2010-11 University of North Dakota Track and Field/Cross Country media guide by University of North Dakota

2010-11 track & cross country TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 THE UNIVERSITY The University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 About Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Athletics Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Academic Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Athletics Achievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Gameday Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Strength Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Community Involvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Athletics Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multimedia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Media Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 University Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Athletics Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20 Athletics Staff Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

QUICK FACTS General School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Dakota Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202) Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883 Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,194 Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fighting Sioux School Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Green & White National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great West Conference President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert Kelley Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Faison Senior Woman Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniella Irle Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Jeno Athletic Dept. Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2234 Ticket Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-0855

coaching staff Head Coach Dick Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

COACHING Staff Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Clay (26th season) Clay’s Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2979 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Crummy, Crystal Cummins, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Rollefstad, Amanda Solberg Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Baukol

CROSS COUNTRY 2010 Season in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2010 Roster, Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2010 Individual Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Team information 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2010 Great West Conference Indoor Track Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Track Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th

TRACK AND FIELD 2011 Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2011 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Media RELATIONS Media Relations Director/Track & XC Contact. . . . . . . . . Jayson Hajdu Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2985 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 740-7659 Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-4352 E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jayson.hajdu@athletics.und.edu

THE FIGHTING SIOUX Student-Athlete Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-41 Great West Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 history UND Cross Country History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UND Track & Field Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-50 UND All-Americans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-57 Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-60

Athletics Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fightingsioux.com Athletics on Facebook. . . . . . . . . . . . www.facebook.com/undathletics Athletics on Twitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undathletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undsid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undwtrackfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undwcc

credits The 2010-11 University of North Dakota women’s track and field/cross country media guide is a production of the UND athletics media relations office. The guide was designed, written and edited by director of media relations Jayson Hajdu, with assistance from assistant media relations director Christy Kramer. Editorial assistance provided by new media editor Matt Schill. Cover design by Amy Chandler. Photos by Kory Wallen, Adam Stainiger and Mandy Gefroh. Inside back cover campus photos by UND photographer Chuck Kimmerle. Special thanks to the hard work of previous UND athletics media relations staffs.

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Located in Grand Forks in the heart of the Red River Valley, the University of North Dakota is the largest and most diversified institution of higher learning in a threestate region. One of only 47 public institutions with both a law school and a medical school, UND consistently ranks by most measures as one of the top 150 universities in the United States. Its nearly 13,000 students – including about 2,500 graduate students – come from every state in the union and more than 50 countries. Spreading out from the banks of the scenic English Coulee, the 549-acre University of North Dakota campus has been nationally recognized for its landscaping and beauty. The 223 buildings demonstrate both a classic university-setting architecture blended with more modern-looking facilities in the

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13,172 total enrollment (fall 2009)

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10,440 undergraduate students

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2.7% American Indian, 1.5% AfricanAmerican, 1.2% Latino-American, and 1.5% Asian-American students

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50 states and more than 50 countries are represented in the student body

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2,765 live in UND’s 14 residence halls

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303 tenured and 161 tenure-track faculty, of whom 93 percent hold the highest degrees in their fields

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937 professional and scientific staff

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1151 general staff

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113,615 degrees granted since 1889

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96,808 living alumni

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6,401 students enrolled in distance education courses and 22,430 persons took part in credit and non-credit activities through the Division of Continuing Education in 2008

Quick Facts: Center for Aerospace complex. UND’s newest additions are its $20 million Wellness Center, a $20 million state-of-the-art residence hall and a $20 million parking ramp. With more than 193 fields of study and 2,938 courses, including an internationally recognized aviation and aerospace program, UND has a vast array of educational choices. The University is characterized by a solid foundation of the liberal arts surrounded by a constellation of professional programs, a manageable size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, nine colleges and schools, a widely recognized program of graduate education and research, rich cultural resources, and an outstanding record of alumni support. UND was named 14th in “The Top 25 Most Highly Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Universities” in the country by Forbes.com and The Princeton Review. Forbes.com also ranked UND in the top 20 “most wired campuses” for integrating technology into teaching, research and campus life. UND was named one of the top 70 colleges and universities by the Washington Monthly (2006). Its economic impact on the state of North Dakota and region is nearly $1 billion.

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The Dakota Student, the official publication of UND, was first published in 1888

UND offers 83 graduate programs, including professional programs in law (J.D.) and medicine (M.D.), and undergraduate degrees in 87 fields of study in nine degree-granting colleges: • • • • • • • • •

College of Arts & Sciences College of Business and Public Administration College of Education and Human Development Graduate School The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences College of Nursing School Engineering and Mines School of Law School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Fighting Sioux 2010-11 track & cross country Notable Alumni

Tom Amberry, ‘46 World record holder with 2,750 consecutive free throws Maxie Anderson, ‘56 First to cross Atlantic Ocean, North America in balloon James Maxwell Anderson, ‘11 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Chuck Klosterman (‘94), best-selling author of such books as Fargo Rock City and Downtown Owl, is one of America’s foremost authorities on pop culture.

Rick Kelleher, ‘69 Known as Don Bleu, host of The Gong Show Cora Smith King, 1889 One of first graduates; first woman to pass N.D. state medical examination and perform surgery

Ed Belfour, ‘87 Third-winningest goalie in NHL history

Chuck Klosterman, ‘94 Best-selling author

Carla Christofferson, ‘89 Co-owner of WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks

Karen Nyberg, ‘94 NASA astronaut

Ronald Davies, ‘27, ‘61 U.S. District Judge, ordered 1957 integration of Little Rock (Ark.) high schools

Fritz Pollard, Jr., ‘39 Olympic medalist, 110 hurdles

Carl Ben Eielson, ‘21 Aviator, explorer, first to cross Arctic Ocean and Antarctica by plane Ralph Engelstad, ‘54 Las Vegas entrepreneur, casino owner

Carla Christofferson (‘89) is the co-owner of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.

Chuck Johnson, ‘48 Sports writer and author, member of the Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame

Sam Anderson, ‘69, ‘71 Actor, notably in Lost, Forrest Gump, Friends, ER

Byron Dorgan, ‘64 Current U.S. Senator for North Dakota

Former NBA basketball player and current Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson (‘67), pictured during his August 2008 return to UND to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Phil Jackson, ‘67 NBA player and coach, Los Angeles Lakers

Dick Fontaine, ‘65 Executive Chairman, GameStop Terry Ingstad, ‘67 Known as Shadoe Stevens, replaced Casey Kasem as host of “American’s Top 40”, announcer for Hollywood Squares, Late Night with Craig Ferguson

Sally (Wold) Smith, ‘80 President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar Dave St. Peter, ‘89 President of MLB’s Minnesota Twins Edward K. Thompson, ‘27, ‘58 Writer, editor of Life Magazine, publisher of SMITHSONIAN Magazine Era Bell Thompson, ‘29, ‘69 Author, editor and journalist for Ebony Magazine Jonathan Toews, ‘07 Captain of NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 Stanley Cup Champion and Olympic gold medalist

Karen Nyberg (‘94), a NASA astronaut, proudly displays the University of North Dakota flag while training in outer space.

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Grand Forks, N.D., is a classic university town. Located in the heart of the Red River Valley on Interstate 29, the largely residential town offers a community environment with all the amenities of a large urban area and the safety and convenience of a small community, and is within driving distance of great amenities in the region. Grand Forks has outdoor activities for every season: • 900 acres of park land with trails, sports fields and courts, lakes, playground equipment. • The Greenway - 2,200 acres along the Red River • Twenty miles from Turtle River State Park. • Five golf courses including King’s Walk, the only PGA-rated golf course in North Dakota. • One-of-a-kind Japanese Garden at Sertoma Park. Greater Grand Forks is an impressively cosmopolitan city, boasting a regional population of roughly 75,000 residents and spanning two states. Because of its diversity, there’s always live theatre, musical performances, art shows or a concert from rock to the Grand Forks Symphony somewhere in Grand Forks: • Alerus Center • Empire Arts Center • Ralph Engelstad Arena complex • Fire Hall Theatre • The North Dakota Museum of Art • Chester Fritz Auditorium • Grand Cities Art Fest • First Night Celebration Wherever one lives in Grand Forks, great shops and restaurants are always within a short distance. Additional commercial growth has sprouted at the southwest end of the city, anchored by the Columbia Mall and Market Place. However, the heart of the Grand Cities is downtown, which spans the Red River. Downtown features a large variety of options and events, from a Farmer’s Market at the Town Square to fine dining.

Photos courtesy of the Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau

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ALERUS CENTER

North Dakota plays its football home games at the Alerus Center (above and right), a 12,283-seat stadium located just minutes from the UND campus in Grand Forks. A frenzied crowd of 12,431 packed the 2009 home opener against South Dakota, the largest seasonopening crowd in Alerus Center history.

BETTY ENGELSTAD SIOUX CENTER

The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (left and below) opened in August 2004 and is home to the UND volleyball and basketball teams, while also housing the Fighting Sioux womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer locker room and offices. One of the premiere arenas of its kind in the country, the Sioux Center has a capacity of approximately 3,300. There are 2,600 seats with molded chair backs, 700 telescopic bleacher seats and additional seating in the VIP area.

APOLLO SPORTS COMPLEX

The North Dakota softball team plays its home games at the Apollo Softball Complex (left), located minutes from campus.

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HYSLOP SPORTS CENTER

Over the many years, the Hyslop Sports Center (above and right) has served a number of different functions. Today it houses the athletic administration offices, the athletic academic study center, the swimming and diving pool, weight room, coaching offices and locker room facilities.

Ray Richards Golf Course

Ray Richards Golf Course (left) is home to the cross country teams’ annual home event, the Ron Pynn Invitational. The course is set up as a 5K for women and 8K for men, providing a challenging route well-known in the Upper Midwest.

BRONSON FIELD

Bronson Field (above) has been the home of North Dakota women’s soccer since the team’s inception in 1999. The natural grass field is located on campus, west of the UND bookstore and part of the Ralph Engelstad Arena sports complex. A second practice field is located just east of the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

CENTER COURT FITNESS CLUB

Center Court Fitness Club (above), which is owned and operated by the Grand Forks Park District, is the home of the UND women’s tennis team. The facility has five indoor regulation tennis courts.

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KING’S WALK GOLF COURSE

King’s Walk Golf Course (left) is the home to the University of North Dakota men’s and women’s golf teams. The Arnold Palmer-designed course recreates the atmosphere found on the great links courses of Scotland and Ireland.

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Ralph Engelstad Arena

The most visited tourist destination in North Dakota, the new Ralph Engelstad Arena (above and right) has become widely regarded as the finest hockey facility in the world. The premiere home to college hockey, the Engelstad Arena has just about everything. As soon as fans enter the doors, they know they are in the Fighting Sioux hockey arena. Seven NCAA and 14 WCHA championship banners hang proudly from the rafters.

Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (left) is the most historic building among the University of North Dakota athletic facilities. It boasts a rich and colorful history that continues today, serving as the practice home and offices for North Dakota football.

KRAFT FIELD

The North Dakota baseball team plays its home games at Kraft Field, a facility owned and operated by the Grand Forks Park District that includes bleacher seating for 2,000 in a picturesque setting with evergreens lining the outfield fences. The facility recently received a new artificial infield that will be ready for the 2011 season.

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UND’s Academic Awards Night in February honored 257 student-athletes who achieved either a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 through the Fall 2009 semester. More than 60 percent of UND’s student-athletes achieved this high honor.

Notable academic achievements in 2009-10 • A school-record 111 studentathletes earned academic allconference honors from the Great West Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey Association. • Four student-athletes received ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmerica honors. • Nine student-athletes received ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrict honors.

The George and Arlene Schubert Athletics Academic Center provides a comfortable and centrallylocated site to aid in the promotion of academics for all student-athletes.

UND athletics prides itself on the academic excellence of its student-athletes, whose athletic achievements are matched by academic distinction on a yearly basis. The George and Arlene Schubert Athletics Academic Center, which opened in April 2008, serves as a study center for student-athletes and is conveniently located in the Hyslop Sports Center. Academic services director Amanda Neubauer oversees the study center, which features 12 state-of-the-art, desktop computers and provides an excellent location for student-athletes to utilize between classes for valuable daytime study. The academic center is also available on demand to studentathletes for evening study table. Amanda Neubauer

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UND’s student-athletes also have access to a variety of laptop computers for use on road trips, further emphasizing a department-wide commitment to academics.

• Seniors Kristi Dahlheimer (track and field/cross country) and Andrew Miller (football) each earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. • Casie Hanson (softball) and Brandon Hellevang (football) were named the GWC Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year. • Eight student-athletes were named to the 2009 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society. • The women’s basketball team finished with the 10th-highest grade point average (GPA) on the 200910 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. • UND’s student-athletes combined for a 3.161 grade point average during the 2009-10 academic year, with 13 teams surpassing a 3.0.

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All-Time Academic All-Americans

A longtime hallmark of Fighting Sioux athletics has been academic excellence. During the first two years of Division I transition, UND’s studentathletes have earned 10 academic All-America honors and four NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. UND established its academic reputation with 65 all-time Academic All-Americans at the Division II level, fourth-most alltime among DII schools. Rory Manke, pictured with UND President Dr. Robert Kelley (left) and athletics director Brian Faison, was a two-time Academic All-American and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient.

Volleyball 1991 Karla Danielson 2002 Kate Cahill

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Football 1975 Fred Slone 1977 Fred Slone 1984 Glen Kucera 1987 Kurt Otto 1988 Chuck Clairmont Rusty Ekness Matt Gulseth 1992 Mark Ewen Tim Gelinske 1996 Tim Tibesar 1998 Marcus McKenzie 1999 Brant Grimes 2001 Mac Schneider 2002 Mac Schneider 2003 Jesse Ahlers 2005 Jeff Glas Digger Anderson Danny Gagner 2006 Weston Dressler Michael Greenwood 2007 Mitch Braegelmann Weston Dressler Rory Manke 2008 Mitch Braegelmann Rory Manke Andrew Miller Brady Trenbeath 2009 Brandon Hellevang Nick Nolte

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Baseball 1978 Lowell Schweigert

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Golf 2009 Amanda Kaler

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Softball 2002 Holly Bonk 2007 Casie Hanson 2008 Casie Hanson 2010 Casie Hanson

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Women’s Basketball 1985 Lori Carriere 1992 Jenny Walter 1994 Tracey Pudenz 1999 Jaime Pudenz 2000 Jaime Pudenz 2003 Jenny Boll Becky Moen

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Women’s Tennis 2006 Erin Sullivan

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Women’s Swimming & Diving 1984 Kim Edwards 1985 Kim Edwards 1990 Janine Etchepare 1991 Janine Etchepare 2001 Katie Bjerke 2002 Katie Bjerke 2006 Lauren Mickelson

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Men’s Swimming & Diving 1993 Carlo Waldfried 1999 Ryan Requist 2000 Ryan Requist 2001 Ryan Requist 2002 Sebastian Andersson 2004 Sebastian Andersson

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Women’s Track & Field 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Steph Bruening 1994 Steph Bruening 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer

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Men’s Track & Field 1989 Steve Burian 1990 Steve Burian 1999 Marc Sondreal 2002 Mike Backes Men’s Hockey 2000 Karl Goehring 2001 Karl Goehring 2009 Chay Genoway Men’s Wrestling 1990 Kris Presler 1991 Kris Presler Men’s Basketball 1977 Fred Lukens

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Dale Lian Todd Thomas Doug Moen Paul Franzmeier Alison Myhra Glen Kucera Kurt Otto Matt Gulseth Kris Presler Steve Burian Tim Gelinske Jenny Walter Tim Tibesar Tom Langer Tiffany Pudenz Stacy Brown Jaime Pudenz Missy Berg Karl Goehring Becky Leppard Ryan Requist Mike Backes Katie Bjerke Kate Cahill Kelby Klosterman Becky Moen Jessica Schill Michael Greenwood Heidi Evans Rory Manke Amanda Kaler Andrew Miller Kristi Dahlheimer

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Kris Presler Tim Gelinske Tim Tibesar Kelby Klosterman Sebastian Andersson

Women’s 1985 Kim Edwards 1986 Janine Owens

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Individual National Champions

1969 Arjan Gelling Track & Field (Six Mile) 1984 Kim Edwards Swimming (50 Free) 1985 Dave Levos Track & Field (Shot Put) Mary Beth Dunlevy Swimming (100 Fly, 200 Freestyle Relay) Kim Edwards Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Janine Owens Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Peggy Schmidt Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) 1986 Dave Levos Track & Field (Discus) 1987 Norm McGee Track & Field (100M, 55M) 1988 Norm McGee Track & Field (100M, 55M) 1989 Norm McGee Track & Field (100M) 1989 Janine Etchepare Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Kristin McClocklin Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Michelle Puetz Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Jodie Schwartz Swimming (200 Medley Relay) 1990 Janine Etchepare Swimming (50 Freestyle) 1990 Marion Warner Swimming (110 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly, 200 Medley Relay) Janine Etchepare Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Michelle Puetz Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Jodie Schwartz Swimming (200 Medley Relay) 1991 Shelly Ebbighausen Swimming (200 Medley Relay ) Janine Etchepare Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Jodie Schwartz Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Marion Warner Swimming (200 Medley Relay) 1992 Shelly Ebbighausen Swimming (100 Butterfly) 1993 Shelly Ebbighausen Swimming (100 Butterfly) 1993 Tisha Yantzer Swimming (200 Breaststroke) 1994 Marie Crep Track & Field (800 Meter) Andrea Rudser Swimming (100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly) 1997 Tania Younkin Swimming (100 Butterfly) 1998 Tara Bruels Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Sarah Doeden Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Katherine Poole Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Tania Younkin Swimming (200 Medley Relay) 1999 Sarah Doeden Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Rebecca Fischer Swimming (400 Individual Medley) Brook McKee Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Beth Morris Swimming (100 Breaststroke, 200 & 400 Medley Relay) Holly Skarsgard Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Trish Stoutenberg Swimming (400 Medley Relay) 2000 Marie Burdkhard Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Barb Colbert Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Brook Mckee Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Beth Morris Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Trish Stoutenberg Swimming (400 Medley Relay ) 2001 Sebastian Andersson Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Mats Liden Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Jacob Mills Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Vesa Nurmiviita Swimming (200 Medley Relay)

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2002 Fernando Alves Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Sebastian Andersson Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Janice Berry Swimming (400 Indi. Medley, 200 Breaststroke) Andrew Burckhard Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Rodrigo Cintra Swimming (1650 Freestyle) Mats Liden Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Jacob Mills Swimming (200 & 400 Medley Relay) Beth Morris Swimming (100 Breaststroke) Vesa Nurmiviita Swimming (200 Medley Relay) 2003 Fernando Alves Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Erin Borgschatz Diving (1 Meter) Andrew Burckhard Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Jacob Mills Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Jeffrey Schnieder Swimming (400 Medley Relay) 2004 Fernando Alves Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly & 400 Freestyle Relay) Sebastian Andersson Swimming (400 Freestyle Relay) Jenny Bachmeier Swimming (100 Backstroke) Andy Burckhard Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Rodrigo Ferreira Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Backstroke) Jason Mraule Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay) Kasey Moseley Diving (1 Meter) 2005 Fernando Alves Swimming (100 Butterfly & 200 Freestyle Relay) Rodrigo Ferreira Swimming (100 Backstroke & 200 Freestyle Relay) Eric Knight Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Jason Mraule Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Rodrigo Cintra Swimming (500 Freestyle) 2006 Jeff Schneider Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Jared Peters Swimming (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay) Eric Knight Swimming (200 Medley Relay) Rodrigo Ferreira Swimming (100 Backstroke, 400 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay) Pedro Pereira Swimming (400 Medley Relay) Per Westergren Swimming (400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay) Adam Rollins Swimming (400 Freestyle Relay) Eric Knight Swimming (400 Freestyle Relay) 2007 Anthony Buhr Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay) Rodrigo Ferreira Swimming (100 Backstroke, 200 & 400 Medley Relay Eric Knight Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay) Pedro Pereira Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay) Per Westergren Swimming (200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay) Dan Zabler Swimming (400 Medley Relay) 2008 Carissa Gormally Swimming (50 & 100 Freestyle) Heidi Evans Track (1500M) Matt Litzinger Track (Javelin)

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“I’ve never been to a place that’s more proud of its athletes and its athletics than UND.” — Former UND All-American, 2010 United States Olympian and current New Jersey Devils star Zach Parise

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It is our mission to physically and mentally prepare the student-athlete for the rigors of collegiate athletics, by implementing professionally designed, scientifically sound training programs, designed specifically to reduce the incidence of injury and help each team and studentathlete reach their full athletic potential.

