LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Wesleyan University track & field teams opened the 2020 indoor season competing in a pair of meets over the weekend.  NWU competed at the two-day Graduate Classic hosted by the University of Nebraska and also took part in the Scott Nisely Invitational at Doane University.
 
NWU had several top marks on the Division III performance charts and had athletes climb up the all-time charts.
 
Returning All-American Dayton Dolincheck had a big weekend in the throws for the NWU women.  Dolincheck threw the shot put 45-4.5 to finish 4^th at the Nisely Invite.  Her toss is the 2^nd best throw in DIII this season.  She had a mark of 53-3 in the weight throw to place 9^th and put her 5^th on the NWU all-time charts and 12^th in the nation.  Teammate Linneah Konfrst threw the shot put 42-3.5 to sit 19^th in the nation. 
 
Maddie Tolly cleared 10-11.75 in the pole vault which puts her 23^rd in the nation.  On the track, Aspen Rolfes finished 5^th in the 200 running 26.28 that ranks 39^th in DIII.  Ellie Beiermann was 4^th in the 3,000 running 19:05.26 that is good for 29^th in the country.  Leah Treffer won the 5000 in a time of 19:05.26.
 
The women's 4x400 team of Rolfes, Alexandra Daniel, Devine Gines and Camryn Larsen placed 4^th running 4:06.27 to rank 19^th in the nation.
 
For the NWU men, Rudy Vrtiska got things started with an outstanding performance in the heptathlon.  Vrtiska scored 4166 points, the second highest total in school history and that ranks him 12^th in the nation.
 
Jared Pohlman had a big toss in the weight throw at the Nisely Invite going 53-9.75 to move up to 4^th on the all-time charts and rank 14^th in the nation.
 
Trent Koehler was 3^rd in the long jump leaping 22-3 to sit 32^nd in the nation.  On the track, the NWU hurdlers had a big day with Marshall Chasek finishing 6^th running 8.46 in the finals to move to 6^th all-time.  Reese Hennerberg ran 8.42 in the prelims to sit 23^rd in the nation.
 
The Prairie Wolves track & field teams now prepare for the Prairie Wolf Invite that is set for Friday at the Devaney Center.