2016 University of North Dakota women's track and field/cross country media guide

NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN’S

TRACK & FIELD CROSS COUNTRY

JAYD EGGERT, SR. THROWS – MINOT, ND

LYDIA LUTZ, SR. DISTANCE – PARK RAPIDS, MN

STEPHANIE CLARKE, SR. SPRINTS – EDMONTON, ALBERTA

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 NORTH DAKOTA STAFF Head Coach Kevin Galbraith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Associate Head Coach Dick Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW 2016 Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2016 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW 2015 Season in Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2015 Roster, Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 2015 Individual Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES Alyssa Anderson, Allison Berg, Carly Bertsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hailey Brinkman, Erin Brown, Natasha Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Stephanie Clarke, Molli Detloff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Jessica Drady, Jayd Eggert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Alyssa Espinoza, Kyley Foster, Anna Gessell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Kya Glenn, Molly Griep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Samantha Guenther, Erin Harris, Heather Harrower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Courtney Heupel, Aubrey Hovland, Martha Hubbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Meghan Janssen, Larissa Juelich, Miegan Kienholz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Monica Kuehl, Amanda Larson, McKenzie Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Alyssa Lueck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lydia Lutz, Tianna McKinney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Paige Melin, Janessa Meuleners, Jadyn Nelson, Sydney Raboin . . . . 45 Ashley Rone, Bethany Schultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Paige Slemmons, Isabel Waite, Katelyn Weber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Erin Wysocki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Big Sky Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 HISTORY Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 UND Track & Field Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-52 All-Time Top-10 Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-57 UND All-Americans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-64 Conference & National Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-67 UND Ron Pynn Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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GENERAL School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Dakota Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202) Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883 Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,951 (Fall 2015) Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fighting Hawks School Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Green & White National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Sky Conference President (interim). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward T. Schafer 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Galbraith Galbraith’s Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.777.2361 Associate Head Coach/Cross Country Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Clay Clay’s Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701.777.2979 Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Jones, Joe Silvers Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucas Blom TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th 2015 NCAA Midwest Regional Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31st Cross Country Letterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/5 2015-16 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th 2015-16 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track Finish. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9th Track Letterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23/12 MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Track & XC Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Whipple Office Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.777.2985 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507.993.3419 Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701.777.2285 E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rachel.whipple@my.und.edu Athletics Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.undsports.com Athletics on Facebook. . . . . . . . . . . . www.facebook.com/undathletics Track & Field on Twitter. . . . . . . . . . . www.twitter.com/undtrackfieldxc

CREDITS The 2015-16 University of North Dakota women’s track and field/cross country media guide is a production of the UND Athletics media relations office. The guide was designed, written and edited by assistant athletics director/ media relations Jayson Hajdu with writing assistance from media relations intern Gabriella Fundaro. Cover design by Cami Bennett. Photos by Miller Photography, Avry Images, Emma Erickson, Kory Wallen, Matt Schill, Carl Piper, GopherTrackShots.com and Adam Stainiger. Special thanks to the hard work of previous UND Athletics media relations staffs.

ON THE COVER Outside Front (L to R): Lydia Lutz, Stephanie Clarke, Jayd Eggert. Inside Front (clockwise from left): Martha Hubbell, starting line, Larissa Juelich. Outside Back (clockwise from top): Mollit Detloff, Natasha Brown, Molly Griep.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD People: •

14,951 total enrollment (Fall 2015)

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11,537 undergraduate students

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3,369 graduate and professional (law and medicine) students

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53% men, 47% women

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1.7% American Indian, 2.3% AfricanAmerican, 2.8% Latino-American, and 1.4% Asian-American students

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50 states and more than 85 countries are represented in the student body

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4,043 live in UND’s on-campus housing

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822 faculty and 1,967 benefited staff

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More than 131,000 degrees granted since 1889

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More than 122,000 living alumni (149,000 total)

Quick Facts: 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 fewer than 70 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 15,000 students – including over 2,850 graduate students, 230 law students, and 275 medical students – come from every state in the union and more than 85 countries.

Stretching out from the banks of the scenic English Coulee, the 548-acre University of North Dakota campus has been nationally recognized for its landscaping and beauty.

The 240 buildings demonstrate both classic university architecture blended with more futuristic facilities in the Aerospace complex.

UND’s newest additions are the Gorecki Alumni Center, nationally recognized for its environmentally friendly sustainability features, the remodeled and expanded energyefficient and environmentally conscious Education Building, the $20 million Wellness Center, and University Place, an innovative apartment-style residence hall. Current construction projects include a new School of Medicine and Health Sciences approved by the North Dakota State Legislature, scheduled to be complete by summer 2016; a renovated and expanded School of Law, also approved by the State Legislature; the High Performance Athletics Center; and a renovated Wilkerson Hall, which will provide more dining options and gathering space for students.

With 243 fields of study and nearly 3,000 courses, including internationally recognized programs in aviation, aerospace, and unmanned aircraft systems, UND has a vast array of educational choices. The most popular programs include engineering, health professions, business, aerospace, and education, The University is characterized by a solid foundation of the liberal arts with professional programs, a manageable size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, nine colleges and schools, a widely

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Founded in 1883, six years before North Dakota became a state

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There are 14 residence halls, 850 student apartment units, and 20 fraternities and sororities

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UND has more than 275 student organizations

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

recognized program of graduate education and research, rich cultural resources, and an outstanding record of alumni support.

UND is consistently ranked highly in college guides, including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Princeton Review, and more. Its economic impact on the state of North Dakota and region is more than $1 billion.

UND offers more than 55 master’s and more than 35 doctoral programs, as well as professional programs in law (J.D.) and medicine (M.D.), and undergraduate degrees in 91 fields of study in its nine degree-granting colleges and schools: • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Business & Public Administration • College of Education & Human Development • School of Graduate Studies • The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences • College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines • College of Engineering and Mines • School of Law • School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD NOTABLE ALUMNI Tom Amberry, ‘46 World record holder with 2,750 consecutive free throws

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

Maxie Anderson, ‘56 First to cross Atlantic Ocean, North America in balloon

Rick Kelleher, ‘69 Known as Don Bleu, host of The Gong Show

James Maxwell Anderson, 1911 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Anderson, ‘69, ‘71 Actor, notably in Lost, Forrest Gump, Friends, ER 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.

Karen Nyberg, ‘94 NASA astronaut

Mark Chipman, ‘83, ‘85 Owner, NHL’s Winnipeg Jets Board of Governors, NHL

Greg Page, ‘73 Executive Chairman, Cargill, Inc.

Carl Ben Eielson, ‘21 Aviator, explorer, first to cross Arctic Ocean and Antarctica by plane

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Fritz Pollard, Jr., ‘39 1936 Olympic bronze medalist, 110 hurdles Sally (Wold) Smith, ‘80 President and CEO, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar Dave St. Peter, ‘89 President, MLB’s Minnesota Twins

Ralph Engelstad, ‘54 Las Vegas entrepreneur, casino owner

Mark O. Stutrud, ‘75 Founder/Brewmaster, Summit Brewing Co.

R. Richard Fontaine, ‘65 Director, GameStop Corp.

Edward K. Thompson, ‘27, ‘58 Writer, editor of Life Magazine, publisher of SMITHSONIAN 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 Phil Jackson, ‘67, HON ‘08 President, NBA’s New York Knicks

Jonathan Toews is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Chuck Klosterman, ‘94 Best-selling author

Ed Belfour, ‘87 Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender

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

Legendary NBA coach and player Phil Jackson (‘67), pictured during his August 2008 return to UND to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree, won 11 NBA titles, more championships than any coach in professional sports history.

Cora Smith King, 1889 One of first graduates; first woman to pass N.D. state medical examination and perform surgery

Era Bell Thompson, ‘29, ‘69 Author, editor and journalist for Ebony Magazine Jonathan Toews, ‘07 Captain of NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, three-time Stanley Cup Champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist

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

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Grand Forks, N.D., is a classic university town. Located in the heart of the Red River Valley on Interstate 29, the largely residential town offers a community environment with all the amenities of a large urban area and the safety and convenience of a small community, and is within driving distance of great amenities in the region.

Grand Forks has outdoor activities for every season: • 900 acres of park land with trails, sports fields and courts, lakes, playground equipment.

• The Greenway - 2,200 acres along the Red River • Twenty miles from Turtle River State Park.

• Five golf courses including King’s Walk, the only PGA-rated golf course in North Dakota.

• One-of-a-kind Japanese Garden at Sertoma Park.

Greater Grand Forks is an impressively cosmopolitan city, boasting a regional population of roughly 75,000 residents and spanning two states. Because of its diversity, there’s always live theatre, musical performances, art shows or a concert from rock to the Grand Forks Symphony somewhere in Grand Forks: • Alerus Center • Empire Arts Center • Ralph Engelstad Arena complex • Fire Hall Theatre • The North Dakota Museum of Art • Chester Fritz Auditorium • Grand Cities Art Fest • First Night Celebration Wherever one lives in Grand Forks, great shops and restaurants are always within a short distance. Additional commercial growth has sprouted at the southwest end of the city, anchored by the Columbia Mall and Market Place. However, the heart of the Grand Cities is downtown, which spans the Red River. Downtown features a large variety of options and events, from a Farmer’s Market at the Town Square to fine dining.

Photos courtesy of the Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau

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ALERUS CENTER

North Dakota plays its football home games at the Alerus Center (above and right), a 12,283-seat stadium located just minutes from the UND campus in Grand Forks.

New turf, AstroTurf’s GameDay Grass 3D60H, was installed prior to the 2012 season and new highdefinition video boards were added prior to the 2014 season.

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 athletics administration offices, the athletics academic study center, the swimming and diving pool, weight room, coaching offices and locker room facilities.

RAY RICHARDS GOLF COURSE

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

BRONSON FIELD

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

CHOICE HEALTH & FITNESS CLUB

The $25 million Choice Health and Fitness Club opened its doors in August 2012 and serves as the home for UND tennis.

A 159,000 square foot facility, Choice Health and Fitness features six tennis courts among its many state-of-the-art amenities, as well as customized locker rooms for UND’s men’s and women’s tennis teams.

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KING’S WALK GOLF COURSE

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

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RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA

The most visited tourist destination in North Dakota, the new Ralph Engelstad Arena (above and right) has become widely regarded as the finest hockey facility in the world. The premiere home to college hockey, the Engelstad Arena has just about everything.

As soon as fans enter the doors, they know they are in the Fighting Sioux hockey arena. Seven NCAA and 14 WCHA championship banners hang proudly from the rafters.

UND ATHLETICS HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER

Phase One of UND’s state-of-the-art practice facility, which features a 100-meter football field and an 8-lane, 300-meter track, was completed in August 2015. Once fully completed, the facility will also include spectator seating, an academic center, a sports medicine facility, and strength and conditioning amenities. Among the finest of its kind in North America, the facility will be utilized by all of UND’s athletics programs in addition to hosting area competitions.

KRAFT FIELD

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

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UND’s Academic Awards Night in February honored 336 student-athletes who achieved a 3.0 GPA during the Fall 2014 semester, representing 74 percent of UND’s student-athlete population. Seventy of those student-athletes owned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

NOTABLE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2014-15 • UND’s student-athletes owned a collective 3.23 GPA in 2014-15, the highest single-year GPA in UND Athletics history.

• Eighteen of UND’s 21 teams boasted a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• UND placed a school-record 213 student-athletes on academic allconference teams.

• Seventy-two percent of UND’s student-athletes boasted a 3.0 GPA during the Spring 2015 semester.

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

UND Athletics prides itself on the academic excellence of its studentathletes, whose athletic achievements are matched by academic distinction on a yearly basis.

The George and Arlene Schubert Athletics Academic Center, which opened in April 2008, serves as a study center for student-athletes and is conveniently located in the Hyslop Sports Center.

Academic services director Amanda Hajdu 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 student-athletes for evening study table.

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• Hockey players Shelby AmsleyBenzie and Nick Mattson earned Academic All-America honors.

• Mattson earned his second straight NCAA Elite 89 Award for men’s hockey at the NCAA Frozen Four.

• Men’s and women’s track & field, men’s & women’s cross country, and men’s & women’s swimming & diving each earned academic team honors from their respective national organizations.

• UND had a Big Sky-leading five teams earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards: men’s cross country, men’s tennis, men’s indoor track, men’s outdoor track, and women’s basketball.

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.

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Since making the transition to Division I competition in 200809, UND’s student-athletes have earned 23 Academic AllAmerica honors, seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, and five prestigious NCAA academic awards.

UND established its academic reputation with 64 Academic AllAmericans at the Division II level, fourth-most all-time among Senior men’s hockey player Nick Mattson received his second straight NCAA Elite 89 Award DII schools. at the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston. The award is given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average among all participants at each NCAA championship.

Baseball 1978 Lowell Schweigert 2014 Patrick Riewer

2nd Team 3rd Team

Basketball (M) 1977 Fred Lukens

3rd Team

Basketball (W) 1985 Lori Carriere 1992 Jenny Walter 1994 Tracey Pudenz 1999 Jaime Pudenz 2000 Jaime Pudenz 2003 Jenny Boll

Becky Moen

2nd Team 1st Team 1st Team 3rd Team 2nd Team 3rd Team 3rd Team

Football 1975 Fred Slone 1977 Fred Slone 1984 Glen Kucera 1987 Kurt Otto 1988 Chuck Clairmont

Rusty Ekness

Matt Gulseth 1992 Mark Ewen

Tim Gelinske

1996 Tim Tibesar 1998 Marcus McKenzie 1999 Brant Grimes 2001 Mac Schneider 2002 Mac Schneider 2003 Jesse Ahlers 2005 Jeff Glas

Digger Anderson

Danny Gagner 2006 Weston Dressler

Michael Greenwood 2007 Mitch Braegelmann

Weston Dressler

Rory Manke 2008 Mitch Braegelmann

Rory Manke

Andrew Miller

Brady Trenbeath 2009 Brandon Hellevang

Nick Nolte

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Golf 2009 Amanda Kaler

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Hockey (M) 2000 Karl Goehring 2001 Karl Goehring 2009 Chay Genoway 2014 Nick Mattson 2015 Nick Mattson

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Hockey (W) 2012 Jocelyne Lamoureux 2013 Jocelyne Lamoureux

Monique Lamoureux 2014 Shelby Amsley-Benzie 2015 Shelby Amsley-Benzie

2nd Team 1st Team 3rd Team 3rd Team 1st Team

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

3rd Team 3rd Team 1st Team 1st Team

Swimming & Diving (M) 1993 Carlo Waldfried 1999 Ryan Requist 2000 Ryan Requist 2001 Ryan Requist 2002 Sebastian Andersson 2004 Sebastian Andersson

3rd Team 2nd Team 1st Team 1st Team 3rd Team 2nd Team

Swimming & Diving (W) 1984 Kim Edwards 1985 Kim Edwards 1990 Janine Etchepare 1991 Janine Etchepare 2001 Katie Bjerke 2002 Katie Bjerke 2006 Lauren Mickelson

3rd Team 2nd Team 2nd Team 1st Team 2nd Team 1st Team 3rd Team

Tennis (W) 2006 Erin Sullivan

3rd Team

Track & Field/Cross Country (M) 1989 Steve Burian 1990 Steve Burian 1999 Marc Sondreal 2002 Mike Backes

1st Team 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team

Track & Field/Cross Country (W) 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Steph Bruening 1994 Steph Bruening 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer 2012 Lindsay Anderson 2013 Kirsten Haas

3rd Team 2nd Team 2nd Team 1st Team 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team 3rd Team

Volleyball 1991 Karla Danielson 2002 Kate Cahill 2013 Ronni Munkeby 2015 Lauren Clarke Wrestling 1990 Kris Presler 1991 Kris Presler

2nd Team 3rd Team 3rd Team 3rd Team 1st Team 1st Team

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships 1979 1980 1981 1982

1984 1988

1991

1992

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1998 2000

2001

2002

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2004 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2012 2013

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

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 Football Track & Field/Cross Country Hockey Football Hockey

NCAA Special Awards NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award (formerly Top VIII Award) 2011 Casie Hanson Hockey, Softball 2014 Jocelyne Lamoureux Hockey NCAA Elite 89 Award (formerly Elite 88 Award) 2011 Brad Eidsness 2014 Nick Mattson 2015 Nick Mattson

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD 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

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1982

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1987

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1997

Men’s Hockey

1997

Women’s Basketball

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Women’s Basketball

1999

Women’s Basketball

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

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

PHILOSOPHY

We believe that strength and conditioning is crucial to the complete development of the student-athlete. The philosophy of Nate Baukol Director of Strength and Conditioning our strength and conditioning program is based on the belief that what occurs in the weight room and field transfers to the playing surface. We train sport specifically with the goal of enhancing athleticism. We also believe in the importance of work ethic, attitude, accountability and mental toughness and that these qualities can be developed and enhanced through our strength and conditioning program.

At the University of North Dakota, one program, functioning behind the scenes, but which should not be taken lightly, is the strength and conditioning program. The strength and conditioning program at UND is among the finest in Division I and vital to the success of all UND athletic teams. The strength and conditioning staff commits themselves to the development of size, strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and body composition of each student-athlete. The goal of the strength staff is to develop the athlete and team to reach their maximum potential throughout their career while staying injury free.

Nate Baukol, director of strength and conditioning, oversees the program and facilities. Baukol has three full-time assistant coaches and one graduate assistant coach to assist him.

Together they direct and monitor the training of over 400 studentathletes in 20 sports at UND. UND also boasts some of the finest strength training facilities around. The facilities include weight rooms at the Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, Memorial Stadium, and the Hyslop Sports Center.

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 won’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.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD 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 11 faculty athletic trainers, three 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, 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

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Whether it is reading to area school children or lending their time to countless charitable organizations or providing disaster relief, UND’s student-athletes pride themselves on their community involvement and have long been looked upon as pillars within the UND and Grand Forks communities. In 2014-15 alone, UND student-athletes logged a school-record 8,050 hours of community service.

Above Left: Student-athletes serve their fans at the World’s Largest French Fry Feed in University Park during Potato Bowl USA week. Above: The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) raised more than $13,000 for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti in 2010. Below Right: The football team’s Holiday Magic For Markus program provides Christmas presents to sick children.

Above: Members of the men’s hockey team call Champions Club members and thank them for their support during the annual ‘Thank-A-Thon.’ Below: The men’s hockey team helped UND Athletics raise more than $30,000 for cancer research with the North Dakota Strong campaign in Fall 2013.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD The University of North Dakota boasts a proud history of varsity athletics nicknames. UND’s first official nickname was the “Flickertails,” although its origin remains somewhat a mystery. The nickname made its first public appearance in a Grand Forks Herald account of UND’s football loss to Minnesota on Oct. 8, 1904, 15 years after UND’s first athletics contest was played. According to Lee Bohnet’s A Century of UND Sports, “the author was not identified, but there is strong evidence the nickname was coined by a Minneapolis sportswriter who may have covered the game for the Herald. The writer lauded the fighting spirit of the North Dakota players.”

The University of North Dakota adopted the interlocking ND as its official logo during the summer of 2012 following the retirement of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The interlocking ND will be utilized until 2015, when a new athletics nickname

In 1911, UND’s student body officially adopted “Flickertails” as its nickname. UND would remain known as the “Flickertails” (as well, unofficially, as the “Nodaks”) for a third of a century, establishing an early athletics history.

In the fall of 1930, the university adopted the nickname “Sioux” for its varsity teams following a successful renaming campaign by the Dakota Student, UND’s student newspaper. The word “Fighting” was later added and UND would be known as the “Fighting Sioux” until the summer of 2012.

The university utilized several ”Fighting Sioux” logos throughout the decades, perhaps most notably the green geometric logo introduced in 1976 and the most recent full-color logo was unveiled in 1999. The former was designed by an artist at the UND News Bureau with input from American Indian students, while the latter was created by noted Native American artist and UND alum Bennett Brien.

UND’s most recent Fighting Sioux logo, designed by noted Native American artist and UND alum Bennett Brien, was unveiled in 1999. The logo was named the No. 1 hockey logo in the world by The Hockey News in 2009.

The University of North Dakota officially retired its longtime “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo prior to the 2012-13 athletics season.

Following the retirement of the Fighting Sioux nickname, UND’s varsity athletics teams operated without an official nickname for three seasons.

On Nov. 18, 2015, UND began a new chapter in its athletics history when President Robert Kelley announced that ‘Fighting Hawks’ would be the University’s new athletics nickname effective immediately.

The geometric Fighting Sioux logo was introduced in 1976 and remained in use through the 1999-2000 season.

With a new nickname selected, Kelley also announced that the University would begin the process of developing, selecting and implementing a visual identity to accompany the name. The new athletics mark is expected to be finalized by mid-summer 2016. Until then, UND continues to use its interlocking ND mark as its primary athletics logo.

The current University of North Dakota logo has been in use since the close of Centennial year activities in 1984.

It serves as the official logo of the University, but typically is not used for athletics purposes.

Following the University’s first athletic competition in 1889, UND’s earliest teams were known unofficially as the “Nodaks” (pictured above is the 1896 football team).

The “Flickertails” nickname made its first appearance in a 1904 Grand Forks Herald article and was officially adopted in 1911.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD UNDsports.com is the official source for everything regarding the University of North Dakota athletics department.

The website, re-launched in January 2015, offers everything for the fan. Away from home but still want to watch the game live? Watch it on UNDSports.com.

Missed the game and want to check the score? Find recaps, box scores and on-demand video of highlights and the complete game.

You can also follow UND on our mobile site or download the UNDsports.com app for iPhone and Android. News, scores, schedules and watch highlight videos and interviews. You can even listen to live games streamed directly to your phone!

UNDsports.com: •

Live video webcasts for all home men’s and women’s hockey, and select soccer, baseball and softball games

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Live audio broadcasts from the Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network

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Watchgames and highlights in our on-demand video archive

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Live stats for all home games

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News sent directly to your phone, inbox or RSS feed

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Download the schedules to your mobile device and calendars

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Watch all Big Sky Conference games for football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball on WatchBigSky.com or download the WatchBigSky app.

Social Media: Facebook

www.facebook.com/UNDAthletics

Twitter

www.twitter.com/UNDSports

YouTube

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) is the primary broadcast partner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), North Dakota’s men’s hockey conference. CBSSN will broadcast a select number of home and road North Dakota men’s hockey games. Check with your local cable or satellite TV provider for channel information for these listings and other television coverage.

Midco Sports Network (MidcoSN) will broadcast all home North Dakota football contests, as well as selected volleyball, women’s hockey, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games. MidcoSN will broadcast all home men’s hockey games that are not televised by CBS Sports Network or conflict with other NCHC broadcasts.

Check with your local cable or satellite TV provider for channel information.

Midco Sports Network will continue to broadcast two 30-minute programs focused on UND Athletics, as UND Sports Extra and North Dakota Hockey with Brad Berry premier on Tuesday nights throughout the season.

MidcoSN will also air the popular web series Through These Doors, a behind-the-scenes look at UND’s men’s hockey program. All three programs will air on Friday nights on MidcoSN in addition to their premiers on various platforms.

FOX College Sports (FCS) will continue to broadcast nationwide all North Dakota sporting events (except men’s hockey) that are produced by MidcoSN through a partnership with UND Athletics and Midcontinent Communications. Check with your local cable or satellite TV provider for channel information.

FOX Sports North (FSN)/FOX Sports North Plus (FSN+) is in its second year as a television partner with UND Athletics and will carry third-tier volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games produced by UND Athletics. Many of these productions are also available on FOX College Sports (FCS). Check with your local cable or satellite TV provider for channel information.

The Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network produces live broadcasts for all football, men’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as all home women’s hockey games, select volleyball and baseball games, and a weekly Wednesday coaches show. Listen to the UND Coaches Show every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on many Home of Economy UND Sports Radio Network stations.

2015-16 North Dakota Radio Network Affiliates Grand Forks, N.D. KQHT FM 96.1 (The Fox) (Flagships) KSNR FM 100.3 (Cat Country)

KKXL AM 1440 (The Fan) Fargo, N.D. WDAY AM 970 Bismarck, N.D. KFYR AM 550

KXMR AM 710 Beulah, N.D. KDKT AM 1410 Devils Lake, N.D. KDVL FM 102.5 Dickinson, N.D. KXDI FM 93.9 Jamestown, N.D. KRVX FM 103.2 Langdon, N.D. KNDK FM 95.7 Mahnomen, Minn.

KRJM FM 101.5 Minot, N.D. KRRZ AM 1390 Williston, N.D. KDSR FM 101.1 Warroad, Minn.

KRWB AM 1410

FM 102.9

Football, Men’s Hockey Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball Women’s Hockey, Coaches Show Football, Hockey, Coaches Show, Game of the Week* Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’sHockey, Coaches Show Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey Football, Men’s Hockey, Coaches Show Men’s Hockey Men’s Hockey

*Indicates Game of the Week broadcaster for volleyball, basketball, women’s hockey

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PRESIDENT

Edward T. Schafer

Edward T. Schafer, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under George W. Bush and former North Dakota Governor, took over as the Interim President of the University of North Dakota Today, Friday, Jan. 15. A UND alum, Schafer follows Dr. Robert Kelley, who started as UND’s 11th president in July 2008 and who retired Thursday, Jan. 14.

Born and raised in Bismarck, N.D., Schafer graduated from the UND in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and earned an MBA from the University of Denver in 1970. UND awarded Schafer an honorary Doctor of Letters in 2008, and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation awarded him the Sioux Award in 2009.

Schafer was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 28, 2008. As Secretary of Agriculture, he oversaw a $95 billion operating budget and over 107,000 employees. He restructured and reshaped 29 agencies to modernize the focus of $285 billion in program delivery and built a new process for implementing the 2008 Farm Bill. He also initiated the Secretary’s Fight Hunger Initiative, directed the United States’ response to the World Food Crisis, and helped direct international trade negotiations on behalf of the federal government.

Schafer served as North Dakota’s governor from 1992 to 2000, making education the number one priority of his administration, during which time his administration was able to increase spending by reshaping the budget to reflect spending priorities. He also started the Education Roundtable, which led to the modernization of the system in North Dakota, and he co-founded the Western Governors University. Other administration priorities included diversification and strengthening of the economy and reducing the cost of government. He also led efforts to upgrade North Dakota’s communications infrastructure and make highspeed voice and data networks across the state.

As governor, Schafer oversaw a budget of $4.6 billion, and led the state’s response to emergencies such as the severe flood that hit Grand Forks and the northern Red River Valley in 1997. Schafer, who visited Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota at the most critical point in the flood disaster, was instrumental in marshaling and mobilizing North Dakota resources, including the manpower of the North Dakota National Guard, to help the Grand Forks area, including UND, manage the flood and its aftermath.

