2010 University of North Dakota men's track and field media guide by University of North Dakota

TABLE OF CONTENTS/quick facts 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 coaching staff Head Coach Michael Grandall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CROSS COUNTRY 2009 Season in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2009 Roster, Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2009 Individual Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 TRACK AND FIELD 2010 Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2010 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES Returning Student-Athletes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-34 Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36 Great West Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 history UND Track & Field Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-40 Conference Champions and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42 Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UND All-Americans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-49 UND Athletics Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-51 UND Ron Pynn Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

QUICK FACTS General School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Dakota Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202) Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883 Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,748 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Grandall (28th season) Clay’s Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2979 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Rollefstad, Crystal Cummins Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Baukol Team information 2009 Great West Conference Cross Country Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th 2009 Great West Conference Indoor Track Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 2009 Great West Conference Outdoor Track Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jaysonhajdu@mail.und.nodak.edu 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/undmtrackfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undmcc

credits The 2009-10 University of North Dakota men’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 and UND head coach Michael Grandall. Editorial assistance provided by new media editor Matt Schill. Cover design and printing by Fine Print Inc, Grand Forks, N.D. Photos by Kory Wallen 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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the university People:

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

12,748 total enrollment

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10,129 undergraduate students

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2,619 graduate and professional (law and medicine) students

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52% men, 48% women

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2.7% American Indian, 1.3% AfricanAmerican, 1.2% Latino-American, and 1.4% Asian-American students

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

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2,611 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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145,901 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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Founded in 1883, six years before North Dakota became a state

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There are 15 residence halls, 800 student apartment units, 19 fraternities and sororities

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UND has over 200 student organizations

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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

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the university 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 NHL goalie, third all-time in wins

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) 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

In 2008, Phil Jackson (‘67), former NBA basketball player and current head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, returned to UND to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. Jackson is pictured, above, with UND president Robert Kelley (left).

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

Dick Fontaine, ‘65 Executive Chairman, GameStop

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

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

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

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about grand forks

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.

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athletics facilities

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. For the 2008 season, more than 100,000 fans turned out to watch the Sioux play at the Alerus, and UND’s regular season average attendance of 10,517 was a school record.

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 women’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.

BRONSON FIELD

Bronson Field (left) 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.

Ray Richards Golf Course

Ray Richards Golf Course (above) 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.

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.

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.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Pictured at left, UND’s Academic Awards Night in February honored 247 student-athletes who achieved either a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 through the fall semester. Pictured below, the study center has been established to provide a comfortable and centrally-located site to aid in the promotion of academics for all studentathletes.

Notable academic achievements in 2008-09 • UND had a school-record six student-athletes receive ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors. • Eleven student-athletes received ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrict honors. • Seniors Amanda Kaler (golf ) and Rory Manke (football) each earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. • Over 80 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors in 2008-09 from the Great West Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey Association 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 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

Director of Academic Services

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.

• Seven 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 second-highest grade point average (GPA) on the 2008-09 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. • UND’s student-athletes combined for a 3.085 grade point average during the 2008-09 academic year, including a 3.112 GPA during the spring semester.

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academic success All-Time Academic All-Americans A longtime hallmark of Fighting Sioux athletics has been academic excellence. UND established its academic reputation with 65 all-time Academic All-Americans at the Division II level, fourth-most among DII schools. With that foundation to build upon, UND’s student-athletes enjoyed arguably their finest year in the classroom in 2008-09, earning a school-record six Academic All-America honors and a Former offensive lineman Mitch Braegelmann earned consecutive Academic All-America first pair of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships: team honors in 2007 and 2008.

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

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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

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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

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Men’s Track & Field 1989 Steve Burian 1990 Steve Burian 1999 Marc Sondreal 2002 Mike Backes

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Men’s Hockey 2000 Karl Goehring 2001 Karl Goehring 2009 Chay Genoway

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Men’s Wrestling 1990 Kris Presler 1991 Kris Presler

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Men’s Basketball 1977 Fred Lukens

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All-Time Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1988 1991 1992 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 2009

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

Football Football Football Football Tennis Football Football Football Wrestling Track & Field Football Basketball Football Football Basketball Swimming Basketball Track & Field Hockey Track & Field Swimming Track & Field Swimming Volleyball Football Basketball Track & Field Football Track & Field/Cross Country Football Golf

All-Time North Central Conference Stan Marshall Award Winners (the top student-athlete in the conference)

Men’s 1991 1993 1996 2003 2004

Kris Presler Tim Gelinske Tim Tibesar Kelby Klosterman Sebastian Andersson

Women’s 1985 Kim Edwards 1986 Janine Owens

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athletics achievements 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)

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)

Team National Champions

1959

Men’s Hockey

1963

Men’s Hockey

1980

Men’s Hockey

1982

Men’s Hockey

1987

Men’s Hockey

1997

Men’s Hockey

1997

Women’s Basketball

1998

Women’s Basketball

1999

Women’s Basketball

2000

Men’s Hockey

2001

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“The friendships you develop competing with your teammates day by day, year by year, trying to accomplish the same goal, is just something that you wouldn’t trade for the world.” — UND Hall of Fame runner Steve Burian (1987-90)

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strength training MISSION

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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SPORTS MEDICINE 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. UND’s progressive thinking makes the institution a leader in the field of athletic training. Moreover, the program’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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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 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.

Above: The Big Event, the largest oneday community service event in the Red River Valley, brought together over 180 student-athletes who donated a combined 750 hours. Left: Seniors Mandy Gefroh and Jessica Clausnitzer accept the UND Women’s Team Community Service Award from athletics director Brian Faison for averaging more hours of community service than any other UND team. Right: Student-athletes serve french fries during Potato Bowl week. Below: Fighting Sioux Club members receive personal “thankyou” calls from student-athletes.

Above: Student-athletes help new students move in as part of UND’s annual “Welcome Weekend.” Student-athletes assist with cleanup efforts after the town of Northwood, N.D., was devastated by a tornado in 2007. 14

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ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT

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 studentathletes 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 Fritz Mikkelson Memorial 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 Martinsen-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 Voegele/Eider Wood Family Frank Zazula Track 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

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

Leave your Legacy

Contact Steve Brekke, ’84 at 800.543.8764 or steveb@undfoundation.org

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP $25,000 - $74,999

Bremer Bank Jim & Liz Kertz R Douglas & Sally Larsen Swingen Construction Company John Kuklenski Rick & Lori Lee JLG Architects Community Bank of the Red River Valley Jamie Gronowski United Valley Bank Bill & Joan Leifur Sioux Crew Kurt & Tami Lamp Steve & Barb Burian/AE2S

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MULTIMEDIA 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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COVERING THE SIOUX

The Fighting Sioux Sports Radio Network broadcasts home and away Sioux games and features stations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. FSSN also airs the weekly Wednesday night UND Green Mill Coaches Show live from the studios of Clear Channel in Grand Forks. 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, men’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. Selected games, as well as the Sunday night Sioux Sports Extra air, on WDAZ in Grand Forks. Those games, along with Sioux Sports Extra, are also seen in southern Manitoba including Winnipeg and Brandon. The Sioux Sports Extra television show is also seen on WDAY in Fargo, KBMY in Bismarck and KMCY in Minot. The Grand Forks Herald provides Sioux fans with comprehensive coverage, both at home and on the road.

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pRESIDENT Robert Kelley

Dr. Robert Kelley began serving as the 11th president of the University of North Dakota on July 1, 2008. Kelley served as the Dean of the College of Health Sciences and as professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming, since 1999. Prior to that, he was associate vice chancellor for research and executive associate dean of the graduate college at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was also a professor of biological sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of anatomy and cell biology at the College of Medicine. 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 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 recently served as the 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. 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. He and his wife, Marcia Jean, 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 begins his second 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 18 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. North Dakota student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence: 12 student-athletes were named academic all-district and a school-record six were named Academic All-Americans by ESPN the Magazine; two student-athletes received NCAA postgraduate scholarships and 80 student-athletes received academic all-conference honors. Alumni and fan support continued to grow: annual giving to the Fighting Sioux Club set a record; football had the largest opening day crowed in the history of the program and 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 attendance. Competitively, North Dakota teams also enjoyed outstanding seasons: Men’s hockey won the MacNaughton Cup, its league-leading WCHA championship; women’s basketball went undefeated at home on its way to an 18-win season; men’s basketball had its first winning season in three years and volleyball went from a record of 6-23 the previous year to 24-8 last season. Prior to joining UND, Faison served as assistant vice 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 (1978-1979) 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.

(Above) Brian Faison presents former track and field standout Heidi Evans with her national championship ring. (Left) Brian Faison greets servicemen as they are honored at Military Appreciation Day celebrated during the Aug. 28, 2008 UND football season opener.

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

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

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

Johnson most recently was the associate athletics director of external operations and sports information director at the University of Texas A&M-Kingsville.

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. Daniella Irle Associate Athletics Director, She was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Internal Operations, SWA

Sean Johnson

Associate Athletics Director, External Operations

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 Irle also spent 10 years as the Fresno State swimming and diving coach. of Missouri. His other stops have included Lincoln University, the The Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995, University of Missouri-St. Louis, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, 79 of her swimmers broke Fresno State school records. Angelo State, the University of Idaho and the University of North Texas. Scott Herring is UND’s associate athletics director and chief financial officer.

Mike Schepp serves as the associate athletic director for facilities and operations.

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.

Schepp is in his 13th year with the University of North Dakota athletic department. He started his first tenure at UND in 1994, starting as the hockey equipment manager under head coach Dean Blais. He served in that role until 1997, when he took a similar position at Colorado College.

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 vicepresident of basketball administration in 1999.

Scott Herring

Associate Athletics Director, Chief Financial Officer

Kara Helmig

Asst. Athletics Director/ Compliance

Lisa Persuitti-Huber Director, Marketing

Travis Kahlbaugh Equipment Manager

Nate Baukol

Director, Strength and Conditioning

Paul Ralston Director, Sales

Derek Koenen

Assistant Director, Media Relations

Schepp returned to UND in 2000 as the hockey operations manager, and in 2002 assumed the role of director of hockey operations. In 2005 he was promoted to assistant athletic director, operations, and assumed his current role in 2009.

Mike Schepp

Associate Athletics Director, Operations

Steve Brekke

Jayson Hajdu

Director, Athletics Development

Brian Strom

Director of Aquatics, Diving Coach

Christy Kramer Assistant Director, Media Relations

Director, Media Relations

Steve Westereng Director , Sports Medicine

Deb Beiswenger

Senior Account Technician

Erik Martinson

Account Technician

Josh Morton

Director, Fighting Sioux Club

Bev Hopman Office Manager

Ryan Powell

Assistant Director, Media Relations

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Amanda Neubauer Director, Academic Services

Max Huber

In-Game Management, Group Sales

Matt Schill

New Media Editor

athletics staff directory

Head Coaches

Dick Clay

Women’s CC/Track

Jeff Dodson

Dan Frei

Brian Jones

Chris Mussman

Baseball

Brian Idalski

Women’s Hockey

Men’s Basketball

Golf

Football

Kristen Gay

Mike Grandall

Dave Hakstol

Ashley Hardee

Gene Roebuck

Steve Parsons

Sami Strinz

Tom Wynne

Soccer

Women’s Basketball

Men’s CC/Track

Men’s Hockey

Swimming

Softball

Volleyball

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 Athletics Department Phone Athletics Department FAX Faison, Brian (AD) Irle, Daniella (Assoc. AD) Johnson, Sean (Assoc. AD) Schepp, Mike (Assoc. AD) Herring, Scott (Assoc. AD) Helmig, Kara (Asst. AD, Compliance) Neubauer, Amanda (Dir. Acad. Serv.) Kaler, Amanda (Academics Intern) Hopman, Bev (Office Manager) Beiswenger, Debbie (Sr Acct. Tech) Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip. Mgr.) Martinson, Erik (Acct. Tech) Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep.)

