2011-12 North Dakota State Women's Track and Field Media Guide

2012 MEDIA/RECRUITING GUIDE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

SUMMIT LEAGUE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011


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ContentsMedia Information...........................2Track and Field Facilities .................3Coaches ........................................ 4-7Tradition of Excellence ....................8Roster ...............................................9Athlete Bios ..............................10-232011 in Review .............................. 23Summit League Profile ................. 24Summit League Results ................ 252011 Results .............................26-27Team History ................................. 28School Records .............................. 29Indoor Top 10 List ....................30-31Outdoor Top 10 List .................32-33All-Americans ...........................34-35Conference Champs ................36-372011 Cross Country Review ......... 38Cross Country History .................. 39Honors & Awards .....................40-42NDSU at a Glance .....................43-54

General InfoName: North Dakota State UniversityCity/Zip: Fargo, ND 58105Founded: 1890Enrollment: 14,407 (Fall 2010)Nickname: BisonColors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343)Indoor Facility: Bison Sports Arena (1,851)Outdoor Facility: Ellig Sports Complex (3,500)Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: The Summit LeaguePresident: Dr. Joseph A. Chapman Alma Mater: Oregon State, 1965Athletic Director: Gene Taylor Alma Mater: Arizona State, 1980Athletic Dept. Phone: (701) 231-8981Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378)

Team InfoHead Coach: Ryun Godfrey Alma Mater: North Dakota State, 1996 Office Phone: (701) 231-8867 Fax: (701) 231-6246Assistant Coaches: Don Larson, sprints/hurdles Stevie Keller, pole vault/multi-events Rachel Longfors, throws Eric Hanenberger, sprintsVolunteer coaches: Desire’e Larson, high jump Myron Loberg

Media RelationsDirector: Jeff Schwartz Office Phone: (701) 231-8331 Cell Phone: (701) 793-0538 E-mail: [email protected] and Field Contact: Jenny Beam Office Phone: (701) 231-8047 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Glenda KleinFax: (701) 231-8022Web Site: www.GoBison.comMailing Address: NDSU Dept 1200, PO Box 6050, Fargo, N.D. 58108

Non-Discrimination PolicyNorth Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, Vietnam Era Veterans status, sexual orientation, marital status or public assistance status. Direct inquiries to the Executive Director and Chief Diversity Officer, 202 Old Main, (701) 231-7708.

Cross CountryDate Event ResultsSept. 9 at Oz Memorial 3rd of 7 teams (83)Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational 23rd of 26 teams (595)Sept. 30 NDSU Invitational 1st of 3 teams (19)Oct. 15 Tim Young Invitational 1st of 5 teams (21)Oct. 29 Summit League Championships 1st of 10 teams (64)Nov. 12 NCAA Midwest Regional 13th of 28 teams (355)

Indoor Track & FieldDates Event Location Dec. 9-10 Dakota Duals Fargo, N.D.Jan. 15 Bison Invitational Fargo, N.D.Jan. 20-21 National Pole Vault Summit Reno, Nev.Jan. 20-21 Jack Johnson Classic Minneapolis, Minn.Jan. 26-28 Bill Bergan Invitational Ames, IowaFeb. 3-4 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb.Feb. 10-11 Bison Open Fargo, N.D.Feb. 17 Snowshoe Open Minneapolis, Minn.Feb. 24-25 Summit League Championships Fort Wayne, Ind.March 3 Last Chance Meet TBAMarch 9-10 NCAA Championships Boise, Idaho

Outdoor Track & FieldDates Event LocationMarch 15-17 Aztec Invitational San Diego, Calif.April 6-7 Sun Angel Track Classic Tempe, Ariz.April 13-14 Bison Invitational Fargo, N.D.April 18-21 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif.April 20 Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, Calif.April 21 Beach Invitational Norwalk, Calif.April 25-28 Drake Relays Des Moines, IowaMay 4 NDSU vs. UND Dual Fargo, N.D.May 10-12 Summit League Championships Fargo, N.D.May 24-26 NCAA West Preliminary Round Austin, TexasJune 6-9 NCAA Championships Des Moines, IowaJune 22-July 1 USA Olympic Team Trials Eugene, Ore.

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Credits: The North Dakota State University women’s track and field media/recruiting guide was written and edited by Jenny Beam of the NDSU athletic media relations office. Photography by Bob Nelson. Supplementary information and photography provided by NDSU University Relations, the Far-godome, the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the North Dakota Tourism Division. Cover design by NDSU Publication Services.

For more information, contact:Jenny BeamAthletic Media Relations AssistantNDSU Dept 1200PO Box 6500Fargo, ND 58108Office: (701) 231-8047Cell: (701) 799-1432Fax: (701) 231-8022E-mail: [email protected]

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meDia iNformatioNinterviews All requests for interviews with NDSU student-athletes should be made through the athletic media relations office by calling (701) 231-8047. NDSU athletes are routinely available for interviews before and after practice sessions. Postmeet interviews will be conducted only upon request. All requests should be made to the athletic media relations staff before or at the conclusion of the meet to make arrangements.

media Services The working press box for outdoor track meets at the Ellig Sports Complex is on top of the east bleachers above the finish line. Telephone and wired Internet access are available for use at the discretion of the media rela-tions staff. Specific arrangements for filing or broadcasting should be made in advance. Final meet results will be available in the press box and online at GoBison.com.

Photography Credentialed photographers are permitted to shoot in an area around the playing field within five yards of all competition boundaries. Photographers are not permitted to stand in front of either finish line or within respective throw-ing fields.

Driving DirectionsNorth Dakota State’s home outdoor track and field meets and practices are at the Ellig Sports Complex, on the northwest corner of the North Dakota State University campus. Indoor meets and practices are held at the Bison Sports Arena, one block east of the Ellig Sports Complex.

n From I-94: Use Exit 349B for I-29 northbound toward Grand Forks.

n From I-29 Northbound: Use Exit 66 for 12th Avenue North and turn right. Turn left at 18th Street (the first traffic signal past the bridge). Turn right on 15th Avenue North. Parking is in the HR lot south of the track. For indoor meets, proceed past Albrecht Boulevard and turn left on College Street. Park-ing is in the RF lot south of the Bison Sports Arena.

n From I-29 Southbound: Use Exit 67 for 19th Avenue North and turn left. Follow 19th Avenue and turn right at 18th Street (the second signal after the underpass). Turn left on 15th Avenue North. Parking is in the HR lot south of the track. For indoor meets, proceed past Albrecht Boulevard and turn left on College Street. Parking is in the RF lot south of the Bison Sports Arena.

Gobison.com The most complete and up-to-date information regarding NDSU athletics is available on the Internet at GoBison.com. The newly redesigned site includes official sports information content such as news, scores and statistics, as well as online ticket sales, in-game statistics, live and on-demand broadband video, a photo store, and more. Log on today!

local media outletsRadio Fargo Moorhead1020 25th St. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Dan HammerPhone: (701) 297-3614Fax: (701) [email protected]

WDAY-AM 970301 8th St. S.Fargo, ND 58103Phone: (701) 241-5210www.wday.com

KQWB-AM 1660 (ESPN Radio)2720 7th Ave. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Derek HansonPhone: (701) 237-4500Fax: (701) [email protected]

KNDS-FM 96.3 (ThunderRadio)1233 North University DriveFargo, ND 58102Sports Director: Dan GundersonPhone: (701) [email protected]

Dakota News NetworkPO Box 2027Fargo, ND 58107Sports Director: Steve CarlsonPhone: (701) 237-5000Fax: (701) [email protected]

Wire Service

AP BismarckPO Box 1018Bismarck, ND 58502Editor: Phyllis MensingPhone: (701) 223-8450Fax: (701) [email protected]

AP FargoPO Box 3026Fargo, ND 58108Editor: Dave KolpackPhone: (701) 235-1908Fax: (701) [email protected]

Print

The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead101 5th St. N.Fargo, ND 58102Sports Editor: Kevin SchnepfPhone: (701) 451-5651Fax: (701) [email protected] Writer: Jeff KolpackPhone: (701) [email protected]

The SpectrumNDSU Memorial UnionFargo, ND 58105Sports Editor: Dan GundersonPhone: (701) 231-5262Fax: (701) 231-9402www.ndsuspectrum.com

Bison IllustratedPO Box 2272Fargo, ND 58108Editor: David SwensonPhone: (701) 306-8985Fax: (888) [email protected]

television

WDAY-TV 6 (ABC)301 8th St. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Dom IzzoPhone: (701) 241-5332Fax: (701) [email protected]

KVLY-TV 11 (NBC)KXJB-TV 4 (CBS)1350 21st Ave. S.Fargo, ND 58103Phone: (701) 237-5211Fax: (701) 237-5396www.valleynewslive.com

KVRR-TV 10 (FOX)4015 9th Ave. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Greg EnkersPhone: (701) 277-1515Fax: (701) [email protected]

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Completed in the spring of 1997 at a cost of $2.3 million, the Ellig Sports Complex includes two soccer fields, four softball

fields, and the Schlanser Track. The complex is named for Renola and Sheldon Ellig, who were driving forces in getting the facility built. The track is named in memory of Fred Schlanser Sr. Five North Central Conference outdoor track and field championships were contested at the facility from its completion until 2004, North Dakota State’s last year as a league member. The Ellig Sports Complex has also hosted the North Dakota Special Olympics, NCAA softball playoffs, and professional soccer exhi-bitions. The main track has a Pro-Turf surface and is 400 meters long with nine lanes. The natural-grass infield is used for the javelin and discus throws, and it is also the playing field for the NDSU women’s soccer team. Bleacher seating for 3,500 was trans-planted from Dacotah Field, the former home field of the Bison football team. A restroom and concession stand building was complet-ed in 2003 near the northwest corner of the track. NDSU competes indoors at the Bison Sports Arena, which was completed in 1970 for a cost of $3.1 million to house the Depart-ment of Athletics and the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. With a seating capacity of up to 6,000 fans for college basketball games and wrestling matches and 1,851 for indoor track

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& field meets, the Bison Sports Arena has hosted several premier events. The arena has been home to five NCAA Division II national wrestling championships, five Division II women’s basketball national tournaments, and many North Central Confer-ence and high school indoor track & field championships. It was the site of the first two NCAA Division II national indoor track & field championships in 1985 and 1987, and a third in 1994. The arena was the host of the 2009 Summit League Indoor Championships and will also serve as the home for the 2010 Sum-mit League indoor meet. The Bison Sports Arena measures 320 feet wide and 48 feet high and is 150,639 square feet. A main floor of 102,000 square feet includes a wood basketball floor and an all-weather artificial surface for basketball games, track meets, wrestling meets, tennis and volleyball matches. Offices, lockers and classrooms are also located on the main floor including a well-equipped training room with a walk-in whirlpool bath. The second-level ac-tivity deck includes rac-quetball

Left: A rendering of the new Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility, which will be built as part of the new Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Construction on the new facility started in October. The 78,000 square foot space will be open for the 2012-13 competition schedule.

Bottom: Aerial view of the Schlanser Track, one component of the Ellig Sports Complex that was built in the spring of 1997 at a cost of $2.3 million.

courts, the McCormick Wrestling Complex and an extensive weight room. Construction on a new indoor track and field facility began in October and is slated to be completed in time for the 2012-13 school year. Located south and west of the existing Bison Sports Arena, the 78,000-square-foot facility will have seating for 1,000 spectators and feature a 200-meter, eight-lane track with 42-inch wide lanes. There will be additional practice lanes on the straightaway, multiple long jump, triple jump and pole vault run-ways, and a shot put and weight throw sector on the infield. The facility is part of the future Sanford Health Athletic Complex, which will include a basketball practice facility, a student-athlete academic center, and human performance facilities, including strength training, sports medicine and rehabilitation areas.

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Ryun Godfrey is in his 13th season as the head North Dakota State University women’s cross country and track & field coach. He is the sev-enth coach in the 42-year history of the program. Under Godfrey’s leadership, the Bison have won all eight indoor and outdoor league titles since joining the Division I Summit League in 2007. He has coached two Division I All-Americans, Christine Schmaltz and Laura Hermanson, who both surpassed the Olympic ‘B’ standard in the 800 meters during their NDSU careers. They both dipped under 2:01.30 with Schmaltz running a school record time of 2:01.17 and Hermanson running 2:01.28. Nine Bison athletes have competed at the U.S.A. Championships, including three that competed at the Olympic Trials during their careers. Kinsey Coles ran the 800 meters and Amanda Thieschafer competed in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Trials, while Laura Hermanson advanced to the 800 meter final at the 2008 Olympic Trials. The 2011 cross country team won the program’s first-ever Summit League title. The team’s previous best finish was second in 2009. Heidi Peterson and Jordan Krahn earned first team all-league honors, while freshman Abbi Aspengren was named Newcomer of the Championships. Godfrey earned his first cross country Coach of the Year award. The 2010-11 Bison won their fourth con-secutive Summit League indoor and outdoor championships. Under Godfrey’s leadership, the Bison have won all eight indoor and out-door league titles since joining the Summit League in 2007.Godfrey also claimed his sev-enth and eighth Summit League Coach of the Year awards. During the indoor season, Whitney Carlson earned second team All-America honors in both the pentathlon and the long jump. Carlson finished her career with a fifth place finish in the heptathlon at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, claiming first team All-America honors. Senior Christine Schmaltz also earned All-America honors in the outdoor 800 meters. In 2009, the women’s cross country team finished as runners-up at the Summit League Championships, the best-ever finish for the team since joining the league in 2007. The 2009-10 Bison won their third straight league indoor and outdoor titles and Godfrey earned both indoor and outdoor league coach of the year honors. Senior Heather Zander and junior Whitney Carlson claimed All-America honors in the heptathlon and long jump, respectively.

The 2008-09 season was one for the record books. The team captured their second straight Summit League title in indoor track and field while Godfrey earned another league coach of the year honor. In the team’s first year of eligibility for the Division I championships, senior Laura Herman-son competed in the 800 meter final at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing seventh and earning NDSU’s first-ever Division I All-America

honors. Godfrey also led the Bison to their second consecutive league outdoor title and was named coach of the year. The Bison sent 10 athletes to the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 11th. Hermanson won the regional 800 meter crown to advance to the NCAA Championships, while freshman Leslie Brost, sophomore Brittany Gigstead and sophomore Whitney Carlson also reached the championships with top five regional performances. At the NCAA Championships, Hermanson finished second in the 800 meters and earned her second USTFCCCA All-America honor. He led the women’s team to their first Summit League titles in indoor and outdoor track in the 2007-08 season. After leading a young squad to the Summit League indoor title, Godfrey was named the Summit League Coach of the Year. He was also named Summit League Coach of the Year after guiding the Bison to the outdoor league title as well. A year after a runner-up finish at the Division I independent cham-pionships, Godfrey’s club put on an overwhelming team performance. The Bison tallied 262 points, nearly doubling its next challenger, UC Davis which took second as a team with a 134-point sum. The feat was more impressive when taking into consideration the team was made up of 12 freshmen or redshirt freshmen, ensuring a

strong, experienced foundation for NDSU when they enter Mid-Continent Conference action in 2007-08. In 2003, Godfrey coached the Bison to third-place finishes at the NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor track & field championships. He also led North Dakota State to a pair of North Central Conference titles during the indoor and outdoor seasons. He was named the USTFCCCA North Central Region Indoor Coach of the Year, and the NCC Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year. Godfrey directed NDSU to the 2002 NCAA Division II indoor track & field national title and a runner-up finish at the 2002 outdoor track & field nationals. Godfrey swept up six coaching awards for his efforts, being named the USTCA Division II and North Central Region Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year, and the NCC Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year. Godfrey was also the 2001 USTFCCCA North Central Region Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, 2000 and 2001 NCC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, and 1999 NCC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Named the 2002 North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association’s Female Team Coach of the Year, Godfrey captured

his last five indoor and four of the last five outdoor NCC track titles. In his first year with the cross country squad, he led the Bison to the 1999 NCC championship and seventh place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. His 2001 distance crew was third in the league and 12th in the nation. Godfrey was a graduate assistant in the NDSU track & field and cross country program during the 1998-99 school year and has been involved in all facets of the program. An All-NCC performer during his collegiate running career, Godfrey was a member of seven NDSU league champion track & field squads. He graduated in 1996 from North Dakota State with a degree in physical education. A graduate of Watertown (S.D.) High School, Godfrey was a standout distance runner, swimmer and wrestler at that school. He was all-state in track and cross country on nine occasions, and was a four-time state champ in swimming. Godfrey was a regional champ and state placewin-ner on two occasions on the mat and performed on several conference champion track & field and wrestling teams. Ryun is the son of Vic and Ruth Godfrey of Watertown, S.D. Born in Racine, Wis., he grew up in Bahrain, an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia. His father, Vic, was the Olympic coach for the country of Bahrain.

Ryun GodfreyHead CoachNorth Dakota State, 199613th season


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the GoDfrey fileu Summit League Coach of the Year Indoor - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Outdoor - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Cross Country - 2011u USTCA Division II National Coach of the Year Indoor - 2002 Outdoor - 2002u USTCA North Central Region Coach of the Year Indoor - 2001, 2002, 2003 Outdoor - 2001, 2002u North Central Conference Coach of the Year Indoor - 2002, 2003 Outdoor - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Cross Country - 1999u Certified USATF Level II Sprints, Jumps and Enduranceu Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

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Cross CountryYear Team NCC Finish NCAA Finish1999 North Dakota State 1st 7th2000 North Dakota State 5th ---2001 North Dakota State 3rd 12th2002 North Dakota State 5th ---2003 North Dakota State 3rd ---2004 North Dakota State 3rd* ---2005 North Dakota State 7th* ---2006 North Dakota State 5th* ---Year Team Summit Finish NCAA Regional Finish2007 North Dakota State 5th ---2008 North Dakota State 4th 18th2009 North Dakota State 2nd N/A2010 North Dakota State 3rd 17th2011 North Dakota State 1st 13thTotals 13 years 2 titles 0 titles*Division I Independent Championships

Indoor Track & FieldYear Team NCC Finish NCAA Finish2000 North Dakota State 1st 2nd2001 North Dakota State 1st 3rd2002 North Dakota State 1st 1st2003 North Dakota State 1st 3rd2004 North Dakota State 1st 3rd2005 North Dakota State --- ---2006 North Dakota State --- ---Year Team Summit Finish NCAA Finish2007 North Dakota State 1st* ---2008 North Dakota State 1st ---2009 North Dakota State 1st T-56th2010 North Dakota State 1st --2011 North Dakota State 1st --Totals 12 years 10 titles 1 title*Division I Independent Championships

Outdoor Track & FieldYear Team NCC Finish NCAA Finish2000 North Dakota State 1st 4th2001 North Dakota State 1st 6th2002 North Dakota State 1st 2nd2003 North Dakota State 1st 3rd2004 North Dakota State 2nd 4th2005 North Dakota State 2nd* ---2006 North Dakota State 1st* ---2007 North Dakota State 1st* ---Year Team Summit Finish NCAA Reg./Champ. Finish2008 North Dakota State 1st ---/---2009 North Dakota State 1st 11th/T-36th2010 North Dakota State 1st ---/---2011 North Dakota State 1st ---/T-51stTotals 12 years 10 titles 0 titles*Division I Independent Championships


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Justin St. Clair is in his first season as an assistant coach with the North Dakota State track and field programs. He will work primarily with the throwing events. St. Clair comes to Fargo after spending two years as the Director of Sports Performance and Fitness at Strive Physical Therapy and Fitness in North Carolina. Prior to a one year stint as a Washington state trooper, St. Clair was an assistant coach at Duke University for one year. Working with the throwers, he coached five All-ACC performers, four NCAA East region qualifers, one NCAA All-American and four school record holders. He also spent two years at Southeastern Louisiana University, where his athletes set 26 school records and won three conference titles. He coached six NCAA qualifiers, including the first female athlete in school history to compete at the NCAA Championships, as well as one NCAA All-American. St. Clair started his collegiate career at the University of Washington before transferring to Boise State. He finished college as a four-time All-American in the javelin. He graduated from Boise State in 2002 with a degree in criminal justice administration. He then served as a volunteer assistant for the Broncos from 2002-2005. After graduation, St. Clair continued to compete in the javelin professionally. He finished third at the 2007 U.S. Championships and moved on to compete in the Pan-Am Games, where he took seventh. He has competed in the U.S. Championships 11 times, including the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000, 2004 and 2008. He also holds the javelin record at the North American Central American and Caribbean Championships where he won gold in 2007 and silver in 2002. St. Clair qualified for the 2007 World Championships, but fell short of the Olympic A standard. St. Clair is Level I certified by U.S. Track and Field and also holds national certification from U.S. Weight Lifting and ACE Personal Training. He married Keli Waterworth, a Thief River, Minn. native, in August of 2011. The couple resides in Fargo.

Justin St. clairAssistant Coach - ThrowsBoise State, 20021st season

Stevie Keller is in his 12th year with the Bison and fourth as the as-sociate head coach. He works primarily with the multi-events, pole vault and hurdles. Since the transition to Division I, he has had three athletes earn All-America awards. During the 2011 season, Keller guided Whitney Carlson to first team All-America honors and fifth place in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships. Carlson was also a second team All-America selection in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships. On the men’s side, Keller coached Ted Rud to Summit League titles in the indoor heptathlon and the outdoor decathlon. In 2010, Heather Zander became NDSU’s first multi-event Division I All-American after placing eighth in the hepathlon under Keller’s guid-ance. Matt Bishoff was NDSU’s first male Division I All-American in 2008, taking home the honor in the indoor heptathlon. Under Coach Keller’s direction the Bison have claimed conference titles, earned All-American honors and established new school records in each of the past five years. In the program’s first two years of Division I, Keller guided eight athletes to 10 Division I independent titles. He has coached 10 athletes to 28 NCAA Division II All-American awards, includ-ing one individual competitor who won two NCAA Division II national championships in the decathlon. As an athlete at NDSU, Keller was a two-time North Central Confer-ence champion and a Division II All-American in the decathlon. Keller also competed at Montana State University where he was a Big Sky Conference champion and Division I All-American in the decathlon. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials in the decathlon. He is married to former NDSU distance runner Erin Keller (Klein). The couple has a son, Tyson.

Stevie kellerAssociate Head CoachMontana State, 199912th season


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Eric Hanenberger is in his second season as an assistant track and field coach at North Dakota State. He works primarily with the jumps and hurdles. Hanenberger came to Fargo after spending six years with Northern Iowa. He was an assistant coach with the Panthers for two years, working with the sprints, relays, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. He also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and meet manager for all college and high school meets held at UNI. From 2004-2008, Hanenberger was a volunteer assistant for North-ern Iowa and worked primarily with the sprints, relays and jumps. He also coordinated travel to away meets. The Panthers won five indoor men’s Missouri Valley Conference titles, four outdoor men’s titles, one women’s indoor and one women’s outdoor title in Hanenberger’s time with the team. UNI also tallied two top 10 finishes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing ninth in 2007 and 2008. Hanenberger graduated from Northern Iowa in December of 2004 with degrees in marketing and non-teaching exercise science. He received his master’s degree in exercise science from Northern Iowa in 2007.

Eric hanenbergerAssistant Coach - Jumps/HurdlesNorthern Iowa, 20042nd season

Desire’e larsonVolunteer Assistant CoachHigh Jump

Eric loefflerVolunteer Assistant CoachDistance

Shawn francisVolunteer Assistant CoachPole Vault

Myron lobergVolunteer Assistant CoachSprints

Hanna Grinaker is in her first season as a graduate assistant coach with the North Dakota State track and field and cross country programs. She will work primarily with the distance runners. Grinaker was a two-time All-American and first team All-Big Ten cross country runner for the Badgers. She was also the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in cross country in 2006 as well as a three-time All-Region honoree. A native of Detroit Lakes, Minn., Grinaker was a member of the U.S.A. North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championship team in 2008. On the track, she was a two-time NCAA qualifier, competing in the 5,000 meters in 2007 and the 10,000 meters in 2009. Grinaker graduated from Wisconsin in May 2011 with a double major in psychology and sociology. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in exercise science and nutrition at NDSU.

Hanna GrinakerGraduate AssistantWisconsin, 20111st season


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building a tradition of excellence

The Bison have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with since making the move to Division I in 2007. NDSU has won all eight possible Summit League titles in indoor and outdoor track and also won one cross country crown. The Bison are the only team in league history to win four consecutive titles in indoor or outdoor track. Since the transi-tion, five Bison athletes have claimed All-America honors. The student-thletes have also excelled in the classroom as four Bison have earned Academic All-America awards.

Whitney Carlson (right) finished her career as one of NDSU’s most decorated athletes. A five-time All-American, she won 17 Summit League titles and was the winner of the NCAA Elite 88 Award at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She was a three-time Academic All-American and earned league championship MVP honors four times in her career.

The 2011 Bison (top photo) dominated en route to the team’s fourth straight league outdoor title. The Bison have won every single indoor and outdoor championship since joining the league.

Laura Hermanson (top right) was NDSU’s first Division I All-American. She was the runner-up in the 800 meters at the NCAA outdoor meet in 2009 and finished fourth at the indoor championships. Hermanson was a two-time Academic All-American as well.

Christine Schmaltz (above) set a school record in the 800 meters at the U.S. Championships in 2011. She is one of six Bison athletes to compete at the U.S. Championships in the Division I era. A second team All-American, she was the Summit League Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year as a senior.


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Name Event Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)Abbi Aspengren Distance 5-4 Fr. Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS)Leslie Brost Pole Vault 5-4 Sr. Watertown, S.D. (Watertown H.S.)Marissa Dahlquist Distance 5-5 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids H.S.)Katie Dockter Jumps 5-9 So. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South HS)Jamie Drevlow Throws 5-7 RFr. Gwinner, N.D. (North Sargent HS)Megan Feyereisen Distance - Fr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Chanhassen HS)Kara Froelich Hurdles 5-7 Fr. Dickinson, N.D. (Dickinson HS)Antoinette Goodman Sprints 5-7 So. Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville H.S.)Ashley Heinze Sprints/Hurdles 5-6 Fr. Moorhead, Minn. (Moorhead Senior H.S.)Kathryn Houle Distance 5-4 So. Menahga, Minn. (Sebeka H.S.)Deborah John Sprints/Hurdles 5-9 Jr. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (Tunapuna Government Secondary)Katie Johnson Throws 5-7 Jr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo North H.S.)Melissa Kitching Sprints/Hurdles 5-7 Fr. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Springfield Collegiate)Jordan Krahn Distance 5-7 Sr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South H.S.)Faith Kruchowski Mid-distance 5-7 Jr. Trail, Minn. (Red Lake County Central HS)Emily Lesser Throws 6-0 So. Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)Caitlin Mack Pole Vault 5-4 So. Watertown, S.D. (Watertown HS)Amy Marquardt Pole Vault 5-2 Sr. Watertown, S.D. (Watertown H.S.)Maddie McClellan Distance 5-4 So. Perham, Minn. (Perham H.S.)Twila Moser Multi 5-11 So. Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)Brittany Page Sprints 5-7 Jr. Watertown, S.D. (Watertown H.S.)Kelly Pechous Distance 5-4 RFr. Hastings, Minn. (Hastings H.S.)Heidi Peterson Distance 4-11 So. Sartell, Minn. (Sartell H.S.)Emily Roesler Jumps 5-8 Sr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South H.S.)Kristi Schaffer Sprints/Hurdles 5-7 RFr. Brandon, Minn. (Brandon HS)Brittany Schanandore Mid-distance 5-10 Sr. Perham, Minn. (Perham H.S.)Ashlynn Simon Mid-distance 5-7 RFr. Regina, Saskatchewan (Harvest City Christian Academy)Kayla Simpson Throws 5-10 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D. (Central H.S.)Emily Stalpes Multi 5-5 Jr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata H.S.)Paige Stratioti Sprints 5-11 Fr. Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Denfield HS)Amy Jo Thorne Distance 5-3 Sr. Brookings, S.D. (Brookings H.S.)Ashley Tingelstad Sprints 5-9 Jr. East Grand Forks, Minn. (East Grand Forks H.S.)Toni Tollefson Jumps 5-10 Jr. Lake Park, Minn. (Lake Park Audubon H.S.)Brecca Wahlund Distance - Fr. Minot, N.D. (Minot HS)

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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Won the pole vault in four meets...Took first at the Holiday In-vitational, Bill Bergan Invitational, Bison Open and the Summit League Champi-onships...Won her first Summit League indoor crown with a school, league and Bison Sports Arena record mark of 14-1 ¼...Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Cham-pionships, where she did not clear the opening height.Outdoor (Junior): Took first in the pole vault at four meets...Cleared a season-best height of 13-9 ¼ at the NDSU-UND Dual, setting a new Ellig Sports Complex record...Won her third straight Summit League outdoor title with a mark of 12-11 ½...Finished 17th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 13-1 ½...Qualified for the U.S. Championships and did not clear the opening height...All-Summit League selection...Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team...Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence...USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in eight meets...Won the Bison Open after clearing 12-7 ½...Set a new NDSU record at the Last Chance Qualifier with a mark of 13-10 ½....Advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year...Finished 17th at the NCAA meet with a mark of 13-5 ¼.Outdoor (Sophomore): Took first in the pole vault in five of the eight meets she competed in...Broke her own school record at the Mt. SAC Relays after clearing 14-1 ¼, becoming the first Bison to ever clear the 14-foot barrier...Won her sec-ond straight Summit League title with a championship record mark of 13-5 ¼...Just missed out on a spot in the NCAA Championships after placing 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 13-7 ¼.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 13-5 ¼ in the pole vault at the Bison Classic, her first collegiate meet... Won the pole vault at three meets...Finished second in the event at the Summit League Championships...Broke her own school record at the Last Chance Qualifier, clearing 13-9 ¼...Came in 11th at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 13-3 ½ .Outdoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 12-7 1/2 in the pole vault at the sea-son-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational...Went on to break her own school record three more times...Captured pole vault titles at five meets...Cleared school record height of 13-9 ¼ in a second place finish at the Drake Relays...Set a meet record of 13-7 ¼ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Won the event at the Summit League Championships with a championship record mark of 13-1 ½...Finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional...Tied for 13th in the prelims at the NCAA Championships before finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner at Watertown High School...Won three straight state pole vault titles...Named 2007 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year...Holds the school and state record in the pole vault...Also holds the school triple jump record...Member of back-to-back state champion 4x400 re-lays in 2007 and 2008, also member of 4x200 state championship relay in 2008...Team MVP for field events from 2006-08...Also a six-year letterwinner in gymnas-tics, where she was a three-time all-tournament selection and helped team to 2006 state title...Competed at the IAAF Junior World Championships where she finished eighth.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bryan and Teri Brost...Born on Sept. 28, 1989...Has five siblings: Wendy, Shelly, Ashley Ally and Tommy...Shelly competed in gymnastics for the Air Force Academy...Majoring in exercise science with minors in psychol-ogy and chemistry.

HIGH SCHOOLDistance runner out of Elk River High School...Finished seventh at the 2010 Min-nesota state cross country championships...Fifth at the cross country state meet as a junior...Two-time all-state honoree...Personal best 5k time is 18:25 and 4k time is 14:22...Ran track and field as a freshman and sophomore...Also involved in NHS and Spanish Club.

PERSONALDaughter of Lyle and Joni Aspengren...Has one older sister, Anna...Planning to major in nursing.