Schafer chaired the Western Governors Association, leading efforts to demonstrate how technology could improve the efficiency and lower the cost of delivering government services, and he was elected chair of the Republican Governors Association in 2000, co-founding and co-chairing the Governors Biotechnology Partnership to increase public understanding and support for the benefits of agricultural biotechnology.

Before entering public life, Schafer was an executive with the Gold Seal Company in Bismarck, a successful marketer of nationally-known consumer products such as “Mr. Bubble” bubble bath, “Glass Wax” glass cleaner and “Snowy Bleach.” The company had been founded by his father, Harold Schafer. Ed Schafer joined Gold Seal after he earned his MBA and held a series of management positions with the

company before becoming president in 1978. Under his leadership, Gold Seal’s sales doubled and the net worth of the company tripled. It was sold in 1986.

Schafer then went on to launch several new businesses, including a commercial real estate development company, a fish farm and a classic car dealership.

After leaving office in 2000, he co-founded Extend America, a venture capitalbacked company, to provide wireless voice and high-speed data services to commercial and residential customers in five rural Midwestern states. He also continues to serve as the chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation that oversees the operations of the historic town his father resurrected, and he became active in leading several other nonprofit and citizens advocacy groups in North Dakota.

Schafer and his wife, Nancy, have four children; Tom Schafer, Ellie Schafer and Eric Jones and Kari Hammer; and 13 grandchildren.

Sue Jeno, Faculty Athletics Representative Sue Jeno, an associate professor in UND’s Department of Physical Therapy, serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), a position she has held the position since November 2006.

Jeno has served as a member of UND’s Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (IAC) since 2001, as well as numerous other university committees, and was the chair of the University Senate during the 2005-06 academic year. She is also active in her professional organization, having served as treasurer of the North Dakota Physical Therapy Association for the nine years.

Jeno is a former NCAA Division I student-athlete and coach. After competing for the University of Michigan varsity synchronized swimming team, she graduated and served as an assistant coach for the Wolverines for two seasons.

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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Brian Faison

Brian Faison is in his eighth year as athletics director at the University of North Dakota. Faison assumed his duties at UND in May of 2008.

During his tenure UND has successfully completed the five-year reclassification process to Division I. Alumni and fan support have continued to grow: Champions Club and endowment giving have enjoyed nine straight record years; $18.8 million in private funding has been secured for the first phase of the UND Athletics High Performance Center; and last year women’s ice hockey finished third and men’s hockey finished first nationally in total home attendance.

Media coverage has continued to grow with multi-year, multi-sport broadcast agreements with Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports for television, Clear Channel for radio with continuing expansion of all social media platforms.

In the classroom, student-athletes have continued to excel: this past year a record number of student-athletes were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall and Spring semesters resulting in the highest GPA for the year in the history of the program; more than 200 earned academic all-conference honors; three received CoSIDA All-District honors; two student-athletes were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans; and, volleyball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s track and field all were recognized nationally for their academic performance.

Competition for UND last year resulted in two teams advancing to post-season play -- women’s basketball to the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI), and men’s ice hockey to its 13th straight NCAA tournament and its 21st Frozen Four appearance.

Faison has helped secure membership in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) for 14 UND teams and landed men’s and women’s swimming & diving and baseball in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). He also played a leadership role in the formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) partnering with Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State, Western Michigan and Nebraska Omaha.

With over 30 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics, Faison has served on several conference, regional and national sports committees. Most recently he chaired the NCHC Board of Directors for two years and chaired the BSC Joint Council. Faison currently serves on the BSC Administration Committee, and chairs the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Committee.

Prior to joining UND Faison served as special assistant to the president (2004-08) and director of athletics (1999-04) at New Mexico State University. Before that, he was national director of development for the National Children’s Cancer Society (1995-99). Faison also served as director of athletics at Indiana State University (1988-95), assistant athletics director for development at the University of Louisville (1984-88) and assistant athletics director for promotions and fund raising at Illinois State University (1979-84). He also had stints as assistant manager for athletics public relations (1978-79) and assistant director for alumni activities (1974-78) at the University of Missouri.

Faison is a 1972 graduate of the University of Missouri. He and his wife Donna have three sons: Jonathan, Matthew and Bradley, and a grandson Harrison.

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University of North Dakota Athletics Department Staff

Daniella Irle

Deputy Athletics Director, SWA

Jason Namanny

Steve Brekke

Kyle Doperalski

Assoc. Athletics Director, Development

Assoc. Athletics Director, External Relations

Nate Baukol

Assoc. Athletics Director, Chief Financial Officer

Tony Goldenstein

Amanda Hajdu

Asst. Athletics Director, Academic Services

Paul Ralston

Jayson Hajdu

Mike Mannausau

Asst. Athletics Director, Media Relations

Asst. Athletics Director, Champions Club

Asst. Athletics Director, Marketing & Licensing

Asst. Athletics Director, Digital Media & Vid. Prod.

Matt Schill

Paul Adelman Director, Ticket Sales

Director, Strength & Conditioning

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Director, Broadcast Properties

Director, Aquatics Head Diving Coach

Brian Strom

Steve Westereng

Cathy Anderson

Deb Beiswenger

Cami Bennett

Stacy Bjorlie

David Folske

Joey Garcia

Travis Kahlbaugh

Andrew Klamm

Assistant, Business Operations

Roberta Klamm Office Manager

Assistant, Business Operations

Alex Kroke

Assistant Director, Marketing

Coordinator, Graphic Design

Coordinator, Academic Services

Ross LaDue

Breanna Linert

Assistant Director, Media Relations

Martin Solomon Coordinator, Academic Services

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Kara Helmig

Assoc. Athletics Director, Compliance

ATHLETICS STAFF

Amy Stroup

Director, Special Projects

Coordinator, Licensing

Coordinator, Video Production

Assistant, Student Life

Erik Martinson

Assistant, Facilities & Game Ops.

Val Sussex

Associate Director, Champions Club

Lance Moser

Assistant Director, Marketing

Matt Varnadoe Assistant, Compliance

Director, Sports Medicine

Manager, Equipment Operations

Coordinator, Equipment Operations

Ryan Powell

Heather Reardon

Associate Director, Media Relations

Manager, Ticket Office

Mitch Wigness

Assistant Director, Media Relations

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University of North Dakota Head Coaches

Brad Berry

Men’s Hockey

Chris Maiello

Swimming & Diving

J. Travis Brewster

Dick Clay

Women’s Basketball

Jeff Dodson

Cross Country

Natalie Martinson Women’s Golf

Kevin Galbraith

Baseball

Mark Pryor Volleyball

Track and Field

Bubba Schweigert Football

Brian Idalski

Brian Jones

Women’s Hockey

Tim Swanson Men’s Golf

Men’s Basketball

Tom Wynne Tennis

Matt Kellogg Soccer

Jordan Stevens Softball

Athletics Department Phone Directory

Unless noted, all phone numbers begin with 77 followed by the 7-XXXX number, and are all in the 701 area code.

ADMINISTRATION Athletic Department Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2234 Athletic Department FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2285 Faison, Brian (Director of Athletics) . . . . . . . . . 7.2993 Brekke, Steve (Assoc. AD, Development) . . . . 7.6426 Doperalski, Kyle (Assoc. AD, External) . . . . . . . 7.2210 Hajdu, Amanda Asst. AD, Acad. Services) . . . 7.2110 Hajdu, Jayson (Asst. AD, Media Relations) . . . 7.2985 Helmig, Kara (Assoc. AD, Compliance). . . . . . . 7.5585 Irle, Daniella (Deputy AD/SWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4036 Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip. Mgr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2987 Klamm, Roberta (Office Manager). . . . . . . . . . .7.2713 Magill, Randy (Assoc. AD, CFO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3481 Mannausau, Mike (Asst. AD/Champions Club). . 7.4216 Martinson, Erik (Dir., Facilities/Game Ops). . . 7.0835 Namanny, Jason (Asst. AD/Marketing) . . . . . . 7.1373 Schill, Matt (Asst. AD, Digital Media) . . . . . . . . 7.2668 Stroup, Amy (Director, Special Projects). . . . . 7.2794

BUSINESS OPERATIONS Magill, Randy (Assoc. AD, CFO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3481 Anderson, Cathy (Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6897 Beiswenger, Debbie (Assistant). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3366

CHAMPIONS CLUB/ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Brekke, Steve (Assoc. AD, Development) . . . . 7.6426 Mannausau, Mike (Asst. AD, CC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4216 Sussex, Val (Associate Director, CC). . . . . . . . . . 7.4078 Alumni 800 TN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.543.8764

ACADEMIC SERVICES Hajdu, Amanda (Asst. A.D.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bjorlie, Stacy (Coordinator). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Garcia, Joey (Assistant, Student Life). . . . . . . .

Solomon, Martin (Assistant). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DIGITAL MEDIA & VIDEO PRODUCTION Schill, Matt (Director, New Media). . . . . . . . . . . 7.2668 Folske, David (Coord., Video Production). . . . 7.2668

7.2110 7.2112 7.5356 7.5356

BASEBALL Dodson, Jeff (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4038 Field, J.C. (Associate Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7.2352 Devillers, Brian (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2937 BASKETBALL - MEN’S Jones, Brian (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2974 Dirden, Shawn (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0483 Grabowski, Steve (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . 7.2976 Horner, Jeff (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3492 Heatherly, Craig (Director of Operations). . . . 7-3553 Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant). . . . 7.3478

BASKETBALL - WOMEN’S Brewster, J. Travis (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6214 Bernard, Mallory (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . 7.6740 Jacobson, Adam (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . 7.2980 Voigt, Jackie (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6069 Kielpinski, Jessica (Director of Operations) . . 7.3253 Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant). . . . 7.3478

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CHEER TEAM Linert, Breanna (Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651.249.9299 COMPLIANCE Helmig, Kara (Asst. AD, Compliance) . . . . . . . . 7.5585 Varnadoe, Matt (Assistant). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5161 TBA (Coordinator). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3169

FOOTBALL Schweigert, Bubba (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7.3176 Rudolph, Paul (Offensive Coord./QBs) . . . . . . 7.4192 Schmidt, Eric (Defensive Coordinator). . . . . . . 7.2996 Freund, Danny (Wide Receivers). . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4193 Gigli, Jordan (Defensive Line). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2995 Knauf, Luke (Offensive Line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4193 Kostich, Shawn (Special Teams Coord.). . . . . . 7.2997 Maurice, Kevin (Recruiting Coord./RBs). . . . . . 7.4863 Reinholz, Carl (Video Coordinator). . . . . . . . . . 7.4193 Stepps, Travis (Defensive Backs) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4193 Schwenzfeier, Joel (Outside Linebackers). . . .7.2229 Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2340

GOLF Martinson, Natalie (Women’s Coach). . . . . . . . 7.3036 Swanson, Tim (Men’s Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2155 HOCKEY - MEN’S Berry, Brad (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jackson, Dane (Associate Head Coach). . . . . .

Shaw, Matt (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swanson, Patrick (Director of Operations). . .

Kupka, Eric (Equipment Manager) . . . . . . . . . .

Duden, Whitney (Administrative Assistant). .

7.2654 7.3117 7.3118 7.3110 7.3110 7.3103

HOCKEY - WOMEN’S Idalski, Brian (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elander, Peter (Associate Head Coach) . . . . . .

Fabian, Erik (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vaughan, Kevin (Manager of Operations) . . . .

Williams, Tori (Office Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.6490 7.6492 7.6491 7.6092 7.6697

MARKETING, PROMOTIONS, & SALES Nammany, Jason (Asst. AD, Marketing). . . . . .

Adelman, Paul (Director, Ticket Sales) . . . . . . .

Bennett, Cami (Graphic Design Coord.) . . . . .

Goldenstein, Tony (Dir., Corp. Partnerships). . .

Kroke, Alex (Asst. Director, Marketing). . . . . . . .

Moser, Lance (Asst. Director, Marketing). . . . .

Ralston, Paul (Dir., Broadcast Properties) . . . .

7.1373 7.4852 7.1373 7.5373 7.1373 7.6953 7.3210

MEDIA RELATIONS Hajdu, Jayson (Asst. AD, Media Relations) . . .

LaDue, Ross (Assistant Director) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Powell, Ryan (Associate Director) . . . . . . . . . . .

Wigness, Mitch (Assistant Director) . . . . . . . . .

7.2985 7.6743 7.2986 7.4210

SOCCER Kellogg, Matt (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3972 Webb, Stephanie (Associate Head Coach). . . 7.3684 TBA (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3684 SOFTBALL Stevens, Jordan (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4952 Buchanan, Bobby (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . 7.2353 Kutz, Ally (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2353 SPORTS MEDICINE Westereng, Steve (Director). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3886 Tracy, Robin (Physical Therapist). . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4845 Ziegler, Cathy (Physical Therapist). . . . . . . . . . .7.4846 Bjerke, Sara (Asst. Athletic Trainer) . . . . . . . . . . 7.3883 Carlson, Matthew (Asst. Athletic Trainer) . . . . 7.0723 Champagne, Alicia (Asst. Athletic Trainer). . . 7.0723 Poolman, Mark (Asst. Athletic Trainer). . . . . . . 7.3107 Rambough, Audrey (Asst. Athletic Trainer) . . 7.3177 Sand, Eric (Asst. Athletic Trainer). . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0723 Tsuchiya, Makoto (Asst. Athletic Trainer) . . . . 7.0579 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst. Athletic Trainer). . 7.6147

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Baukol, Nate (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4035 Bloms, Lucas (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3933 Lofgren, Adam (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . .7.2063 SaariBovre, Ben (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7.3933 Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Assistant Coach). . . . . . 7.3933 Zachman, Kelsey (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . 7.3933 SWIMMING & DIVING Maiello, Chris (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strom, Brian (Diving Coach/Dir. of Aquatics). . .

Harris, Anthony (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . .

Rich, Ryan (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Swim ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TENNIS Wynne, Tom (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anderson, Kyle (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . .

TICKET OFFICE Reardon, Heather (Manager) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ticket Office (REA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

REA Ticket Office FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY Galbraith, Kevin (Head Track Coach) . . . . . . . .

Clay, Dick (Head Cross Country Coach). . . . . .

Jones, Drew (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Silvers, Joe (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.2766 7.3050 7.2454 7.3254 7.4451 7.4758 7.4758 7.4694 7.0855 7.6646 7.2361 7.2979 7.0446 7.2361

VOLLEYBALL Pryor, Mark (Head Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2351 Joki, Erin (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2508 Tabberson, Mia (Assistant Coach). . . . . . . . . . . 7.2508 OTHER DEPT. NUMBERS Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep.). . . . . . . . . . .

Smith, Donna (Title IX Coord./AA Officer) . . .

Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hyslop Conference Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pride of the North Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ray Richards Golf Course. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NoDak Nation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training Room (Hyslop). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training Room (Memorial Stadium). . . . . . . . .

Weight Room (Memorial Stadium). . . . . . . . . .

7.3662 7.4171 7.2591 7.2364 7.4396 7.4340 7.3666 7.2977 7.4487 7.6417

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KEVIN GALBRAITH Head Coach Years at UND: 5th Years as Collegiate Head Coach: 11th Hometown: Salem, Ore. Alma Mater: Loyola Marymount (‘81, ‘91)

Now in his fifth season as head coach of the University of North Dakota track and field teams, Kevin Galbraith has guided the program to new heights.

UND has set the bar higher and higher for itself every season under Galbraith’s guidance, and that was no different in 2014-15. School records once again fell repeatedly, with the following standing as new all-time best marks:

INDOOR • Jakob Bissell (Weight) • Natasha Brown (60-meters) • Jesse Fenstermacher (600-meters) • Shawny Kramer (Weight) • Tyler Olson (400-meters)

OUTDOOR • Jakob Bissell (Hammer) • Molli Detloff (Hammer) • Rachel Dryburgh (400-meters) • Jayd Eggert (Javelin) • Jesse Fenstermacher (800-meters) • 4x100 Relay (McKinney/Harrower/Slemmons/Dryburgh)

Detloff also broke the freshman record in the weight throw on three difference occasions during the indoor season.

UND’s student-athletes earned conference-wide recognition to go along with those program-best marks. Three men’s athletes earned AllBig Sky Conference honors: Bissell (weight, hammer), Fenstermacher (800-meters), and Michael Quesenberry (shot put). The women’s team saw three all-conference finishes as well from Brown (200-meters), Detloff (hammer), and Eggert (javelin).

Two UND student-athletes earned Junior All-America honors, as Detloff received such recognition in the discus and McKinney did the same in the 400-meters at the 2015 USA Track & Field Junior Outdoor Championships. North of the border, Brown earned herself a thirdplace finish in the 100-meters at the 2015 Canadian Track & Field Championships.

One-hundred new entries were etched into UND’s all-time top-10 listings in 2013-14, 63 by Galbraith’s women’s team and 37 by his men’s squad. Of those 100 performances, 11 stand as new school records:

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INDOOR • Jakob Bissell (Weight) • Ke-Ke Burks (Weight) • Stephanie Clarke (200-meters, 400-meters)

HEAD COACH KEVIN GALBRAITH

THE KEVIN GALBRAITH FILE Hometown • Salem, Ore. Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Communications (Loyola Marymount ‘81) • Master’s Degree: Communications (Loyola Marymount ‘91) Coaching • 2011 to present: Head Track and Field Coach

University of North Dakota • 2005 to 2011: Head Track and Field Coach

University of Northern Colorado • 1999 to 2004: Assistant Track and Field Coach

Long Beach State University • 1997 to 1999: Assistant Track and Field Coach

Track West • 1995 to 1997: Head Track and Field Coach

Los Angeles Valley College • 1993 to 1995: Assistant Track and Field Coach

Track West • 1986 to 1993: Volunteer Cross Country Coach

Loyola Marymount University OUTDOOR • Jakob Bissell (Hammer) • Ke-Ke Burks (Hammer) • Stephanie Clarke (400-meters) • Tyler Colling (Pole Vault) • Molly Griep (Shot Put) • Sam Saccoman (5,000-meters) • 400-meter relay (Page/Espinoza/Slemmons/Van Heel Clarke, senior Shawn Johnson (shot put, discus) and Jayd Eggert (javelin) each qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Championships. Clarke became the first Big Sky Conference champion in program history after capturing the 400-meters at the outdoor championship with a school-record time of 54.03 seconds. Johnson, meanwhile, earned allconference outdoor honors in both the shot put and discus, becoming the first student-athlete in UND men’s track history to earn multiple All-Big Sky honors in one championship.

In the classroom, both the men’s and women’s squads earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, while Eggert was also recognized individually. Additionally, sophomore Jimmy Evers and junior Erin Wysocki were named to the 2013-14 Capital One Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team by a vote of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

In 2012-13, UND’s first as a member of the Big Sky Conference, Galbraith engineered a record-setting season for both his men’s and women’s squads. Burks, Griep, Eggert, D’Monte Farley and incoming freshman John Hoplin qualified for the 2013 U.S. Junior Track & Field Outdoor Championships, the first in UND track and field history to do so. Both Eggert and Farley earned All-America honors in their respective events.

Additionally, Eggert, Farley and advanced to the NCAA Division I NCAA West Region prelims. At the conference level, Johnson, Griep and Clarke earned the first All-Big Sky honors in program history.

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Galbraith, who was named head coach at UND on July 19, 2011, led UND’s women’s team to runner-up finishes at both the 2012 Great West Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships, while the men’s squad placed third at both championship meets.

Under Galbraith’s tutelage, UND student-athletes claimed nine individual GWC titles, highlighted by senior Emily Emerson’s GWC record time of 4:27.29 in the 1,500-meters, the final race of her decorated career. Mikaela Hirst (triple jump), Taylor Brett (pole vault), Roman Waldera (discus), Jesse Fenstermacher(800-meters), Shawn Johnson (shot put) and Matthew Harris (pole vault) also captured GWC outdoor titles, while Brett and Christine Weinreich (weight throw) won GWC indoor championships.

Senior sprinter Chris Stoks won UND’s prestigious Glenn “Red” Jarrett Male Athlete of the Year Award (all sports), senior Tyler Rose received the GWC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Sportsmanship Award, senior Lindsay Anderson was named the GWC Female ScholarAthlete of the Year and freshman Chantel Urban was named the GWC Female Freshman of the Year.

During Galbraith’s first year at UND, his student-athletes were equally prolific in the classroom, as both the men’s and women’s squads were named 2011-12 Division I All-Academic teams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). UND’s women’s team boasted a cumulative 3.45 grade point average to tie for 13th among the 171 Division I women’s teams honored. On the men’s side, UND owned a 3.19 cumulative GPA to tie for 31st among 85 honored teams.

Galbraith also developed a comprehensive training and strength development plan for Amr Seoud, a Beijing Olympic qualifier. Seoud trained with the Bears in 2010 and went on to set two Egyptian national records and win the Gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2010 African Championships.

Prior to his arrival at UNC, Galbraith spent five seasons (1999 to 2004) as an assistant track and field coach at Long Beach State University, where he coached sprints and hurdles. In four of his five seasons, he coached the top three finishers at the conference championship in the men’s 400 meters, and he also had the top freshmen finishers at the Big West Championship in both the men’s and women’s 400 meters his final three years.

Galbraith is a 1981 graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and was the cross country team’s most valuable runner as a senior. He served as a volunteer cross country coach at LMU from 1986 to 1993, and received a master’s degree in communication in 1991.

In 1995, Galbraith was named head track and field coach at Los Angeles Valley College, where he spent two seasons. He also served two stints (1993-95, 1997-99) as assistant track coach with Track West, a USA Track and Field (USATF) national club program based out of Santa Monica, Calif.

Galbraith has also served as the meet manager of the Southern California Twilight Distance Qualifier in Los Angeles, and the Southern California Cross Country Championships in Walnut, Calif.

Individually, Anderson was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team). She was joined on the Academic All-District Team by her UND teammate, junior Kirsten Haas.

During the fall of 2012, Galbraith and his staff unveiled a new addition to the program’s practice facilities: the Gill NCAA Double Ring Tall hammer cage. The first-ever hammer cage at UND, it is the same model that was used at the 2008 Olympic trials hammer throw and is built to the specifications required to host an NCAA championship. The cage, which also enhances training safety for UND’s student-athletes, puts the program’s throwing facilities on par with nearly every school in the nation.

An experienced collegiate track and field coach with a diverse coaching background, Galbraith came to UND after a highly successful seven-year tenure as head men’s and women’s track and field coach at the University of Northern Colorado, where he guided the Bears through their transition from Division II to Division I and into the Big Sky Conference.

During his time at UNC, Galbraith’s student-athletes set 15 school records and added 68 marks to the program’s men’s and women’s top10 lists. UNC also boasted several significant milestones, including its first NCAA Division I qualifiers in school history (all sports), the first NCAA national championship female qualifier in school history, and the first Big Sky individual champions (all sports) in school history.

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Eleven school records were set under Galbraith’s watch in 2014-15.

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DICK CLAY Cross Country Coach Years at UND: 31st Years as Collegiate Head Coach: 32nd Hometown: Dawson, Minn.

Alma Mater: St. Cloud State (‘82) One of the longest-tenured coaches in the history of North Dakota Athletics, the 2015-16 season marks the 31st year of Dick Clay’s distinguished coaching career at UND. Clay serves as men’s and women’s cross country head coach, as well as men’s and women’s track and field associate head coach. Clay had doubled as UND’s head women’s track and field coach from 1985 to 2011, as well as interim men’s head track and field coach in 2011, until a restructuring of the program’s coaching staff.

Last season, Clay once again guided his youthful men’s and women’s squads to the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional, where the men’s team earned its highest regional finsih (19th) of the DI era. Between the two teams, 14 of Clay’s runners earned academic all-conference accolades from the Big Sky Conference.

In 2014, Clay and UND hosted the Big Sky Cross Country Championship for the first time in program history. Running on their home course at Ray Richards Golf Course, each of Clay’s top five runners ran personal-record times.

Academically, Clay’s men’s and women’s teams once again received USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, with 20 individuals nabbing academic allconference honors.

During the 2013 cross country season, UND’s second in the Big Sky Conference, Clay coached the first Division I all-region performer in program history in junior Erin Wysocki. The Grand Forks, N.D., native placed 25th at the NCAA DI Midwest Region Championsip two weeks after finishing fifth at the conference meet.

In the classroom, both Clay’s men’s and women’s squads earned USTFCCCA AllAcademic Team honors while 17 runners earned Big Sky Conference Fall AllAcademic honors.

In 2012, Clay guided UND cross country through its first season of Big Sky Conference membership. UND’s women’s team placed seventh and the men’s team eighth, and both squads got their first taste of a Division I championship at the 2012 NCAA Midwest Regional in Springfield, Mo. UND’s women’s and men’s teams placed 22nd and 24th, respectively, at regionals to finish ahead of programs such as Nebraska and Creighton.

On Sept. 10, 2012, UND made school history when the men’s team earned its first-ever appearance in the Division I regional rankings. That week, UND was ranked No. 14 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Midwest Region rankings.

The 2011 cross country season was highlighted by outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments. Serving as host of the of the Great West Conference Championship, UND placed second despite being without the services of 2010 GWC Athlete of the Year Lindsay Anderson, who redshirted the season. In Anderson’s absence, senior Emily Emerson led the way with a fifth-place finish and all-conference first team honors. She was joined on the All-GWC team by freshman Erin Wysocki, who placed sixth and claimed GWC Freshman of the Year honors.

On the men’s side, senior Tyler Rose capped his distinguished career by earning All-GWC Second Team accolades with an eighth-place finish. Following the year, Rose was named the GWC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Sportsmanship Award.

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CROSS COUNTRY COACH DICK CLAY

THE DICK CLAY FILE Hometown • Dawson, Minn.

Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Physical Education (St. Cloud State ‘82) Coaching • 1985-86 to present - Head Cross Country Coach • 1985-86 to 2010-11- Head Women’s Track & Field Coach • 2010-11- Head Men’s Track & Field Coach University of North Dakota • 1983-84 to 1984-84 - Head Coach Central Missouri State University Coaching Awards • NCAA CCCA Distinguished Service Award (‘07, ‘92) • NCAA TCA Distinguished Service Award (‘96) • NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCAA Regional Indoor Track Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCAA Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘99, ‘94, ‘91) • NCC Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘07, ‘88) • NCC Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00) • NCC Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘06, ‘01, ‘94, ‘92) CCCA: Cross Country Coaches Association TCA: Track Coaches Association In the classroom, five student-athletes garnered academic all-conference honors, three from the men’s team and two from the women’s team.

In 2011, Clay mentored several track and field record-breakers, conference champions, and conference scorers.