7-2234 7-2285 7-2993 7-4036 7-2210 7-3100 7-3481 7-5585 7-2110 7-2234 7-2713 7-3366 7-2987 7-0835 7-3662

BASEBALL Dodson, Jeff (Head Coach) 7-4038 Field, JC (Asst. Coach) 7-2352 Devillers, Brian (Intern Coach) 7-2937 BASKETBALL - MEN’S Jones, Brian (Head Coach) Moody, Ryan (Asst. Coach) Martin, Bryan (Asst. Coach) Foster, Jimmie (Asst. Coach) Abbott, Thelma (Secretary)

7-2974 7-2976 7-3492 7-0483 7-3478

BASKETBALL - WOMEN’S Roebuck, Gene (Head Coach) 7-2980 Brewster, J. Travis (Assoc. Head Coach) 7-6214 Boese, Kristi (Asst. Coach) 7-6069 Ulland, Greg (Asst. Coach) 7-3253 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) 7-3478 CHEERTEAM Eberhardt, Amber 740-7377

FOOTBALL Mussman, Chris (Head Coach) 7-3176 Kelling, John (Asst. Coach) 7-2995 Belmore, Tim (Asst. Coach) 7-4193 Mannausau, Mike (Asst. Coach) 7-2996 Breitbach, Greg (Asst. Coach) 7-2997 Carey, Rod (Asst. Coach) 7-4192 Kotelnicki, Josh (Asst. Coach) 7-4863 Kopp, Dallas - Equipment 7-2340 Klug, Cindy (Secretary) 7-4191 Love, George (Intern Coach) 7-2229 Schillinger, Jace (Intern Coach) 7-2229 FSC/Alumni Brekke, Steve (Development Officer) 7-6426 Morton, Josh (Director - FSC) 7-4216

MEDIA RELATIONS Hajdu, Jayson (Director) Koenen, Derek (Assistant Director) Kramer, Christy (Assistant Director) Powell, Ryan (Assistant Director) Schill, Matt (New Media) FAX

7-2985 7-6743 7-4210 7-2986 7-2668 7-4352

SALES Ralston, Paul (Director of Sales)

7-3210

SOCCER Gay, Kristen (Head Coach) Tiggs, Nichole (Asst. Coach) Glasoe, Lisa (Intern Coach) Abbott, Thelma (Secretary)

7-3972 7-3684 7-3684 7-3478

GOLF Frei, Dan (Head Coach) Ruppert, Natalie (Intern Coach)

7-3036 7-3036

HOCKEY - MEN’S Hakstol, Dave (Head Coach) Eades, Cary (Assoc. Head. Coach) Jackson, Dane (Asst. Coach) Swanson, Pat (Operations Mgr) Gilbertson, Cheryl (Secretary) Training Room

SOFTBALL Strinz, Sami (Head Coach) Ward, Randy (Asst. Coach) Witt, Kirsten (Intern Coach)

7-4952 7-2353 7-2353

7-3118 7-2654 7-3117 7-3110 7-3103 7-6762

STRENGTH TRAINING Baukol, Nate (Head Coach) Peterson, Quinn (Asst. Coach) Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Asst. Coach) Yow, Matthew (Intern Coach)

VOLLEYBALL Hardee, Ashley (Head Coach) 7-2351 Brown, Dan (Asst. Coach) 7-2508 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) 7-3478

7-4035 7-2063 7-3933 7-3933

HOCKEY - WOMEN’S Idalski, Brian (Head Coach) Lewis, Maria (Asst. Coach) Elander, Peter (Asst. Coach) Vaughan, Kevin (Hockey Ops) Reception

7-6490 7-6491 7-6492 7-6092 7-6697

OTHER DEPT NUMBERS Alumni 800 TN 800-543-8764 Facilities 7-2591 Hyslop Conference Room 7-2364 PEXS 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 Training Room (Hyslop) 7-2977 Training Room (Football) 7-4487 Weightroom (Stadium) 7-6417

MARKETING - GAME MANAGEMENT Persuitti-Huber, Lisa (Dir., Mktg.) 7-2237 Huber, Max (Dir., In-Game Mgmt.) 7-4852 Burbach, Alex (Assistant) 7-2794

SWIMMING Parsons, Steve (Head Coach) 7-2766 Strom, Brian (Director of Aquatics) 7-3050 Badylak, Stephanie (Asst. Coach) 7-2454 Swim ND 7-4451 TENNIS Wynne, Tom (Head Coach) 7-4758 Center Court Office 746-2790

TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY Grandall, Mike (Head Coach - Men) 7-2973 Clay, Dick (Head Coach - Women) 7-2979 Cummins, Crystal (Asst. Coach) 7-0446 Rollefstad, Lisa (Asst. Coach) 7-2361 TRAINING ROOM Westereng, Steve (Director) 7-3886 Tracy, Robin (Physical Therapist) 7-4845 Poolman, Mark (Asst. AT) 7-3107 Rudd, Jim (Asst. Prof.) 7-3102 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst. AT) 7-6147 Ziegler, Cathy (Physical Therapist) 7-4846 Hunt, Erika (Asst. At) 7-0723 Rambough, Audrey (Asst. AT) 7-3177 Flatt, John (Asst. AT) 7-2977 Sand, Erick (Asst. AT) 7-0723

TICKET OFFICE Reardon, Heather (Box Off Mgr) 7-4694 Ticket Office (REA) 7-0855 REA Ticket Office FAX 7-6646

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HEAD COACH michael grandall michael grandall Head Coach

Year at UND: 28th Hometown: Lignite, N.D. Alma Mater: Minot State (1970)

The longest-tenured member of the University of North Dakota coaching staff, Michael Grandall enters his 28th season as head coach of the Fighting Sioux men’s cross country and track and field teams. Grandall took over the men’s cross country and track and field coaching position in 1982-83 and additionally coached women’s cross country at UND from 1980-84. Last season, UND’s first as a Division I program, Grandall led the Fighting Sioux to a sixth-place finish at the Great West Conference Championship. The track and field team placed fourth at the GWC Indoor Championship and seventh at the outdoor championship. Junior Creighton Schroyer won an indoor conference title in the shot put.

The michael grandall File Hometown • Lignite, N.D. Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Physical Education (Minot State ‘70) • Master’s Degree: Physical Education (North Dakota ‘81) Coaching • 1982-83 to present - Head Coach University of North Dakota • 1979-80 to 1980-81 - Assistant Coach University of North Dakota Has Coached... • Two UND Athletics Hall of Fame inductees • Seven individual national champions • 50 All-America performances • 29 Academic All-Americans Notable... • 2008 USTFCCCA DII Scholar Team of the year • Referee, Drake Relays (1995)

Academically, Grandall’s student-athletes also enjoyed another strong year in 2008-09. His track and field team was named a 2009 Division I Men’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after posting a 3.098 team grade point average. Four of Grandall’s student-athletes were named to the 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, while another was named to the conference’s fall all-academic squad. Additionally, Josh LaBlanc earned a summer internship from the NASA North Dakota Space Grant Consortium. In May 2008, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) selected the UND men’s team was selected as the 2008 Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year. Numerous Fighting Sioux athletes have attained All-America status during Grandall’s tenure. Most recently, Matt Litzinger won the national title in the javelin at the 2008 NCAA Division II outdoor championships. Litzinger became UND’s first men’s individual national track & field champion since 1989 by finishing first and his national title was the ninth in UND men’s track and field history, and the sixth national outdoor title. Matt Fick took third in the event at the championships. Both Fick and Litzinger repeated as All-Americans in 2008, after Litzinger took sixth place in the event while Fick came in eighth in 2007. Other recent All-Americans include Tyler Stoltz, who finished fifth in the javelin at the 2005 outdoor championships, 2004 outdoor AllAmerican Jason Cook, who finished fifth in the discus one year earlier, and most recently prior to that 2002 indoor All-Americans Aaron Berndt and Mike Backes. 2002 indoor All-Americans Aaron Berndt and Mike Backes placed fourth and fifth nationally in the 800-meters and triple jump, respectively.

Mike Grandall, in his 28th year as Sioux head coach, is the longest-tenured active coach at the University of North Dakota.

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head coach michael grandall Norm McGee was a five-time national champion and 13-time AllAmerican in the sprint events in the mid-to-late 1980’s under Grandall, and Dave Levos was a two-time national champion and five-time AllAmerican in the mid-80’s in the throws. Both were inducted into the UND Athletic Hall of Fame; Levos was enshrined in 2000 and McGee in 2001. Steve Burian, Scott Jemtrud, Mark Murdock, Marc Sondreal and Brian Emerson also won multiple All-American honors under Grandall’s guidance. Burian and Murdock each won four All-American honors in the shot put, while Sondreal was a four-time honoree in the high jump. Emerson was a three-time outdoor All-American, twice in the discus and once in the shot put. Other All-Americans under Grandall include Tracy Martin, Chuck Torrence, Bryan Greenwood, Jon Wrzesinski, Rory Beil, Jared Bruggeman, Jim Mallory and Chad Heltemes. Grandall is a native of Lignite, N.D., where he won the North Dakota State Class B title in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. Grandall is a 1970 graduate of Minot State. Grandall coached and taught at Mohall (N.D.) High School from 1970-1976 and 1977-79 until coming to UND in 1979 to complete a master’s degree in physical education. He served as a graduate assistant in physical education at UND from 1979-81 and assisted in cross country and track. In 1981-82, Grandall was the intramural director at UND. Grandall is certified as an Education Level II with the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Coaches Association. Grandall was also named a referee for the prestigious Drake Relays in 1995.

Mike Grandall addresses the crowd at a Sioux Boosters luncheon.

Grandall presents Matt Litzinger with his national championship ring. Litzinger won the 2008 NCAA Division II outdoor national championship in the javelin.

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coaching staff lisa rollefstad

NATE BAUKOL

Years at UND: 4th season

Hometown: Cavalier, N.D.

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.

Alma Mater: Mary (1998)

Alma Mater: MSU, Moorhead (2000)

Assistant Coach

Strength & Conditioning Coach

The 2009-10 season marks Lisa Rollefstad’s fourth year with the Fighting Sioux track and field and cross country teams.

Nate Baukol is in his fourth season as UND’s director of strength and conditioning, and seventh season overall at UND.

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.

Baukol served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at UND from 2002 to 2005 before taking a similar position at the University of Wyoming in May 2006.

Rollefstad was a graduate assistant coach at Bemidji (Minn.) State University during the 2001-02 athletics season under head coach Craig Hougen, where 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 Bemidji State, Rollefstad was the girls basketball coach and assistant track and field coach in 2000-01 at Lakota (N.D.) High School.

A native of Moorhead, Minn., Baukol graduated from Minnesota State Moorhead in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He received his master’s degree in kinesiology from UND in 2004. Baukol is a certified strength coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also a certified Level I Olympic lifting club coach. Baukol’s family includes his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Emma (2).

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. Rollefstad is a 1993 graduate of Cavalier High School.

crystal cummins Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 2nd season Hometown: Fargo, N.D. Alma Mater: North Dakota State (2003)

Crystal Cummins is in her second year with the Fighting Sioux track and field team after previously serving as assistant coach for both men’s and women’s track and field at Minnesota State University, Moorhead during the 2005-2006 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 tentime 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. 24

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2009 cross country review UND’s final tune-up prior to the conference meet came at the University of Arkansas and the 21st annual Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville. Running against some of the best competition in the country, Rosseau was UND’s top finisher in a meet that would serve as top-notch preparation for the Great West Conference Championship. In keeping with the rest of the season, it was LaBlanc and Rosseau leading the way at the conference meet. LaBlanc, in particular, was outstanding en route to the first all-conference honor of his career. LaBlanc clocked in at 26:39.33, good enough for a seventh-place finish and a berth on the 2009 All-Great West Conference first team.

Junior Josh LaBlanc earned All-Great West Conference first team honors after placing seventh at the conference meet.

It was the final collegiate cross country race for seniors Rosseau and Jeremy Jones, a Grand Forks native.

They will pass the torch to an experienced group which, in 2009, also included juniors Absey (Grand Forks), Joss BlatherThe 2009 cross country season was sparked Cory wick (Bottineau, N.D.) and Michael Warweg by the return to the team of Josh LaBlanc (In(Rosemount, Minn.), sophomores Tyler Rose ternational Falls, Minn.), who did not compete (Brainerd, Minn.) and Carl Sedgeman (Sauk in 2008 due to commitments to an academic Centre, Minn.) and freshman David Niday internship. (Richfield, Minn.) LaBlanc, a junior, teamed with senior Kyle Rosseau (Eagan, Minn.) to give head coach Mike Grandall a formidable 1-2 punch atop the Sioux roster. Rosseau was coming off a 2008 All-Great West Conference season.

