SDSU's Jasinski and NDSU's Schmaltz Earn Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. - South Dakota State Ben Jasinski and North
Dakota State's Christine Schmaltz were named Summit League Indoor
Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their performances during
the week of Feb.8-14.
MEN
Ben Jasinski, South Dakota State
Sr., Rapid City, S.D./Central
Jansinski captures his third career Indoor Track and Field
Athlete of the Week honor and second of the season after winning
the triple jump with a mark of 49'1" and the high jump with a
school record height of 7'0.25", which marks the second time he set
a new high jump record this season. Jasinski sits atop the high
jump leaderboard in The Summit League and is tied for
30th in the nation. He also ranks second in the league
in the triple jump.
Also nominated: Alex Pena-Lopez, UMKC; Travis Fitzke, North
Dakota State; Kyle Wilson, Oakland; Fredrick Brown, Oral Roberts;
Kyle Kopp, Southern Utah; Jamario Taylor, Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Feb. 8 - Fredrick Brown, Oral Roberts;
Feb. 1 - Luke Leischner, South Dakota State; Jan. 25 - Ben
Jasinski, South Dakota State; Jan. 18 - Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts;
Jan. 11 - Alex Pena-Lopez, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Michael Hemming, Western
Illinois; Dec. 7 - Sean Burns, South Dakota State
WOMEN
Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State
Sr., Watford City, N.D./Watford City
Schmaltz garners her second career Indoor Track and Field
Athlete of the Week honor of the season after finishing second in
the 800 meters at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 2:07.14, a
league-best and 20th in the nation. She finished ahead
of athletes from Midwest regionally ranked No. 4 Minnesota, No. 5
Wichita State, No. 7 Kansas, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Kansas State,
No. 10 Iowa, No. 12 Illinois State and No. 13 Missouri, and South
Central regionally ranked No. 15 Sam Houston State. Schmaltz was
also a part of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay team with a
league-best time of 3:43.40.
Also nominated: Sarah Hutchings, IPFW; Aubrey Frederking,
UMKC; Sara Lieblein, Oakland; LaTonya Short, Oral Roberts; Kirsten
Bradford, Southern Utah; Nikki Klier, Western Illinois
Previous Winners: Feb. 8 - Leslie Brost, North Dakota State;
Feb. 1 - Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State; Jan. 25 - Autumn
Cleverley, Oakland; Jan. 18 - Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah; Jan. 11 -
Denise Banda, UMKC; Dec. 14 - Brittni Hutton, Oakland; Dec. 7 -
Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State
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