Abbi aspengrenFr. (XC) | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Elk River, MinnesotaElk River High SchoolDistance

Leslie brostSr. (I) | Sr. (O)Elk River, MinnesotaElk River High SchoolDistance


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Long and triple jumper...Leaped a personal best mark of 18-4 ¼ in the long jump at the Summit League Championships, which was good for fourth place...Won the triple jump at the Bison Open with a personal best mark of 37-7 ¼...Finished eighth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 36-11 ½...Also competed in the pentathlon at the Bison Open and fin-ished with a score of 2,817 points.Outdoor (Freshman): Multi-event athlete for the Bison...Competed primarily in the long jump and triple jump...Won the triple jump and took second in the long jump at the NDSU-UND dual...Finished second in the long jump at the Summit League Championships with a personal best mark of 18-7 ¼...Placed third in the triple jump at the league championships after reaching a mark of 38-6 ¾...Also competed in the javelin and finished 17th with a mark of 67-0...Voted Newcomer of the Championships...Named to Summit League All-Academic team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in track and field at Fargo South High School...Won the North Dakota state titles in the long jump and triple jump as a freshman and sophomore...Member of the 4x100 relay team that finished third at the state championships in 2008 and 2010...4x200 relay team took second at the state championships in 2008...Played three years of basketball and helped team to three straight EDC titles.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Cameron and Norma Dockter...Majoring in psychol-ogy with a sociology minor...Has two older brothers, Cameron and Matthew and one older sister, McKenzie...Both brothers played football at Mary...Father played football at Valley City State...Mom attended North Dakota State.

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Senior): Ran in four races...Posted a season-best 5k time of 20:08.22 at the NDSU Open...Ran a season-best 6k time of 23:23.5 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational.Indoor (Senior): Specialized in the mile...Finished 19th in the mile at the Iowa State Classic in a season-best 5:10.87...Also placed 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic in 10:45.04.Outdoor (Junior): Ran the 1,500 meters in four meets and the 5,000 meters in one...Clocked in at a personal best time of 4:51.45 in the 1,500 at the Kip Janvrin Open...Placed 12th in the 1,500 (4:58.39) and 19th in the 5,000 (19:04.78) at the Summit League Championships.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Ran in three meets...Posted a 5k season best time of 19:27.58 at the NDSU Open.Indoor (Junior): Ran the 3,000 meters in three meets...Clocked a personal-best time of 10:38.04 in winning her section at the Jack Johnson Classic...Also ran the mile in 5:10.77 at the Bill Bergan Invitational.Outdoor: Redshirt

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Ran in all seven races for the Bison...Posted a per-sonal best time of 23:08.60 at the Summit League Championships (6K) en route to a 39th place finish...Finished 149th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a time of 23:46.05.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the 3,000 meters at two meets...Posted a season-best time of 11:12.58 in the event at the Dakota Duals...Finished sixth in the mile at the Bison Open in a time of 5:34.76.Outdoor (Sophomore): Posted a season-best time in the 5,000 at the Cobber Twilight, coming in third in 19:39.46...Finished 13th in the 3,000 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in a time of 11:02.63...Ran both the 5,000 and the 10,000 at the Summit League Championships...Finished 22nd in the 5,000 in 19:59.46 and 12th in the 10,000 in 42:49.22.

2007-08 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran a personal-best of 24:08.0 at the Summit League Championships en route to a 43rd place finish.Indoor (Freshman): Finished sixth in the mile at the Bison Open in a season-best time of 5:20.49 and fifth at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Was fourth in the 1500 at the Cobber Twilight, finishing in 5:04.68...Third at the Ron Masanz Invitational in the 5000 in a personal best time of 19:33.84.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six year letter winner cross country and three year letterwinner in track at Coon Rapids (Minn.) High School... Earned all-conference honors five times and was named MVP and team captain her junior and senior years... Ran in the state meet her junior and senior years... Member of all-conference cham-pionship team... Lettered six times in cross country skiing, where she earned all-conference honors five times and participated in two state meets.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 23, 1988... Daughter of Timothy and Catherine Dahlquist... Has a younger sister, Laura, and younger brother, David... Related to Chris Dahlquist, who spent parts of 12 seasons in the National Hockey League, including two seasons with the Minnesota North Stars... Majoring in marketing.

Marissa DahlquistSr. (XC) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Coon Rapids, MinnesotaCoon Rapids High SchoolDistance

Katie DockterSo. (I) | So. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo South High SchoolJumps

2010-11 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Freshman): Finished second in the javelin at the Baldy Castillo Invi-tational with a mark of 118-1...Injured her knee and was out of competition the rest of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at North Sargent High School...Won the North Dakota Class B title in the javelin in 2010...Also finished sixth in the shot put...Finished second in the javelin at the state championships as a junior and sixth as a sophomore...Holds the North Sargent record in the jav-elin with a mark of 133-9...Also a four-year letterwinner and all-conference libero and outside hitter in volleyball...Played four years of basketball...All-district on the hardwood...Helped lead team to 2010 district title...Valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Gary and Kay Drevlow...Brother, Ryan, plays football for NDSU...Also has a younger brother, Zachary...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Jamie DrevlowR-Fr. (I) | So. (O)Gwinner, North DakotaNorth Sargent High SchoolThrows


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HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Dickinson High School...Did not com-pete her senior year after tearing her ACL...Finished fourth at the North Dakota state championships in both the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles as a junior...Posted best times of 15.4 in the 100 hurdles and 46.2 in the 300 hurdles...Also ran in the state meet as a freshman, finishing ninth in the 100 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles...Also an all-state and all-conference volleyball player...Played basketball as well.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt and Susan Froelich...Has one older sister, Saman-tha, who is currently a senior at NDSU...Planning to major in human develop-ment and family science...Mom played basketball at Bismarck Junior College...Dad and 12 relatives that attended NDSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Chanhassen High School...Team captain as a senior...All-conference performer in cross country her senior year...Personal best times of 15:47 in 4k, 2:28 in 800 meter and 5:27 in one mile...Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Wren Feyereisen...Has a twin sister, Emily, who runs at North Dakota...Mom ran track and cross country at Iowa State and dad ran at Northern Iowa...Majoring in exercise science.

Megan feyereisenFr. (XC) | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Chanhassen, MinnesotaChanhassen High SchoolDistance

Kara froelichFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Dickinson, North DakotaDickinson High SchoolHurdles

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Moorhead High School...Finished sixth at the Minnesota state meet in the 400 meters as a senior...Also partici-pated in the 100 meter hurdles at the state meet...In 2010, participated in the 400 meters at the state meet...Team captain as a senior...Personal bests of 57.43 in the 400 and 15.85 in the 100 hurdles...Also a four-year letterwinner in soccer...Led team in goals and assists junior and senior years...Selected to Minnesota All-State Class AA Game.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Julie Heinze...Has one older brother, Justin...Majoring in nursing.

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Won the 200 meter title at the Summit League Champion-ships in 24.72...Also placed third in the 60 meters...Ranked third all-time in the 60 meters in 7.67, a time she ran three times...Also third all-time I nthe 200 meters with a time of 24.58 run at the Iowa State Classic...Ran the 400 meters at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet, placing seventh in a time of 55.63, which ranks fifth in NDSU history.Outdoor (Freshman): Record-setting freshman campaign...Set school records in the 100 and 200 meters...Won the Summit League title in the 100 meters in a record time of 11.76...Also won the league title in the 200 in 24.14...Set a school record of 23.74 in the 200 at the Beach Invitational...Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in both events...Tied for 30th in the first round of the 200 me-ters and finished 36th in the first round of the 100.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor: Redshirt.Outdoor: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Burnsville High School...Won the Minnesota state title in the long jump as a senior...Placed sec-ond the 200 meter dash at the state championships as a sophomore, third as a junior and fourth as a senior...All-conference and all-state performer...Holds Burnsville records in the long jump, high jump, 200 meters and 4x100 relay.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Madaline Goodman...Born on July 29, 1990...Has two older brothers, Andrew and Antione and one younger sister, Ashley...Majoring in human development and family science with a minor in psychology.

AntoinetteGoodmanSo. (I) | So. (O)Burnsville, MinnesotaBurnsville High SchoolSprints/Jumps

Ashley heinzeFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Moorhead, MinnesotaMoorhead High SchoolMulti-Event/Hurdles


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed primarily in the sprints...Won Summit League titles and set school records in both the 60 meters and 60 meter hurdles...Set a school, league and arena record in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.50...Clocked in at a school record time of 7.58 in the 60 meters...Also made her first appearance in the pentathlon at the Holiday Invitational, finishing fourth with 3,231 points.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 100 meters and 100 hurdles...Also competed in the heptathlon... Ran a personal best time of 11.94 to win the 100 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open...Time ranks ninth all-time... Finished second in the 100 meters at the Summit League Championships...Also took third in the 100 hurdles at the league championships...Advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.70, which is second all-time.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Specialized in the 60 meters...Ranked second all-time in the event after winning the Bill Bergan Invitational in 7.65...Also ran the 200 meters and posted a best time of 25.95 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational...Placed seventh in the 60 meters at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 100 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in 12.33.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track for the Air Bon Sonics Athletics Club for seven years...Competed in the 2009 Junior Pan-American games for Trinidad...Finished 18th in the 200 meters in 26.27...Member of the third place 4x100 relay team...Also played soccer for one year at Tunapuna Government Secondary.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Vin and Valerie John...Has one older brother, Errol and three sisters, Danielle, Chinelle and Rhea...Majoring in business management with a minor in psychology.

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in three races...Placed 16th at the 5k NDSU Open in 20:51.51...Ran a personal best 6k time of 24:40.9 in the Tori Neu-bauer Invitational...Summit League Fall All-Academic Team...Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.Indoor (Freshman): Did not compete in any races.Outdoor (Freshman): Did not compete in any races.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country: RedshirtIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Sebeka High School...Six-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field for the United North Central Warriors..Five-time all-conference selection in cross country...Two year cross country captain...Led team to conference titles in 2003 and 2004...Four-time all-conference honoree in track...Sub-section champion in the two mile run in 2006...Finished third at sections in the two mile run in 2006...Also played five years of basketball...Played one year of softball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Mary Houle...Has one younger brother, Thomas and one older sister, Emily...Majoring in nursing.

Deborah JohnJr. (I) | Jr. (O)Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & TobagoTunapuna Government SecondarySprints/Hurdles

Kathryn houleSo. (XC) | So. (I) | So. (O)Menahga, MinnesotaSebeka High SchoolDistance


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Tallied a personal best mark of 43-11 ¼ in the shot put at the Bison Open...Reached a personal best mark of 46-0 ¾ in the weight throw at the Bison Classic...Finished 12th in the shot put and 17th in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in all four throwing events...Tallied a person-al best throw of 44-6 in the shot put at the Duke Invitational...Notched personal best in the hammer of 147-4 and the javelin of 113-10 at the NDSU vs. UND dual...Finished eighth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 42-10 ¾....Placed 10th in the javelin (105-2) and 13th in the discus with a personal best mark of 129-4 at the league meet.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Won the shot put at the Bison Classic and Cobber Duals...Posted a personal-best mark of 43-6 ½ at the Cobber Duals...Notched a personal-best mark of 42-5 ¼ in the weight throw at the Jack Johnson Classic...Placed 11th in the shot put and 16th in the weight throw at the Summit League Champion-ships.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the shot put and hammer...Mark of 41-9 ¼ in the shot put at the Summit League Championships was good for seventh...Tallied a season-best mark of 138-6 in the hammer at the Cobber Twi-light...Also threw the javelin at the league championships andplaced 10th with a toss of 105-8.

2008-09: Played golf for NDSU...Played in five events with an 87.4 average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Fargo North High School...Three-year letter-winner in track and field...Won the North Dakota state title in the shot put as a senior...All-state and all-conference selection in the shot put and the discus as a junior and senior...Broke the Fargo North shot put record with a throw of 43-7 ½ as a senior...Personal best in the discus is 126-10...Ranked first in the shot put and discus in the Eastern Dakota Conference as a senior...Also ranked first in the state in the shot...Played golf for five years...Had a low of 76 and an 80 average...Two-time all-conference and all-state honoree...Placed fifth in the state champi-onships as a senior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kerry and Lori Johnson...Born on April 9, 1990...Has one younger brother, Quinn...Majoring in public relations and new media/web de-sign...Both parents attended NDSU.

Katie JohnsonJr. (I) | Jr. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo North High SchoolThrows

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Springfield Collegiate School...Won provincial titles in the 200 meters and 400 meters as a senior...Also won conference titles in the 200 and 400 as a junior and senior...Was the provincial runner-up in both events as a junior...Holds school records in the 200 and 400...Owns the provincial records in the 400 and the 300 meter hurdles...Personal best times of 24.9 in the 200 and 55.45 in the 400...Also played varsity soccer and volleyball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Terry and Karen Kitching...Has one younger brother, Derek...Father was drafted by the NHL’s St. Louis Blues...Majoring in sports and recreation management.

Melissa kitchingFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Winnipeg, ManitobaSpringfield CollegiateSprints/Hurdles


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Melissa kitchingFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Winnipeg, ManitobaSpringfield CollegiateSprints/Hurdles

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Ran in all six meets...Placed seventh in the first meet of the season, the 5k NDSU Open in 19:42.70...Ran a personal best time of 22:19.5 to finish 17th at The Summit League Championships...Placed 125th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 22:52.64...Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.Indoor (Junior): Competed in distance events for the Bison...Ran the 1,000 me-ters at eh Bison Classic in 3:11.13...Ran the mile at two meets, posting a best time of 5:11.23 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Also competed in the 3,000 me-ters at two meets...Placed fifth in a best time of 10:12.72 at the Iowa State Clas-sic...Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in 17:54.95, which ranks eighth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Junior): Ran the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters...Posted a best time of 4:41.69 in the 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Won the B section of the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational in 17:42.34...Finished fourth in both the 5,000 (17:43.12) and 10,000 (37:40.05) at the Summit League Championships...Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic team...Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all seven races for the Bison...Ran a season-best 5k time of 19:30.3 at the South Dakota State Classic...Posted a season-best 6k time of 23:18.4 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational...Placed 21st at the Summit League Championships in 23:52.20...Also ran in the NCAA Midwest Regional and came in 134th in 24:15.2.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the 3,000 meters at three races...Posted a personal-best time of 10:23.42 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Ran the mile in 5:13.31 at the Parents Day Open...Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in 17:57.61.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 1,500 meters at the Bison Open in 4:55.89...Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational...Finished 12th in 18:01.46.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all seven races...Ran a 5K personal best at the season-opening Bison Invitational, finishing 21st in 19:12.26 (9/5)...Fin-ished 28th at the Summit League Championships in a personal-best 6K time of 22:34 (11/3)...Came in 152nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 23:49.05 (11/15).Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 3,000 meters and the mile...Posted three top three finishes in the 3,000...Ran a best time of 10:35.15 in the 3,000 at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/24)...Finished third in the mile at the Bison Open in 5:26.18 (2/6).Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters for the Bison...Finished 10th in the 3,000 in 10:47.54 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays (5/1)...Ran a personal-best of 18:48.23 in the 5,000 at the Cobber Twilight (4/21)...Finished 18th in the 5,000 at the Summit League Championships...Came in 10th in the 10,000 at the league championships in 40:09.89 (5/14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in track and cross country (four at Dover Eyota in Minn. and final two at Fargo South)...At Dover Eyota, qualified for the state championship in cross country from 2003-05...Named All-State in 2004 and 2005...Also a state qualifier in track in 2005 and 2006 in the 3200 and the 4x800 relay...In two years at Fargo South, two-time state qualifier and All-State selec-tion in cross country...Finished fifth at the state championships in 2007...Also a state qualifier in track in 2007 in the 3200m and 1600m races...Named All-State in both races...Helped Fargo South to a state title in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born on December 11, 1989...Daughter of Timothy Krahn and Jane Krahn...Has four younger siblings, Jennifer, Kelly, Garrett Trochman and Livie Burke...Majoring in nursing.

Jordan krahnSr. (I) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo South High SchoolDistance

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets for the Bison...Finished fifth in the season-opening NDSU Open, crossing the 5k finish line in 19:27.73...Ran a personal best 6k time of 22:19.5 at the Summit League Championships as she finished 17th...Placed 125th at the 6k NCAA Midwest Regional in 22:52.64.Indoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 800 meters...Posted a personal best time of 2:12.84 at the Iowa State Classic...Finished third at the Summit League Championships in a time of 2:15.15...All-Summit League selection.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 meters in seven meets, the 400 meters and 1,500 meters in two each...Ran a personal best time of 2:10.45 in the 800 meters at the Drake Relays...Time is ninth all-time at NDSU...Also clocked in a personal best time of 4:31.51 in the 1,500 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, which ranks fourth all-time...Finished second in both the 800 (2:16.24) and 1,500 (4:38.77) at the Summit League Championships...All-Summit League honoree.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran in four races...Posted a 5k best time of 19:31.79 at the NDSU Open...Clocked a 6k best time of 25:11.07 at the Oz Memorial Run...Placed 51st at the Summit League Championships (6k) in 25:44.40.Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 800 meters in four meets and the 600 yards in one...Ran a personal best time of 2:17.28 in the 800 at the Bill Bergan Invitational... Posted a time of 1:28.50 in the 600 yards at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.Outdoor (Freshman): Focused primarily on the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Open in 2:19.43...Placed fifth in the 800 at the Summit League Champi-onships in 2:13.96...Ran the 400 meters in 59.59 at the Duke Invitational...Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:47.49 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in track and field for the Red Lake County Rebels...Captain for three years...Three-time academic all-state selection...Won six straight Pine to Prairie Conference titles in the 800 meters and the 1600 me-ters...Also won the triple jump in 2007...Six-time sub-section and section cham-pion in the 800 and 1600...Finished in the top eight in the 800 at the Minne-sota state championship five times...Six-time top 10 state finisher in the 1600...Holds Red Lake County records in the 800, 1600, triple jump and 4x400 relay...Holds conference and sub-section records in the 800...Holds sub-section and section records in the 1600...Also excelled on the basketball court for the Red Lake County Central Mustangs...Three-time all-conference honoree...Holds the school record for career points with 1,777...Three-time all-conference selection in volleyball...Member of the National Honor Society..Also earned the Academic Medal three times for a GPA above 3.5.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Patrick Kruchowski and Gloria Anderson...Has three older brothers, Joshua, Jesse, and Jacob and three younger brothers, Jason, Ja-mie and Jeremy...Majoring in child development.

Faith kruchowskiJr. (I) | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Trail, MinnesotaRed Lake County Central HSMid-distance


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the shot put and weight throw...Tallied a per-sonal best mark of 46-4 in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic...Mark is ranked ninth all-time...Finished third in the shot put with a mark of 46-1 ½ at the Summit League Championships...Also finished third in the weight throw with a personal best mark of 54-7 ½ at the league championships...Mark is 10th in NDSU history...Voted League Newcomer of the Championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer...Notched a personal best throw of 133-8 in the discus at the season-opening Baldy Cas-tillo Invitational...Tallied best hammer throw of the year at the NDSU vs. UND dual meet with a mark of 157-2...Finished fourth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 45-5, which ranks 10th all-time at NDSU...Also finished 15th in the discus and 11th in the hammer at the league champi-onships...Finished 10th in the shot put at the U.S. Junior Championships with a mark of 43-3 ¼.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Maple Grove High School...Two-time all-state and all-conference performer...Minnesota state runner-up in the shot put as a senior...Also took fifth in the discus...As a junior, she was sixth at the state championships in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Harvey and Bonita Lesser...Has two older brothers, Ja-son and Joe...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Emily lesserSo. (I) | So. (O)Maple Grove, MinnesotaMaple Grove High SchoolThrows

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in seven meets...Tallied five top six finishes...Finished fifth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 11-11 ¾, which is tied for sixth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Freshman): Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner out of Watertown High School...Finished third at the South Dakota State championships in the pole vault as a senior...Academic All-State performer...Also an accomplished gymnast...Won the 2010 South Dakota state title in the all-around, uneven bars, vault and balance beam...Holds school records in the vault, floor, uneven bars and all-around...Member of three state title winning squads.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Emil and Renee Mack...Has one older brother, Jordan, and one younger brother, Landen...Also has an older sister, Stephanie...Majoring in exercise science with a business minor.

Caitlin mackSo. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High SchoolPole Vault

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six races for NDSU...Finished fifth in the 5k NDSU Open in 19:26.67...Ran a personal best 6k time of 22:06.3 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational...Placed 19th at the 6k Summit League Championships in 22:22.1...Finished 129th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (6k) in 22:40.29...Summit League Fall All-Academic team.Indoor (Freshman): Ran the mile at two meets and the 3,000 meters at one...Ran the 3,000 meters in 10:21.89 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Finished sixth in the mile at the Summit League Championships in a personal best time of 5:04.25.Outdoor (Freshman): Distance runner for the Bison...Ran a personal best time of 4:39.43 in the 1,500 meters at the Beach Invitational...Time of 11:08.31 in the steeplechase at the Duke Invitational is fifth all-time at NDSU...Placed third in the 1,500 meters at the Summit League Championships in 4:39.79...Also took fourth in steeplechase in 11:16.23 and 10th in the 5,000 meters in 18:04.50 at the league championships...Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in cross country and track out of Perham High School...Five-time all-conference honoree in cross country...Four-time all-state selection...Won the Minnesota state title and section crown as a senior...Claimed the Minnesota class A state title in the 3,200 meters in 2008 and 2009...Won the section title in the 3,200 meters three straight times and the 1,600 me-ters in 2006...Holds school records in the 4k, 3,200 meters and 4x800 meters...Finished second in the 3,200 meters at the Nike National meet in 2009.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jason and Patricia McClellan...Has one younger broth-er, Shane...Majoring in English education.

Maddie mcclellanSo. (I) | So. (I) | So. (O)Perham, MinnesotaPerham High SchoolDistance


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Caitlin mackSo. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High SchoolPole Vault

Maddie mcclellanSo. (I) | So. (I) | So. (O)Perham, MinnesotaPerham High SchoolDistance

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Competed in the pole vault at seven meets...Finished second at the Summit League Championships with a personal best mark of 12-5 ½...Mark is third in NDSU history...First time she cleared 12-0 this season.Outdoor (Junior): Competed in seven meets...Finished in the top six four times...Tallied a personal best mark of 12-5 ½ at the NDSU vs. UND Dual...Mark is fourth all-time at NDSU...Finished sixth at the Summit League Championships after clearing 10-11 ¾.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault at six meets...Won the Cob-ber Duals with a personal-best mark of 12-0...Mark is fifth all-time at NDSU...Tied for fifth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships after clearing 10-11 ¾.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven meets...Cleared a personal-best 12-2 at the season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational...Mark is ranked fifth all-time at NDSU...Tied for fourth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 10-11 ¾

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Tied for second at the Northern State Open in the pole vault...Mark of 11-7 ¾ is tied for seventh all-time at NDSU...Finished sixth at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor: Redshirt

2007-08 SEASONIndoor: Redshirt.Outdoor (Freshman): Had a personal best jump of 11-1 3/4 at the Beach Invita-tional...Finished ninth at the Summit League Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four year letterwinner for coach Vic Godfrey at Watertown (S.D.) High School... Placed seventh in the pole vault in the state meet as a senior... Third at the Eastern South Dakota Regional as a senior... Team captain her senior season.

PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1988... Daughter of Thomas Marquardt and Ann Gras-sel... Family includes one older brother, two older sisters and two younger sis-ters... Majoring in English education.

Amy marquardtSr. (I) | Sr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High SchoolPole Vault

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Multi-event athlete for the Bison...Posted a best time of 9.14 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Competed in the 60 hurdles, high jump and pentathlon at the Summit League Championships...Fin-ished sixth in the 60 hurdles at the league championship in 9.23...Also placed sixth in the pentathlon with 3,126 points...Tallied a season-best leap of 5-3 ¼ in the high jump as part of the pentathlon...Also finished ninth in the pentathlon at the league meet.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 200 meters, 100 hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin and heptathlon...Tallied a season-best mark of 5-3 ¼ in the high jump as part of the Cal Invitational heptathlon...Finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles at the Summit League Championships with a time of 14.60...Took fourth in the heptathlon with 4,275 points at the league meet...12th in the jav-elin with a throw of 96-10 at the Summit League Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner at Bismarck High School...North Dakota state runner-up in the 100 meter hurdles in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010...Also three-time runner-up in the 300 hurdles...Four-time placewinner in the high jump...Member of three-time state champion 4x100 relay team...Member of four North Dakota state championship teams...Member of the state record-holding 4x100 relay team...Holds the Western Dakota Association 300 hurdles record...All-state and all-conference performer on the volleyball court...Team took sec-ond at the state tournament in 2008 and fifth in 2009...A guard on the basketball, she helped guide Bismarck to the state title in 2009.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Wade and Lynn Moser...Older sister, Kate, played bas-ketball for two seasons at NDSU...Majoring in industrial engineering.

Twila moserSo. (I) | So. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High SchoolMulti-Events/Hurdles


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Junior): Competed primarily in the 200 and 400 meters...Posted a best time of 24.52 in the 200 meters in a third place finish at the Summit League Championships...Clocked in at 54.96 in winning the 400 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Time ranks sixth all-time at NDSU...Finished fourth in the 400 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 56.69.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters at six meets...Posted a personal-best time of 7.72 in the 60 meters at the Summit League Championships to finish sixth...Time is fourth all-time at NDSU...Ran a personal-best time of 25.10 in the 200 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational...Time is ranked seventh all-time...Placed fourth in the 200 at the league champi-onships with a time of 25.26.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 100 meters and 200 meters...Clocked a person-al-best time of 11.90 in the 100 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with the time ranking fifth all-time...Shaved over a second off her 2009 best time in the 200 meters after posting a time of 24.77 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Placed third in the 100 meters and fourth in the 200 meters at the Summit League Champi-onships.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Sprinter for the Bison...Ran a personal best time of 7.91 in the 60 meters to finish second at the Bison Open...Won the 400 at the Dakota Duals...Ran a personal best 400 time of 59.50 at the Iowa State Classic...Finished 11th in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at the Summit League Champion-ships in a best time of 26.17.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran a personal best time of 12.47 in the 100 meters at the Beach Invitational...Posted a best time of 25.91 in the 200 at the Sacramento State Mondo Invitational...Finished 11th in the preliminaries of the 100 and 13th in the prelims of the 200 at the Summit League Championships.

High School: Six-year letterwinner for Watertown High School...Holds five school records (200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay)...Also holds six state records...Helped team to an Eastern South Dakota Confer-ence title in 2005...Also played soccer and hockey...Academic all-state selection for the hockey team.

Personal: Daughter of Timothy and Lynette Page...Born on Sept. 30, 1989...Has two older siblings, Bryan and Lindsie...Majoring in exercise science with minors in Spanish and psychology.

Brittany PageJr. (I) | Sr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High SchoolSprints

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran in three meets...Finished eighth at the NDSU Open, covering the 5k course in 19:46.61...Ran a personal best time of 23:55.9 in the 6k Wisconsin adidas Invitational...Summit League Fall All-Academic team.Indoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Hastings High School...Cross country all-conference selection as a senior...Also named team MVP...Two-time academic all-state honoree...On the track, placed fourth at the conference meet in the 3,200 meters as a junior...All-conference in the 3,200 meters as a senior...Minnesota class AA honor role in the 3,200 as a junior and senior and the 1,600 meters as a senior...Six-year letterwinner in alpine skiing...Conference champion as a junior and senior...Two-time all-state selection...United States Ski Association Minnesota Cup champion in 2009-10 and third in 2008-09.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Karl and Melody Pechous...Has two younger sisters, Rosemary and Josephine...Majoring in pharmacy...Member of the National Hon-or Society.

Kelly PechousSo. (I) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Hastings, MinnesotaHastings High SchoolDistance


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2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six races...NDSU’s top finisher in three races...Finished second in her first career meet, the 5k NDSU Open, in 18:43.23...Placed sixth at the Oz Memorial in 22:39.21...Ran a personal best 6k time of 21:38.1 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational...Named Summit League athlete of the week for her performance...Finished ninth at the Summit League Championships (6k) in 21:40.6...Earned All-Summit League second team hon-ors...Placed 76th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (6k) in 21:47.40.Indoor (Freshman): Distance runner for the Bison...Won the mile at the Bison Open I na personal best time of 5:08.75...Posted a personal best time of 10:05.39 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Took fourth in the 5,000 me-ters at the Summit League Championships...Time of 17:26.16 is fourth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 5,000 meters at three meets and also ran the 1,500 at two meets...Posted a best time of 4:43.67 in the 1,500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters in 18:03.88 and third in the 10,000 meters in 37:37.21 at the Summit League Championships...Quali-fied for the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Junior Championships...Finished 10th in a personal best time of 17:37.12.

HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in cross country and six-year letterwin-ner in track at Sartell High School...Five-time all-conference selection and state participant in cross country...All-State honoree in cross country as a senior after finishing fourth...Placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the Minnesota state class AA championships as a senior...Three-time state participant in track...Placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the Minnesota state class AA championships.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Timothy Peterson and Janelle Weyer...Has one younger sister, Hali...Majoring in microbiology

Heidi PetersonSo. (I) | So. (I) | So. (O)Sartell, MinnesotaSartell High SchoolDistance

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Competed primarily in the triple jump...Tallied a season-best mark of 36-9 ¾ in a third place finish at the Bison Classic...Won the triple jump at the Cobber Duals with a mark of 36-2...Also ran the 400 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic in 1:02.26.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 400 meter hurdles and the triple jump...Posted a season-best time of 1:04.91 in the 400 hurdles at the Kip Janvrin Open...Notched a season-best mark of 36-6 ¼ in the triple jump at the Duke Invi-tational...Finished fifth in the 400 hurdles at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:05.44...Placed ninth in the triple jump at the league champion-ships with a mark of 36-3.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Long and triple jumper...Posted a season-best mark of 16-6 ½ in the long jump at the Bison Classic...Notched a personal-best mark of 36-2 ¾ in the triple jump at the Bison Open...Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Summit League Championships with a leap of 36-0 ¾.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the triple jump in four meets...Reached a personal-best mark of 36-9 at the Duke Invitational...Finished sixth at the Sum-mit League Championships with a jump of 36-7 ½.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Posted personal bests in the 55 meter hurdles (9.09), 200 meters (27.62) and long jump (16-9 ¾) at the Northern State Open...Also ran the 60 hurdles at the Bison Classic, finishing ninth with a time of 9.82...Competed in the pentathlon twice...Finished fourth at the Bison Open with 2,927 points.Outdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Fargo South High School...Two-time state qualifier in 100 hurdles, long jump, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays...Helped lead Fargo South to the 2007 state title with a second place finish in the 4x100 relay, a third place finish in the 4x200 relay and a seventh place finish in the long jump...Led team to third place finish at states in 2008, where she came in second in the 300 hurdles, second in the 4x100 relay and eighth in the long jump...Also played volleyball and soccer.

PERSONAL: Born February 8, 1990...Daughter of Lynn and Karen Roesler...Has one younger brother, Kyle, and one younger sister, Laura...Majoring in exercise science with a coaching minor...Father wrestled at NDSU from 1978-80 and mother ran track and played volleyball for Dickinson State.

Emily roeslerSr. (I) | Jr. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo South High SchoolMulti-Events/Jumps

2010-11 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 400 meter hurdles...Posted a personal best time of 1:05.53 in an eighth place finish at the Kip Janvrin Open...Finished seventh at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:05.79.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner out of Brandon High School...Won section titles in the 300 meter hurdles and the triple jump...Finished fourth at the Min-nesota state championships in the 300 hurdles as a senior...Also compete at the state championships in the triple jump...Holds school and section record in the 300 hurdles...Four-time all-conference selection...Led team to subsection and conference championships in 2010...Academic All-State performer...Also played volleyball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Douglas and Debra Schaffer...Has two younger broth-ers, Daniel and Patrick...Majoring in accounting.