2009 GREAT WEST CONFERENCE RECAP Great West Conference Standings Rk. School Points 1. Utah Valley 25 91 2. Seattle 3. South Dakota 96 4. New Jersey Inst. of Tech. 99 5. Texas-Pan American 116 6. Houston Baptist 127 152 7. North Dakota 8. Chicago State 236 UND Participants Pl. Name 7. Josh LaBlanc 20. Kyle Rosseau 35. Tyler Rose 52. Jeremy Jones 53. David Niday 57. Cory Absey 58. Carl Sedgeman 60. Joss Blatherwick

Time 26:39.33 27:19.38 28:07.22 29:34.75 29:44.65 30:05.59 30:41.13 31:31.09

Coach of the Year: Scott Houle, UVU Athlete of the year: Christian Baumbach, NJIT Newcomer of the year: Jason Lynch, UVU All-GWC First Team Christian Baumbach, NJIT Jacob Buhler, UVU Umar Saeed, NJIT Josh McCabe, UVU Chase Englestead, UVU Jason Lynch, UVU Josh LaBlanc, UND All-GWC Second Team Trac Norris, UVU Angel Ramirez, UTPA Daniel Martinez, HBU Matthew McClement, SU Johnathan Lejeune, HBU Ethan Marquardt, USD Seth Gutzwiller, UVU

The return of LaBlanc paid immediate dividends when the Sioux opened the season by hosting the annual Ron Pynn Invitational at the Ray Richards Golf Course. In his first meet in a year, LaBlanc took runner-up honors and paced UND to a second-place finish. It was one of four meets in which LaBlanc was UND’s top runner. In the other two meets, it would be Rosseau leading the charge. Following a week off after the Ron Pynn Invitational, LaBlanc led the Sioux to a fourth-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. With the calendar turning to October, LaBlanc placed eighth in the individual standings at the South Dakota State Classic in Brookings.

Junior Kyle Rosseau was UND’s top runner on two occasions and placed 20th at the GWC Championship.

UND returned to the Mount Rushmore State the following week for the South Dakota Tim Young Open in Vermillion. There it was Rosseau leading the pack for the Sioux, enjoying his best meet of the season with a fourthplace finish.

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2009 cross country review 2009 FIGHTING SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name

yr.

Hometown

Previous School

Jeremy Jones

Sr.

Grand Forks, N.D.

Red River High School

Kyle Rosseau

Sr.

Eagan, Minn.

Rosemount High School

Cory Absey

Jr.

Grand Forks, N.D.

Red River High School

Joss Blatherwick

Jr.

Bottineau, N.D.

Bottineau High School

Josh LaBlanc

Jr.

International Falls, Minn. International Falls High School

Michael Warweg

Jr.

Rosemount, Minn.

Rosemount High School

Tyler Rose

So.

Brainerd, Minn.

Brainerd High School

Carl Sedgeman

So.

Sauk Centre, Minn.

Sauk Centre High School

David Niday

Fr.

Richfield, Minn.

Richfield High School

Head Coach: Michael Grandall (28th year) Assistant Coach: Lisa Rollefstad (Fourth year)

2009 FIGHTING SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS DATE

MEET

LOCATION

Sept. 5

UND Ron Pynn Classic

Grand Forks, N.D.

PTS.

PLACE

*33/46

2nd/2nd

TOP UND FINISHER Josh LaBlanc/7th

Sept. 19 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational

Lincoln, Neb.

116

4th

Josh LaBlanc/12th

Oct. 3

South Dakota State Classic

Brookings, S.D.

193

7th

Josh LaBlanc/8th

Oct. 9

South Dakota Tim Young Open

Vermillion, S.D.

2nd

Kyle Rosseau/4th

Oct. 17

Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival

Fayetteville, Ark.

784

127th

Oct. 31

Great West Conference Championship

Bronx, N.Y.

152

7th

Kyle Rosseau/30th Josh LaBlanc/7th

*Meet was scored as a double-dual

UND’s conference meet participants gather at Central Park in New York following the 2009 Great West Conference Championship.

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2009 cross country review 2009 FIGHTING SIOUX INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Jeremy Jones (Sr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 28:28.35 28:54.75 28:32.7 28:14.25 35:23.62 29:34.75

Place 23rd 32nd 53rd 15th 217th 52nd

Tyler Rose (So.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 26:52.64 27:20.60 27:38.8 26:49.50 33:46.85 28:07.22

Place 13th 21st 45th 8th 172nd 35th

Kyle Rosseau (Sr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 26:38.98 27:11.40 27:07.3 26:27.88 32:46.16 27:19.38

Place 9th 18th 29th 4th 127th 20th

Carl Sedgeman (So.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 30:40.14 29:24.75 29:42.9 DNR 36:55.29 30:41.13

Place 30th 34th 63rd DNR 231st 58th

Cory Absey (Jr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 29:29.72 29:44.55 29:16.3 29:07.49 35:50.33 30:05.39

Place 25th 35th 61st 18th 220nd 57th

David Niday (Fr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 29:28.81 29:05.15 28:43.6 28:35.66 36:02.42 29:44.65

Place 24th 33rd 58th 17th 222nd 53rd

Joss Blatherwick (Jr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time DNR 31:51.1 31:33.6 30:55.59 40:04.54 31:31.09

Place DNR 324th 103rd 22nd 240th 60th

Matt Stout (Fr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 30:14.08 30:13.1 DNR DNR DNR DNR

Place 26th 286th DNR DNR DNR DNR

Josh LaBlanc (Jr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time 26:28.72 26:42.55 26:15.7 28:00.28 DNR 26:39.33

Place 7th 12th 8th 14th DNR 7th

Michael Warweg (Jr.) Ron Pynn Classic Woody Greeno Invite SDSU Classic USD Tim Young Open Chile Pepper Festival GWC Championship

Time DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

Place DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR DNR

Tyler Rose

Cory Absey

Jeremy Jones

Carl Sedgeman

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2010 track & field preview SPRINTS

Sophomore Chris Stoks (Virginia, Minn.) enjoyed a standout freshman season in 2009 and was named both UND’s Most Valuable Runner and Rookie of the Year. Stoks capped his season with a runner-up showing in the 400-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship and a third-place finish in the same event at the indoor meet. He was also a member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that finished second at the GWC Indoor Championship. Other sprinters returning include Eric Nelson (So., Rugby, N.D.) and senior Brandon Uehran (Brookings, S.D.).

distance

Senior Josh LaBlanc (International Falls, Senior Creighton Schroyer is the reigning Great Chris Stoks was the runner-up in the 400-meter Minn.), a first-team all-conference cross counWest Conference indoor shot put champion. dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship as a try performer last fall, placed fourth in the 5K freshman. and seventh in the 10K at the 2009 GWC OutChampionship. He anchors a deep group The Fighting Sioux return nine seniors in door of distance runners that includes fellow senior THROWS 2010, highlighted by 2009 Great West ConferKyle Rosseau (Eagan, Minn.). Between conference champion Schroyer and ence shot put champion Creighton Schroyer veterans Brandon Quesenberry (Jr., Bill(Pipestone, Minn.). Talented sophomore Tyler Rose (Brainerd, ings, Mont.) and Travis Schultz (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) is also primed to make some noise at Minn.), Grandall returns a talented nucleus of The Schroyer-led senior class will anchor a the conference level. throwers. veteran roster that also welcomes several talented freshmen this season. Others in the distance/mid-distance mix in- Quesenberry enjoyed top-six conference finclude seniors Mark Barclay (Grand Forks) and ishes in both the weight throw and the shot Mike Grandall, the longest tenured active Jeremy Jones (Grand Forks). put last spring, while Schultz took fifth in the UND head coach, has plenty of reason to be outdoor shot put and seventh in the indoor optimistic heading into this, his 28th season. shot put.

jumps/hurdles

Sophomore Daniel Sjarpe (Lanesboro, Minn.) will push the aforementioned trio after a solid freshman season.

Seniors Carl Hanson (Oak Creek, Wis.), Matt Elbert (Grand Forks) and Nicholas Wilkens (Bismarck, N.D.) all enjoyed strong junior seasons and will look to build upon that foundation during their final season at UND.

2010 GREAT WEST CONFERENCE preseason indoor poll

Hanson was the Great West Conference runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles and has his eyes on a conference championship in 2010.

Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8

Elbert enjoyed a top-six conference finish in the 400-meter hurdles, and was also a member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed second at the GWC meet. Wilkens, meanwhile, placed third in the high jump at the GWC Indoor Championship and sixth in the long jump at the outdoor championship. The group will be bolstered by the additions of freshmen Bryant Halvorson (Rugby, N.D.), the 2008 North Dakota state long jump champion, Jonathon Kind (Neillsville, Wis.) and Matthew McCreary (Grand Forks).

School Utah Valley South Dakota Houston Baptist Texas-Pan American North Dakota Seattle Chicago State New Jersey Tech

Senior Carl Hanson was the runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2009 Great West Conference Indoor Championship.

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2009 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 7th ---5th 6th

2010 track & field roster 2009 FIGHTING SIOUX TRACK & FIELD ROSTER Name Cory Absey Mark Barclay Chris Benson Joss Blatherwick Matt Elbert Bryant Halvorson Carl Hanson Jeremy Jones Jonathon Kind Josh LaBlanc Matthew McCreary Eric Nelson David Niday Brandon Quesenberry Shawn Reich Tyler Rose Kyle Rosseau Creighton Schroyer Travis Schultz Daniel Sjarpe Chris Stoks Adam Thelen Brandon Uehran Michael Warweg Nicholas Wilkens

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

EVENT Distance Mid-Distance Mid-Distance Distance Hurdles Jumps Hurdles Distance Jumps Distance Sprints/Hurdles Sprints Distance Throws Sprints Distance Distance Throws Throws Throws Sprints Sprints Sprints Distance Jumps

Hometown Grand Forks, N.D. Grand Forks, N.D. Devils Lake, N.D. Bottineau, N.D. Grand Forks, N.D. Rugby, N.D. Oak Creek, Wis. Grand Forks, N.D. Neillsville, Wis. International Falls, Minn. Grand Forks, N.D. Rugby, N.D. Richfield, Minn. Billings, Mont. Grand Forks, N.D. Brainerd, Minn. Eagan, Minn. Pipestone, Minn. Lakeville, Minn. Lanesboro, Minn. Virgina, Minn. Saint Cloud, Minn. Brookings, S.D. Rosemount, Minn. Bismarck, N.D.

Previous School Red River High School Central High School Devils Lake High School Bottineau High School Central High School Rugby High School Oak Creek High School Red River High School Neillsville High School International Falls High School Central High School Rugby High School Richfield High School Billings West High School Central High School Brainerd High School Rosemount High School Pipestone Area High School Lakeville High School Lanesboro High School Virginia High School Sauk Rapids High School Brookings High School Rosemount High School Bismarck High School

Head Coach: Michael Grandall (28th year) Assistant Coach: Lisa Rollefstad (Fourth year) Assistant Coach: Crystal Cummins (Second year)

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returning athlete profiles cory absey

joss blatherwick

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown: Bottineau, N.D.

High School: Red River High School

High School: Bottineau High School

Major: Psychology, Pre-Physical Therapy

Major: History

2009-10: Named to 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Ran in all six cross country meets ... Placed 57th at GWC Cross Country Championship ... Posted his top time (29:16.3) at SDSU Classic ... Earned first cross country letter ... 2008-09: Named to 2008 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ...Named track team’s most improved runner ... Competed in every cross country event ... Placed 43rd at the Great West Conference Championship ... Finished 14th at the USD Tim Young Open ... Runner-up in the 1,000-meter run at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... 2007-08: Did not compete in cross country ... 2006-07: Did not compete ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Red River High School ... Captain of the Roughrider cross country team ... Named most improved athlete in cross country and track in high school ... Member of the ‘A’ Honor Roll ... Also a member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Son of Roger and Rebecca Absey ... Majoring in psychology and pre-physical therapy.

