2013 university of north dakota women's track and field guide

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North Dakota2012-13 und TRACK & CROSS COunTRY

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THE UNIVERSITYThe University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3About Grand Forks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Athletics Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7Academic Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9Athletics Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Gameday Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Strength Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Community Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Athletics Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Media Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20Athletics Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

NORTH DAKOTA STAFFHead Coach Kevin Galbraith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23Associate Head Coach Dick Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW2013 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282013 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW2012 Season in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302012 Roster, Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312012 Individual Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILESLindsay Anderson, Alexandra Birkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Taylor Boster, Hailey Brinkman, Ke-Ke Burks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Stephanie Clarke, Jayd Eggert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Kyle Engebretson, Emma Erickson, Thea Erickson, Ashley Fedie . . . .35Anna Gessell, Jenna Gillson, Megan Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Molly Griep, Samantha Guenther, Kirsten Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Jami Johnson, Jenna Larson, McKenzie Lee, Jessica Lindsay . . . . . . . .38Anna Lipetzky, Sara Lubke, Alyssa Lueck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Lydia Lutz, Jessica Lynch, Shea MacGregor, Rachel Miesbauer . . . . . . .40Chelsea Moser, Rochelle Robb, Kaylee Roelike, Bethany Schultz . . . .41Caroyln Shabb, Paige Slemmons, Alyssa Stolt, Megan Storstad . . . . .42Chantel Urban, Brittany Ungs, Anne Van Heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Savana Weller, Erin Wysocki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Big Sky Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

HISTORYTeam Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46School Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-48All-Time Top-10 Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-53All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-60Conference and National Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-63UND Ron Pynn Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

2012-13 QUICK FACTSGENERALSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North DakotaLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202)Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,250 (Fall 2012)Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneSchool Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Green & WhiteNational Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Sky Conference President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr . Robert Kelley Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian FaisonSenior Woman Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniella IrleFaculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue JenoAthletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .2234Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .0855

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin GalbraithGalbraith’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .2361Associate Head Coach/Cross Country Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick ClayClay’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .2979Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Miller, Joe SilversStrength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Dolak

TEAm INFORmATION2012 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7th2012 NCAA midwest Regional Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd

2012 Great West Conference Indoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd2012 Great West Conference Outdoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd

mEDIA RELATIONSmedia Relations Director/Track & XC Contact . . . . . . . . . Jayson HajduOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .2985Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .740 .7659Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 .777 .2285E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jayson .hajdu@athletics .und .edu

Athletics Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .undsports .comAthletics on Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . www .facebook .com/undathleticsAthletics on Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .twitter .com/undsports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .twitter .com/undmtrackfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .twitter .com/undmcc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .twitter .com/undsid

CREDITS

The 2012-13 University of North Dakota women’s track and field/cross country media guide is a production of the UND Athletics media relations office . The guide was de-signed, written and edited by assistant athletics director/ media relations Jayson Hajdu . Special thanks to the hard work of previous UND Athletics media relations staffs .

Cover design by Amy Chandler Design of Grand Forks, N .D . Photos by Avry Images, Kory Wallen, Matt Schill and Adam Stainiger .

Outside front cover (Clockwise from top right): Kirsten Haas, Megan Storstad, Megan Gray, Lindsay Anderson . Inside front: Anna Gessell . Inside back (L to R): Lydia Lutz, Erin Wysocki . Outside back (Clockwise from top right): Jenna Gillson, Chantel Urban, Savana Weller .

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ABOuT THE unIVERSITY

Located in Grand Forks in the heart of the Red River Valley, the University of North Dakota is the largest and most diversified institution of higher learning in a three-state region . One of only 47 public institutions with both a law school and a medical school, UND consistently ranks by most measures as one of the top 150 universities in the United States . Its more than 14,000 students – including over 2,500 graduate students, 250 law students, and 240 medical students – come from every state in the union and more than 50 countries .

Stretching out from the banks of the scenic English Coulee, the 548-acre University of North Dakota campus has been nationally recognized for its landscaping and beauty . The 242 buildings demonstrate both classic university architecture blended with

more futuristic facilities in the Aerospace complex . UND’s newest additions are the remodeled and expanded energy-efficient and environmentally conscious Education Building, the $20 million Wellness Center, and University Place, an innovative apartment-style residence hall .

With 218 fields of study and nearly 3,000 courses, including internationally recognized programs in aviation, aerospace, and Unmanned Aerial Systems, UND has a vast array of educational choices . The most popular programs include engineering, health professions, business, aerospace, and education, The University is characterized by a solid foundation of the liberal arts surrounded by a constellation of professional programs, a manageable size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, nine colleges and schools, a widely recognized program of graduate education and research, rich cultural resources, and an outstanding record of alumni support .

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

UND offers 52 master’s and 26 doctoral programs, as well as professional programs in law (J .D .) and medicine (M .D .), and undergraduate degrees in 89 fields of study in nine degree-granting colleges:

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

People:

15,250 total enrollment (Fall 2012) •

11,522 undergraduate students•

3,175 graduate and professional (law •

and medicine) students

51% men, 49% women•

2 .2% American Indian, 1 .6% African-•

American, 1 .9% Latino-American, and

1 .3% Asian-American students

50 states and more than 50 countries •

are represented in the student body

3,101 live in UND’s 14 residence halls•

862 faculty and 2,006 staff•

118,873 degrees granted since 1889•

98,595 living alumni•

UND had more than 25,000 enrollments •

in its online academic courses

and programs, non-credit courses,

workshops, and other professional

development activities

Quick Facts:

Founded in 1883, six years before North •

Dakota became a state

There are 14 residence halls, 850 •

student apartment units, and 19

fraternities and sororities

UND has over 275 student •

organizations

The Dakota Student, the official •

publication of UND, was first published

in 1888

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ABOuT THE unIVERSITY

Tom Amberry, ‘46World record holder with 2,750 consecutive free throws

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

James maxwell Anderson, ‘11Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

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

Ed Belfour, ‘87Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender

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

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

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

Ralph Engelstad, ‘54Las Vegas entrepreneur, casino owner

R. Richard Fontaine, ‘65Chairman Internationaol, GameStop

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

Phil Jackson, ‘67Legendary NBA player and coach

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

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

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

Chuck Klosterman, ‘94Best-selling author

Karen Nyberg, ‘94NASA astronaut

Fritz Pollard, Jr., ‘39 1936 Olympic bronze medalist, 110 hurdles

Sally (Wold) Smith, ‘80President and CEO, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar

Dave St. Peter, ‘89President, Minnesota Twins

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

Edward K. Thompson, ‘27, ‘58Writer, editor of Life Magazine, publisher of SMITHSONIAN Magazine

Era Bell Thompson, ‘29, ‘69Author, editor and journalist for Ebony Magazine

Jonathan Toews, ‘07Captain of NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks,2010 Stanley Cup Champion and Olympic gold medalist

NOTABLE ALUmNI

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

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

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

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

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ABOuT gRAnd FORKS

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

Grand Forks has outdoor activities for every season:• 900acresofpark landwith trails, sportsfieldsandcourts,

lakes, playground equipment .• TheGreenway-2,200acresalongtheRedRiver• TwentymilesfromTurtleRiverStatePark.• FivegolfcoursesincludingKing’sWalk,theonlyPGA-rated

golf course in North Dakota .• One-of-a-kindJapaneseGardenatSertomaPark.