Kristi SchafferR-Fr. (I) | So. (O)Brandon, MinnesotaBrandon High SchoolSprints/Hurdles


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2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Senior): Competed in six meets...Finished third in the 5k NDSU Open in 19:18.89...Posted a season best 6k time of 22:45.0 at the Summit League Championships to take 29th place...Finished 132nd at the NCAA Midwest Re-gional in 22:50.31.Indoor (Junior): Middle-distance runner...Won the 1,000 meters at the Bison Classic in a time of 2:55.78...Time is fifth all-time at NDSU...Clocked in at 1:34.41 in the 600 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic...Her time ranks fourth all-time at NDSU...Won the mile at the Summit League Championships in 4:57.01, which is eighth in NDSU history...Finished second in the 800 meters at the league cham-pionships...Ran the 800 at the Last Chance meet at Notre Dame, finishing sev-enth in 2:07.47...Time is third all-time at NDSU.Outdoor: Redshirt

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Competed in all seven races for the Bison...Ran a sea-son-best 5k time of 18:42.0 at the South Dakota State Classic...Posted a personal-best 6k time of 22:21.8 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational...Finished 19th at the Summit League Championships with a time of 23:46.50...Placed 99th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 23:17.9.Indoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Junior): Competed primarily in the 800 meters...Ran a season-best time of 2:07.86 at Drake Relays...Finished second at the Summit League Champi-onships with a time of 2:11.98...Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 800...Placed 23rd in the first round to advance to the second round...Placed 23rd in the second round in 2:09.89...Came in second in the 1,500 meters at the Summit League Championships...Time of 4:32.36 is ranked sixth all-time.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in six races for the Bison...Finished 47th at the Summit League Championships (6k) in a personal best time of 23:23.90...Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 168th in a time of 24:28.65.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 meters and the mile...Finished second in the 800 at the Summit League Championships in a time of 2:15.98...Came in seventh in the mile at the league championships in 5:12.10.Outdoor (Sophomore): Consistent performer in the 800...Won the event at the Minnesota Open in 2:09.65...Time qualified her for the NCAA Midwest Regional...Finished second at the Summit League Championships in 2:13.78...Also ran the 1,500 at the league championships, finishing 4th in 4:43.26...Set a personal re-cord of 2:06.87 in the preliminaries at the NCAA Midwest Regional...Mark is third all-time at NDSU...Came in 23rd in the preliminaries at the NCAA Championships.

2007-08 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran a personal-best of 23:54.0 in the Summit League Championships for a 38th place finish.Indoor (Freshman): Member of the Summit League champion 4x400 relay...Helped set the school record of 11:44.31 in the distance medley relay at the Iowa State Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran a personal-best of 2:10.97 in the 800 in a third place finish at the Wake Forest Open...Finished fifth in the 800 and fourth in the 1500 at the Summit League Championships...Member of the school record setting 4x800 relay...Also on the Summit League champion 4x400 relay...Participated in the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she finished 13th in the 800 in a time of 2:13.81.

BrittanySchanandoreSr. (I) | Sr. (O)Perham, MinnesotaPerham High SchoolMid-distance

HIGH SCHOOL: A three year captain and letterwinner in cross country at Perham (Minn.) High School... Was named to the all-state team three times and was a two-time conference champion... Helped lead Perham to a 3rd and two 4th place finishes at the state meet... A four year letterwinner in track, holds the school records in the 400m (58.2) and 1600m (5:07) and was a part of the school record-holding 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams... Member of 4x800m relay team that captured two state championships... Finished in the top five at the state meet in the 800m, including capturing the state championship her senior year... Was a three year captain and four-time all-conference selection... A member of the basketball team where she was a three year letterwinner and served as captain her senior year... Helped lead the team to the sectional finals.

PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1989... Daughter of Shane Gigstead and Candy La-chowitzer... Has two older brothers, Tyler and Danny, an older sister, Heather, and three younger sisters, Madison, Jenna, and Kate... Majoring in child development and family science...Married former Bison track athlete James Schanandore in the summer of 2010.


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HIGH SCHOOL: A three year captain and letterwinner in cross country at Perham (Minn.) High School... Was named to the all-state team three times and was a two-time conference champion... Helped lead Perham to a 3rd and two 4th place finishes at the state meet... A four year letterwinner in track, holds the school records in the 400m (58.2) and 1600m (5:07) and was a part of the school record-holding 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams... Member of 4x800m relay team that captured two state championships... Finished in the top five at the state meet in the 800m, including capturing the state championship her senior year... Was a three year captain and four-time all-conference selection... A member of the basketball team where she was a three year letterwinner and served as captain her senior year... Helped lead the team to the sectional finals.

PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1989... Daughter of Shane Gigstead and Candy La-chowitzer... Has two older brothers, Tyler and Danny, an older sister, Heather, and three younger sisters, Madison, Jenna, and Kate... Majoring in child development and family science...Married former Bison track athlete James Schanandore in the summer of 2010.

2010-11 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Freshman): Ran the 400 and 800 meters...Posted a of 57.67 in the 400 at the Duke Invitational...Clocked in at 2:16.83 in the 800 meters at the Beach Invitational...Finished seventh in the 800 at the Summit League Champi-onships in a time of 2:20.19...Competed in the Western Canada Summer Games, where she ran personal best times of 2:09 in the 800 and 56.22 in the 400.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Harvest City Christian Academy...Won the 800 meters and 400 meters at the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association championships...Member of the 2009 Saskatchewan Canada Summer Games team in the 800 meters and 4x400 relay...Holds a junior indoor record of 2:13.90 in the 800 meters.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Luis and Lorna Simon...Majoring in business manage-ment...Has two younger brothers, Atlee and Isaac.

Ashlynn SimonR-Fr. (I) | So. (O)Regina, SaskatchewanHarvest City Christian AcademyMid-distance

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 North Dakota state shot put champion out of Grand Forks Central High School...Finished fourth in the shot put and seventh in the discus at the state meet as a junior...Personal best of 42-10 in the shotput, 114-1 in the discus and 92-5 in the javelin.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Liz Simpson...Has one younger brother, Jeff....Majoring in sociology.

Kayla SimpsonFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Grand Forks, North DakotaCentral High SchoolThrows

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Finished third in the pentathlon at the Holiday Invita-tional with 3,244 points...Ran the 60 hurdles in 9.54 at the Bison Classic...Also competed in the long jump and high jump at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Summit League Championships with 3,939 points...Placed eighth in the high jump at the league meet with a mark of 4-11.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Multi-event athlete...Placed fifth in the pentathlon at the Summit League Championships with 3,369 points...Score is 10th all-time at NDSU...Posted personal-best marks in both the 60 hurdles and high jump as part of the pentathlon...Clocked in at 9.25 in the 60 hurdles and cleared 5-5 ¼ in the high jump...Also placed third in the triple jump at the league champion-ships with a mark of 5-4 ¼.Outdoor (Freshman): Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Summit League Championships with 4,296 points...Also competed in the heptathlon at the Florida State Relays and Cal Invitational...Participated in the high jump and 100 hurdles at three meets each...Tied for 13th in the high jump at the Summit League Championships...Posted a personal best mark of 5-4 in the high jump at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Wayzata High School...Four year letterwinner in track and field...Three-time all-state selection...Finished third in the 100 meter hurdles at the Minnesota state championships as a sophomore and junior...Came in fifth in the event as a senior...Also finished ninth in the high jump as a senior...Won the 100 hurdles section title as a junior...Captured the section title in the high jump as a senior...Helped Wayzata win the state title in 2007...Also competed in gymnastics...Won the section title in the all-around as a junior...Four-time state participant.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Pam Stalpes...Has one older sister, Kelly...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Emily StalpesJr. (I) | Jr. (O)Plymouth, MinnesotaWayzata High SchoolHurdles/Jumps/Multi-Events

HIGH SCHOOL: Won the Minnesota state title in the 400 meters as a senior in a time of 54.7 seconds...Finished eighth at the state meet in both the 200 meters and the 100 meters as a senior...Finished fifth at the state meet in the 400 as a junior...Won 14 conference titles...Holds conference record of 56.02 in the 400...Holds school records in the 100, 200, 400, triple jump and long jump...Holds the section record in the 400 meters...Also played four years of varsity soccer.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tim Stratioti and Anna McGee...Has one younger brother, Joseph...Father ran track and cross country at Wisconsin-Superior...Majoring in human development and family science.

Paige StratiotiFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Duluth, MinnesotaDuluth Denfield High SchoolSprints


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2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Senior): Ran in all six meets...Won the 5k NDSU Open in 18:39.05...Also won the 6k Tori Neubauer Invitational in 21:34.0...Finished 15th at the Summit League Championships in 22:10.6...Placed 67th in the NCAA Midwest Regional in 21:41.02.Indoor (Junior): Won both the 3,000 meters (9:50.90) and the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships...Time of 17:23.19 in the 5,000 is third all-time at NDSU...Ran the 3,000 meters at the last chance meet in 9:47.17, which ranks as the second fastest time in school history...Also won the 800 meters at both the Bison Classic and Bison Open.Outdoor: Redshirt

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Competed in six races...Top NDSU finisher in five...Ran a 5k personal-best time of 18:17.6 at the South Dakota State Classic...Also ran a personal-best 6k time of 22:14.7 at the Tori Neubauer Invitational...Placed 18th at the Summit League Championships in 23:38.80.Indoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Junior): Specialized in the 1,500 meters and the steeplechase...Ran a personal best time of 4:37.89 in the 1,500 meters at the Beach Invitational...Won the steeplechase at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 10:53.19, setting a new meet record...Placed fifth in the 1,500 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 4:39.40...Finished second at the league championships in the steeplechase with a personal best time of 10:45.64...Time ranks third all-time.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Ran in all seven races for the Bison...Finished 12th at the Bison Invitational in a personal-best time of 18:44.77...Ran a person-al-best 6K time at the Summit League Championships, finishing 27th in 22:33.0 ...Competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional and came in 111th in 23:14.30.Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the mile and the 800......Posted a personal-best in the 800 at the Bison Open, finishing second in 2:15.17...Posted a personal-best of 4:58.45 in the mile at the Parents Day Open...Finished second in the mile in 5:02.77 and came in 10th in the 800 at the Summit League meet.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 (2:20.60) and the 1,500 (4:51.78) at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Posted a personal-best time of 11:05.94 in the steeple-chase at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.

2007-08 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Finished second in the 800 at the Bison Open in a personal best time of 2:16.42...Member of the Summit League champion distance med-ley relay team, as well as the school record setting distance medley relay.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 1500 in 4:45.80 at the Summit League Champi-onships to finish eighth and set a personal best...Finished fifth in the steeple-chase at the Summit League Championships in a time of 11:15.20, which is fourth on the all-time performance list.Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in all seven races for the Bison...Ran a 6K best time of 23:33.00 at the Summit League Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: A five year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Brookings High School... Earned all-conference honors three times and all-state honors twice in cross country, where she finished 10th in the state meet her senior year... Named the cross country MVP three times... Two year captain in track... Holds the school record in the 800m with a time of 2:16... Finished in the top five of the 800m in the state meet four times, finishing 2nd as an 8th grader, 4th as a freshman, 5th as an junior, and 3rd her senior year... Earned the varsity scholar athlete award five times and named to the academic all-state team her senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 19, 1988... Daughter of Timothy and Darcene Reuter... Has one sister, Sara... Majoring in marketing and management...Married Tom Thorne in the summer of 2010.

Amy Jo thorneSr. (I) | Sr. (O)Brookings, South DakotaBrookings High SchoolDistance

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed primarily in the 400 meters...Ran a season-best time of 57.23 in the 400 at the Summit League Championships en route to a fifth place finish...Ran a season-best time o f25.55 in the 200 at the Iowa State Classic...Clocked in at 8.14 in the 60 meters at the Holiday Invitational.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 100, 200 and 400 meters...Clocked in a season-best time of 56.00 in the 400 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Finished second in the 200 meters at the Duke Invitational in 25.18...Took fifth in the 400 at the Summit League Championships in 58.17...Also placed seventh in the 200 at the league meet.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the 60, 200 and 400 meters...Finished third in the 400 meters at the Summit League Championships in a personal best time of 57.08...Posted a best time of 25.49 in the 200 meters at the Bill Bergan Invita-tional...Ran a best time of 7.90 in the 60 meter preliminaries at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Sprinter for the Bison...Won the 200 meters and 400 meters at the Summit League Championships...Her time of 24.30 in the 200 is third all-time while her 400 time of 54.27 is fourth all-time...Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round...Finished 39th in 55.29...Also competed in the 100 meters and posted a best time of 11.86 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, good for fourth all-time...Won the 200 meters in all four meets she ran the event...Claimed the 400 meter title at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from East Grand Forks High School...Spent five years at Lake Park Audubon before moving to East Grand Forks...Set a Min-nesota state record in the 400 meters in 2008, running 55.83...Holds Lake Park Audubon records in the 100, 200, 400 and long jump...Broke East Grand Forks records in the 100, 200 and 400...Led East Grand Forks to a third place finish at the state championships in 2009...Member of Lake Park Audubon squad that finished fourth at states in 2007 and second in 2008...Two-time all-conference honoree...Named MVP of Northern Galaxy Conference in 2009...Also excelled on the basketball court...Led East Grand Forks to a state berth in 2009...Set an East Grand Forks record for points in a season with 596...Holds the Lake Park Audubon record for three-pointers in a game with eight.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Brent Lee Tingelstad and Lisa Lynn Sparks...Stepfather is Timothy Sparks...Has one younger sister, Alexa and one younger brother, Zach...Majoring in child development and family studies with a minor in indi-vidual and family wellness.

Ashley tingelstadJr. (I) | Jr. (O)East Grand Forks, MinnesotaEast Grand Forks High SchoolSprints

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Won the Summit League title in the high jump for the second straight year...Set school, Summit League and Bison Sports Arena records with her winning leap of 5-10 ½...Competed at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet and finished sixth after clearing 5-6.Outdoor (Sophomore): Won the high jump in two meets...Notched a season-best mark of 5-10 in winning the event at the Baldy Castillo Invitational...Placed second at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 5-5...Finished 38th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after clearing 5-5.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Summit League champion in the high jump (5-8)...Won the high jump at three meets...Mark of 5-8 ¾ at the Bison Classic is fifth all-time.Outdoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 5-11 ½ in the high jump at the Duke Invitational...Mark qualified her for the U.S. Championships...Won the event at five meets...Claimed the Summit League title after clearing 5-5...Tied for first at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a leap of 5-11 ¼...Did not clear a height at the NCAA Championships or U.S. Championships.

2008-09 SEASON: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field for Lake Park Audubon High School...Won the Minnesota state high jump title in 2007 and 2008...Set school record of 5-8 in the high jump...Also set section and subsection records in the high jump in 2008...Helped team to a second place finish at the state championships in 2008 and a fourth place finish in 2007...Also a four-year let-terwinner in volleyball as a middle hitter.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robin and Judy Tollefson...Has one older brother, Christopher...Mother graduated from NDSU in 1986...Majoring in management communication with a minor in Spanish.

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner out of Minot High School...Won three straight North Dakota state titles in the 3,200 meters her sophomore through senior years...Also won the state title in the 1,600 as a junior...Member of the 4x800 state champion relay team as a freshman...Five-time all-state selection...All-Western Dakota Association selection six years in a row...Named WDA Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year and state senior athlete of the year...Holds the WDA record in the 3,200 with a time of 10:46...Owns Minot High records in the 1,600 meters in 4:58 and 3,200 meters in 10:41...Member of the state title-winning cross country team as an eighth grader.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jay and Carla Wahlund...Has two younger brothers, Jaden and Paxten, and two sisters, Allie and Abbie...Majoring in exercise sci-ence...Mom ran track and cross country at Minot State...Uncle and grandfather both attended NDSU.


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bison continue Summit league dominance

NDSU continued its reign atop the Summit League, winning both the indoor and the outdoor titles for the fourth straight year.

The Bison hosted the Summit League Indoor Championships for the second straight year and ran away with the title, winning 13 of 17 events and scoring 247 points. Kristen Killoran was voted the Field Championship MVP, while freshman Emily Lesser was named the New-comer of the Championships. Ryun Godfrey earned his fourth straight league coach of the year award.

Leslie Brost set a school, league and arena record in the pole vault after clearing 14-1 1/4. Deborah John set a new school, league and arena record in the 60 meters hurdles in 8.50 seconds. She also set a new school record in the 60 meters in 7.60 seconds. Whitney Carlson tallied school, league and arena records in both the pentathlon with 4,015 points and the long jump with a mark of 20-7 1/4. Toni Tollefson joined the ranks of those setting three records, winning the high jump with a record leap of 5-10 1/2. The distance medley relay team set a new league record after clocking in at 11:59.43.

Brost and Carlson both earned berths to the NCAA Indoor Cham-pionships. Whitney Carlson earned second team All-America honors after finishing 12th in the long jump and 16th in the pentathlon. Brost did not clear the opening height in the pole vault.

After extremely successful indoor campaigns, NDSU’s Christine Schmaltz was named Summit League Track Athlete of the Year, while Carlson garnered Field Athlete of the Year honors for the second straight year.

The Bison also won their fourth straight outdoor title in domi-nating fashion, claiming 11 titles and amassing 241 points. Whitney Carlson became the first athlete in league history to earn both Field Championship MVP and Track Championship MVP honors. She was the first athlete to win four events at the same championships since 1995, claiming titles in the long jump, heptathlon, 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles.

Freshman Katie Dockter was voted Newcomer of the Champion-ships and Godfrey was named coach of the year for the fourth straight season. Antoinette Goodman and Christine Schmaltz won two titles apiece. Goodman won the sprint double (100 and 200) and Schmaltz won the 800 and 1,500 meters.

The Bison sent eight athletes to the NCAA West Preliminary Round. Carlson and Schmaltz advanced to the NCAA Championships in the long jump and 800 meters, respectively. Carlson also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon.

Carlson finished fifith in the heptathlon at the NCAA CHampion-ships with a school record score of 5,556 points. She earned first team All-America honors for her performance. Carlson also took ninth in the long jump to garner a second team All-America award. Schmaltz fin-ished ninth in the 800 meters to also claim second team All-America honors. Carlson also won the NCAA Elite 88 Award for the outdoor championships, which is given to the competing student-athlete with the highest GPA.

NDSU had three student-athletes qualify for the U.S. Champion-ships as well. Carlson set a school record of 21-3 1/2 in the long jump to finish in 11th place. She was also 12th in the heptathlon.

Schmaltz set a school record of 2:01.28 in the 800 meter final to finish eighth. It was the fastest time in the nation by a collegiate athlete during the season. Leslie Brost competed in the pole vault but did not clear the opening height.

The Bison also excelled off the field as Carlson earned Academ-ic All-America first team honors. Five student-athletes - Leslie Brost, Whitney Carlson, Brittany Page, Brittany Schanandore and Christine Schmaltz - were named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Won the Summit League title in the high jump for the second straight year...Set school, Summit League and Bison Sports Arena records with her winning leap of 5-10 ½...Competed at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet and finished sixth after clearing 5-6.Outdoor (Sophomore): Won the high jump in two meets...Notched a season-best mark of 5-10 in winning the event at the Baldy Castillo Invitational...Placed second at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 5-5...Finished 38th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after clearing 5-5.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Summit League champion in the high jump (5-8)...Won the high jump at three meets...Mark of 5-8 ¾ at the Bison Classic is fifth all-time.Outdoor (Freshman): Set a school record of 5-11 ½ in the high jump at the Duke Invitational...Mark qualified her for the U.S. Championships...Won the event at five meets...Claimed the Summit League title after clearing 5-5...Tied for first at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a leap of 5-11 ¼...Did not clear a height at the NCAA Championships or U.S. Championships.

2008-09 SEASON: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field for Lake Park Audubon High School...Won the Minnesota state high jump title in 2007 and 2008...Set school record of 5-8 in the high jump...Also set section and subsection records in the high jump in 2008...Helped team to a second place finish at the state championships in 2008 and a fourth place finish in 2007...Also a four-year let-terwinner in volleyball as a middle hitter.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robin and Judy Tollefson...Has one older brother, Christopher...Mother graduated from NDSU in 1986...Majoring in management communication with a minor in Spanish.

Toni tollefsonJr. (I) | Jr. (O)Lake Park, MinnesotaLake Park Audubon High SchoolHigh Jump

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner out of Minot High School...Won three straight North Dakota state titles in the 3,200 meters her sophomore through senior years...Also won the state title in the 1,600 as a junior...Member of the 4x800 state champion relay team as a freshman...Five-time all-state selection...All-Western Dakota Association selection six years in a row...Named WDA Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year and state senior athlete of the year...Holds the WDA record in the 3,200 with a time of 10:46...Owns Minot High records in the 1,600 meters in 4:58 and 3,200 meters in 10:41...Member of the state title-winning cross country team as an eighth grader.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Jay and Carla Wahlund...Has two younger brothers, Jaden and Paxten, and two sisters, Allie and Abbie...Majoring in exercise sci-ence...Mom ran track and cross country at Minot State...Uncle and grandfather both attended NDSU.

Brecca WahlundFr. (I) | Fr. (O)Minot, North DakotaMinot High SchoolDistance


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Summit leagueindoor champions

Summit leagueoutdoor champions

“Ascending” and “improving” are adjectives frequently used in media cov-erage of The Summit League as it continues a renaissance on the playing field and in the classroom. As The Summit League celebrates its 30th anniversary season as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the level of performance and achievement among the 11 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 cham-pionship sports continues to grow. Headlining The Summit League’s most recent history were the additions of the University of South Dakota and the University of Nebraska Omaha to its membership. USD joined in 2009 and the 2011-12 academic year marks its first full year of league competition. UNO’s membership took effect on July 1, 2011, and it will begin league competition in 2012-13. Originally formed in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fifth year of rebranding that followed its 25th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes. The Summit League has a combined enrollment of more than 135,000 at 11 universities: IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), the University of Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University. The league has one other associate member, Eastern Illinois University, which competes in swimming and diving. Southern Utah University will leave for the Big Sky Conference after the 2011-12 year. These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes. The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports, which include: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives automatic bids to the NCAA tournament in all applicable sports. Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League has had several transcen-dent moments on the national stage. In 1986, Cleveland State upset third-seeded Indiana in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament

on its way to the Sweet 16. A decade later, Valparaiso captured the nation’s attention when Bryce Drew hit “the shot” to defeat No. 4 seed Mississippi in an NCAA first-round game and spark its Sweet 16 run. More recently, the Oral Roberts baseball program finished the 2004 campaign with a national ranking and became the first Summit League school to reach the NCAA Super Region-als in 2006. The league has produced five NCAA champions, four Olympic athletes, and several All-Americans in the sports of track and field, swimming and diving, and cross country. Numerous professionals and several draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball first-round picks, a pair of NBA first-rounders and one WNBA selection. Former Summit Leaguers Kevin Duckworth (NBA) and Kevin Seitzer (MLB) each were two-time all-stars during their professional careers. Recent and historical success coupled with an increased growth among its membership base gives The Summit League a promising future on the landscape of college athletics.

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE340 West Butterfield Road, Suite 3DElmhurst, Illinois 60126Phone: (630) 516-0661Fax: (630) 516-0673www.thesummitleague.org

StaffCommissioner ............................................Tom DoupleAssociate Commissioner .............................Myndee Kay LarsenAssistant Commissioner .............................Angie TorainDirector of Marketing .................................Vanessa QuimpoDirector of Communications .......................David BrauerAssoc. Dir. of Communications ...................Greg MetteAsst. Dir. of Compliance/Admin. .................Matthew BoyerCommunications Assistant .........................Stephanie SabaduquiaOffice Manager...........................................TBA

Tom DoupleCommissioner

membership at a GlanceIPFWNickname: MastodonsLocation: Fort Wayne, Ind.Enrollment: 14,192Founded: 1964Member Since: 2007-08

IUPUINickname: JaguarsLocation: Indianapolis, Ind.Enrollment: 30,566Founded: 1969Member Since: 1998-99

UMKCNickname: KangaroosLocation: Kansas City, Mo.Enrollment: 15,277Founded: 1933Member Since: 1994-95

NORTH DAKOTA STATENickname: BisonLocation: Fargo, N.D.Enrollment: 14,407Founded: 1890Member Since: 2007-08

OAKLANDNickname: Golden GrizzliesLocation: Rochester, Mich.Enrollment: 19,053Founded: 1957Member Since: 1998-99

ORAL ROBERTSNickname: Golden EaglesLocation: Tulsa, Okla.Enrollment: 3,212Founded: 1963Member Since: 1997-98

SOUTH DAKOTA STATENickname: JackrabbitsLocation: Brookings, S.D.Enrollment: 12,816Founded: 1881Member Since: 2007-08

SOUTHERN UTAHNickname: ThunderbirdsLocation: Cedar City, UtahEnrollment: 8,024Founded: 1897Member Since: 1997-98

WESTERN ILLINOISNickname: Fighting LeathernecksLocation: Macomb, Ill.Enrollment: 12,585Founded: 1899Member Since: 1982-83

SOUTH DAKOTANickname: CoyotesLocation: Vermillion, S.D.Enrollment: 10,151Founded: 1862Member Since: 2011-12


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2011 Summit league indoor championship results

2011 Summit league outdoor championship results

1995 - Buffalo1996 - Youngstown State1997 - UMKC1998 - Southern Utah1999 - UMKC2000 - Oral Roberts2001 - Oral Roberts, Southern Utah (tie)2002 - Oral Roberts2003 - Southern Utah2004 - Southern Utah2005 - Oral Roberts2006 - Oral Roberts2007 - Oral Roberts2008 - North Dakota State2009 - North Dakota State2010 - North Dakota State2011 - North Dakota State

1995 - Buffalo1996 - Western Illinois1997 - Youngstown State1998 - Southern Utah1999 - UMKC2000 - UMKC2001 - Southern Utah2002 - Oral Roberts2003 - Southern Utah2004 - Southern Utah2005 - Western Illinois2006 - Oral Roberts2007 - Southern Utah2008 - North Dakota State2009 - North Dakota State2010 - North Dakota State2011 - North Dakota State

Team Standings Points1. North Dakota State 2472. Southern Utah 1213. Oral Roberts 101.504. South Dakota State 745. Oakland 436. UMKC 387. Western Illinois 35.508. IPFW 3

Individual Champions60m Deborah John, North Dakota State 7.58200m Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State 24.72400m Nikki Klier, Western Illinois 55.52800m Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State 2:13.77Mile Brittany Schanandore, North Dakota State 4:57.013000m Amy Jo Thorne, North Dakota State 9:50.905000m Amy Jo Thorne, North Dakota State 17:23.1960m Hurdles Deborah John, North Dakota State 8.504x400m Relay Oral Roberts 3:50.24Distance Medley Relay North Dakota State 11:59.43High Jump Toni Tollefson, North Dakota State 5-10 1/2 (1.79m)Pole Vault Leslie Brost, North Dakota State 14-1 1/4 (4.30m)Long Jump Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 20-5 3/4 (6.24m)Triple Jump Kristen Killoran, North Dakota State 39-1 (11.91m)Shot Put Kayla Kovar, Southern Utah 48-6 (14.78m)Weight Throw Jennifer Mack, South Dakota State 59-5 1/2 (18.12m)Pentathlon Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 4,015

Team Standings Points1. North Dakota State 2412. Southern Utah 1633. South Dakota State 1504. Oral Roberts 865. Western Illinois 556. UMKC 527. Oakland 508. IPFW 21

Individual Champions100m Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State 11.76200m Antoinette Goodman, North Dakota State 24.14400m Christina Day, Southern Utah 55.83800m Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State 2:15.661500m Christine Schmaltz, North Dakota State 4:38.225000m Diana Medina, Southern Utah 17:17.7310000m Diana Medina, Southern Utah 37:25.02100m Hurdles Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 13.63400m Hurdles Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 1:00.28Steeplechase Kristen Radcliff, Oral Roberts 10:55.404x100 Relay North Dakota State 46.204x400 Relay North Dakota State 3:48.38High Jump Mary Wirth, South Dakota State 5-7 (1.70m)Pole Vault Leslie Brost, North Dakota State 12-11 1/2 (3.95m)Long Jump Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 19-11 (6.07m)Triple Jump Ashley Lange, South Dakota State 39-7 1/4 (12.07m)Shot Put Dana LaRue, Western Illinois 46-10 1/4 (14.28m)Discus Brooke Garner, South Dakota State 166-2 (50.64m)Hammer Brooke Garner, South Dakota State 184-2 (56.14m)Javelin Kimoya Hariott, UMKC 144-1 (43.92m)Heptathlon Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State 5,230

Bison Sports ArenaFargo, N.D.

AwardsCoach of the Year - Ryun Godfrey, NDSUField MVP - Kristen Killoran, NDSUTrack MVP - Kristen Radcliffe, ORUNewcomer - Emily Lesser, NDSU

Sanford Health Sports Complex Lillebridge TrackSioux Falls, S.D.

