February 18, 2025

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) held their final indoor track & field conference meet on Feb. 16 at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of NCAA Division I South Dakota State.  The official NSAA Indoor Track & Field All-Conference lists are announced below.

Dickinson State (N.D.) captured their seventh consecutive NSAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field conference title, a conference record for the longest streak of conference team titles.  The Blue Hawks scored 279.5 points in the conference meet, followed by Dakota State (S.D.) second with their team conference record points of 185 points.  Valley City State (N.D.) was third with 75 points, followed by Jamestown (N.D.) fourth with 72.5 points, and Bellevue (Neb.) fifth with three points.

Dakota State won their fourth consecutive NSAA men’s team title with 253 points.  The Trojans tied the NSAA conference record of four straight conference title with Dickinson State’s 2015-2018 squads (four straight conference titles).  DaSU also captured their sixth NSAA title in the previous seven conference meets.

The postseason awards included the Field and Track Athletes-of-the-Meet and they were presented after the conclusion of the conference meet.  Coach-of-the-Year award and Champions of Character recipients from each North Star conference school were also honored.

Kaitlyn McColly of Dickinson State (34 points) and Tysen Grinde of Dakota State (27 points) were named to NSAA Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet, scoring the most points in the field events at the conference meet.  It was the third straight year that McColly received the conference’s Field Athlete-of-the-Meet award.

Karly Just of Valley City State (26.5 points) earned the NSAA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet, the first Viking to win this award in program history.  Lukas Bennett of Dakota State (25 points) claimed the men’s Track Athlete-of-the-Meet, scoring the most points in the running events.

DiSU Shayne Wittkopp was named to NSAA Indoor Track & Field Women’s Coach-of-the-Year.  It was the seventh straight year that Wittkopp was selected to the conference women’s coach-of-the-year award.  Anthony Drealan was selected as the NSAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year for the fourth consecutive year.

The most valuable athletes were voted on by the league coaches.  DiSU’s McColly was selected for the women’s award for the second straight year.  She scored a total of 59 points combined in both track and field events at the NSAA indoor conference meet.  Chantz Minear of DaSU was voted as the men’s most valuable athlete, scoring a total of 40 points in combined track and field events.

Athletes earning All-Conference recognition must be in the top three individually and two relay teams.  The complete list of the NSAA Indoor Track & Field All-Conference is listed below:

Women’s
NSAA Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 34 points
NSAA Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Karly Just – Valley City State (N.D.) – 26.5 points
NSAA Indoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete:  Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Coach of the Year:  Shayne Wittkopp – Dickinson State (N.D.) 
 
High Jump
Adarra Haglund – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference high jump title
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Paige Erhardt – Jamestown (N.D.)

Pole Vault
Madison Wahl – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 3^rd straight NSAA conference pole vault title – NSAA conference meet record
Quinn Bassingthwaite – Jamestown (N.D.)
Taylynd Stuhr – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Ruth Harris – Jamestown (N.D.)

Long Jump
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Emma Muggli – Valley City State (N.D.)

Triple Jump
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Ella Carstensen – Dakota State (S.D.)

Shot Put
Kori Nagel – Dickinson State (N.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Chloe Gunderson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Taylor Laumeyer – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Weight Throw
Kori Nagel – Dickinson State (N.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Taylor Laumeyer – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Kiana Mounga – Dakota State (S.D.)

5000-Meter Run
Karly Just – Valley City State (N.D.)
Brooke Beaucaire – Dakota State (S.D.)
Kirsten Vander Kooi – Jamestown (N.D.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Anna Schneider, Saddie Palmquist, Presli White, Kierra Miller – Dakota State (S.D.)
Morgan Aune, Loli Jarrett, Lauren Taylor, Jazmyn CarryWater – Dickinson State (N.D.)

60-Meter Hurdles
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference 60-meter hurdles title
Amelie Steins – Dakota State (S.D.)
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)

60-Meter Dash
Kaitlyn McColly – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Kyley Barnett – Dickinson State (N.D.)
 
