USD’s Nilsen and NDSU’s Jackson Selected as #SummitITF Athletes of the Week
USD’s Nilsen and NDSU’s Jackson Selected as #SummitITF Athletes of the Week
ELMHURST, ILL. – South Dakota's Chris Nilsen was named The Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week while North Dakota State's Rose Jackson earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award for their performances during the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6.
CHRIS NILSEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Fr. // Kansas City, Mo.
- Earned his fourth Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award of the season
- Leads in the nation and The Summit League in the pole vault week with a first-place height of 18' 4.75" (5.61m) at the Dakota Realty Alumni Track & Field Meet in Vermillion, S.D.
- Tied for 16th in the world (IAAF) in the pole vault this season
- Set a new personal record and broke the school pole vault record for the fourth consecutive week
Also nominated: Robert Murphy, IUPUI; Alex Renner, North Dakota State; Justin Estala, Oral Roberts; Kyle Burdick, South Dakota State; Josh Kirby, Western Illinois
ROSE JACKSON, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Willmar, Minn.
- Received her second career Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor
- Placed first in both the pentathlon (3,931 pts.) and the long jump (19' 9.75" – 6.04m) at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D.
- Ranks 18th in the nation and first in the League in the pentathlon this season
- Her long jump mark is ranks 49th in the nation and third in the Summit League this season
Also nominated: Amairany Cruz, IUPUI; Cameron Hilliard, Oral Roberts; Hunter Wilkes, South Dakota; Emily Donnay, South Dakota State; Alyssa Johnson, Western Illinois
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Celebrating its 35th season 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 80 Academic All-Americans, 75 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, 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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