Philosophy

We believe that strength and conditioning is crucial to the complete development of the student-athlete. The philosophy of Nate Baukol Director of Strength and Conditioning our strength and conditioning program is based on the belief that what occurs in the weight room and field transfers to the playing surface. We train sport specifically with the goal of enhancing athleticism. We also believe in the importance of work ethic, attitude, accountability and mental toughness and that these qualities can be developed and enhanced through our strength and conditioning program. At the University of North Dakota, one program, functioning behind the scenes, but which should not be taken lightly, is the strength and conditioning program. The strength and conditioning program at UND is among the finest in Division I and vital to the success of all UND athletic teams. The strength and conditioning staff commits themselves to the development of size, strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and body composition of each student-athlete. The goal of the strength staff is to develop the athlete and team to reach their maximum potential throughout their career while staying injury free. Nate Baukol, director of strength and conditioning, oversees the program and facilities. Baukol has three full-time assistant coaches and one graduate assistant coach to assist him. Together they direct and monitor the training of over 500 studentathletes in 20 sports at UND. UND also boasts some of the finest strength training facilities around. The facilities include the Ralph Engelstad Arena weight room, the Memorial Stadium weight room, and the Hyslop Sports Center weight room. Training has become a year-round activity, with a student athlete spending as much time on physical development as any other part of their sport throughout the year. Student-athletes follow either offseason or in-season programs, which are individualized specific to the athlete and sport. Off-season programs are five days a week, summer months included. Each athlete receives a comprehensive summer training manual to follow, given that a member of the strength staff wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be supervising them. In-season programs are typically 45-minute sessions, two to three days per week, supervised by the strength and conditioning staff. The Fighting Sioux volleyball program trains at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brown and Bender Performance Center, which was graciously donated by Mark Brown and David Bender during the 200506 season.

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One of the unfortunate aspects of athletics is that injuries do occur. However, every student-athlete from UND athletic teams are under excellent care thanks to the UND Divison of Sports Medicine and its umbrella of staff, facilities and training.

Steve Westereng

With a staff of nine faculty athletic trainers, two graduate assistant athletic trainers and 30 athletic training students headed by director of sports medicine Steve Westereng, UND student-athletes are in good hands, returning them quickly and safely to participation.

Director of Sports Medicine

The UND Division of Sports Medicine was formed in 1990. Additionally, the bachelor of science in athletic training degree and the UND Center for Sports Medicine was founded. The athletic training education program was the first program in the nation to be placed directly in a school of medicine and is housed within the Department of Family Medicine, combining the efforts of the UND Athletic Training program and the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progressive thinking makes the institution a leader in the field of athletic training. Moreover, the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affiliation with the School of Medicine helps both the athletic training student and the studentathlete. Completion of the bachelor of science in athletic training allows the student to sit for the board of certification exam to become a certified athletic trainer (ATC). The student-athletes also benefit from having a wealth of competent individuals getting them back into action. In order to be accepted into the athletic training program, which received a seven-year accreditation in 2001 (note: UND will receive word in August 2008 of re-accreditation) from CAAHEP, a student must complete 100 hours of observation, fill out a formal application, and have a minimum GPA of 2.75. The Division of Sports Medicine also has an outpatient facility, the UND Center for Sports Medicine, which specializes in rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries. UND student-athletes, as well as the general public, utilize this facility to decrease pain, increase strength, and improve range of motion of injuries. Many of the injuries seen in the Center for Sports Medicine are significant, such as pre- and post-surgical issues. The center is staffed by Cathy Ziegler, PT/ATC, and Robin Tracy, PT/ ATC, who have experience with high school, college, and professional athletes.

Dr. Greg Greek Team Physician

Dr. William Mann Team Physician

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Whether it is reading to area school children or lending their time to countless charitable organizations or providing disaster relief, UND’s student-athletes pride themselves on their community involvement and have long been looked upon as pillars within the UND and Grand Forks communities. In 2009-10 alone, UND student-athletes logged nearly 7,000 hours of community service.

Left: Kris Kwak and the Sioux baseball team bowl with Special Olympics athletes. Above: The Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) raised more than $13,000 for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Right: The Sioux football team’s Holiday Magic for Markus initiative provides Christmas presents each year to area children with chronic, debilitating illnesses. Below: Student-athletes call Fighting Sioux Club members and thank them for their support during the annual ‘Thank-A-Thon.”

Above: The men’s and women’s basketball teams spend some time with the Sioux Kid’s Club. Right: Student-athletes serve french fries at the world’s largest french fry feed during Potato Bowl week. 14

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Fighting Sioux Legacy Wall

Recognizing those who support UND Athletics

Endowments Establishing an endowment through the UND Foundation provides an opportunity to leave a legacy at UND while making an impact on more than 400 student-athletes every year, helping provide scholarship and program support. All endowments of $25,000 or more are recognized on the Fighting Sioux Legacy Wall at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

$1,000,000+

Ralph & Betty Engelstad

$250,000 - $499,999 Charles & Dorothy Gainor Sioux Boosters Mark & Peggy Foss Rodney & Betty Webb Pete & Eunice Kuhn Robert F. & Carol J. Middleton Streibel Family Allan J. & Marvel A. Williamson

$100,000 - $249,999

Jeff Anderson Joe & Averille Bourne Arnold & Marjorie Haugen Memorial Chuck & Cory Johnson Erwin & Colleen Martens Carol J. Middleton DeWayne “Dewey” Sundby Glenn & Mary Geiger R. Douglas & Sally Larsen

Curtis Malm Memorial John P. “Jack” & Ellen Gray James & JoAnn McKay Wilbur J. Gehrke

$25,000 - $99,999

Bertha “Pat” Byrne Dan Martinsen/Terry Kremeier Alerus Financial/Grand Forks John W. Behl Robb Wayne Berthiaume Memorial Ray Bostrom Corey Colehour & Dick Kampa Ralph H. Hancock Memorial Havig-Heen Jarrett Memorial Harold “Pinky” Kraft D.R. “Bing” Larson “Little Big Man” (David & Gay Williamson) Fritz Mikkelson Family Memorial Sandra Modisett Memorial Grant Nelson John H. and Jean C. O’Keefe

Grace Osborne Rhonemus Coach Mike Stromberg Todd R. Thomas Jerry Voegele/Laura Eider Wood Family Frank Zazula Dr. LaVernia Jorgensen Tim J. & Becky A. O’Keefe Scott C Brower Memorial Golden Anniversary Jack & Yvonne Cronquist Bill Ordway Maurice C & Solange A Smith and Family Matthew G Greene Randy Gershman Eugene “Gene” Murphy Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc/AE2S Dr Edward J & Kathleen Hagan/Established by American State Bank & Trust Co. of Williston Marlyn Bjorge Marc & Lynn Chorney Terrance F. Anstett Memorial

Impact Scholarships Increasing the support available immediately for scholarships is a critical during UND Athletics’ Division I transition. Impact Scholarships are helping ensure UND Athletics has the resources necessary during its move to recruit the brightest, most talented athletes and continue offering scholarship packages comparable to those being offered by our D-I competitors. Donors who fund five-year full or partial scholarships are recognized on the Fighting Sioux Legacy Wall.

FULL SCHOLARSHIP $75,000+ Canad Inns Jill & Steve Cholewa David & Gay Williamson Wes & Vivian Rydell Harold & Kathleen Gershman Alerus Financial Franklin G., Jo Andrea & Michael J Larson The Stewart Family Mike & Tanya Kuntz/ICON Architectural Group Lian/Mannanusau/Schmidt Dan & Mary Martinsen Dennis & Carol Buck Terry & Wendy Kremeier

Fritz Mikkelson Family Arizona Medical Group of Mesa Ronald Maurice Smith, MD Dave & Joanna Fennell Forum Communications/ Grand Forks Herald/ WDAZ Mikkelson Consolidated, LLP United Community Bank of ND; DeWayne & Mona Streyle; Keith & Jo Streyle Rick & Lori Lee

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP $25,000 - $74,999 Bremer Bank Jim & Liz Kertz

R Douglas & Sally Larsen Swingen Construction Company John Kuklenski JLG Architects Frandsen Bank & Trust Jamie Gronowski United Valley Bank Bill & Joan Leifur Sioux Crew Kurt & Tami Lamp Steve & Barb Burian/AE2S Howard Dahl & Brian Dahl Lynn & Shirlee Leininger Nyhus Impact Scholarship Xcel Energy

Leave your Legacy

Contact Steve Brekke, ’84 at 800.543.8764 or steveb@undfoundation.org or Josh Morton, ’96 at 800.543.8764 or joshm@undfoundation.org

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2010-11 track & cross country FightingSioux.com is the official source for everything regarding the University of North Dakota athletics department.

The website, maintained by the athletics media relations office, offers everything for the fan. Away from home but still want to watch the game live? Watch it on FightingSioux.com. Missed the game and want to check the score? Find recaps, box scores and on-demand video of highlights and the complete game. Need some new decorations for the dorm room or basement? Buy action images at any size from our photo store.

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The 13-station Fighting Sioux Radio Network broadcasts home and away Sioux games and features stations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. The FSRN also airs the weekly Wednesday night UND Green Mill Coaches Show live across the network. The show airs every Wednesday night from September through March from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Fighting Sioux Sports Television Network broadcasts football, volleyball, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games nationwide on Fox College Sports and throughout North and South Dakota as well as Northwestern Minnesota through a partnership between Forum Communications, Midcontinent Communications and other cable companies throughout the region. Live Fighting Sioux television broadcasts and coaches shows are available in over 54 million homes nationwide. Selected games also air live on WDAZ in Grand Forks, which also includes viewership in southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg and Brandon. The weekly Sioux Sports Extra television show is seen every Sunday night on WDAY in Fargo, KBMY in Bismarck and KMCY in Minot. The show also airs on Fox College Sports and the on Fighting Sioux Sports Network. The Sioux men’s hockey show is also seen each week of FCS and the FSSN.

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pRESIDENT Dr. Robert Kelley

Dr. Robert Kelley began serving as UND’s 11th president July 1, 2008. He had been dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming since 1999. Before then, he was associate vice chancellor for research and executive associate dean of the graduate college at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and professor of biological sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of anatomy and cell biology at the College of Medicine, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the University of New Mexico, he served as chair of anatomy and senior executive associate dean, as well as other faculty capacities. He has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Kelley earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, in 1965, and his master’s degree in 1966 and doctorate in 1969, both in cell and developmental biology from the University of California, Berkeley. Kelley has served as chair of the Assembly for the Association of American Medical Colleges, chaired the Council of Academic Societies for the AAMC, and was a member of the executive board of the National Board of Medical Examiners, which is responsible for the U.S. medical licensure examination. In addition, he has served the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on several study sections, served on the director’s advisory board for NIH strategic planning, and chaired the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program advisory committee in the NIH Division of Research Resources. That program helped support research for historically black universities, tribal colleges, and “minority-majority” institutions. He also served as principal investigator for the University of Wyoming/Northern Rockies INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), an NIH program which promotes biomedical research and connects the state’s community colleges with the University of Wyoming. He and his wife, Marcia, who was a lecturer in the University of Wyoming Department of Communication Disorders, have four children.

Sue Jeno, an associate professor of physical therapy, serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association. She has held the position since November 2006. Jeno has served as a member of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee for six years and was the chair of the University Senate during the 2005-06 academic year. Jeno is a former NCAA Division I student-athlete and coach. After competing for the University of Michigan synchronized swimming team, she graduated and served as a coach for the Wolverines for two seasons.

Sue Jeno

Faculty Athletics Representative

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Athletics director Brian Faison

Brian Faison is his third year as athletics director at the University of North Dakota. Faison assumed his duties at UND in May of 2008. Faison’s first year was a busy one, leading Fighting Sioux athletics through its first year of transition to NCAA Division I status for all of its sports programs. He secured conference membership for 16 of UND’s 20 sports in the Great West Conference, restructured the athletics department and enhanced UND’s statewide profile through community outreach initiatives and an expanded Fighting Sioux Sports Network. In Faison’s second year, student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence: four student-athletes were named academic AllAmericans by ESPN the Magazine; two student-athletes received NCAA postgraduate scholarships; and a school-record 111 student-athletes received academic all-conference honors. Alumni and fan support continued to grow: annual giving to the Fighting Sioux Club set another record; volleyball set a single-season attendance record; women’s hockey finished seventh in the nation in average attendance; and men’s hockey finished second in the nation in average and total attendance. Competitively, UND teams again enjoyed outstanding seasons: volleyball, women’s basketball and softball all won Great West Conference championships; men’s hockey won the Broadmoor Trophy, the WCHA Final Five championship, and qualified for its eighth straight NCAA tournament appearance; and football enjoyed its seventh straight winning season. Prior to joining UND, Faison served as special assistant to the president for athletics development (2004-07) and director of athletics (1999-04) at New Mexico State University. Before that, he served as the director of development for the National Children’s Cancer Society (1995-1999). Faison gained experience in Division I administration as the director of athletics at Indiana State University (1988-1995), assistant athletics director for development at the University of Louisville (1984-1988) and assistant athletics director for promotions and fund raising at Illinois State University (1979-1984). He also had stints as the assistant manager for athletic public relations at the University of Missouri (19781979) and assistant director for alumni activities at the University of Missouri (1974-1978). Faison received his bachelor’s degree in 1972 from the University of Missouri and is also a 1997 graduate of the National Planned Giving Institute. Faison and his wife, Donna, have three sons: Jonathan, Matthew and Bradley.

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2010-11 track & cross country Daniella Irle

Senior Assoc. Athletics Director, Internal Operations/ Senior Woman Administrator

Daniella Irle serves as UND’s senior associate athletics director of internal operations and senior woman administrator. Jayson Hajdu

Irle came from the Tulane University, where she served as the assistant athletics director of business and student services.

Kara Helmig

Asst. Athletics Director, Media Relations

Lisa Persuitti-Huber

Asst. Athletics Director, Compliance

Asst. Athletics Director, Athletics Marketing

Prior to that appointment, Irle spent three seasons as the head coach of the Tulane women’s swimming and diving team, restarting the program after a 13-year hiatus. She was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Irle also spent 10 years as the Fresno State swimming and diving coach. The Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995, 79 of her swimmers broke Fresno State school records.

Nate Baukol

Steve Brekke

Director, Strength and Conditioning

Assoc. Director, Athletics Development

Amanda Neubauer

Paul Ralston

Max Huber

Josh Morton

Director, In-Game Management & Group Sales

Director, Fighting Sioux Club

Sean Johnson

Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Operations

Sean Johnson serves as the senior associate athletics director for external operations for UND athletics.

of Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Johnson most recently was the associate athletics director of external operations and sports information director at the University

Director, Academic Services

Director, Sales

Director of Aquatics/ Head Diving Coach

Brian Strom

Steve Westereng

Alex Burbach

Bev Hopman

Travis Kahlbaugh

Director, Sports Medicine

Johnson also spent five years at New Mexico State University, serving as sports information director, and in the final year and half, the associate athletic director. Johnson in a 1983 graduate of the University of Missouri. His other stops have included Lincoln University, the University of MissouriSt. Louis, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Angelo State, the University of Idaho and the University of North Texas.

Deb Beiswenger

Asst. Business Operations

Assistant to the Athletics Director

Derek Koenen

Christy Kramer

Office Manager

Equipment Manager

Scott Herring

Associate Athletics Director, Chief Financial Officer

Scott Herring is UND’s associate athletics director and chief financial officer. Herring most recently served as vicepresident of basketball administration with the NBA’s Orlando Magic, for which he was responsible for all day-to-day business and financial matters within basketball operations, as well as the team’s salary cap and player contract issues.

Assistant Director, Media Relations

Erik Martinson

Asst. Business Operations

Herring joined the Magic as a controller in 1988, one year before the team began play in the NBA as an expansion franchise. He was elevated to director of finance in 1994, senior director of finance, IT and administration in 1997 and became vice-president of basketball administration in 1999. Matt Schill

New Media Editor

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Amanda Voigt

Athletics Academic Services Coordinator

Ryan Powell

Associate Director, Media Relations

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Head Coaches

Dick Clay

Cross Country/ Track and Field

Brian Idalski

Women’s Hockey

Jeff Dodson

Dan Frei

Baseball

Brian Jones

Men’s Basketball

Kristen Gay

Golf

Chris Mussman Football

Soccer

Gene Roebuck

Women’s Basketball

Dave Hakstol Men’s Hockey

Steve Parsons

Sami Strinz

Swimming

Softball

Ashley Hardee Volleyball

Tom Wynne Tennis

Athletic Department Phone Directory

Athletic Department Staff - General phone line: 701-777-2234 Unless noted, all phone numbers begin with 77 followed by the 7-XXXX number, and are all in the 701 area code. ADMINISTRATION Athletic Department Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2234 Athletic Department FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2285 Faison, Brian (A.D.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2993 Irle, Daniella (Sr. Assoc. A.D./SWA). . . . . . . . . . . 7-4036 Johnson, Sean (Sr. Assoc. A.D., External). . . . . 7-2210 Brekke, Steve (Assoc. A.D., Development). . . 7-6426 Herring, Scott (Assoc. A.D.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3481 Morton, Josh (Assoc. A.D., FSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4216 Hajdu, Jayson (Asst. A.D., Media Relations). . 7-2985 Helmig, Kara (Asst. A.D., Compliance). . . . . . . 7-5585 Persuitti-Huber, Lisa (Asst. A.D., Marketing). . 7-2237 Neubauer, Amanda (Dir., Acad. Services). . . . 7-2110 Beiswenger, Debbie (Asst. Business Ops.) . . . 7-3366 Burbach, Alex (Asst. to the A.D.). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2794 Hopman, Bev (Office Manager). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2713 Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep.). . . . . . . . . . . 7-3662 Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip. Mgr.). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2987 Martinson, Erik (Asst. Business Ops.). . . . . . . . 7-0835 Voigt, Amanda (Coord., Acad. Services) . . . . . 7-2234 BASEBALL Dodson, Jeff (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4038 Field, J.C. (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2352 Devillers, Brian (Intern Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2937 BASKETBALL - MEN’S Jones, Brian (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2974 Martin, Bryan (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3492 Moody, Ryan (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2976 Philippe, Nate (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0483 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478 BASKETBALL - WOMEN’S Roebuck, Gene (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2980 Brewster, J. Travis (Assoc. Head Coach). . . . . . 7-6214 Guinn, Danye (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6069 Motherwell, John (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3253 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478 CHEER TEAM Eberhardt, Amber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-7377

FIGHTING SIOUX CLUB/Alumni Brekke, Steve (Develoment Officer). . . . . . . . . 7-6426 Morton, Josh (Director - FSC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4216 Hoops, Megan (Assoc. Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4078 Alumni 800 TN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-543-8764

MARKETING, PROMOTIONS, & SALES Persuitti-Huber, Lisa (Asst. AD, Marketing). . . 7-2237 Huber, Max (Director, In-Game Mgmt.). . . . . . 7-4852 Ralson, Paul (Director, Sales). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3210 TBA (Marketing Asst., Donation Req.).. . . . . . . 7-1373

SWIMMING & DIVING Parsons, Steve (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2766 Strom, Brian (Director of Aquatics). . . . . . . . . . 7-3050 Lucas Baarlaer (Intern Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3254 Swim ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4451

FOOTBALL Mussman, Chris (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3176 Mannausau, Mike (Assoc. Head Coach). . . . . . 7-2996 Belmore, Tim (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4193 Breitbach, Greg (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2997 Carey, Rod (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4192 Kelling, John (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2995 Kotelnicki, Josh (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4863 Kubes, Mike (Intern Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2229 Love, George (Intern Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2229 Myers, Kyle (Volunteer Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2229 Schillinger, Jace (Intern Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2229 Kopp, Dallas (Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2340 Klug, Cindy (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4191

MEDIA RELATIONS Hajdu, Jayson (Asst. AD, Media Relations). . . 7-2985 Powell, Ryan (Assoc. Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2986 Koenen, Derek (Asst. Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6743 Kramer, Christy (Asst. Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4210 Schill, Matt (New Media Editor). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2668 FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4352

TENNIS Wynne, Tom (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4758 Center Court Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746-2790

GOLF Frei, Dan (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3036 Ruppert, Natalie (Intern Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3036 HOCKEY - MEN’S Hakstol, Dave (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3118 Eades, Cary (Assoc. Head. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7-2654 Jackson, Dane (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3117 Swanson, Pat (Director of Hockey Ops.). . . . . 7-3110 Rannells, Andy (Equipment Manager). . . . . . . 7-3110 Gilbertson, Cheryl (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3103 Training Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6762 HOCKEY - WOMEN’S Idalski, Brian (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6490 Elander, Peter (Assoc. Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . 7-6492 Fabian, Erik (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6491 Drennen, Courtney (Video Coord.). . . . . . . . . . 7-6492 Vaughan, Kevin (Manager of Hockey Ops.). . 7-6092 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6697

SOCCER Gay, Kristen (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3972 Tiggs, Nicole(Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3684 Sera, Lauren (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3684 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478 SOFTBALL Strinz, Sami (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4952 Ward, Randy (Assoc. Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7-2353 Jennifer Glueckert (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2353 SPORTS MEDICINE Westereng, Steve (Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3886 Tracy, Robin (Physical Therapist). . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4845 Ziegler, Cathy (Physical Therapist). . . . . . . . . . 7-4846 Flatt, John (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2977 Hunt, Erika (Asst. At). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0723 Poolman, Mark (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3107 Rambough, Audrey (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3177 Rudd, Jim (Asst. Prof.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3102 Sand, Erick (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0723 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6147 Williamson, Renae (Asst. AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2977 STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Baukol, Nate (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4035 Cahill, Zachary (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2933 Peterson, Quinn (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2063 Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . 7-3933

TICKET OFFICE Reardon, Heather (Box Off Mgr). . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4694 Ticket Office (REA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0855 REA Ticket Office FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6646 Student Ticket Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3666 TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY Clay, Dick (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2979 Crummy, Thomas (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2973 Cummins, Crystal (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0446 Rollefstad, Lisa (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2361 Solberg, Amanda (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2973 VOLLEYBALL Hardee, Ashley (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2351 Brown, Dan (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2508 Torres, Krystal (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2508 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478 OTHER DEPT. NUMBERS Page, Sally (Title IX Coordinator). . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4172 Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2591 Hyslop Conference Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2364 PEXS (HPER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4324 Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3254 Pool Hours (Recording). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2739 Pride of the North Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4396 Ray Richards Golf Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4340 REA Toll Free TN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-917-4689 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3491 Sioux Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3666 Training Room (Hyslop). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2977 Training Room (Memorial Stadium). . . . . . . . . 7-4487 Weightroom (Memorial Stadium). . . . . . . . . . . 7-6417 Wellness Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9355 Zamboni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3106

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DICK clay Head Coach Years at UND: 26th Hometown: Dawson, Minn. Alma Mater: St. Cloud State (‘82)

One of the longest-tenured coaches in the history of Sioux athletics, the 2010-11 season marks the 26th year of Dick Clay’s decorated coaching career at UND. It also marks a year of change for Clay, who has added the reigns of the men’s track and field and cross country programs after having served as women’s track and cross country head coach since 1985. The 2010 track and field season was a memorable one for the Sioux women, as Clay’s student-athletes set numerous school records. At the Great West Conference Indoor Championship, junior Jessica Butler won the 60-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 8.98 seconds and led the Sioux to a third-place finish.At the GWC Outdoor Championship, Brenny was the runner-up in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs.

