BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Valley City State women’s track and field team won two individual titles and had five All-Conference performances Saturday at the North Star Athletic Association Indoor Conference Championships.

Bryeann Robertson and Brooke Malsom both won conference titles to highlight Saturday’s meet for the Viking women. As a team, VCSU’s women scored 76 points and finished fifth overall.

Valley City State’s men’s and women’s teams combined for five conference titles, four meet records, numerous personal records and 10 All-Conference performances. VCSU head coach Laquone Robinson said he was impressed with the effort his team gave at Saturday’s meet.

“It was a true honor as their coach to watch these athletes give their absolute all today,” he said. “They gave their best efforts and pushed their bodies to new limits. They should be very proud of the hard work that prepared them for today’s performances. It’s exciting to see their hard work come to fruition and be rewarded. What a way to wrap up our indoor regular season and propel the team into preparing for outdoor.”

The Viking women had 18 different athletes accumulate team points with a Top 6 finish at the meet. Macy Dimler was named VCSU’s NSAA Champions of Character representative for the women’s team on Saturday.

Robertson won the women’s shot put and set a new meet record on Saturday. Her top throw of 13.82 meters was more than three feet better than second place and bested the North Star meet record by 15 inches. The old meet record of 13.39 meters was set by former VCSU athlete Seri Geisler. Robertson, VCSU’s school-record holder in the shot put, will continue her season at the NAIA National Championships in two weeks. Entering this weekend, she had the third best throw in the nation.

Malsom entered the meet ranked first in the North Star women’s long jump and earned a conference title with a personal record Saturday. Her top long jump of 5.30 meters (17-4.75) was 4.25 inches better than her previous best and beat the second-place competitor by more than a foot. It is also the third-farthest mark in school history. Malsom also set a school record in the women’s 60-meter dash, recording a time of 8.08 seconds in the prelim race. That broke the old record of 8.12 set by Alexis Heidler last season.

The Top 6 finishers in each event earned team points. The Top 3 individuals and Top 2 relay teams in each event were named All-Conference.

Besides Robertson and Malsom’s titles, the Vikings had three other All-Conference performances. Kyley Lauf placed third in the 800 meters – running a personal record by more than six seconds. Hannah Gordon finished third in the weight throw with a big personal record of about 17 inches. Tyler Smith was third – and set a school record – in the NSAA women’s pentathlon which was held on Feb. 7-8.

Dickinson State won the women’s team title with 185 points. The Blue Hawks were followed by Viterbo (102), Waldorf (95), Dakota State (92), VCSU (76) and Bellevue (6).

The conference championships were held Saturday at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. The NAIA National Championships will also be held at SDSU from March 5-7. Valley City State will send six athletes to compete in seven events at the NAIA Indoor National Championships.

VCSU National Qualifiers
NAIA “A” Standard
Bryeann Robertson, women’s shot put
Garret Roemmich, men’s weight throw
Zachary Co, men’s weight throw
Zachary Co, men’s shot put
Carter Buelow, men’s shot put
Travis Joseph, men’s high jump

NAIA “B” Standard
Brandon Sanders, men’s 400 meters

Quick Summary – VCSU Results
NSAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Conference Champions
Travis Joseph, men’s high jump
Zachary Co, men’s weight throw
Brooke Malsom, women’s long jump
Bryeann Robertson, women’s shot put
Zachary Co, men’s shot put

Meet Records
Travis Joseph, men’s high jump, 2.11 meters
Zachary Co, men’s weight throw, 17.72 meters
Zachary Co, men’s shot put, 16.29 meters
Bryeann Robertson, women’s shot put, 13.82 meters

School Records
Brooke Malsom, 60 meters, 8.08 (ran in prelims, placed 8th)

NSAA Champions of Character
Macy Dimler
Carter Buelow

NSAA Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet
Zachary Co

VCSU Women Top 6 Finishers
(Top 3 individuals and Top 2 relays named All-Conference)
60 Meter Hurdles
4. Macy Dimler, 9.71
6. Taylor Sargent, 9.96

600 Meters
4. Kyley Lauf, 1:45.45
5. Madison Brown, 1:46.96

800 Meters
3. Kyley Lauf, 2:30.08
5. Allyssa Weitkum, 2:33.26
6. Madison Brown, 2:34.96

Mile Run
6. Allyssa Weitkum, 5:40.91

3000 Meters
4. Kristina Fricke, 11:27.04

5000 Meters
4. Kristina Fricke, 19:43.65

4×400 Relay
5. VCSU, 4:21.61 (Douglas-Haynes, Lauf, Brown, Weitkum)

4×800 Relay
5. VCSU, 12:07 (Bachmeier, Vasicek, Kuhbacher, Willett)

Long Jump
1. Brooke Malsom, 5.30 meters

Triple Jump
6. Ellie Stafford, 9.57 meters

Shot Put
1. Bryeann Robertson, 13.82 meters (NAIA “A” Standard, NSAA Meet Record)
4. Hannah Gordon, 10.99 meters

Weight Throw
3. Hannah Gordon, 14.16 meters
4. Sofia Muruato, 13.22 meters

Pentathlon (Held Feb. 7-8)
3. Tyler Smith, 2412 points
5. Peyton Halverson, 2224 points

Women’s Team Standings
1. Dickinson State – 185
2. Viterbo University – 102
3. Waldorf University – 95
4. Dakota State – 92
5. Valley City State University – 76
6. Bellevue University – 6