BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Winning races and breaking records is all that senior distance runner, Benjamin Allen, has been doing for the Golden Bears this indoor track and field season. For the fourth straight week, Allen has been named the NSIC Track Athlete of the Week following his third broken record and fourth win at the Ted Nelson Classic on February 8th. With his continuous success in his races each weekend, he is officially the first Concordia-St. Paul athlete to be named the conference athlete of the week for four consecutive weeks.

Throughout his indoor track career, Allen has earned 39 top-five finishes and 16 wins for the Golden Bears in the 1 mile, 500m, 800m, and 1000m races. He currently holds the school record in three of those events: One Mile (4:08.81), 800-Meter Run (1:51.91), and the 1000-Meter Run (2:25.61).

NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Benjamin Allen (Distance, Sr., North St. Paul, Minn. / North St. Paul HS)
Concordia-St. Paul
- Broke his own school record in the 800m with a time of 1:52.41 at the Ted Nelson Classic
- Collected his third school record and fourth win of the season
- Ranks first in the conference in two events (800m and mile)
- His provisional qualifying mark ranks him sixth in the nation for the 800m
- He also ranks sixth in the nation in the mile after his provisional time of 4:08.81 at the Jack Johnson Classic last week
- Named NSIC Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth week in row

NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Chris Cook (Jumps, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn. / Hopkins HS)
MSU Moorhead
- Won the high jump with a school record leap at the Bison Open
- Jumped 7-0.5 (2.15m), which is tied for second-best in nation
- Is tied for first in the NSIC
- Broke the previous school record of 7-0.25 he set at NSIC Indoor Championships last season

Other Top Track Performances
Lawrence Lokonobei  (AUGIE) recorded a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 8.38 at the NDSU Bison Open this weekend.
Shaheed Hickman  (MSU) placed second in the 60m in the Ted Nelson Classic with a time of 6.89. The time is good enough for the 2nd best time in the NSIC so far this season.
Ty Dawkins  (MSUM) won the 400 meters at Bison Open with a time of 49.48; Has the second-best time in NSIC this season and has three wins on the season.
Isaiha Fletcher  (NSU) won the 200m dash at the NDSU Bison Open with a time of 22.51; Opened the meet with a new school record in the 300m dash with a time of 34.92 in third overall; Added a second place finish in the 4x400m relay with time of 3:20.91.
Jacob Morse  (USF) ran a provisional time of 8.07 in the 60m-hurdles at the Ted Nelson Classic, setting a new school record; Ranked first in NSIC and 12th in NCAA Division II.

Other Top Field Performances
Tyl Woelber  (AUGIE) won the heptathlon at the NDSU Bison Open with a personal record 5,235 points. Woelber's score also placed him at 10th on the NCAA Division II standings for heptathlon scores. Woelber won the heptathlon with a first-place finish in the 60 meter dash (7.18), third-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 6.88m (22-7), third place finish in the shot put with a distance of 12.86m (42-2.25), first-place finish in the high jump with a height of 2.04m (6-8.25), first-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles (8.43), 13th-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 3.65m (11-11.75) and fifth-place finish in the 1,000m (2:53.17).
Connor McCormick  (MSU) took third in the weight throw at the Ted Nelson Classic with a throw of 18.92m. The throw is good enough for an NCAA DII provisional mark.
Kelson Brewer  (NSU) finished in eighth place at the NDSU Bison Open Heptathlon with personal best 4,682 points; Tallied running marks of 7.34 in the 60m dash, 9.01 in the 60m hurdles, and 2:49.44 in the 1000m run; Recorded field marks of 6.13m in the long jump, 10.06m in the shot put, 1.71m in the high jump, and 4.45m in the pole vault.
Cade Kalkowski  (WSC) posted back-to-back season best marks and moved up to fourth in NCAA Division II in the weight throw; had NCAA provisional mark of 65-3.5 Friday night to place fifth at Frank Sevigne Husker Invite and followed that Saturday with a first place finish in the Dakota Realty Meet at South Dakota taking first at 66-1.75.

 
Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
12/10/19
T: Bryant Brown - Minnesota State
F: Deveyonn Brown - Minnesota State
1/21/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State
1/28/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (2)
2/4/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul (3)
F: Tanner Berg - Northern State (3)
2/11/20
T: Benjamin Allen - Concordia-St. Paul (4)
F: Chris Cook - MSU Moorhead