The DICK CLAY File Hometown • Dawson, Minn. Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Physical Education (St. Cloud State ‘82) Coaching • 1985-86 to present - Head Coach University of North Dakota • 1983-84 to 1984-84 - Head Coach Central Missouri State University Coaching Awards • NCAA CCCA Distinguished Service Award (‘07, ‘92) • NCAA TCA Distinguished Service Award (‘96) • NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCAA Regional Indoor Track Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCAA Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘99, ‘94, ‘91) • NCC Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘07, ‘88) • NCC Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCC Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘06, ‘01, ‘94, ‘92) CCCA: Cross Country Coaches Association TCA: Track Coaches Association

Also during the outdoor season, sophomore Emily Emerson was twice named GWC Athlete of the Week. UND’s quartet of Mikaela Hirst, Paige Kuplic, Cheri Boyer and Taryn Anderson broke an 11-year old record in the 800-meter relay at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational. Several Sioux athletes also recorded times, throws and jumps that have cracked UND’s all-time top-10 lists. Clay’s women’s cross country team earned team and individual runnerup honors at the 2009 Great West Conference Championship; the Sioux finished second in the team standings while senior Brittany Brenny earned her second straight all-conference first team nod by taking second in the individual standings. Brenny was joined on the allconference team by teammate and second-team selection Katherine Enabnit. In 2008-09, UND’s first as a Division I program, Clay guided the Sioux to a third-place finish at the inaugural Great West Conference Cross Country Championship, where three of his runners earned allconference honors: Brenny (first team), Mandy Gefroh (first) and Emily Emerson (second). Clay’s track and field team finished fourth at the 2009 GWC Outdoor Championship, highlighted by individual conference titles by Jessica Clausnitzer (pole vault) and Kristi Dahlheimer (3,000-meter steeplechase). The Sioux also placed fourth at the 2009 GWC Indoor Championship, led by a pair of individual titles from Clausnitzer, a twotime Division II All-American, in the 60-meter hurdles and the pole vault. A hallmark of Clay’s coaching career at UND has been academic succes, and the 2009-10 was as successful as any. Clay’s women’s track and field team boasted the sixth-highest grade point average (3.5) in Division I last season, earning the team 2010 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team honors by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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The 2010-11 season marks Dick Clay’s 26th year at North Dakota

2010-11 track & cross country Additionally, senior Kristi Dahlheimer earned a prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was named a 2009-10 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American. The Previous season, Clay’s track and field squad was named a 2009 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the USTFCCCA, ranking 12th among 130 teams with a 3.44 grade point average. Brenny and Dahlheimer were each named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country team.

Clay came to UND from Central Missouri State where he served two years as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country team and the women’s track team. In 1984, Clay’s Central Missouri State track and field team claimed a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. A native of Dawson, Minn., Clay graduated from St. Cloud State in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He went on to earn a master’s degree from St. Cloud State in 1983. A four-year track and cross country letterwinner and team captain for the Huskies, Clay qualified for the Division II cross country championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980.

Nine track and field student-athletes were named to 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, the most of any Sioux team, and two more earned 2008 Fall Academic All-Great West Conference accolades. In the 26 years Clay has been at UND, he has established a program that is respected for its success at both the conference national levels. Among his coaching honors: • NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCAA North Central Region Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCAA North Central Region Cross Country Coach of the Year (1999, 1994, 1991) • NCC Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (2007, 1988 • NCC Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCC Cross Country Coach of the Year (2006, 2001, 1994, 1992)

In May 2008, Clay coached Heidi Evans to a national title in the 1,500meter run at the Division II national championships. With the title, Evans became the second individual women’s track & field national champion in UND school history and the first Fighting Sioux women’s outdoor champion. The only other UND women’s track national individual title came in 1994, when former UND runner Marie Crep won an NCAA national title in the 800-meter run in the NCAA Division II indoor championships. Clay served on the NCAA Track and Field Subcommittee and the NCAA Track and Cross Country Rules Committee from 1999-2004. He is a past president of the NCAA Division II Track Coaches Association and served on the U.S. Track Coaches Association Board of Directors from 1995-1997. Clay was also the coordinator of the NCAA Division II Track and Field Hall of Fame from 1996-2003.

The 2000 NCAA Division II Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, Clay has guided Fighting Sioux athletes to 92 All-American performances.

A certified USATF Level I Track and Field Coach, Clay was honored by his peers when he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association in 1992 and again in 2007. In 1996, Clay received the Distinguished Service Award from the NCAA Track Coaches Association. Under Clay’s leadership, UND won the 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001 and 2006 North Central Conference Cross Country Championship and the 1994 North Central Region title. The 2000 cross country team placed second in the NCAA national championships. The runner-up finish was the highest for a UND cross country team. From 1991 to 2007, the Sioux made 12 team appearances in the NCAA national cross country meet. The Sioux posted team finishes of fifth place or higher in the NCAA National meet seven times including five fourth-place finishes. In track and field, UND’s highest team finishes came in 1993 and 1994 when the Sioux placed fifth and sixth respectively at the NCAA Indoor National Track & Field Championships. Clay has coached Sioux track and cross country athletes to over 80 individual All-America finishes since 1987.

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thomas CRUMMY Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 1st season

Years at UND: 3rd season

Hometown: Argyle, Minn.

Hometown: Fargo, N.D.

Alma Mater: Bemidji State (‘08)

Alma Mater: North Dakota State (‘03)

Thomas Crummy, in his first season on the Fighting Sioux coaching staff, assists primarily with the hurdlers and pole vaulters. He also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator. Crummy spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne (Neb.) State University. In his first two seasons, Crummy coached one All-American, 17 national provisional qualifiers and 18 school record-holders. A native of Argyle, Minn., Crummy enjoyed a standout career at Bemidji State, where he was a multi-time all-conference performer. He won a conference pole vault title at the 2005 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Crummy earned his bachelor’s degree from BSU in elementary education with minors in mathematics, communication arts and literature and coaching. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport and recreation management.

lisa ROLLEFSTAD Assistant Coach Years at UND: 5th season Hometown: Cavalier, N.D. Alma Mater: Mary (‘98)

The 2010-11 season marks Lisa Rollefstad’s fifth year on the Fighting Sioux coaching staff. Currently in her second stint at UND, Rollefstad previously worked at Ferris State University as men’s and women’s assistant track and field and cross country coach, and served as Ferris’ field events coordinator along with coordinating the track and field program’s conditioning and weight training areas. Rollefstad has had five All-Americans under her direction. Rollefstad was a graduate assistant coach at Bemidji (Minn.) State in 2001-02, when she helped the Beavers to a third-place men’s finish and a fifth-place women’s ranking at the 2002 NSIC outdoor track and field championships. Prior to BSU, Rollefstad was the girls basketball coach and assistant track and field coach in 2000-01 at Lakota (N.D.) High School. From 1998-00, she assisted with the track and field programs at UND, coaching the sprints, hurdles, pole vault and relay events. Rollefstad was a two-time NAIA All-American track and field performer in the sprinting events at the University of Mary. She graduated from Mary in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and received her master’s degree in sports studies at Bemidji State in 2007.

crystal CUMMINS

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Crystal Cummins is in her third year as an assistant coach with the Fighting Sioux men’s and women’s track and field teams. She works primarily with UND’s long jumpers, high jumpers and triple jumpers and also assists with the sprinters. Before coming to UND, Cummins served as assistant coach for both men’s and women’s track and field at Minnesota State University, Moorhead during the 2005-06 season. At MSUM, she coached jumps and helped lead the Dragon women to a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship in 2006. Cummins attended North Dakota State University where she was a member of the 2001 women’s indoor national championship team. During her track and field career with the Bison, Cummins was as a ten-time NCAA Division II All-American in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. In 2003, Cummins was the North Central Conference’s high jump champion and also received regional athlete of the year honors. Cummins graduated from NDSU with a degree in political science in 2003 and is a 1998 graduate of Fargo South High School.

amanda SOLBERG Assistant Coach Years at UND: 1st season Hometown: Minot, N.D. Alma Mater: Minnesota (‘09)

Amanda Solberg is in her first season at North Dakota and works primarily with UND’s throwers. Solberg was an accomplished thrower at the University of Minnesota, where she was a three-time NCAA Division I regional qualifier. and participated and placed in four Big Ten Championships. After graduating from Minnesota in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in family social science, Solberg worked in the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Academic Center. As a student-athlete welfare intern, Solberg helped improve the visibility of the CHAMPS/ Life Skills program to student-athletes, while also collaborating to generate community service outreach opportunities. A native of Minot, N.D., Solberg was a 2005 graduate of Minot High School.

2010-11 track & cross country UND also welcomed a highly talented freshman class in 2010. First-year runners Jordyn Dass (Hopkins, Minn.), Kahla Erickson (Grand Rapids, Minn.), Casie Gates (Bismarck, N.D.), Victoria Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn.), Taylor Pintar (Bismarck, N.D.), Brittany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn.), and Savana Weller (Sauk Centre, Minn.) each saw significant action as first-year runners, ensuring a bright future beyond 2010. Those seven freshman joined a roster that also included juniors Meghan Enabanit (Carmichael, Calif.) and Angela Kumm (Hutchinson, Minn.), and sophomore Anna Lipetzky (Moorhead, Minn.), providing Clay with ample depth. Newcomer Lindsay Anderson, a junior transfer, burst on to the Great West Conference scene by winning the GWC Cross Country championship.

Anderson led the way throughout the year, taking first-place honors at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4), Eastern Illinois’ Panther Open (Sept. 10), a season-ending dual at South Dakota (Nov. 13), and, most importantly, the GWC Championship.

The 2010 UND cross country season will long be remembered for the dominance of newHer first-place finish at the conference chamcomer Lindsay Anderson. pionship was UND’s first individual conference title of the Division I transition. It also The Leeds, N.D., product, who transferred resulted in Anderson being named the Great to UND from Iowa prior to the season, anWest Conference Athlete of the Year. nounced her arrival by winning the first meet of the season.

Anderson never stopped running, or winning, the rest of the season.

In addition to their All-GWC first team honors, Anderson and Emerson were also selected to the 2010 GWC Fall-Academic team, and were joined by teammates Kumm and Lipetzky.

By the time the 2010 season had come to a close, Anderson had won four different meets, including the Great West Conference Championship, garnered GWC Athlete of the Year honors, All-GWC first-team accolades, and four GWC Athlete of the Week nods.

2010 GREAT WEST CONFERENCE RECAP Great West Conference Championship Rk. School Points 1. Utah Valley 39 2. Texas-Pan American 72 3. North Dakota 74 4. South Dakota 89 5. Seattle 90 6. Houston Baptist 154 7. NJIT 207 8. Chicago State 260 UND Participants Pl. Name 1. Lindsay Anderson 5. Emily Emerson 15. Katherine Enabnit 28. Meghan Enabnit 32. Kahla Erickson 47. Taylor Pintar 49. Victoria Lutz 51. Casie Gates 55. Jordyn Dass 63. Anna Lipetzky

Time 16:45.31 17:14.11 17:49.47 18:09.26 18:15.47 19:10.47 19:13.08 19:15.04 19:28.48 20:39.75

Athlete of the Year: Lindsay Anderson, UND Freshman of the Year: Kody Kleven, UVU Coach of the Year: Scott Houle, UVU All-GWC First Team Lindsay Anderson, North Dakota Lilian Lagat, Texas-Pan American Judith Chumba, Texas-Pan American Kody Kleven, Utah Valley Emily Emerson, North Dakota Aleina Eisenhauer, Utah Valley Cara Talty, Seattle All-GWC Second Team Stephanie Christensen, Utah Valley Carol Miller, South Dakota Krystal Harper, Utah Valley Shelise Walker, Utah Valley Jessica Wilding, Utah Valley Brooke Hodson, Utah Valley Ivie Gonsalves, Utah Valley

It was quite possibly the most dominant individual season by a Sioux runner in program history, and highlighted Dick Clay’s 26th season as UND head coach. The 2010 sesason, however, was hardly a onewoman show. Junior Emily Emerson (Lino Lakes, Minn.) joined teammate Anderson on the All-GWC first team after placing fifth at the conference championship, the second time in three years she has landed on the all-conference team. Fellow junior Katherine Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif.) finished 15th at the GWC Championship, giving the Fighting Sioux a trio of runners in the top 15.

Junior Emily Emerson earned the second All-Great West Conference nod in her three years at UND by finishing fifth at the conference meet.

2010 cross country recap

2010-11 und track & cross country 2010 FIGHTING SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name Lindsay Anderson Jordyn Dass Emily Emerson Katherine Enabnit Meghan Enabnit Kahla Erickson Casie Gates Angela Kumm Anna Lipetzky Victoria Lutz Taylor Pintar Brittany Ungs Savana Weller

yr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown Leeds, N.D. Hopkins, Minn. Lino Lakes, Minn. Carmichael, Calif. Carmichael, Calif. Grand Rapids, Minn. Bismarck, N.D. Hutchinson, Minn. Moorhead, Minn. Park Rapids, Minn. Bismarck, N.D. Mantorville, Minn. Sauk Centre, Minn.

Previous School University of Iowa Hopkins High School Centennial High School St. Francis High School St. Franics High School Grand Rapids High School St. Mary’s High School Hutchinson High School Moorhead High School Park Rapids Senior High School Bismarck High School Kasson-Mantorville High School Sauk Centre High School

Head Coach: Dick Clay (St. Cloud State ‘82) Assistant Coach: Lisa Rollefstad (Mary ‘98)

2010 FIGHTING SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY TEAM RESULTS DATE

MEET

LOCATION

PTS.

PLACE

TOP UND FINISHER

Sept. 4

UND Ron Pynn Classic

Grand Forks, N.D.

*22 / 21

1st / 1st

Lindsay Anderson / 1st

Sept. 10 Eastern Illinois Panther Open

Charleston, Ill. **26 / 18 / 25 1st / 1st / 1st

Lindsay Anderson / 1st

Sept. 25 Roy Griak Invitational

Minneapolis, Minn.

Oct. 2

South Dakota State Classic (Dual)

Brookings, S.D.

Oct. 16

Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival

Oct. 30 Nov. 13

888

29th

Meghan Enabnit / 150th

2nd

Lindsay Anderson / 4th

Fayetteville, Ark.

751

32nd

Lindsay Anderson / 21st

Great West Conference Championship

Edinburg, Texas

3rd

Lindsay Anderson / 1st

South Dakota (Dual)

Vermillion, S.D.

2nd

Lindsay Anderson / 1st

* Scored as a double-dual ** Scored as a triple-dual

UND President Dr. Robert Kelley cheers on the Fighting Sioux as they approach the finish line at the annual UND Ron Pynn Classic.

2010 cross country season review

2010-11 track & cross country 2010 FIGHTING SIOUX INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Lindsay Anderson (Jr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 17:50.07 17:41.78 DNR 17:47.4 17:51.35 16:46.31 18:23.85

Place 1st 1st DNR 4th 20th 1st 1st

Angela Kumm (Jr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 21:14.39 DNR DNR 20:58.3 21:47.05 DNR 21:39.34

Place 31st DNR DNR 33rd 399th DNR 20th

Jordyn Dass (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 21:43.13 DNR 25:55.3 20:54.1 20:34.72 19:28.48 21:01.29

Place 33rd DNR 274th 32nd 326th 55th 14th

Anna Lipetzky (So.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:47.45 20:55.31 26:54.8 21:03.6 36:12.28 20:39.75 DNR

Place 29th 38th 287th 35th 411th 63rd DNR

Emily Emerson (Jr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 18:26.01 18:30.06 24:23.6 18:47.7 19:04.03 17:14.11 DNR

Place 2nd 6th 215th 12th 129th 5th DNR

Victoria Lutz (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:45.48 20:30.54 25:56.8 20:06.2 20:27.42 19:13.08 20:58.68

Place 28th 34th 275th 26th 312th 49th 13th

Katherine Enabnit (Jr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 19:04.84 18:17.85 25:31.1 18:54.8 19:42.21 17:49.47 20:05.52

Place 7th 5th 268th 13th 214th 15th 10th

Taylor Pintar (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:40.04 20:17.32 25:48.5 DNR 20:07.67 19:10.47 20:21.26

Place 27th 31st 272nd DNR 275th 47th 11th

Meghan Enabnit (Jr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 18:52.64 18:39.63 23:54.2 18:57.3 19:41.28 18:09.26 21:07.80

Place 6th 9th 191st 14th 210th 28th 15th

Brittany Ungs (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:13.64 20:35.10 25:54.2 19:52.7 DNR DNR DNR

Place 20th 35th 273rd 22nd DNR DNR DNR

Kahla Erickson (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 19:46.36 19:30.93 25:12.7 19:49.6 20:03.90 18:15.47 DNR

Place 12th 19th 256th 21st 264th 32nd DNR

Savana Weller (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:27.26 20:29.99 DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

Place 25th 33rd DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

Casie Gates (Fr.) UND Ron Pynn Classic EIU Panther Open Roy Griak Invitational SDSU Classic Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship South Dakota Dual

Time 20:15.37 19:51.87 26:18.6 20:38.7 20:55.87 19:15.04 21:10.21

Place 21st 25th 278th 30th 355th 51st 17th

Katherine Enabnit

Meghan Enabnit

Kahla Erickson

2010 cross country season review

2010-11 und track & cross country The distance and mid-distance runners will also be pushed by sophomore Taryn Anderson (Remer, Minn.), and freshmen Jordyn Dass (Hopkins, Minn.), Kahla Erickson (Grand Rapids, Minn.), Victoria Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn.), Taylor Pintar (Bismarck, N.D.), Savana Weller (Sauk Centre, Minn.). JUMPS/HURDLES Butler enjoyed a breakthrough season as a sophomore, winning conference titles in the 60-meter hurdles (indoor) and the 100-meter hurdles (outdoor), setting school records in both.

Junior distance runner Emily Emerson was named UND’s Most Valuable Runner in 2010.

Behind the standout Butler, Clay boasts plenty of depth. Senior Sarah Fegley (Berthold, N.D.) and junior Mikaela Hirst (Bismarck, N.D.) will contribute in both hurdles and sprints, as well sophomores Megan Gray (St. Cloud, Minn.) and Kirsten Haas (Belgrade, Mont.).

Freshman Hannah Daggett (Frazee, Minn.) will be in the mix in the jumps, while classDespite a fifth-place ranking in the 2011 mate Taylor Brett (Forest Lakes, Minn.) looks Great West Conference Indoor Track and Field to make her mark in the pole vault. preseason coaches poll, 26th-year head coach Dick Clay has the ingredients in place to make SPRINTS a run at perennial league powers Utah Valley The aforementioned Fegley and Hirst return, and South Dakota. as do junior Cheri Boyer (Barney, N.D.) and sophomores Paige Kuplic (Savage, Minn.) UND boasts a dual conference champion in and Brittany Zander (Mandan, N.D.). senior Jessica Butler (Grand Rapids, Minn.), and a pair of distance runners who earned Freshmen Brittney Bolstad (Fargo, N.D.), Britcross country all-conference honors in juniors tany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn.) and Anne Van Lindsay Anderson (Leeds, N.D.) and Emily Hell (Forest Lake, Minn.) are also sprinters to Emerson (Lino Lakes, Minn.). watch.

Butler won GWC titles and set school records in the 60-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles.

