From NSAA Athletics

BROOKINGS, N.D. (Playnorthstar.com) – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) held its indoor track & field conference meet on Feb. 20 at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of NCAA Division I South Dakota State.  The venue will also serve the upcoming 2022 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships hosted by Dakota State (S.D.).

Dickinson State (N.D.) won their fourth straight NSAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field conference title with a conference meet record of 216.5 points.  Dakota State was second for the second consecutive year with 178 points.  Vtierbo (Wis.) was third with 121.5 points, followed by Valley City State (N.D.) fourth with 100 points, and Bellevue (Neb.) fifth with 37 points.  Waldorf (Iowa) and newcomer associate member of the NSAA Iowa Wesleyan were tied for sixth with 21 points each.

The Trojans reclaimed the North Star Athletic Association men’s team title with a conference meet record points of 253 points.  The Blue Hawks were second with 206 points.  The V-Hawks were third with 88 points, while the Vikings placed fourth with 65 points.  The Warriors tallied 51 points for a fifth-place finish, while the Tigers were sixth with 23 points.  The Bruins were seventh with four points.

The postseason awards included Most Valuable Field and Athlete Performer were presented after the conclusion of the conference meet.  Coach-of-the-Year award and Champions of Character recipients from each North Star conference school were also honored.

Dane Allen of Dickinson State and Brooke Malsom of Valley City State were named to NSAA Most Valuable Field Performer.

Grace Timm of Dickinson State earned the NSAA Women’s Indoor Most Valuable Track Athlete of the Meet.  Cody Farland of Dakota State claimed the men’s most valuable track athlete honor.

DiSU Shayne Wittkopp was named to NSAA Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach-of-the-Year.  It was the fourth straight year that Wittkopp was selected to the conference women’s coach-of-the-year award.  Anthony Drealan was selected as the NSAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year.

A new postseason award was announced this year, the most valuable athlete voted by the league coaches.  VCSU’s Malsom and DaSU’s Jacia Christiansen shared the women’s award.  Farland of Dakota State was voted as the men’s most valuable athlete.

Athletes earning All-Conference recognition must be in the top three individually and two relay teams.  The complete list of the NSAA Indoor Track & Field All-Conference is listed below:

Women’s
NSAA Most Valuable Field Performer:  Brooke Malsom – Valley City State (N.D.)
NSAA Most Valuable Track Performer:  Grace Timm – Dickinson State (N.D.)
NSAA Most Valuable Athlete:  Brooke Malsom – Valley City State (N.D.), Jacia Christiansen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Coach of the Year:  Shayne Wittkopp – Dickinson State (N.D.)

High Jump
Abbey Granbois – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lahna Matucha – Dakota State (S.D.)
Madissyn Moore – Dakota State (S.D.)

Pole Vault
Bailey Nuutinen – Viterbo (Wis.)
Madison Wahl – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Emma Johnson – Viterbo (Wis.)

Long Jump
Brooke Malsom – Valley City State (N.D.)
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Breanna Ihde – Viterbo (Wis.)

Triple Jump
Fane Sauvakacolo – Dakota State (S.D.)
Brooke Malsom – Valley City State (N.D.)
Alexi Stephani – Viterbo (Wis.)

Shot Put
Brianna Hunter – Iowa Wesleyan
Hannah Gordon – Valley City State (N.D.)
Sadie Hansen – Valley City State (N.D.)

Weight Throw
Tyra Payne – Dakota State (S.D.)
Hannah Gordon – Valley City State (N.D.)
Payton Dryden – Viterbo (Wis.)

5000-Meter Run
Jacia Christiansen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Madison Nelson – Bellevue (Neb.)
Sarah Griffis – Dickinson State (N.D.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Tori Gerber, Jerica Mueller, Anya Hirsch, Vanessa Thomas – Viterbo (Wis.)
Emily Beck, Haylie Oberlander, Ali Cunningham, Piper Perez – Dickinson State (N.D.)

60-Meter Hurdles
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Wrenzi Wrzesinski – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Taylor Sargent – Valley City State (N.D.)