Greater Grand Forks is an impressively cosmopolitan city, boasting a regional population of roughly 75,000 residents and spanning two states . Because of its diversity, there’s always live theatre, musical performances, art shows or a concert from rock to the Grand Forks Symphony somewhere in Grand Forks:

Alerus Center•Empire Arts Center•Ralph Engelstad Arena complex•Fire Hall Theatre•The North Dakota Museum of Art•Chester Fritz Auditorium •Grand Cities Art Fest•First Night Celebration•

Wherever one lives in Grand Forks, great shops and restaurants are always within a short distance . Additional commercial growth has sprouted at the southwest end of the city, anchored by the Columbia Mall and Market Place . However, the heart of the Grand Cities is downtown, which spans the Red River . Downtown features a large variety of options and events, from a Farmer’s Market at the Town Square to fine dining .

Photos courtesy of the Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau

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ATHLETICS FACILITIES

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

New turf, AstroTurf’s GameDay Grass 3D60H, was installed prior to the 2012 season.

BETTY ENGELSTAD SIOUX CENTER The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (left and below) opened in August 2004 and is home to the UND volleyball and basketball teams, while also housing the Fighting Sioux women’s soccer locker room and offices.

One of the premiere arenas of its kind in the country, the Sioux Center has a capacity of approximately 3,300. There are 2,600 seats with molded chair backs, 700 telescopic bleacher seats and additional seating in the VIP area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ACAdEmIC SuCCESS

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

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

Academic services director Amanda Hajdu oversees the study center, which features 12 state-of-the-art, desktop computers and provides an excellent location for student-athletes to utilize between classes for valuable daytime study . The academic center is also available on demand to student-athletes for evening study table .

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

UND’s Academic Awards Night in February honored 276 student-athletes who achieved either a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 through the Fall 2011 semester. Nearly 67 percent of UND’s student-athletes achieved this high honor, including 40 who owned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

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

NOTABLE ACADEmIC ACHIEVEmENTS IN 2011-12

• UND’s student-athletes owned acollective 3 .173 GPA in 2011-12, the highest in department history .

• A school-record 115 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors from the GWC, WCHA, WAC, MPSF and America Sky .

• More than 65 percent of UND’sstudent-athletes boasted a 3 .0 GPA during the Spring 2012 semester alone .

• Lindsay Anderson (track) andJocelyne Lamoureux (hockey) earned Academic All-America honors .

• Senior goalie Brad Eidsnessreceived an NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was the WCHA Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete of the Year .

• UND’s women’s golf programreceived public recognition from the NCAA for the second straight year for its outstanding multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) . UND’s APR ranked in the top 10 percent of all Division I women’s golf programs, which accounts for the 2007-08 through 2010-11 academic years .

• Men’s and women’s track/crosscountry and men’s and women’s swimming/diving each earned All-America team honors from their respective national organizations .

Amanda HajduDirector of Academic Services

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ACAdEmIC SuCCESS

Baseball1978 Lowell Schweigert 2nd Team

Basketball (m)1977 Fred Lukens 3rd Team

Basketball (W)1985 Lori Carriere 2nd Team1992 Jenny Walter 1st Team1994 Tracey Pudenz 1st Team1999 Jaime Pudenz 3rd Team2000 Jaime Pudenz 2nd Team2003 Jenny Boll 3rd Team Becky Moen 3rd Team

Football1975 Fred Slone 2nd Team1977 Fred Slone 2nd Team1984 Glen Kucera 2nd Team1987 Kurt Otto 1st Team1988 Chuck Clairmont 1st Team Rusty Ekness 2nd Team Matt Gulseth 1st Team1992 Mark Ewen 1st Team Tim Gelinske 1st Team1996 Tim Tibesar 1st Team1998 Marcus McKenzie 2nd Team1999 Brant Grimes 2nd Team2001 Mac Schneider 2nd Team2002 Mac Schneider 1st Team2003 Jesse Ahlers 2nd Team2005 Jeff Glas 1st Team Digger Anderson 2nd Team Danny Gagner 2nd Team2006 Weston Dressler 1st Team Michael Greenwood 1st Team2007 Mitch Braegelmann 1st Team Weston Dressler 1st Team Rory Manke 2nd Team2008 Mitch Braegelmann 1st Team Rory Manke 1st Team Andrew Miller 2nd Team Brady Trenbeath 2nd Team2009 Brandon Hellevang 1st Team Nick Nolte 2nd Team Golf2009 Amanda Kaler 2nd Team

Hockey (m)2000 Karl Goehring 2nd Team2001 Karl Goehring 1st Team2009 Chay Genoway 3rd Team

Hockey (W)2012 Jocelyne Lamoureux 2nd Team

Softball2002 Holly Bonk 3rd Team2007 Casie Hanson 3rd Team2008 Casie Hanson 1st Team2010 Casie Hanson 1st Team

Swimming & Diving (m)1993 Carlo Waldfried 3rd Team1999 Ryan Requist 2nd Team2000 Ryan Requist 1st Team2001 Ryan Requist 1st Team2002 Sebastian Andersson 3rd Team2004 Sebastian Andersson 2nd Team

Swimming & Diving (W)1984 Kim Edwards 3rd Team1985 Kim Edwards 2nd Team1990 Janine Etchepare 2nd Team1991 Janine Etchepare 1st Team2001 Katie Bjerke 2nd Team2002 Katie Bjerke 1st Team2006 Lauren Mickelson 3rd Team

Tennis (W)2006 Erin Sullivan 3rd Team

Track & Field/Cross Country (m)1989 Steve Burian 1st Team1990 Steve Burian 1st Team1999 Marc Sondreal 1st Team2002 Mike Backes 1st Team

Track & Field/Cross Country (W)1984 Kari McIntire 3rd Team1985 Kari McIntire 2nd Team1992 Steph Bruening 2nd Team1993 Steph Bruening 1st Team1994 Steph Bruening 1st Team2010 Kristi Dahlheimer 2nd Team2012 Lindsay Anderson 3rd Team

Volleyball1991 Karla Danielson 2nd Team2002 Kate Cahill 3rd Team

Wrestling1990 Kris Presler 1st Team1991 Kris Presler 1st Team

ALL-TImE ACADEmIC ALL-AmERICANS

NCAAPostgraduate Scholarships

1979 Dale Lian Football1980 Todd Thomas Football1981 Doug Moen Football1982 Paul Franzmeier Football Alison Myhra Tennis1984 Glen Kucera Football1988 Kurt Otto Football Matt Gulseth Football1991 Kris Presler Wrestling Steve Burian Track & Field1992 Tim Gelinske Football Jenny Walter Basketball1996 Tim Tibesar Football Tom Langer Football1998 Tiffany Pudenz Basketball2000 Stacy Brown Swimming Jaime Pudenz Basketball 2001 Missy Berg Track & Field Karl Goehring Hockey Becky Leppard Track & Field Ryan Requist Swimming2002 Mike Backes Track & Field Katie Bjerke Swimming2003 Kate Cahill Volleyball Kelby Klosterman Football Becky Moen Basketball2004 Jessica Schill Track & Field2007 Michael Greenwood Football2008 Heidi Evans Track & Field/Cross Country2009 Rory Manke Football2009 Amanda Kaler Golf2010 Andrew Miller Football2010 Kristi Dahlheimer Track & Field/Cross Country2012 Brad Eidsness Hockey

NCAA Special Awards

NCAA Top VII Award2011 Casie Hanson Hockey, Softball

NCAA Elite 88 Award2011 Brad Eidsness Hockey

A longtime hallmark of North Dakota Athletics has been academic excellence .