2009-10: Competed in five of six cross country meets ... Placed 60th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... 200809: Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Placed 43rd at the 2008 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Competed in all six cross country meets ... 2007-08: Did not compete in cross country ... 2006-07: Placed 23rd at Roe Granger Cross Country Meet ... 2005-06: Did not compete in cross country ... Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Bottineau High School ... Five-time letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Named all-state in cross country and track ... Member of state-champion 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams ... Member of state champion Science Olympian team ... Personal: Majoring in history ... Member of UND’s Army ROTC ... Son of Robert and Connie Blatherwick ... Father, mother and both grandfathers attended UND ... Mother, Connie, was a member of the Fighting Sioux cross country and track teams.

mark barclay matt elbert Year: Senior Event: Mid-Distance

Year: Senior

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Event: Hurdles

High School: Central High School

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Major: Social Studies Education

High School: Central High School

Team co-captain ... 2008-09: Member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed second at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Finished fifth in the 400-meter dash at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Placed eighth in the 400-meters at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) ... Won the 600-meter run at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan. 17) ... Won the 400-meter dash at the Beaver Twilight (Feb. 19) ... Earned third letter in track ... 2007-08: Finished fourth in the 800-meter run at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Finished second in the 500-meter run and was a member of the third-place 4x400 meter relay at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Named to the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll and the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Outdoor Track and Field Honor Roll ... Earned second letter in track ... 2006-07: Named UND’s Most Valuable Rookie ... Finished fifth in the 400-meter dash and was a member of the fourth-place 400-meter relay team at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Finished eighth in the 400-meter dash at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Earned first letter in track ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track, three in football and cross country and two in hockey ... Three-time team MVP in track ... Member of National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in social studies education ... Son of Doug and Julie Barclay.

Major: History 2008-09: Member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed second at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Also a member of UND’s fifth-place distance medley relay team at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) ... Runner-up in the 400meter hurdles at the South Dakota State Twilight (April 22) ... Earned second letter ... 2007-08: Finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Named to the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll and the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Outdoor Track and Field Honor Roll ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School ... Earned five varsity letters in cross country and four in track and field ... Member of an EDC-winning 4x400 meter relay team ... Member of National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in history ... Member of the President’s Honor Roll .and the National Collegiate Scholars Society ... Son of Dale and Amy Elbert ... Both parents attended UND.

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sioux profiles carl hanson

at state tournament in the 800-meters ... Presidential Scholar, member of National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Son of Mark and Diane Jones.

Year: Senior Event: Hurdles Hometown: Oak Creek, Wis. High School: Oak Creek High School Major: Biology 2008-09: Runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Was the runner-up in the long jump at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan. 17) ... Runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) and the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Earned second letter ... 2007-08: Took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, sixth in the triple jump and finished 10th in the pole vault at the North Central Conference Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Defensive back on UND football team and appeared in two games ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Oak Creek High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field and three in football ... Four year track MVP ... Member of the honor roll ... Personal: Majoring in biology ... Son of Frank and Pamela Hanson.

jeremy jones Year: Senior Event: Distance Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. High School: Red River High School Major: Psychology 2009-10: Named to 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Competed in all six cross country meets ... Placed 52nd at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Logged best time of the year (28:14.25) at the USD Tim Young Open ... Earned fourth letter in cross country ... 2008-09: Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Placed 30th at the 2009 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Finished 15th in the 800-meter run and was a member of the fifth-place distance medley relay at the 2009 Great West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship ... Finished 10th in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Earned third letter in both cross country and track ... 2007-08: Did not compete ... 2006-07: Finished 13th in the 1,500-meter run at the NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... Ran in all six cross country meets for the Sioux ... His best 8K time was 27:41 at the UND Ron Pynn Invite, where he placed 12th ... Best 10K time was 34:32 at the NCAA North Central Regional in Wayne, Neb., where he placed 80th ... Earned second letter in both cross country and track ... 2005-06: Competed in all five cross country events ... Placed 33rd at the 2005 North Central Conference Cross Country Championship ... Co-recipient of UND’s Hardest Worker award ... Finished in 11th in the 1,500-meter run at the 2006 NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... Earned first letter in both cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Red River High School ... Earned three varsity letters in cross country and tack ... Awarded the Cliff Cushman Award, Marines Distinguished Athlete Award ... Three times named hardest worker in cross country ... All-EDC in cross country ... Member of 4x400 relay team ... Finished sixth

josh lablanc Year: Senior Event: Distance Hometown: International Falls, Minn. High School: International Falls High School Major: Electrical Engineering 2009-10: Earned All-Great West Conference first team honors with a seventh-place finish at the conference meet ... Named to 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Competed in five of six cross country meets ... Was UND’s top runner four times ... Finished seventh at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept. 5) and eighth at the SDSU Classic (Oct. 3) ... Earned third letter in cross country ... 2008-09: Named to the 2009 Great West All-Academic Winter/Spring team ... Placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the 2009 Great West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... Also finished seventh in the 10,000-meter run ... Runner-up in the 3,000-meter run at the South Dakota State Twilight (April 22) ... Did not compete in cross country due to fall internship commitment ... Earned his third letter in track ... 2007-08: Named to the North Central Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll in both indoor and outdoor track and field ... Was the runner-up in the 10,000-meter run at the 2008 North Central Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship ... Also placed 14th in the 5,000-meter run ... Took fourth place in both the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the 2008 NCC Indoor Championship ... Competed in six cross country meets ... Finished 22nd at the 2007 North Central Conference Cross Country Championship and 74th at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championship ... Earned his second letter in both cross country and track ... 2006-07: Placed 11th in the 5,000-meter run at the 2007 NCC Indoor Championship and 14th in the 10,000-meter run at the 2007 NCC Outdoor Championship ... Ran in four cross country meets for the Sioux ... His best 8k time was 27:49 at the NCC Championship in Vermillion, S.D. where he placed 40th ... LaBlanc ran the 10k at the PreRegion Meet in Wayne, Neb., in 37:21 to place 27th ... Earned his first letter in both cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of International Falls High School ... Five-time cross country letterwinner, four-time track letterwinner ... Named captain of cross country and track teams during senior year ... Named cross country All-Conference in 2004 and 2005 ... Named All-State cross country in 2005 ... Qualified for state meet in 2004 and 2006 ... Named All-Conference for track in 2005 ... Named Academic All-State for 2005-06 ... Finished 19th at the state cross country meet ... Member of ‘A’ honor roll ... Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering ... Son of Marc and Audrey LaBlanc.

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sioux profiles eric nelson

tyler rose

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Event: Distance

Hometown: Rugby, N.D.

Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.

High School: Rugby High School

High School: Brainerd High School

Major: Chemistry

Major: Biology, Pre-Health

2008-09: Runner-up in the 60-meter dash at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Rugby High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and three each in football and basketball ... Was a state qualifier in track ... Named “most dedicated” in track and “Mr. Hustle” in basketball ... Set school record in 100-meter dash ... Earned high honors ... Personal: Majoring in chemistry ... Son of Jon and Shirley Nelson ... Mother attended UND.

brandon quesenberry Year: Junior Event: Throws Hometown: Billings, Mont. High School: Billings West High School

2009-10: Named to the 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Competed in all six cross country meets ... Placed 35th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Best showing was an eight-place finish at the USD Tim Young Open ... Earned second letter in cross country ... 2008-09: Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Won the mile run at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) ... Won the 5,000-meter run at the Al Cassell Relays (April 23) ... Competed in all six cross country meets as a freshman ... Placed 23rd at the 2008 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship ... Earned his first letter in both cross country and track and field ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Brainerd High School ... Was a four-year letter winner in track and field, a three-year letterwinner in cross country, and was a member of the swimming and diving team ... Named team captain, rookie of the year, all-conference and all-state throughout high school ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in biology and pre-health ... A UND Presidential Scholar ... Son of Steve and Charlotte Rose.

Major: Physical Education 2009-10: Earned first letter in football as a reserve offensive lineman ... 2008-09: Placed fourth in the weight throw and sixth in the shot put at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Runner-up to teammate Creighton Schroyer in the shot put at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan. 17) ... Also the runner-up in the weight throw at the same meet ... Runner-up in the weight throw at the Beaver Twilight (Feb. 19) ... Earned second letter in track ... Offensive lineman for the Sioux football team ... 2007-08: Finished sixth in the shot put and 15th in the discus throw at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Finished second in the shot put and 11th in the weight throw at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter in track and field ... Offensive lineman for the Sioux football team ... Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Billings West High School ... Earned four varsity letters in football and three in track ... Named all-conference and all-state in football ... Captain of the track team ... State champion in the shot put ... Personal: Majoring in physical education ... Son of Rod and Sophia Quesenberry.

kyle rosseau Year: Senior Event: Distance Hometown: Eagan, Minn. High School: Rosemount High School Major: General Studies 2009-10: Named to the 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team ... Ran in all six cross country meets ... Placed 20th at the GWC Cross Country Championship ... Was UND’s top runner at the USD Tim Young Open with a fourth-place finish ... Earned fourth letter in cross country ... 2008-09: Member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed second at the GWC Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Placed fifth in the 800-meter run at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Won the 800-meter run at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) ... Runner-up in the 800-meters at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7), the South Dakota State Twilight (April 22) and the Sioux Falls Last Chance Meet (May 7) ... Won the 600-meters at the Beaver Twilight (Feb. 19) ... Won the 1,500-meter run at the Al Cassell Relays (April 23) ... Led UND with an 18th-place finish at the GWC Cross Country Championship ... Earned third letter in both cross country and track ... 2007-08: Finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run and 13th in the 1,500-meter run at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Took ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the NCC Indoor Championships ... Named to the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Indoor Track and Field Honor Roll and the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Outdoor Track and Field Honor Roll ... Competed in six cross country meets ... Finished 15th in the NCC Cross Country Championship and 46th at North Central Regional ... Earned second letter in both cross country

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sioux profiles and track and field ... 2006-07: Finished eighth in the mile run at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Finished 12th in the 1,500-meter run at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Ran in all six meets for the Sioux ... His best 8K time was 27:17 at the NCC Championship, where he placed 30th ... Best 10K time was 34:17 at the NCAA North Central Regional in, where he placed 76th ... Earned first letter in both cross country and track and field ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Rosemount High School ... Lettered four times in both cross country and track ... All-state in the 4x800 during junior and senior years ... Named all-conference in cross country during junior and senior years ... Participated in state meet during junior year ... Personal: Majoring in general studies ... Son of Dave Rosseau and Donna Rosseau.

creighton schroyer Year: Senior Event: Throws Hometown: Pipestone, Minn. High School: Pipestone Arena High School Major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology 2009-10: Earned third letter with Sioux football team ... Started 10 games as UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right guard ... 2008-09: Great West Conference indoor champion in the shot put with a throw of 50-04.75 feet (15.36 meters) ... Placed fifth in the weight throw at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Won the shot put at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan. 17) and the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Was the runner-up in the shot put at the USD Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan. 24) and the Beaver Twilight (Feb. 19) ... Earned third letter in track ... Earned second letter in football as reserve offensive lineman ... 2007-08: North Central Conference outdoor champion in the shot put ... Finished seventh in the discus throw at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Finished fifth in the shot put and ninth in the weight throw at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned second letter in track and first letter in football ... 2006-07: Finished sixth in the shot put at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Finished third in the shot put and 13th in the discus throw at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Earned first letter in track ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Pipestone Area High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and three in football ... Five-time all-conference track and three-time all-state in track ... Two-time Minnesota shot put state champion ... Personal: Majoring in fisheries and wildlife biology ... Son of Richard and Deb Schroyer.

travis schultz Year: Senior Event: Throws Hometown: Lakeville, Minn. High School: Lakeville High School Major: Psychology Team co-captain ... 2008-09: Placed fifth in the shot put at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) ... Placed seventh in the shot put at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Earned third letter ... 2007-08: Finished sixth in the discus throw, 10th in the shot put and 12th in the hammer throw at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Took sixth place in the shot put at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned second letter ... 2006-07: Finished eighth in the shot put and 16th in the hammer throw at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Lakeville High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field and two in football ... Two-time all-conference selection in track ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Son of Mark and Shelly Schultz ... Sister, Lindsey Schultz, ran track at Augustana (S.D.) College.

daniel sjarpe Year: Sophomore Event: Throws Hometown: Lanesboro, Minn. High School: Lanesboro High School Major: Biology 2008-09: Placed ninth in the shot put at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) ... Finished 10th in the shot put and 11th in the weight throw at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Lanesboro High School ... A three-year letterwinner in both track and field and football ... Was named captain of the football team ... Member of the Minnesota State True Team ... Personal: Majoring in biology ... Son of Rick and Sandra Sjarpe.

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sioux profiles chris stoks

michael warweg

Year: Sophomore

Year: Junior

Event: Sprints

Event: Distance

Hometown: Virginia, Minn.

Hometown: Rosemount, Minn.

