BROOKINGS, S.D. – Valley City State University earned 12 All-Conference Awards at the North Star Athletic Association Indoor Track & Field Championships held on Feb. 16 at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the campus of NCAA Division I South Dakota State. Athletes earning All-Conference recognition must be in the top three individually and two relay teams.
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. Just finished first in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter breaking the school record in the 5000 meter. In addition to here first place finishes she also fourth in the mile run. Just earned indoor All-Conference honors for the second and third time of her career.
Viking senior
Jasmine Barnes earned All-Conference for the fifth time in her indoor track & field career, and her first time in the mile. Barnes finished the mile run in second with a time of 5:28.77.
Emma Muggli finished the long jump in third place with a 4.96-meter attempt. Muggli, a sophomore, earned All-Conference with her effort for the third time in her career and the first time in the long jump.
Freshman,
Tayshaun Robinson finished second in the 60-meter hurdles earning All-Conference for the first time in his Viking career.
Jordan Mount delivered a Conference Title performance winning the 400-meter. Mount also finished third in the 200-meter earning All-Conference in both events as a freshman.
Viking freshman
Zeke Barnick took second in the high jump with a 1.98 meter clearance. Barnick earns All-Conference for the first time in his career.
Cameron Champagnie delivered back-to-back Conference Titles in the triple jump and added a Conference Title in the long jump to his career. As a sophomore, Champagnie now hold three conference titles and is a four time All-Conference earner during his indoor track & field career.
Aaron Cutshall, a sophomore, earned All-Conference in in the triple jump with a 12.86-meter attempt good for a third place finish. Cutshall is now a two time All-Conference in his indoor track & field career.
The Viking 4x800-meter relay team earned All-Conference with their 8:45.49, second place performance. The Viking relay team consists of
Zach Baumgartner,
Isaac Eichhorst,
Tate Minnihan, and
Gage Gunther.
Women's
NSAA Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet: Karly Just – Valley City State (N.D.) – 26.5 points
1-Mile: 2.
Jasmine Barnes, SR, 5:28.77
3000-Meter: 1.
Karly Just, JR, 10:56.78
5000-Meter: 1.
Karly Just, JR, 18:44.13
Long Jump: 3.
Emma Muggli, SO, 4.96-meters
Men's
60mH: 2
Tayshaun Robinson, FR, 8.27
200m: 3
Jordan Mount, FR, 22.48
400m: 1
Jordan Mount, FR, 49.27
High Jump: 2
Zeke Barnick, FR, 1.98m
Long Jump: 1
Cameron Champagnie, SO, 6.54m
Triple Jump: 1
Cameron Champagnie, SO, 13.16m
Triple Jump: 3
Aaron Cutshall, SO, 12.86m
4x800m: 2 Baumgartner, Eichhorst, Minnihan, Gunther, 8:45.49
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