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SMSU TRACK & FIELD: SMSU track and field preps for NSIC Championships

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s and men’s track and field teams will travel to Mankato this Friday and Saturday for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships at Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University.

Field events will get underway on Friday starting at 12 p.m., with track events starting at 1:30 p.m. The action continues on Saturday with field events beginning at 11 a.m. and track events starting at 1 p.m. The team awards presentation is expected to take place at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.

A total of 15 schools will compete for the women’s championship, while the men’s championship field will include 11 teams.

Last season, SMSUcompeting in just its third NSIC indoor championships since 1992 finished ninth on the men’s side, while the women’s team finished 10th. The SMSU men’s team had two All-NSIC honorees last season, including senior Alex Weis, who placed third in the shot put.

SMSU Men’s

Indoor Conference Champions

1982 – Steve Baune, 55 meter hurdles.

1984 – Walt Larson, 55 meter hurdles.

1990 – Walter Sutton, 55 meters.

1990 – Walter Sutton, 300 meters.

1991 – Walter Sutton, 55 meters.

1992 – Wayne Hawkins, 55 meters.

1992 – Wayne Hawkins, 300 meters.

2015 – Will Hanson, 60 meter hurdles.

2015 – Alejandro Sanchez, 800 meters.

SMSU Men’s

Indoor All-NSIC Honorees

2014 – Alejandro Sanchez, 2nd place, 800 meters.

2015 – Will Hanson, 1st place, 60 meter hurdles.

2015 – Alejandro Sanchez, 1st place, 800 meters.

2016 – Will Hanson, 3rd place, 60 meter hurdles.

2016 – Alex Weis, 3rd place, shot put.

The SMSU women’s team has not had an individual win a conference indoor championship or earn All-NSIC.

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