High School: Virgina High School

High School: Rosemount High School

Major: Entrepreneurship

Major: Computer Science

2008-09: Named UND’s Most Valuable Runner and Rookie of the Year ... Great West Conference runner-up in the 400-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) ... Finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed second at the GWC Indoor Championship ... Won the 400-meter dash at five events: the USD Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan. 24), the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7), the South Dakota State Twilight (April 22), the Al Cassell Relays (April 23) and the Sioux Falls Last Chance Meet (May 7) ... Runner-up in the 400-meters at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Virginia High School ... Earned three varsity letters in hockey and two each in football and track and field ... Named to the all-area track team in both 2007 and 2008 ... State champion in the 400-meter dash ... Personal: Majoring in entrepreneurship ... Son of Steve and Linda Stoks.

2008-09: Named UND’s Most Improved Runner ... Competed in all six events for the Sioux ... Placed 35th at the Great West Conference Championship ... Enjoyed an 11th-place showing at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct. 10) ... Earned second letter ... 2007-08: Competed in six cross country meets ... Finished 42nd at the North Central Conference Cross Country Championship and 91st at the North Central Regional ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Rosemount High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field, three in cross country and two in Nordic skiing ... Was named captain of the cross country and track and field teams ... Earned three academic pins in cross country ... Personal: Majoring in computer science ... Son of Steve and Deb Warweg.

brandon uehran Year: Senior Event: Sprints Hometown: Brookings, S.D. High School: Brookings High School Major: General Studies 2008-09: Finished 14th in the triple jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship ... Finished 11th in the triple jump and was a member of the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship ... Runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb. 7) ... Earned first letter .... 2007-08: Finished 13th in the 200-meter dash at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Brookings High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field ... Set three school track records as a prep ... Also earned two varsity letters in football and one in baseball ... Personal: Majoring in general studies ... Son of Randy and Nancy Uehran.

nicholas wilkens Year: Senior Event: Jumps Hometown: Bismarck, N.D. High School: Bismarck High School Major: Physical Education Team co-captain ... 2008-09: Placed third in the high jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) ... Placed sixth in the long jump at the Great West Conference Outoor Championship ... Won the high jump at the Cobber Open (Jan. 31) ... Runner-up in the high jump at the South Dakota State Twilight (April 22) ... Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan. 17) ... Runner-up in the long jump at the Al Cassell Relays (April 23) ... Earned third letter ... 2007-08: Finished 15th in the triple jump at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship ... Took 11th in the triple jump at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Earned second letter ... 2006-07: Finished 13th in the long jump at the NCC Indoor Championship ... Finished 10th in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the NCC Outdoor Championship ... Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Bismarck High School ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field an two in football ... Named most valuable jumper in high school two years in a row ... Personal: Majoring in physical education ... Son of Kerry and Ginger Wilkens.

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NEWCOMER profiles chris benson

matthew mccreary

Year: Freshman

Event: Mid-Distance

Event: Sprints, Hurdles

Hometown: Devils Lake, N.D.

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

High School: Devils Lake High School

High School: Central High School

Major: Undeclared

2008-09: Did not compete ... Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Devils Lake High School ... Three-year letterwinner in track ... Also lettered three times in wrestling and once in football ... Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Duane Schmaltz and Michelle Benson.

Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School ... Lettered four times in track and field ... Placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at the Eastern Dakota Conference meet as a senior ... Placed sixth in the same event at the state meet ... Also lettered twice in football ... Honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Merle and Karina McCreary.

bryant halvorson Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Rugby, N.D. High School: Rugby High School Major: Undeclared Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Rugby High School ... Lettered three times in track and cross country ... Won 2008 state championship in the long jump ... team captain ... Named Rugby High School’s Most Outstanding Senior Athlete ... Earned Most Valuable and Most Improved honors in track ... Also lettered four times in basketball and twice in golf ... Earned all-district honors in basketball ... Also named team’s most valuable player ... Personal: Undecided on a major ... Son of Rob and Sherry Halvorson.

david niday Year: Freshman Event: Sprints Hometown: Richfield, Minn. High School: Richfield High School Major: Mechanical Engineering 2009-10: Ran in all six cross country meets for UND in the fall ... Placed 53rd at the Great West Conference Championship ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Richfield High School ... Lettered four times in track and was an all-conference performer ... Two-time team captain ... Named team’s rookie of the year as a freshman ... Placed fifth at state championship in the 4x800 relay ... Also lettered twice in cross country and Nordic skiing ... Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Son of J.B. Niday and Kristi Nickles.

jonathon kind Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Neillsville, Wis. High School: Neillsville High School Major: Commercial Aviation Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Neillsville High School ... Lettered twice in track and was named team’s most valuable track athlete ... Won a conference title in the 200 relay ... Set a school record in the indoor long jump ... Also lettered twice in football as a running back and wide receiver ... Also wrestled for one year ... Personal: Majoring in commercial aviation ... Son of Tom Kind and Pam Travis.

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newcomer profiles shawn reich

adam thelen

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown: Saint Cloud, Minn.

High School: Central High School

High School: Sauk Rapids High School

Major: Physical Education

Major: Occupational Therapy

Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School ... Lettered twice in track as a prep ... 2007 North Dakota state champion in the 4x100 relay as a senior ... Also lettered three times football and won a state championship in 2005 ... An all-conference honorable mention as a senior ... Also earned all-city honors ... Named Central’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... An honor student and member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness ... Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars ... Son of Rodney and Alice Reich.

Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Sauk Rapids High School ... Lettered five times in track ... Two-year team captain ... All-state and all-conference performer ... Personal: Majoring in occupational therapy ... Son of Paul and Joan Thelen.

The Fighting Sioux men’s and women’s cross country teams share a lighthearted moment at South Dakota State.

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great west conference

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.

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

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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und track & field records North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records Event 55-Intermediate Hurdles 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Intermediate Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 55-Meter Dash 60-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 300-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 500-Meter Dash 600-Meter Dash 800-Meter Dash 1,000-Meter Run 1,500-Meter Run Mile Run 3,000-Meter Run 5,000-Meter Run Pole Vault Long Jump High Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Pentathlon 35 lb. Weight

Name Henry Jordan Jon Wrzesinski Rory Beil Rick Johnson Jeremy Zimney Norm McGee Donovan Alexander Norm McGee Norm McGee Brad Lies Aaron Berndt Aaron Berndt Aaron Berndt Aaron Berndt Todd Szczepanski Chad Heltemes Jim Mallory Jim Mallory Jon Wrzesinski Justin Schiele Marc Sondreal Mike Backes Dave Levos Tyler Stoltz Josh Haugan

Year Mark 1979 :07.50 1988 :07.60 1991 :07.60 1979 :08.10 1998 :08.30 1989 :06.20 2007 :06.75 1989 :21.66 1987 :34.18 1998 :49.19 2001 1:04.67 2000 1:21.16 2001 1:51.73 2001 2:27.82 1991 3:58.90 1997 4:08.61 1998 8:35.30 1998 14:41.34 1998 16-02 2001 24-07.25 1997, 1998 7-00.25 2002 50-04 1986 59-01.50 2003 3,406 Pts. 2006 54-08.75 Lee DeKrey was a member of the school-record distance medley relay team in 2005.

Relays Sprint Medley Relay 1,600-Meter Relay

Bob O’Halloran, Cory Ravnass, Chris Larson, Kory Zimney

1992

3:37.39

Norm McGee, Bryan Greenwood, Chuck Torrance, Tracy Martin

1987

3:17.31

3,200-Meter Relay

Alex Campbell, Cam Felton, 2002 Dan Arneson, Aaron Berndt

7:48.52

Distance Medley Relay

Lee DeKrey, Matt Gerszewski, Brent Keigley, Paul Kriegler

2005

10:19.59

Donovan Alexander is the school record-holder in the 60-meter dash. Alexander now plays for the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. Tyler Stoltz set the school record in the pentathlon in 2003.

Josh Haugan holds the UND record in the weight throw. He also holds the outdoor record in the hammer throw.

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und TRACK & FIELD RECORDS North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records Event 100-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Dash 1,500-Meter Run 5,000-Meter Run 10,000-Meter Run 110-Meter Hurdles 400-Intermediate Hurdles Steeplechase Triple Jump Long Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Decathlon

Name Norm McGee Norm McGee Brad Lies Aaron Berndt Chad Heltemes Gerry Werven Arjan Gelling Jeremy Zimney Jeremy Zimney Chris Carbonneau Mike Backes Justin Schiele Marc Sondreal Scott Jemtrud Dave Levos Dave Levos Matt Fick Josh Haugan Jon Wrzesinski

Year Mark 1988, 1989 :10.20 1988 :20.67 1998 :47.90 2002 1:51.21 1998 3:51.34 1983 14:57.70 1968 30:34.00 2000 :14.27 1999 :52.50 1992 9:27.20 2002 50-10.75 2002 24-00.50 1998 7-01.50 1991 15-10 1986 57-04.25 1986 193-01 2008 229-10 2005 172-10 1988 6,941 Pts.

Relays 400-Meter Relay

Willis Jacox, Norm McGee, Bryan Greenwood, Tracy Martin

1987

:40.98

800-Meter Relay

Chuck Torrance, Tracy Martin, Bryan Greenwood, Norm McGee

1987

1:26.97

1,600-Meter Relay

Chuck Torrance, Jeff Zander, Bryan Greenwood, Norm McGee

1987

3:13.11

3,200-Meter Relay

Alex Campbell, Dan Arneson, Cam Felton, Aaron Berndt

2002

7:36.38

4x1,600-Meter Relay

Pete Miller, Jamie Blomquist, Mike Madsen, Chris Carbonneau

1992

*17:23.44

2000

1:04.54

4x110-Meter Hurdle Relay Jeremy Zimney, Mike Backes, Digger Johnson, Dan Dow

Multiple record-holder Norm McGee was a five-time NCAA champion, the most in Sioux history. He was inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.

* - Adjusted for .24 automatic time

Two-time All-American Matt Fick set the school record in the javelin in 2008. Justin Schiele holds UND’s outdoor and indoor long jump records.

Marc Sondreal holds the UND outdoor and indoor records in the high jump.

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und track & field records North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records (RETIRED) Event 50-Yard Dash 60-Yard Dash 300-Yard Dash 440-Yard Dash 600-Yard Dash 880-Yard Dash 1,000-Yard Run Mile Run 2-Mile Run 50-Yard High Hurdles 50-Yard IM Hurdles 60-Yard High Hurdles 60-Yard IM Hurdles

Name Tom Lowe Conrad Jones Tom Stroup Dennis Holweger John Wickkiser Tim Orthmeyer Doug Thompson Larry Kennedy Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling Henry Jordan Steve Gross Gary Rath Steve Gross Steve Gross

Year Mark 1974 :05.40 1956 :06.10 1974 :32.00 1957 :51.30 1964 :51.30 1974 1:13.60 1973 1:57.40 1975 2:15.50 1970 4:11.3 1970 9:07.00 1979 :06.49 1973 :06.23 1956 :07.60 1973 :07.60 1974 :07.20

North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records (RETIRED) Event 100-Yard Dash 220-Yard Dash 440-Yard Dash 880-Yard Dash Mile Run 2-Mile Run 3-Mile Run 6-Mile Run 10-Mile Run 120-Yard High Hurdles 440-Yard IM Hurdles

Name Conrad Jones Conrad Jones Conrad Jones Charles Vein Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling Lafe Ludwig Ron Green

Year Mark 1956 :09.70 1956 :21.10 1956 :49.70 1975 1:56.20 1967 4:10.30 1967 9:08.70 1968 13:59.00 1968 29:21.90 1967 52:06.80 1931 :25.00 1965 :56.70

Relays 440-Yard Relay

Tom Lowe, Steve Gross, Bruce Cartwright, Tom Stroup

1974

:43.50

880-Yard Relay

Richard Karger, Donald Miller, Mike Lemp, Conrad Jones

1955

1:31.10

Mile Relay

Tim Orthmeyer, John Gehl, Ken Vein, Tom Stroup

1975

3:19.30

Arjan Gelling was a seven-time All-American and a two-time NCAA champion. He was inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.

Gary Rath (pictured) shares the school record in the 60-yard high hurdles with Steve Gross.

