SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota, North Dakota State and South Dakota were all represented in this week’s TicketSmarter Summit League Indoor Track and Field Peak Performer of the Week accolades, League officials announced Tuesday. The Bison’s Blake Nyenati and the Coyotes’ Marshall Faurot collected the weekly honors for the men while USD’s Erin Kinney and UND’s Elise Ulseth tabbed the awards on the women’s side.
 
At the Bison Open, Nyenati clocked a record-breaking time of 7.81 seconds in the 60-meter prelims, breaking the previous NDSU record by nine-hundredths of a second. His record-breaking time also set the facility record and ranks No. 41 in the nation this season. Nyenati advanced to the finals where he clocked a time of 7.88 to win the event.
 
Faurot cleared the 13^th-best height in the nation in the men’s pole vault at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. He finished third in the event with an indoor personal-best clearance of 17-11 (5.46m). His height ranks fourth in USD program history.
 
Fellow Coyote Kinney posted the top prelim time in the 60m crossing the finish line in 7.39. She followed it up by winning the event in a time of 7.36. Kinney also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay that finished runner-up to the Big 12’s Baylor. The squad crossed the finish line in 3:43.09.
 
In a competition that saw 24 total pentathletes, Ulseth won the pentathlon crown at the Bison Open with a point total of 4,042. Her winning point total set a new meet and facility record as well as ranks No. 14 in the NCAA so far this season.
 
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MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Blake Nyenati, North Dakota State
So | Hurdles | Andover, Minn.

• Earned his first career weekly award
• Clocked a record-breaking time of 7.81 in the 60m prelims
• Ranks No. 41 in the nation in the 60m

Also nominated: Ken-Mark Minkovski (South Dakota), Sam Duffing (St. Thomas), Jake Werner (South Dakota State).
 
MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Marshal Faurot, South Dakota
Sr | Pole Vault | Scott City, Kan.

• Collected his fourth career indoor weekly honor and fifth overall
• Took third in the men’s pole vault with an indoor personal-best height of 17-11 (5.46m)
• His clearance is the 13^th-best height in the nation so far this season

Also nominated: Nahshon Houston (Kansas City), Isaiah Hopf (St. Thomas), Tristen Hanna (South Dakota State), Kaden Pastian (North Dakota State).
 
WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Erin Kinney, South Dakota
Jr | Sprints | Harrisburg, SD

• Captured the seventh career indoor weekly award of her career and ninth overall
• Posted the top prelims time (7.39) and finals time (7.36) in the 60m
• Ran a leg of the 4x400m relay that took runner-up behind the Big 12’s Baylor

Also nominated: Brielle Dixon (South Dakota State), Alexis Pratt (St. Thomas), Jerzie Finstad (North Dakota), Kendra Kelley (North Dakota State).
 
WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Elise Ulseth, North Dakota
Sr | Multis | Kristiansund, Norway

• Earned her first career indoor weekly award and fourth overall
• Won the pentathlon with a facility and meet record point total of 4,042
• Ranks No. 14 in the NCAA so far this season

Also nominated: Emma Klein (Omaha), Danii Anglin (South Dakota), Jaleesa McWashington (Kansas City), Nell Graham (North Dakota State), Ava Wlber (St. Thomas).
 
2023-24 Indoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
Dec. 5
MT: Mark Daley, South Dakota
MF: Marshall Faurot, South Dakota
WT: Erin Kinney, South Dakota
WF: Meredith Clark, South Dakota
 
Dec. 12
MT: Kenechukwu Okpareke, Kansas City
MF: Zach McGlynn, North Dakota State
WT: Kendra Kelley, North Dakota State
WF: Nell Graham, North Dakota State
 
Jan. 16
MT: Logan Pratt, Kansas City
MF: Jarod White, North Dakota State
WT: Nell Graham, North Dakota State
WF: Makenna Vollmer, North Dakota State
 
Jan. 23
MT: Jared Wipf, South Dakota State
MF: Marshall Faurot, South Dakota
WT: Nell Graham, North Dakota State
WF: ­Kenna Curry, North Dakota
 
Jan. 30
MT: Abdelrahim Mahgoub, Kansas City
MF: Eerik Haamer, South Dakota
WT: Kendra Kelley, North Dakota State
WF: Cassidy Mooneyhan, South Dakota
 
Feb. 6
MT: Blake Nyenati, North Dakota State
MF: Marshall Faurot, South Dakota
WT: Erin Kinney, South Dakota
WF: Elise Ulseth, North Dakota