On the women’s side, senior Lindsay Anderson won GWC indoor titles in the 3,000 and 5,000-meters, setting a conference record in the latter, and was named GWC Indoor Female Athlete of the Year. UND student-athletes who set school records included Christine Weinreich (hammer throw, indoor weight throw), Jessica Butler (100-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles), the 800-meter relay team of Brittney Bolstad, Paige Kuplic, Mikaela Hirst and Sarah Fegley, and the distance medley relay team of Anderson, Megan Gray, Emily Emerson and Savana Weller.

On the men’s side, senior Josh LaBlanc broke the oldest record in school history when he ran the 10,000-meters in 30:05.24, toppling the previous record set

by Arjan Gelling in 1968 by 25 seconds. He also set the school record in the 5K and the conference record in the 3,000-meters 8:31.15 at the GWC Indoor Championship. Following the season, LaBlanc was named the 2010-11 GWC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

UND’s cross country teams enjoyed a superlative 2010 season, highlighted by junior season Lindsay Anderson winning the Great West Conference Cross Country championship and earning GWC Most Valuable Runner honors.

Anderson and teammate Emily Emerson were both named to the All-GWC first team after leading the Sioux to a third-place team finish. On the men’s side, UND placed sixth at the conference meet.

The 2010 track and field season was a memorable one for the Sioux women, as Clay’s student-athletes set numerous school records. At the GWC Indoor Championship, junior Jessica Butler won the 60-meter hurdles with a schoolrecord time of 8.98 seconds and led the Sioux to a third-place finish.At the GWC Outdoor Championship, Brenny was the runner-up in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs.

Also during the outdoor season, sophomore Emily Emerson was twice named GWC Athlete of the Week. UND’s quartet of Mikaela Hirst, Paige Kuplic, Cheri Boyer and Taryn Anderson broke an 11-year old record in the 800-meter relay at

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Clay’s women’s cross country team earned team and individual runner-up honors at the 2009 Great West Conference Championship; the squad finished second in the team standings while senior Brittany Brenny earned her second straight all-conference first team nod by taking second in the individual standings. Brenny was joined on the all-conference team by teammate and second-team selection Katherine Enabnit.

In 2008-09, UND’s first as a Division I program, Clay guided his team to a third-place finish at the inaugural Great West Conference Cross Country Championship, where three of his runners earned all-conference honors: Brenny (first team), Mandy Gefroh (first) and Emily Emerson (second).

Clay’s track and field team finished fourth at the 2009 GWC Outdoor Championship, highlighted by individual conference titles by Jessica Clausnitzer (pole vault) and Kristi Dahlheimer (3,000-meter steeplechase).

UND also placed fourth at the 2009 GWC Indoor Championship, led by a pair of individual titles from Clausnitzer, a two-time Division II All-American, in the 60-meter hurdles and the pole vault.

A hallmark of Clay’s coaching career at UND has been academic succes, and the 2009-10 was as successful as any. Clay’s women’s track and field team boasted the sixth-highest grade point average (3.5) in Division I last season, earning the team 2010 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team honors by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Additionally, senior Kristi Dahlheimer earned a prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was named a 2009-10 ESPN the Magazine Academic AllAmerican.

A certified USATF Level I Track and Field Coach, Clay was honored by his peers when he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association in 1992 and again in 2007. In 1996, Clay received the Distinguished Service Award from the NCAA Track Coaches Association.

Under Clay’s leadership, UND won the 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001 and 2006 North Central Conference Cross Country Championship and the 1994 North Central Region title. The 2000 cross country team placed second in the NCAA national championships. The runner-up finish was the highest for a UND cross country team.

From 1991 to 2007, UND made 12 team appearances in the NCAA national cross country meet. The program posted team finishes of fifth place or higher in the NCAA National meet seven times including five fourth-place finishes. In track and field, UND’s highest team finishes came in 1993 and 1994 when UND placed fifth and sixth respectively at the NCAA Indoor National Track & Field Championships. Clay has coached UND track and cross country athletes to over 80 individual All-America finishes since 1987.

Clay came to UND from Central Missouri State where he served two years as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country team and the women’s track team. In 1984, Clay’s Central Missouri State track and field team claimed a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

A native of Dawson, Minn., Clay graduated from St. Cloud State in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He went on to earn a master’s degree from St. Cloud State in 1983. A four-year track and cross country letterwinner and team captain for the Huskies, Clay qualified for the Division II cross country championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980.

The previous season, Clay’s track and field squad was named a 2009 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the USTFCCCA, ranking 12th among 130 teams with a 3.44 grade point average.

Brenny and Dahlheimer were each named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country team.

Nine track and field student-athletes were named to 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, the most of any UND team, and two more earned 2008 Fall Academic All-Great West Conference accolades.

During his time at the helm during UND’s Division II era, Clay established a program that is respected for its success at both the conference national levels.

Among his coaching honors:

• NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCAA North Central Region Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCAA North Central Region Cross Country Coach of the Year (1999, 1994, 1991) • NCC Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (2007, 1988 • NCC Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year (2000) • NCC Cross Country Coach of the Year (2006, 2001, 1994, 1992)

In May 2008, Clay coached Heidi Evans to a national title in the 1,500-meter run at the Division II national championships. With the title, Evans became the second individual women’s track & field national champion in UND school history and the first Fighting Sioux women’s outdoor champion. The only other UND women’s track national individual title came in 1994, when former UND runner Marie Crep won an NCAA national title in the 800-meter run in the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.

Clay served on the NCAA Track and Field Subcommittee and the NCAA Track and Cross Country Rules Committee from 1999-2004. He is a past president of the NCAA Division II Track Coaches Association and served on the U.S. Track Coaches Association Board of Directors from 1995-1997. Clay was also the coordinator of the NCAA Division II Track and Field Hall of Fame from 19962003.

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Now in his 31st season, Dick Clay is UND Athletics’ longest-serving active coach.

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DREW JONES Assistant Coach Years at UND: 3rd season Years as Collegiate Coach: 9th season Hometown: Coon Rapids, Minn.

Jones came to North Dakota after five record-setting seasons as an assistant coach at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minn. During his tenure, Jones mentored 15 Division III All-Americans, four Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Field Athletes of the Year, and 21 individual MIAC champions. His throwers set four MIAC and seven school records over those five seasons.

In 2013, Jones coached the Division III national champion in the women’s discus and was later named the 2013 USTFCCCA Central Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

Alma Mater: Hamline (‘08)

Drew Jones, who joined UND’s coaching staff prior to the 2013-14 season, works specifically with the program’s throwers.

In his second season with the program, UND’s athletes enjoyed tremendous success in the field. On the women’s side, his studentathletes entered 17 new marks into the program’s all-time top-10 lists.

Three new school records were set, as senior Shawny Kramer snapped the record in the weight throw, and junior Jayd Eggert did the same in the javelin while also breaking the hammer record once.

Freshman Molli Detloff had a very impressive collegiate debut under Jones’ tutelage, setting a new program-best mark in the hammer on three occasions.

UND’s men’s throwers saw seven of their marks crack the top-10 on the program’s all-time lists during the 2014-15 campaign, and two school records were broken there as well by senior Jakob Bissell. He bested the program records in both the weight and the hammer, breaking each three different times.

Jones, who also served as an assistant strength coach for the past two years, oversaw the strength and conditioning plan for Hamline men’s and women’s track, while also serving as the program’s travel coordinator.

Prior to his time at Hamline, Jones was an assistant coach for one season (2007-08) at Concordia University in Saint Paul and helped the Golden Bears score points in the throws at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Championship for the first time in five years. Additionally, he coached the school record-holder in the women’s indoor shot put and weight throw.

Jones is a 2008 graduate of Hamline with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. A four-year letterwinner and two-year captain, Jones was a 10-time All-MIAC performer and a two-time MIAC AllAcademic selection. He received his USATF Level 2 certification (throwing events) in 2009, his USA Weightlifting certification in 2013 and his USTFCCCA Academy Throws Specialist Certification in 2014.

On both the men’s and women’s sides, UND’s throwers compiled six all-conference honors. Bissell was an All-Big Sky Conference honoree in both the hammer and the weight, while classmate Roman Waldera turned in an All-Big Sky performance in the discus.

Freshman Michael Quesenberry secured all-conference honors in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships.

For the women, Eggert captured All-Big Sky honors in the javelin, and Detloff took home all-conference honors in the hammer.

His first season in Grand Forks was a resounding success as well, as his student-athletes broke five different school records and totaled 35 new entries in UND’s men’s and women’s all-time top-10 lists.

Senior Jakob Bissell took down the school records in the weight and hammer throws, sophomore Ke-Ke Burks did the same on the women’s side, and classmate Molly Griep broke the school record in the shot put.

In all, 12 male student-athletes and 23 female student-athletes cracked UND’s all-time top-10 lists, including six new marks in the women’s hammer, five in the women’s weight, and four each in the women’s shot put and discus and men’s weight.

Drew Jones’ throwers set five school records in 2014-15.

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JOE SILVERS Assistant Coach Years at UND: 5th season Years as Collegiate Coach: 7th season Hometown: Murtaugh, Idaho Alma Mater: Idaho State (‘09)

Those individual titles were among the 13 GWC All-Conference performances by Silvers’ student-athletes in 2011-12.

Silvers came to UND after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Idaho State, where he worked primarily with ISU’s multi-event student-athletes. One of those student-athletes, Justin Critser, qualified for the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

Before beginning his coaching career in 2009, Silvers was a pole vaulter and decathlete at Idaho State from 2004-09.

The 2015-16 season marks the fifth for Joe Silvers as a member of UND’s track and field coaching staff. Silvers coaches the men’s and women’s multi and jumping events.

Last season saw Silvers’ student-athletes continue to challenge the best in the Big Sky Conference, as Rochelle Robb earned allconference honors in the high jump at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship with a second-place finish. She finished her career ranked fifth all-time in the UND record books with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches (1.70 meters).

Pole vaulter Tyler Colling also received recognition from the conference. The school record holder in the event, he was named a Big Sky Scholar Athlete at the end of the season, and finished just off the podium in fourth place at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship.

In all, UND’s vaulters and jumpers added seven new marks to the program’s all-time top-10 lists in 2015-16, four on the women’s side and three on the men’s. UND’s pole vaulters also appeared on the cover of VAULTER Magazine in February 2015.

A two-time letterwinner at ISU, Silvers was a member of the Bengals’ Big Sky Conference championship team in 2006 and was the 2009 Idaho Cup pole vault champion.

Silvers graduated from ISU in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a minor in coaching. He received his master’s degree in athletic administration from ISU in 2010 and is considering pursuing a degree in sport psychology.

Silvers received his USA Track & Field (USATF) Level 1 coaching certificate in 2010. In July 2012, Silvers attended the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Academy and attained Jumping Event Specialist Certification.

He has been published in the USTFCCCA’s official publication, Techniques, contributing an article entitled “Mental Training for Track and Field.”

Silvers guided his student-athletes to new heights in 2014-15, including two school records and two Big Sky All-Conference performances. Additionally, Silvers oversaw 23 performances that cracked UND’s all-time top 10: 14 by the women’s team and nine by the men. Four of those efforts landed all the way in UND’s all-time top three.

Junior Tyler Colling twice broke UND’s pole vault record, with his second record-breaking performance also landing him a third-place finish at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship. His other all-conference performer was sophomore D’Monte Farley, who finished third in the triple jump at the indoor conference championship.

2012-13, Silvers mentord the likes of junior Jordan Fisk, who broke the school record in both the indoor heptathlon and outdoor pole vaut.

Farley qualified for both the NCAA West Regional and the USA Junior Track and Field Championship in the triple jump while earning USATF All-America honors. In the classroom, Farley was named a USTFCCCA Academic All-American.

Silvers helped guide UND’s track and field program to new heights in 2011-12, his first season at UND, coaching four Great West Conference individual champions: Taylor Brett (indoor and outdoor pole vault), Matthew Harris (outdoor pole vault) and Mikaela Hirst (outdoor triple jump).

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Harris, a sophomore, enjoyed a solid rookie campaign last season and was also a contributor for UND in the javelin, winning that event at the Marauder Open.

DISTANCE Erin Wysocki returns for her final season as a redshirt senior to lead UND’s distance runners.

The Fighting Hawks also saw sophomore Martha Hubbell step up during the cross country season, earning Most Valuable Runner accolades, and rookie Janessa Meuleners has made an impact right off the bat already.

Sophomore sprinter Tianna McKinney

SPRINTS/HURDLES UND will have several promising returners leading the way in 2016 in the sprint and hurdle events. Junior Stephanie Clarke was the Big Sky champion in the 400 back in 2014, and sophomore and fellow Edmonton, Alberta, native Natasha Brown captured all-conference honors in the 200-meters last season.

Sophomore Tianna McKinney and senior Paige Slemmons also headline the group of sprinters, while sophomore Rachel Dryburgh will be the team’s leader in the 400-meter hurdles after breaking the school record in the event at last year’s Big Sky Outdoor Championship.

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School (1st) Points Sacramento State (6) 138 Northern Arizona (3) 128 Montana State (3) 115 Eastern Washington 107 Weber State

90 Portland State

84 Montana

69 Northern Colorado

56 North Dakota

50 Southern Utah

36 Idaho State

34 Idaho

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Seniors Anna Gessell and Lydia Lutz both have Big Sky Championship, and along with juniors Larissa Juelich and Paige Melin, will be tasked with helping to lead the distance group as well.

THROWS Headlining the Fighting Hawks’ returning throwers are senior Jayd Eggert and sophomore Molli Detloff. Eggert took home All-Big Sky honors in the javelin last season, breaking her own school record to place second. Detloff was named a Junior All-American in the discus and was an all-conference performer in the hammer. She broke the program-best mark in the hammer three times last season, and had the top throw of any freshman in the country.

Sophomore distance runner Martha Hubbell

UND will also have two-time all-conference honoree Molly Griep returning after she redshirted last season, and she’ll be another top performer for the team this year. Katelyn Weber enjoyed a solid freshman campaign, competing in the shot put at both Big Sky Championships.

Senior Alyssa Espinoza adds some experience to the group, and sophomores Heather Harrower and Courtney Heupel showed plenty of promise in their rookie seasons. UND will also be adding two freshmen in Ashley Rone and Erin Brown.

JUMPS UND is bringing in quite the class of jumpers for the 2016 season, with a total of seven new faces to the roster. Isabel Waite was the North Dakota state runner-up in the high jump as a senior. Allison Berg, Courtney Bubach, Kyley Foster, Kya Glenn, Monica Kuehl, and Jadyn Nelson will all be looking to make an impact in their first seasons as well.

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Junior Alyssa Lueck and seniors Samantha Guenther and Bethany Schultz are all expected to make some contributions in the throwing events as well. Jessica Drady, the reigning two-time North Dakota state champion in the discus, is the lone addition to the group.

Senior thrower Alyssa Lueck

Aubrey Hovland, Erin Harris, and Hailey Brinkman are the returning jumpers for North Dakota. With so many newcomers, se-

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD NAME Alyssa Anderson Allison Berg Carly Bertsch Hailey Brinkman Erin Brown Natasha Brown Courtney Bubach Stephanie Clarke Molli Detloff Jessica Drady Jayd Eggert Alyssa Espinoza Kyley Foster Anna Gessell Kya Glenn Molly Griep Samantha Guenther Erin Harris Heather Harrower Courtney Heupel Aubrey Hovland Martha Hubbell Meghan Janssen Larissa Juelich Megan Kienholz Monica Kuehl Amanda Larson McKenzie Lee Alyssa Lueck Lydia Lutz Tianna McKinney Paige Melin Janessa Meuleners Jadyn Nelson Sydney Raboin Ashley Rone Bethany Schultz Paige Slemmons Isabel Waite Katelyn Weber Erin Wysocki

2016 NORTH DAKOTA TRACK & FIELD ROSTER EVENT Yr. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Distance Fr. Leeds, N.D. Mayville State University Jumps Fr. Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Detroit Lakes High School Distance Jr. Fargo, N.D. Davies High School Jumps Sr. Grey Eagle, Minn.

Melrose Area High School Hurdles/Sprints Fr. Chanhassen, Minn.

Holy Family Catholic High School Sprints/Hurdles So. Edmonton, Alberta J.H. Picard Catholic School Jumps Fr. Leeds, N.D. Leeds High School Sprints Sr. Edmonton, Alberta J. Percy Page High School Throws So. Elk River, Minn.

Elk River High School Throws Fr. Minot, N.D. Minot High School Throws Sr. Minot, N.D. Minot High School Hurdles/Sprints Jr. Billings, Mont.

Billings West High School Jumps Fr. Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Detroit Lakes High School Distance Sr. Brainerd, Minn.

Brainerd High School Jumps Fr. Grand Forks, N.D. Red River High School Throws Sr. Whitewater, Wis. Whitewater High School Throws Sr. White Bear Lake, Minn. University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Jumps So. Sidney, Mont.

Sidney High School Sprints/Hurdles So. Nederland, Colo.

Fairview High School Sprints/Hurdles So. Medina, N.D. Medina Public School Jumps Jr. Rugby, N.D. Rugby High School Distance So. West St. Paul, Minn.

Convent of the Visitation School Distance Fr. Minnetonka, Minn.

Minnetonka High School Distance Jr. Chanhassen, Minn.

Chanhassen High School Distance Jr. Lino Lakes, Minn.

Centennial High School Jumps Fr. New Prague, Minn.

New Prague High School Distance Jr. Lakeville, Minn.

Lakeville South High School Distance Sr. Edina, Minn.

Edina High School Throws Sr. Walworth, Wis. Big Foot Union High School Distance Sr. Park Rapids, Minn.

Park Rapids High School Sprints/Hurdles So. Roseville, Minn.

Roseville High School Distance Jr. Bismarck, N.D. Century High School Distance Fr. Belle Plaine, Minn.

Belle Plaine Senior High School Jumps Fr. Karlstad, Minn.

Tri-County Public School Distance Jr. International Falls, Minn. St. Cloud State University Hurdles/Sprints Fr. Grand Forks, N.D Red River High School Throws Sr. Rochester, Minn.

Century High School Sprints Sr. Fargo, N.D. Central Cass High School Jumps Fr. West Fargo, N.D. West Fargo High School Throws So. St. Clair, Minn.

St. Clair High School Distance Sr. Grand Forks, N.D. Red River High School

Head Coach: Kevin Galbraith (Loyola Marymount ‘81) Associate Head Coach: Dick Clay (St. Cloud State ‘82) Assistant Coach: Drew Jones (Hamline ‘08) Assistant Coach: Joe Silvers (Idaho State ‘09)

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD A junior class of five runners provided necessary leadership and experience, led by Larissa Juelich (Chanhassen, Minn.). Juelich was UND’s top performer at the season-opening Bison Open at North Dakota State, where she finished the 6K race in 15:13.1 and placed 14th.

The following week, it was freshman Mueleners who paced the squad with a 20th-place effort at the University of Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational (Sept. 19).

UND closed out the season at the conference and regional championships, providing big-meet experience for a roster on the rise.

Junior Paige Melin

North Dakota fielded a relatively youth-

ful roster in 2015 under venerable head coach Dick Clay, with nary a senior competing for UND at the Big Sky Conference Championship.

The lack of senior runners enabled several younger student-athletes emerge as viable contributors, including the likes of freshman Janessa Mueleners (Belle Plaine, Minn.) and sophomore Martha Hubbell (West St. Paul, Minn.), the latter of whom was UND’s top finisher in each of the final four meets of the season.

Following the season, Hubbell was named the team MVP while Meuleners was named UND’s Freshman of the Year.

Additionally, the entire squad earned national acclaim for academic excellence.

For the 19th time in the last 20 years, UND was named a Division I Cross Country All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). On top of that, Clay’s team received a NCAA Public Recognition Award for its most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR).

2015 BIG SKY CONFERENCE RECAP Big Sky Conference Championship Standings Rk. School Score 1. Weber State 39 2.

Eastern Washington 75 3. Northern Arizona , 85 4. Idaho 131 5. Montana State 140 6. Idaho State 153 7. Montana 187 8. Portland State 199 9. Sacramento State 216 10. Southern Utah 223 11. Northern Colorado 280 12. North Dakota 381 UND Participants Pl. Name 69. Martha Hubbell 81. Paige Melin 82. Larissa Juelich 84. Megan Kienholz 85. Janessa Meuleners

Time 20:17.3 21:06.8 21:10.9 21:53.2 21:57.6

All-Big Sky Conference Team Pl. Name 1. Makena Morley, Montana 2. Ellie Child, Weber State 3. Kinsey Gomez, Idaho 4. Hailey Whetten, Weber State 5. Melanie Townsend, NAU 6. Paige Gilchrist, NAU 7. Jamie Stokes, Weber State 8. Sarah Reiter, Eastern Wash.

9. Catie Arrigoni, Eastern Wash.

10. Amanda Bowman, Portland St.

Time 17:45.9 17:55.9 18:01.1 18:08.1 18:12.4 18:16.5 18:21.8 18:25.8 18:36.2 18:38.4

Coach of the Year: Paul Pilkington, Weber State

Hubbell began that streak with a top-20 finisha t the South Dakota State Classic (Oct. 3), charting the 8K course in 19 minutes, 4.85 seconds.

One week later, Hubbell ran a seasonbest time of 18:45.6 at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic Open at Ray Richards Golf Course in Grand Forks.

Those performances buoyed Hubbell for the remainder of the season, as she would be North Dakota’s lead runner at both the Big Sky Conference Championship and the NCAA Midwest Region Championship.

The starting line at UND’s annual Ron Pynn Classic Open at Ray Richards Golf Course in Grand Forks.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD 2015 NORTH DAKOTA CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER NAME

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HOMETOWN

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Alyssa Anderson

Fr.

Leeds, N.D.

Mayville State University

Carly Bertsch

Jr.

Fargo, N.D.

Davies High School

Martha Hubbell

So.

West St. Paul, Minn.

Convent of the Visitation School

Meghan Janssen

Fr.

Minnetonka, Minn.

Minnetonka High School

Larissa Juelich

Jr.

Chanhassen, Minn.

Chanhassen High School

Megan Kienholz

Jr.

Lino Lakes, Minn.

Centennial High School

Amanda Larson

Jr.

Lakeville, Minn.

Lakeville South High School

McKenzie Lee

Sr.

Edina, Minn.

Edina High School

Lydia Lutz

Sr.

Park Rapids, Minn.

Park Rapids High School

Paige Melin

Jr.

Bismarck, N.D.

Century High School

Janessa Meuleners

Fr.

Belle Plaine, Minn.

Belle Plaine Senior High School

Sydney Raboin

Fr.

International Falls, Minn. St. Cloud State University

Head Coach: Dick Clay (St. Cloud State ‘82)

2015 NORTH DAKOTA CROSS COUNTRY TEAM RESULTS DATE

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LOCATION

RESULT TOP UND RUNNER

Sept. 4

Bison Open (6K)

Fargo, N.D. Larissa Juelich (14th, 15:13.1)

vs. North Dakota State

L, 38-19

vs. South Dakota

L, 47-15

vs. South Dakota State

L, 37-20

Sept. 19 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational (8K)

Lincoln, Neb.

5th

Janessa Meuleners (20th, 23:36.8)

Oct. 3

South Dakota State Classic (8K)

Brookings, S.D.

4th

Martha Hubbell (19th, 19:04.85)

Oct. 17

UND Ron Pynn Invitational (8K)

Grand Forks, N.D.

vs. North Dakota State

Martha Hubbell (6th, 18:45.6)

L, 45-15

Oct. 31

Big Sky Conference Championship (8K)

Cedar City, Utah

12th

Martha Hubbell (69th, 20:17.3)

Nov. 13

NCAA Midwest Regional (10K)

Lawrence, Kan.

31st

Martha Hubbell (162nd, 23:02.8)

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD 2015 UND CROSS COUNTRY INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Alyssa Anderson (Fr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 17:13.2 44th 26:12.4 DNC 21:00.73 50th 20:23.8 15th DNC DNC DNC DNC

Amanda Larson (Jr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 17:02.4 43rd 27:05.9 --21:19.42 54th 20:25.2 16th DNC DNC DNC DNC

Carly Bertsch (Jr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 15:58.2 31st 24:31.7 32nd 26:55.41 DNC 25:58.1 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC

McKenzie Lee (Sr.) Time Place Bison Open 16:44.8 41st Woody Greeno Invitational DNC DNC South Dakota State Classic 20:18.49 44th UND Ron Pynn Classic 20:10.3 13th Big Sky Championship DNC DNC NCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Martha Hubbell (So.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 15:16.8 15th 23:46.5 22nd 19:04.85 19th 18:45.6 6th 20:17.3 69th 23:02.8 162nd

Lydia Lutz (Sr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC

Meghan Janssen (Fr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 17:37.7 46th 27:13.4 DNC 21:59.53 60th 21:39.7 19th DNC DNC DNC DNC

Paige Melin (Jr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 16:24.8 37th 24:48.1 35th 19:55.44 36th 19:44.2 11th 21:06.8 81st 24:08.3 207

Larissa Juelich (Jr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 15:13.1 14th 23:55.1 26th 19:21.11 27th 18:58.2 7th 21:10.9 82nd 23:09.3 167th

Janessa Meuleners (Fr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 15:20.2 17th 23:36.8 20th 19:12.24 21st 19:10.3 9th 21:57.6 85th 23:24.2 186th

Megan Kienholz (Fr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 15:38.7 23rd 24:41.4 34th 20:18.42 43rd 19:45.2 12th 21:53.2 84th 24:37.6 212th

Sydney Raboin (Fr.) Bison Open Woody Greeno Invitational South Dakota State Classic UND Ron Pynn Classic Big Sky Championship NCAA Midwest Regional

Time Place 17:16.3 45th 25:55.5 41st 21:10.13 53rd 21:05.6 17th DNC DNC DNC DNC

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ALYSSA ANDERSON

CARLY BERTSCH

Year: Freshman

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Event: Distance

Hometown: Leeds, N.D.

Hometown: Fargo, N.D.

Previous School: Mayville State University

HIgh School: Davies High School (‘13)

Major: Pre-Elementary Education

Major: Physical Therapy

2015-16 (Freshman): Named to 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall AllAcademic Team ... Competed in three cross country meets as a freshman ... Made her collegiate debut at the Bison Open ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: Transferred to UND after attending Mayville (N.D.) State University in 2014-15 … A 2014 graduate of Leeds High School … Won the state Class B championships in both the 1600and 3200-meters as an eighth-grader … Went on to win the state cross country championship as a freshman … Honor roll student ... Personal: Majoring in pre-elementary education … Daughter of Greg Anderson … Older sister, Lindsay (Anderson) Solheim, was a decorated distance runner at UND and was UND’s Grace Rhonemus Female Athlete of the Year in 2010-11.