During the five-year Division I transition period, UND’s student-athletes earned 12 Academic All-America honors, five NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, and a pair of prestigious NCAA academic awards . UND established its academic reputation with 65 all-time Academic All-Americans at the Division II level, fourth-most all-time among DII schools . Goaltender Brad Eidsness (center with faculty athletics representative Sue Jeno and athletics

director Brian Faison) was a 2012 NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient, the 2011-12 WCHA Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year and the 2011 NCAA Elite 88 Award recipient.

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nATIOnAL CHAmpIOnS

Team National Champions

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

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

1959 Men’s Hockey

1963 Men’s Hockey

1980 Men’s Hockey

1982 Men’s Hockey

1987 Men’s Hockey

1997 Men’s Hockey

1997 Women’s Basketball



2000 Men’s Hockey

2001 Football

Individual National Champions

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THE gAmEdAY EXpERIEnCE

The foundation of UND’s athletics success is

the unwavering passion of UND fans, the nation’s best.

“I’ve never been to a place that’s more proud of its athletes and its athletics than UND.”

— Former UND All-American, 2010 United States Olympian, and current Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise

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STREngTH & COndITIOnIng

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

PHILOSOPHYWe believe that strength and conditioning is crucial to the complete development of the student-athlete . The philosophy of our strength and conditioning program is based on the belief that what occurs in the weight room and field transfers to the

playing surface . We train sport specifically with the goal of enhancing athleticism . We also believe in the importance of work ethic, attitude, accountability and mental toughness and that these qualities can be developed and enhanced through our strength and conditioning program .

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

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

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

Training has become a year-round activity, with a student athlete spending as much time on physical development as any other part of their sport throughout the year . Student-athletes follow either off-season or in-season programs, which are individualized specific to the athlete and sport . Off-season programs are five days a week, summer months included .

Each athlete receives a comprehensive summer training manual to follow, given that a member of the strength staff won’t be supervising them . In-season programs are typically 45-minute sessions, two to three days per week, supervised by the strength and conditioning staff .

Nate BaukolDirector of Strength and Conditioning

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SpORTS mEdICInE

Dr. Greg GreekTeam Physician

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

With a staff of 11 faculty athletic trainers, three graduate assistant athletic trainers and 30 athletic training students headed by director of sports medicine Steve Westereng, UND student-athletes are in good hands, returning them quickly and safely to participation .

The UND Division of Sports Medicine was formed in 1990 . Additionally, the bachelor

of science in athletic training degree and the UND Center for Sports Medicine was founded . The athletic training education program was the first program in the nation to be placed directly in a school of medicine and is housed within the Department of Family Medicine, combining the efforts of the UND Athletic Training program and the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences .

UND’s progressive thinking makes the institution a leader in the field of athletic training . Moreover, the program’s affiliation with the School of Medicine helps both the athletic training student and the student-athlete . Completion of the bachelor of science in athletic training allows the student to sit for the board of certification exam to become a certified athletic trainer (ATC) .

The student-athletes also benefit from having a wealth of competent individuals getting them back into action .

In order to be accepted into the athletic training program, a student must complete 100 hours of observation, fill out a formal application, and have a minimum GPA of 2 .75 .

The Division of Sports Medicine also has an outpatient facility, the UND Center for Sports Medicine, which specializes in rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries . UND student-athletes, as well as the general public, utilize this facility to decrease pain, increase strength, and improve range of motion of injuries . Many of the injuries seen in the Center for Sports Medicine are significant, such as pre- and post-surgical issues . The center is staffed by Cathy Ziegler, PT/ATC, and Robin Tracy, PT/ATC, who have experience with high school, college, and professional athletes .

Steve WesterengDirector of Sports Medicine

Dr. William mannTeam Physician

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COmmunITY SERVICE

Whether it is reading to area school children or lending their time to countless charitable organizations or providing disaster relief, UND’s student-athletes pride themselves on their community involvement and have long been looked upon as pillars within the UND and Grand Forks communities. In 2011-12 alone, UND student-athletes logged more than 6,000 hours of community service.

Above Left: UND’s ‘We Are One. We Are North Dakota: Flood Fight 2011’ t-shirt. The shirt was sold to aid North Dakota flood victims, with 90 percent of the proceeds going to the American Red Cross. Above Right: The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) raised more than $13,000 for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti in 2010. Below Right: The football team’s Holiday Magic For Markus program provides Christmas presents to sick children.

Aobve: Members of the men’s hockey team call Champions Club members and thank them for their support during the annual ‘Thank-A-Thon.’ Below: Student-athletes serve their fans at the World’s Largest French Fry Feed during Potato Bowl USA week.

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HISTORY And TRAdITIOn

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

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

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

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

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

UND’s varsity athletics teams will operate without an official nickname until 2015 . The university’s varsity athletics teams will be referred to as “the University of North Dakota,” “North Dakota,” or “UND .”

Following the University’s first athletic competition in 1889, UND’s earliest teams were known unofficially as the “Nodaks” (pictured above is the 1896 football team). The “Flickertails” nickname made its first appearance in a 1904 Grand Forks Herald article and was officially adopted in 1911.

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

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

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

The current University of North Dakota logo has been in use since the close of Centennial year activities in 1984. It serves as the official logo of the University, but typically is not used for athletics purposes.

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undSpORTS.COm

UNDSports.com is the official source for everything regarding the University of North Dakota

athletics department.

The website, maintained by the athletics media relations office, offers everything for the fan . Away from home but still want to watch the game live? Watch it on UNDSports .com .

Missed the game and want to check the score? Find recaps, box scores and on-demand video of highlights and the complete game . Need some new decorations for the dorm room or basement? Buy action images at any size from our photo store .

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

UNDSports.com has it all!

Live video webcast for all home men’s and •women’s hockey, football, men’s and women’s basketball, and volleyball

Live audio broadcasts for hockey, football, basketballs, •volleyball, soccer, baseball and softball

Watch every game in our on-demand archive any time you •want

Live stats for all home games•

Follow our staff and student-athletes in our blog section•

Purchase your own piece of UND memorabilia in our store •and auctions .

