Senior throwers Hailey Baker and Reilly Young earned All-NSIC finishes in the hammer throw Friday to lead the Wayne State women's track and field team on the opening day of the 2025 Northern Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minnesota.  As a team, the Wildcats are tied for fourth after the first day of competition with 22 points.
            Minnesota State is the team leader with 83 points followed by Augustana in second at 56.  Sioux Falls was third with 31 points with Wayne State, Northern State and Concordia-St. Paul each tie for fourth at 22 points.  
            Baker was one of three Wildcats to place in the hammer throw, collecting All-NSIC honors with a second-place finish at 180' 9".  Reilly Young was right behind in third at 162' 8" and another senior - McKenna Markle - was sixth in the event at 153' 0".
            Other points scored by the Wildcats came from Olivia Schwarzrock taking fourth in the shot put at 45' 10". 
            Kailee Kellum made the finals in the long jump but just missed a medal finishing ninth with a top mark of 18' 1 1/2".              
            The final day of the Northern Sun Conference Track and Field Championships will be held Saturday with field events beginning at 10 a.m. and finals in all running events set to start at 1 p.m.