Brooklynn Chipps and Mckenzie Scheil of Wayne State College have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held March 11 and 12 in Pittsburg, Kansas.  The list of NCAA Division II national qualifiers were announced late Tuesday afternoon by the NCAA office in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Both athletes will compete in the weight throw on Friday, March 11th at 4:55 p.m. at the Robert W. Plaster Center on the Pittsburg State campus.
            Chipps, a junior from Elgin (Clearwater HS), is ranked 7th in NCAA Division II with a top mark of 64' 7" at the USD Alumni Meet in Vermillion, S.D. February 5th.  She is coming off a sixth place finish at last weekend's NSIC Indoor Championships with a top throw of 61' 6 ¾" and it's her first time qualifying for an NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship.
            Scheil, a graduate student from Fairmont (Fillmore Central HS), is a national qualifier in the weight throw for a fourth straight season.  She currently ranks 11th in the event with a top throw of 63' 4 ¾" recorded last weekend at the NSIC Indoor Championships where she finished fourth.  Last season, Scheil earned All-American honors in the weight throw with a second place finish.