VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University senior Megan Johnson has been named an NSAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Johnson earned the Field Athlete of the Week honor after winning the long jump and triple jump in VCSU’s outdoor opener, and qualifying for nationals in the triple jump.

Kirsten Paetow of Dakota State (S.D.) was chosen to Track Athlete of the Week.

North Star Athletic Association Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Megan Johnson – Valley City State (N.D.) – Senior – Enderlin, N.D. – Johnson qualified for NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Nationals in triple jump for Valley City State (N.D.).  She claimed both triple and long jumps at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) Yellow Jacket Spring Open.  She bested a field of mainly NCAA Division II competitors in both events.  Johnson’s 11.45 meters (37 feet, 6.75 inches) in the triple jump meets NAIA ‘B’ Standard and is the second-best mark in school history.  She also leaped a measurement of 5.40 meters (17 feet, 8.75 inches) in the long jump.