THROWS Junior co-captain Brooke Biederstedt (Dickinson, N.D.) is UND’s top returning thrower and was voted a team captain for the second straight year. Her classmate, Samantha Underhill (Brainerd, Minn.), also returns in 2011 and looks to take a step forward in her development. A third junior, Christine Weinreich (Pismo Beach, Calif.), joins the Sioux from Cuesta (Calif.) College and brings the ability to make an immediate impact in 2011.

That trio, along with a talented and experi- Another freshman, Jenna Gillson (Grand Rapenced supporting cast, give Clay and his stu- ids, Minn.), will compete in both sprints and Talented sophomore Megan Storstad (Grand Forks, N.D.) rounds out a talented quartet of dent-athletes plenty of reason for optimism hurdles. Sioux throwers. this season. DISTANCE/MID-DISTANCE UND hopes Anderson can build on her historic 2010 cross country season in which she earned Great West Conference Athlete of the Year honors and was a four-time conference runner of the week.

2011 GREAT WEST CONFERENCE preseason indoor poll Rk. School (1st) Points 1. Utah Valley (5) 60 2. South Dakota (3) 59 3. Houston Baptist 43 4. Texas Pan-American 37 5. North Dakota 36 6. Seattle 29 7. NJIT 14 8. Chicago State 10

Emerson, meanwhile, returns to once again anchor UND’s distance runners after earning her second career cross country all-conference honor. There is plenty of experience behind Anderson and Amerson, including the likes of juniors Katherine Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif.), Meghan Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif.), and Angela Kumm (Hutchinson, Minn.), as well as sophomore Anna Lipetzky (Moorhead, Minn.). Biederstedt, a junior, has been elected a team cocaptain for the second straight year.

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2010-11 track & cross country 2011 FIGHTING SIOUX TRACK & FIELD ROSTER Name Lindsay Anderson Taryn Anderson Brooke Biederstedt Brittney Bolstad Cheri Boyer Taylor Brett Jessica Butler Hannah Daggett Jordyn Dass Emily Emerson Katherine Enabnit Meghan Enabnit Kahla Erickson Sarah Fegley Jenna Gillson Megan Gray Kirsten Haas Mikaela Hirst Angela Kumm Paige Kuplic Anna Lipetzky Victoria Lutz Taylor Pintar Megan Storstad Samantha Underhill Brittany Ungs Anne Van Heel Christine Weinreich Savana Weller Brittany Zander

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Hometown Leeds, N.D. Remer, Minn. Dickinson, N.D. Fargo, N.D. Barney, N.D. Forest Lake, Minn. Grand Rapids, Minn. Frazee, Minn. Hopkins, Minn. Lino Lakes, Minn. Carmichael, Calif. Carmichael, Calif. Grand Rapids, Minn. Berthold, N.D. Grand Rapids, Minn. St. Cloud, Minn. Belgrade, Mont. Bismarck, N.D. Hutchinson, Minn. Savage, Minn. Moorhead, Minn. Park Rapids, Minn. Bismarck, N.D. Grand Forks, N.D. Brainerd, Minn. Mantorville, Minn. Forest Lake, Minn. Pismo Beach, Calif. Sauk Centre, Minn. Mandan, N.D.

Previous School University of Iowa / Benson County High School Northland High School Dickinson High School Fargo South High School Milnor-Wyndmere High School Forest Lake High School Grand Rapids High School Frazee-Vergas High School Hopkins High School Centennial High School St. Francis High School St. Francis High School Grand Rapids High School Minot Ryan High School Grand Rapids High School St. Cloud Technical High School Belgrade High School Century High School Hutchinson High School Prior Lake High School Moorhead High School Park Rapids Senior High School Bismarck High School Red River High School Brainerd High School Kasson-Mantorville High School Forest Lake High School Cuesta (Calif.) College / Arroyo Grande High School Sauk Centre High School Mandan High School

Head Coach: Dick Clay (St. Cloud State ‘82) Assistant Coach: Thomas Crummy (Bemidji State ‘08) Assistant Coach: Lisa Rollefstad (Mary ‘98) Assistant Coach: Amanda Solberg (Minnesota ‘09)

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lindsay anderson Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Leeds, N.D. High School: Benson County High School (‘08) Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

Did not compete at ICC ... A 2008 graduate of Northland High School in Remer, Minn. ...Lettered six times in track as a prep in the 400, 800, mile, 4x400 and 8x400 ... Also lettered twice in volleyball ... Member of National Honor Society and graduated with high honors ... Personal: Majoring in pre-social work ... Daughter of David and Noreen Anderson.

brooke biederstedt Year: Junior Event: Throws

2010-11 (Junior): Won 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Ran personal-best time of 16:46.31, 13 seconds faster than runner-up, to claim UND’s first Division I individual title ... Selected GWC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year and named to All-GWC first team ... Four-time GWC Female Runner of the Week ... Made her UND debut by capturing medalist honors at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 9) ... Followed her debut with another first-place finish at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open (Sept. 28) ... Finished the cross country season by winning medalist honors in dual at South Dakota (Nov. 14) ... Clocked the fastest time (17:26.10) of any GWC runner and placed 21st at the prestigious 5K Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. (Oct. 16) ... Earned first letter in cross country ... Before UND: Spent the previous two years at the University of Iowa ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at the 2010 Big Ten Championship ... Placed 46th at the 2009 NCAA Regional Cross Country Championship ... Competed in Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships in each of her two years ... Personal: Majoring in communication sciences and disorders ... A 2008 graduate of Leeds High School ... An 11-time state champion in track and four-time state champion in cross country as a prep ... Named North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year in both cross country and track ... Class valedictorian ... Daughter of Greg and Karen Anderson ... Sister, Krista, ran track and cross country at Iowa and brother, George, ran track and cross country at Minot State.

taryn anderson

Hometown: Dickinson, N.D. High School: Dickinson High School (‘08) Major: History (Honors Program)

Voted team co-captain for 2010-11 ... 2009-10 (Sophomore): Team co-captain ... Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in indoor and outdoor track ... Placed fifth in the shot put at the 2010 GWC Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 26-27) ... Earned second letter ... Vice-president of UND’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished eighth in the shot put and 12th in the weight throw at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Finished ninth in the shot put and 12th in the discus at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Won the shot put at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) and Minot State Open (April 18) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Dickinson High School ... A four-year letterwinner in track and two-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Finished second in the state in the shot put in 2008 ... Named captain for one year in track ... Named most valuable thrower for two years in track ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in history (honors program) ... Daughter of Dennis and Jan Biederstedt and Ken and Jo Rooks.

brittney bolstad Year: Freshman

Year: Sophomore Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Remer, Minn. High School: Northland High School (‘08)

Event: Sprints Hometown: Fargo, N.D. High School: Fargo South High School (‘10) Major: Pre-Nursing

Major: Pre-Social Work

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of UND’s 800-meter relay team that set a school record (1:46.40) at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (March 21) ... Cracked UND’s all-time top 10 in the 200meter dash with a time of 26.62 at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) ... Finished fourth in the distance medley relay and sixth in the 4x400 relay at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (Feb. 26-27) ... Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:07.89) at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 13-15) ... Made her collegiate debut at Idaho State’s Bengal Shoot Out (Jan. 15) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A transfer from Itasca (Minn.) Community College ...

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Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Fargo South High School ... Lettered five times in track and field ... Multi-time all-state performer in track ... Member of Fargo South’s 4x100-meter relay team that won the 2010 Eastern Dakota Conference title and placed second at the state meet ... Also ran on South’s third-place 4x200 team ... Placed fourth at the 2009 state meet in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes ... Received team’s Golden Baton as a senior ... Named Most Dedicated as a junior and Hardest Worker as a freshman and sophomore ... Also lettered once in basketball ... Personal: Majoring in pre-nursing ... Daughter of Jon and Robin Bolstad ... Father played football and ran track at Valley City (N.D.) State University.

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cheri boyer

jessica butler

Year: Junior

Year: Senior

Event: Sprints

Event: Sprints, Jumps

Hometown: Barney, N.D.

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn.

High School: Milnor-Wyndmere High School (‘08)

High School: Grand Rapids High School (‘07)

Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

Major: Communication

2009-10 (Sophomore): Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in both indoor and outdoor track ... Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) ... Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay at the GWC Indoor Championship (Feb. 26-27) ... Cracked UND’s all-time top-10 in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 12.68 seconds at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) ... Also landed in UND’s 200-meter top-10 at the same meet with a personal-record time of 26.33 seconds ... Was the runner-up in the 200-meters with a time of 26.98 seconds at South Dakota’s Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan. 23) ... Earned second letter ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Placed 10th in the 200-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Member of UND’s 4x400 and 4x100 relay teams that placed fourth and sixth, respectively, at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Runner-up in the 200-meters at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic and in the 100-meters at the Minot State Open ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Milnor-Wyndmere High School ... Earned five letters in track, four in basketball and three in volleyball ... Four-year all-state performer in track in multiple events ... Was named team captain in both volleyball and basketball ... Named top sprinter for all four years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Student council president ... Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy ... Member of President’s Honor Roll ... Daughter of Mark and Kristie Boyer.

taylor brett Year: Freshman Event: Pole Vault Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn. High School: Forest Lake High School (‘10) Major: Pre-Nursing

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Forest Lake Senior High School ... Three-year letterwinner and three-time state participant in track ... Two-time Section 7AA pole vault champion ... Two-time all-conference performer in the pole vault ... Recorded top-five Class AA vaults in each of her last two years ... Prep teammate of fellow incoming freshman Anne Van Heel ... Was also a four-time all-conference selection in gymnastics ... Also lettered three times in volleyball and was an all-conference performer ... Personal: Majoring in pre-nursing ... Daughter of Jim and Kathy Brett ... Older sister, Ashley Brett, competed in gymnastics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Named team co-captain for 2010-11 ... 2009-10 (Junior): Co-recipient (with Mikaela Hirst) of UND’s Most Improved Award ... Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in both indoor and outdoor track and field ... Won the GWC Indoor Championship (March 23) in the 60-meter hurdles with a schoolrecord time of 8.98 seconds ... Had broken the same school record one day earlier in the preliminaries with a time of 8.99 seconds, becoming the first Sioux to run the event in under nine seconds ... Placed fourth in the high jump (5-03.00 feet) at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Placed third in the 100-meter hurdles, fourth in the 4x100 relay and fifth in the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 14) ... Ran a personal-best time of 14.77 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles at SIU-Edwardsville’s Gateway Classic, the second-fastest time in UND history and one one-hundreth of a second shy of the school record ... Won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.14 seconds at South Dakota’s Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan. 23) ... Finished fourth in the high jump (5-02.25 feet) at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 15) ... Earned third letter ... 2008-09 (Sophomore): Named to 2009 Great West Conference All-Academic Winter/Spring team ... Finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles and seventh in the high jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles and 10th in the high jump and was a member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Won the 55-meter hurdles at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan. 17) ... Took first in the 60-meter hurdles at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) and the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Ron Masanz Invite (May 2) ... Won the long jump at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Earned second letter ... 2007-08 (Freshman): Finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 17th in the 400-meter hurdles at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Took fifth in both the 60-meter hurdles and high jump and was a member of the seventh-place 4x400 meter relay at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Grand Rapids High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and two in basketball ... Set the school record in the high jump and the 100 and 300-meter hurdles ... Seven-time all-state performer from 2004-07 ... Graduated with the most section and state points in school history ... Named team captain 2006-07 ... Nine-time state qualifier. .. Team captain of the basketball team senior year ... All-area basketball player as a junior and senior ... Personal: Majoring in communication with a minor in English ... Daughter of Dan and Paula Butler.

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hannah daggett Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Frazee, Minn. High School: Frazee-Vergas High School (‘10) Major: Biology, Pre-Health

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Frazee High School ... Lettered six times in track ... A two-time section 6A champion in the high jump ... Placed fourth in the high jump at the 2010 class A state championship after finishing seventh at the state meet as a junior ... Also lettered four times in dance line and twice in volleyball ... Personal: Majoring in biology/pre-health ... Daughter of Fred and Christine Daggett ... Older brother, Drew, is a wide receiver on UND’s football team.

jordyn dass Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Hopkins, Minn. High School: Hopkins High School (‘10) Major: Undeclared

2010-11 (Freshman): Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Competed in six of seven of UND’s cross country meets ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School ... Lettered five times each in cross country and track and field ... Helped lead Hopkins to a Class Lake Conference cross country championship as a senior ... Completed her career with a personal-best time in the 3,200 meters at the 2010 State AAA True Team meet ... Personal: Undecided on a major ... Daughter of Gary Dass and Sue Steinman.

emily emerson Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Lino Lakes, Minn. High School: Lino Lakes High School (‘08) Major: Psychology

Named team co-captain for 2010-11 season ... 2010-11 (Junior): Named to the 2010 All-Great West Conference Cross Country First Team after placing fifth at the conference championship (Oct. 30) ... Ran a personal-best time of 17:14.11 ... Was the runner-up at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... 2009-10 (Sophomore): Named UND’s Most Valuable Runner ... Named to 2010 Great West Conference 36

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Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in indoor and outdoor track ... Two-time GWC Track Athlete of the Week (March 18, March 25) ... Was the runner-up in the mile and placed third in the 800-meters at the 2010 GWC Indoor Championship ... Placed third in both the 800 and 1,500-meters at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Championship ... Won the 1,500-meters with a personal-best time of 4:40.21 at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (March 12-13) ... Placed second in the 800-meters at the same meet ... Ran the seventh-fastest 800-meters in UND history (2:12.85) at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational (March 21) ... Named to 2009 GWC Fall All-Academic Team in cross country ... Placed 38th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Ran in five of six meets ... Enjoyed seventh-place finishes at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 5) and the USD Tim Young Open (Oct. 9) ... Earned second letters in cross country and track and field ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Earned All-Great West Conference second team honors in cross country after placing 12th at the conference meet ... Runner-up in the 1,500-meter run and seventh in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Finished fifth in the mile run at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Won the 800-meter run at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan. 17) and the Minot State Open (April 18) ... Captured the mile run at the Beaver Twilight (Feb. 19) ... Won the 1,500-meters at the Ron Masanz Invite (May 2) ... Earned first letters in cross country and track and field ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate from Centennial High School ... Earned four letters in track as a mid-distance runner and three in cross country ... Earned the individual runner-up spot in the Section 5AA meet as a senior ... A two-time all-state selection in the 800-meter run ... Three-time all-conference selection in both track and cross country ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Daughter of Bruce and Julie Emerson.

katherine enabnit Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Carmichael, Calif. High School: St. Francis High School (‘08) Major: Psychology

2010-11 (Junior): Competed in all seven cross country meets ... Placed 15th at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a personal-best time of 17:49.47 ... Placed fifth at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open (Sept. 10) ... Oepned the season with a seventh-place finish at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Earned third cross country letter ... 2009-10 (Sophomore): Named UND’s Most Improved Cross Country Runner ... Earned All-Great West Conference Cross Country second team honors after placing 10th at the conference meet ... Ran in all six meets ... Earned pair of top-10 showings by placing fourth at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct. 9) and ninth at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 5) ... Was UND’s top runner at the Tim Young Open ... Placed fourth in the distance medley relay at the 2010 GWC Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 23) ... Runner-up in the steeplechase (12:02.76) at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (March 16) ... Earned second letters in cross country and track ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10th in the 1,500-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Won the 3,000-meters at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) ... Finished 18th at the GWC Cross

2010-11 track & cross country Country Championship ... Earned first letters in cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of St. Francis High School in Sacramento, Calif. ... A three-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... All-Delta League selection ... Three-time state qualifier in cross country ... Was actively involved in her community as a Sacramento Girls Club leader ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Daughter of Ron and Peggy Enabnit ... Both parents are graduates of UND ... Sister, Meghan, is also a member of the Fighting Sioux cross country and track and field teams.

kahla erickson Year: Freshman Event: Distance Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn. High School: Grand Rapids High School (‘10)

meghan enabnit Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Carmichael, Calif. High School: St. Francis High School (‘08) Major: Occupational Therapy

2010-11 (Junior): Competed in all seven cross country meets ... Placed 28th (18:09.26) at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship (Oct. 30) ... Finished sixth (18:52.64) at the season-opening UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Placed ninth (18:39.63) at the Easter Illinois Panther Open (Sept. 10) ... Earned third cross country letter ... 2009-10 (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the distance medley relay (12:52.89) at the 2010 GWC Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 23) ... Finished seventh in the 800-meters (2:21.40) at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... Ran in four cross country meets ... Placed 51st at Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Earned second letters in cross country and track and field ... 200809 (Freshman): Finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championships ... Member of the fourth-place 4x400meter relay at the GWC Outdoor Championships ... Won the mile run at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan. 17) ... Won the 800-meter run at the SDSU Twilight (April 22) ... Finished 20th at the GWC Cross Country Championship ... Earned first letters in cross country and track and field ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of St. Francis High School in Sacramento, Calif. ... Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Was named to the All-Delta League cross country team three consecutive years ... Qualified four years for the California state cross country championships ... Was named to the Sacramento Bee’s All-Metro cross country team her senior year ... Actively involved in her community as a Sacramento Girls Club leader ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in occupational therapy ... Serves as a UND Student Ambassador ... Daughter of Ron and Peggy Enabnit ... Both parents are graduates of UND ... Sister, Katherine, is also a member of the Fighting Sioux cross country and track and field teams.

Major: Undeclared

2010-11 (Freshman): Topped all Sioux freshmen with a 32nd-place (18:15.47) finish at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Earned first cross country letter ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Grand Rapids High School ... Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country and was a two-year team captain in both ... Section 7AA champion in the 4x800-meter relay in 2010 ... Placed eighth at the state meet in the same event ... Led Grand Rapids to an 11th-place finish at the state AA cross country championships as a junior and senior ... Placed 19th individually at 2008 cross country championship ... Also lettered twice in hockey ... Graduated with honors ... Prep teammate of fellow UND freshman Jenna Gillson ... Personal: Undecided on a major ... Daughter of Steve and Deb Erickson.

sarah fegley Year: Senior Event: Sprints, Jumps Hometown: Berthold, N.D. High School: Minot Ryan High School (‘07) Major: Nursing

2009-10 (Junior): Runner-up in the triple jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 23) with a personal-best leap of 37-06.50 feet ... Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) ... Member of UND’s 4x100 relay that placed third at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) with a time of 48.86 seconds that was the fourth-fastest in UND history ... Earned third letter ... 2008-09 (Sophomore): Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Finished third in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Won the triple jump at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) and the USF Last Chance Meet (Mat 7) ... Earned second letter ... 2007-08 (Freshman): Finished second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Took sixth in the triple jump and finished 11th in the long jump at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Minot Bishop Ryan High School ... Earned four varsity letters each in track and field, basketball and volleyball ... Received Athletic Achievement Award ... Regional champion in the 100, 200, long jump and triple jump ... Placed first in the triple jump and second in the long jump at the state meet during senior year ... Set the Class B record in the triple jump ... Personal: Majoring in nursing ... Daughter of Clayton and Holly Fegley. student-athlete profiles

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CASIE GATES Year: Freshman

Year: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Event: Hurdles, Sprints

Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

Hometown: St. Cloud, Minn.

High School: Bismarck High School (‘10)

High School: St. Cloud Technical High School (‘09)

Major: Pre-Athletic Training

Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Bismarck High School ...Helped lead BHS to three consecutive state cross country titles ... Placed 59th at the 2009 Nike Cross Country Regional ... A prep teammate of fellow UND freshman Taylor Pintar ... Personal: Majoring in preathletic training.

jenna gillson Year: Freshman Event: Hurdles, Sprints Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn. High School: Grand Rapids High School (‘10) Major: Psychology

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Grand Rapids High School ... Lettered five times in track ... Was the 2010 Section 7 AA champion and state runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles, her first year competing in the event ... Set the school record in the 300 hurdles ... Placed sixth in the 4x200-meter relay at the state meet ... Prep teammate of fellow UND signee Kahla Erickson ... Also lettered four times in volleyball and three times in basketball ... Team captain in all three sports ... Named volleyball team’s most valuable offensive player ... An academic allstate selection in basketball ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Daughter of John and Mary Gillson.

megan gray

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2009-10 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay at the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship (May 13-15) ... Finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 16-17) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of St. Cloud Technical High School ... Lettered five times in cross country and four times in track (hurdles, distance, jumps) ... State qualifier in track as a senior ... Won the 2009 Section 8AA championship in the 300-meter hurdles and went on to place 10th at state ... Earned team’s most valuable runner and rookie of the year honors during her cross country career ... Earned most dedicated and most team-minded honors in track ... Also lettered twice in basketball and was named her team’s top defensive player as a senior ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness ... Daughter of Joel and Janel Gray ... Uncle, Mitch Gray, was a swimmer at St. Cloud State.

kirsten haas Year: Sophomore Event: Hurdles, Sprints Hometown: Belgrade, Mont. High School: Belgrade High School (‘09) Major: International Studies

2009-10 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at both the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship (Feb. 2627) and GWC Indoor Championship (May 13-15) ... Recorded the seventh-fastest 400-meter hurdles time (1:05.38) in UND history at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) ... Time was a personalbest and resulted in a sixth-place finish ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Belgrade High School ... 2009 and 2007 state champion in the 300-meter hurdles ... Set school record in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.42 seconds ... Earned all-state and all-conference honors ... Named Belgrade’s MVP in 2009 and 2008 ... As a senior, posted Montana’s top time for all four divisions (AA, A, B, C) in the event and led Belgrade to the state class A team championship ... Was the 2008 state champion and 2009 state runnerup in the 100-meter hurdles ... Was lead leg of Belgrade’s 4x100 relay championship team that set school record ... Also lettered twice in volleyball and once in basketball ... Was an academic all-state selection in all three sports ... Class Valedictorian and member of the Dean’s List ... A Wendy’s Heisman High School winner ... Personal: Majoring in international studies ... Daughter of Fred and Kari Haas.