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conference records & champions indoor conference records

Name Dave Levos Norm McGee

Event Mark Shot Put 58-11 55-Meters 6.20

indoor conference champions

Year 1986 1985

Shot Put Mark Doug Schindler 52-08.50 Dave Levos 53-09.50 Dave Levos 55-10 Dave Levos 58-11 49-08.50 Steve Burian Mark Murdock 55-10

Year 1972 1984 1985 1986 1987 1995

High Jump Mark Marc Sondreal 6-08.75 6-11.75 Marc Sondreal

Year 1997 1998

Triple Jump Mark Mike Backes 50-04

Year 2002

Pole Vault Mark Brian Quern 15-01.25 Scott Jemtrud 15-01.25

Year 1981 1990

55-Meter Dash Mark Norm McGee 6.39 6.38 Norm McGee Norm McGee 6.20 Norm McGee 6.28

Year 1985 1987 1988 1989

1,000-Meter Run Mark Mike Madsen 2:30.37 Mike Madsen 2:29.04

Year 1993 1995

55-Meter High Hurdles Mark Rory Beil 7.67

Year 1991

1,600-Meter Relay Mark North Dakota 3:20.83

Year 1987

3,200-Meter Relay Mark North Dakota 7:55.79

Year 1993

300-Meter Dash Mark Norm McGee 34.18 Norm McGee 34.62

Year 1987 1989

Two-Mile Run (Retired) Mark Arjan Gelling 9:27.9 9:31.7 Arjan Gelling Arjan Gelling 9:13.2

Year 1968 1969 1970

outdoor conference records

Name Dave Levos Marc Sondreal Norm McGee

Event Mark Discus 193-01 High Jump 7-01-.5 100-Meters 10.22

Outdoor conference champions

Year 1986 1998 1989

Triple Jump Mark Terry Anstett 45-07.5

Year 1973

Long Jump Mark Les Veigel 22-04.5 Glenn “Red” Jarrett 22-06 Glenn “Red” Jarrett 22-09 John F. Bacon 22-06.5 Kenneth L. Johnson 23-02.5 21-06.875 Kenneth L. Johnson Matt Kelly 23-09.25

Year 1927 1930 1931 1933 1937 1938 1990

Shot Put Mark Ted Meinhover 45-07 47-04 Ted Meinhover Louis H. Chumich 47-00 Martin Johnson 51-00 Dave Levos 54-07.5 56-05.25 Dave Levos Steve Burian 49-07 54-07 Mark Murdock Brian Emerson 54-08.5 Creighton Schroyer 2008

Year 1932 1933 1935 1962 1984 1986 1987 1998 1999 51-06.25

High Jump Mark Joe Shelver 6-00 Joe Shelver 5-10 Les Veigel 5-09 5-11 Les Veigel Allen Williamson 6-00.375 7-01.5 Marc Sondreal Marc Sondreal 7-00

Year 1922 1923 1925 1927 1952 1998 1999

Pole Vault Mark Don Thompson 12-00.125 12-00 Lloyd Murphy Scott Jemtrud 15-10

Year 1927 1934 1991

Javelin Mark Grant N. “Bud” Nelson 168-04 Grant N. “Bud” Nelson 165-04.75 Gene Lavoy 173-04 Will N. Spear 182-01 155-02 James Sauer Leon Reopelle 183-02 Leon Reopelle 192-07.75 Dave Lince 185-02 Dave Lince 206-06 Roger Larson 195-05 Tyler Stoltz 199-09 Matt Litzinger 219-02 Tyler Stoltz 222-04 Matt Fick 205-06 Matt Fick 223-03

Year 1923 1924 1926 1940 1955 1956 1958 1965 1966 1971 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Discus Mark Arthur H. Laemmele 132-11.375 Ted Meinhover 145-04.5 Ted Meinhover 144-04 Ted Meinhover 142-07 Harry Nelson 133-11 Dave Levos 164-01 Dave Levos 169-04 Dave Levos 193-01 Jason Cook 157-06.5 Jason Cook 170-05 Drew Thomas 157-04

Year 1925 1932 1933 1934 1941 1983 1984 1986 2002 2004 2005

Erik Moe Drew Thomas

157-03 152-10

2006 2007

100-Meter Dash Mark Norm McGee 10.32 10.61 Norm McGee Norm McGee 10.75 Norm McGee 10.55

Year 1985 1987 1988 1989

200-Meter Dash Mark Norm McGee 20.90 Norm McGee 21.57 Norm McGee 21.18

Year 1987 1988 1989

400-Meter Dash Mark Tom Stroup 48.60 Corey Hehling 48.22

Year 1976 2008

800-Meter Run Mark Kory Zimney 1:53.42 1:52.54 Jared Bruggeman Aaron Berndt 1:53.42

Year 1989 1992 2002

1,500-Meter Run Mark Mike Madsen 3:55.16

Year 1996

400-Meter IM Hurdles Mark Jeremy Zimney 53.23 Jeremy Zimney 53.14

Year 1999 2000

1,600-Meter Relay Mark Norm McGee *3:13.11 Chuck Torrance Bryan Greenwood Jeff Zander

Year 1987

Rory Beil Jeff Zander Robert Ostman Norm McGee

3:16.92

1988

Robert Ostman Bert Burkholder Jeff Zander Norm McGee

3:15.42

1989

Drew Thomas was a two-time (2005, 2007) North Central Conference outdoor champion in the discus.

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conference records & champions retired events

conference TEAM champions

100-Yard Dash Mark Ralph L. Pierce 9.8 9.9 Ralph L. Pierce Ralph L. Pierce 10.0 George Fait 10.0 Horace Johnson 9.9 Horace Johnson 9.7 10.3 Horace Johnson Ron Thompson 9.9 Ron Thompson 9.9 Conrad Jones 10.1

Year 1932 1933 1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1952 1953 1956

North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota

220-Yard Dash Mark Ralph L. Pierce 21.8 Ralph L. Pierce 22.2 Ralph L. Pierce 21.8 Horace Johnson 22.2 21.4 Horace Johnson Horace Johnson 23.1 Ron Thompson 22.6 Conrad Jones 21.4 Conrad Jones 22.3

Year 1932 1933 1934 1937 1938 1939 1953 1955 1956

Bold indicates still active

440-Yard Dash Mark Joe Drew 52.8 Joe Drew 50.6 51.1 Wayne F. Hill Paul Stratte 51.8 50.0 Myron Lempe

Year 1925 1926 1934 1936 1953

880-Yard Run Mark LeRoy Pearson 1:59.0 Roy Mosher 1:59.5 2:02.7 Roy Mosher Hugh Nichols 2:03.2 Hugh Nichols 2:04.1

Year 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

Mile Run Mark Henry Hanson 4:36.4 William Hollister “Hollis” Felson 4:32.8 William Hollister “Hollis” Felson 4:45.0 4:22.8 LeRoy Pearson LeRoy Pearson 4:33.8 4:42.6 LeRoy Pearson

Year 1923 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933

Two-Mile Run Mark LeRoy Pearson 10:12.1 LeRoy Pearson 10:17.0

Year 1932 1933

120-Yard High Hurdles Mark Peter Simonesen 15.5 220-Yard Low Hurdles Mark Joseph “Lafe” Ludwig 25.1 George Fait 25.5 George Fait 26.1 Peter Simonesen 24.9

Year 1949 Year 1931 1934 1935 1949

Mile Relay Mark 3:27.6 North Dakota North Dakota 3:24.0 (Jones, Miller, Lempe, Ryan) North Dakota 3:24.0 (Jones Miller, Ryan, Koon)

Year 1931 1955

1933 1934 1937 1938

* - NCC Record Note: UND has been a member of the Great West Conference since the 2008-09 season. UND had been a member of the North Central Conference through the 2007-08 season.

Memorial Stadium, home to the Fighting Sioux men’s and women’s track and field teams, was built in 1927 as a memorial to members of the UND community who died during World War I.

1956

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track & field honor roll NCAA division Team Finishes Year Indoor Outdoor 1969 -- 9th 1985 -- 8th 1987 -- t-9th

1991 1995 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2007 2007 2008 2008

NCAA national champions Indoor Year Name Event 1985 Dave Levos Shot Put 1987 Norm McGee 55-Meters 1988 Norm McGee 55-Meters Outdoor Year Name 1969 Arjan Gelling 1986 Dave Levos 1987 Norm McGee 1988 Norm McGee 1989 Norm McGee

Event Six Mile Discus 100-Meters 100-Meters 100-Meters

All-Americans Indoor Year Name 1985 Dave Levos 1985 Norm McGee 1987 Norm McGee 1987 Tracy Martin Norm McGee Bryan Greenwood Chuck Torrance 1988 Norm McGee 1988 Jon Wrzesinski 1988 Steve Burian 1989 Steve Burian 1989 Norm McGee 1990 Steve Burian 1990 Scott Jemtrud 1991 Scott Jemtrud 1992 Jared Bruggeman 1995 Mark Murdock 1997 Marc Sondreal 1997 Mark Murdock 1998 Marc Sondreal 1998 Jim Mallory 2002 Mike Backes 2002 Aaron Berndt Outdoor Year Name 1968 Arjan Gelling 1968 Arjan Gelling 1968 Mike Kane 1969 Arjan Gelling 1969 Arjan Gelling 1975 Larry Kennedy 1977 Robert Fransen 1984 Dave Levos 1984 Dave Levos 1985 Norm McGee 1985 Norm McGee 1986 Dave Levos 1986 Dave Levos 1987 Norm McGee 1987 Norm McGee 1988 Norm McGee 1988 Norm McGee 1989 Norm McGee 1989 Norm McGee 1990 Steve Burian

Event Shot Put 55-Meters 55-Meters 1,600 Relay

55-Meters Pole Vault Shot Put Shot Put 55-Meters Shot Put Pole Vault Pole Vault 800-Meters Shot Put High Jump Shot Put High Jump 5,000 Meters Triple Jump 800-Meters

Rory Beil Mark Murdock Mark Murdock Marc Sondreal Chad Heltemes Brian Emerson Marc Sondreal Brian Emerson Brian Emerson Jason Cook Tyler Stoltz Matt Fick Matt Litzinger Matt Fick Matt Litzinger

110-Hurdles Shot Put Shot Put High Jump 1,500-Meters Shot Put High Jump Discus Discus Discus Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin

7th 6th 8th 7th 8th 8th 8th 5th 5th 5th 5th 8th 6th 3rd 1st

2007 TEAM, Clark Carlson, Matt Gerszewski, Donovan Alexander 2009 TEAM GREAT WEST CONFERENCE fall all-academic team 2009 Cory Absey 2010 Cory Absey, Jeremy Jones, Josh LaBlanc, Tyler Rose, Kyle Rosseau GREAT WEST CONFERENCE winter/spring all-academic team 2009 Marc Barclay, Matt Elbert, Josh LaBlanc, Kyle Rosseau

north central CONFERENCE at-large all-academic team 1985 Bryan Greenwood, Gerry Werven (HM) 1987 Bryan Greenwood, Dan Thralow 1988 Steve Burian, Andy Lawrence, Rory Beil, CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM Todd Brecto 1989 Steve Burian (1st) 1989 Steve Burian, Jon Wrzesinski, Andy Lawrence, 1990 Steve Burian (1st) Rory Beil, Bert Burkholder, Mike Sanderson 1990 Steve Burian, Scott Jemtrud, Kory Zimney CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-district TEAM 1991 Rory Beil, Scott Jemtrud, Matt Kelly, Kory 1993 Mike Madsen Zimney 1994 Mike Madsen 1992 Rory Beil, Sean Burian, Matt Kelly, Kory 1997 Marc Sondreal Zimney, Brian Bergantine, Jared Bruggeman, 1999 Marc Sondreal Wayne Kazmierczak, Russ Schwehr 2000 Greg Geers 1993 Mike Madsen, Russ Schwehr, Wayne 2002 Mike Backes Kazmierczak, Greg Hexum, Mike Hoebel, Eric 2003 Brent Lorentz Podnickes 1994 Cory Ravnaas, Darin Didier, Mike Madsen, NCAA II cross country coaches Jim Kalina 1995 Mike Madsen, Chad Heltemes association all-academic team 1996 Mike Madsen 1992 Chris Carbonneau 1995 TEAM, Mike Madsen, Chad Heltemes 1997 Marc Sondreal, Chad Heltemes, Mark 1996 TEAM Murdock, Byron Severson, Jim Mallory 1997 TEAM, Chad Heltemes, Jim Mallory 1998 Jim Mallory, Marc Sondreal 1998 TEAM 1999 Jeremy Zimney, Ryan Reynolds, Marc 1999 TEAM, Brent Lorentz Sondreal, Dave Lloyd 2000 TEAM 2000 Mike Backes, Jeremy Zimney, Dan Alstatt, 2001 TEAM Greg Geers 2002 TEAM 2001 Greg Geers, Steve Hanke, Brent Lorentz, 2003 TEAM Alex Campbell 2004 TEAM, Lee DeKrey, Paul Kriegler 2002 Mike Backes, Brent Lorentz, Dan Arneson, 2005 TEAM Aaron Berndt, Alex Campbell, Dan Dow, 2006 TEAM, Lee DeKrey Pete Kriegler 2007 TEAM, Kyle Rosseau 2003 Brent Lorentz, Nate Fiala, Peter Holmes, Ryan Schafer track coaches association all-academic 2004 Jason Cook, Lee DeKrey 2005 Lee DeKrey, Nate Fiala, Brent Keigley 1996 Chad Heltemes, Mike Madsen, 2006 Lee DeKrey, Richie Spitsberg Mark Murdock, Marc Sondreal 1997 TEAM, Mark Murdock, Chad Heltemes, 2007 Lee DeKrey, Richie Spitsberg Marc Sondreal 1998 TEAM (1st in nation), Martin Blekkerud, Chad Heltemes, Jim Mallory, Mark Murdock, Ryan Reynolds, Marc Sondreal, Jeremy Zimney 1999 TEAM, Jeremy Zimney, Ryan Reynolds, Mike Backes, Marc Sondreal 2000 TEAM (2nd in nation), Mike Backes, Justin “Digger” Johnson, Jeremy Zimney 2001 Team (1st in nation), Mike Backes 2002 TEAM 2003 TEAM 2004 TEAM 2005 TEAM, Lee DeKrey, Matt Gerszewski, Paul Kriegler 2006 Lee DeKrey