Get a piece of the action with your own images in the •photo store

Desktop wallpapers•

News sent directly to your phone, inbox or RSS feed•

Download the schedules to your mobile device and •calendars

You can also follow UND Athletics on:

Facebookwww .facebook .com/UNDAthletics

Twitterwww .twitter .com/UNDSports

YouTubehttp://www .youtube .com/UNDsports

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mEdIA COVERAgE

The North Dakota Radio Network produces live broadcasts for all football, men’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as all home women’s hockey games and a weekly Wednesday coaches show . Listen to the UND Coaches Radio Show every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 7:30 p .m . live from the Ground Round restaurant in Grand Forks .

2012-13 North Dakota Radio Network AffiliatesGrand Forks, N .D . KQHT FM96 .1 (The Fox) Football, Men’s Hockey(Flagships) KSNR FM 100 .3 (Cat Country) Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball KKXL AM 1440 (The Fan) Women’s Hockey, Coaches ShowFargo, N .D . WDAY AM 970 Football, Hockey, Coaches Show, Game of the Week*Bismarck, N .D . KFYR AM 550 Football, Men’s Hockey KXMR AM 710 Coaches Show Beulah, N .D . KDKT AM 1410 Football, Men’s HockeyDevils Lake, N .D . KDVL FM 102 .5 Football, Men’s HockeyDickinson, N .D . KTLC AM 1460 Football, Men’s Hockey, Coaches ShowLangdon, N .D . KNDK FM 95 .7 Football, Men’s Hockey, Coaches ShowMahnomen, Minn . KRJM FM 101 .5 Football, Men’s HockeyMinot, N .D . KRRZ AM 1390 Football, Men’s HockeyWilliston, N .D . KDSR FM 101 .1 Football, Men’s Hockey, Coaches ShowWimbledon, N .D . KRVX FM 103 .1 Football, Men’s HockeyWarroad, Minn . KRWB AM 1410 Men’s Hockey

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

All men’s hockey home games, as well as selected home football, volleyball, women’s hockey, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games, can be seen regionally on Midco Sports Network (MidcoSN) in North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as northwestern Minnesota . This year, UND Sports broadcasts on MidcoSN will be seen on channel 26 (analog), 322 (digital) and 622 (HD) . Visit UNDSports .com for updated carriage information on cable systems other than Midcontinent Communications .

Home men’s hockey games can also be seen nationally on Fox College Sports (FCS) . Fox College Sports is offered on most cable and satellite systems throughout the United States and is available in more than 54 million homes nationwide .

Root Sports, available to nearly 9 million viewers, will televise the October 20th home football game featuring UND and Montana . Check with your local cable or satellite provider for carriage information .

UND Sports Extra will also return this season as a 30-minute weekly program showcasing UND Athletics . UND Sports Extra airs Tuesday nights at 7 p .m . on MidcoSN and at various times on Fox College Sports . UND Sports Extra can also

be seen on-demand at UNDSports .com .

All home and conference road games for football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball can be viewed for free on Big Sky TV at BigSkyConf .com . Men’s and women’s hockey can be viewed live or on-demand on UND Insider at UNDSports .com . UND Insider is also your ticket to live video and audio streams of exclusive events such as women’s soccer, baseball and softball not available anywhere else .

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unIVERSITY AdmInISTRATIOn

Dr . Robert Kelley began serving as UND’s 11th president July 1, 2008 .

He had been dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming since 1999 .

Before then, he was associate vice chancellor for research and executive associate dean of the graduate college at the University of Illinois

at Chicago, and professor of biological sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of anatomy and cell biology at the College of Medicine, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago . At the University of New Mexico, he served as chair of anatomy and senior executive associate dean, as well as other faculty capacities . He has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley .

Kelley earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, in 1965, and his master’s degree in 1966 and doctorate in 1969, both in cell and developmental biology from the University of California, Berkeley .

Kelley has served as chair of the Assembly for the Association of American Medical Colleges, chaired the Council of Academic Societies for the AAMC, and was a member of the executive board of the National Board of Medical Examiners, which is responsible for the U .S . medical licensure examination .

In addition, he has served the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on several study sections, served on the director’s advisory board for NIH strategic planning, and chaired the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program advisory committee in the NIH Division of Research Resources . That program helped support research for historically black universities, tribal colleges, and “minority-majority” institutions .

Kelley also served as principal investigator for the University of Wyoming/Northern Rockies INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), an NIH program which promotes biomedical research and connects the state’s community colleges with the University of Wyoming .

He and his wife, Marcia, who was a lecturer in the University of Wyoming Department of Communication Disorders, have four children .

pRESIDENTDr. Robert Kelley

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

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

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

Sue JenoFaculty Athletics Representative

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ATHLETICS dIRECTOR

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

In leading UND Athletics through the Division I transition, alumni and fan support have continued to grow: Champions Club and endowment giving have enjoyed a sixth straight record year; volleyball had a third record-breaking season at the turnstile, while women’s and men’s hockey both finished second in the nation in home average attendance .

Competitively, UND teams again enjoyed outstanding seasons resulting in two conference regular season championships, four conference post-season tournaments championships, three All-Americans, a national coach of the year, a record third consecutive Broadmoor Trophy, a national player of the year finalist and a second place finish in the all-sports standings of the Great West Conference .

In the classroom, student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence: a record number of student-athletes were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters; women’s basketball, women’s swimming and diving, women’s golf and men’s and women’s track and field all recognized nationally for their academic performance, two student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans and one student-athlete received a prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship (the program’s 34th recipient) .

Faison helped secure membership in the Big Sky Conference for 14 of UND sports . Competition begins this school year . And, he played a leadership role in the formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), joining Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota Duluth, St . Cloud State, Western Michigan and Nebraska Omaha . Conference play begins in 2013-14 .

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

Faison received his bachelor’s degree in 1972 from the University of Missouri and is also a 1997 graduate of the National Planned Giving Institute .

Faison and his wife, Donna, have three sons: Jonathan, Matthew and Bradley .

AThlETIcS DIREcToRBrian Faison

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ATHLETICS AdmInISTRATIOn

Daniella Irle is in her fourth fifth year on the UND Athletics administrative staff and serves as UND’s senior associate athletics director for internal operations and senior woman administrator (SWA) .

Irle’s day-to-day duties include departmental oversight of the compliance office, athletics academic services, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, and 14 of UND’s 21 sports . Irle was also responsible for oversight of UND’s athletics certification and UND’s successful transition to Division I .

Irle came from the Tulane University, where she served as the assistant athletics director of business and student services operations and was a two-time Conference USA Swimming Coach of the Year .

