Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week: Chloe Gunderson, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Gunderson, a senior from Powers Lake, N.D., was selected as the Field Athlete-of-the-Week.
Gunderson had a stellar season debut for Dickinson State (N.D.) at the NCAA Division II meet, Marauders Outdoor Opener. She won both the shot put and discus titles with NAIA national qualifying marks.
She threw ‘A’ automatic mark of 14.18 meters (46 feet, 6.25 inches) in the shot put and ‘B’ provisional mark of 47.42 meters (155 feet, 7 inches) in the discus. She currently leads the NAIA in shot put and discus.
Gunderson also placed second in the hammer throw with 46.77 meters mark (156 feet, 2 inches), where she ranks 16
th in the NAIA hammer throw.
This is Gunderson’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field weekly honor.