WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University track and field team will be well-represented at the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, set to be held on May 25-27 at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Heading into the finals, Winona State standout
Lindsay Cunningham brings to the competition the nation's top 10,000-meter time this year, having set a season-best mark of 32:43.64 at the Mt. SAC relays on April 12. In addition, Cunningham will compete in the 5,000-meters at CSU-Pueblo as well, having clocked in at 15:45.91 at the Drake Relays on April 26. Both of Cunningham's times established new Winona State records in the respective events; the junior from Wisconsin Dells, Wis. time of 32:43.64 was the third-fastest 10K time ever in NCAA Division II history.
Joining Cunningham as one of the event favorites in the individual competition will be
Shereen Vallabouy, the defending 400-meter outdoor national champion in the NCAA Division II ranks. Vallabouy posted a winning time of 52.68 at the 2022 NCAA Division II national championships at Grand Valley State University on May 28. Vallabouy ran a 51.80 in the 400 meters on April 12 at the Mt. SAC Relays earlier this year.
Brooklyn Schyvinck and
Kaylee Beyer both earned qualification to the 2023 NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships, with Schyvinck running in the 400-meter hurdles and Beyer competing in the 1500 meters. Beyer turned in a 4:24.34 time at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational earlier this year and ran a career-best 4:22.26 at the 2022 NCAA Division II Championships last spring. Schyvinck owns a 59.53 mark in the 400 hurdles, earned at the Drake Relays earlier this year.
The Winona State 4X400 relay team will also compete for a title in Colorado, with the Warriors currently sitting with the ninth-best 4X400 relay time in NCAA Division II.
Regan Feit,
Alyssa Larson,
Brooklyn Schyvinck and
Shereen Vallabouy ran a time of 3:42.13 at the Bryan Clay Invitational and will look to improve on that mark in Pueblo.
For more information regarding the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl,
head to this link.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