ALLISON BERG Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.

High School: Detroit Lakes High School (‘15)

2015-16 (Junior): Competed in two cross country meets during the fall ... 2014-15 (Sophomore): A Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team selection ... Named to both UND’s Dean’s List andPresident’s Roll of Honor during each of the fall and spring semesters …

Ran a time of 19 minutes, 14.5 seconds at the Big Sky Cross Country Championship … Placed fifth in the 5K at the Drake Alternative Meet … Earned second cross country and track letters ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Earned Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team honors in cross country and indoor track … Named to both UND’s Spring 2014 Dean’s List and Spring 2014 President’s Honor Roll … Made her collegiate cross country debut at the NDSU Invitational with a 4K time of 16 minutes, 22 seconds … Also ran at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, the SDSU Classic and the UND Ron Pynn Invitational … Earned first letters in cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Davies High School ... Lettered three times in cross country and helped lead Davies to back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011 ... Three-time all-state and all-conference runner (2010, 2011, 2012) ... Two-year team captain (2011, 2012) ... Earned team’s Most Dedicated Award in 2010 and 2012 ... Also lettered four times in cross country and served as team captain as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in physical therapy ... Daughter of Todd and Michelle Bertsch ... Mother ran cross country at Minot State University ... Father attended UND.

Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School ... Lettered six times in track as a prep ... Set a school record in the long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 1/2 inch ... Had personal-bests of 5-05 in the high jump and 36-10 in the triple jump ... Also lettered five times in gymnastics and helped lead her team to a Class A state championship ... Lettered twice in volleyball and was an academic all-state selection as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy ...

Daughter of Dan and Sandy Berg.

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HAILEY BRINKMAN

NATASHA BROWN

Year: Senior

Year: Sophomore

Event: Jumps

Event: Sprints, Hurdles

Hometown: Grey Eagle, Minn.

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

High School: Melrose Area High School (‘12)

High School: J.H. Picard Catholic High School (‘14)

Major: Kinesiology

Major: Kinesiology, French

2014-15 (Junior): Named to UND’s Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Dean’s Lists … Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams … Tied for fourth in the pole vault at the Cobber Twilight, clearing a mark of 10 feet, 6.75 inches (3.22 meters) … Placed third in the pole vault at the Beaver Twilight with a clear of 10-10.00 (3.30) … Earned third letter ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Named to the Dean’s List during both the fall and spring semesters ... Was also named to the Spring 2014 President’s Roll of Honor ...

Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Earned 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team honors in outdoor track …

Named to UND’s 2013 Spring Semester President’s Roll of Honor ...

Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Melrose Area High School ... Lettered in track six times as a prep ... Was named her team’s most valuable athlete three times ... Placed third in the triple jump at the 2011 Minnesota State championship (36 feet, 5 ½ inches) and was also a member of Melrose’s fourth-place entry in the 4x200 relay ... The 2011 West Central North Conference triple jump champion and an all-conference performer ... Lettered six times in gymnastics and was a four-time individual state champion ... Led Melrose to 2012 state team title ... Set a school record on the beam and won a conference championship in the all-around ... Also lettered five times in tennis was named the team’s MVP twice ... Served as Class Valedictorian ... Personal: Majoring in physical therapy ...

Daughter of Marc and Julie Brinkman.

2014-15 (Freshman): Placed third in the junior 100-meter dash at the 2015 Canadian Track & Field Championships with a time of 11.84 seconds … Broke the school record in the 60-meter dash four different times … Earned All-Big Sky Conference honors at the Big Sky Indoor Championship after placing second in the 200-meters with a time of 24.00 … Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter AllAcademic Team … Finished in sixth in the 60 at the Big Sky Indoor Championship with a time of 7.55, after setting the school record of 7.53 in the preliminaries … Took third in the 60 at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 7.64 … Also earned a sixth-place finish in the 200 at the same meet with a time of 24.67 … Won the 60 at the Thundering Herd Classic with a time of 7.60 … Placed third in both the 60 and the 200 at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational, with respective times of 7.70 and 24.83 … Finished in second in the 60 at the Bison Classic with a time of 7.66 … Also placed second in the 60 at the SDSU Open with a time of 7.70, and second in the 200 with a time of 24.78 … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of J.H. Picard Catholic School ... Represented Canada at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... Advanced to the 100-meters semifinals where she placed eighth ... Entered the Championships ranked second nationally in the Canadian Youth Division in the 100-meters and fifth in the 200-meters in 2013 …

Owns personal-bests of 11.92 seconds in the 100-meters, 24.53 in the 200-meters and 7.69 in the 60-meters ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology and French ... Daughter of Joseph and Delrose Brown.

ERIN BROWN Year: Freshman Event: Hurdles, Sprints Hometown: Chanhassen, Minn.

High School: Holy Family Catholic High School (‘15) Major: Biology

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Holy Family Catholic High School ... Four-year track letterwinner who earned all-conference honors in each of her final two years ... Named team MVP as a senior ... Was the top-ranked 100-meter hurdler in Minnesota Class A ... Placed fifth in the event as a junior at the 2014 Minnesota State Championship and fourth at the Hamline Elite Meet as a senior ... Also lettered three times in soccer ... Personal: Majoring in biology ... Daughter of Beth Brown.

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STEPHANIE CLARKE

MOLLI DETLOFF

Year: Senior

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Event: Throws

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

Hometown: Elk River, Minn.

High School: J. Percy Page High School (‘11)

High School: Elk River High School (‘14)

Major: Psychology

Major: Undeclared

2014-15 (Junior): Placed sixth in the 200-meter dash at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 24.84 seconds … Helped UND take first in the 4x400 relay at the Thundering Herd Classic with a time of 3 minutes, 57.04 seconds … Took third in the 400-meters at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational with a time of 56.17 … Finished in third in the 400 at the Bison Classic with a time of 57.16 … Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the SDSU Open with a time of 3:51.78 ...

2013-14 (Sophomore): Finished 32nd overall in the 400-meters at the NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 54.61 seconds … Became the first Big Sky Conference champion in UND track and field history, winning the outdoor 400-meters with a time of 54.03 seconds … With the Big Sky championship performance, she broke UND’s school record in the 400 for the fifth time in one season … Earned indoor all-conference honors with a runner-up finish in the 200-meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championship ... Also placed fourthin the 400-meters ... Helped UND run a season-best time of 3 minutes, 52.14 seconds in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Captured the 400-meter title at the Ron Masanz Classic (56.25) … Helped lead UND to the 4x400 relay title at the Ron Masanz Classic (3 minutes, 56.88 seconds) … Placed second in the 400 at the Beach Invitational with a time of 55.25 seconds … Won the 400 at the Dakota Duals with a time of 57.55 seconds …Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Named UND’s Female Rookie of the Year (all sports) … Earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in the indoor 400-meters, the first All-Big Sky performance in UND women’s track history … Broke four different school records as a freshman, setting new standards in the indoor and outdoor 400-meters as well as the indoor and outdoor 200-meters … Broke her own indoor 400 record with a time of 55.61 seconds at the Big Sky Conference Championship, where she earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish … Broke UND’s 20-year old 200-meters record at NDSU’s Thundering Herd Classic with a time of 25.09 seconds … Set the school record in the outdoor 400-meters with a time of 56.02 seconds at the Long Beach Invitational … Broke the outdoor 200-meters standard with a time of 24.68 seconds at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational … Previous record had stood for 11 years … Teamed with Kirsten Haas, Jessica Lindsay and Anne Van Heel to win the 4x400 relay at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 4:00.64 … Won the indoor 400-meters at the Bison Open with a time of 57.04 seconds … Teamed with Jenna Gillson, Savana Weller and Jessica Lindsay for the sixth-fastest 4x400 relay time (3:55.35) in UND history at NDSU’s Thundering Herd Classic ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2011 graduate of J. Percy Page High School ...Captured gold medal in the 4x100 relay at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games ... Won the Alberta provincial championship in the 400-meters in 2011 ...

Was the 2009 Alberta provincial champion in the 100-meters and 200-meters ... Named her team’s MVP in each of her last three years ... Also competed in volleyball ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ...

Daughter of Sherry Clarke.

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2014-15 (Freshman): Collected Junior All-American accolades at the 2015 USA Track & Field Junior Outdoor Championships, placing fifth in the discus with a throw of 160 feet, 1 inch (48.81 meters) …

Broke the school record in the hammer at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round for the third time this season with a throw of 19804 (60.47) … The mark placed her 18th in the West and was the top throw of any freshman in the country ... Also participated in the discus at the event, placing 38th in the West … Earned all-conference honors in the hammer, finishing third at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship with a throw of 191-07 (58.39) … Placed fourth in the discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship as well, hitting a mark of 153-10 (46.88) … Won the discus at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a personal-record throw of 170-07 (52.00) … Took second in the hammer at the Lyle Hokanson Classic, throwing for 195-05 (59.57) … Won the discus at the Marauder Open, throwing for 16809 (51.43) … Placed second in the hammer at the Marauder Open with a throw of 175-01 (53.38) … Finished second in the discus at the Dakota Duals with a mark of 148-09 (45.35) … Claimed the hammer title at the Dakota Duals, hitting a throw of 187-06 (57.15) …

Won the discus at the Shamrock Invitational with a throw of 159-02 (48.51) … Placed third in the hammer at the Shamrock Invite with a toss of 165-09 … Won the hammer at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, her first time ever competing in the event … Broke the freshman record in the weight for the third time this season, placing first at the SDSU Classic with a throw of 56-06.75 (17.24) … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Elk River High School ...

Placed third in the discus at the 2014 state meet … Also finished third as a freshman in 2011 … Owns personal records of 142 feet, 6 inches, in the discus and 41-0 in the shot put … Also played basketball and tennis as a prep ... Personal: Undecided on a major.

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JESSICA DRADY Year: Freshman Event: Throws Hometown: Minot, N.D. High School: Minot High School (‘15) Major: Pre-Occupational Therapy

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Minot High School ... Lettered three times in track & field ... Two-time state champion in the discus (2015, 2014) ... Also won the discus at the prestigious Howard Wood Relays in 2015 ... Named 2015 Minot High School Premier Female Athlete ... Earned a sixth-place state finish in the discus as a junior ... Also lettered four times in hockey as a prep ... Personal: Majoring in pre-occupational therapy ... Daughter of John and Julie Drady ...

Grandmother, Corrine Semmen, attended UND.

JAYD EGGERT Year: Senior Event: Throws

at the Ron Masanz Classic with a throw of 143-1 (43.62) … Placed seventh in the shot put at the Beach Invitational with a mark of 147-6 (44.96) … Was the runner-up in the javelin at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a throw of 141-08 (43.17) … Won the javelin at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational with a mark of 150-05 (45.86) … Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Earned USA Track and Field All-America honors in the javelin with a fourth-place finish at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships …

Her mark of 149 feet, 7 inches was the second-best in UND history …

Named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Track and Field Team … Earned 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team honors in outdoor track … Qualified for the USA Junior Championships with a firstplace throw of 137-1 at UNC-Wilmington’s Seahawk Invitational …

Advanced to the 2013 NCAA DI Track and Field West Region Preliminary Championships where she finished 21st among 48 competitors in the javelin … Recorded the fifth-best weight throw in school history with a mark of 50-06 at the USD Open … Her hammer throw of 162-03 at the Cobber Twilight was the fourth-best in school history … Won the javelin at the NDSU Tune-Up … Recorded a PR javelin throw of 148-11 at the Long Beach Invitational ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Minot High School ... Lettered four times in track as a prep ... Qualified nine times for the state meet in four years and finished eight times ... Also lettered four times in volleyball and three times in basketball ... Served as a team captain in both sports as a senior ... Earned all-tournament honors in basketball as a senior and received her team’s Majette Award ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in rehabilitation & human services ... Daughter of Jerry and Wendy Eggert ... Older sister, Teal Eggert, played basketball at Williston State College.

Hometown: Minot, N.D. High School: Minot High School (‘12) Major: Rehabilitation & Human Services

2015-16 (Senior): Named to UND’s Fall 2015 Dean’s List ... 2014-15 (Junior): Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors for the third-straight year … Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams ... Earned a spot on UND’s Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Dean’s Lists … Named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week on May 4 … Finished 29th at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round in the javelin and 44th in the hammer … Collected All-Big Sky Conference honors at the Outdoor Championship, placing second in the javelin and breaking her own school record for the fourth time with a throw of 164 feet, 5 inches (50.12 meters) … Won the javelin at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a mark of 161-01 (49.10) … Set a new facility record in the hammer at the Drake Alternative Meet with a throw of 195-08 (59.64), taking first … Hit a mark of 157-07 (48.03) in the javelin at the Beach Invitational to place second … Won the hammer at the Marauder Open with a throw of 178-11 (54.53) … Won the javelin at the Shamrock Invitational with a throw of 153-00 (46.65) … Claimed the event title in the javelin at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, throwing for 149-10 (45.66) … Captured first in the weight throw at the Beaver Twilight, with a new personal record of 54-02.75 (16.53) … Earned third letter ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned USTFCCA All-Academic individual accolades ... Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference Teams ... Finished 42nd overall in the javelin throw at the NCAA West Preliminary, throwing 47.81 meters (137’4”) … Placed seventh in the javelin at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship ... Won the javelin at the NDSU Tune-Up with a mark of 146 feet, 9 inches (44.72 meters) … Captured first in the javelin

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ALYSSA ESPINOZA

ANNA GESSELL

Year: Junior

Year: Senior

Event: Hurdles, Sprints

Event: Distance

Hometown: Billings, Mont.

Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.

High School: Billings West High School (‘14)

High School: Brainerd High School (‘11)

Major: Biology

Major: Dietetics

2014-15 (Sophomore): Named to the Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team … Finished in third in the 400-meter hurdles at the Marauder Open with a time of 1 minute, 7.36 seconds … Placed fifth overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bison Classic with a time of 9.52 … Earned second letter ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Named to the 2014 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team ... Helped UND run a season-best time of 3 minutes, 52.14 seconds in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship … Ran a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship prelims with a time of 1 minute, 2.49 seconds … Helped UND place eighth in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championship with the fifth-fastest time (12:40.18) in school history ... Won her section in the 400-meter hurdles at the Beach Invitational (1:2.67) … Placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Dakota Duals with a time of 1:06.45 … Helped UND to a first-place time of 4:00.73 in the 4x400 relay at the Dakota Duals … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Billings West High School ... Was named team MVP as a senior and also earned team’s leadership award ... Lettered four times in track as a prep ... Broke the school record in the 300-meter hurdles ... Won a state championship in the 4x400 relay as a junior ... Was a four-time academic all-state honoree ... Presidential Award recipient as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in biology ...

Daughter of Robert Espinoza and Paulette Shore.

KYLEY FOSTER Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.

2014-15 (Senior): At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, finished 23rd in the 10K with a time of 40 minutes, 22.46 seconds … Took seventh in the 3K at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a time of 10:48.12 …

Ran a new PR in the 6K at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional with a time of 21:58.1 … Clocked a time of 18:37.2 at the Big Sky Championships … Earned fourth letters in cross country and track ... 2013-14 (Junior): Ran in five of UND’s eight cross country meets … Ran her top 6K time of 24 minutes, 00.50 seconds at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational … Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:09 at UND’s Ron Pynn Invitational … Earned third letters in both cross country and track ... 2012-13 (Sophomore): Placed 10th among Division I runners with a season-best time of 19:06.0 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational ... Opened the season with a time of 20:31.34 at the Bison Cross Country Duals, where she placed 20th ... Lowered that time to 19:29.25 the following week at the SDSU Classic ... Finished 20th at the Montana Invitational with a time of 19:30.8 ... Placed 63rd at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a time of 20:02.8 …

Earned second cross country letter ... 2011-12 (Freshman): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll ... Finished third in the 800-meters at the Carleton Relays (April 21) and sixth at the North Dakota State Bison Invitational (April 14) ... Placed 32nd at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:48.10 ...

Made her collegiate debut at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational, placing 10th with a time of 19:47.44 ... Posted a personal-record time of 19:46.10 the following week at the Eastern Illinois Walt Crawford Invitational ... Earned first letters in both cross country and track ...

Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Brainerd High School ... Lettered six times in cross country and five times in track ... A four-time allconference performer in cross country ... Earned all-state honors as a senior ... Set a school-record time of 14:43 ... Was twice named team MVP and was a two-time academic all-state selection ... Was a section champion in the 4x800 relay and a state participant ... Was also a two-time academic all-state in track ... Personal: Majoring in dietetics ... Daughter of Robert and Jean Gessell.

High School: Detroit Lakes High School (‘15) Major: Commercial Aviation

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School ... Sixyear letterwinner in track & field as a prep and a four-time state qualifier ... Earned all-state honors in the pole vault as a senior with a seventh-place finish ... Was also a three-time academic all-state honoree ... Set school records in the pole vault, 300-meter hurdles, and the 4x200 and 4x400 relays ... Also lettered five times in swimming & diving, four times in basketball and once each in soccer and gymnastics ... Set Detroit Lakes’ single-game assists record and ranks fourth on the schools career assists list ... Was a four-time state qualifier in diving and earned all-state honors in 2011 with a fourth-place finish ...

Set soccer team’s single-season scoring record ... Personal: Majoring in commercial aviation ... Daughter of Sam and Shelly Foster.

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KYA GLENN Year: Freshman Event: Jumps Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. High School: Red River High School (‘15) Major: Medical Laboratory Science

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Red River High School ... Graduated with honors ... Lettered three times in track and field as a prep ... Named team’s Most Valuable Jumper as a senior ... State champion in the triple jump as a senior and the state runner-up as a junior ... Also won a state championship in the 4x400 relay as a senior ...

Finished third in the 4x100 and fourth in the 4x200 at state ... Her 4x400 relay team was also the state runner-up during her junior year ... Also lettered twice in volleyball and was named the team’s Most Improved Player in 2012 ... Presidential Scholar ... Personal: Majoring in medical laboratory science ... Daughter of Mandi Glenn and Mike Glenn.

MOLLY GRIEP Year: Senior Event: Throws Hometown: Whitewater, Wis. High School: Whitewater High School (‘15) Major: Kinesiology

2014-15 (Junior): Redshirted the season … Placed second in the hammer at the Cobber Twilight while competing unattached …

Took second in the shot put at the Lyle Hokanson Classic while competing unattached … Won the discus at the Dakota Duals while competing unattached … Won the weight throw at the Thundering Herd Classic while competing unattached … Took first in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Invitational while competing unattached …

Claimed the title in the weight at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational while competing unattached … Also won the weight at the SDSU Open while competing unattached ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned her first All-Big Sky Conference honor by placing third in the discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship with a throw of 158 feet, 10 inches (48.41 meters) … Also placed eighth in the shot put with a mark of 44-09 ¾ (13.66) ... Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big Sky Indoor Championship with a PR of 46-07 ¼ ... Runner-up in the shot put at the NDSU Tune-Up with a mark of 45 feet, 9 ¼ inches (13.95) … Runner-up in the discus at the NDSU Tune-Up with a mark of 162-10 (49.64) … Hit a PR in the hammer throw at the NDSU TuneUp with a throw of 170-10 (52.08) … Was the runner-up in the discus at the Ron Masanz Classic with a mark of 135-08 (41.36) … Broke UND’s shot put record for the second time at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational with a throw of 47-05 (14.45) … Broke the school’s 24-year-old shot put record for the first time at the Cobber Twilight with a mark of 46-06 (14.17) to win the event … Was the runner-up

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in the hammer throw at the Cobber Twilight with a throw of 168-11 (51.48) … Placed seventh in the discus at the Beach Invitational with a mark of 160-11 (49.04) … Took fourth in the discus at the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open with a throw of 155-10 (47.50) … Took fourth in the hammer at the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open with a mark of 165-02 (50.35 … Won the discus at the Dakota Duals with a throw of 163-04 (49.79) … Placed third in the shot put at the Dakota Duals with a mark of 45-03.75 (13.81) … Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Advanced to the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships and placed 11th in the discus … Earned allconference honors in the discus at the 2013 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship … Was the runner-up with a throw of 148 feet, 2 inches … One of only three throwers in the Big Sky to record automatic qualifiers in three throwing events for the conference meet …

Broke the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 53-7 at the Bison Open … Qualified for the USA Junior Championship with a PR discus throw of 159-4 at the UC San Diego Triton Invitational … Throw was the second-best discus mark in school history … One day later won the shot put with a PR of 43-9.75 … Recorded a Big Sky qualifier in the hammer with a throw of 159 feet at South Dakota’s Dakota Duals … Her hammer throw of 161-08 at NDSU was the fifthbest in school history … Recorded a Big Sky indoor qualifier in the shot put at the USD open with a PR of 44-3.5 that was the fifth-best in school history … Threw the second-best weight throw in school history at the Bison Open with a mark of 53-07 … Recorded the fourth-best outdoor weight throw in UND history with a mark of 4404 at the NDSU Tune-Up ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Whitewater High School ... Lettered four times in track and was named Rock Valley Conference MVP in each of her last three years ... Won the Wisconsin state championship in the shot put as a senior ... Established school records in both the shot put and discus ... Earned three straight Rock Valley Conference championships in the discus from 2009 to 2011 and back-to-back conference titles in the shot put in 2009 and 2010 ... Was the conference runner-up as a senior in the shot put to future UND teammate Alyssa Lueck ... Placed second in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the 2010 Wisconsin Division II state meet ... Also lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball ... Was a first-team all-conference performer in basketball and an all-conference honorable mention in volleyball ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology ... Daughter of Peter and Lisa Griep

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SAMANTHA GUENTHER

ERIN HARRIS

Year: Senior

Year: Sophomore

Event: Throws

Event: Jumps

Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.

Hometown: Sidney, Mont.

Previous School: Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse

High School: Sidney High School (‘14)

Major: Occupational Therapy, Psychology

Major: Pre-Nursing

2014-15 (Junior): A Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Team honoree … Logged a PR in the hammer throw of 165 feet, 1 inch (50.33 meters) at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship ... Placed fourth in the hammer at the Ron Masanz Classic with a throw of 164-0 … Took seventh in the hammer at the Cobber Twilight … Fourth in the hammer at the Marauder Open with a toss of 162-09 (49.60) … Placed fourth in the hammer at the Shamrock Invitational with a throw of 160-04 (48.87) … Earned third letter ...

2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Earned 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team honors in outdoor track … Tied for the ninth-best hammer throw in school history with a mark of 141 feet, 1 inch at the Beach Invitational ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: Spent the 2011-12 season at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse ... A 2011 graduate of White Bear Lake High School ... Lettered four times in track as a prep and was named team’s field MVP as a junior and senior ... Placed fourth in the discus as a senior at the 2011 state meet ... Placed 12th at the 2009 state meet ... Was named White Bear Lake’s Rookie of the Year in 2008 ... Served as a team captain as a senior and junior ... Also lettered four times in basketball and helped lead White Bear Lake to three straight section championships and two conference titles ... Played on White Bear Lake’s 2010 state runner-up squad ... Was an all-conference honorable mention and a team captain in 2011 ...

Member of the National Honor Society ... Served as White Bear Lake Student Council President in 2010 ... Personal: Majoring in occupational therapy and psychology... Daughter of David and Laura Guenther ... Sister, Angie, is a freshman on the track and field team at the University of Minnesota.

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2014-15 (Freshman): Finished second in the javelin at the Cobber Twilight with a throw of 124 feet, 7 inches (37.97 meters) … Won the javelin at the Marauder Open with a throw of 123-08 (37.69) … Placed fourth in the javelin at the Dakota Duals with a launch of 113-10 (34.70) … Took fourth in the pole vault at the Beaver Twilight with a clear of 10-04.00 (3.15) … Placed third in the pole vault at the Thundering Herd Classic, clearing a mark of 9-10.00 (3.00) … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Sidney High School ... Placed third in the pole vault at the 2014 Montana state meet …

Owns a PR of 10 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault and 132-09 in the javelin ... Personal: Majoring in pre-nursing ... Older brother, Matt, completed in track & field at UND.

HEATHER HARROWER Year: Sophomore Event: Sprints, Hurdles Hometown: Nederland, Colo.

High School: Fairview High School (‘14) Major: Kinesiology

2014-15 (Freshman): Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams … Narrowly missed qualifying for the 400-meters finals at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship, placing ninth in the preliminaries with a time of 55.96 seconds …

Finished 11th out of 90 runners in the 400 at the Beach Invitational with a time of 55.79 … Clocked a time of 56.05 in the 400 to win her section of the event at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Helped the 4x100 relay team place third at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 47.43 … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a third-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite as well, behind a time of 3 minutes, 48.26 seconds … Finished second in the 400 at the Dakota Duals with a time of 57.01 … Helped the 4x100 relay team place second at the Dakota Duals with a time of 47.71, marking the first time UND has ever run the event in under 48 seconds … Helped UND finish second in the 4x400 relay at the Dakota Duals … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a fifth-place finish at the Big Sky Indoor Championship, with a school-record time of 3:48.15 … Placed second in the 400 at the Bison Classic, running a time of 57.05 … Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the SDSU Open … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Fairview High School ... Colorado’s 2014 Class 5A state champion in the 400-meters with a PR of 54.90 seconds ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology.

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COURTNEY HEUPEL Year: Sophomore Event: Sprints, Hurdles Hometown: Medina, N.D. High School: Medina Public School (‘14)

in both track and cross country as a prep ... Two-time (2013, 2012) North Dakota Class B state high jump champion .. Helped lead Rugby to Class B state team championships in 2011 and 2009 ... Also lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball ... Was a three-time all-district and all-region selection in basketball ... A twotime all-district selection and a 2012 all-region performer in volleyball ... Class Valedictorian and High Honor Roll student ... Personal: Majoring in pre-marketing and social sciences ... Daughter of Rob and Stephanie Hovland ... Mother attended UND ... Younger brother, Nolan, is a freshman on UND’s track team.

Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

2015-16 (Sophomore): Named to both UND’s Fall 2015 Dean’s List and President’s Roll of Honor ... 2014-15 (Freshman): A Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Team selection … Named to UND’s Fall 2014 Dean’s List … Helped North Dakota’s 4x400 relay team to a second-place finish at the Dakota Duals, clocking a time of 3 minutes, 49.37 seconds … Placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the same meet behind a time of 1:04.71 … Helped the 4x400 relay team finish in fifth place at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship with a school-record time of 3:48.15 … Ran an indoor personal best in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.92 at the SDSU Indoor Classic … Took part in the 4x400 relay at the Thundering Herd Classic, helping UND capture first with a time of 3:57.04 … Once again helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the SDSU Open with a time of 3:51.78 … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Medina Public School ... Co recipient of NDHSCA Outstanding Senior Athlete Award for track ... Placed third in both the 400-meters and 300-meter hurdles and the 2014 North Dakota Class B state meet … Owns personal-bests of 46.59 in the 300-hurdles and 59.00 in the 400-meters ... Named track team’s MVP from 2010-14 ... A two-time all-region performer in cross country (2012, 2013) ... Also lettered in volleyball and basketball ... Class co-valedictorian ... Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy ... Daughter of Joe and Faye Heupel.

AUBREY HOVLAND Year: Junior Event: Jumps Hometown: Rugby, N.D. High School: Rugby High School (‘13)

MARTHA HUBBELL Year: Sophomore Event: Distance Hometown: West Saint Paul, Minn.

High School: Convent of the Visitation School (‘14) Major: Kinesiology

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall AllAcademic Team honors ... Competed in all six cross country meets during the fall ... Was UND’s top finisher four times, including at the Big Sky Conference Championship and at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... Earned second cross country letter ... 2014-15 (Freshman): Earned UND’s Freshman of the Year award in cross country ...

Ran a time of 22 minutes, 26.5 seconds at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional … Clocked a time of 18:43.1 at the Big Sky Cross Country Championship … Placed fourth in the 5K at the Drake Alternative Meet … Earned first letters in both track and cross country ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Convent of the Visitation School ... Lettered four years in both cross country and track as a prep ...

Was a three-time team MVP and two-time all-state performer in both sports ... Was also named her team’s rookie of the year in both sports as a freshman ... Won the 2013 Milaca Cross Country Mega Meet with a PR of of 14 minutes, 30.80 seconds ... Was Visitation’s top runner throughout her senior season and placed fourth at the Section 3AA Cross Country Championship ... Owns a PR of 11:10.06 in the 3,200-meters ... Also competed in basketball and Nordic skiing ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology ... Daughter of Joe and Heidi Hubbell ... Father played baseball at the University of Jamestown ...

Brother, Tucker, played football at Catholic University of America ...

Brother, Hootie, played football at the University of St. Thomas.

Major: Pre-Marketing, Social Sciences

2015-16 (Junior): Track and field team captain ... Named to both UND’s Fall 2015 Dean’s List and President’s Roll of Honor ... 201415 (Sophomore): Named to the Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team … Named to UND’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Earned Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors in both in indoor and outdoor track ...

Named to UND’s Dean’s List during both the fall and spring semesters ... Also named to Spring 2014 President’s Honor Roll ... Tied for ninth at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches ... Tied for 20th in the high jump at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a mark of 1.53 meters … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Rugby High School ... Lettered six times

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MEGHAN JANSSEN Year: Freshman

(2012, 2011) ... Ran a personal-record 4K time of 15:25 ... Recipient of the Chanhassen Lions Club Scholarship ... Personal: Double majoring in management and operations & supply chain management ...

Daughter of Mike and Lori Juelich.

Event: Distance Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.

High School: Minnetonka High School (‘15) Major: Pre-Kinesiology

MEGAN KIENHOLZ Year: Junior Event: Distance

2015-16 (Freshman): Competed in three of UND’s six cross country meets as a freshman ... Debuted at the season-opening Bison Open ... Earned first cross country letter ... Named to 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Minnetonka High School … Lettered four times in track & field and twice in cross country … A four-time all-state and all-conference performer in track … Four-time state champion in the 4x800 relay … State runner-up in the 4x400 as a junior and in the 4x200 as a sophomore … Conference champion in the 400-meters as a senior … A three-time academic all-state honoree … Also competed in Nordic skiing and soccer … State participant in Nordic skiing as a senior and an all-state honorable mention in each of her last two years ... Personal: Majoring in pre-kinesiology … Daughter of Joe and Colleen Janssen.

LARISSA JUELICH Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: Chanhassen, Minn.

High School: Chanhassen High School (‘13) Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management

2015-16 (Junior): Selected co-captain of cross country team ...

Earned 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... Competed in all six cross country meets ... Was UND’s top performer at the season-opening Bison Open, where she placed 14 with a time of 15 minutes, 13.1 seconds ... 2014-15 (Sophomore): Named to both the Big Sky Conference Spring and Winter All-Academic Teams …

Named cross country team’s Most Improved Runner ... Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional, clocking a time of 22 minutes, 43.7 seconds … Ran a time of 19:24.1 at the Big Sky Cross Country Championships … Placed fourth in the 10K at the Jim Duncan Invitational with a PR of 38:40.42 … Finished third in the 5K at the Drake Alternative Meet with a time of 18:39.85 … Earned second letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Named to the 2013-14 Big Sky Fall and Winter All-Academic Teams … Ran in six of eight meets as a freshman … Ran a 6K PR time of 23 minutes, 55.9 seconds at the 2013 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional … Debuted at NDSU’s Bison Open with a 4K time of 16:39.60 … Earned first letter in both cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Chanhassen High School ... Lettered five times in cross country and three times in track ... Earned cross country all-conference honors in 2012 and was a two-time state participant

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Hometown: Lino Lakes, Minn.

High School: Centennial High School (‘13) Major: Elementary Education

2015-16 (Junior): Earned 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team honors ... Named to UND’s Fall 2015 President’s Roll of Honor ... Ran in all six cross country meets during the fall ... Logged a time of 19:45.2 and finished 12th at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational ... Her best time away from home came at the SDSU Classic, where she clocked a time of 20:18.42 and placed 43rd ... 2014-15 (Sophomore): Named to Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team …

Also named to both UND’s Dean’s List and President’s Roll of Honor during each of the fall and spring semesters … Placed third in the 800-meters at the Drake Alternative Meet with a time of 2 minutes, 17.03 seconds … Finished fourth in her section of the 800-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Ran a time of 2:15.88 … Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:12.32 at the Ron Pynn Cross Country Classic … Earned second letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Named to UND’s Spring 2014 Dean’s List … Named UND cross country’s Freshman of the Year … Ran in five meets as a freshman … Competed in the Big Sky Conference Championship and ran a 5K PR time of 19 minutes, 29.1 seconds … Made her collegiate debut at North Dakota State’s Bison Open with a 4K time of 16:28.19 .. Member of UND’s distance medley relay that placed eighth at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship … Time of 12:40.18 was the fifth-fastest DMR in UND history … Ran a 200-meters PR at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific … Her time of 2:15.06 topped her heat and placed her 21st out of 69 overall runners … Earned first letter in both cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Centennial High School ... Lettered a combined eight times in cross country and track as a prep ... Earned all-conference honors in track each year from eighth grade through her senior year ... Was an all-conference honoree in cross country as a senior and junior ... Also earned an all-conference honorable mention nod in cross country as a sophomore ... Personal: Majoring in elementary education ... Daughter of Dean and Sarah Kienholz.

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MONICA KUEHL

MCKENZIE LEE

Year: Freshman

Year: Senior

Event: Jumps

Event: Distance

Hometown: New Prague, Minn.

Hometown: Edina, Minn.

High School: New Prague High School (‘15)

High School: Edina High School (‘12)

Major: Elementary Education

Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

2015-16 (Freshman): Named to UND’s 2015 Fall Semester Dean’s List ... Before UND: A 2015 graduate of New Prague High School ...

Lettered four times in track as a prep ... Sectional champion in the triple jump placed at the Minnesota state meet her junior year ... Established a personal record in the triple jump of 36 feet, 7 inches ....

Triple jump runner-up at the Hamline Elite Meet as a senior ... Served as a team captain as a senior ... Also lettered four times in soccer and was a team captain and all-conference honorable mention as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in elementary education with a minor in mathematics ... Daughter of Chris and Sarah Kuehl.

AMANDA LARSON Year: Junior Event: Distance

2015-16 (Senior): Named to 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... Ran in three cross country meets ... Earned four letter in cross country ... 2014-15 (Junior): Finished inside the 20-minute mark for the first time at the Ron Pynn Classic with a time of 19 minutes, 59.59 seconds … Earned third letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Named to UND’s Spring 2014 President’s Honor Roll … Competed in one cross country meet …

Ran a 4K time of 16 minutes, 43 seconds at North Dakota State’s Bison Open … Earned second letter in track ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Named to the 2012-13 Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team … Also named to UND’s Spring 2013 Dean’s List and Spring Semester President’s Roll of Honor … Earned first letters in cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Edina High School ... Lettered four times in cross country and three times in track ...

Captained team to state meet as a senior ... Was named team’s Most Dedicated in 2009 and Most Improved in 2008 ... Was an Academic Scholar and Student-Athlete Scholar as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in communication sciences and disorders ... Daughter of Gary and Anne Lee.

Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.

High School: Lakeville High School (‘13) Major: Commercial Aviation, Honors

2015-16 (Junior): Competed in three cross country meets ... Earned third cross country letter ... 2014-15 (Sophomore): Ran a seasonbest time of 20 minutes, 47.59 seconds at the Ron Pynn Classic …

Earned second letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Named to the 2013-14 Big Sky Fall and Winter All-Academic Teams … Competed in six of eight cross country meets as a freshman … Ran a season-best 5K of 20 minutes, 31 seconds at the St. John’s Fall Finale … Made her collegiate debut at North Dakota State’s Bison Open and finished the 4K race in 17:52 … Earned first letters in cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Lakeville South High School ... Lettered three times in track and twice in cross country ... Received her cross country team’s Best Work Ethic Award ... Also lettered six times in Alpine skiing and was an all-conference performer each of her last five years ... Earned allstate honors in Alpine skiing as a senior after placing eighth at the state championship ... Personal: Majoring in commercial aviation ...

Daughter of Robert and Joan Larson.

Amanda Larson

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ALYSSA LUECK

student and member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology ... Daughter of Greg and Chris Lueck ... Father played football at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Year: Senior Event: Throws Hometown: Walworth, Wis. High School: Big Foot Union High School (‘12) Major: Kinesiology

2015-16 (Senior): Team co-captain ... 2014-15 (Junior): Named to the Big Sky Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams …

Named to UND’s Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Dean’s Lists … Scored in the discus at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships, placing sixth with a throw of 150 feet, 6 inches (45.88 meters) …

Also scored in the shot put, throwing for 46-00.00 (14.02) for another sixth-place finish … Third in the shot put at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a mark of 45-02.25 (13.77) … Set a personal record in the discus with a launch of 156-06 (47.71) at the Cobber Twilight, placing second … Also set a PR in the shot put at the same meet with a throw of 46-01.25 (14.05) to take third … Won both the discus and the shot put at the Drake Alternative Meet … Second in the discus at the Marauder Open with a throw of 151-02 (46.07) … Won the shot put at the Marauder Open with a launch of 44-02.00 (13.46) …

Placed second in the shot put at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a throw of 45-09.25 (13.95) … Won the shot put at the Beaver Twilight with a throw of 45-00.25 (13.72) … Finished in second in the shot at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a throw of 44-05.25 (13.54) …

Earned third letter ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned 2014 Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team honors in both indoor and outdoor track ... Named to UND’s Fall 2014 Dean’s List ... Finished 10th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship with a personal record of 43 feet, 10 inches ... Placed third in the shot put at the Ron Masanz Classic with a throw of 45-05 inches (13.84 meters) …

Placed third in the shot put and fourth in the discus at the Cobber Twilight … Set a new personal record in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational with a mark of 142-05 (43.42) … Hit a new personal record in the discus at the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open with a throw of 145-09 (44.42) … Placed fifth in the shot put at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational with a mark of 45-10.75 …Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Earned 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team honors in outdoor track … Named to UND’s Spring 2013 Dean’s List … Threw a PR of 43 feet, 3 ¾ inches in the shot put at the 2013 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship … Throw was the eighth-best outdoor shot put in UND history … Threw the ninth-best shot put in school history at the Bison Open with a mark of 42-08.75 ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Big Foot Union High School ... Won Big Foot High School’s American Legion Athlete of the Year Award as a senior ... Lettered four times in track and field ... Set school records in the shot put and discus ... Earned team MVP honors in each of her last two years ... Conference runnerup in the shot put to future UND teammate Molly Griep as a senior ... Won the Rock Valley Conference shot put championship in 2011 ...

Also won regional and sectional titles ... Went on to place seventh at the 2011 Wisconsin Division II state meet ... Placed sixth in the shot put at the 2010 state meet ... Was the conference runner-up in the shot put to Molly Griep in 2010 ... Also lettered in volleyball, basketball and powerlifting ... Was named basketball team’s MVP as a senior while also earning all-conference second team accolades ...

Tied for second place at the 2012 powerlifting state meet ... Honors

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LYDIA LUTZ Year: Senior

Year: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Event: Sprints, Hurdles

Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn.

Hometown: Roseville, Minn.

High School: Park Rapids High School (‘12)

High School: Roseville High School (‘14)

Major: Community Nutrition

Major: Community Nutrition

2015-16 (Senior): Co-captain redshirted the cross country season ... 2014-15 (Junior): Named to both the Big Sky Conference Spring and Winter All-Academic Teams … Named to both UND’s Dean’s List andPresident’s Roll of Honor during each of the fall and spring semesters … Member of UND’s distance medley relay that placed fourth at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship … Won her section in the 3K at the South Dakota State Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational with a time of 10 minutes, 36.59 seconds … Opened the outdoor season by winning the 1,500-meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 4:48.94 … Also won the 1,500-meters at NDSU’s Lyle Hokanson Classic with a time of 4:41.81 seconds …

Placed second in her flight (16th overall) in the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Clocked a time of 17:08.76 … Ran a time of 21:55.0 at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional … Clocked a time of 18:30.0 at the Big Sky Cross Country Championship … Earned third letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track … Named to both UND’s Spring 2014 Dean’s List and Spring 2014 President’s Honor Roll … Co-recipient of cross country team’s Most Improved Award with Jami Johnson … Ran a 6K PR time of 22 minutes, 22 seconds at the 2013 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional, where she finished second among UND runners … Finished 43rd at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a 5K time of 18:11.1 … Placed 20th out of 81 runners at Minnesota’s Oz Memorial with a time of 24:46.8 … Ran a 10K PR of 38:18.02 at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational … Ran her 3K PR at Iowa State’s Bill Bergan Invitational, clocking a time of 10:22.21 …

Earned second letter in both cross country and track ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Named to the 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring and Winter All-Academic Teams … Also named to the 2013 Spring Semester President’s Roll of Honor … Helped UND place ninth in the distance relay at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship (Feb. 23) … Teamed with Erin Wysocki, Brittany Ungs and Anne Van Heel for the fifth-fastest DMR time (12:49.83) in school history … Ran a Big Sky-qualifying time of 18:10.14 in the 5K at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 12) … Earned first letters in both cross country and track ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Park Rapids High School ... Lettered six times in both cross country and track and field as a prep ... Five-time all-state performer in track ... Placed third in the 4x800 relay and fourth in the 2-mile run at state meet as a senior ... Placed sixth in the 4x800 in 2011 .... State runner-up in the 4x800 and finished seventh in the mile in 2010 ... Placed fifth in the 4x800 in 2009 ... Finished ninth in the 2-mile in 2008 ... Set school records in the 2-mile and 4x800 ... Placed sixth at state cross country meet as a senior and was a three-time all-conference performer ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in community nutrition ... Daughter of John and Roberta Lutz.

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2014-15 (Freshman): Earned a Junior All-American nod with a fifthplace finish and personal-best time of 54.27 seconds in the 400-meters at the 2015 USA Track & Field Junior Outdoor Championships …

Placed fourth in the 400 at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship with a time of 54.87 … Placed 14th out of 90 runners in the 400 at the Beach Invitational with a time of 55.96 … Won her section of the 400 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running a time of 55.96 … Helped the 4x100 relay team place third at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 47.43 … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a third-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite as well, behind a time of 3 minutes, 48.26 seconds … Won the 400 at the Dakota Duals, clocking a time of 56.99, a new meet record … Helped the 4x100 relay team place second at the Dakota Duals with a time of 47.71, marking the first time UND has ever run the event in under 48 seconds … Helped UND finish second in the 4x400 relay at the Dakota Duals … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a fifth-place finish at the Big Sky Indoor Championship, with a school-record time of 3:48.15 … Won the 400 at the SDSU Open in her collegiate debut, clocking a time of 56.73 … Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the SDSU Open …

Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Roseville Area High School … Was a five-year letterwinner in high school and captured All-Suburban East Conference honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Finished fourth in the 400-meters at the Minnesota state meet as a senior with a time of 56.51 … Also named rookie of the year, outstanding sprinter, and most valuable athlete twice at Roseville … Took home the Outstanding Raider Award as a senior ...

Personal: Majoring in pre-business economics … Daughter of Korey and Mariaha Dean.

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PAIGE MELIN

JADYN NELSON

Year: Junior

Year: Freshman

Event: Distance

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.

Hometown: Karlstad, Minn.

High School: Century High School (‘13)

High School: Tri-County Public School (‘15)

Major: Nursing

Major: Kinesiology, Pre-Optometry

2015-16 (Junior): Named to 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... Ran in all six of UND’s cross country meets, including the Big Sky Championship and the NCAA Midwest Regional ...

Earned third cross country letter ... 2014-15 (Sophomore): Named to Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team … Ran a seasonbest time of 20 minutes, 7.87 seconds at the Ron Pynn Classic …

Earned second letter in both track and cross country ... 2013-14 (Freshman): Received cross country team’s Most Improved Freshman award … Named to the 2013 Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team … Ran in seven of eight meets as a freshman … Ran a 6K PR time of 23 minutes, 28.1 seconds at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional … Ran a 5K PR of 19:28.3 at the Big Sky Conference Championship … Earned first letter in cross country ... Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Century High School ... Lettered four times in track and three times in cross country ... Received track team’s Most Improved Award in 2012 ... Placed fifth in the 2-mile and eighth in the mile at the 2012 North Dakota state championship ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in nursing ... Daughter of Paula Melin and Cory Wentz.

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Tri-County Public School ... Lettered six times in track as a prep and served as team captain each of her last two years ... School record-holder in the pole vault ...

Four-time team MVP in track (2012-15) ... Also lettered four times in basketall and three times in volleyball, captaining both teams as a senior ... A two-time volleyball all-conference honoree and a 2015 all-conference performer in basketball ... Also earned the academic all-state award in both basketball and volleyball as a senior ... Personal: Majoring in kinesiology and pre-optometry ... Daughter of Dale and Brandi Nelson.

SYDNEY RABOIN Year: Junior Event: Distance Hometown: International Falls, Minn.

JANESSA MEULENERS

Previous School: St. Cloud State University Major: Psychology

Year: Freshman Event: Distance Hometown: Belle Plaine, Minn.

High School: Belle Plaine Senior High School (‘15) Major: Commercial Aviation

2015-16 (Freshman): Named cross country team’s Freshman of the Year ... Ran in all six cross country meets ... Was UND’s top finisher at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational, where she placed 20th out of 204 competitors with a time of 23 minutes, 36.8 seconds ... Earned first cross country letter ... Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Belle Plaine Senior High School … Lettered six times in both track and cross country … A three-time all-state performer (2014, 2012, 2011) in both sports … Also a six-time all-section and all-conference honoree in cross country … Personal: Majoring in commercial aviation … Daughter of Ron and Renee Meuleners.

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2015-16 (Junior): Ran in four cross country meets ... Made her UND debut at North Dakota State’s Bison Open to open the season ... Clocked a season-best time of 21 minutes, 5.6 seconds at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic ... Earned her first cross country letter at UND ...

Before UND: Spent the 2014-15 season at St. Cloud State University ... A 2014 graduate of Falls High School ... Lettered in cross country, track & field, and hockey as a prep ... A three-time state qualifier and four-time all-conference performer in cross country ... Also served as team captain during her senior year ... Earned all-conference honors in track as a ninth grader ... Personal: Majoring in pre-elementary education ... Daughter of Kipp and Diane Raboin ... Cousin, Garrett Raboin, is assistant men’s hockey coach at St. Cloud State.

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ASHLEY RONE Year: Freshman Event: Hurdles, Sprints Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. High School: Red River High School (‘15) Major: Biology, Pre-Health

Before UND: A 2015 graduate of Red River High School ... Lettered five times in cross country and four times in track ... Named both Grand Forks Herald Athlete of the Year and North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) Outstanding Senior Athlete in 2015 ... Also named Powerade Outstanding Senior Athlete ...

Broke school records in the 100-meters, 200-meters and 400-meters ... State champion in the 400-meters and state runner-up in the 100 and 200 ... Earned track team’s MVP award in each of her last three years (2012-14) ... Also named team’s Rookie of the Year in 2012 ...

Earned Most Valuable Sprinter award in each of her last two years ... Named cross country team’s Most Valuable Runner in 2013 and 2012 and was its Rookie of the Year in 2011 ... Also lettered three years in soccer and was named team’s Most Improved Player in 2011 ... Personal: Majoring in biology/pre-health ... Daughter of Matt and Tina Rone.

with a throw of 143-2 at South Dakota’s Dakota Duals … Throw was the ninth-best in school history … Logged the eighth-best weight throw in school history with a mark of 47-09 at the USD Open ...

Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Century High School ... Lettered four times in track and field as a prep ... Was the 2011 Big 9 Conference discus champion and went on to place eighth at the 2011 Minnesota AA state meet ... Earned all-state honors ...

An all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore ... Won allcity championship three straight years from 2010 to 2012 ... Lettered three times in soccer and twice in basketball ... A Big 9 Scholar-Athlete in basketball and soccer ... Earned academic all-state honors in both track and basketball ... Received the Minnesota Soccer Association Academic Excellence Award in 2011 ... Honors student and a Member of the National Honor Society ... Personal: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Daughter of Ed and Lori Schultz.

BETHANY SCHULTZ Year: Senior Event: Throws Hometown: Rochester, Minn.

High School: Century High School (‘12) Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

2014-15 (Junior): Named to the Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team … Named to UND’s Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Dean’s Lists … Placed fourth in the discus at the Ron Masanz Classic with a toss of 141 feet, 0 inches (42.97 meters) … Placed third in the discus at the Marauder Open with a throw of 145-02 (44.25) … Placed fifth in the hammer at the Marauder Open with a toss of 158-05 (48.30) …

Finished in fourth in the discus at the Shamrock Invite with a throw of 142-04 (43.38) … Took third in the weight at the Beaver Twilight with a throw of 50-00.75 (15.26) … Earned third letter ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned 2014 Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team honors in both indoor and outdoor track ... Named to UND’s Dean’s List and its President’’s Honor Roll during both the fall and spring semesters ... Placed eighth in the hammer at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a personal-record throw of 145 feet, 6 inches (44.34 meters) … Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Earned 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team honors in outdoor track … Named to both UND’s 2013 Spring Semester President’s Roll of Honor and the Spring 2013 Dean’s List … Tied for the ninth-best hammer throw in school history with a mark of 141 feet, 1 inch at the Beach Invitational … Recorded a Big Sky qualifier in the discus

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PAIGE SLEMMONS

ISABEL WAITE

Year: Senior

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Fargo, N.D.

Hometown: West Fargo, N.D.

High School: Central Cass High School (‘12)

High School: West Fargo High School (‘15)

Major: Psychology

Major: Pre-Dietetics

2015-16 (Senior): Track and field team captain ... 2014-15 (Junior): Named to the Big Sky Conference Spring All-Academic Team … Named to UND’S Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters … Also named to UND’s President’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2015 semester … Helped UND’s 4x100 relay team set a new school record at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship, with a time of 46.78 seconds, good enough for a seventh-place finish … Took 26th out of 100 competitors in the 100-meter dash at the Beach Invitational behind a time of 12.08 … Helped the 4x100 relay team place third at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 47.43 … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a third-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite as well, behind a time of 3 minutes, 48.26 seconds … Finished second in the 100 at the Marauder Open with a time of 12.07, and third in the 200 with a time of 25.53 … Helped the 4x100 relay team place second at the Dakota Duals with a time of 47.71, marking the first time UND has ever run the event in under 48 seconds … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a fifth-place finish at the Big Sky Indoor Championship, with a school-record time of 3:48.15 … Finished second in the 60-meters at the Thundering Herd Classic with a personal record of 7.72 … Helped UND capture the 4x400 relay title at the Thundering Herd Classic with a time of 3:57.04 … Placed third in the 60 at the SDSU Open with a time of 7.78 seconds … Also at the SDSU Open, finished third in the 200 with a time of 25.32 … Earned third letter ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Earned 2014 Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team accolades in both indoor and outdoor track ... Named to UND’s Fall 2013 President’s Honor Roll ... Ran a personal best in the 100-meter dash that the Big Sky Outdoor Championship prelims with a time of 12.05 seconds … Was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash at the NDSU Tune-Up with a mark of 12.39 seconds … Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the NDSU Tune-Up with a personal-best time of 25.23 seconds … Was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash at the Ron Masanz Classic with a time of 12.22 seconds … Won her heat in the 200 at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 25.28 seconds … Earned second letter ... 2012-13 (Freshman): Named to both UND’s 2013 Spring Semester President’s Roll of Honor and the Spring 2013 Dean’s List … Ran the third-fastest 60-meters in school history with a time of 8.06 seconds at North Dakota State’s Dakota Duals ... Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Central Cass High School ... Lettered five times in track as a prep ... Was named her team’s MVP in each of her last three years ... Was the state champion in the 4x100 and state runner-up in the 100-meters as a senior ... Also placed third in the 200-meters and fourth in the 4x200 relay as a senior ... Also lettered three times in volleyball and twice in softball ... Personal: Majoring in psychology ... Daughter of Shawn Slemmons and Karen Piper ... Father played baseball at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota.

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Before UND: A 2015 graduate of West Fargo High School ... Lettered four times in track ... Served as team captain as a senior ... State runner-up in the high jump as a senior after placing third as a junior ...

Also finished 10th in the javelin as a junior ... Named team’s Most Improved following junior year ... Personal: Majoring in pre-dietetics ...

Daughter of Rush Waite and Cindy Vaughan.

KATELYN WEBER Year: Sophomore Event: Throws Hometown: St. Clair, Minn.