AwardsCoach of the Year - Ryun Godfrey, NDSUField MVP - Whitney Carlson, NDSUTrack MVP - Whitney Carlson, NDSUNewcomer - Katie Dockter, NDSU

StaffCommissioner ............................................Tom DoupleAssociate Commissioner .............................Myndee Kay LarsenAssistant Commissioner .............................Angie TorainDirector of Marketing .................................Vanessa QuimpoDirector of Communications .......................David BrauerAssoc. Dir. of Communications ...................Greg MetteAsst. Dir. of Compliance/Admin. .................Matthew BoyerCommunications Assistant .........................Stephanie SabaduquiaOffice Manager...........................................TBA

OAKLANDNickname: Golden GrizzliesLocation: Rochester, Mich.Enrollment: 19,053Founded: 1957Member Since: 1998-99

WESTERN ILLINOISNickname: Fighting LeathernecksLocation: Macomb, Ill.Enrollment: 12,585Founded: 1899Member Since: 1982-83


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60 Meters1. Deborah John Summit League Championships 7.582. Jennifer Nagberi Summit League Championships 7.643. Antoinette Goodman Summit League Championships 7.67

200 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman Iowa State Classic 24.582. Whitney Carlson Iowa State Classic 25.053. Ashley Tingelstad Iowa State Classic 25.55

400 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman Alex Wilson Invitational 55.632. Ashley Tingelstad Summit League Championships 57.233. Brittany Page Holiday Invitational 57.45

600 Meters1. Christine Schmaltz Jack Johnson Classic 1:32.792. Brittany Schanandore Jack Johnson Classic 1:34.413. Emily Black Holiday Invitational 1:41.88

800 Meters1. Christine Schmaltz Alex Wilson Invitational 2:06.922. Brittany Schanandore Alex Wilson Invitational 2:07.473. Faith Kruchowski Iowa State Classic 2:12.84

1,000 Meters1. Brittany Schanandore Bison Classic 2:56.782. Christine Schmaltz Bison Classic 2:56.883. Maddie McClellan Bison Classic 3:05.31

Mile1. Brittany Schanandore Summit League Championships 4:57.012. Christine Schmaltz Summit League Championships 4:57.703. Amy Jo Thorne Parents Day Invitational 4:58.24

3,000 Meters1. Amy Jo Thorne Alex Wilson Invitational 9:47.172. Heidi Peterson Bill Bergan Invitational 10:05.393. Jordan Krahn Iowa State Classic 10:12.72

5,000 Meters1. Amy Jo Thorne Summit League Championships 17:23.192. Heidi Peterson Summit League Championships 17:26.163. Jordan Krahn Summit League Championships 17:54.95

60 Hurdles1. Deborah John Summit League Championships 8.502. Whitney Carlson Summit League Championships 8.553. Kristen Killoran Bill Bergan Multi-Events 8.85

Long Jump1. Whitney Carlson Summit League Championships 20-7 1/42. Kristen Killoran Summit League Championships 19-10 1/43. Katie Dockter Summit League Championships 18-4 1/4

Triple Jump1. Kristen Killoran Parents Day Invitational 39-10 3/42. Katie Dockter Bison Classic 37-7 1/43. Emily Roesler Bison Classic 36-9 3/4

High Jump1. Toni Tollefson Summit League Championships 5-10 1/22. Whitney Carlson Bison Open 5-4 1/43. Twila Moser Summit League Championships 5-3 1/4

2010-11 INDOOR TOP PERFORMERS

Pole Vault1. Leslie Brost Summit League Championships 14-1 1/42. Amy Marquardt Summit League Championships 12-5 1/23. Caitlin Mack Summit League Championships 11-11 3/4

Shot Put1. Emily Lesser Iowa State Classic 46-42. Katie Johnson Biosn Open 43-11 1/43. Abby Goraczkowski Bison Open 36-2

Weight Throw1. Emily Lesser Summit League Championships 54-7 1/22. Katie Johnson Bison Classic 46-0 3/43. Abby Goraczkowski Bison Open 39-3

Pentathlon1. Whitney Carlson Summit League Championships 4,0152. Kristen Killoran Summit League Championships 3,6853. Emily Stalpes Holiday Invitational 3,244

4x400 Meter Relay1. Iowa State Classic 3:43.40 Whitney Carlson, Antoinette Goodman, Christine Schmaltz, Brit-tany Schanandore

Distance Medley Relay1. Summit League Championships 11:59.43 Faith Kruchowski, Christine Schmaltz, Brittany Schanandore, Maddie McClellan


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100 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman Summit League Championships 11.762. Deborah John Kip Janvrin Invitational 11.943. Jennifer Nagberi Summit League Championships 12.07

200 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman Beach Invitational 23.742. Whitney Carlson NCAA Championships 24.373. Brittany Page Duke Invitational 25.183. Ashley Tingelstad Duke Invitational 25.18

400 Meters1. Brittany Page Howard Wood Dakota Relays 54.962. Christine Schmaltz Beach Invitational 55.963. Ashley Tingelstad Mt. SAC Relays 56.00

800 Meters1. Christine Bruins U.S. Championships 2:01.172. Faith Kruchowski Drake Relays 2:10.453. Whitney Carlson NCAA Championships 2:14.25

1,500 Meters1. Faith Kruchowski Howard Wood Dakota Relays 4:31.512. Christine Schmaltz Howard Wood Dakota Relays 4:31.523. Maddie McClellan Beach Invitational 4:39.43

5,000 Meters1. Heidi Peterson Duke Invitational 17:39.512. Jordan Krahn Duke Invitational 17:42.343. Maddie McClellan Summit League Championships 18:04.50

10,000 Meters1. Heidi Peterson Summit League Championships 37:37.212. Jordan Krahn Summit League Championships 37:40.05

Steeplechase1. Maddie McClellan Duke Invitational 11:08.31

100 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson Summit League Championships 13.642. Deborah John NCAA West Preliminary Round 13.703. Twila Moser Summit League Championships 14.60

400 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson Beach Invitational 59.622. Emily Roesler Kip Janvrin Open 1:04.913. Kristi Schaffer Kip Janvrin Open 1:05.53

Long Jump1. Whitney Carlson Drake Relays 21-1 1/22. Kristen Killoran Drake Relays 20-1 1/23. Heather Zander Summit League Championships 19-7

Triple Jump1. Kristen Killoran Summit League Championships 41-1 1/22. Brittni Bruenjes Summit League Championships 40-2 1/43. Emily Roesler Duke Invitational 36-9

High Jump1. Toni Tollefson Duke Invitational 5-11 1/22. Courtney Carpenter Baldy Castillo Invitational 5-53. Emily Stalpes Howard Wood Relays 5-4

2011 OUTDOOR TOP PERFORMERS Pole Vault1. Leslie Brost Mt. SAC Relays 14-1 1/42. Amy Marquardt Baldy Castillo Invitational 12-23. Sammantha Kouba Summit League Championships 11-11 3/4

Shot Put1. Katie Johnson Summit League Championships 41-9 1/42. Heather Zander Summit League Championships 36-1 1/43. Whitney Carlson Mt. SAC Heptathlon 32-11 1/4

Discus1. Katie Johnson Bison Open 117-8

Hammer Throw1. Katie Johnson Cobber Twilight 138-6

Javelin1. Courtney Carpenter Summit League Championships 135-22. Heather Zander Summit League Championships 116-03. Katie Johnson Summit League Championships 105-8

Heptathlon1. Heather Zander NCAA Championships 5,4272. Whitney Carlson Mt. SAC Heptathlon 5,3433. Emily Stalpes Summit League Championships 4,296

4x100 Meter Relay1. Summit League Championships 46.20 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Antoinette Goodman

4x200 Meter Relay1. Drake Relays 1:38.76 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Antoinette Goodman

4x400 Meter Relay1. Mt. SAC Relays 3:40.22 Whitney Carlson, Antoinette Goodman, Brittany Page, Christine Schmaltz Sprint Medley Relay1. Drake Relays 3:52.84 Antoinette Goodman, Ashley Tingelstad, Brittany Page, Christine Schmaltz


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year-by-year history

2012 Ncaa Division i indoorNational Qualifying Standards

Event Automatic55 Meters 6.7160 Meters 7.2355-Meter Hurdles 7.5360-Meter Hurdles 8.10200 Meters 23.62400 Meters 53.30800 Meters# 2:05.50Mile# 4:38.903,000 Meters# 9:13.005,000 Meters# 16:02.004x400 Meter Relay 3:36.80Mile Relay 3:38.00Distance Medley Relay# 11:07.40High Jump 6-0 3/4 (1.85m)Pole Vault 14-3 1/4 (4.35m)Long Jump 21-2 (6.45m)Triple Jump 43-7 3/4 (13.3m)Shot Put 56-5 1/4 (17.2m)20-Pound Weight 68-10 3/4 (21.0m)Pentathlon 4,150 points

The NCAA has eliminated provisional qualifying times for the in-door championships. All athletes that attain an automatic qualify-ing mark will compete in the championships. If the minimum field size of 14 for each individual event is not met, the athletes with the best marks on the national performance list will fill out the field.

2012 Ncaa Division i outdoor

Qualifying informationThe NCAA changed the qualification process for outdoor track and field starting with the 2010 season. There will be two preliminary round competition sites - Austin, Texas (West) and Jacksonville, Fla. (East) - for 2012. NDSU will compete at the West site. The NCAA Championships will be held in Des Moines, Iowa June 6-9.

For each individual event contested at each of the Championship Preliminary Round competitions, the top 48 declared student-ath-letes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event contested at each of the Championship Preliminary Round compe-titions, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition. The top declared athletes will be based on the na-tional descending lists. The top finishers in each event will progress to the NCAA Championships in Eugene.

The heptathlon and decathlon will not be contested during the Pre-liminary Round competition. The top 24 declared athletes in each event will compete at the NCAA Championships.

North Central Conference Conf. NCAA Conf. NCAAYear Coach Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor1979 2nd 1980 2nd1981 Sue Patterson 4th 4th1982 Sue Patterson 4th 4th DNP1983 Sue Patterson 2nd 2nd 25th1984 Sue Patterson 1st 2nd 13th1985 Sue Patterson 1st 5th 1st 12th1986 Sue Patterson 1st No Meet 1st 25th1987 Sue Patterson 1st 10th 2nd 36th1988 Jerry Gores 1st 9th 1st DNP1989 Jerry Gores 2nd 18th 1st 18th (t)1990 Jerry Gores 2nd 19th (t) 2nd 22nd1991 Jerry Gores 1st 10th (t) 1st 7th1992 Jerry Gores 1st 5th 1st 8th (t)1993 Jerry Gores 1st 6th (t) 1st 15th (t)1994 Jerry Gores 1st 5th 1st 10th1995 Jerry Gores 1st 3rd 1st 8th1996 Jerry Gores 1st 4th 1st 6th1997 Jerry Gores 3rd 9th (t) 2nd 15th1998 Jerry Gores 2nd 10th 2nd 8th 1999 Jerry Gores 2nd 4th 1st 5th2000 Ryun Godfrey 1st 2nd 1st 4th2001 Ryun Godfrey 1st 3rd 1st 6th (t)2002 Ryun Godfrey 1st 1st 1st 2nd2003 Ryun Godfrey 1st 3rd 1st 3rd2004 Ryun Godfrey 1st 3rd 2nd 4th

Division I Independent Conf.Year Coach Outdoor2005 Ryun Godfrey 2nd2006 Ryun Godfrey 1st2007 Ryun Godfrey 1st

The Summit League Conf. NCAA Conf. NCAAYear Coach Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor2008 Ryun Godfrey 1st -- 1st -- 2009 Ryun Godfrey 1st T-56th 1st T-36th2010 Ryun Godfrey 1st -- 1st --2011 Ryun Godfrey 1st -- 1st T-51st


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Schlanser track records100 Meters 11.34 Trinity Davis, Unattached, 2000200 Meters 23.54 Trinity Davis, Unattached, 2000400 Meters 53.43 Tamara Brudy, NDSU, 2001800 Meters 2:10.81 Kinsey Coles, NDSU, 20041,500 Meters 4:30.88 Becky Leppard, North Dakota, 20013,000 Meters 9:55.95 Rachel Stangler, Augustana, 20085,000 Meters 17:34.37 Leah Gifford, Augustana, 199910,000 Meters 35:33.10 Jessica Neva, North Dakota, 2004100 Hurdles 14.03 Jane Loskot-Wick, NDSU, 1997400 Hurdles 1:00.92 Sarah Klein, NDSU, 2004Steeplechase 10:58.70 Veronica Sackett, 2004Long Jump 21-1 1/4 Meredith Davis, Morningside, 2001Triple Jump 42-2 Cassandra Olson, Team Nodak, 2006High Jump 5-8 1/2 Kim Schiemenz, Northern Colorado, 1998 Tonya Kneifl, South Dakota, 2001Pole vault 13-9 1/4 Leslie Brost, NDSU, 2011Shot Put 51-1 1/2 Julia Karst-Gray, NDSU, 2000Discus 192-3 Kris Kuehl, Unattached, 1997Hammer 177-2 Belinda Eastlack, Unattached, 2006Javelin 146-10 Katie Wilson, St. Cloud State, 2004Heptathlon 5,359 Kim Schiemenz, Northern Colorado, 1998400 Relay 46.27 NDSU (Sarah Niemann, Shanda Larsen, Amanda Thieschafer, Nicole Rieck), 2004 1,600 Relay 3:45.11 NDSU (Nicole Rieck, Shanda Larsen, Sarah Klein, Kinsey Coles), 2004

NDSU outdoor records100 Meters 11.76 Antoinette Goodman, 2011200 Meters 23.74 Antoinette Goodman, 2011400 Meters 53.43 Tamara Brudy, 2001800 Meters 2:01.17 Christine Schmaltz, 20111,500 Meters 4:19.77 Laura Hermanson, 20093,000 Meters 9:27.53 Nancy Dietman, 19855,000 Meters 16:36.77 Nancy Dietman, 198510,000 Meters 35:11.87 Nancy Dietman, 1986100 Hurdles 13.64 Whitney Carlson, 2011400 Hurdles 58.12 Whitney Carlson, 2009Steeplechase 10:23.28 Cortney Christensen, 2003Long Jump 21-3 1/2 Whitney Carlson, 2011Triple Jump 43-0 1/2 Amanda Thieschafer, 2004High Jump 5-11 1/2 Toni Tollefson, 2010Pole Vault 14-1 1/4 Leslie Brost, 2010Shot Put 51-1 1/2 Julia Karst-Gray, 2000Discus 155-11 Julie Beck, 1994Hammer 186-4 Diandra Bauer, 2001Javelin 147-6 Jennifer Leddon, 1995Heptathlon 5,556 Whitney Carlson, 2011400 Relay 46.02 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Jessi Melland, Erin Jankord, 1998800 Relay 1:38.09 Alicia Mindermann, Sarah Niemann, Shanda Larsen, Nicole Rieck, 2005800 Medley 1:46.34 Lisa Ristau, Tamara Gilmore, Dawn Koehn, Maureen Leonard, 19901,600 Relay 3:38.54 Kinsey Coles, Jill Theeler, Rachel Kraft, Tamara Brudy, 20023,200 Relay 8:47.62 Rachel Kraft, Cortney Christensen, Erin Klein, Kinsey Coles, 2003Sprint Medley 3:52.56 Heather Zander, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Brittany Gigstead, 2010Distance Medley 11:32.99 Cody Halsey, Devon Wentz, Laura Hermanson, Nora Narloch, 2007

NDSU indoor records55 Meters 7.05 Jill Theeler, 199960 Meters 7.58 Deborah John, 2011200 Meters 24.30 Tamara Brudy, 1999300 Meters 39.92 Laura Hermanson, 2007400 Meters 54.58 Tamara Brudy, 2002500 Meters 1:12.97 Kinsey Coles, 2004600 Meters 1:31:35 Laura Hermanson, 2009800 Meters 2:04.44 Laura Hermanson, 20091,000 Meters 2:52.71 Kinsey Coles, 20041,500 Meters 4:29.24 Deb Bergerson, 1984Mile 4:41.96 Laura Hermanson, 20093,000 Meters 9:30.34 Nancy Dietman, 19855,000 Meters 17:09.89 Semehar Tesfaye, 200955 Hurdles 8.02 Andi Noel, 2001; Lisa Ristau, 199260 Hurdles 8.50 Deborah John, 2011Long Jump 20-7 1/4 Whitney Carlson, 2011Triple Jump 42-4 1/2 Amanda Thieschafer, 2004High Jump 5-10 1/2 Toni Tollefson, 2011Pole Vault 14-1 1/4 Leslie Brost, 2011Shot Put 49-3 3/4 Julia Karst-Gray, 200020# Weight 62-0 1/4 Diandra Bauer, 2001Pentathlon 4,015 Whitney Carlson, 2011800 Relay 1:41.57 Maureen Richter, Dawn Koehn, Jodi Kelly, Ronda Viken, 19931,600 Relay 3:41.58 Kinsey Coles, Nicole Rieck, Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy, 20023,200 Relay 9:12.59 Michelle Berger, Trina Steffes, Mary Gill, Kristin Gfroerer, 1995Distance Medley 11:35.06 Laura Hermanson, Heather Zander, Brittany Gigstead, Amy Jo Reuter, 2009

bison Sports arena records55 Meters 6.76 Hermin Joseph, Abilene Christian, 199460 Meters 7.56 ChrisDell Harris, Western Illinois, 2010 200 Meters 24.62 Tamara Brudy, North Dakota State, 1999300 Meters 39.81 Cameryn Christion, South Dak. St., 2007400 Meters 53.73 Revoli Campbell, Abilene Chrisitian, 1994500 Meters 1:14.31 Kinsey Coles, North Dakota State, 2004600 Meters 1:31.35 Laura Hermanson, North Dakota State, 2009800 Meters 2:09.97 Christine Bruins, North Dakota State, 20101,000 Meters 2:52.35 Laura Januszewski, Team Nodak, 20101,500 Meters 4:24.25 Bigna Samuel, Abilene Christian, 1994Mile 4:56.62 Cody Halsey, unattached, 20093,000 Meters 9:30.34 Nancy Dietman, North Dakota State, 19855,000 Meters 17:03.15 Kristin Schwartz, Adams State, 199455 Hurdles 7.67 Sherlese Taylor, St. Augustine’s, 199460 Hurdles 8.50 Deborah John, North Dakota State, 2011Long Jump 20-7 1/4 Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State, 2011Triple Jump 42-5 1/2 Amanda Thieschafer, Team Nodak, 2005High Jump 5-10 1/2 Toni Tollefson, North Dakota State, 2011Pole Vault 14-1 1/4 Leslie Brost, North Dakota State, 2011Shot Put 51-6 Kris Kuehl, unattached, 199520# Weight 62-7 1/4 Diandra Gallager, unnattached, 2004Pentathlon 4,015 Whitney Carlson, North Dakota State, 2011800 Relay 1:41.57 NDSU (Maureen Richter, Dawn Koehn, Jodi Kelly, Ronda Viken), 19931,600 Relay 3:46.22 Abilene Christian (Hermin Joseph, Bigna Samuel, Donna Hinkson, Yvette Wickham), 19943,200 Relay 9:20.16 NDSU (Cortney Christensen, Jamie Nemmers, Elizabeth Tracy, Erin Klein), 2003Distance Medley 11:59.43 NDSU (Faith Kruchowski, Christine Schmaltz, Brittany Schanandore, Maddie McClellan) 2011


all-time iNDoor toP 1055 Meters1. Jill Theeler 7.05 NCC 19992. Ronda Viken 7.10 NCC 19933. Tamara Brudy 7.16 Bison Classic 19994. Shanda Larsen 7.17 Bison Classic (pre) 20045. Erin Jankord 7.18 NDSU 19986. Jessi Melland 7.20 NCC 19987. Dawn Koehn 7.21 NCC 19938. Jane Loskot-Wick 7.25 NCC 19959. Tamara Gilmore 7.27 NDSU 198910. Roberta Rittenour 7.28 Bemidji State 198310. Lisa Ristau 7.28 Bemidji State 1992

60 Meters1. Deborah John 7.58 Summit League Championships 20112. Jennifer Nagberi 7.64 Summit League Championships 20112. Jill Theeler 7.64 Husker Invitational 19994. Antoinette Goodman 7.67 Iowa State Classic 20115. Whitney Carlson 7.71 Minnesota Open 20086. Brittany Page 7.72 Summit League Championships 20107. Shanda Larsen 7.73 Adidas Classic (pre) 20048. Tamara Brudy 7.74 Husker Invite 19998. Erin Jankord 7.74 Bison Open 199810. Heather Zander 7.76 Bison Classic 2007

200 Meters1. Tamara Brudy 24.30 NCC (pre) 19992. Whitney Carlson 24.46 Husker Invitational 20103. Antoinette Goodman 24.58 Iowa State Classic 20114. Shanda Larsen 24.65 NCC 20045. Jill Theeler 24.83 NCC 20026. Jane Loskot 24.96 NCC 19967. Nicole Rieck 25.00 Washington 20058. Brittany Page 25.10 Husker Invitational 20109. Sarah Niemann 25.12 Washington 200510. Heather Zander 25.19 Washington 2007

300 Meters1. Laura Hermanson 39.92 Bison Classic 20072. Heather Zander 39.98 Bison Classic 20073. Whitney Carlson 40.09 Bison Classic 20084. Dawn Koehn 40.71 NCC 19915. Tamara Gilmore 40.73 NCC 19906. Maureen Leonard 40.96 Bison Classic 19907. Caroline Booth 41.00 NCC 19888. Roberta Rittenour 41.29 NCC 19839. Jodi Kelly 41.55 NCC 199110. Janis Thompson 41.86 NCC 1986

400 Meters1. Tamara Brudy 54.58 NCAA 20022. Jill Theeler 54.63 NCAA 19993. Nicole Rieck 54.69 USA Indoor 20054. Shanda Larsen 55.07 Adidas Classic 20045. Antoinette Goodman 55.63 Iowa State Classic 20116. Laura Hermanson 55.87 Nebraska 20077. Kinsey Coles 55.93 NCC 20038. Ronda Viken 55.99 ISU 19939. Maureen Richter 56.09 ISU 199510. Sarah Niemann 56.38 ISU 200510. Jodi Kelly 56.38 ISU 1993

500 Meters1. Kinsey Coles 1:12.97 NCC 20042. Mary Gill 1:14.95 NCC 19953. Lisa Ristau 1:16.04 NCC 19924. Nicole Rieck 1:16.24 NCC 20035. Lisa Swan 1:16.32 NCC 19856. Maureen Richter 1:16.33 NCC 19937. Michelle Berger 1:16.55 NDSU Classic 19957. Sarah Klein 1:16.55 Bison Classic 20049. Beth Cooper 1:16.85 NCC 199510. Jessi Melland 1:17.06 NCC 1999

600 Meters1. Laura Hermanson 1:31.35 Dakota Duals 20092. Christine Schmaltz 1:32.79 Jack Johnson Classic 20113. Kinsey Coles 1:33.00 Minnesota 20024. Brittany Schanandore 1:34.41 Jack Johnson Classic 20115. Cortney Christensen 1:35.98 Minnesota 20016. Michelle Berger 1:36.06 Minnesota 19957. Cody Halsey 1:38.24 Minnesota 20048. Amy Bestland 1:38.35 Jack Johnson Classic 20109. Rachel Kraft 1:39.11 Minnesota 200210. Devon Wentz 1:39.72 Jack Johnson Classic 2009`

800 Meters1. Laura Hermanson 2:04.44 NCAA Championships 20092. Christine Schmaltz 2:06.92 Notre Dame 20113. Brittany Schanandore 2:07.47 Notre Dame 20114. Kinsey Coles 2:07.54 NCAA 20045. Mary Gill 2:07.80 NCAA 19976. Sarah Klein 2:08.37 NCAA 20047. Cody Halsey 2:09.31 Notre Dame 20078. Deb Bergerson 2:10.19 Bison Open 19849. Rachel Kraft 2:11.80 Bison Classic 200310. Cortney Christensen 2:11.90 NDSU 2003

1,000 Meters1. Kinsey Coles 2:52.71 MSU Open 20042. Nancy Dietman 2:53.57 Bison Open 19843. Mary Gill 2:53.62 NCC 19954. Brittany Schanandore 2:55.78 Bison Classic 20115. Rachel Kraft 2:56.11 Husky Open 20036. Christine Schmaltz 2:56.88 Bison Classic 20117. Annie Dougherty 2:58.02 Bison Classic 19998. Kathy Kelly 2:58.12 NCC 19859. Cody Halsey 2:58.13 Dakota Duals 200710. Codi Lehr 2:58.82 NDSU 1998

Mile1. Laura Hermanson 4:41.96 Iowa State Classic 20092. Deb Bergerson 4:49.24 NDSU 19843. Nancy Dietman 4:49.30 NDSU 19844. Codi Lehr 4:49.94 NCAA 19985. Trina Steffes 4:53.95 NCAA 19926. Kristin Gfroerer 4:55.66 NCAA 19957. Annie Dougherty 4:56.58 NCAA 20018. Brittany Schanandore 4:57.01 Summit League Championships 20119. Bev Weiman 4:57.07 NCAA 198510. Cortney Christensen 4:57.42 Bison Open 2003

3,000 Meters1. Nancy Dietman 9:30.34 NCAA 19852. Amy Jo Thorne 9:47.17 Notre Dame 20113. Deb Bergerson 9:51.66 SCSU 19844. Bev Weiman 9:53.07 NCC 19855. Kathy Kelly 9:53.25 SCSU 19846. Semehar Tesfaye 9:54.21 Summit League Championships 20097. Julie Shorter 9:55.40 Minnesota 19888. Kris Ihle 9:56.11 Iowa State 19919. Pam Drietz 9:57.32 NDSU 199510. Karin Kadrmas 10:01.26 NCAA 1988

5,000 Meters1. Semehar Tesfaye 17:09.89 Summit League Championships 20092. Pam Drietz 17:15.19 NCAA 19943. Amy Jo Thorne 17:23.19 Summit League Championships 20114. Heidi Peterson 17:26.16 Summit League Championships 20115. Lauren Rice 17:33.65 Summit League Championships 20106. Veronica Nagel 17:48.38 Notre Dame 20077. Melinda Zirbel 17:50.61 Bison Open 20048. Jordan Krahn 17:54.95 Summit League Championships 20119. Codi Lehr 17:55.53 SCSU 199810. Carrie Mueller 17:59.16 ISU Classic 2006

55 Hurdles1. Andi Noel 8.02 Bison Classic 20011. Lisa Ristau 8.02 NCAA 19923. Lisa Kresky 8.08 NCC 19954. Jane Loskot 8.16 NCC 19965. Gretchen Cooper 8.18 NCAA 20016. Margo Knorr 8.31 BSU T-Bird 20027. Heather Zander 8.33 Cobber Open 20108. Adele Kemp 8.34 NDSU 19849. Amy Uthus 8.40 Bison Classic 200410. Susie Lemnus 8.42 NCC 1987

60 Hurdles1. Deborah John 8.50 Summit League Championships 20112. Whitney Carlson 8.52 Bison Classic 20083. McKenzie Mehlisch 8.64 Notre Dame 20074. Devon Wentz 8.71 adidas Classic 20085. Heather Zander 8.76 Summit League Champ. 20106. Jane Loskot-Wick 8.80 Iowa State 19967. Gretchen Cooper 8.81 NDSU Invite 20028. Margo Knorr 8.82 NDSU Invite 20029. Kristen Killoran 8.85 Bill Bergan Invitational 20119. Andi Noel 8.85 Minnesota Quad 2001


all-time iNDoor toP 10Long Jump1. Whitney Carlson 20-7 1/4 Summit League Championships 20112. Amanda Thieschafer 20-1 Bison Open 20033. Kristen Killoran 19-10 1/4 Summit League Championships 20114. Amy Uthus 19-9 1/2 Bison Classic 20045. Cassandra Olson 19-9 1/4 Bison Open 20046. McKenzie Mehlisch 19-8 3/4 Bison Classic 20077. Lisa Kresky 19-8 1/2 NDSU 19958. Andi Noel 19-7 1/2 Bison Classic 20019. Tamara Brudy 19-5 Bison Classic 199910. Crystal Cummins 19-4 3/4 NCC 2003

Triple Jump1. Amanda Thieschafer 42-4 1/2 NCAA 20042. Cassandra Olson 40-11 3/4 Notre Dame 20053. Crystal Cummins 40-7 Bison Open 20034. Kristen Killoran 40-6 Northern State Open 20095. Alicia Mindermann 40-1 1/4 Bison Classic 20066. Brittni Bruenjes 39-4 Summit League Championships 20087. Jill Theeler 39-3 1/4 NCC 19998. Sara Skudlarek 39-1 3/4 NCC 20029. McKenzie Mehlisch 38-10 1/2 Summit League Championships 200810. Reagan Schmitt 38-2 3/4 NCC 1994

High Jump1. Toni Tollefson 5-10 1/2 Summit League Championships 20112. Penny Ensrud 5-10 1/4 NCC 19933. Halley Odegaard 5-10 Minnesota 20064. Lora Schloss 5-9 3/4 NCC 19885. Andrea Jeseritz 5-9 1/4 NCAA 19986. Toni Tollefson 5-8 3/4 Bison Classic 20107. Crystal Cummins 5-8 1/2 Bison Classic 20038. Beth Mayer 5-7 1/4 NCC 19908. Becki Nyberg 5-7 1/4 Bison Open 200110. Stacey Simle 5-7 NCC 198310. Meredith Owen 5-7 BSU 1993

Pole Vault1. Leslie Brost 14-1 1/4 Summit League Championships 20112. Julie Strenkowski 12-6 1/4 Adidas Classic 20043. Amy Marquardt 12-5 1/2 Summit League Championships 20114. Kimberly Hilton 12-2 1/2 Bison Classic 20055. Jessica Roehrick 12-0 1/2 Adidas Classic 20046. Caitlin Mack 11-11 3/4 Summit League Championships 20116. Sammantha Kouba 11-11 3/4 Summit League Championships 20108. LaNell Staroba 11-9 Bison Classic 20079. Shelley Borchert 11-8 NCC 200210. Peggy Ronke 11-6 1/4 Cobber Duals 2010

Shot Put1. Julia Karst-Gray 49-3 3/4 NCC 20002. Tara Copenhaver 48-7 1-2 NCC 20013. Molly Peppel 48-3 1/2 Husky Open 20024. Julie Beck 47-7 BSU Invite 19945. Edie Boyer 47-6 1/4 NDSU Invite 19896. Amanda Benz 47-1 Bison Classic 20087. Barbora Ungermannova 46-8 Bison Open 20068. Kalie Seltvedt 46-8 Bison Classic 20079. Emily Lesser 46-4 Iowa State Classic 201110. Kris Benzie 46-1 Bison Open 1985

20# Weight Throw1. Diandra Bauer 62-0 1/4 Minnesota 20012. Belinda Eastlack 61-3 NCAA 20023. Molly Peppel 59-4 1/4 BSU T-Bird 20024. Marcie Augst 57-1 3/4 Husky Open 20005. Katie Staton 56-11 1/4 NCAA 20026. Kalie Seltvedt 55-7 3/4 Bison Classic 20087. Emily Eslinger 55-4 3/4 Parents Day Open 20098. Kelly Humphries 55-1 NCC 20049. Barbora Ungermannova 54-8 3/4 Cobber Open 200810. Emily Lesser 54-7 1/2 Summit League Championships 2011

Pentathlon1. Whitney Carlson 4,015 Summit League Championships 20112. Heather Zander 3,798 Bison Open 20093. Lisa Ristau 3,705 Minnesota 19924. Kristen Killoran 3,685 Summit League Championships 20115 McKenzie Mehlisch 3,483 NDSU All-Comers 20086. Andi Noel 3,472 NCC 20017. Kiki Smith 3,458 NCC 20048. Halley Odegaard 3,433 Nebraska 20079. Lisa Kresky 3,415 Minnesota 199610. Susie Keller 3,388 NCC 1995

800-Meter Relay1. 1:41.57 1993 Maureen Richter, Dawn Koehn,

Jodi Kelly, Ronda Viken2. 1:42.52 1990 Tamara Gilmore, Dawn Koehn,

Lisa Ristau, Maureen Leonard3. 1:42.62 1992 Lisa Ristau, Dawn Koehn,

Jodi Kelly, Ronda Viken4. 1:44.25 1985 Caroline Booth, Janis Thompson,

Lisa Swan, Beth Cooper5. 1:45.11 1987 Caroline Booth, Lora Schloss,

Tamara Gilmore, Beth Cooper6. 1:46.57 1983 Roberta Rittenour, Sandy Torvik,

Lisa Swan, Debbie Rutt7. 1:47.55 MSU-Alumni 2004 Sarah Klein, Sarah Niemann,

Cody Halsey, Elizabeth Tracy8. 1:50.15 Dakota Duals 2007 Jessica Smith, Jennifer Ellefson,

Sammantha Kouba, Anne Zmyslinski

1,600-Meter Relay1. 3:41.58 NCAA 2002 Kinsey Coles, Nicole Rieck,

Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy2. 3:42.40 Iowa State Classic 2011 Whitney Carlson, Antoinette Goodman,

Christine Schmaltz, Brittany Schanandore3. 3:43.58 Adidas Classic 2004 Nicole Rieck, Kiki Smith,

Shanda Larsen, Kinsey Coles4. 3:45.22 NCAA 2004 Nicole Rieck, Sarah Klein,

Kiki Smith, Kinsey Coles5. 3:45.48 Iowa State 1995 Heather Lewis, Jane Loskot-Wick,

Mary Gill, Maureen Richte6. 3:45.80 Iowa State Classic 2008 Amy Bestland, Brittany Gigstead,

Christine Bruins, Laura Hermanson7. 3:46.00 NCAA 1995 Heather Lewis, Jane Loskot-Wick,

