.16 at the Morningside College Open. He added a forth place in the 110 meter hurdles (14.97) and an anchor leg on Northern State’s fifth place 4x400 meter relay.

 

Women’s Field – Miranda Boepple (Jr., Dickinson., ND) an NCAA Div II qualifier and two time NSIC javelin champion, won the javelin at the Morningside College Open with a toss of 125’ 4”, she followed that up with a fifth place throw of 38’ 1.75” in the shot put.

 

 

Men’s Field – Wade Royer (Fr., Murdo, SD.) set a new personal best in the pole vault with a jump of 15’ 00” good enough for second place at the Morningside College Open.

NORTHERN TRACK INDOOR WRAP-UP 2006

NSIC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men 3rd
Women 4th

NCAA II FINAL INDOOR RANKINGS (NATIONAL) Men 14th
Women 33rd

NOTE: In 10 ½ years every Northern team (men & women) has ranked with the top 35 in the nation 42 consecutive times.

NSIC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

55: Hurdles Jake Hamik 1st
400: M Jake Hamik 2nd
Mile Run: Jeremy VanVeen 1st
5,000 M: Jeremy VanVeen 1st
Triple Jump: Adam Plageman 2nd
Heptathlon: Jesse Heinz 1st
Mile Run: Valerie Moore 2nd
High Jump: Katie Anderson 2nd
Pentathlon: Katie Anderson 2nd

Note: 156 different NSU athletes have now earned 633 All-NSIC selections over the past 17 and ½ years.

NSIC HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

200 M: Jake Hamik 3rd
Mile Run: Matt Walberg 3rd
Heptathlon: Eric Schwan 3rd
Distance Medley Relay: Matt Walberg 2nd
Cyrus Hawkins, Josh Baltzell, Jeremy VanVeen
400 M: Megan Konechne 3rd
Shot Put: Jocelyn (Dockendorf) Plooster 3rd

NSIC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Matt Anderson 1-16-06
Jeremy VanVeen 1-16-06
Megan Konechne 1-22-06
Matt Walberg 1-29-06
Jesse Heinz 2-13-06

NSU SCHOOL REDORDS – INDOOR

Mile Run: Matt Walberg 4:15.43
3,000 M: Jeremy VanVeen 8:27.18
5,000 M: Jeremy VanVeen 14:38.11
Triple Jump: Adam Plageman 46’6” 4” (tied)
Distance Medley Relay: Matt Walberg, Jake Hamik,Josh Baltzell, Jeremy VanVeen 10:29.55

NCAA II NATIONAL INDOOR QUALIFYING MARKS

Gena Meier Weight Throw 52’1 ¾” (provisional)
Jeremy Van Veen 5,000 M 14:38.11 (provisional)

NSIC AWARDS

High Point Scorer Jake Hamik
1st 55 Hur, 2nd 400 M, 3rd 200 M, and 4x400 Relay 4th

MVP Track Jeremy Van Veen
1st 5,000 M, 1st Mile, and Distance Medley Relay 2nd

NOTES

• Jeremy VanVeen became NSU’s 20th MVP at the NSIC Championships, which capped off a great season which saw him go undefeated (with wins at Iowa State, Nebraska, and NDSU), set 3 school records and one NSIC record, earn 2 All-NSIC selections, and finish the season ranked 17th in the 5,000 meters among all NCAA II athletes.
• The men’s squad finished the indoor season ranked 14th, the second highest NCAA II season ending ranking in NSU school history.
• Jesse Heinz won has 3rd consecutive NSIC Indoor Multi-Event Championship. Heinz is the first athlete in NSIC history to win three consecutive indoor multi-event championships.
• NSU male distance runners have won the past two NSIC Track MVP Awards (Matt Scott – Outdoor 2005 and Jeremy VanVeen – Indoor 2006)
• The NSU record books took a beating in the distance events. NSU athletes set four new distance records and tied the triple jump mark. Northern State distance legend, Loren Kambestad, who held both the mile and 3,000 M records still holds 3 outdoor records, which VanVeen, Walberg, and teammates will now set their sights on during the outdoor season.
• Katie Anderson earned her 7th and 8th All-NSIC Awards, which places her 7th in school history for total career All-NSIC Awards.
• After red-shirting the 2005 season, Jocelyn Plooster returned to form quickly earning her 3rd top three placing in NSIC competition in the shot put.

Heinz Named NSIC Male Field Athete of the Week

NSIC Track Athlete of the Week
January 31, 2006

Male Track AOW. Matt Walberg (So., Aberdeen, S.D.) set a new NSU school record in the mile run at the Iowa State University open track and field meet with his time of 4:15.43. He placed seventh in the crowded field of 53 athletes. Earlier in the week at the NSU/JC dual meet, Walberg won the 800 meter run .Walberg who won the 800 meters and placed second in the mile at the 2005 NSIC indoor meet is ranked first in the mile run in the NSIC.

Konechne Named NSIC Women's Track Athlete of the Week for January 24, 2006

Female Track AOW. Megan Konechne (Sr., Kimball, S.D.) won the 400 meter dash at the NSU Quad, placed second in the 200 meters with a NSIC leading time of 27.03 and anchored Northern’s 4 x 400 meter team to a first place showing in her first competition of the 2006 indoor season.  

VanVeen and Anderson NSIC Male Athletes of the Week
January 17, 2006

Male Track AOW. Jeremy VanVeen (So., Milbank, S.D.) broke the 35 year old NSU school indoor track and field record for the mile at the NDSU Invite as he finished first with a time of 4:17.84. VanVeen is presently ranked 1st in the NSIC in the mile and was an All-NSIC selection in cross country this past fall. 

Male Field AOW. Matt Anderson (Sr., Princeton, Minn.) finished first at the NDSU Open with a high jump of 6’4”.  Anderson currently ranks second in the NSIC in the high jump and is a returning All-NSIC selection.
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