High School: St. Clair High School (‘14) Major: Forensice Science

2014-15 (Freshman): Just missed scoring in the shot put at the 2015 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship, taking ninth with a throw of 44 feet, 8 inches (13.61 meters) … Finished second in the shot put at the Ron Masanz Classic with a throw of 44-10.25 (13.67) … Fourth in the event at the Lyle Hokanson Classic with a throw of 45-00.25 (13.72) … Earned a third-place finish in the shot put at the Drake Alternative Meet, throwing for 43-10.75 (13.38) … Third in the shot at the Marauder Open with a throw of 42-02.75 (12.87) …

Second in the shot put at the Dakota Duals with a toss of 43-10.00 (13.36) … Placed eighth in the shot at the Big Sky Indoor Championship with a throw of 12-04.82 (3.78) … Started her collegiate career with a second-place finish in the shot put at the SDSU Open, hitting a mark of 45-05.75 (13.86) … Earned first letter ... Before UND: A 2014 graduate of St. Clair High School ... Four-time state qualifier and two-time Minnesota state champion in the shot put (2014, 2013) …

Also won state championship in the discus as a senior after placing second as a junior … Placed seventh in both events as a sophomore … Three-time all-state and four-time all-conference performer ...

Owns PRs of 47-2 in the shot put and 135-4 in the discus … Earned academic all-state honors in 2013 ... Also played basketball and volleyball as a prep ... A three-time all-conference performer in basketball ... Personal: Majoring in forensic science ... Daughter of Ray and Sarah Weber.

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ERIN WYSOCKI Year: Senior Event: Distance

both cross country and track and field ... Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Red River High School ... Lettered five times in cross country and four times in track and field ... Won state track championships in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays as a senior ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Majoring in graphic design technology ... Daughter of Jan and Rusty Wysocki ... Both parents and several other relatives attended UND.

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D. High School: Red River High School (‘11) Major: General Studies

2014-15 (Senior): Named to UND’s Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Dean’s List … Named to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team … Cross country team captain and track and field team co-captain ... Redshirted the track season … Won the 5K at the Thundering Herd Classic while competing unattached, clocking a time of 17 minutes, 48.73 seconds … Finished second in the 3K at the Bison Classic while competing unattached … Named UND cross country team’s Most Valuable Runner for second straight year ... Placed 44th at the NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional with a time of 21:05.0 … Took 25th overall at the Big Sky Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:56.7 … Placed fourth at the Ron Pynn Classic … Earned her fourth letter in cross country ... 2013-14 (Junior): Named to the Academic All-District Track & Field/Cross Country Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) … Named to the 2013-14 Big Sky Fall and Winter All-Academic Teams …Served as team tricaptain in cross country … Named team’s most valuable runner …

Became UND’s first all-region performer in the program’s Division I era … Ran a 6K PR of 21 minutes, 07.9 seconds at the 2013 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional … Placed 25th out of 212 runners …

Also earned the first All-Big Sky Conference honors in program history … Placed fifth at the conference championship with a 5K time of 17:14.4 … Won UND’s Ron Pynn Cross Country Invitational with a 5K time of 17:41.7 … Ran a then-6K PR at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 22:24.50 … Placed seventh among 86 runners and recorded the fastest time ever run by a UND runner at Pioneer Park … Ran the eighth-fastest 3K in UND history at Iowa State, clocking a time of 10:12.35 … Established a 5K PR of 18:02.85 at North Dakota State, the ninth-fastest time in school history … Ran a then-5K at the SDSU Classic … Finished in 18:25.36 to place 17th out of 186 participants … Finished 10th out of 81 runners at Minnesota’s Oz Memorial … Opened the season by placing fifth among 46 runners at North Dakota State’s Bison Open … Ran the 4K race in 14:55.60 … Won the 5K at the Concordia Cobber Twilight … Earned third letter in both track and cross country ... 2012-13 (Sophomore): Named to the 2013 Big Sky Conference Spring and Winter All-Academic Teams … Helped UND place ninth in the distance relay at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship (Feb. 23) … Teamed with Anne Van Heel, Brittany Ungs and Lydia Lutz for the fifth-fastest DMR time (12:49.83) in school history … Ran a Big Sky-qualifying time of 18:02.58 in the 5K at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 12) … Ran a personal-record 3K time of 10:23.37 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9) … Earned second letters in both cross country and track ... 2011-12 (Freshman): Named Great West Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year Earned All-GWC Cross Country First Team honors ... Placed sixth at the GWC Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:21.44 ... Led UND with a ninth-place finish at the USD Tim Young Invitational (18:26.01) ... Finished fourth in the 5K (18:39.53) at the Carleton Relays (April 21) ... Placed fifth in the 1,500-meters at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (April 11) ... Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll ... Earned first letters in

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001.

The Big Sky Conference enters its 52nd year The Big Sky now includes nine states spanand 27th year of women’s competition during ning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River the 2015-16 academic year.

Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with instiThe venerable and stable Division I conference tutions in Washington, Oregon and California. observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013.

League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in MonFour of the current league members – Idaho tana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It is State University, The University of Montana, “The Heart of the American West.”

Montana State and Weber State – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adoptmember the University of Idaho will bring the ed by the six presidents of the charter memmajority of its sports back to the Big Sky on bers as the name of the new conference. The July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University en- name Big Sky originated in a novel written by ters its 45th season in the league, giving the the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., league five members with at least 40 years of in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a continuous membership. former Montana advertising director, promot-

ed the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State.

While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana.

Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference.

Harry Missildine of the Spokane SpokesmanReview called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his colThe league has become one of the strongest umn dated Feb. 20, 1963.

Division I conferences in the West and is a national leader in the Football Championship The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have sports, including men’s and women’s cross won the Division I National Championship, in- country, indoor and outdoor track and field, cluding Eastern Washington in 2010. A Big Sky basketball and tennis. In addition, there are team has played for the national champion- also championships in football, and women’s ship in three of the past five seasons. The Big volleyball, golf and soccer. The Big Sky sponSky is one of three conferences in the western sored softball for the first time in 2013. Men’s United States playing Division I football. golf will return as a conference sport in 2014The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washington University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland State University and Sacramento State round out the current membership.

The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington.

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Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, is in his 19th year at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 197177. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.

Doug Fullerton Commissioner

Ron Loghry Associate Commissioner

Jaynee Nodalski Assistant Commissioner

Jon Kasper Assistant Commissioner

In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first began sponsoring women’s sports. The former Mountain West Conference existed from 198288, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD CROSS COUNTRY MVPs 1977 Unavailable 1978 Unavailable 1979 Lynne McKeane 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Jeanne Likar 1983 Unavailable 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Aune 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Sheila Pexsa 1988 Sheila Pexsa 1989 Steph Bruening 1990 Steph Bruening 1991 Steph Bruening 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Heather Parr 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund 1997 Traci Korynta 1998 Becky Leppard 1999 Jessica Neva 2000 Becky Leppard 2001 Jessica Neva 2002 Carolyn Orsua 2003 Jessica Neva 2004 Veronica Sackett 2005 Margaret Landberg 2006 Kristy Keithley 2007 Heidi Evans 2008 Brittany Brenny 2009 Brittany Brenny 2010 Lindsay Anderson 2011 Emily Emerson 2012 Lindsay Anderson 2013 Erin Wysocki 2014 Erin Wysocki 2015 Martha Hubbell CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAINS 1977 Diane Schafer 1978 Unavailable 1979 Unavailable 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Unavailable 1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Angie Johnson 1988 Jackie Kilian 1989 Sheila Pexsa 1990 Sheila Pexsa 1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Steph Bruening

Louise Ronnerman 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Erin Bly

Jennifer Diedrich

Heather Parr 1995 Erin Bly

Heather Parr 1996 Traci Korynta

Christy Rygh 1997 Disa Hillstrom

Traci Korynta 1998 Becky Leppard 1999 Becky Leppard

April Maine 2000 Becky Lepppard

April Maine

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TEAM AWARDS

2001 2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 2011

2012 2013

2014 2015

Katie Marschel JoAan Murphy Carolyn Orsua Kristin Murch Jessica Schill Jessica Lichter Kristin Murch Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Jessica Lichter Margaret Landberg Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Renee Aune Kristy Keithley Callie Malone Lori Benke Mandy Gefroh Lori Benke Kristi Dahlheimer Emily Emerson Emily Emerson Katherine Enabnit Meghan Enabnit Lindsay Anderson Jessica Lynch Rachel Miesbauer Erin Wysocki Erin Wysocki Larissa Juelich Erin Wysocki

TRACK & FIELD MVPs 1973 Donna Hutchinson 1974 Unavailable 1975 Shelly Allmaras

Cynthia Bohlman 1976 Patty Reep 1977 Nancy Cushman 1978 Nancy Cushman

Diane Schafer 1979 Ginny Hoop

Lynne McKeane 1980 Unavailable 1981 Ginny (Hoop) Jacobson

Connie Weltz 1982 Margie Hutson

Jeanne Likar 1983 Margie Hutson 1984 Unavailable 1985 Unavailable 1986 Karen Bergantine

Sandi Walford 1987 Kristy Forsberg-Aune

Nancy Fleischhacker 1988 Renee Crep,

Shelly Ballard 1989 Renee Crep

Traci Werner 1990 Steph Bruening

Traci Werner 1991 Sheila Pexsa

Diana Trager 1992 Liesa Swenson

Sara Dupslaff 1993 Steph Bruening

Marie Crep

Louise Ronnerman

Misty Langseth

Kris Sorenson 1994 Steph Bruening

Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund

Vicky Besette 1997 NO MVP (season cancelled due to flood) 1998 Cindy Scott

Missy Wilson 1999 Becky Leppard

Kati Drellack 2000 Becky Leppard

Becky Cable 2001 Becky Leppard

Talia Merritt 2002 Jackie Auwarter

Katie Marschel

Julie Johnson 2003 JoAan Murphy

Julie Johnson 2004 Jessica Neva

Jackie Kensinger

Dana Olimb 2005 Veronica Sackett

Dana Olimb 2006 Heidi Evans

Jessica Fleck 2007 Heidi Evans

Michelle Burgaard 2008 Heidi Evans

Jessica Clausnitzer 2009 Brittany Brenny

Jessica Clausnitzer 2010 Emily Emerson

Megan Storstad TRACK & FIELD CAPTAINS 1973 Unavailable 1974 Unavailable 1975 Shelly Allmaras

Cynthia Bohlman 1976 Shelly Allmaras

Cynthia Bohlman 1977 Unavailable 1978 Diane Schafer 1979 Unavailable 1980 Unavailable 1981 Unavailable 1982 Unavailable 1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Margie Hutson

Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Forsberg

Mary Martian

Lisa Resell 1986 Kristy Aune

Nancy Fleischhacker

Brenda Schmitz 1987 Kristy Aune 1988 Nancy Fleischhacker

Brenda Schmitz 1989 Barb Bergantine

Renee Crep

Wendy Kinneberg 1990 Unavailable 1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Unavailable 1993 Unavailable 1994 Unavailable 1995 Heather Parr

Laura Seifert

Kari Ward 1996 Vicky Besette

Erin Bly 1997 Unavailable 1998 Missy Berg

Andrea Charlebois

Tracy Korynta

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2016

Missy Berg Kati Drellack Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard Jessica Williams Katie Marschel Jessica Williams Heidi Faul Julie Johnson Beth Morris JoAan Murphy April Bielejeski Kristin Murch Dana Olimb Jessica Schill Jackie Kensinger Kristin Murch Heidi Zander Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Heidi Zander Nikki Dahlstrom Jessica Fleck Margaret Landberg Nikki Dahlstrom Renee Aune Jessica Clausnitzer Jessica Clausnitzer Kristi Dahlheimer Kate LaRoche Brooke Biederstedt Jessica Butler Emily Emerson Brooke Biederstedt Jessica Butler Aubrey Hovland Larissa Juelich Alyssa Lueck Paige Slemmons

Traci Kroynta

JoAan Murphy

Margaret Landberg

Brittany Beeson

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Pole Vault Shot Put 20 lb. Weight Pentathlon Relays 400-meter relay*

800-meter relay

Name Margie Hutson Natasha Brown Beth Morris Jessica Butler Natasha Brown Liesa Swenson Stephanie Clarke Marie Crep Heather Harrower Jessica Schill Becky Leppard Louise Ronnerman Becky Leppard Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Julie Johnson Laura Seifert Mikaela Hirst Sara Dupslaff Jessica Clausnitzer Traci Werner Shawny Kramer Beth Morris

Year Mark 1983 7.23 2015 7.53 2003 8.30 2011 8.87 2015 24.00 1993 41.25 2014 54.03 1993 1:15.85 2015 1:33.7 2004 2:10.18 2000 2:55.15 1993 4:32.31 2001 4:49.35 1993 9:44.10 2004 16:49.35 2003 5-08 3/4 1994 18-09 1/2 2011 38-04 3/4 1992 38-04 3/4 2008 12-09 1/2 1990 46-08 1/2 2015 59-03 1/2 2003 3,252 pts.

Margie Hutson, Steph Mahanna, Ginny Hoop, Connie Weltz

1981

Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson, Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White

1999

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

1:46.98

1,600-meter relay

Courtney Heupel, Paige Slemmons, 2015 Tianna McKinney, Heather Harrower

3:48.15

3,200-meter relay*

Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill

2004

9:19.35

Distance medley relay

Lindsay Anderson, Emily Emerson, Megan Gray, Savana Weller

2011

11:53.03

*Event No Longer Contested

Heidi Evans was a member of UND’s record-setting 3,200-meter relay team and also holds the school’s outdoor record in the 1,500-meters.

Natasha Brown set UND indoor records in the 60 meters and 200 meters as a freshman.

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Savana Weller was a member of UND’s school-record distance medley relay team in 2011.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records Event 100-meters 200-meters 400-meters 800-meters 1,500-meters 3,000-meters 3,000-meter steeple 5,000-meters 10,000-meters 100-meter hurdles 400-meter hurdles High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Heptathlon Steeplechase

Name Crystal White Stephanie Clarke Stephanie Clarke Becky Leppard Heidi Evans Steph Bruening Veronica Sackett Lindsay Anderson Jessica Neva Jessica Butler Rachel Dryburgh Wendy Kinneberg Laura Seifert Nikki Sims Jessica Clausnitzer Molly Griep Talia Merritt Jayd Eggert Molli Detloff Jackie Kensinger Jessica Lynch

Year 1999 2013 2014 2001 2008 1993 2005 2013 2004 2011 2015 1990 1994 2004 2007 2014 2001 2015 2015 2004 2015

Mark 12.12 24.68 54.03 2:09.17 4:24.66 9:44.04 10:51.74 16:35.91 35:33.10 14.21 60.67 5-08 1/2 18-09 38-04 1/4 12-02 47-05 173-10 164-05 198-05 4,527 pts.

10:57.30

Relays 400-meter relay

Alyssa Espinoza, Josey Page, 2014 48.23 Paige Slemmons, Anne Van Heel

800-meter relay

Brittney Bolstad, Sarah Fegley, Mikaela Hirst, Paige Kuplic

2011 1:45.51

1,600-meter relay

Jessica Williams, Missy Berg April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

2001

3:45.05

3,200-meter relay

Sprint Medley

Distance Medley

Cindy Scott, Missy Berg Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pederson

1999

9:04.04

Crystal White, Chantel Larson Jackie Feser, April Maine

1999

4:05.77

Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter Becky Leppard, April Maine

2001

11:47.63

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

Traci Werner set school records in both the indoor and outdoor shot put in 1990 and her indoor standard still stands.

Becky Leppard holds UND outdoor records in the 800-meters and the distance medley relay.

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Talia Merrit set school records in the hammer and discus throws, the latter of which still stands.

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA INDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2015) 55-METERS Margie Hutson Liesa Swenson Chantel Larson Crystal White Sara Dupslaff Marci Enns Rebecca Goodman Paula Cash Erin Baustian Crystal Engstrom Cassie Hajicek

SITE NCC Bemidji Fargo NCC Fargo Fargo NCC NCC Concordia Fargo Fargo

MARK YEAR 7.23 1983 7.27 1993 7.28 1999 7.30 1998 7.42 1989 7.44 1993 7.51 2001 7.56 1988 7.57 2004 7.60 2000 7.60 2001

60-METERS Natasha Brown Paige Slemmons Margie Hutson Paige Kuplic

SITE Big Sky NDSU NCC GWC

MARK YEAR 7.53 2015 7.72 2015 7.86 1981 7.91 2010

200-METERS Natasha Brown Steph Clarke Paige Slemmons Liesa Swenson Paige Kuplic Chantel Larson Kirsten Haas Krista Vogel Crystal White Jess Williams

SITE Big Sky Big Sky Big Sky Iowa St. Iowa St. Concordia USD Mankato NCC Concordia

MARK YEAR 24.00 2015 24.13 2014 24.90 2015 25.31 1993 25.68 2010 25.98 1999 26.05 2012 26.32 2007 26.34 1999 26.39 2000

300-METERS Liesa Swenson Paige Kuplic Rachel Dryburgh Karen Bergantine Brenda Schmitz Cheri Boyer Chris Hoper Ginny Hoop Courtney Nepstad Jennifer Riley

SITE MARK YEAR Bemidji 41.25 1993 Notre Dame 42.19 2010 SDSU 42.44 2015 NCC 42.60 1986 St. Cloud 42.70 1987 Notre Dame 42.78 2010 Fargo 43.52 1989 NCC 42.88 1984 SDSU 43.26 2015 Fargo 43.54 1988

400-METERS Steph Clarke Tianna McKinney Heather Harrower Jessica Williams Ashley Rone Heidi Faul Courtney Heupel Anne Van Heel Kirsten Haas April Bielejeski

SITE Big Sky Big Sky SDSU Minnesota SDSU NCC SDSU Big Sky GWC Bemidji

MARK YEAR 54.03 2014 54.87 2015 56.53 2015 57.41 2001 57.47 2015 57.85 2002 57.92 2015 58.33 2014 58.46 2012 58.55 2002

500-METERS SITE MARK YEAR Marie Crep NCC 1:15.85 1993 Heidi Faul NCC 1:16.48 2000 April Bielejeski NCC 1:16.73 2002 Missy Berg NCC 1:17.04 1999 Jessic Schill Fargo 1:17.85 2004 Jessica Williams Fargo 1:18.03 2000 Renee Crep NCC 1:18.50 1990 Jenna Griffith NCC 1:18.65 2003 Kari Ward Fargo 1:18.91 1994 Savana Weller Notre Dame 1:19.15 2011

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600-METERS Heidi Faul Savana Weller Jenna Gillson Missy Berg Traci Korynta Jessica Lindsay Lisbeth Pedersen Cindy Scott April Bielejeski Kirsten Haas

SITE Minnesota Fargo Fargo Minnesota Concordia Fargo Bemidji Minnesota Minnesota NDSU

MARK YEAR 1:35.23 2001 1:35.23 2013 1:37.26 2014 1:38.00 1999 1:38.62 1999 1:38.67 2013 1:38.75 1999 1:39.00 1999 1:39.09 2001 1:39.48 2012

5,000-METERS Jessica Neva Kim Olund Steph Bruening Lindsay Anderson Evette Edmondson Lydia Lutz Brittany Brenny Heather Parr JoAan Murphy Erin Wysocki

SITE MARK YEAR NCAA II 16:49.35 2004 NCAA II 16:49.70 1996 NCAA II 17:12.62 1994 Notre Dame 17:16.17 2011 NCC 17:40.52 1993 SDSU 17:42.65 2015 GWC 17:53.14 2009 NCC 17:57.62 1994 NCC 18:00.71 2003 Fargo 18:02.85 2014

800-METERS Jessica Schill Jackie Auwarter Heidi Evans Marie Crep Becky Leppard Louise Ronnerman Emily Emerson Savana Weller Cindy Scott Erin Bly

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

MARK YEAR 2:10.18 2004 2:11.18 2002 2:11.98 2007 2:12.25 1993 2:12.54 2001 2:13.92 1993 2:14.06 2011 2:14.18 2013 2:14.64 1999 2:14.90 1994

55-M HURDLES Beth Morris Aimee Wiseth Jessica Clausnitzer Jessica Butler Teresa Betz Paula Cash Denise Barnhardt Allyson Grohnke Becky Cable Cassie Hajicek

SITE Fargo Fargo Bemidji Bemidji NCC NCC Fargo NCC NCC Bemidji

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

1,000-METERS Becky Leppard Jackie Auwarter Cindy Scott Traci Korynta Emily Emerson Katie Marschel Steph Bruening Lindsay Anderson Sheila Pexsa Jessica Schill

SITE Fargo NCC NCC Fargo NDSU NCC Fargo NDSU St.Cloud NCC

MARK YEAR 2:55.15 2000 2:55.45 2002 2:57.17 1999 2:57.21 1999 2:58.06 2012 2:58.82 2001 2:59.74 1993 3:00.07 2012 3:00.38 1991 3:00.49 2001

60-M HURDLES Jessica Butler Kirsten Haas Jessica Clausnitzer Beth Morris Jodi Bredahl Rachael Fashant Jenna Gillson Megan Gray Anne VanHeel Mikaela Hirst

SITE GWC GWC NCC NCAA II NA Iowa St. Fargo GWC Hep. NDSU Iowa St.

MARK YEAR 8.74 2011 9.04 2011 9.05 2008 9.07 2003 9.30 1979 9.42 2010 9.44 2013 9.46 2011 9.47 2013 9.49 2012

1,500-METERS Louise Ronnerman Steph Bruening Sheila Pexsa Cindy Scott Jeanne Likar Kristy Forsberg Evette Edmondson Disa Hillstrom Jenny Diedrich Kari McIntire

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

MARK YEAR 4:32.31 1993 4:36.06 1993 4:38.13 1992 4:42.57 1995 4:42.75 1983 4:43.34 1987 4:45.24 1993 4:52.46 1995 4:53.20 1995 4:55.24 1986

MILE RUN Becky Leppard Katie Marschel Steph Bruening Emily Emerson Louise Ronnerman April Maine Lindsay Anderson Heidi Evans Veronica Sackett Sheila Pexsa

SITE NCAA II NCAA II Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. NCC GWC Iowa St. NCC Iowa St.

MARK YEAR 4:49.35 2001 4:53.28 2002 4:57.11 1993 4:58.10 2012 4:59.01 1992 4:59.52 2000 5:00.53 2011 5:03.55 2006 5:03.73 2006 5:04.68 1992

3,000-METERS Steph Bruening Lindsay Anderson Jessica Neva Sheila Pexsa Evette Edmondson Becky Leppard Jessica Lynch Brittany Brenny Erin Wysocki Kari McIntire

SITE NCAA II Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. NCC SDSU Iowa St. Iowa St. Fargo

MARK YEAR 9:44.10 1993 9:51.92 2011 9:56.89 2002 9:59.24 1992 9:59.74 1993 10:03.09 2001 10:07.79 2015 10:08.32 2010 10:12.35 2014 10:14.08 1984

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD 800-METER RELAY SITE MARK Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson, Concordia 1:46.98 Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White Jess Williams, Rebecca Goodman, Concordia 1:47.55 Suzanne Bergantine, Heidi Faul Paula Cash, Allyson Grohnke, NCC 1:49.51 Renee Crep, Jen Riley Sara Dupslaff, Chris Hoper, NCC 1:49.64 Brenda Dietrich, Jen Riley Paula Pringle, Margie Hnasko, NCC 1:49.95 Lisa Resell, Margie Hutson

YEAR 1999 2000 1988 1989 1983

1,600-METER RELAY SITE MARK YEAR Courtney Heupel, Paige Slemmons, Big Sky 3:48.15 2015 Tianna McKinney, Heather Harrower Jess Williams, Jess Schill NCAA II 3:49.39 2002 A. Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Anne VanHeel, Alyssa Espinoza Big Sky 3:49.76 2014 Jessica Lindsay, Stephanie Clarke J. Williams, B. Leppard Fargo 3:52.82 2001 A. Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Anne VanHeel, Savana Weller Iowa State 3:54.28 2014 Alyssa Espinoza, Stephanie Clarke J. Williams, B. Goodman Minnesota 3:54.51 2001 A. Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Missy Berg Fargo 3:54.94 2000 R. Goodman, Heidi Faul Jenna Gilson, Stephanie Clarke NDSU 3:55.35 2013 Jess Lindsay, Savana Weller J. Williams, A. Domaskin NCC 3:56.85 2000 R. Goodman, Heidi Faul Stephanie Clarke, Caitlyn Carlson NDSU 3:57.37 2014 Alyssa Espinoza, Savana Weller 3,200-METER RELAY SITE MARK Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans, NCC 9:19.35 Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill Jess Schill, Jackie Auwarter, NCC 9:20.51 JoAan Murphy, Katie Marschel Katie Marschel, April Maine, NCC 9:22.55 Jess Schill, Becky Leppard Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen, Concordia 9:30.61 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Jess Schill, Brittany Beeson, NCC 9:30.73 JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett Missy Berg, Jackie Auwarter, NCC 9:31.42 Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Missy Berg, April Maine, NCC 9:34.70 Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard Missy Berg, April Maine, Concordia 9:37.20 K. Marschel. Jackie Auwarter

YEAR 2004

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY SITE Emily Emerson, Megan Gray, Iowa State Savana Weller, Lindsay Anderson Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger, Mankato Heidi Evans, Veronica Sackett Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger, Minnesota Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Rachelle Duerre, Brittany Beeson, Iowa State Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Erin Wysocki, Anne Van Heel, Big Sky Brittany Ungs, Lydia Lutz

MARK 11:53.03

YEAR 2011

11:56.98

2006

11:59.21

2005

12:16.13

2005

12:49.83

2013

MARK 46-08 3/4 46-7 45-05 3/4 45-05 1/2 45-3 1/2 44-01 1/2 43-10 43-03 1/2 43-01 1/2 43-00 42-08 1/2

YEAR 1990 2014 2015 1990 2014 1999 2014 1987 2005 1991 2003

SHOT PUT Traci Werner Molly Griep Katelyn Weber Diana Trager Chantel Urban Kati Drellack Alyssa Lueck Nancy Fleischhacker Dana Olimb Misty Langseth Talia Merritt

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SITE NCC Big Sky SDSU Fargo NDSU Fargo Big Sky NCC NCC Fargo Fargo

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2002 2001 1999 2003 1999 2000 2000

20 LB. WEIGHT Shawny Kramer Katarina Reller Ke-Ke Burks Molly Griep Jayd Eggert Christine Weinreich Bethany Schultz Megan Storstad Kati Drellack Dana Olimb

HIGH JUMP Julie Johnson Wendy Kinneberg Allyson Grohnke Rochelle Robb Shosti Vorachek Nikki Dahlstrom Lyndsy Geggleman Aubrey Hovland Amanda Nagel Ashley Fedie

LONG JUMP Laura Siefert Sara Dupslaff Nikki Sims Karen Bergantine Michelle Burgard Jessica Butler Cristy Risberg Mikaela Hirst Brenda Schmitz Wendy Kinneberg

SITE Big Sky Big Sky USD Minnesota NDSU GWC NDSU GWC Fargo Bemidji

MARK 59-03 1/2 58-02 56-1 54-6 1/2 53-9 52-1 3/4 51-8 1/4 51-8 1/4 50-01 1/2 49-01

YEAR 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2012 2015 2012 1999 2005

SITE NCAA II NCC NCC Bemidji Fargo NCC NCC Fargo Mankato Fargo

MARK 5-08 3/4 5-08 5-07 1/4 5-07 5-06 1/4 5-06 5-05 5-05.00 5-04 3/4 5-04.25

YEAR 2003 1990 1987 2013 2000 2006 2006 2014 2004 2014

SITE Iowa St. NCC Fargo NCC Bemidji USD Fargo USD NDSCS Fargo

MARK 18-09 1/4 18-07 18-05 3/4 18-04 18-03 1/4 18-02 1/4 17-11 1/4 17-11 17-10 3/4 17-09

YEAR 1994 1992 2004 1986 2007 2011 1993 2012 1986 1990

TRIPLE JUMP Mikaela Hirst Sara Dupslaff Jackie Kensinger Michelle Burgard Sarah Fegley Nikki Sims Jessica Fleck Kristin Stokes Suzanne Bergantine Jen Halstenson

SITE GWC NCC Fargo Bemidji GWC Mankato Bemidji Bemidji NCC Concordia

MARK 38-4 3/4 38-4 3/4 38-02 37-10 37-6 1/2 36-8 1/2 36-8 1/2 36-6 3/4 36-6 1/4 36-5 3/4

YEAR 2011 1992 2003 2007 2010 2004 2005 1999 1999 2000

POLE VAULT Jessica Clausnitzer Kate LaRoche Jessica Fleck Kayla Pfau Ellen Amberson Taylor Brett Darby Sedler Becky Cable Sara Lubke

PENTATHLON Beth Morris Cristy Risberg Megan Gray Ashley Fedie Jenna Gillson Heidi Zander Aubrey Hovland Darian Hedland

SITE St. Cloud St. Cloud Bemidji Vermillion NCC Notre Dame Fargo NCC Fargo

MARK 12-09 1/2 12-05 1/2 12-01 1/2 11-08 11-06 1/2 11-03 3/4 10-11 3/4 10-11 10-10.00

YEAR 2008 2008 2006 2010 2004 2011 2003 2000 2014

SITE Fargo NCC GWC NDSU GWC NCC NDSU NDSU

MARK YEAR 3,252 pts.

