WAYNE – As a pair of Wayne State College women’s track & field student-athletes will be competing at the NCAA Division II Indoor Nationals later this week, both have been tabbed with all-region honors.
According to a release from Wayne State Athletics, Brooklynn Chipps and Mckenzie Scheil of Wayne State College were awarded All-Central Region honors Tuesday afternoon by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). To qualify for the honor, an athlete must have a top five mark in his/her respective event in the region.
Scheil, a graduate student from Fairmont (Fillmore Central HS), earned All-Central Region honors in two events – shot put and weight throw. She had the fifth-best mark in the shot put this season at 46′ 10 ¾”, recorded at the Mark Schuck/Minnesota State Open on January 28 in Mankato. Scheil also posted the fifth-best mark in the weight throw this season, 63′ 4 ¾” at the NSIC Indoor Championships in Mankato on February 25 and is an NCAA Division II Indoor National qualifier in the event with the 11th-best mark in the nation.
Chipps, a junior from Elgin (Clearwater HS), collected All-Central Region honors in the weight throw with the fourth-best mark in the event this season – 64′ 7″ at the USD Alumni Meet at the Dakota Dome on February 5. She is also an NCAA Division II Indoor National qualifier in the event with the seventh-best mark in NCAA Division II this season.
Both athletes will compete in the weight throw on Friday, March 11 at 4:55 p.m. at the Robert W. Plaster Center on the Pittsburg State campus.