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mikaela hirst

paige kuplic

Year: Junior

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints, Hurdles

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

Hometown: Savage, Minn.

High School: Century High School (‘08)

High School: Prior Lake High School (‘09)

Major: Dietetics

Major: Chemistry

2009-10 (Sophomore): Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team in both indoor and outdoor track ... Co-recipient (with Jessica Butler) of UND’s Most Improved Award ... Member of 800-meter relay team that set school record at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational with a time of 1:46.40 ... Broke 12year old record ... Placed third in the triple jump with a personalbest leap of 37-05.00 feet at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Placed fifth in the triple jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Earned second letter ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished 10th in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Finished ninth in the triple jump and 18th in the long jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Century High School ... A five-year letterwinner track and field ... Earned one varsity letter in basketball...Team captain in track ... Three-time MVP ... Member of the honor roll ... Personal: Majoring in dietetics ... Daughter of Mike and Carrie Hirst.

angela kumm

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of UND’s 800-meter relay team that broke 12-year old school record at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (March 21) with a time of 1:46.40 ... Runner-up in the 60-meter dash (7.91 seconds) at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship, clocking the second-fastest time in UND history ... Won the 60-meter dash (7.98 seconds) and 200-meter dash (26.28) at the South Daktoa Graphic Edge Alumni Invite (Jan. 23) ... Recorded a personal-best time of 12.25 seconds in the 100-meters at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10), the fourth-fastest time in school history ... Ran the 200-meters in 25.26 seconds at the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 19), the fifth-fastest in UND history ... Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Prior Lake High School ... Lettered four times in track and qualified for state several times as a sprinter ... An all-state and all-conference performer ... Graduated with four school records to her name ... State class AA champion in the 200-meter race as a senior ... Posted Minnesota’s top overall time for both classes (A and AA) in the 100 meters with a time of 12.01 seconds ... Earned academic all-conference honors ... Also lettered twice in soccer and was her team’s leading scorer ... Received the Golden Boot Award ... Personal: Majoring in chemistry ... Daughter of Leon and JoAan Smith.

Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Hutchinson, Minn.

anna lipetzky

High School: Hutchinson High School (‘07)

Year: Sophomore

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

Event: Distance Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.

2010-11 (Junior): Ran in four cross country meets ... Earned third cross country letter ... 2009-10 (Sophomore): Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in indoor track ... Competed in five fall cross country meets ... Placed 41st at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Earned second letter in cross country ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Competed in five cross country events ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Hutchinson High School Four-year letterwinner in both swimming and track ... Was named team captain in track ... Personal: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Daughter of Mike and Linda Kumm.

High School: Moorhead High School (‘09) Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

2010-11 (Sophomore): Ran in all seven cross country meets ... Placed 63rd at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Earned second cross country letter ... 2009-10 (Freshman): Competed in all six cross country events as a freshman ... Placed 36th at the Great West Conference Championship ... Best placing was a 13th-place performance at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct. 9) ... Made her collegiate debut with an 18th-place finish at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 5) ... Earned first letter in cross country ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Moorhead High School ... A fouryear letterwinner in track and was named Moorhead High School’s Most Valuable Distance Runner as a junior ... Ran in State True Team Meet ... Lettered twice in cross country and was a team captain and team’s most valuable runner as a junior and senior ... Ran in state cross country meet ... Also lettered four times in hockey and was a student-athlete profiles

2010-11 und track & cross country team captain ... Named team’s hardest worker ... An academic allstate selection in hockey ... Class Salutatorian ... Personal: Majoring in psychology .... Daughter of Roger and Kim Lipetzky ... Mother is a UND graduate ... Father played baseball at Valley City State (N.D.) University ... Grandfather, Larry Grooters, ran track and played basketball at VCSU.

victoria lutz Year: Freshman Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn. High School: Park Rapids High School (‘10) Major: English

2010-11 (Freshman): Ran in all seven of UND’s cross country meets ... Placed 49th at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Park Rapids High School ... Set subsection record in the 800meters as a senior and won the Section 8A championship ... Placed sixth in the 800-meters at the 2010 Class A state meet ... Helped Park Rapids High to a fifth-place finish at the 2009 state cross country championship as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in English.

taylor pintar Year: Freshman Event: Distance Hometown: Bismarck, N.D. High School: Bismarck High School (‘10) Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness

2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in six of UND’s seven cross country meets ... Placed 47th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship (Oct. 30) ... Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Bismarck High School ... Lettered six times in both track and field and cross country ... A five-time all-state performer and six-time all-conference performer in both ... Named Western Dakota Association Senior Athlete of the Year in cross country as a senior ... Led Bismarck High to three straight state cross country titles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Individual runner-up at 2009 state cross country championship ... Placed 20th at the 2008 Nike Heartland regional 5K race and 30th at the 2009 Nike regional ... Placed sixth at state as a junior ... A prep teammate of fellow freshman Casie Gates ...Also lettered twice in cheerleading and served as the student manager of the boys basketball team for four years ... Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness ... Daughter of Juno and Kim Pintar ... Father played basketball at North Dakota State from 1985 to 1989 and coached the Mayville State men’s basketball team from 2004 to 2009.

student-athlete profiles

megan storstad Year: Sophomore Event: Throws Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. High School: Red River High School (‘09) Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness

2009-10 (Freshman): Received UND’s Most Valuable Field Events award ... Placed fourth in the javelin at the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship with a throw of 120 feet, 11 inches ... Won the javelin at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 19) with a throw of 114 feet ... Earned her first letter ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Red River High School ... Won back-toback (2009, 2008) Eastern Dakota Conference championships in the javelin ... Was the state runner-up in the javelin at the 2009 class A championship ... Two-time all-state performer in track ... Also lettered in volleyball and led Red River to state championships as a junior and senior ... Twice named Red River’s Most Valuable Thrower ... Was a two-time all-state and all-conference performer in volleyball ... Honor student ... Received American Legion Auxillary All-American Student Award ... Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness ... Daughter of Kevin and Maureen Storstad ... Mother is a graduate of UND.

samantha underhill Year: Junior Event: Throws Hometown: Brainerd, Minn. High School: Brainerd High School (‘08) Major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness

2009-10 (Sophomore): Placed 12th in the hammer throw and 15th in the shot put at the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship ... Earned second letter ... 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished 11th in the weight throw and 12th in the shot put at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Brainerd High School ... Lettered in track and field and tennis ... Named captain of the track team as a senior ... A 2008 elite meet participant ... Indoor conference champion in the shot put as a senior ... Placed fourth at the 2008 section meet ... Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness ... Daughter of Fred and Lynn Underhill.

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brittany ungs Year: Freshman Event: Sprints Hometown: Mantorville, Minn.

at the California State Championship ... A 2007 graduate of Arroyo Grande High School ... Lettered four times in track and field ... Placed eighth in shot put at 2006 state championship ... Personal: Majoring in general studies ... Daughter of Eric and Diane Weinreich.

savana weller

High School: Kasson-Mantorville High School (‘10)

Year: Freshman

Major: Communication

Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn.

2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in four cross country meets ... Made her debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) and placed 20th ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of KassonMantorville High School ... A six-year letterwinner in track ... Helped lead team to a state championship in the 4x800-meter relay and broke a 15-year old state meet record ... Title was her second straight in the 4x800 ... School record-holder in the 1,600 meters ... Placed third at the state meet in the 1,600 meters as a sophomore and junior ... Also lettered twice in soccer ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in communication ... Daughter of Chris and Judy Ungs.

anne van heel Year: Freshman Event: Sprints Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn. High School: Forest Lake High School (‘10) Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Forest Lake High School ... School record-holder in the 100-meters (15.22 seconds) ... Won the Section 7AA title in the 100-meter hurdles ... Also placed second in the 300meter hurdles to qualify for state in both events ... Finished fourth in the 100-meters at Section 5AAA True Team track meet ... Also placed second in the 4x200 relay ... Prep teammate of fellow incoming freshman Taylor Brett ... Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy.

High School: Sauk Centre High School (‘10) Major: Mathematics

2010-11 (Freshman): Ran in a pair of cross country meets ... Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 4) ... Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Sauk Centre High School ... Five-time letterwinner in track ... Won 12 state medals and 14 all-conference honors ... Three-time state runner-up in the 800 meters at the Minnesota State Class A Championship ... Also placed third in the 4x800-meter relay and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2010 state championship ... Was the 4x400 state champion as a sophomore ... Lettered twice in volleyball and was twice named her team’s most valuable player ... Two-time all-conference and all-section performer in volleyball ... Lettered twice in basketball and volleyball and was a two-time all-conference selection in both sports ... Two-time team MVP in volleyball and conference offensive player of the year ... Twice named to all-section team in volleyball ... Graduated with high honors and was class valedictorian ... Personal: Majoring in mathematics ... Daughter of Jim and Jackie Weller ... Older brother, Grant, played football at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. ... Another older brother, Zach, currently plays football for the Cobbers.

brittany zander Year: Sophomore Event: Sprints Hometown: Mandan, N.D.

christine weinreich

High School: Mandan High School (‘09) Major: Pre-Nursing

Year: Junior Event: Throws Hometown: Pismo Beach, Calif. High School: Arroyo Grande High School (‘07) Major: General Studies

Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Mandan High School ... Lettered five times in track and was twice named her team’s most valuable athlete ... Earned all-state honors in the 400 meters and long jump as a senior ... Also qualified for state in the 800 meters as a senior ... Lettered three times in volleyball and was team’s most valuable player as a senior ... Lettered three times in basketball ... Personal: Majoring in pre-nursing ... Daughter of Brad and Karla Zander ... Mother, three uncles and one aunt attended UND.

Before UND: Spent past two years at Cuesta (Calif.) College ... Set Cuesta College school records in both the discus and hammer throw ... Placed second in the discus at the 2010 Southern Cal Championship ... Tossed a personal-best 161-4 in the hammer throw one week later

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2010-11 und track & cross country

Ed Grom GWC Commissioner

The Great West Conference is made up of 10 intercollegiate institutions that range geographically from New Jersey to Texas to California. The 10 member schools are spread out over seven states and four time zones, giving each school added exposure - both in terms of media and recruiting - in new destinations. The conference affiliation also generates much interest within the 10 institutions’ substantial alumni base.

The conference, which began as a football-only league, took a giant leap in the collegiate athletic world when the conference expanded to include several additional sports and several new members.

UND President Dr. Robert Kelley (left) and director of athletics Brian Faison announced UND’s membership into the Great West Conference in July of 2008.

Joining the league on July 10, 2008 were Houston Baptist University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Dakota, University of South Dakota, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley University. Chicago State accepted the league’s invitation to join in October, 2008. These seven schools joined football only members Cal Poly, UC Davis and Southern Utah University to make up the 10-member league. In addition to football, championships conducted during the 2008-09 academic year were men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s golf. Team sports in baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball begin league play in 2009-10. As the conference began planning for multi-team sport competition in 2009-10, several teams were added in the sports of women’s soccer and baseball to help provide a more diverse and competitive field. Delaware State, Howard and South Carolina State joined as associate members in women’s soccer, giving the Great West two, four-team divisions. The associate members, plus NJIT, make up the Eastern Division, while North Dakota, South Dakota, Houston Baptist and Utah Valley play in the West. Northern Colorado and New York Institute of Technology joined great west conference Administration as associate members in baseball, giving the Great West eight playing members. Seattle University was added as an associate member in Ed Grom, Commissioner cross country and track and field in 2009. P.O. Box 9344 Naperville, IL 60567 Officially announced Feb. 25, 2004, charter members of the Great West P: (630) 428-4492 Football Conference were California Polytechnic State University; UniF: (630) 548-0705 versity of California, Davis; North Dakota State University; University E-mail: grom@gwconference.org of Northern Colorado; South Dakota State University; and Southern Utah University. Conference competition began on Sept. 4, 2004 with UC Davis scoring a 52-0 win over South Dakota State and Northern Colorado notching a 15-13 win over North Dakota State.

The Great West continues its proud tradition in football and has been rated as one of the best in Football Championship Subdivision and ahead of Football Bowl Subdivision leagues such as the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt. The Great West Conference recognizes student-athletes on both a weekly and full-season basis. Individual awards include players of the week; all-conference teams; an academic all-conference team; and player, newcomer and coach of the year awards. The league also crowns team champions for both regular season and post-season competition. The governance of the Great West Conference remains primarily with the member institutions. Each member institution is represented on the President’s Council by its respective CEO. The general operations and management of the Conference will be conducted by the directors of athletics and senior woman administrators (Joint Council). Scheduling of contests, assignment of officials and certain media relations functions remain with member institutions.

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Mike Sharpe, Assistant Commissioner P: (816) 210-4305 E-mail: sharpe@gwconference.org Jacque Cottrell, Director of Media Relations P: (713) 305-8614 E-mail: cottrell@gwconference.org Cliff Martin, Media Relations Assistant P: (214) 770-6463 E-mail: martin@gwconference.org

2010-11 track & cross country CROSS COUNTRY MVPs 1977 Unavailable 1978 Unavailable 1979 Lynne McKeane 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Jeanne Likar 1983 Unavailable 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Aune 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Sheila Pexsa 1988 Sheila Pexsa 1989 Steph Bruening 1990 Steph Bruening 1991 Steph Bruening 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Heather Parr 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund 1997 Traci Korynta 1998 Becky Leppard 1999 Jessica Neva 2000 Becky Leppard 2001 Jessica Neva 2002 Carolyn Orsua 2003 Jessica Neva 2004 Veronica Sackett 2005 Margaret Landberg 2006 Kristy Keithley 2007 Heidi Evans 2008 Brittany Brenny 2009 Brittany Brenny 2010 Lindsay Anderson CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAINS 1977 Diane Schafer 1978 Unavailable 1979 Unavailable 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Unavailable 1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Angie Johnson 1988 Jackie Kilian 1989 Sheila Pexsa 1990 Sheila Pexsa 1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Erin Bly Jennifer Diedrich Heather Parr 1995 Erin Bly Heather Parr 1996 Traci Korynta Christy Rygh 1997 Disa Hillstrom Traci Korynta 1998 Becky Leppard 1999 Becky Leppard April Maine 2000 Becky Lepppard April Maine 2001 Katie Marschel 2002 JoAan Murphy Carolyn Orsua 2003 Kristin Murch Jessica Schill

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Jessica Lichter Kristin Murch Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Jessica Lichter Margaret Landberg Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Renee Aune Kristy Keithley Callie Malone Lori Benke Mandy Gefroh Lori Benke Kristi Dahlheimer Emily Emerson

TRACK & FIELD MVPs 1973 Donna Hutchinson 1974 Unavailable 1975 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman 1976 Patty Reep 1977 Nancy Cushman 1978 Nancy Cushman Diane Schafer 1979 Ginny Hoop Lynne McKeane 1980 Unavailable 1981 Ginny (Hoop) Jacobson Connie Weltz 1982 Margie Hutson Jeanne Likar 1983 Margie Hutson 1984 Unavailable 1985 Unavailable 1986 Karen Bergantine Sandi Walford 1987 Kristy Forsberg-Aune Nancy Fleischhacker 1988 Renee Crep, Shelly Ballard 1989 Renee Crep Traci Werner 1990 Steph Bruening Traci Werner 1991 Sheila Pexsa Diana Trager 1992 Liesa Swenson Sara Dupslaff 1993 Steph Bruening Marie Crep Louise Ronnerman Misty Langseth Kris Sorenson 1994 Steph Bruening Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund Vicky Besette 1997 NO MVP (season cancelled due to flood) 1998 Cindy Scott Missy Wilson 1999 Becky Leppard Kati Drellack 2000 Becky Leppard Becky Cable 2001 Becky Leppard Talia Merritt 2002 Jackie Auwarter Katie Marschel Julie Johnson

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

JoAan Murphy Julie Johnson Jessica Neva Jackie Kensinger Dana Olimb Veronica Sackett Dana Olimb Heidi Evans Jessica Fleck Heidi Evans Michelle Burgaard Heidi Evans Jessica Clausnitzer Brittany Brenny Jessica Clausnitzer Emily Emerson Megan Storstad

TRACK & FIELD CAPTAINS 1973 Unavailable 1974 Unavailable 1975 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman 1976 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman 1977 Unavailable 1978 Diane Schafer 1979 Unavailable 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Unavailable 1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Margie Hutson Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Forsberg Mary Martian Lisa Resell 1986 Kristy Aune Nancy Fleischhacker Brenda Schmitz 1987 Kristy Aune 1988 Nancy Fleischhacker Brenda Schmitz 1989 Barb Bergantine Renee Crep Wendy Kinneberg 1990 Unavailable 1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Unavailable 1993 Unavailable 1994 Unavailable 1995 Heather Parr Laura Seifert Kari Ward 1996 Vicky Besette Erin Bly 1997 Unavailable 1998 Missy Berg Andrea Charlebois Tracy Korynta 1999 Missy Berg Kati Drellack 2000 Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard 2001 Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard Jessica Williams 2002 Katie Marschel Jessica Williams 2003 Heidi Faul Julie Johnson Beth Morris

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

JoAan Murphy April Bielejeski Kristin Murch Dana Olimb Jessica Schill Jackie Kensinger Kristin Murch Heidi Zander Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Heidi Zander Nikki Dahlstrom Jessica Fleck Margaret Landberg Nikki Dahlstrom Renee Aune Jessica Clausnitzer Jessica Clausnitzer Kristi Dahlheimer Kate LaRoche Brooke Biederstedt Jessica Butler Emily Emerson

Laura Siefert

Vicky Bessette

Tracy Korynta

JoAan Murphy

Veronica Sackett

Kristin Murch

Margaret Landberg

Brittany Beeson

captains and mvpS

2010-11 und track & cross country North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records Event 55-meters 60-meters 55-meter hurdles 60-meter hurdles 200-meters 300-meters* 400-meters 500-meters 600-meters 800-meters 1,000-meters 1,500-meters* Mile Run 3,000-meters 5,000-meters High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Shot Put 20 lbs. Weight Pentathlon

Name Margie Hutson Margie Hutson Beth Morris Jessica Butler Liesa Swenson Liesa Swenson Jessica Williams Marie Crep Heidi Faul Jessica Schill Becky Leppard Louise Ronnerman Becky Leppard Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Julie Johnson Laura Seifert Sara Dupslaff Jessica Clausnitzer Traci Werner Kati Drellack Beth Morris

Year Mark 1983 7.23 1981 7.86 2003 8.30 2010 8.98 1993 25.31 1993 41.25 2001 57.41 1993 1:15.85 2001 1:35.23 2004 2:10.18 2000 2:55.15 1993 4:32.31 2001 4:49.35 1993 9:44.10 2004 16:49.35 2003 5-08 3/4 1994 18-09 1/2 1992 38-04 3/4 2008 12-09 1/2 1990 46-08 1/2 1999 50-01 1/2 2003 3,252 pts.

Margie Hutson, Steph Mahanna, Ginny Hoop, Connie Weltz

1981

Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson, Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White

1999

1:46.98

1,600-meter relay

Jessica Williams, Jessica Schill April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

2002

3:49.39

3,200-meter relay*

Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill

2004

9:19.35

Distance medley relay

Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger Heidi Evans, Veronica Sackett

2006

11:56.98

Relays 400-meter relay* 800-meter relay

52:06 Senior Jessica Butler holds school records in the 60meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles.

*Event No Longer Contested

Heidi Evans holds a pair of UND indoor relay records, as well as the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor record in the 1,500meters. Veronica Sackett was a member of two school-record indoor relay teams.

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Jessica Boger was a member of UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school-record distance medley relay team in 2006.

2010-11 track & cross country North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records Event 100-meters 200-meters 400-meters 800-meters 1,500-meters 3,000-meters 3,000-meter steeple 5,000-meters 10,000-meters 100-meter hurdles 400-meter hurdles High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Heptathlon

Name Crystal White Liesa Swenson Heidi Faul Becky Leppard Heidi Evans Steph Bruening Veronica Sackett Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Jessica Butler Liesa Swenson Wendy Kinneberg Laura Seifert Nikki Sims Jessica Clausnitzer Traci Werner Talia Merritt Dana Olimb Talia Merritt Jackie Kensinger

Year Mark 1999 12.12 1992 24.85 2001 56.13 2001 2:09.17 2008 4:24.66 1993 9:44.04 2005 10:51.74 1993 16:50.54 2004 35:33.10 2010 14.54 1992 60.91 1990 5-08 1/2 1994 18-09 2004 38-04 1/4 2007 12-02 1990 46-02 1/2 2001 173-10 2005 156-01 2001 146-01 2004 4,527 pts.

