Burnsville alum Laura Hermanson of North Dakota State University was named The Summit League’s Female Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year in a vote by the league’s head coaches. Hermanson received a unanimous seven votes,Hermanson (pictured) completed the indoor season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2:05.44. Hermanson had an excellent indoor season as she set school records in the 600m, 800m, and mile . She led The Summit League in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.44. She also posted a league-best mile time of 4:41.96 and helped the Bison capture The Summit League Indoor crown for the second straight year.
Hermanson was the winner of the women's 800 meters at the Drake Relays last Friday.
McGinnis is Athlete of the Week ... Minnesota junior R.J. McGinnis was named the Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Week after posting the third-best decathlon total in the NCAA this season at the Drake Relays last week.
McGinnis enjoyed career-best performances in five of the 10 decathlon events as he tallied 7,626 points to finish second in the competition. His mark ranks #3 in University of Minnesota decathlon history.
McGinnis was the Big Ten heptathlon champion indoors this year.
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