INDIANAPOLIS - Hillsdale swept Great Midwest Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors as announced Thursday afternoon.

The Chargers hosted the the 54th annual GINA Relays last weekend and will be back on their home track again on Friday for the Charger Tune-Up. 

Track Athlete of the Week
Kajsa Johannson
Hillsdale
Sprints
Senior 
North Oaks, MN (Breck HS)

Kajsa Johannson scorched the competition in the 100 meter dash with a DII automatic qualifying time of 11.47. That marks the fastest time in Division II all season. Johansson then won the 200 meter dash with a time 23.60, which is the second-fastest time in DII this season and secures a provisional mark. 

Both of Johansson’s marks do not count toward records as they were both wind-aided, but they would break the Hillsdale and Great Midwest records if they did. 

Johansson currently holds the top two times in the outdoor conference records in the 100 meter dash (11.67 and 11.79) and the top time in the 200 meter dash (23.76).

Field Athlete of the Week
Nikita Maines
Hillsdale 
Throws
Junior
Centralia, IL (Centralia HS)

Nikita Maines won the shot put with a throw of 14.84 meters to shatter a 15-year old school record. She also holds the school record in the indoor shot put. 

Her throw ranks eighth all-time in the conference for outdoor shot put. 

Maines is ranked twelfth in Division II in the shot put and has the second-best throw in the conference so far this season.