USTFCCCA TRACK AND FIELD DIVISION II SCHOLAR TEAM OF THE YEAR 2008 Outdoor

Place 1st 4th 1st 4th

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

Event Place 5,000-Meters 5th 10,000-Meters 2nd 10,000-Meters 5th Three Mile 2nd Six Mile 1st Mile Run 5th High Jump 6th Discus 4th Shot Put 6th 100-Meters 4th 200-Meters 6th Shot Put 6th Discus 1st 200-Meters 2nd 100-Meters 1st 100-Meters 1st 200-Meters 2nd 100-Meters 1st 200-Meters 2nd Shot Put 2nd

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und all-americans mike backes

aaron berndt

Years at UND: 1998-02

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Triple Jump

Event: 800-Meters

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Mike Backes earned All-America honors in 2002 with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. The school record-holder in the triple jump with a leap of 50-10 3/4 at the 2002 NCC indoor meet, Backes was also a member of UND’s 4x110-meter hurdle relay team that established a school record in 2000. In 2002 Backes was named to the Verizon Division II Academic All-America Team and the NCC At-Large Academic Team (for the second time). He was also a three-time member of the NCAA Division II Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team. A 1998 graduate of Red River High School in Grand Forks, Backes was the 1999 UND Rookie of the Year for the entire UND Fighting Sioux athletic department.

rory beil

jared bruggeman

Years at UND: 1988-91

Years at UND: 1990-93

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Hurdles

Event: 800-Meters

Hometown: Valley City, N.D.

Hometown: La Crescent, Minn.

Rory Beil finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles at the 1991 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships. It is the highest finish for a Sioux hurdler in UND history. Beil is still tied as the UND Indoor record holder in the 55-meter hurdles. During the 1991 outdoor season, Beil captured a NCC championship in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. He also captained the UND outdoor track team in 1989-90-91. Beil was a 1987 graduate of Valley City High School and came to UND to major in business marketing.

Aaron Berndt earned All-America honors in 2002 with a fourth-place finish in the 800-meters at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. A member of the 2002 North Central Conference AtLarge Academic Team, Berndt owns five indoor school records and two outdoor marks. In indoor competition he set school records in the 500, 600, 800 and 1,000-meter races, and was also a member of the 2002 3,200-meter relay team that set a school record. In outdoor competition Berndt was a member of UND’s school-record 3,200-meter relay team and holds the school standard in the 800-meter dash. Berndt was a 1998 graduate of Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D.

Jared Bruggeman placed fourth in the 800-meters at the 1992 NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet. Bruggeman is a former record-holder of the UND Indoor 800-meters record and was on the 3,200-meter relay team that set the outdoor record of 7:48.30 in 1993. Bruggeman, a 1989 graduate of LaCrescent High School (Minn.). Bruggeman is married to former Sioux volleyball and basketball standout Maria (Oistad) Bruggeman.

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und all-americans steve burian

jason cook

Years at UND: 1987-90

Years at UND: 2002-04

All-America Honors: 4

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Shot Put

Event: Discus

Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

Hometown: Fridley, Minn.

2006 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Burian was a four-time All-American in the shot put. In 1988, Burian finished sixth at the NCAA Division II Meet. He placed fourth in 1989, and again in 1990, with a final finish of 2nd place at the NCAA outdoor championships. Steve finished in the top three in discus at all four of his career NCC outdoor championships. Was named GTE Cosida All Academic 1st Team in 1988-1989 and 1989-1990. Achieved NCC All Academic Team 1988-1990, and was a awarded a post graduate scholarship. Steve was also awarded the UND Young alumni Achievement Award in 2005. Steve Burian is CEO & Co-founder of Advanced Engineering & Engineering Services (AE2S) in Grand Forks, ND, and has served as President of Fighting Sioux Letter winners. Steve is currently Co-Chairman of Fighting Sioux Track & Field and Cross Country National Alumni Committee. Burian was a 1986 graduate and valedictorian of his Bismarck Century High School class.

Jason Cook finished fifth in the discus at the 2004 NCAA outdoor championships to earn All-American honors for the Sioux. Cook, a 2000 graduate of Spring Lake Park (Minn.) High School, earned a degree in civil engineering at UND.

brian emerson Years at UND: 1998-01 All-America Honors: 3 Event: Shot Put, Discus Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

chris carbonneau Years at UND: 1988-92 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Cross Country Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.

Brian Emerson earned the first of his three All-America honors in 1999 with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Meet in the shot put. His second All-America was earned in the discus with a fifth-place finish at the outdoor meet in 2000. His third honor was also with a fifth-place finish at the 2001 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Meet in the discus.

matt fick Chris Carbonneau placed 32nd at the 1992 NCAA Division II Cross Country Meet to earn All-America honors. Carbonneau was also a member of the UND outdoor 4x1600-meter relay that holds the school record set in 1992 and he holds the steeplechase record set in 1992. Carbonneau was a 1988 graduate of Tartan High School in St. Paul, Minn.

Years at UND: 2004-08 All-America Honors: 2 Event: Javelin Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Matt Fick finished eighth in the javelin at the 2007 NCAA Division II outdoor championships, earning All-American honors for the Fighting Sioux. Fick also earned All-American honors in 2008 after placing third at the NCAA Division II outdoor championships. Fick, a 2004 graduate from Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D., earned a degree in marketing from UND.

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und all-americans robert fransen

bryan greenwood

Years at UND: 1977

Years at UND: 1984-87

All-America Honors: 1

Event: High Jump

Event: 1,600-Meter Relay Hometown: Cavalier, N.D.

Robert Fransen placed sixth in the high jump at the 1977 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championship to earn All-America honors.

arjan gelling

Bryan Greenwood earned All-America honors in the 1,600-meter relay which placed fourth at the 1987 NCAA Division II Championships. Greenwood is a UND record holder in the Indoor 1,600-meter relay set in 1987, and the Outdoor 400, 800, and 1,600-meter relays, all set in 1987. Greenwood came to UND after graduating from Cavalier High School in 1993 where he was the Class B state champion in the 100, 200 and 400-meters.

Years at UND: 1967-70 All-America Honors: 7

chad heltemes

Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: ?

Years at UND: 1994-98

1980 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

All-America Honors: 1 Event: 1,500-Meters

Arjan Gelling, a 1980 inductee into the University of North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame won an NCAA Division II Championship Title in 1969 in the the six-mile run. In 1968, Gelling placed second in the 10,000meters and fifth in the 5,000-meters. In 1969, he placed second in the three-mile run along with his first place in the six mile run. Gelling won the 1967 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:33.50. He also earned All-America honors in 1968 with a fourth-place finish and 1969 with a third-place finish in the cross country championships. Gelling holds the four-mile North Central Conference course record with a time of 19:25.90, set in 1967. He also holds the UND Outdoor 10,000-meters record, set in 1968, with a time of 30:34.00.

Hometown: Anoka, Minn.

Chad Heltemes placed eighth at the 1998 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters to earn All-America honors. He previously held the UND indoor 1,000-meter record (set in 1996) and still holds the indoor mile record (set in 1997) and the outdoor record in the 1,500-meters which he set in 1998. A three-sport athlete from St. Francis High School in Anoka, Minn., Heltemes earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from UND.

UND Hall of Famer Arjan Gelling stands next to UND’s record board at the Hyslop Sports Center. Gelling was a two-time NCAA champion and a seven-time AllAmerican.

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und all-americans greg hexum

larry kennedy

Years at UND: 1989-93

Years at UND: 1975

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Cross Country

Event: Mile Run

Hometown: Duluth, Minn.

Greg Hexum earned All-America honors with his 36th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Hexum was a 1989 graduate of Duluth Proctor High School who ran cross country and track for UND. He graduated from UND with a major in English and a minor in athletic coaching.

scott jemtrud Years at UND: 1988-91 All-America Honors: 2 Event: Pole Vault Hometown: ?

Scott Jemtrud finished fifth in the pole vault in 1990 and finished third at the 1991 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Meet. Jemtrud holds the outdoor record in the pole vault, a record which he set in 1991.

mike kane Years at UND: 1968 All-America Honors: 1 Event: 10,000-Meters

Larry Kennedy placed fifth in the mile run to earn All-America honors at the 1975 NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet.

dave levos Years at UND: 1982-86 All-America Honors: 5 Event: Discus, Shot Put Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. 2000 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Levos graduated from Grand Forks Red River in 1981 and graduated from UND with a degree in business administration in 1986. Levos was a three-time NCAA Division II All-America weight man in both the discus and shot put in 1984, 1985 and 1986. A five-time All-American for finishing in the top six at the NCAA Division II meet, he also won eight conference track titles. He was a four-time NCC shot put champion and triple winner in the discus under coach Mike Grandall. As a senior, Levos was first in the shot put in all six UND indoor meets and was first in the shot put in the 1985 national indoor meet. He didn’t compete in the 1985 outdoor season, instead competing in 1986. In 1986, Levos’ national title in the discus enabled him to compete in the Division I national championships, where he finished 10th. Levos is married to the former Nancy Wavrin (UND 1986-87), and the couple currently resides in Medford, Ore., where Levos is a manufacturing manager for Bear Creek, Corp. He and Nancy have two sons, Michael and Dylan. Levos was inducted into UND’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Mike Kane placed fifth in the 10,000-meters at the 1968 NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet to earn All-America honors.

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und all-americans matt litzinger

norm mcgee

Years at UND: 2004-08

Years at UND: 1985-89

All-America Honors: 2

All-America Honors: 13

Event: Javelin

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. 2001 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

Matt Litzinger earned two All-America honors while at UND. Litzinger was the NCAA Division II outdoor National Champion in the javelin in 2008. Litzinger also finished sixth in the javelin at the 2007 NCAA Division II outdoor championships. Litzinger, a 2004 graduate from Central School in Grand Forks, N.D., was a commercial aviation major at UND.

jim mallory Years at UND: 1995-98

Norm McGee was a three-time NCAA Division II Champion in the 100meter dash. McGee won the titles in 1987, 1988, and 1989. He placed fourth in the indoor 55-meter dash in 1985, was the champion in 1987 and in 1988. In 1985, McGee placed fourth in the 100-meters and finished sixth in 200-meters at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field meet. In 1987, McGee won the 100-meters and was second in the 200-meters. He repeated that feat at the 1988 and 1989 NCAA Meets. In all, McGee brought home five first-place finishes from the NCAA Division II Track and Field meets, the most in UND history. McGee also ran the 1,600-meter relay and earned All-America honors at the 1987 NCAA Division II Championships. McGee was inducted into UNDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

All-America Honors: 1 Event: 5,000-Meters Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

mark murdock Years at UND: 1995-98 All-America Honors: 4

Jim Mallory placed fifth in the 5,000-meters at the 1998 NCAA Division II Meet to earn All-America honors. Mallory also holds current UND records in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000-meter races, both set in 1998.

tracy martin Years at UND: 1987 All-America Honors: 1 Event: 1,600-Meter Relay Hometown: Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Event: Shot Put Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Mark Murdock placed second in the 1995 NCAA Division II Indoor Meet in the shot put. In the outdoor meet, that same season he took home a sixth-place finish. Two years later, in 1997, he placed sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Track and Field Meet to earn his third All-America honor. His fourth All-America honor came at the NCAA Outdoor Meet in 1998 when he placed eighth in the shot put. In his senior season at UND, Murdock took first place five times in outdoor competition, including the North Central Conference Championships where he threw 54-07. Murdock was a 1992 graduate of Red River High School in Grand Forks.

