Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID

ST. PAUL – The Martin Luther College men’s track and field achieved another major accomplishment on Wednesday, picking up 11 All-Conference selections, the most in program history. On Saturday, the Knights took home their first UMAC Outdoor Championship as a member of the NCAA (previous UMAC Championship came in 1998 and 1999 as a member of the NAIA), scoring 234 points, beating out UW-Superior (212 points).

To earn All-Conference recognition, an individual or relay team must finish first or second in an event on Friday or Saturday of the UMAC Championships. MLC had 10 student-athletes hit that mark, making them eligible for the postseason awards.

Arthur Robinson was named the Top Scoring Athlete of the meet (given to the best all-around performance of the meet) and the Rookie of the Year. The MLC men’s coaching staff was also given the Coaching Staff of the Year award after winning first place at the UMAC Championships.

The following individuals were named to the All-Conference team, and the events that gave them a spot can be seen below:

Arthur Robinson – 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Daniel Ertman – 400m, 4x400m relay

Daniel Reinke – Discus

Lucas Holtz – 4x100m relay

Matthew Hillmer – 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay

Micah Schibbelhut – 4x400m relay, (All-Sportsmanship Team)

Ryan Schmidt – 4x400m relay

R.J. Perry – Discus, Shot Put, Hammer Throw

Sam Plocher – 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, High Jump

Stephen Wietzke – 100m, 200m, 4x100m

WOMEN’S TRACK

AND FIELD

The MLC women’s outdoor track and field team was given three All-Conference selections after their performance at the UMAC Championships this past weekend.

The Knights took third at the Championships, scoring a total of 127 points.

To earn All-Conference recognition, an athlete must finish either first or second in an individual event or relay race.

Jemimah Habben, Elise Nolte, and Madelinn Romsdahl were the three MLC student-athletes to receive All-UMAC honors. Habben finished the 3000m steeplechase in second after her MLC record-setting time of 12:03.94, while Nolte also broke the MLC record in the hammer throw, heaving the hammer 41.30 meters for second.

Romsdahl placed second in the discus throw after a mark of 39.26 meters, which was a personal and meet record.

Ella Schlei was voted to the All-Sportsmanship team, representing the MLC women’s team.