Day 1 Women's Results 2022 NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships

            McKenzie Scheil and Brooklynn Chipps placed in the weight throw to lead the Wayne State College women's indoor track and field team at the opening day of the 2022 NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Mankato, Minnesota.
            The Wildcats are 10th place in the team standings after the opening day with eight points.  Minnesota State is the runaway team leader with 81 points followed by University of Mary in a distant second at 32.  Augustana (21.33), Sioux Falls (18) and Northern State (15) close out the top five teams.
            MSU Moorhead and Minnesota Duluth are tied for sixth at 14 points each with Concordia-St. Paul eighth at 13, Winona State ninth with 11 and Wayne State 10th with eight points.  St. Cloud State (4), Minot State (2) and Bemidji State (0.33) and Southwest Minnesota State (0.33) rounding out the team scoring.
            Scheil was fourth in the weight throw with an NCAA provisional mark of 63' 4 3/4" followed by Chipps taking sixth place with a mark of 61' 6 ¾".
            In prelims, sophomore Megan Hansen came in 12th place in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.12 seconds.
            The second and final day of the NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships starts Saturday with field events at 9:30 a.m. followed by finals in all running events at 1:30 p.m.