Mary Gill, Maureen Richter8. 3:47.17 Notre Dame 2005 Shanda Larsen, Sarah Niemann,

Cody Halsey, Nicole Rieck9. 3:46.98 Husker Invite 2010 Devon Wentz, Brittany Page,

Deborah John, Whitney Carlson10. 3:47.17 Notre Dame 2005 Shanda Larsen, Sarah Niemann,

Cody Halsey, Nicole Rieck

3,200-Meter Relay1. 9:12.59 1995 Michelle Berger, Trina Steffes,

Mary Gill, Kristin Gfroerer2. 9:16.93 NCC 2002 Annie Dougherty, Erin Klein,

Rachel Kraft, Cortney Christensen3. 9:18.91 NCC 2001 Annie Dougherty, Jordan Hoffert,

Cortney Christensen, Rachel Kraft4. 9:19.59 NCC 2003 Elizabeth Tracy, Jamie Nemmers,

Erin Klein, Cortney Christensen5. 9:20.16 Bison Classic 2003 Cortney Christensen, Jamie Nemmers,

Erin Klein, Elizabeth Tracy6. 9:38.00 Husky Invite 2001 Annie Dougherty, Jordan Hoffert,

Cortney Christensen, Rachel Kraft7. 9:41.63 Bison Open 2001 Annie Dougherty, Michelle Pilcher,

Rachel Kraft, Cortney Christensen8. 9:46.15 NCC 1998 Annie Dougherty, Codi Lehr

Tricia Bednar, Kami Hill9. 9:47.99 Husky Invitational 1998 Annie Dougherty, Codi Lehr

Tricia Bednar, Kami Hill10. 9:51.28 NCC 1999 Annie Dougherty, Codi Lehr,

Tricia Bednar, Rachel Kraft

Distance Medley Relay1. 11:35.06 Iowa State Classic 2009 Laura Hermanson, Heather Zander,

Brittany Gigstead, Amy Jo Reuter2. 11:44.31 Iowa State Classic 2008 Brittany Gigstead, Laura Hermanson

Christine Bruins, Amy Jo Reuter3. 11:59.43 Summit Champ. 2011 Faith Kruchowski, Christine Schmaltz,

Brittany Schanandore, Maddie McClellan4. 12:07.85 1995 Michelle Berger, Trina Steffes,

Mary Gill, Kristin Gfroerer5. 12:09.67 Summit Champ. 2010 Christine Bruins, Emily Black,

Amy Bestland, Jordan Krahn6. 12:18.92 Adidas Classic 2004 Erin Klein, Sarah Klein,

Maggie Conlon, Melinda Zirbel7. 12:25.10 Northwest Open 1998 Kathleen Bahe, Jill Theeler,

Annie Dougherty, Codi Lehr8. 12:28.39 NCC 1997 Jenny Behrens, Bev Kilzer,

Mary Gill, Claire McElrath9. 12:34.34 Concordia 2000 Tricia Bednar, Christina Hanson,

Rachel Kraft, Codi Lehr10. 12:49.61 Minnesota 1997 Claire McElrath, Bev Kilzer,

Tricia Bednar, Kathleen Bahe


all-time oUtDoor toP 10100 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman 11.76 Summit League Championships 20112. Whitney Carlson 11.77 Summit League Championships 20093. Erin Jankord 11.83 NCC 19974. Ronda Viken 11.85 NCC 19935. Ashley Tingelstad 11.90 Long Beach Invite 20106. Jessi Melland 11.91 NDSU 19987. Dawn Koehn 11.92 NCC 19937. Caroline Booth 11.92 Drake Invite 19889. Deborah John 11.94 Kip Janvrin 201110. Jane Loskot 11.98 NCC 1997

200 Meters1. Antoinette Goodman 23.74 Beach Invitational 20112. Tamara Brudy 23.94 NCC 20013. Jill Theeler 24.01 NCC 20024. Ashley Tingelstad 24.30 Summit League Championships 20105. Heather Zander 24.33 NCAA Championships 20106. Whitney Carlson 24.41 Howard Wood Relays 20097. Shanda Larsen 24.45 NCC 20048. Nicole Rieck 24.48 Mt. SAC 20059. Jane Loskot 24.51 Minnesota 199510. Dawn Koehn 24.53 NCC 1993

400 Meters1. Tamara Brudy 53.43 NCC 20012. Nicole Rieck 53.47 NCAA 20043. Jill Theeler 53.91 Kansas Relays 20004. Ashley Tingelstad 54.27 Summit League Champ. 20105. Shanda Larsen 54.90 NCC 20046. Brittany Page 54.96 Howard Wood Dakota Relays 20117. Maureen Richter 55.54 NCC 19958. Laura Hermanson 55.62 Summit League Champ. 20089. Susan Faus 55.90 NCAA 199110. Christine Schmaltz 55.96 Beach Invitational 2011

800 Meters1. Christine Schmaltz 2:01.17 U.S. Championships 20112. Laura Hermanson 2:01.28 U.S. Championships 20093. Kinsey Coles 2:04.54 Indiana 20044. Brittany Gigstead 2:06.87 NCAA Midwest Regional 20095. Cody Halsey 2:07.62 Mt. SAC Relays 20086. Sarah Klein 2:08.75 GT Invite 20047. Mary Gill 2:09.15 NCAA 19978. Rachel Kraft 2:09.28 Ron Masanz 20039. Faith Kruchowski 2:10.45 Drake Relays 201110. Michelle Berger 2:10.74 UND 1995

1,500 Meters1. Laura Hermanson 4:19.77 Mt. SAC Relays 20092. Cody Halsey 4:28.01 Mt. SAC Relays 20083. Deb Bergerson 4:29.21 NCAA 19844. Faith Kruchowski 4:31.51 Howard Wood Dakota Relays 20115. Christine Schmaltz 4:31.52 Howard Wood Dakota Relays 20116. Codi Lehr 4:31.77 Minnesota 19987. Kristin Gfroerer 4:32.25 NCAA 19938. Brittany Gigstead 4:32.36 Summit League Champ. 20109. Nancy Dietman 4:32.60 Howard Wood 198410. Cortney Christensen 4:32.72 Howard Wood 2003

3,000 Meters1. Nancy Dietman 9:27.53 NCAA 19852. Kris Ihle 9:38.02 NCAA 19913. Bev Weiman 9:42.70 NCAA 19854. Codi Lehr 9:57.90 Drake Relays 19985. Semehar Tesfaye 10:00.16 Howard Wood Relays 20096. Kristin Gfroerer 10:00.25 NCAA 19957. Pam Drietz 10:01.05 Minnesota 19958. Julie Shorter 10:04.09 Ron Masanz 19899. Lauren Rice 10:04.19 Duke Invite 201010. Nora Narloch 10:04.24 Howard Wood 2007

5,000 Meters1. Nancy Dietman 16:36.77 NCAA 19852. Semehar Tesfaye 16:44.68 Howard Wood Relays 20093. Bev Weiman 17:01.00 Drake Invite 19854. Kris Ihle 17:03.90 Drake Relays 19915. Pam Drietz 17:11.50 Jim Duncan Invite 19926. Julie Johnson 17:14.61 Drake Relays 19917. Lauren Rice 17:15.93 Summit League Champ. 20108. Nora Narloch 17:19.12 Jim Bush 20079. Veronica Nagel 17:22.43 Oregon Invite 200710. Julie Shorter 17:27.40 Under the Lights 1988

10,000 Meters1. Nancy Dietman 35:11.87 UW-La Crosse 19862. Jordan Hoffert 35:56.90 Sioux City 20003. Kathy Kelly 36:06.00 NCAA 19854. Kris Ihle 36:14.66 NCAA 19925. Julie Shorter 36:25.36 Drake Invite 19896. Lauren Rice 36:29.34 Summit League Championships 20107. Pam Drietz 36:35.00 Kansas Relays 19938. Bev Weiman 36:43.33 Drake 19889. Melinda Zirbel 37:11.12 Drake Relays 200410. Julie Johnson 37:19.50 Drake 1991

100 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson 13.64 Summit League Championships 20112. Lisa Ristau 13.92 NCC 19923. Deborah John 13.92 Summit League Championships 20114. Heather Zander 13.95 NCAA Championships 20105. Jane Loskot 14.03 NCC 19976. Andi Noel 14.05 NCC 20017. Devon Wentz 14.07 Summit League Champ. 20098. Gretchen Cooper 14.19 NCC 20018. Lisa Kresky 14.19 NCC 199410. Susie Lemnus 14.51 NCC 1987

400 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson 58.12 NCAA Midwest Regional 20092. Kinsey Coles 59.05 NCAA 20033. Devon Wentz 1:00.47 Summit League Champ. 20094. Sarah Klein 1:00.92 NCC 20045. Lisa Ristau 1:01.64 NCC 19916. Linda Johnson 1:01.77 NCC 19857. Chris Carlson 1:02.34 NCC 19938. Andi Noel 1:02.36 NCC (pre) 20019. Rhonda Sheffield 1:02.46 NCC 199810. Karen Gebeke 1:02.72 NCC 1989

Steeplechase1. Cortney Christensen 10:23.28 NCAA 20032. Cody Halsey 10:44.94 Summit League Champ. 20083. Amy Jo Reuter 10:45.64 Summit League Champ. 20104. Veronica Nagel 10:50.86 Kip Janvrin 20075. Maddie McClellan 11:08.31 Duke Invitational 20116. Jordan Hoffert 11:22.11 Ron Masanz 20017. Kami Hill 11:23.51 Ron Masanz 20018. Lisa Parizek 11:27.45 Ron Masanz 2004

Long Jump1. Whitney Carlson 21-3 1/2 U.S. Championships 20112. Kristen Killoran 20-5 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20093. Crystal Cummins 19-11 1/2 NCAA 20024. Cassandra Olson 19-11 DI Ind. 20055. Amanda Thieschafer 19-10 3/4 NCC 20046. Lisa Kresky 19-8 NCAA Heptathlon 19967. Heather Zander 19-7 Summit League Champ. 20108. Brittni Bruenjes 19-6 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20109. Lisa Ristau 19-6 1/4 NCC Heptathlon 199210. McKenzie Mehlisch 19-4 1/4 Azusa Pacific 2008

Triple Jump1. Amanda Thieschafer 43-0 1/2 Miami 20042. Cassandra Olson 42-2 3/4 Bison Open 20053. Crystal Cummins 41-10 3/4 NCAA 20024. Kristen Killoran 41-1 1/2 Summit League Champ. 20105. Alicia Mindermann 40-5 DI Ind. 20066. Brittni Bruenjes 40-2 1/4 Summit League Champ. 20107. McKenzie Mehlisch 39-5 Ron Masanz 20088. Jill Theeler 39-4 NCC 19999. Sara Skudlarek 38-8 1/4 NCC 200010. Katie Dockter 38-6 1/4 Summit League Championships 2011

High Jump1. Toni Tollefson 5-11 1/2 Duke Invitational 20102. Lora Schloss 5-9 3/4 NCC Heptathlon 19883. Margo Knorr 5-9 1/2 NCAA 20034. Andrea Jeseritz 5-9 1/4 NCC 19985. Crystal Cummins 5-9 NCC 20025. Halley Odegaard 5-9 Bison Classic 20077. Penny Ensrud 5-8 3/4 NCAA 19938. Meredith Owen 5-8 1/2 NCAA 19949. Dee Rae Honl 5-8 Bison Invitational 200610. Linda Johnson 5-7 3/4 NCC 1983

Pole Vault1. Leslie Brost 14-1 1/4 Mt. SAC Relays 20102. Kimberly Hilton 12-6 1/4 Howard Wood 20052. Julie Strenkowski 12-6 1/4 Howard Wood 20054. Amy Marquardt 12-5 1/2 NDSU-UND 20115. Jessica Roehrick 12-3 1/4 NDSU Open 20046. Amy Marquardt 12-2 Baldy Castillo 20107. Sammantha Kouba 12-1 1/2 Baldy Castillo 20098. LaNell Staroba 11-6 1/4 Cobber Twilight 20089. Peggy Ronke 11-5 3/4 Duke Invitational 201010. Shelley Borchert 11-4 1/4 NCC 2003

Shot Put1. Julia Karst-Gray 51-1 1/2 NDSU 20002. Edie Boyer 48-8 Under the Lights 19893. Kalie Seltvedt 47-11 Summit League Champ. 20084. Amanda Benz 47-6 1/4 Baldy Castillo 20095. Molly Peppel 47-2 1/4 Bartling Classic 20006. Barbora Ungermannova 47-1 1/2 UCLA 20077. Kris Benzie 46-11 19848. Julie Beck 46-10 1/4 Minnesota 19949. Renee Carlson 45-10 1/2 SCSU 198310. Emily Lesser 45-5 Summit League Championships 2011

Discus Throw1. Julie Beck 155-11 Augustana 19942. Edie Boyer 152-7 UND 19893. Diandra Bauer 152-3 DII Challenge 20004. Kathy Lynch 150-1 NCC 19915. Amanda Benz 148-1 Ron Masanz 20076. Molly Peppel 147-6 NCC 20007. Kris Benzie 144-4 19858. Kelly Humphries 143-10 Last Chance 20049. Evonne Vaplon 143-4 1/2 St. Olaf 197910. Beth Mattson 140-0 NCC 1984

Hammer Throw1. Diandra Bauer 186-4 Moorhead 20012. Marcie Augst 182-10 Drake Relays 20003. Molly Peppel 177-2 Cobber Twilight 20024. Emily Eslinger 170-7 Cobber Twilight 20085. Kalie Seltvedt 168-10 Summit League Champ. 20086. Belinda Eastlack 165-7 NCAA 20017. Amanda Benz 164-0 Summit League Champ. 20098. Barbora Ungermannova 163-7 DI Ind. 20079. Kelly Humphries 161-8 Ron Masanz 200410. Charla Evenson 160-2 Moorhead 1999

Javelin Throw1. Jennifer Leddon 147-6 NCC 19952. Julie Beck 146-1 NCAA 19943. Amber Buller 144-4 D-II Challenge 20014. Edie Boyer 139-9 Drake Invite 19885. Kari Kolsrud 139-7 1/2 NCC 19886. Kris Benzie 139-3 1/2 Air Force 19857. Courtney Carpenter 135-0 Summit League Champ. 20108. Lori Telehey 134-1 Under the Lights 19869. Carrie Rossow 133-10 NCC 200210. Jill DeVries 133-2 Minnesota 1991

Heptathlon1. Whitney Carlson 5,556 NCAA Championships 20112. Heather Zander 5,427 NCAA Championships 20103. Andi Noel 5,294 NCC 20014. Lisa Ristau 5,194 NCAA 19915. Lisa Kresky 5,158 NCAA 19966. Heather Zander 5,072 Summit League Champ. 20097. Whitney Carlson 5,017 Jim Click Shootout 20098. Susie Keller 4,801 NCAA 19949. Crystal Cummins 4,687 NCC 199910. Linda Johnson 4,609 NCC 1983


all-time oUtDoor toP 1010,000 Meters1. Nancy Dietman 35:11.87 UW-La Crosse 19862. Jordan Hoffert 35:56.90 Sioux City 20003. Kathy Kelly 36:06.00 NCAA 19854. Kris Ihle 36:14.66 NCAA 19925. Julie Shorter 36:25.36 Drake Invite 19896. Lauren Rice 36:29.34 Summit League Championships 20107. Pam Drietz 36:35.00 Kansas Relays 19938. Bev Weiman 36:43.33 Drake 19889. Melinda Zirbel 37:11.12 Drake Relays 200410. Julie Johnson 37:19.50 Drake 1991

100 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson 13.64 Summit League Championships 20112. Lisa Ristau 13.92 NCC 19923. Deborah John 13.92 Summit League Championships 20114. Heather Zander 13.95 NCAA Championships 20105. Jane Loskot 14.03 NCC 19976. Andi Noel 14.05 NCC 20017. Devon Wentz 14.07 Summit League Champ. 20098. Gretchen Cooper 14.19 NCC 20018. Lisa Kresky 14.19 NCC 199410. Susie Lemnus 14.51 NCC 1987

400 Hurdles1. Whitney Carlson 58.12 NCAA Midwest Regional 20092. Kinsey Coles 59.05 NCAA 20033. Devon Wentz 1:00.47 Summit League Champ. 20094. Sarah Klein 1:00.92 NCC 20045. Lisa Ristau 1:01.64 NCC 19916. Linda Johnson 1:01.77 NCC 19857. Chris Carlson 1:02.34 NCC 19938. Andi Noel 1:02.36 NCC (pre) 20019. Rhonda Sheffield 1:02.46 NCC 199810. Karen Gebeke 1:02.72 NCC 1989

Steeplechase1. Cortney Christensen 10:23.28 NCAA 20032. Cody Halsey 10:44.94 Summit League Champ. 20083. Amy Jo Reuter 10:45.64 Summit League Champ. 20104. Veronica Nagel 10:50.86 Kip Janvrin 20075. Maddie McClellan 11:08.31 Duke Invitational 20116. Jordan Hoffert 11:22.11 Ron Masanz 20017. Kami Hill 11:23.51 Ron Masanz 20018. Lisa Parizek 11:27.45 Ron Masanz 2004

Long Jump1. Whitney Carlson 21-3 1/2 U.S. Championships 20112. Kristen Killoran 20-5 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20093. Crystal Cummins 19-11 1/2 NCAA 20024. Cassandra Olson 19-11 DI Ind. 20055. Amanda Thieschafer 19-10 3/4 NCC 20046. Lisa Kresky 19-8 NCAA Heptathlon 19967. Heather Zander 19-7 Summit League Champ. 20108. Brittni Bruenjes 19-6 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20109. Lisa Ristau 19-6 1/4 NCC Heptathlon 199210. McKenzie Mehlisch 19-4 1/4 Azusa Pacific 2008

Triple Jump1. Amanda Thieschafer 43-0 1/2 Miami 20042. Cassandra Olson 42-2 3/4 Bison Open 20053. Crystal Cummins 41-10 3/4 NCAA 20024. Kristen Killoran 41-1 1/2 Summit League Champ. 20105. Alicia Mindermann 40-5 DI Ind. 20066. Brittni Bruenjes 40-2 1/4 Summit League Champ. 20107. McKenzie Mehlisch 39-5 Ron Masanz 20088. Jill Theeler 39-4 NCC 19999. Sara Skudlarek 38-8 1/4 NCC 200010. Katie Dockter 38-6 1/4 Summit League Championships 2011

High Jump1. Toni Tollefson 5-11 1/2 Duke Invitational 20102. Lora Schloss 5-9 3/4 NCC Heptathlon 19883. Margo Knorr 5-9 1/2 NCAA 20034. Andrea Jeseritz 5-9 1/4 NCC 19985. Crystal Cummins 5-9 NCC 20025. Halley Odegaard 5-9 Bison Classic 20077. Penny Ensrud 5-8 3/4 NCAA 19938. Meredith Owen 5-8 1/2 NCAA 19949. Dee Rae Honl 5-8 Bison Invitational 200610. Linda Johnson 5-7 3/4 NCC 1983

Pole Vault1. Leslie Brost 14-1 1/4 Mt. SAC Relays 20102. Kimberly Hilton 12-6 1/4 Howard Wood 20052. Julie Strenkowski 12-6 1/4 Howard Wood 20054. Amy Marquardt 12-5 1/2 NDSU-UND 20115. Jessica Roehrick 12-3 1/4 NDSU Open 20046. Amy Marquardt 12-2 Baldy Castillo 20107. Sammantha Kouba 12-1 1/2 Baldy Castillo 20098. LaNell Staroba 11-6 1/4 Cobber Twilight 20089. Peggy Ronke 11-5 3/4 Duke Invitational 201010. Shelley Borchert 11-4 1/4 NCC 2003

Shot Put1. Julia Karst-Gray 51-1 1/2 NDSU 20002. Edie Boyer 48-8 Under the Lights 19893. Kalie Seltvedt 47-11 Summit League Champ. 20084. Amanda Benz 47-6 1/4 Baldy Castillo 20095. Molly Peppel 47-2 1/4 Bartling Classic 20006. Barbora Ungermannova 47-1 1/2 UCLA 20077. Kris Benzie 46-11 19848. Julie Beck 46-10 1/4 Minnesota 19949. Renee Carlson 45-10 1/2 SCSU 198310. Emily Lesser 45-5 Summit League Championships 2011

Discus Throw1. Julie Beck 155-11 Augustana 19942. Edie Boyer 152-7 UND 19893. Diandra Bauer 152-3 DII Challenge 20004. Kathy Lynch 150-1 NCC 19915. Amanda Benz 148-1 Ron Masanz 20076. Molly Peppel 147-6 NCC 20007. Kris Benzie 144-4 19858. Kelly Humphries 143-10 Last Chance 20049. Evonne Vaplon 143-4 1/2 St. Olaf 197910. Beth Mattson 140-0 NCC 1984

Hammer Throw1. Diandra Bauer 186-4 Moorhead 20012. Marcie Augst 182-10 Drake Relays 20003. Molly Peppel 177-2 Cobber Twilight 20024. Emily Eslinger 170-7 Cobber Twilight 20085. Kalie Seltvedt 168-10 Summit League Champ. 20086. Belinda Eastlack 165-7 NCAA 20017. Amanda Benz 164-0 Summit League Champ. 20098. Barbora Ungermannova 163-7 DI Ind. 20079. Kelly Humphries 161-8 Ron Masanz 200410. Charla Evenson 160-2 Moorhead 1999

Javelin Throw1. Jennifer Leddon 147-6 NCC 19952. Julie Beck 146-1 NCAA 19943. Amber Buller 144-4 D-II Challenge 20014. Edie Boyer 139-9 Drake Invite 19885. Kari Kolsrud 139-7 1/2 NCC 19886. Kris Benzie 139-3 1/2 Air Force 19857. Courtney Carpenter 135-0 Summit League Champ. 20108. Lori Telehey 134-1 Under the Lights 19869. Carrie Rossow 133-10 NCC 200210. Jill DeVries 133-2 Minnesota 1991

Heptathlon1. Whitney Carlson 5,556 NCAA Championships 20112. Heather Zander 5,427 NCAA Championships 20103. Andi Noel 5,294 NCC 20014. Lisa Ristau 5,194 NCAA 19915. Lisa Kresky 5,158 NCAA 19966. Heather Zander 5,072 Summit League Champ. 20097. Whitney Carlson 5,017 Jim Click Shootout 20098. Susie Keller 4,801 NCAA 19949. Crystal Cummins 4,687 NCC 199910. Linda Johnson 4,609 NCC 1983

400-Meter Relay1. 46.02 1998 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Jessi Melland, Erin Jankford2. 46.05 1998 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Jessi Melland, Erin Jankford3. 46.20 Summit 2011 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Antoinette

Goodman4. 46.21 1998 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Jessi Melland, Erin Jankford5. 46.27 Mt. SAC 2011 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Antoinette

Goodman5. 46.27 NCC 2004 Sarah Niemann, Shanda Larsen,

Amanda Thieschafer, Nicole Rieck7. 46.32 NCAA 2002 Katherine Uhlir, Tamara Brudy, Amanda Thieschafer, Jill

Theeler8. 46.36 NCAA 19999. 46.41 NCAA (pre) 19999. 46.41 NCAA (pre) 2000 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Andi Noel, Tamara Brudy

800-Meter Relay1. 1:38.09 Drake 2005 Alicia Mindermann, Sarah Niemann,

Shanda Larsen, Nicole Rieck2. 1:38.33 Drake 2010 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Whitney

Carlson3. 1:38.76 Drake 2011 Jennifer Nagberi, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Antoinette

Goodman4. 1:39.84 Drake 2009 Heather Zander, Devon Wentz, Whitney Carlson, Jennifer Nagberi5. 1:41.01 Sioux City 2000 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Gretchen Cooper, Tamara Brudy6. 1:42.13 Sioux City (pre) 2000 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Gretchen Cooper, Tamara Brudy7. 1:44.90 Kansas Relays 2003 Elizabeth Tracy, Kinsey Coles, Jacinta Kuehn, Sarah Niemann

1,600-Meter Relay1. 3:38.54 NCAA 2002 Kinsey Coles, Jill Theeler, Rachel Kraft, Tamara Brudy2. 3:39.10 NCAA 2004 Nicole Rieck, Shanda Larsen, Sarah Klein, Kinsey Coles3. 3:40.22 Mt. SAC 2011 Whitney Carlson, Antoinette Goodman, Brittany Page, Christine

Schmaltz4. 3:41.07 NCAA 2003 Nicole Rieck, Shanda Larsen, Kiki Smith, Kinsey Coles5. 3:41.94 Drake 2002 Kinsey Coles, Tamara Brudy, Rachel Kraft, Jill Theeler5. 3:41.94 NCAA (pre) 2004 Nicole Rieck, Shanda Larsen, Sarah Klein, Kinsey Coles7. 3:42.50 NCAA 2000 Kristen Bachmeier, Tamara Brudy, Rachel Kraft, Jill Theeler7. 3:42.50 Summit 2009 Heather Zander, Amy Bestland, Laura Hermanson, Brittany Gigstead9. 3:42.52 Summit 201010. 3:42.89 Drake 2010 Heather Zander, Ashley Tingelstad, Devon Wentz, Emily Black

3,200-Meter Relay1. 8:34.14 Drake 2008 Cody Halsey, Christine Bruins, Brittany Gigstead, Laura

Hermanson2. 8:47.62 Drake 2003 Rachel Kraft, Cortney Christensen, Erin Klein, Kinsey Coles3. 8:53.74 Drake 2002 Kinsey Coles, Cortney Christensen, Rachel Kraft, Jill Theeler4. 8:53.91 Drake 2009 Brittany Gigstead, Christine Bruins, Amy Jo Reuter, Amy

Bestland5. 8:54.51 Drake 2010 Brittany Gigstead, Christine Bruins, Amy Jo Reuter, Amy

Bestland6. 8:57.62 Drake 2004 Elizabeth Tracy, Sarah Klein, Erin Klein, Kinsey Coles7. 9:11.38 Drake 2005 Sarah Klein, Cody Halsey, Shanda Larsen, Maggie Conlon8. 9:20.05 Drake 2000 Cortney Christensen, Tricia Bednar, Jordan Hoffert, Annie

Dougherty

Sprint Medley Relay1. 3:52.56 Drake 2010 Heather Zander, Brittany Page, Ashley Tingelstad, Brittany

Gigstead2. 3:52.84 Drake 2011 Antoinette Goodman, Ashley Tingelstad, Brittany Page,

Christine Schmaltz3. 3:52.95 Drake 2009 Heather Zander, Devon Wentz, Whitney Carlson, Laura

Hermanson4. 3:56.05 Drake 2007 Whitney Carlson, Devon Wentz, Laura Hermanson, Cody

Halsey5. 3:56.89 Drake 2000 Kristen Bachmeier, Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy, Rachel Kraft6. 4:00.51 Drake 2005 Alicia Mindermann, Sarah Niemann, Shanda Larsen, Sarah

Klein7. 4:02.36 Drake 2006 Alicia Mindermann, Heather Zander, Laura Hermanson, Nora

Narloch8. 4:02.63 Drake 2002 Katherine Uhlir, Angela Wolf, Tamara Brudy, Erin Klein9. 4:03.92 Drake 1999 Jessi Melland, Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy, Rachel Kraft10. 4:05.53 Sioux City

Relays2000 Jill Theeler, Tamara Brudy, Cortney Christensen, Rachel Kraft

Distance Medley Relay1. 11:32.99 Drake 2007 Cody Halsey, Devon Wentz, Laura Hermanson, Nora Narloch2. 11:47.81 Drake 2003 Erin Klein, Nicole Rieck, Rachel Kraft, Cortney Christensen3. 11:57.05 Drake 2009 Amy Jo Reuter, Emily Black, Christine Bruins, Semehar Tesfaye4. 12:20.56 Drake 2004 Erin Klein, Elizabeth Tracy, Cody Halsey, Melinda Zirbel5. 12:53.42 Kansas 2004 Maggie Conlon, Elizabeth Tracy, Cody Halsey, Jeni Ching

6,400 Meter Relay1. 19:49.83 Drake 2008 Cody Halsey, Christine Bruins, Brittany Gigstead, Laura

Hermanson


all-americaNS

indoor all-americansDIVISION I2011* Whitney Carlson (2) Long Jump 12th Whitney Carlson (2) Pentathlon 16th2009 Laura Hermanson 800 meters 7th

DIVISION II2004 Kinsey Coles 800 1st Sarah Klein 800 3rd Cassandra Olson Triple Jump 6th Jessica Roehrick Pole Vault 8th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 1st Amanda Thieschafer Long Jump 3rd Amy Uthus Long Jump 7th 1,600 relay (Rieck, Klein, Smith, Coles) 1st 2003 Kinsey Coles 800 5th Crystal Cummins Triple Jump 6th Crystal Cummins Long Jump 8th Crystal Cummins High Jump 4th Kimberly Hilton Pole Vault 2nd (tie) Margo Knorr High Jump 5th Cassandra Olson Triple Jump 7th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 2nd Amanda Thieschafer Long jump 5th 1,600 relay (Coles, Rieck, Larsen, Wolf ) 6th

2002 Shelley Borchert Pole Vault 8th Tamara Brudy 400 meters 2nd Crystal Cummins Triple Jump 2nd Belinda Eastlack 20# weight 3rd Kimberly Hilton Pole Vault 4th (tie) Margo Knorr High Jump 7th Rachel Kraft 800 Meters 7th Molly Peppel Shot Put 6th Molly Peppel 20# Weight 6th Sara Skudlarek Triple Jump 6th Sara Skudlarek Long Jump 8th Katie Staton 20# Weight 7th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 5th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 1st 1,600 relay (Coles, Rieck, Theeler, Brudy) 1st

2001 Diandra Bauer 20# Weight 1st Tamara Brudy 400 Meters 6th Gretchen Cooper 55 Hurdles 7th Annie Dougherty Mile 6th Andi Noel 55 hurdles 6th Becki Nyberg High Jump 7th (tie) Molly Peppel 20# Weight 4th Katie Staton Shot Put 6th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 3rd 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Coles, Kraft, Brudy) 7th

2000 Diandra Bauer 20# weight 2nd Tamara Brudy 400 Meters 3rd Julia Karst-Gray Shot Put 2nd Molly Peppel Shot Put 3rd Molly Peppel 20# weight 5th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 2nd Cortney Ward 800 6th 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Theeler, Ward, Brudy) 2nd

1999 Marcie Augst Weight Throw 6th Diandra Bauer Weight throw 2nd Julia Karst-Gray Shot Put 2nd Jill Theeler 400 Meters 3rd 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Melland, Noel, Theeler) 5th

1998 Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 2nd Codi Lehr Mile 4th Jill Theeler 400 5th (tie)

1997 Mary Gill 800 Meters 2nd Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 5th (tie) Vicki Poehler 20# weight 4th

1996 Mary Gill 800 Meters 4th Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 1st Vicki Poehler 20# Weight 3rd 1,600 relay (Lewis, Gill, Berger, Loskot-Wick) 5th

1995 Michelle Berger 800 Meters 4th Pam Drietz 5,000 Meters 6th Mary Gill 800 Meters 2nd Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 3rd Lisa Kresky Long Jump 4th Lisa Kresky 55 hurdles 5th Jane Loskot 55 hurdles 4th 1,600 relay (Lewis, Loskot-Wick, Gill, Richter) 3rd

1994 Julie Beck Shot Put 4th Pam Drietz 5,000 Meters 5th Penny Ensrud High Jump 2nd Lisa Kresky Long Jump 5th Kris LeClair Shot Put 5th 1,600 relay (Lewis, Richter, Keller, Viken) 5th

1993 Pam Drietz 3,000 Meters 6th Penny Ensrud High Jump 1st Kristin Gfroerer 1,500 Meters 6th Kris LeClair Shot Put 4th 1,600 relay (Koehn, Kelly, Richter, Loskot-Wick) 5th

1992 Pam Drietz 3,000 Meters 6th Penny Ensrud High Jump 3rd Kris LeClair Shot Put 5th Lisa Ristau 55 Hurdles 3rd Lisa Ristau Long Jump 3rd Trina Steffes 1,500 Meters 2nd 1,600 relay (Ristau, Koehn, Steffes, Kelly) 5th

1991 Kris Ihle 3,000 Meters 5th Julie Johnson 1,500 Meters 5th Kathy Lynch Shot Put 4th Lisa Ristau 55 Hurdles 5th

1990 1,600 relay (Ristau, Gilmore, Koehn, Leonard) 5th

1989 Edie Boyer Shot Put 4th

1988 Karin Kadrmas 3,000 Meters 3rd Lora Schloss High Jump 4th Julie Shorter 3,000 Meters 6th

1987 Lora Schloss High Jump 2nd (tie) Lora Schloss Long Jump 6th Julie Shorter 3,000 Meters 4th

1985 Kris Benzie Shot Put 5th Nancy Dietman 3,000 Meters 1st Lora Schloss High Jump 2nd (tie)

*In 2011, the USTFCCCA started awarding first and second team All-America honors. Athletes that finished in the top eight earned first team and athletes that also competed at the NCAA finals earned second team awards.