60-Meter Dash
Illise Jennings – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Kezley Yeager – Dakota State (S.D.)
Josie Wolf – Dakota State (S.D.)

600-Meter Run
Grace Timm – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Alexius Miller – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jennifer Giles – Dakota State (S.D.)

1-Mile Run
Jacia Christiansen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Grace Timm – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lorelei Hayden – Bellevue (Neb.)

400-Meter Dash
Kezley Yeager – Dakota State (S.D.)
Josie Wolf – Dakota State (S.D.)
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)

800-Meter Run
Grace Timm – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Alexius Miller – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jennifer Giles – Dakota State (S.D.)

200-Meter Run
Josie Wolf – Dakota State (S.D.)
Illise Jennings – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Brooke Malsom – Valley City State (N.D.)

3000-Meter Run
Madison Nelson – Bellevue (Neb.)
Jacia Christiansen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Sarah Griffis – Dickinson State (N.D.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Josie Wolf, Jennifer Giles, Jessica Giles, Kezley Yeager – Dakota State (S.D.)
Wrenzi Wrzesinski, Kaitlyn McColly, Grace Timm, Jewel Olson – Dickinson State (N.D.)

High Jump
Gregory Jenkins – Viterbo (Wis.)
Dane Allen – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Joe Lynch – Dakota State (S.D.)

Pole Vault
Hoyt Zander – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Chris Kistler – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)

Long Jump
Justin Moore – Viterbo (Wis.)
Dane Allen – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Gregory Jenkins – Viterbo (Wis.)

Triple Jump
Dane Allen – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Caleb Petross – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Payton Cauthon – Dickinson State (N.D.).

Shot Put
Zachary Co – Valley City State (N.D.)
Wade Baker – Waldorf (Iowa)
Galen Brantley III – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Weight Throw
Conner Tordsen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Wade Becker – Waldorf (Iowa)
Zachary Co – Valley City State (N.D.)

5000-Meter Run
Drake Ingold – Viterbo (Wis.)
Will Flowers – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Taylor Myers – Dakota State (S.D.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Robert Mayberry, Tucker Murtha, Roger Tejedor, Joshua Krull – Dakota State (S.D.)
Austin Lehman, Matthew Kenney, Aisosa Bello, Hayden Lockie – Dickinson State (N.D.)

60-Meter Hurdles
Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)
Clay Klummer – Valley City State (N.D.)
Jorge Olivo Cabrera – Waldorf (Iowa)

60-Meter Dash
JT Reed – Valley City State (N.D.)
Maurice Savage – Viterbo (Wis.)
Nolan Lotton – Dickinson State 9N.D.)

600-Meter Run
Joshua Krull – Dakota State (S.D.)
Mitch Honeyman – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Roger Tejedor – Dakota State (S.D.)

1-Mile Run
Cody Farland – Dakota State (S.D.)
Dylan Hilger – Dakota State (S.D.)
Noah Rolfe – Valley City State (N.D.)

400-Meter Dash
Brenner Furlong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Trey Reindl – Dakota State (S.D.)
Joshua Snook – Dakota State (S.D.)

800-Meter Run
Cody Farland – Dakota State (S.D.)
Joshua Krull – Dakota State (S.D.)
Daniel Burko – Waldorf (Iowa)

200-Meter Run
Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
Brenner Furlong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Trey Reindl – Dakota State (S.D.)

3000-Meter Run
Cody Farland – Dakota State (S.D.)
Taylor Myers – Dakota State (S.D.)
Tyler Kennedy – Dakota State (S.D.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Joseph Larson, Joshua Krull, Joshua Snook, Brenner Furlong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Daniel Ramirez, Nolan Lotton, Nick Paige, Mitch Honeyman – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Champions of Character
Aaron Newton – Bellevue (Neb.)
Brenner Furlong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Jayden Holley – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jabez Rivers – Iowa Wesleyan
Zachary Co – Valley City State (N.D.)
Cahil Arity – Viterbo (Wis.)
Nolan Reynolds – Waldorf (Iowa)