NDSU’s Renner, Weimerskirch, SDSU’s Black Claim #SummitOTF Athlete of the Week Honors

5/3/2016 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota's Alex Renner was named Summit League Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while North Dakota State's Katelyn Weimerskirch and South Dakota State's Jazzelena Black earned Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards for their performances during the week of April 25 – May 2.

MEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ALEX RENNER, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // Watertown, S.D.

Named Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the first time this season and third time in his career
Took second place at the prestigious Drake Relays in the shot put with a throw of 59' 9.50" (18.22m) behind Ohio State's JC Murasky
Placed 15^th in the hammer throw with a toss of 180' 6.00" (55.01m)
Currently ranked 17^th nationally in the shot put
Ranks first in The Summit League in the shot put event and second in the hammer throw

Also nominated: 4x400 meter relay team, Oral Roberts; Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota; Zach Koosman, South Dakota State

Previous honorees: March 22 – Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota; March 29 – Brock Larson, North Dakota State; April 5 – Joel Reichow, South Dakota State; April 12 – Matti Mortimore, North Dakota State; April 19 – Teivaskie Lewin, South Dakota; April 26 – Peter Chapman, South Dakota

WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
JAZZELENA BLACK, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Oxnard, Calif.

Earned her second Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award this season and third in her career
Set a personal best in the long jump at the Drake Relays with a mark of 19' 9.75" (6.03m) to finish in fourth place
Her long jump mark is tops in the league this season and second-best in program history
Later in the day, took first place at the Kip Janvrin Open in the triple jump with a mark of 42' 6.75" (12.97m)

KATELYN WEIMERSKIRCH, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Jr. // East Dubuque, Ill.

Earned her second Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor of her career
Placed third in a pair of events at the historic Drake Relays - Discus throw with a mark of 172' 0.00" (52.43m) and the hammer throw at 185' 8.00" (56.60m)
Posted the second-best discus mark of her career, the top mark in The Summit League and 39^th-best mark in the NCAA

Also nominated: Tamaira Williams, Oral Roberts; Danielle Waldner, South Dakota

Previous honorees: March 22 – Jenna Stephens, South Dakota State; March 29 – Rose Jackson, North Dakota State; April 5 – Jazzelena Black, South Dakota State; April 12 – Sierra Rosenau, North Dakota State; April 19 – Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State; April 26 – Courtney Pasiowitz, North Dakota State

ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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