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

Deb BeiswengerAssistant,

Business Operations

Jayson HajduAsst . Athletics Director,

Media Relations

Katie HorobAssociate Director,Champions Club

Alex BurbachSr . Exec . Admin . Assistantto the Athletics Director

Stacy BjorlieCoordinator,

Academic Services

Bev HopmanOffice Manager

Paul RalstonDirector,

Broadcast Properties

megan NicholsonCoordinator, Compliance

Travis KahlbaughEquipment Manager

Derek KoenenAssistant Director,Media Relations

Erik martinsonAssistant,

Business Operations

Steve WesterengDirector,

Sports Medicine

Brian StromDirector, Aquatics

Head Diving Coach

matt SchillDirector,

New Media

Steve BrekkeAssoc . Athletics Director,

Development

Amanda HajduAsst . Athletics Director,

Academic Services

Nick JensenDirector,

Corporate Partnerships

David PrimusDirector,

Marketing

Dexter AlbrechtDirector,

Ticket Sales

Kara HelmigAsst . Athletics Director,

Compliance

Ryan PowellAssociate Director,

Media Relations

mitch WignessAssistant Director,Media Relations

Ryan HilleslandAssistant,Marketing

Catlin SolumAssistant,Marketing

Brandon ThomasAssistant,

Academic Services

Ben messerliAssistant,

Compliance

Nate BaukolDirector,

Strength & Conditioning

Kyle Doperalski, in his first year at UND, oversees external communications, broadcast properties and marketing for UND Athletics . He collaborates with the athletics director to secure media contracts, including television and radio rights, as well as new media opportunities .

Doperalski came to UND from New Mexico State University, where he served as a broadcast consultant and managed the Aggie Sports Radio Network .

Kyle DoperalskiAssociate Athletics Director, External Operations

In his first year at UND, Randy Magill directs all business operations for UND Athletics . He oversees all internal accounting, including property acquisition and control, bids, contract negotiations, cash receipts from sports, special events, facility usage, accounts payable and receivable, trade-out utilization,

fund transfers and travel .

Magill, who possesses nearly 20 years of administrative experience in intercollegiate athletics, came to UND after spending the past four years as senior associate athletics director for business affairs at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington .

Randy magillAssociate Athletics Director, Chief Financial Officer

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ATHLETICS STAFF dIRECTORY

Head Coaches

ADmINISTRATIONAthletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2234 Athletic Department FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2285 Faison, Brian (Athletics Director) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2993 Irle, Daniella (Sr . Assoc . ASD/SWA) . . . . . . . . . .7 .4036 Doperalski, Kyle (Assoc . AD, External) . . . . . . .7 .2210 Brekke, Steve (Assoc . AD, Development) . . . .7 .6426Magil, Randy (Assoc . AD, CFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3481Hajdu, Amanda Asst . AD, Acad . Services) . . .7 .2110 Hajdu, Jayson (Asst . AD, Media Relations) . . .7 .2985Helmig, Kara (Asst . AD, Compliance) . . . . . . . .7 .5585 Mannausau, Mike (Asst . AD, Champions Club) .7 .4216Burbach, Alex (Sr . Exec . Asst . to the AD) . . . . .7 .2794Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip . Mgr .) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2987 Hopman, Bev (Office Manager) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2713 Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep .) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3662

ACADEmIC SERVICESHajdu, Amanda (Asst . A .D .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2110 Bjorlie, Stacy (Coordinator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2112Thomas, Brandon (Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .5356 BASEBALLDodson, Jeff (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4038 Field, J .C . (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2352 Devillers, Brian (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2937 BASKETBALL - mEN’SJones, Brian (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2974 Ahelegbe, Gameli (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . .7 .2976Oliver, Dean (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0483 Wilson, Brent (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3492 Grabowski, Steve (Director of Operations) . . .7 .3553Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant) . . . .7 .3478

BASKETBALL - WOmEN’SBrewster, J . Travis (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6214 Dryburgh, Tom (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6069 Sayavongchanh, Linda (Assistant Coach) . . . .7 .2980Woods, Drew (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6740Sannes, Val (Director of Operations) . . . . . . . . .7 .3253Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant) . . . .7 .3478

BUSINESS OPERATIONSRandy Magill (Assoc . A .D ., CFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3481Beiswenger, Debbie (Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3366 Martinson, Erik (Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0835

CHEER TEAmEberhardt, Amber (Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740 .7377

COmPLIANCEHelmig, Kara (Asst . A .D ., Compliance) . . . . . . .7 .5585 Nicholson, Megan (Coordinator) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3169Messerli, Ben (Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .5161

CHAmPIONS CLUB/ALUmNI ASSOCIATIONBrekke, Steve (Assoc . AD, Development) . . . .7 .6426Mannausau, Mike (Asst . AD, Champions Club) .7 .4216Horob, Katie (Assoc . Dir ., Champions Club) . .7 .4078Alumni 800 TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 .543 .8764

FOOTBALLMussman, Chris (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3176 Mannausau, Mike (Associate Head Coach) . .7 .2996 Boyd, Benny (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2229Breitbach, Greg (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2997 Freund, Danny (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2229 Kotelnicki, Josh (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . .7 .4863 Myers, Kyle (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2229Nurse, Wes (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2229Richter, Jeff (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2229Schleusner, Luke (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . .7 .4192Kopp, Dallas (Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2340 Klug, Cindy (Administrative Assistant) . . . . . . .7 .4191

GOLF - mEN’SStiles, Rob (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3036

GOLF - WOmEN’SMartinson, Natalie (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3036

HOCKEY - mEN’SHakstol, Dave (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3118Berry, Brad (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2654Jackson, Dane (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3117Swanson, Pat (Director of Operations) . . . . . .7 .3110Rannells, Andy (Equipment Manager) . . . . . . .7 .3110Pester, Carmen (Administrative Assistant) . . .7 .3103

HOCKEY - WOmEN’S Idalski, Brian (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6490Elander, Peter (Associate Head Coach) . . . . . .7 .6492Fabian, Erik (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6491Vaughan, Kevin (Manager of Operations) . . . .7 .6092Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6697

mARKETING, PROmOTIONS, & SALESPrimus, David (Director, Marketing) . . . . . . . . .7 .2237Albrecht, Dexter (Director, Ticket Sales) . . . . .7 .4852Jensen, Nick (Dir ., Corporate Partnerships) . .7 .5373Ralston, Paul (Dir ., Broadcast Properties) . . . .7 .3210Hillesland, Ryan (Marketing Assistant) . . . . . . .7 .1373Solum, Catlin (Marketing Assistant) . . . . . . . . 7 .1373

mEDIA RELATIONSHajdu, Jayson (Asst . A .D .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2985Powell, Ryan (Associate Director) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2986Koenen, Derek (Assistant Director) . . . . . . . . . .7 .6743Wigness, Mitch (Assistant Director) . . . . . . . . .7 .4210Schill, Matt (Director, New Media) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2668

SOCCERKellogg, Matt (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3972Rasmussen, Sven (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . .7 .3684TBA (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3684Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant) . . . 7 .3478

SOFTBALLOakley, Eric (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4952Montalto, Amanda (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . .7 .2353Richards, Jessica (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . .7 .2353

SPORTS mEDICINEWestereng, Steve (Director) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3886 Tracy, Robin (Physical Therapist) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4845 Ziegler, Cathy (Physical Therapist) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4846 Flatt, John (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2977 Poolman, Mark (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3107 Rambough, Audrey (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3177 Sand, Eric (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0723 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6147White, Christy (Asst . AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0723

STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGBaukol, Nate (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4035Dolak, Brad (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2063Lofgren, Adam (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3933Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Assistant Coach) . . . . . .7 .3933Tiesman, Casey (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3933