2003 3,245 pts.

1993 3,117 pts.

2012 3,083 pts.

2014 2,806 pts.

2011 2,719 pts.

2006 2,712 pts.

2014 2,711 pts.

2014

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2015) 100-METERS Crystal White Chantel Larson Margie Hutson Liesa Swenson Paige Kuplic Paige Slemmons Rebecca Goodman Karen Bergantine Josey Page Marci Enns

SITE MARK YEAR Moorhead 12.12 1999 Moorhead 12.16 1999 NCC 12.21 1984 NCC 12.25 1993 Drake 12.25 2010 Asuza 12.33 2015 NCC 12.37 2001 UND 12.38 1986 UNCW 12.45 2014 NCC 12.56 1993

5,000-METERS Lindsay Anderson Steph Bruening Kim Olund Evette Edmondson Lydia Lutz Sheila Pexsa Brittany Brenny Kari McIntire Jeanne Likar JoAan Murphy

SITE MARK YEAR Mt. SAC 16:35.91 2013 SW MO. 16:50.54 1993 Drake 17:07.20 1996 Minnesota 17:08.24 1993 Asuza 17:08.76 2015 Drake 17:18.43 1991 GWC 17:19.52 2010 JC 17:29.24 1984 Moorhead 17:48.54 1982 Cal St. LA 17:49.60 2003

200-METERS Stephanie Clarke Liesa Swenson Paige Slemmons Margie Hutson Chantel Larson Paige Kuplic Crystal White Rebecca Goodman Josey Page

SITE MARK YEAR UNCW 24.68 2013 NCC 24.85 1992 UC Irvine 25.02 2015 NCC 25.02 1984 Moorhead 25.17 1998 SIUE 25.26 2010 NCC 25.36 1999 NCC 25.42 2001 UNCW 25.93 2014

400-METERS Stephanie Clarke Tianna McKinney Heather Harrower Heidi Faul Jess Williams Marie Crep Renee Crep April Bielejeski Brenda Schmitz Kari Ward

800-METERS Becky Leppard Marie Crep Heidi Evans Jessica Schill Jackie Auwarter Emily Emerson Cindy Scott Savana Weller Jessica Lindsay Louise Ronnerman

1,500-METERS Heidi Evans Becky Leppard Emily Emerson Lindsay Anderson Louise Ronnerman Kristy Forsberg-Aune April Maine Katie Marschel Steph Bruening Renee Aune

SITE MARK YEAR Big Sky 54.03 2014 Big Sky 54.83 2015 Cerritos 55.79 2015 NCC 56.13 2001 NCC 56.35 2001 UND 56.64 1994 NCC 56.70 1989 NCC 57.92 2001 Moorhead 58.64 1987 NCC 58.71 1994

10,000-METERS Jessica Neva Brittany Brenny Steph Bruening Kim Olund Evette Edmondson JoAan Murphy Kristy Keithley Heather Parr Margaret Landberg Carolyn Busse

SITE NCC GWC Drake NCAA II Drake NCC NCC SDSU NCC NCC

100M HURDLES Jessica Butler Jessica Clausnitzer Beth Morris Kirsten Haas Becky Cable Denise Barnhardt Paula Cash Allyson Grohnke Megan Gray Jenna Gillson

400M HURDLES Liesa Swenson Kirsten Hass Jenna Gillson Missy Berg Anne Van Heel Alyssa Espinoza Maartje Van Bedaf Dana Peterson Denise Barnhardt Rachel Sackett

SITE MARK YEAR GWC 14.21 2011 NCC 14.76 2007 NCC 14.78 2003 CCU 14.78 2012 NCC 14.84 1999 Minnesota 14.96 1992 Moorhead 15:14 1988 Moorhead 15:14 1988 CCU 15.22 2012 GWC 15.30 2011

3,000-METERS Steph Bruening Jessica Neva Sheila Pexsa Kari McIntire Becky Leppard Evette Edmondson Kristy Forsberg-Aune Lindsay Anderson Brittany Brenny JoAan Murphy

SITE MARK YEAR NCC 9:44.04 1993 NCAA II 9:51.84 2004 Minnesota 9:56.69 1991 Moorhead 9:58.30 1984 NCC 10:04.57 1999 Augustana 10:08.34 1993 Drake 10:13.76 1987 CCU 10:12.98 2011 USC 10:15.09 2009 Emporia 10:15.77 2003

SITE MARK YEAR NCAA II 2:09.17 2001 NCAA II 2:09.46 1994 Asuza Pacific 2:10.71 2008 NCAA II 2:11.43 2004 Moorhead 2:11.75 2002 Mt. SAC 2:11.99 2012 NCAA II 2:12.26 1998 Big Sky 2:12.66 2013 Fargo 2:13.68 2014 Minnesota 2:13.95 1992 SITE Mt. Sac Drake GWC Fargo NCC NCC NCAA II NCC NCC Concordia

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MARK YEAR 4:24.66 2008 4:26.71 2000 4:27.29 2012 4:30.35 2012 4:31.46 1992 4:32.80 1987 4:34.51 2000 4:35.02 2001 4:35.56 1993 4:39.35 2007

MARK YEAR 35:33.10 2004 35:33.50 2010 35:35:64 1994 35:50.06 1996 36:23.83 1993 36:50.92 2003 37:01.78 2007 37:30.07 1994 37:33.87 2007 37:49.70 2000

SITE NCAA II Long Beach Big Sky NCC Big Sky Big Sky Big Sky NCC NCC NCC

MARK YEAR 60.91 1992 61.38 2013 61.49 2014 61.93 1999 62.29 2014 62.49 2014 63.87 2014 64.30 2008 64.34 1992 64.74 2005

400-METER RELAY SITE MARK YEAR J. Page, A. Espinoza UNCW 48.23 2014 P. Slemmons, A. Van Heel K. Henricksen, C. Larson NCC 48.27 S. Bergantine, C. White

1998

J. Williams, R. Goodman NCC 48.33 C. Hajicek, A. Bielejeski

2001

J. Williams, R. Goodman NCC 48.50 S. Bergantine, C.Engstrom

2000

J. Butler, P. Kuplic GWC 48.53 B. Bolstad, M. Hirst

2011

J. Williams, C. Larson NCC 48.97 S. Bergantine, C. White

1999

J. Butler, P. Kuplic SDSU 49.03 C. Boyer, S. Fegley

2010

J. Clausnitzer, S. Fegley NCC 49.25 S. Carpenter, J. Butler

2008

J. Williams, R. Goodman UND 49.30 S. Bergantine, H. Faul

2000

S. Dupslaff. C. Risberg NCC 49.54 D. Barnhardt, L. Swenson

1992

800-METER RELAY SITE B. Bolstad, M. Hirst CCU P. Kuplic, S. Fegley

MARK YEAR 1:45.51 2011

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STEEPLECHASE SITE MARK YEAR Veronica Sackett NCC 10:58.70 2004 Renee Aune Augustana 11:06.84 2006 Carolyn Orsua Moorhead 11:10.24 2002 Kristi Dahlheimer CCU 11:26.94 2010 Kristin Murch NCC 11:29.38 2004 Jessica Lynch CCU 11:30.16 2014 Mandy Gefroh NCC 11:43.89 2007 Courtney Hugstad-Vaa NCC 11:47.52 2005 Jordyn Dass NDSU 12:06.66 2012 Katherine Enabnit GWC 12:25.67 2009

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2015) 1,600-METER RELAY SITE MARK Jess Williams, Missy Berg, NCAA II 3:45.05 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

DISTANCE MEDLEY SITE MARK Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter, Drake 11:47.63 Becky Leppard, April Maine

YEAR 2001

Jess Williams, Jess Schill, April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul

Drake

3:49.31

2002

Jen Lykken, Marie Crep, Drake Erin Bly, Steph Bruening

11:48.94

1993

Jess Williams, Jackie Auwarter, April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul

Drake

3:49.81

2002

Drake

12:03.49

1998

Jess Williams, Missy Berg, Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul

Florida St.

3:51.89

2000

Christy Rygh, Missy Berg, Cindy Scott, Becky Leppard Jessica Schill, April Bielejeski, Rachel Sackett, Rachelle Duerre

Drake

12:05.62

2004

Alyssa Espinoza, Anne Van Heel, Savana Weller, Stephanie Clarke

Big Sky

3:52.14

2014

Jess Schill, Heidi Faul, Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett

Drake 12:08.23

2003

3:52.43

2004

Steph Bruening, Audra Bushaw, Jackie Kilian, Sheila Pexsa

Drake

12:11.98

1991

Jess Williams, Missy Berg, NCC 3:52.55 April Bielejeski, Rebecca Goodman

2000

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY SITE MARK Crystal White, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:05.77 Jackie Feser, April Maine

YEAR 1999

Stephanie Clarke, Jessica Lindsay, UNC-Wilmington 3:55.44 Savana Weller, Anne Van Heel

2014

Rebecca Goodman, S. Bergantine, Drake 4:08.77 Jackie Auwarter, April Maine

2000

Jenna Gillson, Kirsten Haas, Anne Van Heel, Jessica Lindsay

3:55.98

2012

Kerry Hendricksen, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:10.78 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard

1998

Erin Bly, Marie Crep, NCC 3:56.07 Audra Bushaw, Kari Ward

1993

April Bielejeski, Becky Cable, Drake 4:11.10 Rebecca Goodman, Jackie Auwarter

2001

3,200-METER RELAY SITE MARK Cindy Scott, Missy Berg, Drake 9:04.03 J. Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen

YEAR 1999

Sara Glas, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:12.15 Kari Ward, Cindy Scott

1996

Heidi Hager, Laura Seifert, Kari Ward, Erin Bly

Drake

4:14.82

1994

POLE VAULT Jessica Clausnitzer Kate LaRoche Ellen Amberson Kayla Pfau Jessica Fleck Sara Lubke Taylor Brett Hailey Brinkman Becky Cable Darby Sedler

HIGH JUMP Wendy Kinneberg Sandi Walford Julie Johnson Allyson Grohnke Rochelle Robb Pam Cole Ashley Fedie Cristy Risberg Shosti Vorachek Aubrey Hovland Nikki Dahlstrom

SITE Concordia GWC Moorhead SIUE NCC Big Sky GWC NDSU NCC NCC

MARK 12-06 12-00 11-10 3/4 11-7 3/4 11-07 11-04.25 11-03 3/4 11-01 3/4 11-01 1/4 10-10 3/4

YEAR 2008 2009 2005 2010 2005 2014 2011 2015 2000 2003

SITE MARK Moorhead 5-08 1/2 Concordia 5-08 NCAA II 5-07 3/4 Moorhead 5-07 1/2 UNC Wilmington 5-07 NCC 5-06 Big Sky 5-05 3/4 NCC 5-05 1/2 Moorhead 5-05 1/2 UNC Wilmington 5-05 Emporia 5-05

YEAR 1990 1986 2000 1987 2014 1984 2015 1993 2000 2014 2006

Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill, NCC April Bielejeski, Erin Baustian

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GWC

Katie Marschel, April Maine, Jess Schill, Jackie Auwarter

Drake

9:08.51

2001

Heidi Evans, Kristi Dalhelmer, Jessica Messer, Renee Aune

Drake

9:08.76

2007

Rachelle Duerre, Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett, Heidi Evans

Drake

9:09.16

2005

Rachelle Duerre, V. Sackett, Drake Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill

9:10.17

2004

Cindy Scott, Traci Korynta, Drake 9:12.92 Erin Bly, Christy Rygh

1996

Steph Bruening, Jackie Killian, Drake 9:13.37 Barb Bergantine, Marie Crep

1990

April Maine, Jackie Auwarter, Drake 9:13.68 Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy

2000

Jess Schill, Rachel Sackett, Brittany Beeson, Veronica Sackett

Drake

9:18.72

2003

Heidi Evans, Britt Beeson, V. Sackett, Margaret Landberg

Drake

9:26.90

2006

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD TOP ALL-TIME NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES (Through 2015) LONG JUMP Laura Seifert Brenda Schmitz Nikki Sims Sara Dupslaff Kristin Stokes Michelle Burgard Jessica Butler Karen Bergantine Brenda Dietrich Jackie Kensinger

SITE Moorhead NCC Jamestown NCC Fargo Concordia USD NCC UND NCC Hep.

MARK 18-09 18-7 3/4 18-6 18-5 1/2 18-2 1/2 18-2 1/4 18-2 /14 17-11 3/4 17-11 3/4 17-10 1/4

YEAR 1994 1986 2004 1992 2000 2007 2011 1986 1989 2004

TRIPLE JUMP Nikki Sims Sarah Fegley Suzanne Bergantine Kristin Stokes Sara Dupslaff Michelle Burgard Mikaela Hirst Jackie Kensinger Jen Halstenson Shosti Vorachek

SITE Jamestown GWC NCC NCC Drake Moorhead USD NCC Fargo Emporia

MARK 38-4 1/4 38-2 38-2 3/4 37-9 3/4 37-9 1/2 37-6 1/2 37-5 37-0 1/4 36-10 36-09 3/4

YEAR 2004 2009 1998 1998 1992 2007 2011 2003 2000 2001

SHOT PUT Molly Griep Traci Werner Alyssa Lueck Diana Trager Katelyn Weber Christine Weinreich Chantel Urban Emma Erickson Nancy Fleischhacker Dana Olimb

DISCUS Talia Merritt Molli Detloff Molly Griep Alyssa Lueck Diana Trager Christine Weinrich Ke-Ke Burks Traci Werner Katarina Reller Shelly Ballard

SITE UC San Diego NCAA II Concordia NCAA II Long Beach GWC NDSU NDSU UND NCC

MARK 47-5 46-02 1/2 46-01 1/4 45-05 1/4 45-02 1/4 44-08 1/2 44-8 1/4 44-6 43-11 3/4 43-08

YEAR 2014 1990 2015 1991 2015 2012 2014 2014 1987 2004

SITE NW Missouri NDSU USD Concordia NCC NDSU NDSU Concordia Moorhead NDSCS

MARK YEAR 173-10 2001 170-7 2015 163-4 2014 156-6 2015 153-07 1991 152-04 2012 151-8 2014 148-06 1990 147-3 2015 145-10 1988

JAVELIN Jayd Eggert Dana Olimb Vicky Besette Janet Connell Megan Storstad Autumn Ballweber Lisa Perrault Sherry Midgarden Suzy Homstad Tanya Edwards

HAMMER Molli Detloff Jayd Eggert Ke-Ke Burks Shawny Kramer Molly Griep Katarina Reller Megan Storstad Christine Weinreich Samantha Guenther Bethany Schultz

HEPTATHLON Jackie Kensinger Megan Gray Allyson Grohnke Beth Morris Becky Cable Cristy Risberg Ashley Fedie Darian Hedland Wendy Kinneberg Heidi Zander Chantel Larson

SITE Big Sky NCAA II Bemidji NCC GWC NCC/MIAA NCC NCC Emporia Moorhead

MARK YEAR 164-5 2015 156-01 2005 149-0 1994 138-06 1987 138-0 2012 137-3 1996 134-0 1983 133-1 1990 132-10 2005 131-6 1989

SITE NCAA West Drake Alternative USD NDSU NDSU NDSU USD Fargo Big Sky NDSU

MARK YEAR 198-5 2015 195-8 205 187-4 2014 181-10 2015 170-10 2014 170-2 2015 166-06 2012 165-10 2012 165-1 2015 160-9 2015

SITE NCC Big Sky NCC NCC NCC CMSU Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Drake NCC NCC/MIAA

MARK YEAR 4527 pts.

2004 4321pts.

2013 4279 pts.

1987 4088 pts.

2003 4264 pts.

1999 3993 pts.

1993 3950 pts.

2014 3806 pts.

2014 3668 pts.

1988 3531 pts.

2004 3322 pts.

1996 Megan Storstad

Michelle Burgard

Allyson Grohnke

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JACKIE AUWARTER

APRIL BIELEJESKI

Years at UND: 1998-2002

Years at UND: 2001-04

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 3

Event: Mid-Distance

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Breckenridge, Minn.

Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Jackie Auwarter was one of the most versatile female track and cross country athletes to compete for the University of North Dakota.

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

MISSY BERG Years at UND: 1997-2001 All-America Honors: 3 Event: Sprints Hometown: Odin, Minn.

April Bielejeski was a three time All-America as a member of Fighting Sioux 1600 meter relay teams. In 2000 Bielejeski earned her first All-America honor at the NCAA outdoor championships. At the 2001 outdoor meet she earned her second All-America when the 1600 relay team placed fourth in a school record time of 3:45.05. Bielejeski received her third All-America at the 2002 NCAA indoor meet when the Sioux relay team placed fourth, again in a school record time.

She was also a 2001 NCC champion in the 1600 relay. Bielejeski finished her career with 14 all- time Sioux top ten performances in individual and relay events. She was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team. She was also named to the NCC at large All- Academic Team and was UND’s scholar athlete of the year for the 2001-2002 sports season.

STEPH BRUENING Years at UND: 1989-94 All-America Honors: 10 Event: Cross Country, Distance

Missy Berg earned three All-America honors and won four North Central Conference titles during her career as a Fighting Sioux. Her first All-America award was in the 400 hurdles at the 1999 NCAA Championships. That same year she also won the NCC 400 hurdles.

In 2000 and again in 2001 Berg was All-American in the 1,600-meter relay at the outdoor national meet. Both years the relay team set a school record at the NCAA Championships. Berg also won the NCC 800-meters and was a member of the winning 3,200-meter relay at the 2000 indoor championships. She is a member of the outdoor school record 3,200-meter relay team. Berg was named to the North Central Conference At-Large Academic Team. She was also named three times to the United State Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team and was a 2000 GTE Academic All-District choice. Berg was awarded a post-graduate academic scholarship by the NCAA in 2001.

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Hometown: Alexandria, Minn.

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

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

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

JESSICA CLAUSNITZER Years at UND: 2006-09 All-America Honors: 2

MARIE CREP Years at UND: 1989-94 All-America Honors: 4 Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Bemidji, Minn.

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

EVETTE EDMONDSON Years at UND: 1991-93 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Distance Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.

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

UND’s most recent track and field All-American, Jessica Clausnitzer earned both of her honors in the pole vault during the 2008 season with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA DII Indoor Championship and an eighth-place finish at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championship. A Bismarck, N.D., native, Clausnitzer also won a North Central Conference indoor championship in 60-meter hurdles that same year. During UND’s transition into Division I athletics, Clausnitzer capped her standout career by winning conference titles in the pole vault at the 2009 Great West Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

She also won a GWC Indoor title in the 60-meter hurdles. Highly decorated in the classroom as well, Clausnitzer was named to the 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, the 2008 USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Track and Field team, the 2008 NCC Commissioner’s Academic Indoor Track & Field Honor Roll and the 2008 NCC Commissioner’s Academic Outdoor Track & Field Honor Roll.

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

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HEIDI EVANS

ALLYSON GROHNKE

Years at UND: 2005-08

Years at UND: 1986-87

All-America Honors: 4

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Roseau, Minn.

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.

Heidi Evans earned four NCAA All-America honors during her career with the Fighting Sioux. Evans’ first All-America came at the Indoor Championships in 2007, when she placed sixth in the 800-meter run.

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

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

JULIE JOHNSON Years at UND: 2000-03 All-America Honors: 5 Event: Jumps

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

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

She won three NCC track titles and was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic team.

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Hometown: Excelsior, Minn.

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

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APRIL MAINE

Years at UND: 1987-90

Years at UND: 1998-2001

All-America Honors: 3

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Jumps

Event: Cross Country, Distance

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Hometown: Holdingford, Minn.

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

BECKY LEPPARD Years at UND: 1997-2001

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

All-America Honors: 9 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Waconia, Minn.

KATIE MARSCHEL Years at UND: 1998-2002

Becky Leppard is the most decorated track and field and cross country athlete in Fighting Sioux history. She also ranks as one of the school’s most decorated female athletes of all-time. Leppard was a four-time NCAA runner-up in track in the 1,500-meters and mile run and placed second individually at the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championships, leading the Sioux to a second place team finish. She was named Regional Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1998 and was a finalist for the NCAA Division II Athlete of the Year.

Leppard earned nine NCAA All-America honors and won an unprecedented 12 North Central Conference titles in the middle distance and distance events, setting an outdoor conference record in the 1,500-meters. She left UND holding six Fighting Sioux school records. Leppard was twice named UND’s Athlete of the Year. She was named three times to the North Central Conference At-Large Academic Team. Leppard was named three times to the NCAA AllAcademic Cross Country Team and was a four-time selection to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Track & Field team. Leppard was twice named to the GTE Academic All-District AtLarge team and to the Verizon All Academic team. She was awarded a postgraduate academic scholarship by the NCAA in 2001 and was named NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of North Dakota her senior year.

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All-America Honors: 2 Event: Mid-Distance Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Katie Marschel earned her first All-America honor with an eighthplace finish in the mile run at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships.

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

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TALIA MERRITT

DANA OLIMB

Years at UND: 2001-03

Years at UND: 2003-05

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Throws

Event: Throws

Hometown: Fargo, N.D.

Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

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

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

Dana Olimb was a two time NCAA All-America in the javelin. Olimb qualified for the 2003 national meet and placed 13th. In 2004 she returned to the championships where she placed seventh, earning her first NCAA All-America honor. Olimb narrowly missed winning the NCAA title in 2005, when she had a school record toss of 156-01.

She finished in the runner-up position, good for her second NCAA All-America honor. Olimb was a five-time all-conference performer in the javelin and shot put, winning the North Central Conference Indoor shot put title in 2005.

KIM OLUND Years at UND: 1994-98 All-America Honors: 6 Event: Cross Country, Distance

Jessica Neva is the only UND female cross country athlete to earn All-America honors in each of her four years at UND. In 2000, Neva’s 17th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships helped the Sioux to a second place team finish. Neva’s All- America performances led the Sioux to fourth place team finishes at the 1999 and 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championships. She was selected three times to the All-North Central Conference and All North Central Region cross country team. Neva’s track career was also impressive.

She garnered a total of four All-America honors in track, twice in the 3000 meters and twice in the 5000. Neva won four NCC individual titles during her career in the 3000, 5000, and 10,000 meter runs. In her senior year, Neva set school records in the 5000 meters indoor and 10,000 meters outdoor. She was named three times to the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team and was a three-time United States Track Coaches Association AllAcademic selection.

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Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.

Kim Olund won the individual North Central Conference cross country title in 1994 leading the Sioux to the conference title. In 1995 she captured the individual NCC championship and won the North Central Regional meet. Olund was a three-time cross country AllAmerica twice placing in the top ten at the NCAA national meet.

She earned three All-America honors in track. Olund won conference titles in the 10,000 and 5,000-meters and in 1996 set the NCC record in the 10,000-meter. She was voted the UND Rookie of the Year in 1995 and the UND Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1997. She was a two-time USTCA All-Academic team selection in track and was named three times to the NCAA All-Academic cross country team.

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HEATHER PARR Years at UND: 1992-95 All-America Honors: 1 Event: Cross Country Hometown: East Grand Forks, Minn.

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

Parr was named the UND Rookie of the Year in 1994 and the UND Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1995.

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LOUISE RONNERMAN Years at UND: 1991-94 All-America Honors: 5 Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden 2012 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Louise Ronnerman garnered four NCAA All-America awards in the 1,500-meters and earned All-America cross country honors with a 12th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA championships. She came to UND as a transfer from Mount SAC Community College in California. Ronnerman earned All-NCC honors in every North Central Conference cross country and track competition of her Fighting Sioux career. She won NCC 1,500-meter titles in 1992 and 1993 and set the NCC 1,500-meter record at the 1992 conference championships.

Ronnerman was also selected to the North Central Conference AtLarge All-Academic Team. An aviation major, she was named the National Collegiate Pilot of the Year in 1993 and 1994. Ronnerman was inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

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

JESSICA SCHILL Years at UND: 2000-04 All-America Honors: 3

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

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Event: Cross Country, Distance Hometown: Grand Forks, N.D.

Jessica Schill earned her first All-America honor in the 1600 relay at the 2002 NCAA indoor championships. In 2004, she set a school record in the 800 (2:10.18) at the national indoor meet, earning her second All-America honor. That same year she raced to a fifth-place finish at the outdoor national meet to pick up her third All-America award. As a freshman, Schill was a member of the 2000 cross country team that placed second in the NCAA meet. She graduated from UND holding three Fighting Sioux school records. Schill was a threetime USTCA All-Academic team selection in track and was named to the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.

