WAYNE, Neb. -- When the Wayne State women's track and field team returns from Michigan, it will be bringing home a pair of All-Americans.

Mckenzie Scheil and Brooklynn Chipps placed second and third in the hammer throw Thursday afternoon to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor National Track and Field Championships in Allendale, Mich.        

Scheil, a graduate of Fillmore Central HS, scratched on her first two attempts in prelims before recording a mark of 180’ 10” to qualify eighth for the finals. In the finals, Scheil scratched on her first throw but followed with marks of 187’ 10” and 195’ 5” on her final throw to move up to second place.

It’s the third time Scheil has collected All-American honors in the hammer throw, placing second last year (2021) along with a seventh place finish in 2019. Scheil entered nationals with the top regular season mark of 201’ 4” at the Wildcat Classic in Wayne March 25th.

Chipps, a junior from Elgin (Clearwater HS), finished third in the hammer throw with a top heave of 192’ 11”.  In prelims, Chipps scratched two of her three attempts but posted a mark of 186’ 7” on her second attempt to enter finals with the fifth-best throw.  Chipps recorded her top mark of 192’ 11” on her second attempt in finals after scratching on her first throw.  She finished finals with a mark of 182’ 9” and collects her first-ever All-American honor.

Meanwhile, in the men's hammer throw, WSC's Cole Christoffersen finished 17th out of 20 competitors. The graduate of Lyons-Decatur Northeast entered nationals ranked 14th in NCAA Division II with a season-best effort of 200’ 7” set at the South Dakota Challenge in Vermillion April 21st. 

Both the men's and women's teams have one more competitor at the national meet, with Scheil competing in the women's shot put and Dylan Kneifl in the men's high jump.