BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) release its fourth weekly outdoor track and field honors and Concordia-St. Paul senior Calder Erick was named the NSIC Field Athlete of the Week. It marks the second career NSIC Athlete of the Week selection for Erick as he was previously named Field Athlete of the Week in week two of the 2024 indoor season. Erick made his 2025 multi-event debut over the weekend, winning the decathlon at the Meet of Champions in Rock Island, Ill. 

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NSIC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Calder Erick (Multi, 5-11, 170, Sr., Forest Lake, Minn. / Forest Lake Area HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
- Set a personal record with 6,918 points to win the decathlon at the Meet of Champions
- Recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying mark
- Took first place in five of the 10 events
- Leads the NSIC in the decathlon this season
- Ranks ninth in Division II in the decathlon this season

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NSIC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Ryan Hartman (Distance, Sr., Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West HS) - Augustana
- Took fourth place in Invite heat four of the 5000-meter run at Bryan Clay Invitational
- Clocked a time of 13:39.57 for the finish to rank fifth in NCAA Division II this season
- His showing broke his own previous school record by over 10 seconds
- Also ran in the 1500-meter at the meet, clocking a 3:43.00
- Time is a new personal best in the event and rewrote his runner-up spot on the Augustana all-time list

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Other Top Track Performances
Raheem Taitt-Best (UMary)
- Placed 3rd at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 400m dash with a 46.88
- Now 14th in the nation in the event
- Tied season-best in the 200m dash at the Pacific Coast Invitational with a 20.88
- Placed 2nd at the event and was the best among D2 runners
- Currently 20th in the nation in the event
- Was part of the 4x400m relay at the Bryan Clay Invitational that had a season-best of 3:11.67, which is 25th in the nation
Richlu Tudee ( MSU) 
- Finished fifth in both the 100 meter dash (10.40) and 200 meter dash (21.07) at the Pacific Coast Intercol-legiate
- Part of the team with D'Eric Smith, Kemarri Stewart, Ezekiel Clark that won the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.16  
- Helped MSU take second in 4x100 meter relay at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 40.21
- Also placed 17th in 200 meter dash (21.42) and 19th in 100 meter dash (10.65)
Manjot Singh (MSUM) 
- Placed eighth in the 400m hurdles at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday, clocking an NCAA provisional time of 52.94
- The mark is ranked atop the Northern Sun and is 29th in NCAA Division II
- Snapped the MSUM school record in the event as well, becoming the first person in program history to run sub-53 seconds
Grayson Bonilla (MINOT) 
- Ran a lifetime best in the men's 10,000 meters at the Phil Esten Challenge hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Finished 52nd on the day in 33:56.96
- His time ranks 5th this season in the NSIC and is 8th fastest all-time at Minot State

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Other Top Field Performances
Liam Byrne (MSU) 
- Landed 58.08 meters in hammer throw for 13th place (22nd in Division II) at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
- Placed 14th in hammer throw at Long Beach Invitational with a mark of 59.45m (195-0)(15th in Division II)
Jaiden Peraza (MSUM)
- Placed eighth in the high jump at Friday's Bryan Clay Invitational, clearing a height of 6-05 (1.96m)
- Also placed sixth in the high jump at the Beach Invitational on Saturday with a leap of 6-08 (2.03m)
- Was the top NCAA Division II competitor in the high jump on Saturday
Justin Jacobson (NSU) 
- Won the discus at the Red Raider Open in school record and national provisional mark fashion
- Heaved 51.98m to break the 50-year old school record at Northern State
- Sits third in the NSIC in the event and 27th in the nation
- Added a fourth place finish in the hammer, throwing 50.36m
Daniel Elge (WSC) 
- Recorded NCAA provisional mark in hammer throw at Loper Invite Saturday
- Threw 193-11 and mark now ranks second in the NSIC
 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
3/31/25
T: Jalen McGee – Minnesota State
F: Braxton Stewart – Minnesota State 
4/7/25
T: Raheem Taitt-Best - University of Mary
F: William Heydt – Minnesota Duluth
4/15/25
T: Richlu Tudee – Minnesota State
F: Jasiah Hambira  – MSU Moorhead 
4/22/25
T: Ryan Hartman -  Augustana
F: Calder Erick – Concordia-St. Paul

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men's league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women's league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 121 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA's three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.