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Track and Field Wraps up 2021 Indoor Regular Season in Brookings

2/19/2021 10:12:00 AM

Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's and women's track and field teams are set for the final meet of the regular season, heading to the SDSU Last Chance. Competition kicks off at 1 p.m. with both the running and field events.
 
MEET & FAN INFORMATION
  • Spectators will not be allowed in the facility
  • Live results and video (fee required) are linked above
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
  • Northern is coming off strong performances at the UMary Marauder Festival last weekend
  • Notching event wins on the women's side were Destiny Wenger in the 600m, Jennifer Clark in the mile, Shanice Burrell in the 60m hurdles, the 4x400m relay (Kinzer, Rezac, Collesso, Wenger), Jordyn Huneke in the pole vault, Cassidy Gough in the weight throw, and Jordan Menken in the shot put
  • Recording event wins on the men's side were Terry Towah in the 60m, Tafara Hondonga in the 400m, and Tanner Berg in the weight throw and shot put
  • Berg earned NSIC Field Athlete of the Week honors for his performances
  • The Wolves competition this weekend will look to make their way into the top-16 of the individual events to qualify for the NSIC Championships
 
WOLVES WITH NATIONAL MARKS
  • Tanner Berg hit an automatic qualifying mark at the Jim Emmerich Invite in the weight throw; he leads the nation throwing 21.80m
  • Berg is also ranked 12th nationally in the shot put, with a provisional mark of 17.13m that he threw versus Augustana
  • Tava Berg tallied a national provisional mark in the high jump, breaking her own school record, jumping 1.73m which ranks sixth nationally
  • Jordyn Huneke is just off the automatic qualifying standard in the pole vault with a 3.98m mark, ranking her tenth in the nation
  • Dakota Hutzler is ranked tenth nationally in the pentathlon with a converted point total of 3,501
 
SCHOOL RECORD WATCH
  • Tava Berg broke the high jump record of 1.66m set by Tara Like in 1996 at the Jamestown dual, jumping 1.68m, and re-broke the record at SDSU jumping 1.73m
  • Dakota Hutzler shattered the long jump mark of 5.52m set by Heidi Nelson (1993) and Katie Anderson (2005) on each of her three attempts at the Jamestown dual, recording a day best of 5.65m
  • Jennifer Clark broke the 1000m record of 3:01.89 held by Jenny Baus from the 2008 season in the Wolves dual win versus Augustana
  • Terry Towah's time of 22.03 in the 200m at the Jim Emmerich Invite, dropped Isaiha Fletcher's school record of 22.05 set just a season ago
  • Hutzler also broke her own school record in the pentathlon at the NDSU Bison Multi, racking up a national provisional mark of 3,479 points

 
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