2011 Northern Athletics Conference Indoor Track & Field Weekly Awards

February 14-20

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Mark Sulkin, Aurora University
...5-10...Junior...Elmhurst, Ill. (York)...
Sulkin set a school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.20, good for third place at the University of Chicago Margaret Bradley Invite on Saturday.

Other nominees: Peter Schneider (Edgewood)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Ellen Schwartz, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...5-9...Freshman...Janesville, Wis. (Lakeside Lutheran)...
Schwartz recorded the fastest time in the 400-meter dash in the NAC this season after she placed fourth of 28 runners with a school-record time of 1:02.38 on Saturday at the Pointer Eastbay Invitational.

Other nominees: Ainsley Richards (Aurora), Alex Schmidt (Concordia Chicago), Samantha Gries (Concordia Wisconsin), Corrine Koslowski (Edgewood)

February 7-13

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Merrell Davis, Concordia University Chicago
...6-0...Junior...Milwaukee, Wis. (Lutheran)...
Davis was only 3 centimeters shy of Brock Solveson's NAC record in the long jump with a distacne of 6.84 meters. He also broke school records in long jump (and 200-meter dash (22.51 seconds).

Other nominees: T.J. Jackson (Aurora)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Brittany Paller, Aurora University
...5-2...Junior...Moline, Ill. (Moline)...
Paller ran her fastest mile ever (5:27.46), as well as broke the school record in the 800-meter run (2:28.09). Both times put her at the top of the NAC this season in each indoor category.

Other nominees: Amanda Allen (Concordia Chicago), Katie Schommer (Wisconsin Lutheran)

January 31-February 6

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Jordan Werner, MSOE
...5-9...Freshman...Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic)...
At the Stevens Point Pointer Invitational, Werner broke three school records including a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 6.46 seconds in the 55-meter dash, winning the event. His 200-meter dash time of 22.53 was third among 40 runners and he also was on the 4x400 relay team whose time of 3:28.2 was seventh among the 21 relay teams participating.

Other nominees: Andy Ashenden (Concordia Wisconsin), Andrew Garvey (Edgewood)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Carrie Radel, Edgewood College
...5-9...Sophomore...Spring Green, Wis. (River Valley)...
Radel set a school record in the 3,000-meter run at the Pointer Invitational. She finished in 11:03.08, breaking the old mark by more than 24 seconds. That time was also good enough to place her 5th in a field of 19 runners, only nine seconds behind the race winner.

Other nominees: none

January 24-30

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Kevin Diederich, MSOE
...6-0...Junior...Kaukauna, Wis. (Xavier)...
At the Tadd Metzger Invitational at Carthage on Friday, Diederich won the 55-meter hurdles event with a time of 7.81 seconds, a personal best. His high jump of 1.85 meters was also a personal best.

Other nominees: Sid Gutierrez (Aurora), Victor Reyes (Rockford)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Cait Hartman, Aurora University
...5-7...Senior...Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)...
Hartman set new school records in both of her events in just her third career meet. She shattered both records in the long (5.10 meters) and triple jump (10.65 meters) while helping AU to a sixth-place finish. He triple jump finish was good for second place.

Other nominees: Genesis Cerrato (Rockford)

January 17-23

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Kevin Diederich, MSOE
...6-0...Junior...Kaukauna, Wis. (Xavier)...
Diederich won the 55-meter hurdles event at 7.84 seconds and was fourth in the long jump at 6.72 meters at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on Saturday. Diederich led the Raiders to a second place team finish among the 15-team field.

Other nominees: Jeff Fellers (Aurora), Andy Ashenden (Concordia Wisconsin), Jordan Smith (Edgewood), Victory Reyes (Rockford)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Krystle Eskridge, Aurora University
...5-6...Freshman...Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard East)...
Eskridge set a school record in the 400-meter dash, was part of the DMR that won the event and was on the 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth of 11 teams with a time of 4:29.88.

Other nominees: Carrie Radel (Edgewood), Emily Dieringer (MSOE), Genesis Carrato (Rockford)

January 10-16

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Erick Capshaw, Aurora University
...6-1...Sophomore...Plano, Ill. (Plano)...
Capshaw took home a pair of third-place medals at the Lewis University Dick Pond Open this weekend. His 13.52 meters in the shot put and 13.85 meters in the weight throw set a pair of personal records.

Other nominees: Peter Zander (Edgewood)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Emily Dieringer, MSOE
...5-6...Junior...Saukville, Wis. (Port Washington)...
Dieringer placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.54 and was second in the 55-meter hurdles after running the event in 9.27 seconds at the Private College Invitational this weekend. She also finished third in the pole vault at 3.20 meters.

Other nominees: Kelsi McMahan (Aurora), Amanda Allen (Concordia Chicago), Katie Amelse (Edgewood)

November 21-December 5 (2010)

Men's Indoor Track and Field
Chip Wylie, Concordia University Chicago
...6-8...Senior...Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Milwaukee Lutheran)...
Wylie set a school record by a foot in the weight throw (45-0.5) in the first meet of season as he placed 18th out of 41 entrants in the event. The field at the Illinois State Open was made up of seven Division I schools, two NAIA schools and three Division III schools.

Other nominees: none

Women's Indoor Track and Field
Cassie Irwin, Concordia University Chicago
...5-5...Sophomore...Shelby Township, Mich. (Lutheran Northwest)...
Irwin finished fifth out of 23 runners (mostly Division I student-athletes) in the 200-meter dash, missing her own personal record by .01 seconds. She also finished 16th of 28 in 60-meter dash, but set a personal best and third-best time in CUC history. Additionally Irwin ran a leg in the 4x400 and helped that group to second-best time in CUC history.

Other nominees: none