Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University men's and women's track and field teams head to Mankato for the NSIC Championships this Thursday-Saturday. The NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place February 25-27 at Myers Field House.  The men will compete over two days, beginning on Thursday afternoon with the heptathlon events and then men's finals on Friday. The women's finals will take place on Saturday.
 
MEET & FAN INFORMATION

• There will be a reduced field size from the top 30 to the top 16 declared student-athletes for individual events, the top 12 for heptathlon and pentathlon and one relay per event per school
• No spectators will be allowed at the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships
• Live results and webcast will be available at the links above
• Heat sheets, competing athletes, and the full championships schedule are available on the NSIC webpage HERE
• All-Conference performers shall consist of the top three place winners in each event and the members of the top two relay teams

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern currently has 47 student-athletes ranked in the top-20 of the NSIC standings
• Individuals ranked below 16 do have the opportunity to compete at the championships, depending on if the athletes ranked above them declare to compete
• On the men's side eight student-athletes are ranked in the top-10 including: Terry Towah in the 60m (2^nd) 200m (1^st), and 400m (8^th); Tafara Hondonga in the 400m (6^th) and 600m (9^th); Jorge Garcia in the 1000m (8^th); Jackson Harrison in the 1000m (10^th), 3000m (8^th), and 5000m (8^th); Maxwell Geditz in the high jump (6^th) and the heptathlon (5^th); Zach Burns in the pole vault (6^th); Darrian Hood in the triple jump (10^th); and Tanner Berg in the shot put (1^st) and weight throw (1^st)
• On the women's side 11 student-athletes are ranked in the top-10 including: Isabel Kinzer in the 400m (8^th); Jennifer Clark in the 1000m (9^th); Shanice Burrell in the 60m hurdles (5^th); Tava Berg in the high jump (2^nd); Jordyn Huneke in the pole vault (1^st); Kenzee Danielson in the pole vault (4^th); Christine Nefgzer in the pole vault (4^th); Kealy Hill in the pole vault (7^th); Shona Juliana in the long jump (5^th) and triple jump (7^th); Dakota Hutzler in the long jump (8^th) and the pentathlon (2^nd); and Jordan Menken in the shot put (10^th)

 
WOLVES WITH NATIONAL MARKS

• Tanner Berg leads the nation in the weight throw with his automatic qualifying mark of 22.55m at the SDS Last Chance
• Berg is also ranked 14th 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 1.75m which ranks fourth nationally
• Jordyn Huneke is just off the automatic qualifying standard in the pole vault with a 3.98m mark, ranking her 11th 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, at Jim Emmerich Invite jumping 1.73m, and at the SDSU Last Chance jumping 1.75m
• 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; Shona Juliana went on to break the same record at the SDSU Last Chance jumping 5.68m
• 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, and re-broke the record at the SDSU Last Chance with a time of 21.73
• 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
• Tanner Berg continued his dominance in the weight throw, re-breaking his school record with a mark of 22.55m at the SDSU Last Chance