Lisa Ristau (above) was a five-time indoor All-American be-tween 1990-1992 while Amanda Thieschafer (left) was a six-time selection between 2001-2004.


all-americaNS

1991 Kris Ihle 3,000 Meters 5th Julie Johnson 1,500 Meters 5th Kathy Lynch Shot Put 4th Lisa Ristau 55 Hurdles 5th

1990 1,600 relay (Ristau, Gilmore, Koehn, Leonard) 5th

1989 Edie Boyer Shot Put 4th

1988 Karin Kadrmas 3,000 Meters 3rd Lora Schloss High Jump 4th Julie Shorter 3,000 Meters 6th

1987 Lora Schloss High Jump 2nd (tie) Lora Schloss Long Jump 6th Julie Shorter 3,000 Meters 4th

1985 Kris Benzie Shot Put 5th Nancy Dietman 3,000 Meters 1st Lora Schloss High Jump 2nd (tie)


outdoor all-americansDIVISION I2011*Whitney Carlson (1) Heptathlon 5th Whitney Carlson (2) Long Jump 9th Christine Schmaltz (2) 800 meters 9th2010 Heather Zander Heptathlon 9th Whitney Carlson Long Jump 11th2009 Laura Hermanson 800 meters 2nd

DIVISION II2004 Kinsey Coles 800 Meters 1st Kimberly Hilton Pole Vault 6th Sarah Klein 800 Meters 4th Cassandra Olson Triple Jump 3rd Nicole Rieck 400 Meters 2nd Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 2nd 400 relay (Rieck, Larsen, Niemann, Thieschafer) 7th 1,600 relay (Coles, Rieck, Larsen, Klein) 2nd

2003 Cortney Christensen Steeplechase 2nd Kinsey Coles 400 hurdles 1st Crystal Cummins Long Jump 8th Kimberly Hilton Pole Vault 8th Margo Knorr High Jump 2nd Rachel Kraft 800 Meters 5th Jessica Roehrick Pole Vault 5th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 1st Amanda Thieschafer Long Jump 8th 1,600 relay (Rieck, Coles, Smith, Larsen) 6th

2002 Tamara Brudy 400 Meters 2nd Kinsey Coles 400 Hurdles 3rd Crystal Cummins Long Jump 6th Crystal Cummins Triple Jump 4th Crystal Cummins High Jump 5th Margo Knorr High Jump 8th Rachel Kraft 800 Meters 8th Molly Peppel Shot Put 6th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 4th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 2nd 400 relay (Uhlir, Theeler, Thieschafer, Brudy) 7th 1,600 relay (Coles, Theeler, Kraft, Brudy) 2nd

2001 Diandra Bauer Hammer Throw 1st Tamara Brudy 400 Meters 3rd Belinda Eastlack Hammer Throw 6th Andi Noel Heptathlon 5th Molly Peppel Shot Put 8th Amanda Thieschafer Triple Jump 3rd 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Coles, Christensen, Brudy) 8th

2000 Marcie Augst Hammer Throw 4th Tamara Brudy 400 Meters 3rd Crystal Cummins Triple Jump 5th Julia Karst-Gray Shot Put 3rd Rachel Kraft 800 Meters 3rd Andi Noel Heptathlon 5th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 6th 400 relay (Bachmeier, Theeler, Noel, Brudy) 3rd 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Theeler, Kraft, Brudy) 5th

1999 Marcie Augst Hammer Throw 2nd Diandra Bauer Hammer Throw 3rd Crystal Cummins Long Jump 8th Julia Karst-Gray Shot Put 2nd Codi Lehr 1,500 Meters 7th Andi Noel Heptathlon 8th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 7th 400 relay (Bachmeier, Theeler, Melland, Brudy) 4th 1,600 relay (Bachmeier, Theeler, Melland, Brudy) 6th

1998 Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 3rd Codi Lehr 1,500 Meters 4th Andi Noel Heptathlon 7th Jill Theeler 400 Meters 4th 400 relay (Theeler, Melland, Jankord, Bachmeier) 2nd 1,600 relay (Theeler, Melland, Jankord, Linder) 7th

1997 Mary Gill 800 Meters 3rd Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 5th (tie) 400 relay (Lewis, Loskot-Wick, Melland, Jankord) 3rd 1,600 relay (Lewis, Jankord, Melland, Gill) 6th

1996 Mary Gill 800 Meters 4th Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 3rd Lisa Kresky Heptathlon 2nd Jane Loskot 200 Meters 7th Jane Loskot 100 Hurdles 8th 400 relay (Kresky, Loskot, Melland, Viken) 6th 1,600 relay (Lewis, Gill, Berger, Loskot) 5th

1995 Pam Drietz 3,000 Meters 7th Kristin Gfroerer 3,000 Meters 5th Mary Gill 800 Meters 4th Andrea Jeseritz High Jump 7th Jennifer Leddon Javelin 7th Jane Loskot 100 Hurdles 4th 1,600 relay (Lewis, Loskot, Gill, Richter) 3rd

1994 Julie Beck Discus 5th Julie Beck Javelin 6th Julie Beck Shot Put 5th Susie Keller Heptathlon 5th Lisa Kresky Heptathlon 7th Meredith Owen High Jump 4th (tie) 400 relay (Kresky, Viken, Richter, Frie) 8th 1,600 relay (Lewis, Richter, Keller, Viken) 8th

1993 Penny Ensrud High Jump 4th Kristin Gfroerer 1,500 Meters 8th Jennifer Leddon Javelin 6th 400 relay (Loskot, Koehn, Kelly, Viken) 5th

1,600 relay (Koehn, Kelly, Richter, Viken) 5th1992 Kris Ihle 10,000 Meters 4th Kris Ihle 5,000 Meters 7th Kris LeClair Shot Put 7th Lisa Ristau Heptathlon 4th Trina Steffes 1,500 Meters 7th 400 relay (Richter, Koehn, Kelly, Viken) 7th 1,600 relay (Koehn, Kelly, Faus, Ristau) 3rd

1991 Susan Faus 400 Meters 7th Kris Ihle 5,000 Meters 2nd Kris Ihle 3,000 Meters 4th Kathy Lynch Discus 6th Lisa Ristau Heptathlon 2nd 400 relay (Koehn, Ristau, Kelly, Faus) 6th 1,600 relay (Koehn, Ristau, Kelly, Faus) 4th

1990 Beth Mayer High Jump 4th (tie) Lisa Ristau Heptathlon 5th

1989 Edie Boyer Shot Put 3rd Julie Shorter 10,000 Meters 5th

1987 Lora Schloss High Jump 8th

1986 Nancy Dietman 3,000 Meters 3rd

1985 Nancy Dietman 3,000 Meters 3rd Nancy Dietman 5,000 Meters 4th

1984 Deb Bergerson 1,500 Meters 6th Renee Carlson Shot Put 4th Nancy Dietman 5,000 Meters 4th

1983 Renee Carlson Shot Put 4th

1982 3,200 relay (Bergerson, Gibson, Emerson, Kelly) 6th

1981 Kathy Kappel 3,000 Meters 5th


Heather Zander (above) placed ninth in the heptathlon at the 2010 NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors. Laura Hermanson (inset) came in second in the 800 meters at the 2009 NCAA Division I Champion-ships to become NDSU’s first Division I outdoor All-American. Hermanson also garned All-America honors in indoor track.


coNfereNce chamPioNS

indoor championsSUMMIT LEAGUE

60 Meter Hurdles2011 - Deborah John ........................8.502010 - Whitney Carlson ...................8.662009 - Whitney Carlson ...................8.642008 - Whitney Carlson ...................8.66

60 Meters2011 - Deborah John ........................7.58

200 Meters2011 - Antoinette Goodman .......24.722010 - Whitney Carlson .................25.06

800 Meters2011 - Christine (Bruins) Schmaltz 2:13.772010 - Christine Bruins...............2:14.652009 - Laura Hermanson ..........2:14.302008 - Laura Hermanson ..........2:18.80

Mile2011 - Brittany Schanandore ...4:57.012009 - Laura Hermanson ..........5:01.192008 - Laura Hermanson ..........4:53.68

3,000 Meters2011 - Amy Jo Thorne ................9:50.90

5,000 Meters2011 - Amy Jo Thorne ..............17:23.19

High Jump2011 - Toni Tollefson .................5-10 1/22010 - Toni Tollefson ...........................5-82008 - Halley Odegaard.....................5-8

Long Jump2011 - Whitney Carlson ...........20-5 3/42010 - Whitney Carlson ...........20-6 1/2

Triple Jump2011 - Kristen Killoran ......................39-12010 - Kristen Killoran ......................40-42009 - Kristen Killoran ..............39-3 1/4

Pole Vault2011 - Leslie Brost......................14-1 1/4

Pentathlon2011 - Whitney Carlson .................4,0152010 - Heather Zander...................3,7102009 - Whitney Carlson .................3,603

1,600-Meter Relay2009 - Wentz, Gigstead ..............3:51.46 Page, Hermanson2008 - Zander, Gigstead ............3:50.14 Bruins, Hermanson

Distance Medley Relay2011 - Kruchowski, Schmaltz 11:59.43 Schanandore, McClellan2009 - Reuter, Page ...................12:06.88 Gigstead, Hermanson2008 - Bruins, Bestland, ..........12:17.36 Hermanson, Reuter

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

55 Meters1998 - Jill Theeler ...............................7.211996 - Jane Loskot .............................7.271993 - Ronda Viken ...........................7.171992 - Dawn Koehn ..........................7.331989 - Tamara Gilmore .....................7.351988 - Caroline Booth ......................7.301986 - Janis Thompson ....................7.39

60 Meters2003 - Sarah Niemann .....................7.79

200 Meters2004 - Shanda Larsen .....................24.652002 - Tamara Brudy .......................24.791999 - Tamara Brudy .......................24.371998 - Jill Theeler .............................25.181996 - Jane Loskot ...........................24.961995 - Jane Loskot ...........................25.231993 - Jane Loskot ...........................25.341992 - Dawn Koehn ........................25.59

300 Meters1991 - Dawn Koehn ........................40.711988 - Caroline Booth ....................41.241987 - Caroline Booth ....................41.55

400 Meters2003 - Kinsey Coles .........................56:572002 - Tamara Brudy .......................55.142000 - Tamara Brudy .......................56.521999 - Tamara Brudy .......................55.371998 - Jill Theeler .............................56.791994 - Ronda Viken .........................58.191992 - Dawn Koehn ........................57.41

500 Meters2004 - Kinsey Coles .....................1:12.972003 - Nicole Rieck ......................1:16.242002 - Kinsey Coles .....................1:13.952001 - Kinsey Coles .....................1:16.191997 - Mary Gill ............................1:15.581996 - Mary Gill ............................1:16.621995 - Mary Gill ............................1:14.951992 - Lisa Ristau .........................1:16.041991 - Lisa Ristau .........................1:16.721987 - Beth Cooper .....................1:17.171985 - Lisa Swan...........................1:16.321984 - Lisa Swan...........................1:17.47

800 Meters2004 - Sarah Klein ........................2:14.562003 - Kinsey Coles .....................2:15.25

2002 - Rachel Kraft ......................2:14.332001 - Cortney Ward ...................2:14.021995 - Michelle Berger ...............2:15.811992 - Trina Steffes .........................2:14.21982 - Deb Bergerson ................2:15.041981 - Deb Bergerson ...................2:22.21,000 Meters2004 - Kinsey Coles .....................2:59.202003 - Cortney Christensen .....2:57.641997 - Mary Gill ............................2:58.801986 - Nancy Dietman ...............2:57.241984 - Nancy Dietman ...............2:58.04

1,500 Meters1992 - Trina Steffes ......................4:40.311986 - Nancy Dietman ...............4:41.421985 - Nancy Dietman ...............4:35.631984 - Nancy Dietman ...............4:30.14

Mile2004 - Erin Klein ...........................5:03.412003 - Cortney Christensen .....4:57.421998 - Codi Lehr ...........................5:01.423,000 Meters2004 - Erin Klein .........................10:18.791996 - Kristin Gfroerer ..............10:23.511995 - Kristin Gfroerer ..............10:22.911986 - Bev Weiman ...................10:05.911985 - Nancy Dietman ...............9:48.06

5,000 Meters1995 - Pam Drietz ......................17:53.151994 - Pam Drietz ......................17:38.48

55-meter Hurdles1996 - Jane Loskot .............................8.161995 - Lisa Kresky ..............................8.081994 - Lisa Kresky ..............................8.201992 - Lisa Ristau ...............................8.181984 - Adele Kemp ............................8.34

High Jump2003 - Crystal Cummins ....................5-82002 - Margo Knorr .............................5-71996 - Andrea Jeseritz........................5-91995 - Andrea Jeseritz................ 5-9 1/41994 - Penny Ensrud ................... 5-6 1/41993 - Penny Ensrud .................5-10 1/41988 - Lora Schloss .............................5-71987 - Lora Schloss ..................... 5-9 3/41986 - Lora Schloss .............................5-71985 - Lora Schloss .............................5-61983 - Stacey Simle .............................5-7

Long Jump2004 - Amanda Thieschafer ...........19-92003 - Crystal Cummins ..........19-4 3/41996 - Lisa Kresky ................... 18-11 1/41992 - Lisa Ristau ...............................19-21991 - Lisa Ristau .......................18-8 1/21987 - Lora Schloss ................ 17-10 1/4

Triple Jump2004 - Amanda Thieschafer 41-11 1/4

2003 - Amanda Thieschafer ...........41-32002 - Amanda Thieschafer ...40-8 1/42001 - Amanda Thieschafer ...39-5 3/41999 - Jill Theeler .......................39-3 1/2Pole Vault2003 - Jessica Roehrick .................11-11

Shot Put2001 - Tara Copenhaver ..........48-7 1/22000 - Julia Karst-Gray .............49-3 3/41994 - Julie Beck .............................44-101993 - Kris LeClair ..............................45-71991 - Kathy Lynch ....................44-2 3/41989 - Edie Boyer .......................47-5 3/41984 - Renee Carlson ....................45-111983 - Renee Carlson .......................43-81981 - Renee Carlson .......................42-6

20-Pound Weight Throw2002 - Molly Peppel ..................59-2 1/42001 - Diandra Bauer.....................61-112000 - Diandra Bauer................60-0 1/41998 - Vicki Poehler...........................51-0Pentathlon2001 - Andi Noel ..............................3,4722000 - Andi Noel ..............................3,4631996 - Lisa Kresky ............................3,3841994 - Lisa Kresky ............................3,393

1,600-Meter Relay2004 - Coles, Klein, ......................3:48.76 Tracy, Essler2003 - Wolf, Rieck, ........................3:51.94 Smith, Coles2002 - Coles, Theeler, .................3:49.32 Rieck, Brudy1999 - Bachmeier, Theeler ........3:52.65 Melland, Brudy1997 - Lewis, Chiodo, ................3:54.53 Loskot-Wick, Gill1995 - Lewis, Loskot, .................3:54.63 Gill, Richter1994 - Lewis, Richter, .................3:55.26 Keller, Viken1993 - Richter, Faus, ...................3:56.36 Kelly, Loskot1985 - Rutt, Thompson, ............3:59.59 Swan, Cooper1983 - Rittenour, Leingang, ....4:01.75 Rutt, Swan

3,200-Meter Relay2004 - Tracy, Conlon, .................9:14.53 Halsey, Klein2003 - Tracy, Nemmers, .............9:19.59 Klein, Christensen 2002 - Christensen, Dougherty, 9:16.93 Klein, Kraft 2001 - Dougherty, Hoffert, ..... 9:18.91 Ward, Kraft


coNfereNce chamPioNS

outdoor championsSUMMIT LEAGUE

100 Meters2011 - Antoinette Goodman ....... 11.76

200 Meters2011 - Antoinette Goodman ....... 24.14

400 Meters2010 - Ashley Tingelstad............... 54.27

800 Meters2011 - Christine (Bruins) Schmaltz ..2:15.662010 - Christine Bruins................2:11.832009 - Laura Hermanson ...........2:13.212008 - Cody Halsey ......................2:10.39

1500 Meters2011 - Christine (Bruins) Schmaltz ..4:38.222009 - Laura Hermanson ...........4:41.062008 - Cody Halsey ......................4:34.99

10,000 Meters2009 - Semehar Tesfaye ........... 36:50.48

100 Meter Hurdles2011 - Whitney Carlson ................. 13.632010 - Whitney Carlson ................. 13.752008 - Devon Wentz ....................... 14.13

400 Meter Hurdles2011 - Whitney Carlson ..............1:00.282010 - Whitney Carlson ................. 59.492009 - Whitney Carlson ..............1:00.082008 - Devon Wentz ....................1:01.23

Steeplechase2008 - Cody Halsey ................... 10:44.94

High Jump2010 - Toni Tollefson ............................5-52008 - Halley Odegaard......................5-7

Long Jump2011 - Whitney Carlson .................19-112010 - Whitney Carlson ........... 20-1 3/42009 - Whitney Carlson ........... 21-1 1/4

Triple Jump2010 - Kristen Killoran .............. 41-1 1/2

Pole Vault2011 - Leslie Brost....................12-11 1/22010 - Leslie Brost...................... 13-5 1/42009 - Leslie Brost...................... 13-1 1/2

Shot Put2008 - Kalie Seltvedt .......................47-11

Heptathlon2011 - Whitney Carlson ................. 5,2302010 - Heather Zander................... 5,3282009 - Heather Zander................... 5,072

400 Meter Relay2011 - Nagberi, Page, ..................... 46.20 Tingelstad, Goodman

1600 Meter Relay2011 - Page, Schmaltz, ................3:48.38 Kruchowski, Goodman2010 - Zander, Gigstead .............3:42.52 Tingelstad, Bruins2009 - Zander, Bestland .............3:42.94 Gigstead, Hermanson2008 - Bruins, Halsey ...................3:45.32 Gigstead, Hermanson

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

100 Meters1998 - Jessi Melland ........................ 11.991993 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 12:031992 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 12.151991 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 12.261990 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 12.261988 - Caroline Booth .................... 12.541987 - Caroline Booth .................... 12.47200 Meters2003 - Shanda Larsen ..................... 24:942002 - Jill Theeler ............................. 24.211999 - Jill Theeler ............................. 24.391998 - Jill Theeler ............................. 24.481993 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 24:551992 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 25.161991 - Dawn Koehn ........................ 24.921988 - Caroline Booth .................... 25.721987 - Caroline Booth .................... 25.16

400 Meters2004 - Nicole Rieck .......................... 53.672003 - Kinsey Coles ......................... 56.832002 - Jill Theeler ............................. 54.042001 - Tamara Brudy ....................... 53:432000 - Jill Theeler ............................. 55.121999 - Jill Theeler ............................. 54.531991 - Susan Faus ............................ 56.14

800 Meters2004 - Kinsey Coles ......................2:10.812003 - Rachel Kraft .......................2:15.872002 - Rachel Kraft .......................2:14.112000 - Rachel Kraft .......................2:11.971996 - Michelle Berger ................2:12.421995 - Mary Gill .............................2:14.141984 - Deb Bergerson .................2:13.081981 - Deb Bergerson .................2:15.27

1,500 Meters2004 - Kinsey Coles ......................4:37.782002 - Cortney Christensen ......4:38.071998 - Codi Lehr ............................4:31.771993 - Kristin Gfroerer .................4:32.991986 - Nancy Dietman ................4:34.051984 - Deb Bergerson .................4:38.541980 - Kathy Kappel....................... 4:48.2

3,000 Meters1995 - Kristin Gfroerer .............. 10:28.221990 - Kris Ihle ............................ 10:01.451988 - Bev Weiman ................... 10:29.881986 - Nancy Dietman ............. 10:21.971985 - Nancy Dietman ................10:02.01979 - Becky Clairmont ..............10:40.8

5,000 Meters1995 - Pam Drietz ...................... 17:51.901991 - Kris Ihle ............................ 17:38.601988 - Bev Weiman ................... 17:41.841986 - Nancy Dietman ............. 17:38.21

1985 - Nancy Dietman ................17:14.21979 - Becky Clairmont ..............18:51.3

10,000 Meters1995 - Pam Drietz ...................... 37:27.601992 - Kris Ihle ............................ 37:43.201989 - Julie Shorter ................... 36:59.001988 - Bev Weiman ................... 38:24.341984 - Kathy Kelly ...................... 37:28.73

100-Meter Hurdles1997 - Jane Loskot-Wick ................ 14.031996 - Lisa Kresky ............................ 14.391992 - Lisa Ristau ............................. 13.921991 - Lisa Ristau ............................. 14.501987 - Susie Lemnus ....................... 14.511985 - Linda Johnson ..................... 14.841983 - Linda Johnson ..................... 15.28

400-Meter Hurdles2004 - Sarah Klein .........................1:00.922003 - Kinsey Coles ......................1:02.612002 - Kinsey Coles ......................1:00.252001 - Kinsey Coles ......................1:00.981989 - Karen Gebeke ...................1:02.721985 - Linda Johnson ..................1:02.571984 - Linda Johnson ..................1:02.941983 - Linda Johnson ..................1:04.62

3,000 Steeplechase2003 - Cortney Christensen ... 11:11.00

Long Jump2003 - Amanda Thieschafer ........... 19-81992 - Lisa Ristau ............................... 19-01991 - Lisa Ristau ....................... 19-4 1/2

High Jump2003 - Margo Knorr ......................5-7 3/42002 - Crystal Cummins .....................5-91998 - Andrea Jeseritz.................5-9 1/41995 - Andrea Jeseritz.................5-5 1/41991 - Penny Ensrud ............................5-71988 - Lora Schloss ......................5-9 1/41987 - Lora Schloss ......................5-8 1/21985 - Lora Schloss ......................5-8 1/21983 - Linda Johnson ..................5-7 3/4

Triple Jump2004 - Amanda Thieschafer .41-10 3/42003 - Amanda Thieschafer .........40-102002 - Amanda Thieschafer .40-10 1/42001 - Amanda Thieschafer ... 39-9 1/22000 - Crystal Cummins .................. 39-51999 - Jill Theeler ............................... 39-41996 - Julie Spillum .........................37-10

Shot Put2002 - Molly Peppel .................. 46-7 1/42001 - Molly Peppel .......................... 46-72000 - Julia Karst-Gray ............. 48-3 1/41994 - Julie Beck ........................ 45-8 1/21993 - Kris LeClair ...................... 43-1 3/41989 - Edie Boyer ....................... 47-5 1/21988 - Kathy Matejcek ............. 43-1 1/21984 - Kris Benzie .............................. 43-81983 - Renee Carlson ............... 43-1 1/41981 - Renee Carlson ............... 40-2 1/21980 - Evonne Vaplon ...................... 43-1

Discus Throw1980 - Evonne Vaplon ..........134-10 1/2

Hammer Throw2001 - Diandra Bauer......................182-22000 - Marcie Augst ........................181-8

Javelin Throw2002 - Carrie Arne ......................... 133-102000 - Amber Buller ........................137-31999 - Amber Buller ........................133-51995 - Jennifer Leddon ..................147-61994 - Jennifer Leddon ..................137-71993 - Jennifer Leddon ..................138-11988 - Kari Kolsrud ..........................139-71986 - Lori Telehey ..................130-8 1/21984 - Kris Benzie ............................131-3

Heptathlon1996 - Lisa Kresky ............................ 4,8881994 - Lisa Kresky ............................ 4,8391992 - Lisa Ristau ............................. 5,0181991 - Lisa Ristau ............................. 5,1031987 - Lora Schloss ......................... 4,5351986 - Ember Rogalla ..................... 4,0261985 - Lora Schloss ......................... 4,0771985 - Linda Johnson ..................... 4,890

400-Meter Relay2004 - Niemann, Larsen ................ 46.27 Thieschafer, Rieck2001 - Bachmeier, Thieschafer ... 47.28 Noel, Brudy2000 - Bachmeier, Theeler ........... 46.94 Noel, Brudy1999 - Bachmeier, Theeler ............ 46.83 Melland, Brudy1998 - Jankord, Theeler ................. 46.02 Melland, Bachmeier1993 - Loskot-Wick, Koehn .......... 46.63 Kelly, Viken1992 - Ristau, Koehn ...................... 47.17 Kelly, Viken1991 - Ristau, Koehn ...................... 47.38 Kelly, Faus1990 - Ristau, Gilmore .................... 47.53 Koehn, Leonard 1989 - Anderson, Gilmore ........... 48.30 Renville, Gebeke1988 - Clark, Gilmore ...................... 47.74 Gebeke, Booth

1,600-Meter Relay2004 - Rieck, Larson .....................3:53.22 Klein, Coles2003 - Rieck, Larson .....................3:53.22 Smith, Coles2002 - Coles, Brudy ......................3:43.11 Kraft, Theeler2000 - Bachmeier, Theeler .........3:48.52 Kraft, Brudy1999 - Bachmeier, Theeler .........3:47.48 Melland, Brudy 1995 - Gill, Lewis ...........................3:52.44 Berger, Richter1994 - Lewis, Richter ...................3:51.92 Keller, Viken1993 - Koehn, Kelly ......................3:49.29 Richter, Viken1992 - Koehn, Kelly ........................ 3:49.4 Faus, Ristau1991 - Koehn, Ristau ....................3:49.39 Kelly, Faus


croSS coUNtry

2011 rosterName Year HometownAbbi Aspengren Fr. Elk River, Minn.Marissa Dahlquist Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn.Megan Feyereisen Fr. Chanhassen, Minn.Lexi Jo Heitkamp Jo. Luverne, Minn.Emily Helwig R-Fr. Rogers, Minn.Kathryn Houle So. Menahga, Minn.Jordan Krahn Sr. Fargo, N.D.Faith Kruchowski Jr. Trail, Minn.Hannah McAllister Jr. Brainerd, Minn.Maddie McClellan So. Perham, Minn.Kelly Pechous So. Hastings, Minn.Heidi Peterson So. Sartell, Minn.Brecca Wahlund Fr. Minot, N.D.

Head Coach: Ryun Godfrey

bison women claim first Summit league cross country title The North Dakota State women’s cross country team won the program’s first Summit League title Saturday, Oct. 29. The Bison won the team title with 64 points, nine ahead of second place Southern Utah. Diana Mitchell-Medina of Southern Utah won the indi-vidual crown win a time of 21 minutes 37.75 seconds. Sophomore Heidi Peterson and senior Jordan Krahn finished sixth and seventh, respectively, and both earned first team all-league honors. Peterson was a second team selection as a freshman. Sophomore Maddie McClellan took 12th and was a second team all-league selection. Freshman Abbi Aspengren was named Newcomer of the Championships as the highest-placing true fresh-man, while head coach Ryun Godfrey earned his first cross country Coach of the Year award. Aspengren is the third Bison to earn the newcomer award, joining Peterson in 2010 and Semehar Tesfaye in 2008. The Bison finished 13th out of 28 teams at the NCAA Midwest Regional, led by a 42nd place finish from Peterson. Peterson was NDSU’s top finisher in all six races this fall as the Bison won three races as a team.

