SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State, South Dakota and Western Illinois were all represented in the season’s final TicketSmarter Summit League Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors, league officials announced Tuesday. Western Illinois’ Ackeen Colley and North Dakota State’s Trevor Otterdahl picked up the honors on the men’s side while NDSU’s Salmata Korgho and South Dakota’s Danii Anglin secured the award on the women’s.
 
Colley moved up to No. 20 in the nation in the 800-meter after an impressive performance at the Alex Wilson Invitational. He clocked a new personal and school-record time of 1:47.98 to take third place overall. It marked the second week in a row that Colley broke his 800-meter time.
 
Otterdahl won both throwing events and registered a lifetime-best throw in the shot put at the UND Tune-Up. He threw a career-best 62-09.25 (19.13m) to win the shot put. His winning throw ranks sixth in NDSU history and moved him 28^th nationally. He posted a toss of 71-10 (21.89m) to win the weight throw, remaining No. 9 on the NCAA list in the event this season.
 
Salmata Korgho was one of six NDSU women’s track and field athletes to claim an event title at the UND Tune-Up. She won the 60-meter hurdles, running a personal-best time of 8.60 seconds. Her time moves her up to fifth-fastest in school history and third in the league.
 
Anglin won the high jump at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a clearance of 5-08.75 (1.75m). Her winning mark is the second-highest in the league behind her own mark of 5-10.50 (1.79m). It marked the sixth time clearing at least 1.75m this season.
 
Ackeen Colley, Western Illinois
Sr | Distance | Lucea, Jamaica

• Collected his second career indoor athlete of the week honor
• Bested his personal best and school-record time clocking a 1:47.98 in the 800-meter
• Ranks 20^th in the nation in the event this season

Also nominated: Hugo Morvan, South Dakota; Symon Keiser, North Dakota State; Erik Anderson, St. Thomas
 
Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Rosemount, Minn.

• Notched his fourth career indoor athlete of the week accolade and third this season
• Won both throwing events at the UND Tune-Up
• Threw a career-best 62-09.25 (19.13m) to win the shot put and move up to No. 28 in the nation

Also nominated: Eerik Haamer, South Dakota; Parker Feuerborn, St. Thomas; Tre Manning, South Dakota State
 


Salmata Korgho, North Dakota State
Fr | Hurdles | Fargo, N.D.

• Earned her first career indoor athlete of the week award
• Won the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.60 seconds
• Now owns the fifth-fastest time in school history and ranks third in the league

Also nominated: Sara Reifenrath, South Dakota; Maleigha Huston, Western Illinois
 
Danii Anglin, South Dakota
Fr | Jumps | Spring Mount, Jamaica

• Earned the first indoor athlete of the week honor of her career
• Won the high jump with a clearance of 5-08.75 (1.75m)
• Second-highest mark in the league behind her own 5-10.50 (1.79m) clearance

Also nominated: Amanda Anderson, North Dakota State
 
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
December 7
MT: Reid Perzinski, South Dakota State
MF: Kristoffer Thomsen, North Dakota State
WT: Sara Reifenrath, South Dakota
WF: Marleen Mülla, South Dakota
 
January 11
MF: Parker Feuerborn, St. Thomas
WF: Caroline Anderson, St. Thomas
 
January 18
MT: Brithton Senior, South Dakota
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Indea Cartwright, Oral Roberts
WF: Marleen Mülla, South Dakota
 
January 25
MT: Jacob Rodin, North Dakota State
MF: Trent Francom, South Dakota State
WT: Erin Kinney, South Dakota
WF: Amy (Herrington) Phillips, North Dakota State
 
February 1
MT: Jared Wipf, South Dakota State
MF: Eerik Haamer, South Dakota
WT: Sara Reifenrath, South Dakota
WF: Elise Ulseth, North Dakota
 
February 8
MT: Jacob Rodin, North Dakota State
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Kelby Anderson, North Dakota State
WF: Amanda Anderson, North Dakota State
 
February 15
MT: Ackeen Colley, Western Illinois
MF: Eerik Haamer, South Dakota
WT: Sara Reifenrath, South Dakota
WF: Gen Hirata, South Dakota
 
February 21
MT: Ackeen Colley, Western Illinois
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Salmata Korgho, North Dakota State
WF: Danii Anglin, South Dakota