1-Mile Run
Lindsey Roth – Dakota State (S.D.)
Jasmine Barnes – Valley City State (N.D.)
Kierra Miller – Dakota State (S.D.)

400-Meter Dash
Jewel Olson – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference 400-meter title – NSAA conference meet record
RayLee Wallis – Dakota State (S.D.)
Kyley Barnett – Dickinson State (N.D.)

800-Meter Run
Mia Handran – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Anna Schneider – Dakota State (S.D.)
Morgan Aune – Dickinson State (N.D.)

200-Meter Run
Jewel Olson – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference 200-meter title
RayLee Wallis – Dakota State (S.D.)
Molli Thornton – Dakota State (S.D.)

3000-Meter Run
Karly Just – Valley City State (N.D.)
Brooke Beaucaire – Dakota State (S.D.)
Lilly Petty – Jamestown (N.D.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Peyton McLaughlin, Zoey Heid, Morgan Aune, Mia Handran – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Bridget Bartling, Amelie Steins, RayLee Wallis, Anna Schneider – Dakota State (S.D.)
  Men’s
NSAA Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.) – 27 points
NSAA Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.) – 25 points
NSAA Indoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete:  Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)
Coach of the Year:  Anthony Drealan – Dakota State (S.D.)

High Jump
Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.)
Zeke Barnick – Valley City State (N.D.)
Ty Leischner – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Pole Vault
Adrien Calderon – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference pole vault title
Holden Will – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Gage Glaser – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Long Jump
Cameron Chamagnie – Valley City State (N.D.)
Ashton Judge – Jamestown (N.D.)
Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.)

Triple Jump
Cameron Champagnie – Valley City State (N.D.) – 2^nd straight NSAA conference triple jump title
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Aaron Cutshall – Valley City State (N.D.)

Shot Put
Corbin Harris – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lukus Mentele – Dakota State (S.D.)
James McClain – Dakota State (S.D.)

Weight Throw
Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Dawson Sedivec – Jamestown (N.D.)
Corbin Harris – Dickinson State (N.D.)

5000-Meter Run
Caleb Sarsland – Dickinson State (N.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Caleb Sayler – Dakota State (S.D.)
Xavier Mallow – Bellevue (Neb.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Tyler Nicke, Dawson Miller, Nolan Slominski, Franklin Johns – Dakota State (S.D.)
Zach Baumgartner, Isaac Eichhorst, Tate Minnihan, Gage Gunther – Valley City State (N.D.)

60-Meter Hurdles
Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.) – NSAA conference meet record
Tayshaun Robinson – Valley City State (N.D.)
Aaron Van Hemert – Dakota State (S.D.)

60-Meter Dash
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
Christian Bowden – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Quentin Lewis – Dickinson State (N.D.)

1-Mile Run
Evan Armstrong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Luis Casallas – Bellevue (Neb.)
Lucas Dahl – Jamestown (N.D.)

400-Meter Dash
Jordan Mount – Valley City State (N.D.)
Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)
Quentin Lewis – Dickinson State (N.D.)

800-Meter Run
Ronald Kipyegon – Bellevue (Neb.) – NSAA conference meet record
Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Hudson Atkinson – Dickinson State (N.D.)

200-Meter Run
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
Quentin Lewis – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jordan Mount – Valley City State (N.D.)

3000-Meter Run
Richard Marcoux – Bellevue (Neb.)
Caleb Sayler – Dakota State (S.D.)
Caleb Sarsland – Dickinson State (N.D.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Brayden Houlette, Aaron Van Hemert, Franklin Johns, Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Maximus Kadrmas, Hudson Atkinson, Hayden Lockie, Jarett Schuchard – Dickinson State (N.D.)
  Champions of Character
Jaedon Maxfield – Bellevue (Neb.)
Houston Lunde – Dakota State (S.D.)
Carl Askins – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Victor Ramos – Jamestown (N.D.)
Aaron Cutshall – Valley City State (N.D.)