Oz Memorial Run (6k) Friday, Sept. 9at Falcon Heights, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course)Team Scoring (3rd of 7 teams)1. Minnesota, 152. Northern Iowa, 763. North Dakota State, 834. South Dakota State, 845. Drake, 152Individual Results17. Heidi Peterson, 23:40.8519. Faith Kruchowski, 23:48.9123. Jordan Krahn, 23:57.3640. Hannah McAllister, 24:55.9659. Kelly Pechous, 25:28.9785. Megan Feyereisen, 26:53.21102. Kathryn Houle, 28:51.18109. Emily Helwig, 31:06.41

Roy Griak Invitational (6k)Saturday, Sept. 24at Falcon Heights, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course)Team Scoring (23rd of 26 teams)1. California, 1281. Iowa State, 1283. Arizona, 1314. Michigan State, 1485. Minnesota, 18223. North Dakota State, 595Individual Results57. Heidi Peterson, 21:50.6128. Maddie McClellan, 22:34.0161. Jordan Krahn, 22:52.7163. Kelly Pechous, 22:54.8173. Faith Kruchowski, 23:05.6243. Megan Feyereisen, 24:30.9260. Kathryn Houle, 25:34.9268. Emily Helwig, 27:36.9269. Lexi Jo Heitkamp, 28:04.2

Bison Open (6k) Friday, Sept. 30at Fargo, N.D. (Rose Creek Golf Course)Team Scoring (1st of 3 teams)1. North Dakota State, 192. South Dakota, 373. St. Cloud State, 77Individual Results1. Heidi Peterson, 20:50.502. Maddie McClellan, 21:26.373. Jordan Krahn, 21:28.715. Kelly Pechous, 21:49.639. Faith Kruchowski, 22:05.1217. Hannah McAllister, 22:42.8126. Megan Feyereisen, 24:06.2029. Kathryn Houle, 24:24.4836. Lexi Jo Heitkamp, 25:34.0437. Emily Helwig, 25:49.03

Tim Young Invitational (5k)Sat., Oct. 15at Vermillion, S.D. (Don Baker XC Course)Team Scoring (1st of 5 teams)1. North Dakota State, 212. South Dakota, 493. North Dakota, 724. Nebraska-Omaha, 895. South Dakota School of Mines, 146Individual Results1. Heidi Peterson, 17:47.272. Maddie McClellan, 18:04.945. Jordan Krahn, 18:17.026. Faith Kruchowski, 18:18.9910. Abbi Aspengren, 18:28.8429. Megan Feyereisen, 20:18.5138. Kathryn Houle, 20:56.0142. Emily Helwig, 21:33.49

Summit League Championships (6k)Saturday, Oct. 29at Tulsa, Okla. (Oral Roberts)Team Scoring (1st of 10 teams)1. North Dakota State, 642. Southern Utah, 733. UMKC, 994. South Dakota State, 1165. South Dakota, 132Individual Results6. Heidi Peterson, 22:20.487. Jordan Krahn, 22:21.9812. Maddie McClellan, 22:36.5218. Faith Kruchowski, 22:52.4621. Abbi Aspengren, 22:55.1622. Kelly Pechous, 23:00.6974. Megan Feyereisen, 26:04.6776. Kathryn Houle, 26:09.37

NCAA Midwest Regional (6k)Saturday, Nov. 12at DeKalb, Ill. (NIU North 40)Team Scoring (13th of 28 teams)1. Iowa State, 642. Oklahoma State, 1193. Minnesota, 1364. Iowa, 1465. Northwestern, 20413. North Dakota State, 355Individual Results42. Heidi Peterson, 22:13.3260. Maddie McClellan, 22:31.9876. Kelly Pechous, 22:44.6480. Abbi Aspengren, 22:49.6698. Jordan Krahn, 23:02.17180. Megan Feyereisen, 25:51.28188. Kathryn Houle, 27:32.40

Nancy Dietman1983 - 4th1984 - 2nd1985 - 2nd


croSS coUNtryTim Young Invitational (5k)Sat., Oct. 15at Vermillion, S.D. (Don Baker XC Course)Team Scoring (1st of 5 teams)1. North Dakota State, 212. South Dakota, 493. North Dakota, 724. Nebraska-Omaha, 895. South Dakota School of Mines, 146Individual Results1. Heidi Peterson, 17:47.272. Maddie McClellan, 18:04.945. Jordan Krahn, 18:17.026. Faith Kruchowski, 18:18.9910. Abbi Aspengren, 18:28.8429. Megan Feyereisen, 20:18.5138. Kathryn Houle, 20:56.0142. Emily Helwig, 21:33.49

Summit League Championships (6k)Saturday, Oct. 29at Tulsa, Okla. (Oral Roberts)Team Scoring (1st of 10 teams)1. North Dakota State, 642. Southern Utah, 733. UMKC, 994. South Dakota State, 1165. South Dakota, 132Individual Results6. Heidi Peterson, 22:20.487. Jordan Krahn, 22:21.9812. Maddie McClellan, 22:36.5218. Faith Kruchowski, 22:52.4621. Abbi Aspengren, 22:55.1622. Kelly Pechous, 23:00.6974. Megan Feyereisen, 26:04.6776. Kathryn Houle, 26:09.37

NCAA Midwest Regional (6k)Saturday, Nov. 12at DeKalb, Ill. (NIU North 40)Team Scoring (13th of 28 teams)1. Iowa State, 642. Oklahoma State, 1193. Minnesota, 1364. Iowa, 1465. Northwestern, 20413. North Dakota State, 355Individual Results42. Heidi Peterson, 22:13.3260. Maddie McClellan, 22:31.9876. Kelly Pechous, 22:44.6480. Abbi Aspengren, 22:49.6698. Jordan Krahn, 23:02.17180. Megan Feyereisen, 25:51.28188. Kathryn Houle, 27:32.40

Nancy Dietman1983 - 4th1984 - 2nd1985 - 2nd

Bev Weiman1983 - 18th1985 - 5th

1986 - 14th

Julie Shorter1987 - 24th1988 - 19th

Kris Ihle1990 - 26th

Pam Drietz1991 - 8th

1993 - 19th1994 - 19th

Kristin Gfroerer1993 - 17th

Codi Lehr1997 - 10th

team titlesNorth Central Conference1983 North Dakota State1985 North Dakota State1993 North Dakota State1997 North Dakota State1998 North Dakota State1999 North Dakota State

AIAW State Championship1979 North Dakota State1980 North Dakota State1981 North Dakota State

NCAA Central Region1985 North Dakota State1993 North Dakota State1997 North Dakota State1999 North Dakota State

individual championsNCAA Central RegionNancy Dietman (1984, 1985)

Minn-Kota ConferenceBecky Clairmont (1978)

North Central ConferenceNancy Dietman (1984, 1985)

University of North Dakota InvitationalBecky Clairmont (1980)Deb Bergerson (1982)Nancy Dietman (1983, 1984, 1985)Julie Shorter (1987, 1988)Kris Ihle (1990)Pam Drietz (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)Melinda Zirbel (2003)

South Dakota State InvitationalKris Ihle (1990)

Tri-College MeetBecky Clairmont (1979, 1980)Deb Bergerson (1982)Nancy Dietman (1983, 1984)

North Dakota State College of Science InvitationalPam Drietz (1993, 1994)

North Dakota State InvitationalBecky Clairmont (1978, 1980)Kathy Kelly (1981)Bev Weiman (1986)Julie Shorter (1987)Kris Ihle (1990)Pam Drietz (1994)Mary Gill (1995)Annie Dougherty (1998)Amy Jo Thorne (2010)

St. Cloud State InvitationalNancy Dietman (1983, 1984, 1985)Bev Weiman (1986)Julie Shorter (1988)

Minnesota State Mankato InvitationalNancy Dietman (1983, 1985)Julie Shorter (1986, 1988)

Wisconsin-La CrosseNancy Dietman (1985)Kris Ihle (1990)

University of North Dakota Coed InvitationalPam Drietz (1991)Kristin Gfroerer (1993)

Minnesota State Moorhead InvitationalCortney Christensen (2002)Mary Gill (1995, 1996)

Wayne State (Neb.) College OpenMelinda Zirbel (2003)

Iowa State OpenKinsey Coles (2004)

Bison InvitationalLaura Hermanson (2008)

Tori Neubauer InvitationalAmy Jo Thorne (2010)

all-time NDSU times (5k)1. Nancy Dietman 16:49.8 1984, NCC Meet, Vermillion, S.D.

2. Becky Clairmont 17:18 1980, Royal Invite, Golden Valley, Minn.

3. Julie Shorter 17:24 1987, NDSU Invite, Fargo, N.D.

4. Bev Weiman 17:25 1986, NDSU Invite, Fargo, N.D.

5. Kris Ihle 17:37 1990, UND Invite, Grand Forks, N.D.

6. Pam Drietz 17:40 1994, Nike Invite, Minneapolis, Minn.

7. Kathy Kelly 17:51 1984, NCAA Meet, Clinton, Miss.

8. Amy Kampsen 17:56 1986, NDSU Invite, Fargo, N.D.

9. Laura Hermanson 17:59 2008, SDSU Classic, Brookings, S.D

10. Trina Steffes 18:00 1991, NCC/Region, Fargo, N.D.

all-time top 10 edgewood Golf course

1. 17:22 Pam Hanson SDSU 9-28-912. 17:25 Bev Weiman NDSU 10-10-863. 17:33 Kiri Johnson SDSU 11-9-914. 17:37 Michelle Nelson St. Cloud 11-9-915. 17:40 Steph Brueng UND 11-9-916. 17:41 Kristy Aune UND 10-10-867. 17:44 Charlene Hubbard SDSU 10-10-868. 17:50 Pam Drietz NDSU 9-28-918. 17:50 Louise Ronnerman UND 11-9-9110.17:56 Amy Kampsen NDSU 10-10-86

all-time bison top 10 onedgewood Golf course

1. 17:25 Bev Weiman 10-10-862. 17:50 Pam Drietz 9-28-913. 17:56 Amy Kampsen 10-10-864. 18:00 Trina Steffes 11-9-915. 18:02 Julie Johnson 11-9-916. 18:03 Kris Ihle 9-21-907. 18:05 Julie Shorter 10-22-888. 18:08 Kelly McDonald 11-9-919. 18:10 Nancy Dietman 10-11-8410. 18:11 Becky Clairmont 10-12-78

Ncaa all-americans

Bev Weiman was a three-time All-American for the Bison.


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track aND fielD

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship1998 Andrea Jeseritz, track & field2000 Codi Lehr, cross country/track2004 Kinsey Coles, track & field Amanda Thieschafer, track & field2009 Laura Hermanson, track & field2011 Whitney Carlson, track & field

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaCollege Division

1992 Lisa Ristau, 2nd team Julie Johnson, 3rd team1993 Julie Johnson, 3rd team Dawn Koehn, 3rd team1997 Andrea Jeseritz, 3rd team1998 Andrea Jeseritz, 1st team Codi Lehr, 3rd team1999 Codi Lehr, 1st team Jill Theeler, 2nd team2000 Codi Lehr, 1st team Jill Theeler, 1st team2002 Jill Theeler, 1st team

CoSIDA Academic All-District College Division

2004 Kinsey Coles, 2nd team

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaUniversity Division

2005 Sarah Klein, 1st team2008 Laura Hermanson, 2nd team Amanda Benz, 3rd team2009 Laura Hermanson, 1st team Amanda Benz, 2nd team Whitney Carlson, 3rd team2010 Whitney Carlson, 1st team2011 Whitney Carlson, 1st team

CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictUniversity Division

2005 Sarah Klein, 1st team 2008 Amanda Benz, 1st team Laura Hermanson, 1st team Cody Halsey, 2nd team2009 Laura Hermanson, 1st team Amanda Benz, 1st team Whitney Carlson, 1st team2010 Whitney Carlson, 1st team Heather Zander, 2nd team2011 Whitney Carlson, 1st team

Woody HayesNational Scholar-Athlete Award

2002 Jill Theeler, track & field

NCAA Division IICommissioners Association

National Scholar Award2002 Jill Theeler, track & field

NCAA Woman of the YearState Winners

1992 Lisa Ristau, track & field1993 Julie Johnson, xc/track1994 Jody Buck, basketball/xc1998 Andrea Jeseritz, track & field2002 Jill Theeler, track & field2005 Kinsey Coles, track & field

NCAA Woman of the Year Semifinalists

2009 Laura Hermanson

NCAA Elite 88 Award2011 Whitney Carlson

NDSU Albrecht PresidentialStudent-Athlete Award

1993 Julie Johnson, xc/track1994 Jody Buck, basketball/xc1998 Andrea Jeseritz, track & field2002 Jill Theeler, track & field2004 Kinsey Coles, track/xc2005 Nicole Rieck, track/volleyball

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team1994 Mary Gill Ronda Viken1995 Andrea Jeseritz Kristin Gfroerer Heather Lewis Michelle Berger Mary Gill1996 Andrea Jeseritz Kristin Gfroerer Mary Gill Michelle Berger Heather Lewis Ronda Viken1997 Andrea Jeseritz Heather Lewis1998 Amber Buller Codi Lehr Rhonda Sheffield Jill Theeler1999 Jill Theeler Codi Lehr Tamara Brudy Kristen Bachmeier2000 Kristen Bachmeier Shelley Borchert Tamara Brudy Jordan Hoffert Rachel Kraft Codi Lehr Becki Nyberg Jill Theeler2001 Kristen Bachmeier Tamara Brudy Amber Buller Cortney Christensen Kinsey Coles

Annie Dougherty Kami Hill Jordan Hoffert Becki Nyberg Katie Staton Amanda Theishafer2002 Carrie Arne Shelley Borchert Cortney Christensen Kinsey Coles Tara Copenhaver Kimberly Hilton Rachel Kraft Nicole Rieck Katie Staton Jill Theeler Amanda Thieschafer2003 Shelley Borchert Cortney Christensen Kinsey Coles Kimberly Hilton Rachel Kraft Nicole Rieck Amanda Thieschafer2004 Kinsey Coles Kimberly Hilton Nicole Rieck Amanda Thieschafer2005 Nicole Rieck2006 Halley Odegaard2007 Laura Hermanson Halley Odegaard2008 Christine Bruins Cody Halsey Laura Hermanson2009 Amanda Benz Leslie Brost Whitney Carlson Laura Hermanson Kristen Killoran Devon Wentz Heather Zander2010 Leslie Brost

Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Devon Wentz Heather Zander

the Summit league

Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year

2011 Whitney Carlson

Indoor Athlete of the Year2009 Laura Hermanson

Indoor Championship MVP2009 Whitney Carlson

Indoor Newcomer of the Year2009 Semehar Tesfaye2011 Emily Lesser

Indoor Track Championship MVP2010 Whitney Carlson

Indoor Field Championship MVP2011 Kristen Killoran

Indoor Field Athlete of the Year2010 Whitney Carlson2011 Whitney Carlson

Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

Laura Hermanson was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection during her career. Lisa Ristau (L) was the 1992 NCAA Woman of the Year in North Dakota.


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Laura Hermanson was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection during her career. Lisa Ristau (L) was the 1992 NCAA Woman of the Year in North Dakota.

2011 Christine Schmaltz

Indoor Coach of the Year2008 Ryun Godfrey2009 Ryun Godfrey2010 Ryun Godfrey2011 Ryun Godfrey

Outdoor Championship MVP2009 Whitney Carlson

Outdoor Field Championship MVP2011 Whitney Carlson

Outdoor Track Championship MVP2011 Whitney Carlson

Outdoor Newcomer of the Year2009 Leslie Brost2011 Katie Dockter

Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year2011 Heather Zander 2011 Christine Schmaltz

Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year2011 Whitney Carlson

Outdoor Coach of the Year2008 Ryun Godfrey2009 Ryun Godfrey2010 Ryun Godfrey2011 Ryun Godfrey

Indoor Athlete of the Week2008 Whitney Carlson (1/23) Laura Hermanson (1/29, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4)2009 Leslie Brost (1/20) Laura Hermanson (1/27, 2/10, 2/17)2010 Whitney Carlson (12/16, 1/26, 2/16) Leslie Brost (2/23)2011 Whitney Carlson (12/7) Leslie Brost (2/8) Christine Schmaltz (2/1, 2/15)

Outdoor Athlete of the Week2008 Laura Hermanson (4/22)2009 Leslie Brost (3/24) Laura Hermanson (4/21) Whitney Carlson (5/6)2010 Leslie Brost (3/23, 4/20) Heather Zander (3/30) Whitney Carlson (4/13, 4/27) Christine Bruins (5/4)2011 Toni Tollefson (3/22) Christine Schmaltz (4/12) Antoinette Goodman (4/19) Whitney Carlson (5/3) Leslie Brost (5/10)

Athlete of the Month2009 Laura Hermanson (May/June) 2010 Whitney Carlson (April) 2011 Leslie Brost (February) Whitney Carlson (March)

Whitney Carlson (May/June)

Indoor All-Summit League2008 Amanda Benz Amy Bestland Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Brittany Gigstead Laura Hermanson McKenzie Mehlisch Halley Odegaard Amy Jo Reuter LaNell Staroba Heather Zander2009 Amanda Benz Leslie Brost Brittni Bruenjes Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter Brittany Gigstead Laura Hermanson Kristen Killoran Halley Odegaard Brittany Page Amy Jo Reuter Semehar Tesfaye Devon Wentz Heather Zander2010 Christine Bruins Leslie Brost Whitney Carlson Deborah John Kristen Killoran Brittany Page Toni Tollefson Devon Wentz Heather Zander2011 Antoinette Goodman Brittany Page Christine Schmaltz Brittany Schanandore Faith Kruchowski Amy Jo Thorne Whitney Carlson Toni Tollefson Leslie Brost Kristen Killoran Emily Lesser

Outdoor All-Summit League2008 Amanda Benz Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Courtney Carpenter Jennifer Ellefson Emily Eslinger Brittany Gigstead Cody Halsey Laura Hermanson McKenzie Mehlisch Jennifer Nagberi Halley Odegaard Kalie Seltvedt Devon Wentz Heather Zander2009 Amy Bestland

Leslie Brost Whitney Carlson Brittany Gigstead Laura Hermanson Kristen Killoran Semehar Tesfaye Heather Zander Devon Wentz2010 Emily Black Leslie Brost Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Brittany Gigstead Kristen Killoran Amy Marquardt Jennifer Nagberi Brittany Page Amy Jo Reuter Lauren Rice Ashley Tingelstad Toni Tollefson Devon Wentz Heather Zander2011 Leslie Brost Whitney Carlson Antoinette Goodman Deborah John Faith Kruchowski Brittany Page Christine Schmaltz Toni Tollefson

All-Academic Team2008 Amanda Benz Emily Black Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter Leigh Conklin Marissa Dahlquist Jennifer Ellefson Cody Halsey Laura Hermanson DeeRae Honl Amanda Kohn Sammantha Kouba Amy Marquardt Kathleen McGuane Jennifer Nagberi Nora Narloch Halley Odegaard Danielle Pauley Amy Jo Reuter LaNell Stroba Barbora Ungermannova Devon Wentz Heather Zander2009 Amanda Benz Amy Bestland Leslie Brost Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter

Leigh Conklin Maribeth Geiszler Brittany Gigstead Laura Hermanson Rheanda Jangula Kristen Killoran Sammantha Kouba Jordan Krahn Amy Marquardt Halley Odegaard Brittany Page Amy Jo Reuter Emily Roesler Peggy Ronke Devon Wentz Heather Zander2010 Emily Black Leslie Brost Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter Marissa Dahlquist Maribeth Geiszler Rheanda Jangula Katie Johnson Sammantha Kouba Jordan Krahn Amy Marquardt Hannah McAllister Brittany Page Amy Jo Reuter Lauren Rice Emily Roesler Peggy Ronke Emily Stalpes Ashley Tingelstad Devon Wentz Heather Zander2011 Leslie Brost Christine Schmaltz Whitney Carlson Marissa Dahlquist Katie Dockter Brittany Schannadore Nikki Iverson Deborah John Katie Johnson Jordan Krahn Emily Lesser Amy Marquardt Hannah McAllister Maddie McClellan Twila Moser Brittany Page Emily Roesler Kristi Schaffer Peggy Ronke Emily Stalpes Ashley Tingelstad

Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2008 Amanda Benz Brittni Bruenjes Cody Halsey Laura Hermanson DeeRae Honl


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2009 resultsNDSU Open (5k) - Friday, Sept. 4at Fargo, N.D. (Rose Creek Golf Course) Team Scoring: 1. North Dakota State 32; 2. Minnesota State Moorhead 45; 3. NDSU Alumni 54; 4. Concordia 102Individual Results: 4. Colin Parrish, 15:37.36; 5. Travis Fitzke, 15:40.28; 7. Tyler Leverington, 15:45.68; 8. Jake Henderson, 15:49.95; 13. Sam Larson, 15:59.79; 16. Dan Merritt, 16:12.91; 18. Tom Schanandore, 16:18.19; 19. Eric Stroh, 16:21.92; 23. Andy Fillmore, 16:39.62; 25. Jake Martel, 16:48.55; 47. Alex Hoehle, 18:59.66.

Oz Memorial (6k) - Saturday, Sept. 13at Minneapolis, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course) Team Scoring: 1. South Dakota State 30; 2. North Dakota State 44; 3. Drake 50Individual Results: 1. James Schanandore, 19:18; 7. Tom Schanandore, 19:58; 10. Travis Fitzke, 20:05; 11. Ross Schilling, 20:07; 16. Tyler Leverington, 20:21; 17. Justin Tellinghuisen, 20:31; 19. Eric Stroh, 20:40; 21. Andy Wendroth, 20:43; 23. Tom Wagner, 20:51; 28. Andrew Fillmore, 21:09; 35. Kirk Bottelberghe, 21:59

Roy Griak Invitational (8k) - Saturday, Sept. 27at Minneapolis, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course) Team Scoring: 1. Adams State 75; 2. Iowa State 89; 3. BYU 91; 4. Minnesota 107; 5. Auburn 135; 20. North Dakota State 584Individual Results: 59. James Schanandore, 25:28.5; 148. Colin Parrish, 26:43.6; 162. Justin Tellinghuisen, 26:56.8; 165. Tom Schanandore, 27:04.7; 167. Travis Fitzke, 27:06.7; 179. Tyler Leverington, 27:23.2; 196. Eric Stroh, 27:44.3; 200. Jake Henderson, 27:49.8; 202. Andy Wendroth, 27:54.8; 209. Tom Wagner, 28:22.1; 214. Kirk Bottelberghe, 28:45.9

South Dakota State Classic (8k) - Saturday, Oct. 4at Brookings, S.D. (Edgebrook Golf Course) Team Scoring: 1. Nebraska 38; 2. Minnesota State Mankato 88; 2. North Da-kota State 88; 4. South Dakota State Alumni 104; 5. South Dakota State 115Individual Results: 5. James Schanandore, 25:39; 13. Colin Parrish, 26:08; 23. Ross Schilling, 26:47; 29. Travis Fitzke, 26:57; 34. Tom Schanandore, 27:03; 38. Justin Tellinghuisen, 27:11; 45. Tyler Leverington, 27:16; 51. Tom Wagner, 27:29; 55. Jake Henderson, 27:37; 61. Andy Wendroth, 28:06; 67: Eric Stroh, 28:15

Jim Drews Invitational (8k) - Saturday, Oct. 18at West Salem, Wis. (Maple Grove Golf Course) Team Scoring: 1. UW-LaCrosse 86; 2. Wisconsin 163; 3. Iowa Central CC 169; 4. North Dakota State 180; 5. Eagle Track Club 189Individual Results: 8. James Schanandore, 25:17:20; 29. Ross Schilling, 25:58.3; 35. Colin Parrish, 26:00.6; 51. Travis Fitzke, 26:14.00; 73. Tyler Leverington, 26:37.00; 76. Justin Tellinghuisen, 26:38.90; 83. Andy Wendroth, 26:49.00; 90. Tom Schanandore, 26:54.40; 93. Eric Stroh, 26:57.20; 120. Jake Henderson, 27:10.50; 207. Tom Wagner, 27:57.20; 271. Kirk Bottelberghe, 28:47.50

The Summit League Championships (8k) - Saturday, Nov. 1at Shreveport, La. Team Scoring: 1. Southern Utah 51; 2. Oakland 57; 3. Oral Roberts 104; 4. North Dakota State 120; 5. South Dakota State 125Individual Results: 5. James Schanandore, 24:47.50; 25. Tom Schanandore, 25:58.70; 29. Travis Fitzke, 26:15.60; 30. Colin Parrish, 26:28.30; 34. Justin Telling-huisen, 26:35.80

NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (10k) - Saturday, Nov. 15at Stillwater, Okla. (OSU Cross Country Course) Team Scoring: 1. Oklahoma State 42, 2. Minnesota 51; 3. Tulsa 68; 4. Iowa State 107; 5. Missouri 168; 16. North Dakota State 425Individual Results: 41. James Schanandore, 32:20.10; 88. Travis Fitzke, 33.23.25; 102. Tyler Leverington, 33:4.85; 105. Colin Parrish, 33:49.35; 115. Jake Henderson, 34:03.45; 133. Justin Tellinghuisen, 34:46.15; 140. Tom Schanandore, 34:57.05

Amanda Kohn Sammantha Kouba Kathleen McGuane Veronica Nagel Nora Narloch Halley Odegaard LaNell Staroba Barbora Ungermannova Devon Wentz Heather Zander2009 Amanda Benz Emily Black Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter Leigh Conklin Marissa Dahlquist Laura Hermanson Sammantha Kouba Amy Marquardt Halley Odegaard Amy Jo Reuter Devon Wentz Heather Zander2010 Emily Black Leslie Brost Brittni Bruenjes Christine Bruins Whitney Carlson Courtney Carpenter Brittany Gigstead Sammantha Kouba Jordan Krahn Amy Marquardt Brittany Page Amy Jo Reuter Emily Roesler Peggy Ronke Devon Wentz Heather Zander2011 Emily Black Leslie Brost Brooke Campbell Christine Schmaltz Whitney Carlson Marissa Dahlquist Brittany Schanandore Deborah John Katie Johnson Jordan Krahn Amy Marquardt Hannah McAllister Brittany Page Emily Roesler Peggy Ronke Emily Stalpes Ashley Tingelstad

Divison i independent

Track Athlete of the Champion-ships

2007 Laura Hermanson

Field Athlete of the Championships2007 Barbora Ungermannova

North central confer-ence

Stan Marshall Award1992 Lisa Ristau, track & field1998 Andrea Jeseritz, track & field2002 Jill Theeler, track & field

Indoor Championship MVP1985 Nancy Dietman1986 Nancy Dietman1987 Lora Schloss1988 Caroline Booth1992 Lisa Ristau1994 Lisa Kresky1998 Jill Theeler2002 Tamara Brudy2003 Crystal Cummins

Indoor Coach of the Year1984 Sue Patterson1985 Sue Patterson1986 Sue Patterson1987 Sue Patterson1988 Jerry Gores1991 Jerry Gores1992 Jerry Gores1994 Jerry Gores1996 Jerry Gores 2002 Ryun Godfrey2003 Ryun Godfrey2004 Ryun Godfrey (co)

Outdoor Championship MVP1983 Linda Johnson1985 Linda Johnson1986 Nancy Dietman1991 Lisa Ristau1992 Lisa Ristau1995 Pam Drietz (co)1996 Lisa Kresky1999 Jill Theeler2002 Jill Theeler

Outdoor Coach of the Year1985 Sue Patterson1989 Jerry Gores (tri)1991 Jerry Gores1994 Jerry Gores (co)1999 Don Larson2000 Ryun Godfrey2001 Ryun Godfrey2002 Ryun Godfrey

croSS coUNtry

National

Division II All-Central Region2003 Kinsey Coles

Division II Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team

1991 Julie Johnson Kelly McDonald

1993 Jody Buck Kristin Gfroerer1994 Kristin Gfroerer Mary Gill Lisa Massmann1995 Kristin Gfroerer Mary Gill1996 Clare McElrath1997 Clare McElrath Kim Vader Codi Lehr1998 Annie Dougherty Kami Hill1999 Annie Dougherty Kami Hill Jordan Hoffert Codi Lehr Michelle Pilcher2000 Michelle Pilcher Cortney Ward

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award2008

the Summit league

Athlete of the Week2007 Nora Narloch (10/2)2008 Laura Hermanson (9/10)2010 Heidi Peterson (10/5) Amy Jo Thorne (10/20)2011 Heidi Peterson (9/27)

All-Summit League2007 Nora Narloch (1st) Laura Hermanson (1st)2008 Laura Hermanson (1st) Semehar Tesfaye (1st)2009 Lauren Rice (2nd)2010 Heidi Peterson (2nd)2011 Heidi Peterson (1st) Jordan Krahn (1st) Maddie McClellan (2nd)

Newcomer of the Championships2008 Semehar Tesfaye2010 Heidi Peterson2011 Abbi Aspengren

Fall All-Academic Team2007 Marissa Dahlquist Brittany Gigstead Laura Hermanson Veronica Nagel Nora Narloch Amy Jo Reuter2008 Emily Black Marissa Dahlquist Laura Hermanson Jordan Krahn Nora Narloch Amy Jo Reuter Semehar Tesfaye2009 Christine Bruins Brittany Gigstead Lexi Jo Heitkamp Kathryn Houle

Jordan Krahn Hannah McAllister Amy Jo Reuter Lauren Rice2010 Lexi Jo Heitkamp Kathryn Houle Hannah McAllister Maddie McClellan Kelly Pechous Brittany Schanandore Christine Schmaltz Amy Jo Thorne2011 Abbi Aspengren Lexi Jo Heitkamp Emily Helwig Kathryn Houle Hannah McAllister Maddie McClellan Kelly Pechous

Division i independent

All-Academic Team2005 Cody Halsey Carrie Mueller Veronica Nagel Beth Novak2006 Laura Hermanson Veronica Nagel Nora Narloch Beth Novak

Runner of the Week2006 Nora Narloch (9/13)

North central confer-ence

All-NCC1983 Nancy Dietman Bev Weiman1984 Nancy Dietman Bev Weiman Kathy Kelly1985 Nancy Dietman Bev Weiman Julie Shorter1986 Bev Weiman1987 Julie Shorter1988 Julie Shorter1990 Kris Ihle1991 Pam Drietz1993 Kristin Gfroerer Pam Drietz1994 Mary Gill Kristin Gfroerer1995 Kristin Gfroerer Mary Gill1997 Mary Gill Codi Lehr1998 Annie Dougherty1999 Jordan Hoffert2001 Annie Dougherty2003 Kinsey Coles Melinda Zirbel

Athlete of the Week2003 Melinda Zirbel (9/23)


North Dakota State UNiverSity

North Dakota State University is a proud example of a successful student-focused, land-grant, research institution. With more than 78,000 living alumni, NDSU commands a powerful niche in higher education and the rest of the nation is noticing its accomplishments.

The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education recently named NDSU to the elite “Research University/Very High Research” category, which represents the 108 most successful private and public universities in the United States. The classification is convincing recognition of NDSU’s position as a national research institution.

“We have a strong sense of community and campus pride at NDSU. We are dedicated to the land-grant mission of quality education, leading research and outstanding service,” said President Dean L. Bresciani. “NDSU clearly makes a difference in the lives of students and the vitality of our community, state, region and nation.”

Success comes from all sectors of this energized, vibrant university. In fall 2010, more than 14,400 students chose to enroll in NDSU’s undergraduate and graduate programs, setting a record for the 11th year in a row.

NDSU continues to excel in areas of innovative and technology-driven research, with more than $110 million in annual research expenditures. NDSU is listed in the top 40 research universities without a medical school in the United States, based on research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation. NDSU consistently ranks in the top 100 research universities in the country in the areas of physical sciences, chemistry, social sciences and agricultural sciences.

The state’s original land grant university, NDSU reaches out to North Dakota residents. For example, the NDSU Extension Service had 532,719 face-to-face contacts across the state during the fiscal year ending September 2010, including 5,073 youth who were active in organized 4-H Clubs.

Bresciani, who was named NDSU’s 14th president on May 24, 2010, by the State Board of Higher Education, says a rare “window of opportunity” exists in North Dakota, and he has challenged the campus community to imagine how NDSU can help shape the state during the next century.


North Dakota State UNiverSity

Dr. J. Bruce RafertProvost

Philip BoudjoukVP for Research,

Creative Activities and Technology Transfer

Dean L. Bresciani was named NDSU’s 14th president on May 24, 2010, by the State Board of Higher Education. Bresciani is well known for his dedication to students and regarded for his thoughtfulness, energy and integrity. He brings to campus the knowledge and experience of a nearly 30-year career and has developed a broad leadership base in the academic, administrative and political aspects of higher education.

A native of Napa Valley, Calif., Bresciani was vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University in College Station from 2004 to 2008. He was at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1998 to 2004 in positions including interim vice chancellor for student affairs. From 1992 to 1998, he worked at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, in

positions including director of Residential and Greek Life and interim associate vice chancellor for student affairs.

Through his career, Bresciani has gained an extensive background in strategic planning, enrollment management, facilities design and financing, auxiliary enterprises operation and the implementation of business operation efficien-cies and revenue enhancement measures. A focus of his work is enhancing the accessibility and quality of campus programs while improving the sense of welcome, support and achievement for all members of the university and surrounding communities.

Bresciani was an adjunct full professor at Texas A&M University in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resources Develop-ment. As a visiting assistant professor at North Carolina State University’s graduate school from 2003 to 2005, he taught in the higher education

NDSU: yesterday and todayThe state’s first land grant university was established as North Dakota Agricul-

tural College on March 8, 1890, and organized for educational work on Oct. 15, 1890. President Horace E. Stockbridge and a five-member faculty welcomed the first class of 30 students as they took a winter agricultural course. Old Main, the campus’ landmark building, was completed in 1892.

Renamed in 1960 as North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, the institution educates students for a multitude of career opportunities. The university is comprised of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Business; College of Engineering and Architecture; College of Human Development and Education; College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; College of University Studies; and College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies.

NDSU’s outstanding academic departments offer more than 100 bachelor degree programs, 66 master’s degree programs, 46 doctoral programs, an educational specialist degree and nine graduate certificate programs.

Students work closely with NDSU’s chemists, engineers, architects, musicians, pharmacists, writers and other respected faculty who frequently are on the leading edge of research in their chosen areas. During fall 2010, NDSU had 720 ranked faculty and lecturers, program administrators and coaches, along with 180 part-time academic staff and 827 graduate assistants and fellows, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.