Relays 400-meter relay

Kerry Hendrickson, Chantel Larson Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White

1998

48.27

800-meter relay Taryn Anderson, Cheri Boyer, Mikaela Hirst, Pagie Kuplic

2010

1:46.40

1,600-meter relay

Jessica Williams, Missy Berg April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

2001

3:45.05

3,200-meter relay Sprint Medley Distance Medley

Cindy Scott, Missy Berg Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pederson

1999

9:04.04

Crystal White, Chantel Larson Jackie Feser, April Maine

1999

4:05.77

Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter Becky Leppard, April Maine

2001

11:47.63

Jessica Clausnitzer holds UND’s indoor and outdoor pole vault records.

Traci Werner set the UND record in the outdoor shot put in 1990, a record that still stands. That same year, she set the school’s outdoor shot put record. Becky Leppard holds UND outdoor records in the 800-meters and the distance medley relay.

Talia Merrit is the school recordholder in the discus and the hammer throw.

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2010-11 und track & cross country TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA INDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2010) Event 55-meters Margie Hutson Liesa Swenson Chantel Larson Crystal White Sara Dupslaff Marci Enns Rebecca Goodman Paula Cash Erin Baustian Crystal Engstrom Cassie Hajicek

Site Mark Year NCC Bemidji Fargo NCC Fargo Fargo NCC NCC Concordia Fargo Fargo

7.23 7.27 7.28 7.30 7.42 7.44 7.51 7.56 7.57 7.60 7.60

1983 1993 1999 1998 1989 1993 2001 1988 2004 2000 2001

55-meter hurdles Beth Morris Fargo Aimee Wiseth Fargo Jessica Clausnitzer Bemidji Jessica Butler Bemidji Teresa Betz NCC Paula Cash NCC Denise Barnhardt Fargo Allyson Grohnke NCC Becky Cable NCC Cassie Hajicek Bemidji

8.30 2003 8.42 1991 8.44 2009 8.46 2009 8.54 1987 8.54 1988 8.55 1992 8.64 1988 8.78 2000 8.83 2002

60-meter hurdles Jessica Butler GWC Jessica Clausnitzer NCC Beth Morris NCAA II Jodi Bredahl N/A Kirsten Haas GWC

8.98 2010 9.05 2008 9.07 2003 9.30 1979 9.40 2010

200-meters Liesa Swenson Paige Kuplic Chantel Larson Crystal White Jess Williams Rebecca Goodman Cheri Boyer April Bielejeski Erin Baustian Jodi Horn

Iowa St. Iowa St. Concordia NCC Concordia NCC Idaho St. Bemidji Mankato Bemidji

300-meters Liesa Swenson Paige Kuplic Karen Bergantine Brenda Schmitz Cheri Boyer Ginny Hoop Chris Hoper Jennifer Riley Renee Crep Teresa Betz

Bemidji 41.25 1993 Notre Dame 42.19 2010 NCC 42.60 1986 St. Cloud 42.70 1987 Notre Dame 42.78 2010 NCC 42.88 1984 Fargo 43.52 1989 Fargo 43.54 1988 Bemidji 43.64 1990 Mankato 44.64 1987

400-meters Jess Williams Heidi Faul April Bielejeski Missy Berg Krista Vogel Renee Crep Kari Ward Ginny Hoop Jessica Boger Jenna Griffith

Minnesota NCC Bemidji Iowa St. Mankato Fargo Fargo NCC Bemidji Bemidji

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25.31 1993 25.68 2010 25.98 1999 26.34 1999 26.39 2000 26.40 2001 26.42 2010 26.67 2002 27.05 2004 27.14 2002

57.41 57.85 58.55 58.94 59.57 59.64 60.11 60.15 60.77 60.81

2001 2002 2002 1999 2007 1990 1994 1981 2006 2003

500-meters Marie Crep Heidi Faul April Bielejeski Missy Berg Jessica Schill Jess Williams Renee Crep Jenna Griffith Kari Ward Staci Polcher

NCC NCC NCC NCC Fargo Fargo NCC NCC Fargo St. Cloud

1:15.85 1:16.48 1:16.73 1:17.04 1:17.85 1:18.03 1:18.50 1:18.65 1:18.91 1:19.34

1993 2000 2002 1999 2004 2000 1990 2003 1994 1989

600-meters Heidi Faul Missy Berg Traci Korynta Lisbeth Pedersen Cindy Scott April Bielejeski Renee Crep Jackie Feser Marie Crep Jess Williams

Minnesota Minnesota Concordia Bemidji Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Concordia Bemidji Bemidji

1:35.23 1:38.00 1:38.62 1:38.75 1:39.00 1:39.09 1:40.44 1:40.55 1:40.85 1:42.75

800-meters Jess Schill Jackie Auwarter Heidi Evans Marie Crep Becky Leppard Louise Ronnerman Cindy Scott Erin Bly Jen Lykken Missy Berg

NCAA II NCAA II NCAA II NCAA II Fargo NCC Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. Fargo

1,000-meters Becky Leppard Jackie Auwarter Cindy Scott Traci Korynta Katie Marschel Steph Bruening Sheila Pexsa Jess Schill Jen Lykken Erin Bly 1,500-meters Louise Ronnerman Steph Bruening Sheila Pexsa Cindy Scott Jeanne Likar Kristy Forsberg Evette Edmondson Disa Hillstrom Jenny Diedrich Kari McIntire

Mile Run Becky Leppard Katie Marschel Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman April Maine Emily Emerson Veronica Sackett Heidi Evans Sheila Pexsa Cindy Scott Renee Aune

NCAA II 4:49.35 2001 NCAA II 4:53.28 2002 Iowa St. 4:57.11 1993 Iowa St. 4:59.01 1992 NCC 4:59.52 2000 Notre Dame 4:59.60 2010 NCC 5:03.73 2006 NCC 5:04.05 2007 Iowa St. 5:04.68 1992 Iowa St. 5:05.03 1995 NCC 5:07.14 2006

2001 1999 1999 1999 1999 2001 1989 1999 1994 1999

3,000-meters Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Sheila Pexsa Evette Edmondson Becky Leppard Brittany Brenny Kari McIntire Heather Parr Kim Olund Kristi Dahlheimer

NCAA II Minnesota Iowa St. Iowa St. NCC Idaho St. Fargo Iowa St. Bemidji Iowa St.

2:10.18 2:11.18 2:11.98 2:12.25 2:12.54 2:13.92 2:14.64 2:14.90 2:15.14 2:15.35

2004 2002 2007 1993 2001 1993 1999 1994 1993 2000

5,000-meters Jessica Neva NCAA II Kim Olund NCAA II Steph Bruening NCAA II Evette Edmondson NCC Brittany Brenny GWC Heather Parr NCC JoAan Murphy NCC Carolyn Busse NCC Margaret Landberg NCC Mandy Gefroh Iowa St.

Fargo NCC NCC Fargo NCC Fargo St.Cloud NCC Fargo Fargo

2:55.15 2:55.45 2:57.17 2:57.21 2:58.82 2:59.74 3:00.38 3:00.49 3:00.54 3:00.73

2000 2002 1999 1999 2001 1993 1991 2001 1993 1994

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NCAA II NCAA II NCAA II Fargo NCC NCAA II Fargo Fargo Fargo St. Cloud

4:32.31 4:36.06 4:38.13 4:42.57 4:42.75 4:43.34 4:45.24 4:52.46 4:53.20 4:55.24

1993 1993 1992 1995 1983 1987 1993 1995 1995 1986

9:44.10 1993 9:56.89 2002 9:59.24 1992 9:59.74 1993 10:03.09 2001 10:08.32 2010 10:14.08 1984 10:21.30 1993 10:24.59 1996 10:28.19 2009 16:49.35 2004 16:49.70 1996 17:12.62 1994 17:40.52 1993 17:38.32 2010 17:57.62 1994 18:00.71 2003 18:08.33 2000 18:16.35 2006 18:17.45 2009

Margaret Landberg (left) and Renee Aune

2010-11 track & cross country TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA INDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2010) Event Site Mark 800-meter relay Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson Concordia 1:46.98 Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White Jess Williams, Rebecca Goodman Concordia 1:47.55 Suzanne Bergantine, Heidi Faul Paula Cash, Allyson Grohnke NCC 1:49.51 Renee Crep, Jen Riley Sara Dupslaff, Chris Hoper NCC 1:49.64 Brenda Dietrich, Jen Riley Paula Pringle, Margie Hnasko NCC 1:49.95 Lisa Resell, Margie Hutson 1,600-meter relay Jess Williams, Jess Schill NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;II 3:49.39 April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Becky Leppard Fargo 3:52.82 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Rebecca Goodman Minnesota 3:54.51 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Missy Berg Fargo 3:54.94 Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Andrea Domaskin NCC 3:56.85 Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul Missy Berg, Jess Williams Iowa St. 3:59.50 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott 3,200-meter relay Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans, NCC 9:19.35 Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill Jess Schill, Jackie Auwarter NCC 9:20.51 JoAan Murphy, Katie Marschel Katie Marschel, April Maine NCC 9:22.55 Jess Schill, Becky Leppard Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen Concordia 9:30.61 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Jess Schill, Brittany Beeson NCC 9:30.73 JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett Missy Berg, Jackie Auwarter NCC 9:31.42 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Missy Berg, April Maine NCC 9:34.70 Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard Missy Berg, April Maine Concordia 9:37.20 K. Marschel. Jackie Auwarter

Year 1999 2000 1988 1989 1983

2002 2001 2001 2000 2000 1999

2004 2002 2001 1999 2003 1999 2000 2000

Shot Put Traci Werner NCC Diana Trager Fargo Kati Drellack Fargo Nancy Fleischhacker NCC Dana Olimb NCC Misty Langseth Fargo Talia Merritt Fargo Andrea Charlebois NCC Lindsey Hausauer Bemidji Brooke Biederstedt Mankato

46-08 1/2 45-05 1/2 44-01 1/2 43-03 1/2 43-01 1/2 43-00 42-08 1/2 42-05 1/2 41-03 1/2 40-07 1/2

1990 1990 1999 1987 2005 1991 2003 1998 2005 2009

20 lb. Weight Kati Drellack Dana Olimb Talia Merritt Lindsey Hausauer Krista Klabo Jenny Flach Brooke Biederstedt Suzi Homstad Nicole Bell Leah Davis

50-01 1/2 49-01 47-00 3/4 45-10 43-10 3/4 43-05 3/4 41-10 1/2 41-00 1/2 41-00 1/2 40-07

1999 2005 2001 2005 2006 2005 2009 2006 1999 2004

Fargo Bemidji NCC Bemidji NCC Mankato Bemidji Bemidji NCC Bemidji

High Jump Julie Johnson Wendy Kinneberg Allyson Grohnke Shosti Vorachek Nikki Dahlstrom Lindsy Gegelman Amanda Nagel Pam Cole Tricia Pederson Jessica Butler Cristy Risberg

NCAA NCC NCC Fargo NCC NCC Mankato NCC Fargo Bemidji NCC Pent.

Long Jump Laura Siefert Sara Dupslaff Nikki Sims Karen Bergantine Michelle Burgard Cristy Risberg Brenda Schmitz Wendy Kinneberg Kristin Stokes Steph Campbell

Iowa St. NCC Fargo NCC Bemidji Fargo NDSCS Fargo NCC NCC

5-08 3/4 5-08 5-07 1/4 5-06 1/4 5-06 5-05 5-04 3/4 5-04 5-04 5-03 1/4 5-03 1/4

2003 1990 1987 2000 2006 2006 2004 1984 1997 2008 1993

18-09 1/4 18-07 18-05 3/4 18-04 18-03 1/4 17-11 1/4 17-10 3/4 17-09 17-07 17-06 1/4

1994 1992 2004 1986 2007 1993 1986 1990 1999 2000

Triple Jump Sara Dupslaff NCC Jackie Kensinger Fargo Michelle Burgard Bemidji Sarah Fegley GWC Mikaela Hirst GWC Nikki Sims Mankato Jessica Fleck Bemidji Kristin Stokes Bemidji Suzanne Bergantine NCC Jen Halstenson Concordia

38-04 3/4 38-02 37-03 3/4 37-06 1/2 37-05 1/2 36-08 1/2 36-08 1/2 36-06 3/4 36-06 1/4 36-05 3/4

1992 2003 2006 2010 2010 2004 2005 1999 1999 2000

Pole Vault Jessica Clausnitzer Kate LaRoche Jessica Fleck Kayla Pfau Ellen Amberson Kate LaRoche Kayla Pfau Darby Sedler Becky Cable Lisa Bell

St. Cloud St. Cloud Bemidji Bemidji NCC Idaho St. Bemidji Fargo NCC Fargo

12-09 1/2 12-5 1/2 12-01 1/2 11-08 11-06 1/2 11-06 1/4 11-00 3/4 10-11 3/4 10-11 10-00

2008 2008 2006 2010 2004 2010 2009 2003 2000 2000

Pentathlon Beth Morris Cristy Risberg Heidi Zander

Fargo NCC NCC

3252 pts. 3245 2918

2003 1993 2005

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2010-11 und track & cross country TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2010) Event 100-meters Crystal White Chantel Larson Margie Hutson Liesa Swenson Rebecca Goodman Karen Bergantine Paige Kuplic Marci Enns Cheri Boyer Crystal Engstrom

Site Mark Year Moorhead Moorhead NCC NCC NCC UND Drake NCC Drake Moorhead

12.12 1999 12.16 1999 12.21 1984 12.25 1993 12.37 2001 12.38 1986 12.25 2010 12.56 1993 12.68 2010 12.73 2000

200-meters Liesa Swenson NCC 24.85 Margie Hutson NCC 25.02 Chantel Larson Moorhead 25.17 Paige Kuplic SIUE 25.26 Crystal White NCC 25.36 Rebecca Goodman NCC 25.42 Cheri Boyer San Diego St. 26.04 Krista Vogel Simpson 26.18 Cassie Hajicek NCC 26.19 Marci Enns NCC 26.40 400-meters Heidi Faul NCC 56.13 Jess Williams NCC 56.35 Marie Crep UND 56.64 Renee Crep NCC 56.70 April Bielejeski NCC 57.92 Brenda Schmitz Moorhead 58.64 Kari Ward NCC 58.71 Krista Vogel NCC 58.94 Cindy Scott Fargo 58.96 Andrea Domaskin Morningside 59.30 800-meters Becky Leppard NCAA II 2:09.17 Marie Crep NCAA II 2:09.46 Heidi Evans Asuza Pacific 2:10.71 Jess Schill NCAA II 2:11.43 Jackie Auwarter Moorhead 2:11.75 Emily Emerson GWC 2:12.26 Cindy Scott NCAA II 2:12.26 Brittany Brenny CCU 2:12.95 Louise Ronnerman Minnesota 2:13.95 Veronica Sackett St. Olaf 2:14.61 1,500-meters Heidi Evans Mt.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Sac 4:24.66 Becky Leppard Drake 4:26.71 Louise Ronnerman NCC 4:31.46 Kristy Forsberg-Aune NCC 4:32.80 Emily Emerson GWC 4:33.52 April Maine NCAA II 4:34.51 Katie Marschel NCC 4:35.02 Steph Bruening NCC 4:35.56 Renee Aune Concordia 4:39.35 Jessica Neva NW. Mo. 4:40.13 3,000-meters Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Sheila Pexsa Kari McIntire Becky Leppard Evette Edmondson Kristy Forsberg-Aune Brittany Brenny Heidi Evans JoAan Murphy

1992 1984 1998 2010 1999 2001 2009 2007 2001 1993 2001 2001 1994 1989 2001 1987 1994 2007 1998 2000 2001 1994 2008 2004 2002 2010 1998 2010 1992 2004 2008 2000 1992 1987 2010 2000 2001 1993 2007 2002

NCC 9:44.04 1993 NCAA II 9:51.84 2004 Minnesota 9:56.69 1991 Moorhead 9:58.30 1984 NCC 10:04.57 1999 Augie 10:08.34 1993 Drake 10:13.76 1987 USC 10:15.09 2009 Florida St. 10:15.41 2007 Emporia 10:15.77 2003

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5,000-meters Steph Bruening SW MO. 16:50.54 1993 Kim Olund Drake 17:07.20 1996 Evette Edmondson Minnesota 17:08.24 1993 Sheila Pexsa Drake 17:18.43 1991 Brittany Brenny GWC 17:19.52 2010 Kari McIntire JC 17:29.24 1984 Jeanne Likar Moorhead 17:48.54 1982 JoAan Murphy Cal. St. LA 17:49.60 2003 Heather Parr Drake 17:50.32 1993 Kristy Keithley Simpson 17:54.83 2007 10,000-meters Jessica Neva NCC Brittany Brenny GWC Steph Bruening Drake Kim Olund NCAA II Evette Edmondson Drake JoAan Murphy NCC Kristy Keithley NCC Heather Parr SDSU Margaret Landberg NCC Carolyn Busse NCC

35:33.10 2004 35:33.50 2009 35:35:64 1994 35:50.06 1996 36:23.83 1993 36:50.92 2003 37:01.78 2007 37:30.07 1994 37:33.87 2007 37:49.70 2000

100-meter hurdles Jessica Butler GWC Jessica Clausnitzer NCC Beth Morris NCC Becky Cable NCC Denise Barnhardt Minnesota Paula Cash Moorhead Allyson Grohnke Moorhead Jackie Kensinger NCC (HEP) Jodi Bredahl NCC Teresa Betz Moorhead 400-meter hurdles Liesa Swenson NCAA II Missy Berg NCC Dana Peterson NCC Denise Barnhardt NCC Kirsten Haas SIUE Rachel Sackett NCC Jodi Horn NW Missouri Audra Bushaw NCC Loni Ulrich UND Jackie Kilian Moorhead

14.73 2010 14.76 2007 14.78 2003 14.84 1999 14.96 1992 15.14 1988 15.14 1988 15.40 2004 15.54 1980 15.60 1987 60.91 1992 61.93 1999 64.30 2008 64.34 1992 64.67 2010 64.74 2005 65.03 2001 65.43 1994 65.74 1984 65.79 1990

400-meter relay Kerry Henricksen NCC 48.27 Chantel Larson Suzanne Bergantine Crystal White

1998

Jess Williams NCC 48.33 Rebecca Goodman Cassie Hajicek April Bielejeski

2001

Jess Williams NCC 48.50 Rebecca Goodman Suzanne Bergantine Crystal Engstrom

2000

Jess Williams NCC 48.94 Chantel Larson Suzanne Bergantine Crystal White

1999

Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 49.25 Sarah Fegley Sara Carpenter Jessica Butler

2008

Jess Williams UND 49.30 Rebecca Goodman Suzanne Bergantine Heidi Faul Sara Dupslaff NCC 49.54 Cristy Risberg Denise Barnhardt Liesa Swenson

2000

Cheri Boyer Jessica Butler Sarah Fegley Paige Kuplic

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Steeplechase Veronica Sackett St. Thomas 10:51.74 2005 Renee Aune Augustana 11:06.84 2006 Carolyn Orsua Moorhead 11:10.24 2002 Kristin Murch Bemidji 11:20.77 2005 Kristi Dahlheimer CCU 11:26.94 2010 Mandy Gefroh NCC 11.43.89 2007 Courtney Hugstad-Vaa NCC 11:47.52 2005 Katherine Enabnit UNCW 12:02.76 2010 Margaret Landberg NW Mo. St. 12:25.90 2004

Jessica Williams

1992

48.86 2010

2010-11 track & cross country TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2010) Event Site Mark 1,600-meter relay Jess Williams, Missy Berg NCAA II 3:45.05 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Jess Schill Drake 3:49.31 April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Jackie Auwarter Drake 3:49.81 April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Missy Berg Florida St. 3:51.89 Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill NCC 3:52.43 April Bielejeski, Erin Baustian Jess Williams, Missy Berg NCC 3:52.55 April Bielejeski, Rebecca Goodman Erin Bly, Marie Crep NCC 3:56.07 Audra Bushaw, Kari Ward Jess Williams, Missy Berg NCC 3:56.32 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Jenna Griffith, Jess Schill Emporia 3:56.67 Rachel Sackett, Heidi Faul Liesa Swenson, Marie Crep Drake 3:56.71 Denise Barnhardt, Audra Bushaw 3,200-meter relay Cindy Scott, Missy Berg Drake 9:04.03 J. Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen Katie Marschel, April Maine Drake 9:08.51 Jess Schill, Jackie Auwarter Heidi Evans, Kristi Dalhelmer, Drake 9:08.76 Jessica Messer, Renee Aune Rachelle Duerre, Rachel Sackett Drake 9:09.16 Veronica Sackett, Heidi Evans Rachelle Duerre, V. Sackett Drake 9:10.17 Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill Cindy Scott, Traci Korynta Drake 9:12.92 Erin Bly, Christy Rygh Steph Bruening, Jackie Killian Drake 9:13.37 Barb Bergantine, Marie Crep April Maine, Jackie Auwarter Drake 9:13.68 Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy Jess Schill, Rachel Sackett Drake 9:18.72 Brittany Beeson, Veronica Sackett Heidi Evans, Britt Beeson Drake 9:26.90 V. Sackett, Margaret Landberg Distance Medley Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter Drake 11:47.63 Becky Leppard, April Maine Jen Lykken, Marie Crep Drake 11:48.94 Erin Bly, Steph Bruening Christy Rygh, Missy Berg Drake 12:03.49 Cindy Scott, Becky Leppard Jessica Schill, April Bielejeski Drake 12:05.62 Rachel Sackett, Rachelle Duerre Jess Schill, Heidi Faul Drake 12:08.23 Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Steph Bruening, Audra Bushaw Drake 12:11.98 Jackie Kilian, Sheila Pexsa Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger Drake 12:12.42 Rachel Sackett, Kristin Murch

