Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week: Dylan Dahlgren, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Dahlgren, a senior from Soldotna, Alaska, was selected as the Field Athlete-of-the-Week.
Dahlgren had a productive outdoor track & field season opener at NCAA Division II meet, the Marauders Outdoor Opener for Dickinson State (N.D.). He threw the NAIA ‘B’ provisional qualifying mark of 55.81 meters (183 feet, 1 inch) in the hammer throw and captured the event title.
Dahlgren ranks second in the NAIA hammer throw. He also threw 15.50 meters (50 feet, 10.25 inches) in the shot put for a second-place finish and 45.83 meters (150 feet, 4 inches) in the discus for a fourth-place finish.
It was Dahlgren’s first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field weekly honor.