The NDSU campus in Fargo consists of 119 buildings on approximately 42 square blocks or 258 acres. The university also has state-of-the-art facilities in downtown Fargo. In all, NDSU is located on 18,746 acres of North Dakota land, which includes the main Agricultural Experiment Station at Fargo. There are 53 local Extension offices and eight research Extension centers across the state, and 18,488 acres dedicated to agricultural research.

Dedicated to outreach efforts, the NDSU Extension Service conducts a rigorous education program in agriculture, human development, nutrition and youth and community development through its county, area and state staff. The NDSU Extension Service had 590,103 face-to-face contacts across the state during this past fiscal year, including 23,455 youth who participated in 4-H programs and activities.

Members of NCAA Division I, the talented Bison athletic teams have enjoyed a long tradition of excellence. The student-athletes compete in first-class facilities – the Fargodome, Newman Outdoor Field, Ellig Sports Complex and Bison Sports Arena.

An energetic student bodyThe NDSU student body is a talented, dedicated and enthusiastic blend of

international and ethnic backgrounds. During the fall of 2010, undergraduate and graduate students came from 52 North Dakota counties and 42 states. The university currently has more than 1,270 international students from 89 countries.

NDSU has bilateral student exchange agreements with institutions in Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. There also are memorandums of understanding with other countries such as Belize, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

NDSU students find it is easy to make friends and get involved with campus life. They can participate in more than 200 student organizations to develop personal and social relationships, explore new ideas, learn about people from around the world and augment their course work. The groups focus on academics, special interests, service, performing and visual arts, religion and recreation. There also are intercultural groups, honor societies, fraternities and sororities.

Fargo: a great place to live, work and studyThe home of NDSU, Fargo is a bustling metropolitan area that is often listed

as one of the best places to live in the country. Named an All-American City by the National Civic League in 2000, Fargo-Moorhead is the largest community between Minneapolis and Seattle. About 200,000 people make their home in Cass and Clay Counties.

Often cited as a leader in economic development and job creation, the area is noted for its entertainment options, wealth of activities, excellent parks and outstanding shopping.

Safe and clean, the community is receiving national acclaim. In a ranked listing for Businessweek.com, Bloomberg Rankings said Cass County as the best affordable place in the country. CareerBuilder named North Dakota as “the best state for job seekers.” Fargo was named to the “10 real estate markets to watch in 2011” list by Inman News. And Fargo ranked third among America’s “Least Angry Cities” by Men’s Health magazine.

A campus committed to the futureAdvances have come and continue on many fronts across the university, and

the people of NDSU are optimistically looking to the challenges and opportuni-ties of the future. As President Bresciani says, “The future of North Dakota is at a point of awakening – and our imagination is the only limit to the future. We at NDSU are poised to help make that future a reality. The best is yet to come.”


PreSiDeNt DeaN l. breSciaNi

Bruce A. BollingerVP for Finance and

Administration

Dr. J. Bruce RafertProvost

Kenneth F. GraftonInterm VP for

Agriculture and University Extension

Bonnie NeasVP for Information

Technology

Laura McDanielAssistant VP for

University Relations

Philip BoudjoukVP for Research,

Creative Activities and Technology Transfer

Prakash C. MathewVP for Student Affairs

Cam KnutsonStudent Body President

Evie MyersVP for Equity, Diversity

and Global Outreach

Gene TaylorDirector of Athletics

James C. MillerExecutive Director,

Alumni Association andDevelopment Foundation

Barb PetersonExecutive Assistant to

the President

Rick JohnsonGeneral Counsel

LaDonna DeGeldereStaff Senate

President-Elect

Gary TottenFaculty Senate

President

Tony S. GrindbergExecutive Director,

NDSU Research and Technology Park

Dean L. Bresciani was named NDSU’s 14th president on May 24, 2010, by the State Board of Higher Education. Bresciani is well known for his dedication to students and regarded for his thoughtfulness, energy and integrity. He brings to campus the knowledge and experience of a nearly 30-year career and has developed a broad leadership base in the academic, administrative and political aspects of higher education.

A native of Napa Valley, Calif., Bresciani was vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University in College Station from 2004 to 2008. He was at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1998 to 2004 in positions including interim vice chancellor for student affairs. From 1992 to 1998, he worked at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, in

positions including director of Residential and Greek Life and interim associate vice chancellor for student affairs.

Through his career, Bresciani has gained an extensive background in strategic planning, enrollment management, facilities design and financing, auxiliary enterprises operation and the implementation of business operation efficien-cies and revenue enhancement measures. A focus of his work is enhancing the accessibility and quality of campus programs while improving the sense of welcome, support and achievement for all members of the university and surrounding communities.

Bresciani was an adjunct full professor at Texas A&M University in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resources Develop-ment. As a visiting assistant professor at North Carolina State University’s graduate school from 2003 to 2005, he taught in the higher education

administration program in the Department of Adult and Community College Education. As an adjunct lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2003 to 2004 in the Department of American Studies, he designed and taught history of American higher education. As an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1992 to 1998 he taught in the Department of Management, as well as Counseling and School Psychology.

Bresciani earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.; master’s degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio; and doctorate in higher education finance, with a doctoral minor in economics, from the University of Arizona, Tucson.

He has an array of invited and juried publications and presentations, and broad involvement in higher education associations ranging from scholarly to business affairs. He has held national leadership positions, including past Council Chair of the Association of Public and Land grant Universities, and service on the board of directors in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He also has professional affiliations with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, EDUCAUSE, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

He has received numerous honors, including Administrator of the Year in 2008 by Texas A&M University’s Student Government. He also received the Newsmaker Image Award in 2007 from the Texas A&M Division of Marketing and Communications. He was named a “Pillar of the Profession” by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and received the Foundations of Excellence Award from the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. In addition, he received the Student Advocacy Award and Order of the Golden Fleece from the University of North Carolina, President’s Award for Distinguished Service at Bowling Green State University and Man of the Year honors at Humboldt State University. He is an honorary inductee of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, Golden Key Honor Society and National Residence Hall Honorary.


athletic DePartmeNt

Gene Taylor, athletic director

When he came to NDSU in the summer of 2001, Gene Taylor inherited a department surrounded by a whirlwind of questions.

In his first year as the director of athletics at NDSU, Taylor was asked to spearhead a comprehensive study and evaluation of the Bison athletic department. He has guided the athletics program through the unpredictable waters of reclassification to NCAA Division I from Division II.

One of most important pieces of the transition was securing

conference affiliations for all 16 sports. The Bison are currently members of The Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference and Western Wrestling Conference.

Taylor also played an instrumental part of forming the Great West Football Conference in February 2004, an affiliation that gave the Bison football program an immediate home in Division I. He served as chair of the coaches committee.

Also on the reclassification checklist: fundraising. Taylor spearheaded an increase in the Bison athletics budget, which has more than doubled from $5 million in his first year to almost $12.5 million for the 2008-09 season.

He was recognized for his success by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in June 2008. Taylor was one of 29 recipients of the AstroTurf AD of the Year award as the Football Championship Subdivision Central Region winner.

A student assistant to the associate athletic director in his undergraduate days at Arizona State University, Taylor came to NDSU after a 15-year stint at Navy (1986-2001) as an administrative assistant, assistant ticket manager, ticket manager, assistant athletic director for tickets and operations, and associate athletic director.

Taylor is a 1980 business management graduate of Arizona State, and he received his master’s degree in sports administration in 1985 from St. Thomas University in Florida.

He worked in the ticket office at Southern Methodist University in 1985-86 directly before joining the Naval Academy and was in the private restaurant business before that for five years. His tenure at Navy included serving as the commissioner of the five-team Collegiate Sprint Football League that includes Army, Navy, Penn, Princeton and Cornell.

Taylor and his wife, Cathy, are the parents of a daughter, Casey, and a son, Jared.

Colleen HeimsteadAssociate AD for

Compliance

Ryun GodfreyHead Coach

Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Jenny BeamAssistant Director of

Athletic Media Relations

Dr. Jeff LystadTeam Physician Sanford Health

Kasey ByersMultimedia Coordinator

Linda GangelhoffAdministrative

Coordinator

Troy GoergenAssociate AD for

Marketing and Media Relations

Pete CuadradoHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Dr. Todd DeBatesTeam Dentist

Brian GordonDirector of Football

Operations and Equipment Services

Dr. Bruce PiattTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Chris RobertsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Curt NyhusTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Donald MarindaleTeam Physician Sanford Health

Kari ThompsonHead Coach

Women’s Volleyball

Billy IversonHead CoachMen’s Golf

Carolyn DeHoffHead Coach

Women’s Basketball

Pat FredricksonAssociate AD for

Business

Lynn DornDirector of Women’s

Athletics

Pat SimmersSenior Associate AD/

Team MakersExecutive Director

Dr. Deland J. MyersFaculty Athletics Representative

Kelli LaymanAssociate Director of Learning Services/Athletic Academics

Stephon ThomasDirector of Marketing

and Promotions

Jason MillerAssociate Director of Athletic Performance

Ryan PerreaultAssociate Director of


Jessica OseboldAthletic Academics

Coordinator

Dr. Heidi Lako-AdamsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Charles PetersonTeam Pharmacist


Don CarlsonTeam Makers

Development Officer

Don LarsonHead Coach

Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Craig BohlHead Coach

Football

Colleen HeimsteadAssociate AD for

Compliance

Saul PhillipsHead Coach

Men’s Basketball

Amy RuleyAssociate AD for

Development

Roger KishHead CoachWrestling

Matt JohnsonHead Coach

Women’s Golf

Josh HemingwayDirector of Ticket, Event, and Facility Operations

Scott WokenDirector of Sports

Medicine

Ryun GodfreyHead Coach

Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Jeff SchwartzDirector of Athletic

Media Relations

Darren MuellerHead Coach

Softball

Jeremy JorgensonDirector of Sales and

Broadcasting

Tod BrownHead Coach

Baseball

Dr. Rob SchulteTeam Chiropractor

Dr. Kent YoheTeam Chiropractor

Dr. Kevin MelicherTeam Optometrist

Jenny BeamAssistant Director of


Casey HornungAthletic Equipment

Assistant

Dr. Jeff LystadTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jen SwensonAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Bobby KnodelAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Mike KjellersonAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Nancy EricksonAthletic Program

Assistant

Dr. Vern ProchaskaTeam Physician Sanford Health

Helena JohnstonAthletic Program

Assistant

Glenda KleinAdministrative Assistant

Dr. Nicole GuliksonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Ross KringlieTeam Physician Sanford Health

Margie TrickleAthletic Program

Assistant

Kaye TernesAssistant Ticket

Manager

Linda GangelhoffAdministrative

Coordinator

Dr. Matt NelsenTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Kevin DahlTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Mark AskewTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Tim UglemTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jim KramerDirector of Athletic

Performance

Pete CuadradoHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Dr. Heidi Lako-AdamsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jeney AndersonAthletic Equipment

Assistant

Danielle PulkrabekAssistant Athletic

Trainer


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FARGODOMENorth Dakota State University calls the 18,700-seat Fargodome home for Bison football games. NDSU has also hosted a conference basketball tournament and softball tournaments at the Fargodome, and it has been the site of multiple NBA exhibition games.

A crowd of 18,665 witnessed NDSU’s first Division I football game August 28, 2004, when the Bison shut out Valparaiso, 52-0. Crowds of more than 19,000 have packed the Fargodome for NDSU football on five occasions.

SCHLANSER TRACKSchlanser Track is a nine-lane, 400-meter Pro-Turf surface that hosted five conference track and field championships from 1997 to 2004. Bleacher seating for 3,500 is available for soccer and track and field.

McCORMICK WRESTLING ROOMTwo full-sized practice mats, strength and cardio training equipment, and video-equipped lounge and office space.

BISON SPORTS ARENAThe Bison Sports Arena is the 5,830-seat venue for the NDSU basketball and wrestling teams, and it also seats 1,851 for indoor track and field. It was the site of five NCAA Division II wrestling championships, five women’s basketball championships, three indoor track and field championships, and one women’s volleyball championship.

BENTSON BUNKER FIELDHOUSEThe Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse is the home court for NDSU volleyball. The 1,206-seat arena has been the site of many conference and NCAA playoff matches.

NEWMAN OUTDOOR FIELDThe Bison baseball team plays at Newman Outdoor Field, an on-campus stadium with seating for 4,422 that is shared with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the independent American Association.

ELLIG SPORTS COMPLEXThe NDSU softball and soccer teams play home games at the Ellig Sports Complex.

BENTSON BUNKER FIELDHOUSE

ELLIG SPORTS COMPLEX

NEWMAN OUTDOOR FIELD

World-Class Facilities Spotlight Top-Flight ProgramsNDSU’s athletic facilities are among the best in the nation, and improvements are ongoing. The Fargodome completed multi-million dollar construction of football offices, meeting rooms, equipment rooms and athletic training space in 2006; plans are drawn for a $32 million renovation and expansion of the Bison Sports Arena; and the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse has seen more than $500,000 in replacement windows and new chairback seating.


FARGODOME

BISON SPORTS ARENA

MCCORMICK WRESTLING ROOMSCHLANSER TRACK


StUDeNt-athlete SUPPortthe ndsu athletic programs strive to provide personalized support for all student-athletes. the administrators, coaches and staff at ndsu have made a commitment to ensure that the needs of the student-athlete come first.

ACE: Academic collegiate enhancementIntercollegiate athletics, in cooperation with Orientation and Student

Success, offers an academic enhancement program designed to assist all student-athletes. Tutors are on site and assist student-athletes by providing one-on-one or small group assistance. Each head coach has specific academic criteria for admission into the program.

In cooperation with various services and units available for students at NDSU, the ACE program includes:

• Academic orientations• Helping student-athletes improve study skills for academic success• Identifying university resources to assist student-athletes• Coordinating structured study and tutorial programs• Monitoring semester and yearly academic progress

Residence lifeLiving on campus is an important part of the college experience. It’s a way to

make new friends and join a variety of educational, cultural, social and recreational activities. National studies show students living on campus are more likely to persist in their education and earn higher GPAs than their off-campus peers.

The Department of Residence Life offers a variety of options for on-campus living, from traditional men’s and women’s halls to four-bedroom apartments. The goal is to provide NDSU students a clean, safe, comfortable and affordable environment where academic success is encouraged and supported. On-cam-pus living offers the opportunity to become part of a learning community.

Strength and conditioningNDSU takes a comprehensive approach to the physical development of the

student-athlete. Strength training, speed development, plyometrics, agility and conditioning programs are based on the specific movements and physiological demands of each sport.

Under the supervision of NDSU’s three full-time strength and conditioning coaches, Bison student-athletes follow year-round training programs that increase each student-athlete’s level of strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning and flexibility.

Sports medicineStudent-athletes at NDSU receive outstanding care for athletic-related

injuries. The athletic training staff has fully-equipped facilities at the Bison Sports Arena, Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse, Fargodome and Newman Outdoor Field.

Scott Woken, director of sports medicine, heads a staff of 10 certified athletic trainers who attend all practices and competitions, home and away. Plus, several talented and skilled Fargo-Moorhead area medical specialists assist in the diagnosis and treatment of Bison student-athletes.

The Peace Garden StateOne trip to North Dakota and you’ll understand why it’s known as the

friendliest and safest state to visit. In fact, from agricultural products to quality of life, North Dakota is often at the top of the charts.

Discover the spirit of North Dakota and unlock the fascinating stories from the state’s legendary past.The glow of the breathtaking Northern Lights shines brightly on the paths taken by historical legends George Armstrong Custer, Theodore Roosevelt, Sitting Bull, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Saka-kawea along with the state’s contemporary heroes, Lawrence Welk, Peggy Lee, Roger Maris, Phil Jackson, Virgil Hill, Rick Helling, Darin Erstad and Travis Hafner.

From the settlers of the past to the farmers of the present, agriculture always has been and will continue to be the strength of North Dakota. The state is home to some of the richest soil in the world.

North Dakota is a prime exporter of agricultural products, taking the trophy in production of several crops. North Dakota ranks first in the production of flaxseed, canola, durum wheat, all dry edible beans, all dry edible peas, spring wheat, honey, lentils, sunflowers, barley and oats. About 10 percent of North Dakota’s area, the band of rich soil 40 miles west of the Red River, is often called the “Breadbasket of the World.”

Livestock production is second only to wheat in North Dakota’s agricultural economy. It is most important in western North Dakota where the land is less suited for grain crops. The main livestock are beef, dairy cattle and hogs. The importance of cattle ranching has been challenged in recent years by the development of North Dakota’s tremendous oil and coal reserves.

Energy is the state’s third-largest industry. Since the late 1970s and the infamous Arab oil embargo, North Dakota has been in the forefront of the national effort to provide more oil and gas from domestic sources.

North Dakota has one of the world’s largest deposits of lignite coal. Among coal-producing states, North Dakota ranks ninth and produces 3 percent of the nation’s output.

Quality of life in the heartland is rarely matched. In its annual crime survey, CQ Press has ranked North Dakota the safest state in the nation in 11 of the last 15 years.

There’s a little bit of something for everyone in North Dakota. The state is home to a variety of cultures, including Scandinavian, Ukrainian, German, Germans from Russia, and Native American.

North Dakota’s 17 state parks and recreation areas offer exciting opportuni-ties while preserving the state’s natural and historic heritage. Hike in the Badlands as Roosevelt once did before he became our nation’s 26th president. Canoe the mighty Missouri River along Lewis and Clark’s trail as they did almost two centuries ago. Or catch record-breaking walleye on Lake Sakakawea.

North Dakota’s invigorating winter days, plentiful snowfall and varied terrain have made it a winter playground. Activities such as snowmobiling, downhill and cross-country skiing, ice fishing, sledding and skating are favorite pastimes.

—Information and photos from the North Dakota Tourism Division

Media coverageThe media spotlight shines on NDSU’s athletic teams from the opening of fall

camps into the summer months. With four network television stations, three sports talk radio hosts, and the state’s largest daily newspaper all headquartered in Fargo, the Bison are continually a hot topic locally and in the region.

Along with regular television news coverage on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates, the Bison receive expanded regional and national coverage of select regular-season games and championship events on ESPN, Fox Sports Net, CBS College Sports, and other regional carriers.

GoBison.comGoBison.com is the online home of NDSU athletics. In 2004, the university

partnered with NeuLion to launch the most interactive website in the athletic department’s history.

Beyond regular news releases, schedules, rosters, game recaps and statistics, fans can visit GoBison.com to watch live in-game stats of most home events, video features with players and coaches, purchase tickets and buy photos.

Plus, with the All Access subscription plan, broadband Internet users can log on to watch live and on-demand video of many home contests and special events, as well as coaches shows and news conferences.


North DakotaThe Peace Garden State

One trip to North Dakota and you’ll understand why it’s known as the friendliest and safest state to visit. In fact, from agricultural products to quality of life, North Dakota is often at the top of the charts.

Discover the spirit of North Dakota and unlock the fascinating stories from the state’s legendary past.The glow of the breathtaking Northern Lights shines brightly on the paths taken by historical legends George Armstrong Custer, Theodore Roosevelt, Sitting Bull, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Saka-kawea along with the state’s contemporary heroes, Lawrence Welk, Peggy Lee, Roger Maris, Phil Jackson, Virgil Hill, Rick Helling, Darin Erstad and Travis Hafner.

From the settlers of the past to the farmers of the present, agriculture always has been and will continue to be the strength of North Dakota. The state is home to some of the richest soil in the world.

North Dakota is a prime exporter of agricultural products, taking the trophy in production of several crops. North Dakota ranks first in the production of flaxseed, canola, durum wheat, all dry edible beans, all dry edible peas, spring wheat, honey, lentils, sunflowers, barley and oats. About 10 percent of North Dakota’s area, the band of rich soil 40 miles west of the Red River, is often called the “Breadbasket of the World.”

Livestock production is second only to wheat in North Dakota’s agricultural economy. It is most important in western North Dakota where the land is less suited for grain crops. The main livestock are beef, dairy cattle and hogs. The importance of cattle ranching has been challenged in recent years by the development of North Dakota’s tremendous oil and coal reserves.

Energy is the state’s third-largest industry. Since the late 1970s and the infamous Arab oil embargo, North Dakota has been in the forefront of the national effort to provide more oil and gas from domestic sources.

North Dakota has one of the world’s largest deposits of lignite coal. Among coal-producing states, North Dakota ranks ninth and produces 3 percent of the nation’s output.

Quality of life in the heartland is rarely matched. In its annual crime survey, CQ Press has ranked North Dakota the safest state in the nation in 11 of the last 15 years.

There’s a little bit of something for everyone in North Dakota. The state is home to a variety of cultures, including Scandinavian, Ukrainian, German, Germans from Russia, and Native American.

North Dakota’s 17 state parks and recreation areas offer exciting opportuni-ties while preserving the state’s natural and historic heritage. Hike in the Badlands as Roosevelt once did before he became our nation’s 26th president. Canoe the mighty Missouri River along Lewis and Clark’s trail as they did almost two centuries ago. Or catch record-breaking walleye on Lake Sakakawea.

North Dakota’s invigorating winter days, plentiful snowfall and varied terrain have made it a winter playground. Activities such as snowmobiling, downhill and cross-country skiing, ice fishing, sledding and skating are favorite pastimes.

—Information and photos from the North Dakota Tourism Division


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An All-American CityAlternately flooded by vast prehistoric seas and scraped flat by immense glaciers,

this region eventually became America’s bread basket and the center of high-tech, 21st century agribusiness. Less than 10,000 years ago, the area that is now Fargo-Moorhead was 200 feet below the surface of Lake Agassiz, a huge inland sea formed at the edge of the ice age. Over centuries the waters receded, leaving 6 feet of rich, black soil that today makes the Red River Valley one of the world’s most fertile farmlands, with Fargo and Moorhead at its center.

The Red River of the North separates the two cities and serves as the border between North Dakota and Minnesota. The city of Fargo was named for one of the owners of the Wells-Fargo Express Co., William G. Fargo. The city of Moorhead was named after William G. Moorhead, an executive of the Northern Pacific Railway.

In fact, the Northern Pacific Railway had a profound impact on both the economy and population of the area. Originally settled by Scandinavian and European immigrants, Fargo and Moorhead became boomtowns with the arrival of the NP in 1871.

Under the Homestead Act, settlers were given 160 acres in exchange for living on the land and farming part of it for at least five years. Suddenly, Fargo-Moorhead became a hub for hopeful refugees from the overcrowded East. The railroad brought a constant stream of settlers seeking a new life on America’s newest frontier.

The home of NDSU, Fargo is a bustling metropolitan area that is often listed as one of the best places to live in the country. Named an All-American City by the National Civic League in 2000, Fargo-Moorhead is the largest community between Minneapolis and Seattle. About 200,000 people make their home in Cass and Clay counties.

The community has received many accolades. Fargo-Moorhead was named the least stressful community in the nation by Self magazine. Money magazine included Fargo in a list of the top-10 best U.S. cities in which to start a business or get a job.

In its 2004 ranking of “Best Performing Cities,” the Milken Institute rated Fargo-Moorhead 20th in job creation and economic growth among small metro areas in the country. The sixth annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study ranked North Dakota best in the nation in quality of hospital health care.

Fargo-Moorhead made the “Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution” list, as reported by the American Lung Association’s State of the Air Report in 2005.

While agriculture is still prominent in the local economy, Fargo-Moorhead has also become an important focal point for other professions, including government, education, medicine, retailing and manufacturing.

From simple to elegant, from fast food to haute cuisine, Fargo-Moorhead is a virtual smorgasbord of dining choices. With more than 275 restaurants, diners enjoy culinary variety and style-home cooking, barbecue, steaks, all-you-can-eat buffets, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Mexican, Greek and even “intergalactic.” The Fargo-Moorhead menu features locally owned restaurants with hometown recipes, as well as nationally known franchise favorites.

Fargo-Moorhead is also known for shopping. Visitors from three states and Canada are attracted here by the huge variety of well-stocked stores with convenient parking. Whether you prefer small boutiques or large, climate controlled shopping malls, Fargo-Moorhead has it all – from native cultural items to agricul-tural commodities to trendy high fashion.

West Acres Regional Shopping Center features more than 125 specialty stores; Moorhead Center Mall is home to over 40 stores and businesses; and the EasTen Shopping Center area provides more than 30 shopping opportunities.

Fargo-Moorhead also offers outstanding concerts, entertainment, activities and museums.

The sprit of the early pioneers remains a treasured part of Fargo’s proud heritage. Building continues on our colorful past toward a promising future filled with potential.


PHOTOS1 Downtown Fargo offers a variety of entertainment and exquisite dining. The 21st century has brought multi-million dollar private and commercial re-development to the business district, including the establishment of NDSU’s downtown campus in three formerly vacant buildings.

2 The Fargo Blues Festival plays annually on the outfield grass of Newman Outdoor Field, NDSU’s on-campus baseball stadium.

3 The historic downtown Fargo Theatre, built in 1926 and fully restored in 1999, features independent films and concerts.

4 Sellout crowds enjoy American Association professional baseball at Newman Outdoor Field.

5 The Roger Maris Museum inside West Acres Mall traces the career of the legendary Fargo athlete who hit 61 home runs to break Babe Ruth’s single-season record in 1961.

6 Rose Creek Golf Course is one of five public courses in Fargo.

7 Summertime tradition in Fargo includes “Rib Fest,” a celebration of the best barbecue in the world. Thousands of people attend each year to enjoy ribs, chicken, and live entertainment outside the Fargodome.

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ARE YOU A REPRESENTATIVE OF NDSU’S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?

You are a representative of NDSU’s athletics interests, more commonly known as a “booster”, if you meet any of the following conditions:— You have been or are a member of any organization that promotes NDSU’s athletics program (e.g., NDSU Foundation, Team Makers).— You have made a financial contribution to the NDSU athletics department or its booster organization.— You have ever assisted in the recruitment of prospects for NDSU.— You have provided benefits (e.g. summer jobs or occasional family meals) to enrolled student-athletes.— You have arranged for or provided employment for enrolled student-athletes, or assisted in providing any benefit to enrolled student-athletes or their families.— You have ever, in any way, promoted the athletics program at NDSU.

NOTE: Please remember that once you become a booster, you retain that identity indefinitely.

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE?

A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect,” is any individual who has started classes for the 9th grade. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges are considered prospects. Ultimately, a student remains a prospect until enrollment at a four-year collegiate institution. It is possible for a younger student-athlete to be a prospect so it is a good idea to treat all athletes as prospects until they enroll.

WHO CAN RECRUIT FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY?

Only North Dakota State University coaches who successfully complete the annual NCAA Coaches Certificate Exam, which tests their knowledge of NCAA recruitment legislation, are permitted to be involved in the recruiting process. As a booster, you are specifically prohibited from:— Making any recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. This includes telephone calls, letters, emails, and facsimiles, along with any face-to-face contact either on or off campus.

— Assisting NDSU coaches by picking up transcripts, films, or any other information pertaining to a prospect’s ability from the prospect’s educational institution.— Providing a benefit to high school, prep school or community college coaches.

NCAA RULES REGARDING THE INTERNET

The internet is considered similar to email, telephone calls, or general correspondence. Therefore, it should not be used by boosters to contact prospects, their families, or their coaches. Participation in “chat rooms” with prospects is strictly prohibited.

NCAA RULES REGARDING BOOSTER INVOLVEMENT WITH PROSPECTS

— You may not provide financial aid or benefit of any kind (e.g., clothing, special discounts, lodging, meals, transportation, tickets, loans of money) to prospects or their relatives.— You may not contact a prospective student-athlete to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend NDSU.— You may not provide transportation or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect or his/her relatives or friends to visit campus.— You may not earmark funds nor pay for specific prospects to attend an NDSU summer camp.— You may not employ or arrange for employment of a prospect before the completion of his/her senior year. After graduation, a booster may employ a prospect as long as compensation is for work actually performed and at a rate commensurate with experience and the going rate.— You may not provide anything to a prospect or the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office.

NCAA RULES REGARDING BOOSTER INVOLVEMENT WITH ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES

— You may not pay for or arrange for payment of room, board, or any type of transportation at any time for currently enrolled student-athletes, their relatives, or their friends.— You may not provide student-athletes with any sort of extra benefit, which refers to any special arrangement provided a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with the benefit unavailable to the general student population.

— You may not provide student-athletes with any special discounts, payment arrangements (e.g., cosigning a loan), credits on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing), or services (e.g., dry cleaning, transportation).— You may not allow student-athletes to use your telephone or make free calls.— You may not provide awards or gifts to student-athletes for any reason. This also prohibits honorariums for speaking engagements. All awards to student-athletes must meet all NCAA legislation and be approved by the Compliance Office.— You may not entertain student-athletes or their families and friends. You may not even buy them a cup of coffee or a can of soda. The only exception to this is that you may, on an occasional basis, provide a student-athlete or team (not family members or friends) with a meal. The meal can be catered, but it must be in your home.— You may not use the name or picture of a student-athlete to advertise a commercial product.— You may not purchase complimentary admissions from a current student-athlete.— You may not provide an honorarium to a student-athlete for speaking engagement.

NOTE: These rules apply throughout the student-athlete’s entire enrollment at NDSU.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

— Forward information about prospects to the appropriate NDSU coaching staff member.n View a prospect’s athletics contest on your own initiative, provided you do not contact the prospect or his/her relatives, coach, principal, or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the academic or athletic abilities of the prospect. You are responsible for all incurred costs or fees at a contest.— Speak to a prospect on the telephone ONLY if the prospect initiates the call. You are not permitted to have a recruiting conversation, but you may exhibit normal civility. Under such circumstances, you must refer questions about the athletics program to the athletics department staff.— Employ a prospect or student-athlete, provided permission has been granted by the athletics department. The student-athlete will ask you to provide employment information to the athletics department prior to employment.

North Dakota State University’s athletics program is rich in tradition. Its storied history includes national, regional, and conference championships and champions. On top of these

athletic achievements are numerous academic championships earned by our student-athletes. As we strive to continue the championship tradition of Bison Athletics, we must always seek the highest of ethical conduct. North Dakota State University is unconditionally committed to NCAA rules and regulations. As an NCAA member institution, we must be responsible for ensuring that everyone abides by those rules. There is no margin for unethical behavior.

With your assistance and cooperation, we believe we can continue to represent the university with integrity, the highest of ethical standards, and the belief in doing what is right. Whether you are an alum, donor, booster, or friend of Bison Athletics, the university is grateful for your support. Together we can accomplish the common goal of ensuring a positive experience for all student-athletes. NDSU is subject to penalties for all violations committed by any alum, donor, booster or friend. Please contact the NDSU Compliance Office at (701) 231-5696 if you need a specific NCAA rule interpretation.

SUMMIT LEAGUE INDOOR CHAMPIONS2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

SUMMIT LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS2011


2012 WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE


DECEMBER 9-10 DAKOTA DUALS

JANUARY15 BISON INVITATIONAL

20-21 at Minnesota

26-28 at Iowa State

FEBRUARY3-4 at Nebraska

10-11 BISON OPEN

18 at Minnesota

24-25 at Summit League Championships

MARCH2-3 at Notre Dame

3 at Iowa State

9-10 at NCAA Championships

15-17 at San Diego State

APRIL6-7 at Arizona State

13-14 BISON CLASSIC

18-21 at Mt. SAC Relays

20 at Azusa Pacific

21 at Long Beach State

25-28 at Drake Relays

MAY4 NDSU-UND DUAL

10-12 SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

24-26 at NCAA Preliminary Round

JUNE6-9 at NCAA Championships

Documents

2011-12 North Dakota State Women's Track and Field Media Guide