USTFCCCA All-Region Awards Press Release 3/8/22

            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 28th 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 February 25th, 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 February 5th.  She is also an NCAA Division II Indoor National qualifier in the event with the seventh-best mark in NCAA Division II this season.