Ryan Johnson Named NSIC Outdoor Male Field Athlete of the Year

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – St. Cloud State senior Ryan Johnson has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Male Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Tuesday, May 17, in vote of all the coaches in the conference.

Johnson (Amery, Wisconsin) earned 2016 NSIC All-Conference honors in the three events at last weekend's NSIC Championships and was the high point performer at the meet with a total of 26 points. His 26 points represented 28.5 percent of the team's 91 total points. Johnson began his meet by setting the meet and school record in the hammer throw with his toss of 60.86m/199'08". He broke the school record that he had set earlier in the season. The event win marked the seventh of the season for Johnson in the hammer. His throw also places him 13th nationally in the event and is an NCAA outdoor provisional qualifying mark. On the second day, he placed second in the discus with a throw of 53.60m/175'00" and also second in the shot put (15.89m/52'01.75"). His shot put throw was a season-best mark and his highest finish in the event this season. His discus throw was also a season-best mark and the fifth time he has finished among the top-three in the event on the campaign. Johnson's discus throw, besides achieving NCAA outdoor provisional standards, ranks him 15th nationally in the event.

Men:
NSIC Track Athlete of the Year: Myles Hunter – Minnesota State
NSIC Field Athlete of the Year: Ryan Johnson – St. Cloud State
NSIC Newcomer of the Year: Paul Selman – Minnesota State
NSIC Coach of the Year: Tracy Hellman – Augustana

Upon completion of the regular season the Huskies have six athletes that rank among the top 16 nationally in five different events. Junior Keyshawn Davis is ninth in the long jump (7.56m/25'09.75"), freshman Elijah Pitchford is 16th in the triple jump (15.15m/49'8.5"), junior Quinn Anderson is fifth in the discus (56'02.183'9"), Johnson is 15th in the discus (53.60m/175'10"), senior Rafael Saez is 16th in the discus (53.07m/174'1"), Johnson is 13th in the hammer (60.86m/199'8") and junior Sam Sunstrom is 15th in the 10,000m (35:17.30). Johnson and the rest of his track & field teammates that qualified for NCAA Outdoor Nationals will be in action from May 26-28 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

Saint Cloud State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Quinn Anderson

Keyshawn Davis

Ryan Johnson

Elijah Pitchford

Rafael Saez

Ryan Johnson Named NSIC Outdoor Male Field Athlete of the Year

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