Year 2001 2002 2002 2000 2004 2000 1993 1999 2003 1992

1999 2001 2007 2005 2004 1996 1990

Sprint Medley Crystal White, Chantel Larson Drake 4:05.77 Jackie Feser, April Maine Rebecca Goodman, S. Bergantine Drake 4:08.77 Jackie Auwarter, April Maine Kerry Hendricksen, Chantel Larson Drake 4:10.78 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard April Bielejeski, Becky Cable Drake 4:11.10 Rebecca Goodman, Jackie Auwarter Sara Glas, Chantel Larson Drake 4:12.15 Kari Ward, Cindy Scott Heidi Hager, Laura Seifert Drake 4:14.82 Kari Ward, Erin Bly

1999 2000 1998 2001 1996 1994

Pole Vault Jessica Clausnitzer Kate LaRoche Ellen Amberson Kayla Pfau Jessica Fleck Becky Cable Darby Sedler Lisa Bell Sarah Boese

Concordia GWC Moorhead SIUE NCC NCC NCC NCC UND

12-06 12-00 11-10 3/4 11-07 3/4 11-07 11-01 1/4 10-10 3/4 9-07 8-06 3/4

2008 2009 2005 2010 2005 2000 2003 2001 2003

High Jump Wendy Kinneberg Sandi Walford Julie Johnson Allyson Grohnke Pam Cole Cristy Risberg Shosti Vorachek Delayne Gilbertson Nikki Dahlstrom Lyndsy Gegelman Amanda Nagel

Moorhead Concordia NCAA II Moorhead NCC NCC Moorhead NDSCS Emporia NCC NCC

5-08 1/2 5-08 5-07 3/4 5-07 1/2 5-06 5-05 1/2 5-05 1/2 5-04 1/2 5-05 5-04 1/4 5-04 1/4

1990 1986 2000 1987 1984 1993 2000 1987 2006 2004 2004

2000 2003 Katie Marschel

2006

2001 1993 1998 2004 2003 1991 2005

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Moorhead NCC Jamestown NCC Concordia Fargo NCC UND NCC (HEP) UND

18-09 18-07 3/4 18-06 18-05 1/2 18-02 1/4 18-00 1/2 17-11 3/4 17-11 3/4 17-10 1/4 17-09 3/4

1994 1986 2004 1992 2007 2000 1986 1989 2004 1993

Triple Jump Nikki Sims Jamestown Sarah Fegley GWC Suzanne Bergantine NCC Kristin Stokes NCC Sara Dupslaff Drake Michelle Burgard Moorhead Jackie Kensinger NW Missouri Michelle Burgard NW Missouri Jen Halstenson Fargo Shosti Vorachek Emporia, KS Chantel Larson NCC

38-04 1/4 38-02 38-02 3/4 37-09 3/4 37-09 1/2 37-06 1/2 37-03 1/4 37-03 36-10 36-09 3/4 36-09 3/4

2004 2009 1998 1998 1992 2007 2005 2005 2000 2001 1996

Shot Put Traci Werner Diana Trager Nancy Fleischhacker Dana Olimb Misty Langseth Andrea Charlebois Kati Drellack Talia Merritt Judy Stamness Tammy Gravning

NCAA II NCAA II UND NCC NCC SDSU Bemidji NW Missouri UND UND

46-02 1/2 45-05 1/4 43-11 3/4 43-08 43-04 1/4 42-09 42-09 42-05 42-04 41-07

1990 1991 1987 2004 1994 1996 1999 2001 1983 1988

Discus Talia Merritt Diana Trager Traci Werner Shelly Ballard Danye Guinn Misty Langseth Lindsey Hausauer Judy Stamness Missy Wilson Mandy Larson

NW Missouri NCC Concordia NDSCS NCC Moorhead Concordia NCC NCC/MIAA NW Missouri

173-10 153-07 148-06 145-10 143-01 142-03 140-09 139-11 139-05 139-04

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NCAA II Bemidji Florida State NCC NCC/MIAA NCC NCC Moorhead UND Dickinson UND

Heptathlon Jackie Kensinger Allyson Grohnke Becky Cable Beth Morris Cristy Risberg Heidi Zander Wendy Kinneberg Chantel Larson

NCC NCC NCC NCC CMSU NCC Drake NCC/MIAA

156-01 149-00 138-10 138-06 137-03 134-00 133-01 131-06 130-00 127-02 127-02

2005 1994 2007 1987 1996 1983 1990 1989 1995 1981 2003

4527 pts. 4279 4264 4088 3993 3845 3668 3322

2004 1987 1999 2003 1993 2005 1988 1996

Danye Guinn

2001 1991 1990 1988 2006 1993 2005 1983 1996 2004

Michelle Burgard

Javelin Dana Olimb Vicky Besette Suzy Homstad Janet Connell Autumn Ballweber Lisa Perrault Sherry Midgarden Tanya Edwards Kris Sorenson Laura Gillespie Cassie Felber

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jackie auwarter

april bielejeski

Years at UND: 1998-2002

Years at UND: 2001-04

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 3

Event: Mid-Distance

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Breckenridge, Minn.

Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Jackie Auwarter was one of the most versatile female track and cross country athletes to compete for the Fighting Sioux. Auwarter earned All-America honors in the 800-meters at the 2002 NCAA indoor championships, setting a school record. She is also one of only four Fighting Sioux cross country runners to compete in four NCAA Championships, which included a second-place and two fourthplace national team finishes. Auwarter graduated from UND holding four school records in track and seven additional all-time top-10 performances in the long sprints and middle distances.

missy berg Years at UND: 1997-2001

April Bielejeski was a three time All-America as a member of Fighting Sioux 1600 meter relay teams. In 2000 Bielejeski earned her first All-America honor at the NCAA outdoor championships. At the 2001 outdoor meet she earned her second All-America when the 1600 relay team placed fourth in a school record time of 3:45.05. Bielejeski received her third All-America at the 2002 NCAA indoor meet when the Sioux relay team placed fourth, again in a school record time. She was also a 2001 NCC champion in the 1600 relay. Bielejeski finished her career with 14 all- time Sioux top ten performances in individual and relay events. She was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team. She was also named to the NCC at large All- Academic Team and was UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholar athlete of the year for the 2001-2002 sports season.

steph bruening

All-America Honors: 3

Years at UND: 1989-94

Event: Sprints

All-America Honors: 10

Hometown: Odin, Minn.

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Missy Berg earned three All-America honors and won four North Central Conference titles during her career as a Fighting Sioux. Her first All-America award was in the 400 hurdles at the 1999 NCAA Championships. That same year she also won the NCC 400 hurdles. In 2000 and again in 2001 Berg was All-American in the 1,600-meter relay at the outdoor national meet. Both years the relay team set a school record at the NCAA Championships. Berg also won the NCC 800-meters and was a member of the winning 3,200-meter relay at the 2000 indoor championships. She is a member of the outdoor school record 3,200-meter relay team. Berg was named to the North Central Conference At-Large Academic Team. She was also named three times to the United State Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team and was a 2000 GTE Academic All-District choice. Berg was awarded a post-graduate academic scholarship by the NCAA in 2001.

Hometown: Alexandria, Minn. 2005 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Steph Bruening is one of the most decorated female track and cross country athletes in Fighting Sioux history. Bruening garnered 10 NCAA All-America honors and was the national runner-up four times in three different events. She is one of only three NCAA Division II athletes to earn All-America honors in every distance event; the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meters. Bruening won four individual conference titles and still holds the outdoor NCC 3,000-meter record. Bruening also holds three current Fighting Sioux school records in track. She was twice named the UND Female Scholar Athlete of the year and was a three-time recipient of the GTE Academic All-America Team award. In her senior year Bruening was named a top ten finalist for the prestigious NCAA Woman of The Year award presented to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top female athlete for all divisions of the NCAA.

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carolyn busse Years at UND: 1998-2002 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Cross Country Hometown: Arlington, Minn.

Carolyn Busse-Orsua capped her Fighting Sioux career by earning All-America honors at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships. She is one of only four Fighting Sioux athletes to compete in four NCAA national cross country meets and helped lead the Sioux to two NCAA fourth-place finishes during her career. Orsua was a two-time all-region cross country performer and earned two AllNorth Central Conference awards in cross country. In track, Orsua was UND’s first ever athlete to qualify for the NCAA meet in the steeplechase. She was named three times to the NCAA Division II AllAcademic Cross Country Team and was twice selected to the USTCA All-Academic Track Team. Orsua left her mark in the books with a Fighting Sioux record in the steeplechase and four all-time top-10 performances in the long distances.

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marie crep Years at UND: 1989-94 All-America Honors: 4 Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Bemidji, Minn. 2004 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Marie Crep ranks as one of the Fighting Sioux’s most highly decorated female track athletes in the program’s history. Crep earned All-America honors four times, including two third-place finishes. In 1994 Crep became the first UND female track athlete to win a NCAA national title when she captured first place in the indoor 800-meter run. She won three conference titles, setting a 1993 NCC record in the 500-meters. She left her mark in the record books by setting five UND school records during her Fighting Sioux career.

evette edmondson Years at UND: 1991-93 All-America Honors: 1

Years at UND: 2006-09

Event: Distance

All-America Honors: 2

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.

Event: Pole Vault Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

UND’s most recent track and field All-American, Jessica Clausnitzer earned both of her honors in the pole vault during the 2008 season with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA DII Indoor Championship and an eighth-place finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championship. A Bismarck, N.D., native, Clausnitzer also won a North Central Conference indoor championship in 60-meter hurdles that same year. During UND’s transition into Division I athletics, Clausnitzer capped her standout career by winning conference titles in the pole vault at the 2009 Great West Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She also won a GWC Indoor title in the 60-meter hurdles. Highly decorated in the classroom as well, Clausnitzer was named to the 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, the 2008 USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Track and Field team, the 2008 NCC Commissioner’s Academic Indoor Track & Field Honor Roll and the 2008 NCC Commissioner’s Academic Outdoor Track & Field Honor Roll.

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Evette Edmondson earned NCAA All-America honors in the 10,000meters after transferring from Highland Community College in Kansas where she was national runner-up in the NJCAA 5,000 and 10,000-meters. During her two-year career at UND she won two conference 5,000-meter titles which included a NCC record run in 1992. She was also a key member of the 1992 Fighting Sioux’s North Central Conference champion cross country team earning all-conference and all-region honors.

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heidi evans

allyson grohnke

Years at UND: 2005-08

Years at UND: 1986-87

All-America Honors: 4

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Roseau, Minn.

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.

Heidi Evans earned four NCAA All-America honors during her career with the Fighting Sioux. Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first All-America came at the Indoor Championships in 2007, when she placed sixth in the 800-meter run. In the spring of that year, Evans moved up to the 1,500, setting a NCC record in the event en-route to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In her senior year, Evans ran cross country for the first time in her career, earning not only all-conference and all-regions honors, which led the Fighting Sioux to the NCAA Championship meet, but also earned All-America honors. Evans won both the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs at the NCC Outdoor championships her senior year, and was named the 2007 North Central Conference Athlete of the Meet for her efforts. Evans finished her career at the 2008 NCAA championships, where she won the national title in the 1,500-meter run. Evans earned numerous USTCCCA All-Academic honors throughout her career with the Sioux. She was named the University of North Dakotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NCC Honor Athlete and capped her stellar career when she was named an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar.

Allyson Grohnke was the first ever Fighting Sioux track and field athlete to earn NCAA All-America honors when she placed fifth in the high jump at the 1987 NCAA national championships. Before transferring to the University of North Dakota from NDSCS, she was the NJCAA national champion in the heptathlon. In her two years at UND, Grohnke was a five-time all-conference selection in the high jump and heptathlon. She set the school record in the heptathlon that stood until 2004.

julie johnson Years at UND: 2000-03 All-America Honors: 5 Event: Jumps

heidi faul Years at UND: 2000-03 All-America Honors: 3 Event: Long Sprints Hometown: Powers Lake, N.D.

Heidi Faul was a three-time All-American for the Fighting Sioux. In 2000, she anchored the 1,600-meter relay to an eighth-place finish at the outdoor national meet. At the 2001 NCAA outdoor championship, Faul anchored the Sioux relay team to a fourth-place finish and a school record of 3:45.05. Her third All-America honor came in 2002 when she anchored the indoor 1,600-meter relay team to another fourth-place finish. Heidi finished her career at UND holding four school records and 18 all-time top ten Fighting Sioux performances. She won three NCC track titles and was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic team.

Hometown: Excelsior, Minn.

Julie Johnson was a five-time All-American in the high jump. After winning the NCC indoor high jump title as a freshman, Johnson went on to become the first Fighting Sioux track and field athlete to earn indoor All-America honors each of her four years at UND. Johnson also was the first to receive both indoor and outdoor AllAmerica honors in track as a freshman. Her highest national finish was in her senior year when she placed second at the NCAA meet with a school record jump of 5-8 3/4. Johnson was also named to the United States Coaches Association All-Academic team four consecutive years.

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wendy kinneberg

april maine

Years at UND: 1987-90

Years at UND: 1998-2001

All-America Honors: 3

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Jumps

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown: Holdingford, Minn.

Wendy Kinneberg was the first female track athlete to be a threetime All-America selection for the Fighting Sioux. She never placed lower than third in NCC high jump competition and won two conference high jump titles. Kinneberg was named to the NCC At-Large All-Academic team. She left UND with two school records and still holds the UND school record for the outdoor high jump.

becky leppard Years at UND: 1997-2001 All-America Honors: 9 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Waconia, Minn.

April Maine’s first All-American honor came in 2000 when she placed sixth in the 1,500-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She qualified for three national cross country championships helping the team to a fourth-place finish in 1999 and then earning All-America honors in 2000, helping the team to a second-place national finish. Maine finished her career as a member of three Fighting Sioux school record relay teams. She earned ten All-North Central Conference Track honors and was named twice to the All-North Central Region Cross Country Team. Maine was named three times to the NCAA All-Academic Cross Country team. She was a three-time selection to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team and twice selected to the North Central Conference Academic At-Large Team. She was also named to the 2000 GTE Academic AllDistrict At-Large Team.

katie marschel Years at UND: 1998-2002 All-America Honors: 2

Becky Leppard is the most decorated track and field and cross country athlete in Fighting Sioux history. She also ranks as one of the school’s most decorated female athletes of all-time. Leppard was a four-time NCAA runner-up in track in the 1,500-meters and mile run and placed second individually at the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championships, leading the Sioux to a second place team finish. She was named Regional Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1998 and was a finalist for the NCAA Division II Athlete of the Year. Leppard earned nine NCAA All-America honors and won an unprecedented 12 North Central Conference titles in the middle distance and distance events, setting an outdoor conference record in the 1,500-meters. She left UND holding six Fighting Sioux school records. Leppard was twice named UND’s Athlete of the Year. She was named three times to the North Central Conference At-Large Academic Team. Leppard was named three times to the NCAA AllAcademic Cross Country Team and was a four-time selection to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Track & Field team. Leppard was twice named to the GTE Academic All-District AtLarge team and to the Verizon All Academic team. She was awarded a postgraduate academic scholarship by the NCAA in 2001 and was named NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of North Dakota her senior year.

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Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Katie Marschel earned her first All-America honor with an eighthplace finish in the mile run at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships. She earned her second All-America in the mile with a sixth-place finish at the 2002 indoor national meet. Marschel won three individual NCC championships in track and left her mark in the school record books in two relays: the 3,200-meter indoor relay and outdoor distance medley. Marschel’s cross country career was no less spectacular. She is one of only four Fighting Sioux cross country athletes to compete in the NCAA national meet in all four years of her Fighting Sioux career. She was instrumental in two of UND’s NCAA fourthplace team finishes and in the Sioux’s second-place national finish in 2000. In 2002 she earned All-NCC cross country honors. Marschel was named to the NCAA Division II All-Academic Team and earned two USTCA All-Academic Team honors in track.

2010-11 track & cross country

talia merritt

dana olimb

Years at UND: 2001-03

Years at UND: 2003-05

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Throws

Hometown: Fargo, N.D.

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Merritt earned All-America honors in 2001 when she placed third in the discus at the NCAA outdoor championships. She also won the 2001 North Central Conference discus competition with a then NCC record throw. Her personal best of 173-10 her freshman year established a new school record and was one of the top ten all-time performances in the discus for Division II.

jessica neva Years at UND: 1999-2004 All-America Honors: 8 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Jamestown, N.D.

Dana Olimb was a two time NCAA All-America in the javelin. Olimb qualified for the 2003 national meet and placed 13th. In 2004 she returned to the championships where she placed seventh, earning her first NCAA All-America honor. Olimb narrowly missed winning the NCAA title in 2005, when she had a school record toss of 156-01. She finished in the runner-up position, good for her second NCAA All-America honor. Olimb was a five-time all-conference performer in the javelin and shot put, winning the North Central Conference Indoor shot put title in 2005.

kim olund Years at UND: 1994-98 All-America Honors: 6 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.

Jessica Neva is the only Sioux female cross country athlete to earn All-America honors in each of her four years at UND. In 2000, Neva’s 17th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships helped the Sioux to a second place team finish. Neva’s All- America performances led the Sioux to fourth place team finishes at the 1999 and 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championships. She was selected three times to the All-North Central Conference and All North Central Region cross country team. Neva’s track career was also impressive. She garnered a total of four All-America honors in track, twice in the 3000 meters and twice in the 5000. Neva won four NCC individual titles during her career in the 3000, 5000, and 10,000 meter runs. In her senior year, Neva set school records in the 5000 meters indoor and 10,000 meters outdoor. She was named three times to the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team and was a three-time United States Track Coaches Association AllAcademic selection.

Kim Olund won the individual North Central Conference cross country title in 1994 leading the Sioux to the conference title. In 1995 she captured the individual NCC championship and won the North Central Regional meet. Olund was a three-time cross country AllAmerica twice placing in the top ten at the NCAA national meet. She earned three All-America honors in track. Olund won conference titles in the 10,000 and 5,000-meters and in 1996 set the NCC record in the 10,000-meter. She was voted the UND Rookie of the Year in 1995 and the UND Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1997. She was a two-time USTCA All-Academic team selection in track and was named three times to the NCAA All-Academic cross country team.

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heather parr

louise ronnerman

Years at UND: 1992-95

Years at UND: 1991-94

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 5

Event: Cross Country

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Hometown: East Grand Forks, Minn.

Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden

Heather Parr earned All-America honors in cross country leading the Fighting Sioux to a fourth-place team finish at the NCAA championships in 1994. She was named all-conference and all-region in cross country twice and was a two-time all-conference performer in track. Parr was named the UND Rookie of the Year in 1994 and the UND Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1995.

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Louise Ronnerman garnered four NCAA All-America awards in the 1,500-meters and earned All-America cross country honors with a 12th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA championships. She came to UND as a transfer from Mount SAC Community College in California. Ronnerman earned All-NCC honors in every North Central Conference cross country and track competition of her Fighting Sioux career. She won NCC 1,500-meter titles in 1992 and 1993 and set the NCC 1,500-meter record at the 1992 conference championships. Ronnerman was also selected to the North Central Conference AtLarge All-Academic Team. An aviation major, she was named the National Collegiate Pilot of the Year in 1993 and 1994.

Years at UND: 1987-92 All-America Honors: 2 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Alexandria, Minn.

Sheila Pexsa earned All-America cross country honors for the Fighting Sioux in 1991, and was named All-America in the 1,500-meters her senior year of track. Pexsa qualified for three NCAA cross country championships and placed in the top ten at the conference and regional championship meet each of her first three years. Pexsa earned three All-NCC and all-region honors in cross country. She was a three-time all-conference track performer and was named to the North Central Conference at-large academic team.

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jessica schill Years at UND: 2000-04 All-America Honors: 3 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Jessica Schill earned her first All-America honor in the 1600 relay at the 2002 NCAA indoor championships. In 2004, she set a school record in the 800 (2:10.18) at the national indoor meet, earning her second All-America honor. That same year she raced to a fifth-place finish at the outdoor national meet to pick up her third All-America award. As a freshman, Schill was a member of the 2000 cross country team that placed second in the NCAA meet. She graduated from UND holding three Fighting Sioux school records. Schill was a threetime USTCA All-Academic team selection in track and was named to the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team. She was also named to the NCC At-Large Academic Team and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team. In 2004 she was selected as the UND Female Scholar Athlete of the Year and was UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NCC honor athlete of the year. Schill was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of North Dakota her senior year and was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

2010-11 track & cross country

cindy scott

traci werner

Years at UND: 1994-99

Years at UND: 1990-91

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Mid-Distance

Event: Throws

Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Hometown: Appleton, Wis.

