North Dakota State Sweeps Track & Field Athlete of the Week Awards

2/10/2009 12:00:00 AM

Matt Bishoff, North Dakota State

Sr., Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS
Bishoff earns the Men's Athlete of the Week award after setting a school and Bison Sports Arena record in the heptathlon at the Bison Open. The senior from Fargo, N.D., broke his own school record, which he set earlier this season, with a score of 5,529. Bishoff's score is an NCAA provisional qualifying mark and is tops in The Summit League. He is the second NDSU men's track and field athlete to reach an NCAA provisional qualifying mark this season.

Also nominated: Marcus Lee, UMKC; Greg Vollmer, South Dakota State; Austin Hill, Southern Utah; Kevin Deegan, Western Illinois.

Previous Honorees: Dec. 9 - Adam Grubius, Oakland; Dec. 16 - Anthony Halfmann, Oakland; Jan. 20 - Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State; Jan. 27 - Joe Goike, Oakland; Feb. 3 - Jeramy Geditz, North Dakota State.

Laura Hermanson, North Dakota State

Sr., Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS
Hermanson claims the Women's Athlete of the Week award for the second time this season after shattering a school record over the weekend. The Burnsville, Minn., native finished the 800-meter with a time of 2:04.54, also an NCAA automatic qualifying time. She finished third behind two former NCAA champions as the trio put together the three fastest times in the country this year. The senior became the first NDSU track and field athlete to automatically qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships. Hermanson has now broken three different school records this season in the 600m, 800m and the mile.

Also nominated: Autumn Hubbard, Oral Roberts; Tamiko Kopfmann, South Dakota State; Jacki Stoddard, Southern Utah; ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois.

Previous Honorees: Dec. 9 - Breanna Peabody, Oakland; Dec. 16 - ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois; Jan. 20 - Breanna Peabody, Oakland; Jan. 27 - Laura Hermanson, North Dakota State; Feb. 3 - Sara Ackman, South Dakota State.