SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –  North Dakota State, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota were represented in the second Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week accolades, League officials released Tuesday. ORU’s Lukundo Kapambalala and NDSU’s Zach McGlynn took home the honors on the men’s side while the USD duo Averi Schmeichel and Lydia Knapp swept the honors on the women’s side.

Kapambalala clocked a career best time in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the ORU Invitational. The Golden Eagle sophomore won the 100 with a time of 10.47 and the 200 with a time of 21.27. The Lusaka, Zambia native’s sprints are tops in the Summit League this season.

McGlynn won the decathlon at the Aztec Invitational with 7,697 points, breaking a 20-year-old North Dakota State record in the process. The Bison senior leads the Summit League and the NCAA after recording a time of 14.78 in the 110 hurdles, 4:53.23 in the 1500m, 50.82 in the 400, 10.97 in the 100,  a distance of 129-6” in the discus, 141-3” in the javelin, 43-9.75” in the shot-put, 24-0.75” in the long jump, cleared the bar at16-08.75” in the pole vault and 6-11.5” in the high jump.  

Schmeichel crossed the finish line in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.64 seconds at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The Coyote senior placed 21^st in a loaded field to take over the top time in the Summit League.  The Hartford, S.D. native also clocked a time of 13.8 in the 100 meter hudles to sit second in the Summit League and ran a leg of the league leading 4x400 meter relay that took the tape in 3:47.19.

Knapp placed third in the hammer throw after tossing a personal record of 208-5” at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The Coyote senior followed that performance with a third place finish in the discus throwing 172-2” to sit atop the Summit League. The Linden, Iowa native ranks 15^th in the NCAA in the hammer throw this season. 

MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Lukundo Kapambalala, Oral Roberts
So | Sprints | Lusaka, Zambia

• Collected his first career weekly award
• Finished first in the 100 meter at the ORU Invitational with a time of 10.47
• Placed first in the 200 meter at the ORU Invitational with a time of 21.27

Also nominated: Caleb Rivera (South Dakota).

MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Zach McGlynn, North Dakota State
Sr | Multis |Stephen, Minn.

• Earned his first outdoor weekly award of the season
• Placed first in the decathlon competition at the Aztec Invitational with 7697 points
• Ranks 1^st in the NCAA this season

Also nominated: Nahshon Houston (Kansas City), Spencer Buley (South Dakota).

WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Averi Schmeichel, South Dakota
Sr | Sprints/Hurdles | Hartford, S.D.

• Collected her first indoor weekly honor of the season
• Finished 21st in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.64
• Ranks first in the League in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400 relay

Also nominated: N/A
 
WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Lydia Knapp, South Dakota
Gr.| Throws | Linden, Iowa

• Garnered her first outdoor weekly accolade of the season
• Placed third the hammer throw competition at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a distance of 208-5”
• Ranks 15th nationally and first in the Summit League

Also nominated: Taylor Bailey (Kansas City)
 
2025 Outdoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
March 25
MT: Brooks Turner, North Dakota State
MF: Zack Ramos, North Dakota State
WT: Anika Larson North Dakota State
WF: Arienne Birch, North Dakota State
 
April 1
MT: Lukundo Kapambalala, Oral Roberts
MF: Zach McGlynn, North Dakota State
WT: Averi Schmeichel, South Dakota
WF: Lydia Knapp, South Dakota
 
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