Tracy Martin earned All-America honors in the 1,600-meter relay which placed fourth at the 1987 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Martin is also a part of the current UND record-holding 4x400m relay team.

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und all-americans marc sondreal

chuck torrance

Years at UND: 1996-99

Years at UND: 1984-87

All-America Honors: 4

All-America Honors: 1

Event: High Jump

Event: 1,600-Meter Relay

Hometown: Northwood, N.D.

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

A four-time All-American, Marc Sondreal posted a third-place finish in the high jump at the 1997 NCAA Division II indoor meet. In 1998 at the NCAA indoor meet, Sondreal moved up a position to second place, and then in the 1998 outdoor season, he finished seventh in the high jump. In Sondreal’s 1998 season, he won six of the eight high jump competitions during the outdoor season, including the North Central Conference Outdoor Championships where he tied a meet record with a leap of 7-01 1/2. Sondreal earned his fourth All-American award in 1999, finishing eighth in the high jump at the NCAA outdoor meet. Sondreal graduated from from UND in the spring of 1999 with a degree in physical therapy. He is originally from Northwood, N.D.

tyler stoltz

Chuck Torrance earned All-America honors in the 1,600-meter relay which placed fourth at the 1987 NCAA Division II Championships. Torrance is also a member of the current UND record-holding indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter relays set in 1987. Torrance, a 1993 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School, majored in zoology while at the University of North Dakota.

earnest wilson Years at UND: 1964 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Cross Country

Years at UND: 2003-06 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Javelin Hometown: Valley City, N.D.

Tyler Stoltz earned All-America honors by placing fifth in the javelin at the 2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Stoltz’s fifth-place finish came on a throw of 207 feet, 4 inches. Stoltz was named UND’s most valuable performer (field events) in 2005. Stoltz, a 2002 graduate of Valley City (N.D.) High School, is majoring in psychology at the University of North Dakota.

Earnest Wilson placed 13th at the 1964 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships to earn All-America honors.

jon wrzesinski Years at UND: 1988-89 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Pole Vault Hometown: Stanford, Mont.

Jon Wrzesinski placed fourth in the pole vault at the 1988 NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet. Wrzesinski holds the current UND indoor record in the pole vault, set in 1988.

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und athletics hall of fame The University of North Dakota instituted an athletics Hall of Fame in 1975, with eight individuals being inducted that year, including former track and field standouts Edmund W. Boe, Joseph J. Flanagan and Glenn L. “Red” Jarrett. Following is a chronolgical list of UND athletic Hall of Famers who played, coached or who were associated with the Fighting Sioux men’s track and field program, with an alphabetical listing of men’s track and field Hall of Famers on the following page: CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING

1989 Inductee Ron R. (Magic) Gustafson................................................(FB 1971-74; Tr 1972) 1991 Inductee Peter V. Porinsh.......................................................................(FB, TR 1962-64, 66) 1992 Inductees S. Alex Cooley....................................................(BB 1966-68; Tr 1965; BB 1966) Donald D. Miller..................(FB 1954-55; Tr 1955-56; Base 1956; BB 1955) 1994 Inductee Bill Leifur.....................................................................................(BB, FB, Tr 1959-62) 2000 Inductee Dave Levos.....................................................................(Tr 1982-85; BB 1981-82) 2001 Inductee Norm McGee.................................................... (Tr 1985-89; FB 1984, 1986-88)

1975 Inductees Edmund W. Boe..................................................................(BB; FB; Tr 1923-27) Joseph J. Flanagan............................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1895-01) Glenn L. (Red) Jarrett........................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1927-30) Frederick D. (Fritz) Pollard...................................................... (FB; Tr 1936-38)

2002 Inductee Ralph Nienas................................................................................... (FB/Tr 1948-51)

1976 Inductee Stephen M. Myhra.................................................................... (FB; Tr 1955-57)

2006 Inductee Steve Burian............................................................................................(Tr 1987-90)

2003 Inductee Bruce Smith...........................................................................(FB 1967-69, Tr 1970)

1977 Inductees Fred N. (Nip) Felber...........................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1929-32) Arthur F. Malo Sr..............................................................................(FB 1930-32) Theodore R. Meinhover...................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1930-33) David V. Osborn......................................................................... (FB; Tr 1962-64) Richard R. Ryan...................................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1951-54) 1978 Inductees John J. Burma............................................................................. (FB; Tr 1929-31) Grant N. (Bub) Nelson............................................................. (FB; Tr 1922-24) 1979 Inductees Walter Dobler................................... (FB 1939-41; Tr 1940-42; BB 1941-42) Curt C. Schave....................................................(FB; BB 1928-31; Tr 1929-32) Dudley D. (Dude) Draxton...... (BB 1942-43, 46-48; FB 1947; Tr 1942, 47) Horace W. (Hoss) Johnson.............................(FB 1936-38; BB; Tr 1936-39) 1980 Inductees Judge Ronald N. Davies.................................................................(Tr 1923-26) Vern L. DuChene....................................(FB 1929-31; BB 1929-32; Tr 1930) 1981 Inductee Dr. Will N. Spear................................................................................(Tr 1939-41) 1982 Inductees William E. (Dutch) Leidholdt.....(FB 1932, 34, 36; H 1932-33; Tr 1935-37) Lloyd D. (Boom) Hallada...................... (FB 1948-51; Tr 1951-52; Box 1949) 1983 Inductees Michael J. Brenkus....................................................... (FB 1937-39; Tr 1939-40) J. Gordon Caldis................................................ (FB 1939-41; BB 1940; Tr 1941) Ralph L. Pierce............................................................... (FB 1931-33; Tr 1932-34) Frank A. Zazula.......................................(FB co 1946-59; Tr & CC co 1956-82) David L. (Butch) Lince.......................(FB 1963-65; BB 1963-66; Tr 1964-66) Ronald C. Thompson.........................................................(Tr 1952-53; FB 1951)

Steve Burian was the most recent track and field standout inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame. A member of the 2006 Hall of Fame class, Burian was a four-time All-American in the shot put.

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und athletics hall of fame The University of North Dakota instituted an athletics Hall of Fame in 1975, with eight individuals being inducted that year, including former track and field standouts Edmund W. Boe, Joseph J. Flanagan and Glenn L. “Red” Jarrett. Following is an alphabetical list of UND athletic Hall of Famers who played, coached or who were associated with the Fighting Sioux men’s track

and field program: ALPHABETICAL LISTING

B Boe, Edmund W. ................................................................(BB; FB; Tr 1923-27) Brenkus, Michael J. ..................................................... (FB 1937-39; Tr 1939-40) Burian, Steve...........................................................................................(Tr 1987-90) Burma, John J. ........................................................................... (FB; Tr 1929-31) C Caldis, J. Gordon............................................... (FB 1939-41; BB 1940; Tr 1941) Cooley, S. Alex...................................................(BB 1966-68; Tr 1965; BB 1966)

N Nelson, Grant N. (Bub) ........................................................... (FB; Tr 1922-24) Nienas, Ralph................................................................................... (FB/Tr 1948-51) O Osborn, David V. ....................................................................... (FB; Tr 1962-64) P Pierce, Ralph L. ............................................................. (FB 1931-33; Tr 1932-34) Pollard, Frederick D. (Fritz) .................................................... (FB; Tr 1936-38) Porinsh, Peter V. .....................................................................(FB, TR 1962-64, 66) R Ryan, Richard R. .................................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1951-54) S Schave, Curt C. ..................................................(FB; BB 1928-31; Tr 1929-32) Smith, Bruce..........................................................................(FB 1967-69, Tr 1970) Spear, Dr. Will N. ..............................................................................(Tr 1939-41) T Thompson, Ronald C. .......................................................(Tr 1952-53; FB 1951) Z Zazula, Frank A. .....................................(FB co 1946-59; Tr & CC co 1956-82)

D Davies, Judge Ronald N. ...............................................................(Tr 1923-26) Dobler, Walter.................................. (FB 1939-41; Tr 1940-42; BB 1941-42) Draxton, Dudley D. (Dude) .... (BB 1942-43, 46-48; FB 1947; Tr 1942, 47) DuChene, Vern L. ..................................(FB 1929-31; BB 1929-32; Tr 1930) F Felber, Fred N. (Nip) .........................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1929-32) Flanagan, Joseph J............................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1895-01) G Gustafson, Ron R. (Magic) ..............................................(FB 1971-74; Tr 1972) H Hallada, Lloyd D. (Boom) .................... (FB 1948-51; Tr 1951-52; Box 1949) J Jarrett, Glenn L. (Red) ......................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1927-30) Johnson, Horace W. (Hoss) ...........................(FB 1936-38; BB; Tr 1936-39) L Leifur, Bill....................................................................................(BB, FB, Tr 1959-62) Leidholdt, William E. (Dutch).....(FB 1932, 34, 36; H 1932-33; Tr 1935-37) Levos, Dave....................................................................(Tr 1982-85; BB 1981-82) Lince, David L. (Butch) .....................(FB 1963-65; BB 1963-66; Tr 1964-66) M Malo Sr., Arthur F. ...........................................................................(FB 1930-32) McGee, Norm................................................... (Tr 1985-89; FB 1984, 1986-88) Meinhover, Theodore R. .................................................(FB; BB; Tr 1930-33) Miller, Donald D. .................(FB 1954-55; Tr 1955-56; Base 1956; BB 1955) Myhra, Stephen M. .................................................................. (FB; Tr 1955-57)

Frederick “Fritz” Pollard, Jr. (Hall of Fame Class of ‘75) won the bronze medal for the United States in the 110meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. His father, Fritz Pollard Sr., was the National Football League’s first African-American head coach.

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und ron pynn invitational By Jackie DeMolee, UND Athletics

Ron Pynn was an educator at the University of North Dakota for 29 years in political science, but he didn’t only shape the minds of students in the classroom. He has projected his love for track and field and cross country onto the programs at UND. Pynn has been a long time supporter of cross country and track and field. The Ron Pynn Invitational, UND’s annual cross country meet, was established in 2002 to honor Pynn for his many contributions to the teams, including travelling with the teams for support, working events and financially supporting the program. He said that he’s always had a passion for the sport and the studentathletes involved. Ron Pynn

“It [running] takes a special brand of discipline,” said Pynn. “What drives them [athletes] to run drives them to succeed in other areas of their life.” This is only one of the many reasons Pynn feels so passionate about the program at UND. “It’s been exciting each and every year,” said UND men’s cross country and track and field head coach Mike Grandall. “It’s great to have him back.” Pynn uses the Invitational as an opportunity to visit the University and friends. “I think the world of the coaches,” he said. “The way they treat the athletes, but not just as UND athletes, but as students too.”

The 2008 cross country team at the Ron Pynn Invitational.

Ray Richards Golf Course is home to 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. The Division I transition has changed the Invitational a little, but it doesn’t change the meaning behind the name of the event or how important the event is to the head coaches of the men’s and women’s cross country teams and Pynn.

“What drives them to run drives them to succeed in other areas of life.” — Ron Pynn

Pynn currently resides in Berlington, Vt., but makes the trek back to UND each year for the Invitational.

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INDOOR Jan. 15 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 26-27 OUTDOOR Mar. 19-20 Mar. 26-27 Apr. 2 Apr. 9-10 Apr. 22-24

Bengal Shootout (Idaho State) at Pocatello, Idaho South Dakota at Vermillion, S.D. Bill Bergan Invitational (Iowa State) at Ames, Iowa Nebraska Husker Invitational Iowa State Classic at Ames, Iowa Great West Conference Indoor Championship at Vermillion, S.D. at Baldy Castillo Invitational, Arizona State at Missouri Relays UND/SDSU/USD Duals at Brookings, S.D. Jim Duncan Invitational, Drake

Drake Relays at Des Moines, Iowa Apr. 27 South Dakota State Twilight at Brookings, S.D. Apr. 30-May 1 Howard Wood Relays, Sioux Falls May 13-15 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship at Vermillion, S.D.