SWImmING & DIVINGParsons, Steve (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2766 Strom, Brian (Diving Coach/Dir . of Aquatics) . . 7 .3050 Harris, Anthony (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2454Koenig, Dan (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2454Swim ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4451

TENNISWynne, Tom (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4758 Gombera, Tanya (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . .7 .4758 TICKET OFFICEReardon, Heather (Manager) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4694 Ticket Office (REA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0855 REA Ticket Office FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .6646 Student Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3666

TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRYGalbraith, Kevin (Head Track Coach) . . . . . . . .7 .2361Clay, Dick (Head Cross Country Coach) . . . . . .7 .2979 Miller, Peter (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .0446 Silvers, Joe (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2361

VOLLEYBALLHardee, Ashley (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2351 Brown, Dan (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2508Joki, Erin (Assistant Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2508Abbott, Thelma (Administrative Assistant) . . . 7 .3478

OTHER DEPT. NUmBERSEvans, Julie (Title IX Coord ./AA Officer) . . . . . .7 .4171Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2591 Hyslop Conference Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2364 Pride of the North Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4396 Ray Richards Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .4340 NoDak Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .3666Training Room (Hyslop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 .2977 Training Room (Memorial Stadium) . . . . . . . . .7 .4487 Weight Room (Memorial Stadium) . . . . . . . . . .7 .6417

Athletics Department Phone DirectoryAthletics Department Staff - General phone line: 701.777.2234

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

J. Travis BrewsterWomen’s Basketball

Dick ClayCross Country

Jeff DodsonBaseball

Kevin GalbraithTrack and Field

Dave HakstolMen’s Hockey

Ashley HardeeVolleyball

Brian IdalskiWomen’s Hockey

Brian JonesMen’s Basketball

matt KelloggSoccer

Natalie martinsonWomen’s Golf

Chris mussmanFootball

Eric OakleySoftball

Steve ParsonsSwimming

Rob StilesMen’s Golf

Tom WynneTennis

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HEAd COACH KEVIn gALBRAITH

THE KEVIN GALBRAITH FILE

Hometown Salem, Ore . •

Education Bachelor’s Degree: Communications (Loyola Marymount ‘81)•Master’s Degree: Communications (Loyola Marymount ‘91) •

Coaching 2011 to present: Head Track and Field Coach•

University of North Dakota2005 to 2011: Head Track and Field Coach•

University of Northern Colorado1999 to 2004: Assistant Track and Field Coach•

Long Beach State University1997 to 1999: Assistant Track and Field Coach•

Track West1995 to 1997: Head Track and Field Coach•

Los Angeles Valley College1993 to 1995: Assistant Track and Field Coach•

Track West1986 to 1993: Volunteer Cross Country Coach•

Loyola Marymount University

Kevin Galbraith will guide the University of North Dakota into its first year of Big Sky Conference membership in 2012-13 after a highly successful first season at the helm of the track and field program .

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

Under Galbraith’s tutelage, UND student-athletes claimed nine individual GWC titles, highlighted by senior Emily Emerson’s GWC record time of 4:27 .29 in the 1,500-meters, the final race of her decorated career . Mikaela Hirst (triple jump), Taylor Brett (pole vault), Roman Waldera (discus), Jesse Fenstermacher (800-meters), Shawn Johnson (shot put) and Matthew Harris (pole vault) also captured GWC outdoor titles, while Brett and Christine Weinreich (weight throw) won GWC indoor championships .

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

During Galbraith’s first year at UND, his student-athletes were equally prolific in the classroom, as both the men’s and women’s squads were named 2011-12 Division I All-Academic teams by the U .S . Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) . UND’s women’s team boasted a cumulative 3 .45 grade point average to tie for 13th among the 171 Division I women’s teams honored . On the men’s side, UND owned a 3 .19 cumulative GPA to tie for 31st among 85 honored teams .

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

During the fall of 2012, Galbraith and his staff unveiled a new addition to the program’s practice facilities: the Gill NCAA

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

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

“Coach Galbraith brings a unique vantage point to our track and field program, having led a program through the transition from Division II to Division I and leading that same program into our future conference home the Big Sky,” said UND Athletics Director Brian Faison at the time of Galbraith’s hiring . “Kevin’s coaching resume is outstanding .”

During his time at UNC, Galbraith’s student-athletes set 15 school records and added 68 marks to the program’s men’s and women’s top-10 lists . UNC also boasted several significant milestones, including its first NCAA Division I qualifiers in school history (all sports), the first NCAA national championship female qualifier in school history, and the first Big Sky individual champions (all sports) in school history .

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

kevin galbraithHead Coach Years at UND: 2nd

Years as Collegiate Head Coach: 9th

Hometown: Salem, Ore .

Alma mater: Loyola Marymount (‘81, ‘91)

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

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

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

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

UND’s coaching staff at the 2012 Great West Conference Indoor Championship. From left to right: assistant coach Peter Miller, head track and field coach Kevin Galbraith, head cross country coach Dick Clay and assistant coach Joe Silvers.

“Coach Galbraith brings a unique vantage point to our track and field program, having led a program into our future conference home, the Big Sky Conference. Kevin’s coaching resume is outstanding.” -- UND Athletics Director Brian Faison

Prior to arriving at North Dakota, Galbraith enjoyed a highly successful seven-year stint as head coach at the University of Northern Colorado.

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CROSS COunTRY COACH dICK CLAY

One of the longest-tenured coaches in the history of North Dakota Athletics, the 2012-13 season marks the 28th year of Dick Clay’s distinguished coaching career at UND .

Clay serves as men’s and women’s cross country head coach, as well as men’s and women’s track and field associate head coach . Clay had doubled as UND’s head women’s track and field coach from 1985 to 2011, as well as interim men’s head track and field coach in 2011, until a restructuring of the program’s coaching staff .

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

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

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

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

In the classroom, five student-athletes garnered academic all-conference honors, three from the men’s team and two from the women’s team .

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

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

Kuplic, Mikaela Hirst and Sarah Fegley, and the distance medley relay team of Anderson, Megan Gray, Emily Emerson and Savana Weller .

On the men’s side, senior Josh LaBlanc broke the oldest record in school history when he ran the 10,000-meters in 30:05 .24, toppling the previous record set by Arjan Gelling in 1968 by 25 seconds . He also set the school record in the 5K and the conference record in the 3,000-meters 8:31 .15 at the GWC Indoor Championship . Following the season, LaBlanc was named the 2010-11 GWC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year .

UND’s cross country teams enjoyed a superlative 2010 season, highlighted by junior season Lindsay Anderson winning the Great West Conference Cross Country championship and earning GWC Most Valuable Runner honors . Anderson and teammate Emily Emerson were both named to the All-GWC first team after leading the Sioux to a third-place team finish . On the men’s side, UND placed sixth at the conference meet .

The 2010 track and field season was a memorable one for the Sioux women, as Clay’s student-athletes set numerous school records . At the GWC Indoor Championship, junior Jessica Butler won the 60-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 8 .98 seconds and led the Sioux to a third-place finish .At the GWC Outdoor Championship, Brenny was the runner-up in both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs .

Also during the outdoor season, sophomore Emily Emerson was twice named GWC Athlete of the Week . UND’s quartet of Mikaela Hirst, Paige Kuplic, Cheri Boyer and Taryn Anderson broke an 11-year old record in the 800-meter relay at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational . Several Sioux athletes also recorded times, throws and jumps that have cracked UND’s all-time top-10 lists .

Clay’s women’s cross country team earned team and individual runner-up honors at the 2009 Great West Conference Championship; the Sioux finished second in the team standings while senior Brittany

THE DICK CLAY FILE

Hometown Dawson, Minn .•

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Physical Education (St . Cloud State ‘82)• Coaching

1985-86 to present - Head Cross Country Coach•1985-86 to 2010-11- Head Women’s Track & Field Coach•2010-11- Head Men’s Track & Field Coach•

University of North Dakota1983-84 to 1984-84 - Head Coach•

Central Missouri State University

Coaching Awards NCAA CCCA Distinguished Service Award (‘07, ‘92)•NCAA TCA Distinguished Service Award (‘96)•NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00)•NCAA Regional Indoor Track Coach of the Year (‘00)•NCAA Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘99, ‘94, ‘91)•NCC Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘07, ‘88)•NCC Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year (‘00)•NCC Cross Country Coach of the Year (‘06, ‘01, ‘94, ‘92) •

CCCA: Cross Country Coaches Association TCA: Track Coaches Association

DiCk clayCross Country Coach Years at UND: 28th

Years as Collegiate Head Coach: 28th

Hometown: Dawson, Minn .

Alma mater: St . Cloud State (‘82)

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Brenny earned her second straight all-conference first team nod by taking second in the individual standings . Brenny was joined on the all-conference team by teammate and second-team selection Katherine Enabnit .

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

Clay’s track and field team finished fourth at the 2009 GWC Outdoor Championship, highlighted by individual conference titles by Jessica Clausnitzer (pole vault) and Kristi Dahlheimer (3,000-meter steeplechase) . UND also placed fourth at the 2009 GWC Indoor Championship, led by a pair of individual titles from Clausnitzer, a two-time Division II All-American, in the 60-meter hurdles and the pole vault .

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

A hallmark of Clay’s coaching career at UND has been academic succes, and the 2009-10 was as successful as any . Clay’s women’s track and field team boasted the sixth-highest grade point average (3 .5) in Division I last season, earning the team 2010 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team honors by the U .S . Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) .

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

The previous season, Clay’s track and field squad was named a 2009 Division I Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the USTFCCCA, ranking 12th among 130 teams with a 3 .44 grade point average .

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

Clay served on the NCAA Track and Field Subcommittee and the NCAA Track and Cross Country Rules Committee from 1999-2004 . He is a past president of the NCAA Division II Track Coaches Association and served on the U .S . Track Coaches Association Board of Directors from 1995-1997 . Clay was also the coordinator of the NCAA Division II Track and Field Hall of Fame from 1996-2003 .

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

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

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

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

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

Now in his 28th season, Dick Clay is UND’s longest-serving active coach.

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ASSISTAnT COACHES

Assistant coach Peter Miller is in his second season as a member of North Dakota’s track and field coaching staff and works with the program’s throwers .

Miller’s throwers were dominant from beginning to end in 2011-12, breaking eight school records and winning three Great West Conference individual titles .

Shawn Johnson (twice) and Jakob Bissell each broke UND’s hammer throw record on the men’s side, while on the women’s side, Megan Storstad (twice) and Christine Weinreich each took their turns breaking the school hammer throw record . Weinreich also twice broke her own school record in the weight throw .

Miller mentored Weinreich (indoor, weight), Johnson (outdoor, shot) and Roman Waldera (outdoor, discus) to individual conference titles, while Chantel Urban garnered GWC Freshman of the Year accolades .

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

Miller came to UND from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he enjoyed a highly successful three-year tenure as an assistant coach working with throws and combined events . He began his coaching career at UWRF after a standout athletic career at the University of Minnesota .

Miller coached NCAA Division III qualifiers in each of his three seasons at UWRF, with his top student-athlete placing as high as third . His student-athletes placed 1-2 in the women’s javelin at the 2011 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and broke school records in the men’s weight and hammer throws .

In his two seasons’ coordinating the Falcons’ strength and conditioning program, Miller’s student-athletes broke 27 school records and earned 13 All-America awards . He has also been heavily involved in track and field winter camps as both a director and instructor .

Miller also coordinated the UWRF track program’s $10,000-per-year fundraising efforts .

A 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, Miller was a three-year letterwinner for the Golden Gophers and served as a team captain during his senior year . He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a five-time University of Minnesota Scholar Student-Athlete .

Miller is currently pursuing his master’s degree in business administration .

Assistant Coach Years at UND: 2nd season

Years as Collegiate Coach: 5th season

Hometown: Pine Island, Minn .

Alma mater: Minnesota (‘08)

Peter miller

The 2012-13 season marks the second for Joe Silvers as a member of UND’s track and field coaching staff . Silvers coaches the men’s and women’s multi and jumping events .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assistant Coach Years at UND: 2nd season


Hometown: Murtaugh, Idaho

Alma mater: Idaho State (‘09)

joe silvers

Assistant coach Peter Miller, who works with UND’s throwers, at the 2012 Great West Conference Indoor Championship.

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SuppORT STAFF

Assistant strength and conditioning coach Brad Dolak is in his first year at North Dakota after having spent the 2011-12 season as an assistant athletic performance coach at the University of Vermont . He works primarily with UND’s men’s and women’s track and field and swimming and diving teams .

Prior to Vermont, Dolak spent two years as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Indiana State University and one season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Butler University .

Dolak earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2008 and a master’s degree in exercise science in 2011, both from Indiana State .

A native of Linton, Ind ., Dolak is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA . He is also certified by USA Weightlifting .

Strength Coach Years at UND: 1st season


Hometown: Linton, Ind .

Alma mater: Indiana State (‘08)

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Travis Kahlbaugh, in his eight season at UND, serves as the head equipment manager for University of North Dakota Athletics .

Kahlbaugh is a 2000 graduate of the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and teaching and learning . Before coming to UND, he spent the previous four years teaching in Grand Forks and Rugby, N .D .

Kahlbaugh’s athletics background includes a stint as a player in the AFHL, as well as coaching experience in Grand Forks and Rugby (N .D .) .

A native of Grand Forks, Kahlbaugh is a 1996 high school graduate of Grand Forks Central High School .

equipment Manager

Years at UND: 8th season

Hometown: Grand Forks, N .D .

Alma mater: North Dakota (‘00)

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jAySon hajduMedia relations Director

Years at UND: 11th season

Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan

Alma mater: North Dakota (‘00)

Jayson Hajdu is in his third year as assistant athletics director for media relations, having been promoted in June 2010 after completing his second year as UND’s director of media relations . Prior to that, he spent the previous six years as an assistant media relations director at UND .

