NDSU’s Mortimore and Weimerskirch, USD’s Nilsen and Waldner Earn #SummitOTF Weekly Honors

3/21/2017 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, ILL. – North Dakota State's Matti Mortimore and South Dakota's Chris Nilsen were named The Summit League Men's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week, while North Dakota State's Katelyn Weimerskirch and South Dakota's Danielle Waldner earned Women's Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week award for their performances during the week of March 14-20.

MATTI MORTIMORE, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Sr. // Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Earned his fourth career Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award
Won the javelin throw with a nation and League-leading mark of 253' 1" (77.15m) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
His javelin throw ranks 17^th in the world (IAAF.org) and bests his own school record by more than four feet

CHRIS NILSEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Fr. // Kansas City, Mo.

Garnered his first career Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor
Broke an 11-year old school pole vault record with a first place height of 18' 6.5" (5.65m) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
His jump ranks second in the world (IAAF.org)

Also nominated: Omeiza Akerele, Oral Roberts; Ben Savage, IUPUI

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

Received her third career Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week accolade
Ranks 10^th in the nation and leads the League in the discus with a first place distance of 174' 2" (53.10m) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
She ranks 16^th in the nation and second in the League in the hammer throw (194' 5" – 59.25m)

DANIELLE WALDNER, SOUTH DAKOTA
Sr. // Redfield, S.D.

Received her first career Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award
Won the shot put with a distance of 53' 1.5" (16.19m) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
Her shot put mark ranks fifth in the nation and leads The Summit League

Also nominated: Katelyn Murphy, IUPUI; Stephanie Ahrens, Omaha; Brittany McDonald, Oral Roberts

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