Cindy Scott was named All-America in the 800-meters in 1998. She was a three-time all-conference selection in track and won NCC titles in the 1,000-meters and 3,200-meter relay. She qualified for three NCAA Cross Country Championships, and was a key member of UND’s 1994 NCC and North Central Region championship team, earning all-region honors as a freshman. She was UND’s 1999 NCC Honor Athlete and was the Fighting Sioux nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Scott was twice named ot the USTCA AllAcademic team and the NCC At-Large Academic Team.

diana trager Years at UND: 1989-91 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Throws Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Diana Trager earned All-America honors in the shot put with a thirdplace finish at the 1991 outdoor national meet. She also qualified for national competition in the discus. Her best throw of 153-07 was a UND school record until 2001. Trager earned five all-conference awards finishing no lower than third in the indoor and outdoor shot or discus her junior and senior seasons. She was also named to the All-NCC At-Large Academic Team.

Traci Werner was a two-time All-America in the shot put. Werner still holds the Fighting Sioux record for both the indoor and outdoor shot. In two years of NCC competition she placed no lower than second in the indoor or outdoor shot put and discus. She won two North Central Conference shot put titles before she was forced by injury to retire from throwing in 1991.

jessica williams Years at UND: 1998-2002 All-America Honors: 3 Event: Sprints Hometown: Larimore, N.D.

Jess Williams earned NCAA All-America honors three times in her Fighting Sioux career, all in the 1,600-meter relay. Williams’ first AllAmerica award came at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where the 1,600-meter relay team placed eighth and set a UND record. That was followed by a fourth-place finish at the 2001 national meet, again in school-record time. At the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2002, Williams earned her third All-America honor with another record-setting fourth-place in the 1,600-meter relay. Williams won two NCC titles while at UND and was a multiple all-NCC performer. She ended her career holding three school records and was listed an additional 19 times on UND’s all-time top-10 performances list. Williams was three times named to the USTCA All-Academic Track and Field Team.

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2010-11 und track & cross country All-Americans Year Name NCAA Finish 1991 Steph Bruening 14th Sheila Pexsa 17th 1992 Steph Bruening 5th Louise Ronnerman 12th 1994 Kim Olund 30th Heather Parr 29th 1995 Kim Olund 10th 1996 Kim Olund 10th 1998 Becky Leppard 12th 1999 Jessica Neva 11th 2000 Becky Leppard 2nd Jessica Neva 17th April Maine 25th 2001 Jessica Neva 18th 2002 Carolyn Orsua 24th 2003 Jessica Neva 15th 2007 Heidi Evans 16th Region Champions Year Name 1995 Kim Olund 1998 Becky Leppard All-Region Year Name 1985 Kristy Forsberg 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Sheila Pexsa 1988 Sheila Pexsa 1990 Steph Bruening Sheila Pexsa 1991 Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman 1992 Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman Evette Edmondson 1994 Kim Olund Heather Parr Disa Hillstrom Erin Bly 1995 Kim Olund Traci Korynta 1996 Kim Olund Becky Leppard Traci Korynta 1997 Becky Leppard 1998 Becky Leppard April Maine 1999 Jessica Neva April Maine Carolyn Busse 2000 Becky Leppard Jessica Neva 2001 Jessica Neva 2002 Carolyn Orsua 2003 Jessica Neva 2007 Heidi Evans

Place 8th 5th 9th 6th 6th 7th 3rd 4th 5th 6th 10th 2nd 3rd 5th 12th 1st 11th 5th 10th 13th 10th 1st 15th 6th 10th 12th 6th 8th 12th 12th 10th 5th

great west Champions Year Name 2010 Lindsay Anderson Great West Conference mvp Year Name 2010 Lindsay Anderson All-Great West Conference Year Name Team 2008 Brittany Brenny 1st Mandy Gefroh 1st Emily Emerson 2nd 2009 Brittany Brenny 1st Katherine Enabnit 2nd 2010 Lindsay Anderson 1st Emily Emerson 1st

1996.........................................................4th 1998...................................................... 13th 1999.........................................................4th 2000........................................................2nd 2001.........................................................4th 2004...................................................... 15th 2006...................................................... 13th 2007...................................................... 16th

conference, region Finishes Year Conf. Region 1990 6th 7th 1991 3rd 3rd 1992 1st 2nd 1993 5th 5th 1994 1st 1st 1995 2nd 2nd 1996 1st 2nd NCC Champions 1997 5th 5th Year Name 1998 4th 3rd 1994 Kim Olund 1999 5th 2nd 1995 Kim Olund 2000 2nd 4th 2001 1st 3rd All-north central conference 2002 3rd 6th Year Name Place 2003 4th 7th 1985 Kristy Forsberg 8th 2004 3rd 5th 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 3rd 2005 2nd 6th 1987 Sheila Pexsa 7th 2006 1st 5th 1988 Sheila Pexsa 3rd 2007 2nd 5th 1990 Steph Bruening 4th Sheila Pexsa 5th 2008 3rd --1991 Steph Bruening 3rd 2009 3rd -- Louise Ronnerman 4th 2010 3rd --1992 Steph Bruening 3rd Louise Ronnerman 4th ncaa ccca dii Individual Evette Edmondson 6th All-Academic 1994 Kim Olund 1st Year Name Heather Parr 2nd 1991 Steph Bruening Disa Hillstrom 3rd Sheila Pexsa Erin Bly 10th 1992 Steph Bruening 1995 Kim Olund 1st Louise Ronnerman 1996 Kim Olund 5th 1993 Erin Bly Becky Leppard 10th 1994 Erin Bly 1997 Becky Leppard 9th Heather Parr 1998 Becky Leppard 2nd 1995 Traci Korynta Carolyn Busse 10th Kim Olund 1999 Jessica Neva 7th Christy Rygh 2000 Becky Leppard 3rd 1996 Jenny Diedrich Jessica Neva 4th Disa Hillstrom April Maine 5th Traci Korynta 2001 JoAan Murphy 6th Kim Olund Katie Marschel 8th Cindy Scott Jackie Auwarter 9th 1997 Disa Hillstrom 2002 Carolyn Orsua 3rd Traci Korynta JoAan Murphy 5th Becky Leppard 2003 Jessica Neva 3rd Kim Olund Veronica Sackett 10th 1998 Becky Leppard 2004 Veronica Sackett 5th April Maine 2005 Margaret Landberg 3rd Heidi Meehan Veronica Sackett 8th 1999 Carolyn Busse 2006 Margaret Landberg 4th April Maine Rachelle Duerre 7th 2000 Becky Leppard Kristy Keithley 8th April Maine 2007 Heidi Evans 3rd Jessica Neva Renee Aune 7th 2001 Carolyn Busse Kristy Keithley 10th Katie Marschel JoAan Murphy NCAA DII Team Finishes Jessica Neva Year Place Jessica Schill 1991.........................................................5th 2002 Carolyn Orsua 1992.........................................................4th JoAan Murphy 1994.........................................................4th 2003 Jessie Lichter 1995...................................................... 13th Jessica Neva

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2004 2005 2006 2007

Veronica Sackett Brittany Beeson Jessie Lichter Margaret Landberg Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Margaret Landberg Jessie Lichter Veronica Sackett Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Mandy Gefroh Margaret Landberg Callie Malone Renee Aune Heidi Evans Mandy Gefroh Kristy Keithley

NCAA ccca dii team All-Academic Year GPA NCAA Rank 1995 3.54 4th 1996 3.75 2nd 1997 3.49 13th 1998 3.52 9th 1999 3.41 25th 2000 3.64 2nd 2001 3.42 25th 2002 3.47 18th 2003 3.60 10th 2004 3.57 10th 2005 3.62 10th 2006 3.66 12th 2007 3.51 31st 2008 3.36 --great west all-academic team Year Name 2008 Lori Benke Kristi Dahlheimer 2009 Lori Benke Brittany Brenny Kristi Dahlheimer Emily Emerson 2010 Lindsay Anderson Emily Emerson Angela Kumm Anna Lipetzky

2010-11 track & cross country All-Americans Indoor Year Name 1987 Allyson Grohnke 1988 Wendy Kinneberg 1989 Wendy Kinneberg Traci Werner 1990 Wendy Kinneberg 1991 Steph Bruening 1992 Sheila Pexsa 1993 Steph Bruening Marie Crep Louise Ronnerman 1994 Steph Bruening Marie Crep Louise Ronnerman 1996 Kim Olund 1999 Becky Leppard 2000 Julie Johnson Becky Leppard 2001 Julie Johnson Becky Leppard Katie Marschel 2002 Julie Johnson Katie Marschel Jessica Neva Jackie Auwarter Jessica Williams Jessica Schill April Bielejeski Heidi Faul 2003 Julie Johnson 2004 Jessica Neva Jessica Schill 2007 Heidi Evans 2008 Jessica Clausnitzer Kate LaRoche Outdoor Year Name 1990 Steph Bruening Traci Werner 1991 Diana Trager 1992 Louise Ronnerman 1993 Steph Bruening Marie Crep Evette Edmondson Louise Ronnerman 1994 Steph Bruening Marie Crep 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund 1998 Cindy Scott 1999 Missy Berg Becky Leppard 2000 Missy Berg April Bielejeski Heidi Faul Julie Johnson Becky Leppard April Maine Jessica Williams 2001 Missy Berg April Bielejeski Heidi Faul Jessica Williams Becky Leppard

Event High Jump High Jump High Jump Shot Put High Jump 1,500 1,500 1,500 3,000 800 1,500 5,000 800 1,500 5,000 Mile High Jump Mile High Jump Mile Mile High Jump Mile 5,000 800 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay High Jump 5,000 800 800 Pole vault Pole vault

Event 3000 Shot Put Shot Put 1,500 3,000 5,000 800 10,000 1,500 10,000 800 10,000 10,000 800 400 Hurdles 1,500 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay High Jump 1,500 1,500 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,600 relay 1,500 800

Place 5th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 6th 5th 5th 6th 2nd 4th 2nd 8th 3rd 6th 8th 8th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 5th 6th 6th 5th 8th

Place 6th 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 6th 8th 7th 7th 3rd 8th 5th 6th 4th 3rd 8th 8th 8th 5th 2nd 6th 8th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 6th

2002 2004 2005 2007 2008

Talia Merritt Jessica Neva Jessica Neva Dana Olimb Jessica Schill Dana Olimb Heidi Evans Heidi Evans Jessica Clausnitzer

Discus 3,000 3,000 Javelin 800 Javelin 1,500 1,500 Pole vault

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great west conference champions Indoor Year Name Event Mark 2009 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 Hurdles 9.08 Pole Vault 12-03 1/2 2010 Jessica Butler 60 Hurdles 8.98 Outdoor Year Name 2009 Kristi Dahlheimer

Event Mark Steeple 11:46.81

north central conference Champions Indoor Year Name Event Mark 1986 Karen Bergantine Long Jump 18-04 1990 Steph Bruening 1,500 4:40.17 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5-08 Traci Werner Shot Put 46-8 1/2 1992 Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:58.10 1993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44.68 Marie Crep 500 1:15.85 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:33.84 1994 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:56.42 Marie Crep 500 1:17.07 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:38.91 1996 Kim Olund 5,000 17:29.17 1999 Becky Leppard 3,000 10:10.77 Cindy Scott 1,000 2:57.17 3200 relay 9:31.42 Jackie Auwarter, Missy Berg, Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott 2000 Missy Berg 800 2:15.96 Heidi Faul 500 1:16.86 Julie Johnson HJ 5-08 1/4 Becky Leppard Mile 4:57.38 3,000 10:11.69 1600 relay 3:56.85 Jessica Williams, Andrea Domaskin, Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul 3200 relay 9:34.70 April Maine, Missy Berg, Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard 2001 Becky Leppard Mile 4:58.36 3,000 10:03.09 Katie Marschel 1,000 2:58.82 2002 Jackie Auwarter 1,000 2:55.45 Katie Marschel Mile 5:00.00 Jessica Neva 3,000 10:15.88 2004 Jessica Neva 5,000 17:01.73 2005 Dana Olimb Shot Put 43-01 1/2 Veronica Sackett 1,000 3:02.51 2007 Heidi Evans 800 2:14.72 1 mile 5:04.05 Margaret Landberg 3000 10:24.61 2008 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 hurdles :9.14 Outdoor Year Name 1979 Ginny Hoop Barb Marks

Event 200 High Jump

Mark 27.00 5-01

1980 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-0 1/2 1982 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-07 1987 Kristy Aune 1,500 4:32.80 1988 Shelly Ballard Discus 140-09 1990 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5-08 1/4 Traci Werner Shot Put 45-03 1/2 1992 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:31.46 1993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44.04 Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:21.52 Liesa Swenson 400 Hurdles 61.00 1994 Steph Bruening 3,000 10:06.31 Marie Crep 400 56.84 1996 Kim Olund 10,000 35:54.00 5,000 17:36.18 1999 Missy Berg 400 Hurdles 61.93 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:35.70 3,000 10:04.57 2000 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:33.86 3,000 10:06.43 2001 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:30.88 800 2:11.7 Talia Merritt Discus 162-04 1600 Relay 3:49.04 Jessica Williams, Missy Berg April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul 2002 JoAan Murphy 10,000 37:42.96 Jessica Neva 3,000 10:05.61 2004 Jessica Neva 10,000 35.33.10 5,000 17:55.10 Veronica Sackett Steeple 10:58.70 2005 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:09.53 2006 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:01.51 Danye Guinn Discus 143-01 2007 Heidi Evans 1500 4:30.38 Kristy Keithley 10000 37:01.78 2008 Heidi Evans 1500 4:31.77 Heidi Evans 3000 10:06.71 Bold established NCC record NCAA II Team Finish Year Indoor 1987 21st 1988 --- 1989 21st 1990 15th 1991 14th 1992 19th 1993 5th 1994 6th 1995 --- 1996 25th 1997 --- 1998 --- 1999 24th 2000 12th 2001 13th 2002 10th 2003 20th 2004 21st 2005 --- 2006 --- 2007 35th 2008 26th

Outdoor --- ----- 28th 29th 32nd 11th 23rd 43rd 36th --35th 22nd 16th 12th 34th --30th 31st --40th 26th

NCC Track Athlete of the Championships Year Name 2008 Heidi Evans

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2010-11 und track & cross country NCAA Postgraduate Scholars Year Name 2001 Missy Berg Becky Leppard 2004 Jessica Schill 2008 Heidi Evans 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer CoSIDA Academic All-America Year Name 1984 Kari McIntire (2nd team) 1985 Kari McIntire (2nd team) 1992 Steph Bruening (2nd team) 1993 Steph Bruening (1st team) 1994 Steph Bruening (1st team) 2009 Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team) CoSIDA Academic All-District Year Name 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Steph Bruening 1994 Steph Bruening 1999 Becky Leppard 2000 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard, April Maine 2001 Becky Leppard 2002 April Bielejeski (2nd team) 2004 Jessica Schill (2nd team) 2005 Veronica Sackett (1st team) 2006 Veronica Sackett 2007 Michelle Burgard (2nd team) Heidi Evans (2nd team) Kristy Keithley (2nd team) 2009 Brittany Brenny (1st team) Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team) 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer (1st team) USTFCCA All-Academic Team GPA Year GPA National Rank 1994 3.39 2nd 1995 3.39 1st 1996 3.42 1st 1997 3.47 2nd 1998 3.45 2nd 1999 3.51 1st 2000 3.52 1st 2001 3.51 1st 2002 3.39 7th 2003 3.45 6th 2004 3.45 5th 2005 3.46 2006 3.69 2nd 2007 3.52 3rd 2008 3.45 10th 2009 3.40 12th 2010 3.50 6th

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NCC Scholar Athlete Year Name 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune (cross country/track) 1987 Brenda Schmitz (track) 1993 Steph Bruening (cross country/track) 1999 Cindy Scott (cross country/track) NCC all-Academic Team 2001 Becky Leppard 2003 Heidi Faul, JoAan Murphy (cross country/track) 2004 Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, 2004 Jessica Schill Veronica Sackett*, April (cross country/track) Bielejeski* 2007 Michelle Burgard (track) 2005 Britt Beeson, Michelle Burgard, 2008 Heidi Evans (track) Veronica Sackett 2006 Britt Beeson, Veronica Sackett UND grace rhonemus 2007 Michelle Burgard, Heidi Evans, Female Athlete of the Year Kristy Keithley Year Name 2008 Nikki Dahlstrom, Heidi Evans 1999-00 Becky Leppard 2000-01 Becky Leppard *Honorable Mention 2006-07 Heidi Evans NCC At-Large Academic Team Year Name UND Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year 1983 Jeanne Likar Year Name 1984 Mary Martian, Kari McIntire, 1992-93 Steph Bruening (XC/TF) Lisa Roesler, Loni Ulrich 1993-94 Steph Bruening (XC/TF) 1985 Kari McIntire 1994-95 Heather Parr (XC/TF) 1986 Kari McIntire 1995-96 Vicky Besette (TF) 1988 Barb Bergantine 1996-97 Kim Olund (XC/TF) 1989 Barb Bergantine 2001-02 April Bielejeski (TF/Soccer) 1990 Barb Bergantine 2003-04 Jessica Schill (XC/TF) 1991 Steph Bruening, Wendy 2005-06 Veronica Sackett (XC/TF) Kinneberg*, Sheila 2009-10 Kristi Dahlheimer (TF) Pexsa*,Diana Trager* 1993 Steph Bruening, Jessica Dart*, NCAA Woman of the Year Louise Ronnerman* Nominees 1994 Steph Bruening, Erin Bly, Year Name Heather Parr 1994 Steph Bruening 1995 Erin Bly, Traci Korynta, (National top-10 finalist) Kim Olund, Vicky Besette*, 1999 Cindy Scott Heather Parr*, Kari Ward* 2001 Becky Leppard 1997 Kim Olund, Cindy Scott, Traci Korynta, Christy Rygh (State of North Dakota winner) 1998 Christy Rygh, Cindy Scott 2004 Jessica Schill (State of North Dakota winner) 1999 Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard, 2007 Heidi Evans, Kristy Keithley, Cindy Scott, Missy Berg* Michelle Burgard, Nicole Chantel Larson* Dahlstrom, Renee Aune 2008 Jessica Clausnitzer, Heidi Evans 2000 Becky Leppard, April Maine 2001 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Jen Halstenson* great west all-academic team 2002 April Bielejeski, Jessica Neva, Year Name Carolyn Busse*, Heidi Faul*, 2009 Lori Benke Jen Halstenson*, Katie Brittany Brenny Marschel*, JoAan Murphy*, Jessica Butler Jessica Schill*, Jessica Williams* Jessica Clausnitzer Kristi Dahlheimer Mandy Gefroh Kate LaRoche Kayla Pfau 2010 Sara Carpenter Kristi Dahlheimer Cheri Boyer Brooke Biederstedt Lori Benke ustfcca individual all-academic team Year Name 1994 Erin Bly, Louise Ronnerman, Steph Bruening, Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Autumn Ballweber, Vicky Besette, Kim Olund 1998 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard April Maine, Cindy Scott 1999 Missy Berg, Kati Drellack, Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard, Lisbeth Pederson, Cindy Scott 2000 Missy Berg, April Bielejeski, Carolyn Busse, Becky Cable, Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman, Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Shosti Vorachek, Jessica Williams 2001 Missy Berg, Carolyn Busse, April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman, Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Katie Marschel, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Shosti Vorachek, Jessica Williams 2002 April Bielejeski, Carolyn Busse, Heidi Faul, Julie Johnson, Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Jessica Williams 2003 Julie Johnson, Beth Morris, Jackie Kensinger, JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett 2004 Jackie Kensinger, Jessica Neva, Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill 2005 Britt Beeson, Jessica Boger, Rachelle Duerre, Heidi Evans, Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett 2006 Heidi Evans, Jessica Boger, Michelle Burgard, Nicole Dahlstrom, Rachelle Duerre, Renee Aune, Veronica Sackett

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2011 Schedule Indoor Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 4-5 Feb. 5 Feb. 11-12 Feb. 18 Feb. 27-28 Outdoor Mar. 11-12 Mar. 18-19 Apr. 9 Apr. 15-16 Apr. 25 Apr. 28-30 May 12-14

at South Dakota Alumni Meet Vermillion, S.D. 9:00 a.m. at Bronco Invitational Nampa, Idaho 9:00 a.m. at Bill Bergan Invitational 10:30 a.m. Ames, Iowa at Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. 4:00 p.m. at Bison Invitational (Partial Squad) Fargo, N.D. 11:00 a.m. at Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa 12:00 p.m. at South Dakota Twilight Vermillion, S.D. 4:00 p.m. at Great West Indoor Championships New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. at UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitiational - Wilmington, N.C. at Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational - Myrtle Beach, S.C. at USD/SDSU Double Dual Yankton, S.D. TBA at South Dakota State Twilight Brookings, S.D. at Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa at Great West Outdoor Championships - Orem, Utah

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