NCAA Division II Women's Hammer Throw Final Results

            Brooklynn Chipps and Mckenzie Scheil placed fourth and fifth respectively Thursday afternoon in the hammer throw to earn All-American honors at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field in Pueblo, Colorado.
The two Wildcat throwers continue an All-American tradition for Wayne State, marking six straight years and eight of the last 10 that Wayne State has had an All-American in the hammer throw.
            Chipps, a graduate of Clearwater HS (Elgin), earned All-American honors in the event for a second straight season with a fourth-place finish at 197' 6".  All six throws for Chipps were over 190 feet with her top mark coming on the second throw in prelims.  In the finals she produced marks of 197' 4", 191' 0" and 196' 8".  Last season Chipps collected a third-place finish in the hammer throw at 192' 11". 
            Scheil, a graduate of Fillmore Central HS (Fairmont), placed fifth in the hammer throw at 195' 1" to collect her fourth All-American honor in the event.  Scheil's top mark came on her first throw in prelims.  Her best throw in finals was 192' 9" on her first attempt in finals.  Scheil caps a tremendous career at Wayne State where she was a two-time national runner up in the hammer throw in 2021 and 2022, a fifth place finish this year and seventh in 2019 to claim four All-American honors in the event.
            Wayne State has one more competitor at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships as Reilly Young will participate in the discus on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Central Time.