She was also named to the NCC At-Large Academic Team and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team. In 2004 she was selected as the UND Female Scholar Athlete of the Year and was UND’s NCC honor athlete of the year. Schill was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of North Dakota her senior year and was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

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CINDY SCOTT

TRACI WERNER

Years at UND: 1994-99

Years at UND: 1990-91

All-America Honors: 1

All-America Honors: 2

Event: Mid-Distance

Event: Throws

Hometown: Sartell, Minn.

Hometown: Appleton, Wis.

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

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

JESSICA WILLIAMS Years at UND: 1998-2002 All-America Honors: 3

Years at UND: 1989-91 All-America Honors: 1

Event: Sprints Hometown: Larimore, N.D.

Event: Throws Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

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

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

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD ALL-AMERICANS Year Name NCAA Finish 1991 Steph Bruening 14th

Sheila Pexsa 17th 1992 Steph Bruening 5th

Louise Ronnerman 12th 1994 Kim Olund 30th

Heather Parr 29th 1995 Kim Olund 10th 1996 Kim Olund 10th 1998 Becky Leppard 12th 1999 Jessica Neva 11th 2000 Becky Leppard 2nd

Jessica Neva 17th

April Maine 25th 2001 Jessica Neva 18th 2002 Carolyn Orsua 24th 2003 Jessica Neva 15th 2007 Heidi Evans 16th REGION CHAMPIONS Year Name 1995 Kim Olund 1998 Becky Leppard ALL-REGION Year Name 1985 Kristy Forsberg 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Sheila Pexsa 1988 Sheila Pexsa 1990 Steph Bruening

Sheila Pexsa 1991 Steph Bruening

Louise Ronnerman 1992 Steph Bruening

Louise Ronnerman

Evette Edmondson 1994 Kim Olund

Heather Parr

Disa Hillstrom

Erin Bly 1995 Kim Olund

Traci Korynta 1996 Kim Olund

Becky Leppard

Traci Korynta 1997 Becky Leppard 1998 Becky Leppard

April Maine 1999 Jessica Neva

April Maine

Carolyn Busse 2000 Becky Leppard

Jessica Neva 2001 Jessica Neva 2002 Carolyn Orsua 2003 Jessica Neva 2007 Heidi Evans 2013 Erin Wysocki

Place 8th 5th 9th 6th 6th 7th 3rd 4th 5th 6th 10th 2nd 3rd 5th 12th 1st 11th 5th 10th 13th 10th 1st 15th 6th 10th 12th 6th 8th 12th 12th 10th 5th 24th

ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE Year Name 2013 Erin Wysocki

Team 5th

GREAT WEST CHAMPIONS Year Name 2010 Lindsay Anderson GREAT WEST CONFERENCE MVP Year Name 2010 Lindsay Anderson

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ALL-GREAT WEST CONFERENCE Year Name Team 2008 Brittany Brenny 1st

Mandy Gefroh 1st

Emily Emerson 2nd 2009 Brittany Brenny 1st

Katherine Enabnit 2nd 2010 Lindsay Anderson 1st

Emily Emerson 1st 2011 Emily Emerson 1st

Erin Wysocki 1st NCC CHAMPIONS Year Name 1994 Kim Olund 1995 Kim Olund ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Year Name Place 1985 Kristy Forsberg 8th 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 3rd 1987 Sheila Pexsa 7th 1988 Sheila Pexsa 3rd 1990 Steph Bruening 4th

Sheila Pexsa 5th 1991 Steph Bruening 3rd

Louise Ronnerman 4th 1992 Steph Bruening 3rd

Louise Ronnerman 4th

Evette Edmondson 6th 1994 Kim Olund 1st

Heather Parr 2nd

Disa Hillstrom 3rd

Erin Bly 10th 1995 Kim Olund 1st 1996 Kim Olund 5th

Becky Leppard 10th 1997 Becky Leppard 9th 1998 Becky Leppard 2nd

Carolyn Busse 10th 1999 Jessica Neva 7th 2000 Becky Leppard 3rd

Jessica Neva 4th

April Maine 5th 2001 JoAan Murphy 6th

Katie Marschel 8th

Jackie Auwarter 9th 2002 Carolyn Orsua 3rd

JoAan Murphy 5th 2003 Jessica Neva 3rd

Veronica Sackett 10th 2004 Veronica Sackett 5th 2005 Margaret Landberg 3rd

Veronica Sackett 8th 2006 Margaret Landberg 4th

Rachelle Duerre 7th

Kristy Keithley 8th 2007 Heidi Evans 3rd

Renee Aune 7th

Kristy Keithley 10th NCAA DII TEAM FINISHES Year Place 1991..............................................................5th 1992..............................................................4th 1994..............................................................4th 1995........................................................... 13th 1996..............................................................4th 1998........................................................... 13th 1999..............................................................4th 2000.............................................................2nd 2001..............................................................4th 2004........................................................... 15th 2006........................................................... 13th 2007........................................................... 16th

CONFERENCE, REGION FINISHES Year Conf. Region 1990 6th 7th 1991 3rd 3rd 1992 1st 2nd 1993 5th 5th 1994 1st 1st 1995 2nd 2nd 1996 1st 2nd 1997 5th 5th 1998 4th 3rd 1999 5th 2nd 2000 2nd 4th 2001 1st 3rd 2002 3rd 6th 2003 4th 7th 2004 3rd 5th 2005 2nd 6th 2006 1st 5th 2007 2nd 5th 2008 3rd --2009 3rd --2010 3rd --2011 2nd --2012 7th 22nd 2013 10th 24th 2014 12th 24th 2015 12th 31st

2007

Renee Aune Heidi Evans Mandy Gefroh Kristy Keithley

USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year GPA NCAA Rank 1995 3.54 4th 1996 3.75 2nd 1997 3.49 13th 1998 3.52 9th 1999 3.41 25th 2000 3.64 2nd 2001 3.42 25th 2002 3.47 18th 2003 3.60 10th 2004 3.57 10th 2005 3.62 10th 2006 3.66 12th 2007 3.51 31st 2008 3.36 --2012 3.45 t-13th 2013 3.46 87th 2014 3.49 73rd 2015 3.52 t-58th

USTFCCCA DII INDIVIDUAL ALL-ACADEMIC Year Name 1991 Steph Bruening

Sheila Pexsa 1992 Steph Bruening

Louise Ronnerman 1993 Erin Bly 1994 Erin Bly

Heather Parr 1995 Traci Korynta

Kim Olund

Christy Rygh 1996 Jenny Diedrich

Disa Hillstrom

Traci Korynta

Kim Olund

Cindy Scott 1997 Disa Hillstrom

Traci Korynta

Becky Leppard

Kim Olund 1998 Becky Leppard

April Maine

Heidi Meehan 1999 Carolyn Busse

April Maine 2000 Becky Leppard

April Maine

Jessica Neva 2001 Carolyn Busse

Katie Marschel

JoAan Murphy

Jessica Neva

Jessica Schill 2002 Carolyn Orsua

JoAan Murphy 2003 Jessie Lichter

Jessica Neva

Veronica Sackett 2004 Brittany Beeson

Jessie Lichter

Margaret Landberg 2005 Rachelle Duerre

Kristy Keithley

Margaret Landberg

Jessie Lichter

Veronica Sackett 2006 Rachelle Duerre

Kristy Keithley

Mandy Gefroh

Margaret Landberg

Callie Malone

BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 2012 Lindsay Anderson

Jami Johnson

McKenzie Lee

Anna Lipetzky

Lydia Lutz

Jessica Lynch

Rachel Miesbauer

Erin Wysocki 2013 Carly Bertsch

Jami Johnson

Larissa Juelich

Amanda Larson

Alisha Lindsay

Jessica Lindsay

Lydia Lutz

Jessica Lynch

Paige Melin

Rachel Miesbauer

Erin Wysocki 2014 Carly Bertsch

Martha Hubbell

Larissa Juelich

Megan Kienholz

McKenzie Lee

Jessica Lindsay

Lydia Lutz

Jessica Lynch

Paige Melin

Rachel Miesbauer

Erin Wysocki 2015 Alyssa Anderson

Martha Hubbell

Meghan Janssen

Larissa Juelich

Megan Kienholz

McKenzie Lee

Paige Melin

Janessa Meuleners.

GREAT WEST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 2008 Lori Benke

Kristi Dahlheimer 2009 Lori Benke

Brittany Brenny

Kristi Dahlheimer

Emily Emerson 2010 Lindsay Anderson

Emily Emerson

Angela Kumm

Anna Lipetzky 2011 Emily Emerson

Anna Lipetzky

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD ALL-AMERICANS Indoor Year Name 1987 Allyson Grohnke 1988 Wendy Kinneberg 1989 Wendy Kinneberg

Traci Werner 1990 Wendy Kinneberg 1991 Steph Bruening 1992 Sheila Pexsa 1993 Steph Bruening

Marie Crep

Louise Ronnerman 1994 Steph Bruening

Marie Crep

Louise Ronnerman 1996 Kim Olund 1999 Becky Leppard 2000 Julie Johnson

Becky Leppard 2001 Julie Johnson

Becky Leppard

Katie Marschel 2002 Julie Johnson

Katie Marschel

Jessica Neva

Jackie Auwarter

Jessica Williams

Jessica Schill

April Bielejeski

Heidi Faul 2003 Julie Johnson 2004 Jessica Neva

Jessica Schill 2007 Heidi Evans 2008 Jessica Clausnitzer

Kate LaRoche Outdoor Year Name 1990 Steph Bruening

Traci Werner 1991 Diana Trager 1992 Louise Ronnerman 1993 Steph Bruening

Marie Crep

Evette Edmondson

Louise Ronnerman 1994 Steph Bruening

Marie Crep 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Kim Olund 1998 Cindy Scott 1999 Missy Berg

Becky Leppard 2000 Missy Berg

April Bielejeski

Heidi Faul

Julie Johnson

Becky Leppard

April Maine

Jessica Williams 2001 Missy Berg

April Bielejeski

Heidi Faul

Jessica Williams

Becky Leppard

Talia Merritt 2002 Jessica Neva 2004 Jessica Neva

Dana Olimb

Jessica Schill 2005 Dana Olimb 2007 Heidi Evans 2008 Heidi Evans

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

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

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

Place 6th 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 6th 8th 7th 7th 3rd 8th 5th 6th 4th 3rd 8th 8th 8th 5th 2nd 6th 8th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 6th 3rd 3rd 6th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 1st t-8th

TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL

BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Outdoor Year Name Event 2014 Stephanie Clarke 400

Mark 54.03

GREAT WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Indoor Year Name Event Mark 2009 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 Hurdles 9.08

Pole Vault 12-03 1/2 2010 Jessica Butler 60 Hurdles 8.98 2011 Lindsay Anderson Mile 5:00.53

Lindsay Anderson 3,000 10:02.32

Lindsay Anderson 5,000 17:28.64

Jessica Butler 60 Hurdles 8.74 2012 Taylor Brett Pole Vault 10-6

Christine Weinreich Weight 52-1 3/4 Outdoor Year Name Event Mark 2009 Kristi Dahlheimer Steeple 11:46.81 2012 Emily Emerson 1,500 4:27.29 Bold established GWC record NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Indoor Year Name Event Mark 1986 Karen Bergantine Long Jump 18-04 1990 Steph Bruening 1,500 4:40.17

Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5-08

Traci Werner Shot Put 46-8 1/2 1992 Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:58.10 1993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44.68

Marie Crep 500 1:15.85

Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:33.84 1994 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:56.42

Marie Crep 500 1:17.07

Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:38.91 1996 Kim Olund 5,000 17:29.17 1999 Becky Leppard 3,000 10:10.77

Cindy Scott 1,000 2:57.17

3200 relay 9:31.42

Jackie Auwarter, Missy Berg,

Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott 2000 Missy Berg 800 2:15.96

Heidi Faul 500 1:16.86

Julie Johnson HJ 5-08 1/4

Becky Leppard Mile 4:57.38

3,000 10:11.69

1600 relay 3:56.85

Jessica Williams, Andrea Domaskin,

Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul

3200 relay 9:34.70

April Maine, Missy Berg,

Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard 2001 Becky Leppard Mile 4:58.36

3,000 10:03.09

Katie Marschel 1,000 2:58.82 2002 Jackie Auwarter 1,000 2:55.45

Katie Marschel Mile 5:00.00

Jessica Neva 3,000 10:15.88 2004 Jessica Neva 5,000 17:01.73 2005 Dana Olimb Shot Put 43-01 1/2

Veronica Sackett 1,000 3:02.51 2007 Heidi Evans 800 2:14.72

Mile 5:04.05

Margaret Landberg 3000 10:24.61 2008 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 hurdles :9.14 Outdoor Year Name 1979 Ginny Hoop

Barb Marks 1980 Lisa Perrault 1982 Lisa Perrault 1987 Kristy Aune 1988 Shelly Ballard 1990 Wendy Kinneberg

Event Mark 200 27.00 High Jump 5-01 Javelin 127-0 1/2 Javelin 127-07 1,500 4:32.80 Discus 140-09 High Jump 5-08 1/4

Traci Werner Shot Put 45-03 1/2 1992 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:31.46 1993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44.04

Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:21.52

Liesa Swenson 400 Hurdles 61.00 1994 Steph Bruening 3,000 10:06.31

Marie Crep 400 56.84 1996 Kim Olund 10,000 35:54.00

5,000 17:36.18 1999 Missy Berg 400 Hurdles 61.93

Becky Leppard 1,500 4:35.70

3,000 10:04.57 2000 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:33.86

3,000 10:06.43 2001 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:30.88

800 2:11.7

Talia Merritt Discus 162-04

1600 Relay 3:49.04

Jessica Williams, Missy Berg

April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul 2002 JoAan Murphy 10,000 37:42.96

Jessica Neva 3,000 10:05.61 2004 Jessica Neva 10,000 35.33.10

5,000 17:55.10

Veronica Sackett Steeple 10:58.70 2005 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:09.53 2006 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:01.51

Danye Guinn Discus 143-01 2007 Heidi Evans 1500 4:30.38

Kristy Keithley 10000 37:01.78 2008 Heidi Evans 1500 4:31.77

Heidi Evans 3000 10:06.71 Bold established NCC record GWC INDOOR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Year Name 2011 Lindsay Anderson GWC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Year Name 2012 Chantel Urban NCC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Name 2008 Heidi Evans NCAA II TEAM FINISH Year Indoor 1987 21st 1988 --- 1989 21st 1990 15th 1991 14th 1992 19th 1993 5th 1994 6th 1995 --- 1996 25th 1997 --- 1998 --- 1999 24th 2000 12th 2001 13th 2002 10th 2003 20th 2004 21st 2005 --- 2006 --- 2007 35th 2008 26th

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

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2015-16 North Dakota TRACK & FIELD NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARS Year Name 2001 Missy Berg

Becky Leppard 2004 Jessica Schill 2008 Heidi Evans 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Year Name 1984 Kari McIntire (2nd team) 1985 Kari McIntire (2nd team) 1992 Steph Bruening (2nd team) 1993 Steph Bruening (1st team) 1994 Steph Bruening (1st team) 2009 Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team) 2012 Lindsay Anderson (3rd team) 2013 Kirsten Haas (3rd team) COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Year Name 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Steph Bruening 1994 Steph Bruening 1999 Becky Leppard 2000 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard,

April Maine 2001 Becky Leppard 2002 April Bielejeski (2nd team) 2004 Jessica Schill (2nd team) 2005 Veronica Sackett (1st team) 2006 Veronica Sackett 2007 Michelle Burgard (2nd team)

Heidi Evans (2nd team)

Kristy Keithley (2nd team) 2009 Brittany Brenny (1st team)

Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team) 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer (1st team) 2012 Lindsay Anderson

Kirsten Haas 2013 Kirsten Haas 2014 Erin Wysocki USTFCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year GPA National Rank 1994 3.39 2nd 1995 3.39 1st 1996 3.42 1st 1997 3.47 2nd 1998 3.45 2nd 1999 3.51 1st 2000 3.52 1st 2001 3.51 1st 2002 3.39 7th 2003 3.45 6th 2004 3.45 5th 2005 3.46 2006 3.69 2nd 2007 3.52 3rd 2008 3.45 10th 2009 3.40 12th 2010 3.50 6th 2012 3.45 t-13th 2013 3.60 2nd 2014 3.42 16th 2015 3.40 t-19th

USTFCCA INDIVIDUAL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 1994 Erin Bly, Louise Ronnerman,

Steph Bruening, Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund 1996 Autumn Ballweber, Vicky

Besette, Kim Olund 1998 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard

April Maine, Cindy Scott 1999 Missy Berg, Kati Drellack,

Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard,

Lisbeth Pederson, Cindy Scott 2000 Missy Berg, April Bielejeski,

Carolyn Busse, Becky Cable,

Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman,

Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard,

April Maine, Shosti Vorachek,

Jessica Williams

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2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008 2013 2014 2015

Missy Berg, Carolyn Busse, April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman, Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Katie Marschel, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Shosti Vorachek, Jessica Williams April Bielejeski, Carolyn Busse, Heidi Faul, Julie Johnson, Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Jessica Williams Julie Johnson, Beth Morris, Jackie Kensinger, JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett Jackie Kensinger, Jessica Neva, Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill Britt Beeson, Jessica Boger, Rachelle Duerre, Heidi Evans, Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Heidi Evans, Jessica Boger, Michelle Burgard, Nicole Dahlstrom, Rachelle Duerre, Renee Aune, Veronica Sackett Heidi Evans, Kristy Keithley, Michelle Burgard, Nicole Dahlstrom, Renee Aune Jessica Clausnitzer, Heidi Evans Jayd Eggert Jayd Eggert Jayd Eggert

BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 2013 Hailey Brinkman (I, O)

Ke-Ke Burks (I, O)

Jayd Eggert (I, O)

Ashley Fedie (I, O)

Jenna Gillson (I)

Megan Gray (I, O)

Samantha Guenther (I, O)

Kirsten Haas (I, O)

Jami Johnson (I, O)

Jenna Larson (I)

McKenzie Lee (I)

Anna Lipetzky (I)

Sara Lubke (I)

Alyssa Lueck (I, O)

Lydia Lutz (I, O)

Jessica Lynch (I, O)

Rachel Miesbauer (I)

Chelsea Moser (I)

Bethany Schultz (I, O)

Chantel Urban (I)

Anne Van Heel (I, O)

Savana Weller (I, O)

Erin Wysocki (I, O) 2014 Carly Bertsch (I)

Taylor Boster (I)

Ke-Ke Burks (I, O)

Jayd Eggert (I, O)

Alyssa Espinoza (O)

Ashley Fedie (I, O)

Jenna Gillson (I, O)

Darian Hedland (I, O)

Aubrey Hovland (I, O)

Jami Johnson (I)

Larissa Juelich (I)

Amanda Larson (I)

Jessica Lindsay (I, O)

Sara Lubke (O)

Alyssa Lueck (I, O)

Lydia Lutz (I, O)

Jessica Lynch (I, O)

Rachel Misebauer (I)

Katarina Reller (O)

Bethany Schultz (I, O)

Paige Slemmons (I, O)

Megan Storstad (I, O)

Chantel Urban (I, O)

Maartje van Bedaf (I, O)

Anne Van Heel (I, O)

Savana Weller (I, O)

Erin Wysocki (I) 2015 Taylor Boster (I)

Hailey Brinkman (I/O)

Natasha Brown (I)

Rachel Dryburgh (I/O) Jayd Eggert (I/O) Alyssa Espinoza (O) Ashley Fedie (I/O) Samantha Guenther (I/O) Heather Harrower (I/O) Courtney Heupel (I/O) Aubrey Hovland (O) Larissa Juelich (I/O) Megan Kienholz (I) Shawny Kramer (O) Alisha Lindsay (I) Jessica Lindsay (I) Alyssa Lueck (I/O) Lydia Lutz (I/O) Jessica Lynch (I/O) Paige Melin (I) Rachel Miesbauer (O) Katarina Reller (O) Bethany Schultz (O) Paige Slemmons (O) Chantel Urban (O) Anne Van Heel (O)

GREAT WEST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 2009 Lori Benke

Brittany Brenny

Jessica Butler

Jessica Clausnitzer

Kristi Dahlheimer

Mandy Gefroh

Kate LaRoche

Kayla Pfau 2010 Aryn Bell

Lori Benke

Brooke Biederstedt

Cheri Boyer

Brittany Brenny

Jessica Butler

Sara Carpenter

Kristi Dahlheimer

Emily Emerson

Mikaela Hirst

Angela Kumm

Kate LaRoche

Kayla Pfau 2011 Lindsay Anderson

Taryn Anderson

Brooke Biederstedt

Cheri Boyer

Jessica Butler

Emily Emerson

Megan Gray

Kirsten Haas

Mikaela Hirst

Angela Kumm

Anna Lipetzky

Megan Storstad 2012 Lindsay Anderson

Brooke Biederstedt

Taylor Brett

Emily Emerson

Katherine Enabnit

Jenna Gillson

Megan Gray

Kirsten Haas

Mikaela Hirst

Anna Lipetzky

Megan Storstad

Anne Van Heel

Christine Weinreich

Savana Weller

NCC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2003 Heidi Faul, JoAan Murphy 2004 Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill,

Veronica Sackett*, April Bielejeski* 2005 Britt Beeson, Michelle Burgard,

Veronica Sackett 2006 Britt Beeson, Veronica Sackett 2007 Michelle Burgard, Heidi Evans,

Kristy Keithley 2008 Nikki Dahlstrom, Heidi Evans *Honorable Mention

NCC AT-LARGE ACADEMIC TEAM Year Name 1983 Jeanne Likar 1984 Mary Martian, Kari McIntire,

Lisa Roesler, Loni Ulrich 1985 Kari McIntire 1986 Kari McIntire 1988 Barb Bergantine 1989 Barb Bergantine 1990 Barb Bergantine 1991 Steph Bruening, Wendy

Kinneberg*, Sheila

Pexsa*,Diana Trager* 1993 Steph Bruening, Jessica Dart*,

Louise Ronnerman* 1994 Steph Bruening, Erin Bly,

Heather Parr 1995 Erin Bly, Traci Korynta,

Kim Olund, Vicky Besette*,

Heather Parr*, Kari Ward* 1997 Kim Olund, Cindy Scott,

Traci Korynta, Christy Rygh 1998 Christy Rygh, Cindy Scott 1999 Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard,

Cindy Scott, Missy Berg*

Chantel Larson* 2000 Becky Leppard, April Maine 2001 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard,

April Maine, Jen Halstenson* 2002 April Bielejeski, Jessica Neva,

Carolyn Busse*, Heidi Faul*,

Jen Halstenson*, Katie

Marschel*, JoAan Murphy*,

Jessica Schill*, Jessica Williams* NCC SCHOLAR ATHLETE Year Name 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune

(cross country/track) 1987 Brenda Schmitz (track) 1993 Steph Bruening

(cross country/track) 1999 Cindy Scott

(cross country/track) 2001 Becky Leppard

(cross country/track) 2004 Jessica Schill

(cross country/track) 2007 Michelle Burgard (track) 2008 Heidi Evans (track) GREAT WEST CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Year Name 2011-12 Lindsay Anderson UND GRACE RHONEMUS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Year Name 1999-00 Becky Leppard 2000-01 Becky Leppard 2006-07 Heidi Evans 2010-11 Lindsay Anderson UND FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Year Name 1992-93 Steph Bruening (XC/TF) 1993-94 Steph Bruening (XC/TF) 1994-95 Heather Parr (XC/TF) 1995-96 Vicky Besette (TF) 1996-97 Kim Olund (XC/TF) 2001-02 April Bielejeski (TF/Soccer) 2003-04 Jessica Schill (XC/TF) 2005-06 Veronica Sackett (XC/TF) 2009-10 Kristi Dahlheimer (TF) NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Year Name 1994 Steph Bruening

(National top-10 finalist) 1999 Cindy Scott 2001 Becky Leppard

(State of North Dakota winner) 2004 Jessica Schill

(State of North Dakota winner)

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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.

The Ron Pynn Invitational was established in 2002 to honor his contributions to UND.

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 longtime UND men’s cross country and track and field head coach Mike Grandall, who retired following the 2009-10 season. “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.”

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 somewhat, 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 Burlington, Vt., but makes the trek back to UND each year for the Invitational.

For the first time in 2012, the annual UND Ron Pynn Invitational included an alumni meet and reunion social. More than 100 track and field alumni attended the events.

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INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Sept 4 Sept 19 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 31 Nov 13 Nov 21

Dec 5 Jan 16 Jan 23 Jan 29 -30 Feb 5- 6 Feb 12-13 Feb 12-13 Feb 25 -27

Bison Open Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational SDSU Classic UND RON PYNN CLASSIC Big Sky Conference Championship NCAA Midwest Regional NCAA Championship

Fargo, ND TBA Lincoln, NE 10:00AM Brookings, SD 10:45AM Grand Forks, ND 12:30 PM Cedar City, UT TBA Lawrence, KS TBA Louisville, KY TBA

SDSU Holiday Open NDSU Bison Classic Jim Emmerich Invitational Jack Johnson Invitational Bison Classic NDSU Bison Open SDSU Classic Big Sky Conference Championship

Brookings, SD Fargo, ND Brookings, SD Minneapolis, MN Winnipeg, MA Fargo, ND Brookings, SD Bozeman, MT

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Mar 11-12 Mar 18 -19 Apr 9 Apr 14 Apr 14 -15 Apr 15 Apr 15 Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 23 Apr 30 Apr 30 May 6 May 11-14 May 26 -28 June 8 -11 June 23-25

MOLLI DETLOFF, SO. THROWS – ELK RIVER, MN

NATASHA BROWN, SO. SPRINTS/HURDLES – EDMONTON, ALBERTA

MOLLY GRIEP, SR. THROWS – WHITEWATER, WI

Coastal Carolina invitational Shamrock Invitational Sioux Falls Open LA Twilight Open Mt. SAC Relays Bryan Clay Invitational Jim Duncan Invitational Long Beach Invitational Cobber Twilight Lyle Hokanson Classic Drake Alternative Steve Scott Invitational NDSU Tune-Up Big Sky Outdoor Championships NCAA First Round NCAA Championships USA Junior Championships

Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Sioux Falls, SD Los Angeles, CA Cerritos, CA Azusa, CA Des Moines, IA Long Beach, CA Moorhead, MN Fargo, ND Saint Peter, MN Irvine, CA Fargo, ND Greenley, CO Lawrence, KS Eugene, OR Eugene, OR

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA