Northern State University Athletics

Season & Career Bests


2024-25: Competed in 12 meets for the Wolves… Recorded personal bests of 3:09.08 in the 1000m and 2:22.24 in the 800m… Notched 10 top-10 finishes on the year… 

Prep: Payton Kemnitz is a middle-distance runner out of Wolsey-Wessington High School. She was a 5-year letterwinner for the Warbirds under the direction of head coach Lindy Uttecht. Kemnitz holds personal bests of 2:28.00 in the 800m and 5:35.00 in the 1600m. She is the WWHS school record holder in the 800m, 1600m, 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay, and medley relay. The Warbirds have won the conference championship in each of her five seasons and tallied a region championship in 2022. She is the daughter of NSU track and field alum Joel and NSU alumna Shauna Kemnitz.