INDIANAPOLIS – Southwest Minnesota State University sophomore Rebecca Manteuffel has qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships set for March 8-9 in Pittsburg, Kan., and will compete in the weight throw the NCAA announced today.
 
The NCAA Indoor Championships will be held at the Robert W. Plaster Center at Pittsburg State University.
 
Manteuffel, a native of Cologne, Minn., is the first female SMSU track & field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in program history. SMSU is in its sixth season since reinstating the program in 2014. Last spring, Manteuffel became the first SMSU female to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning an 18^th place finish in the discus.
 
Manteuffel, a 2017 graduate of Mayer Lutheran High School, qualified for this season's NCAA Indoor Championships with a school record toss of 18.41 meters at the South Dakota State Last Chance Meet on Feb. 15. Her toss ranks 14th among the 17 competitors entering the championships. 
 
Manteuffel will compete on Friday, March 8, at 2:25 p.m.