Hajdu oversees the day-to-day operations of the media relations office, which serves as a liaison between UND Athletics and the media . Other responsibilities of his office include annual and gameday publications, UNDSports .com, social media and multimedia initiatives, press box management for home events, and historical archiving and research .

Hajdu is the primary contact for UND men’s hockey, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s track and field, and serves as UND’s on-site administrator for men’s hockey .

A member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Hajdu has garnered 22 CoSIDA Publications Awards, including seven “Best in the Nation” citations .

In June of 2008, Hajdu was one of UND’s 11 recipients of the North Central Conference Legacy Award .

Hajdu served as the Print Media Chairperson for 2005 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship and was the Media Chairperson for the 2008 World Curling Federation World Men’s Curling Championship . Both events were held in Grand Forks, N .D .

Hajdu is a 2000 graduate of UND with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a minor in history . A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Hajdu served as a graduate assistant in the UND athletic media relations office in 2000 and 2001 .

Hajdu’s family includes his wife, Amanda .

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TRACK & FIELd SEASOn pREVIEw

Kevin Galbraith’s first season as head track and field coach at North Dakota proved to be a resounding success .

In UND’s final season in the Great West Con-ference, Galbraith guided his women’s team to runner-up finishes at both the GWC Indoor and Outdoor Championships, while his men’s squad finished third at both . Additionally, UND student-athletes captured nine individu-al Great West titles and broke multiple school records .

In his second season at UND, Galbraith now faces the challenge of leading the program into its first season of Big Sky Conference membership .

THROWSUND welcomes nine -- count ‘em, nine -- new-comers to this group, but the sky is the limit for throws coach Peter Miller’s crew .

Senior megan Storstad (Grand Forks, N .D .) is the lone upperclassman . She is coming off a year in which she was the GWC indoor runner-up in the weight throw and the GWC indoor runner-up in the javelin . She also took third in the outdoor hammer throw .

Joining Storstad as the only veteran thrower is sophomore Chantel Urban (Surrey, N .D .), who announced her arrival on the college scene by earning GWC Freshman of the Year honors at the league’s outdoor meet .

The veteran duo will be asked to lead an inex-perienced group that also includes Wisconsin-LaCrosse transfer Samantha Guenther (So ., White Bear Lake, Minn .), as well as freshmen Taylor Boster (Halliday, N .D .), Ke-Ke Burks

(Madison, Wis .), Jayd Eggert (Minot, N .D .), Emma Erickson (Lakeville, Minn .), molly Griep (Whitewater, Wis .), Alyssa Lueck (Wal-worth, Wis .), Bethany Schultz (Rochester, Minn .) and Alyssa Stolt (Plymouth, Minn .) .

DISTANCE/mID-DISTANCEThis balanced and talented group of runners is highlighted by senior Lindsay Anderson (Leeds, N .D .), a 2012 Academic All-American, and sophomore Erin Wysocki (Grand Forks, N .D .), the 2011 GWC Cross Country Freshman of the Year .

Other distance runners include senior Anna Li-petzky (Moorhead, Minn .), sophomores Alex-andra Birkle (Eden Prairie, Minn .), Anna Ges-sell (Brainerd, Minn .), Jessica Lindsay (Grand Forks, N .D .), Jessica Lynch (Cologne, Minn .) and Rachel miesbauer (Hibbing, Minn .), as well as freshmen Jami Johnson (Glasgow, Mont .), mcKenzie Lee (Edina, Minn .), Lydia Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn .), and Kaylee Roelike (Freeport, Minn .) .

Juniors Savana Weller (Sauk Centre, Minn .), who placed seventh in the 800-meters at last year’s GWC Outdoor Championship, and Brit-tany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn .) lead the way in the mid-distance events .

SPRINTSJunior Jenna Gillson (Grand Rapids, Minn .) and sophomore Ashley Fedie (Chanhassen, Minn .) both scored in multiple multiple GWC Championship events and are key members of UND’s relay teams .

Underclassmen Stephanie Clarke (Fr ., Ed-monton, Alberta), Paige Slemmons (Fr ., Fargo, N .D .) and Carolyn Shabb (So ., Grand Forks,

N .D .) will primarily compete as sprinters .

JUmPS/HURDLES/HEPTATHLONSenior Kirsten Haas (Belgrade, Mont .) was an academic all-district selection while scoring at five different indoor and outdoor GWC Cham-pionship events . Classmate megan Gray (St . Cloud, Minn .) was the runner-up in both the heptathlon and the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship .

Junior Sara Lubke (Helena, Mont .), sopho-more Rochelle Robb (Bull Bay, Jamaica), and freshmen Hailey Brinkman (Grey Eagle, Minn .), Thea Erickson (Emerado, N .D .), Jenna Larson (Alexandria, Minn .), Shea macGregor (Roseau, Minn .) and Chelsea moser (Willami-na, Ore .) will also be in the mix for UND in the jumps .

In the hurdles, Galbraith and his staff will also look toward junior Anne Van Heel (Forest Lake, Minn .) and freshman Kylie Engebret-son (Velva, N .D .) .

UND’s men’s and women’s track and field teams huddle at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational.

2013 BIG SKY CONFERENCEPRESEASON INDOOR POLL

Rk. School (1st) Points1 . Weber State (5) 1142 . Sacramento State (6) 1133 . Northern Arizona 854 . Portland State 755 . Southern Utah 726 . Montana 657 . Montana State 658 . Idaho State 559 . Eastern Washington 3910. North Dakota 2211 . Northern Colorado 21

Senior distance runner Lindsay Anderson was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011-12.

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2013 NORTH DAKOTA TRACK & FIELD ROSTER

NAmE EVENT Yr. HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOLAlexandra Birkle Distance So . Eden Prairie, Minn . Eden Prairie High SchoolTaylor Boster Throws Fr . Halliday, N .D . Halliday High SchoolHailey Brinkman Jumps Fr . Grey Eagle, Minn . Melrose Senior High SchoolKe-Ke Burks Throws Fr . Madison, Wis . Robert M . LaFollette High SchoolStephanie Clarke Sprints Fr . Edmonton, Alberta J . Percy Page High SchoolJayd Eggert Throws Fr . Minot, N .D . Minot High SchoolKylie Engebretson Hurdles Fr . Velva, N .D . Velva High SchoolEmma Erickson Throws Fr . Lakeville, Minn . Lakeville North High SchoolThea Erickson Jumps Fr . Emerado, N .D . Larimore High SchoolAshley Fedie Jumps/Sprints So . Chanhassen, Minn . Chanhassen High SchoolAnna Gessell Distance So . Brainerd, Minn . Brainerd High SchoolJenna Gillson Hurdles/Sprints Jr . Grand Rapids, Minn . Grand Rapids High SchoolMegan Gray Heptathlon Sr . St . Cloud, Minn . St . Cloud Technical High SchoolMolly Griep Throws Fr . Whitewater, Wis . Whitewater High SchoolSamantha Guenther Throws So . White Bear Lake, Minn . University of Wisconsin-LaCrosseKirsten Haas Hurdles Sr . Belgrade, Mont . Belgrade High SchoolJami Johnson Distance Fr . Glasgow, Mont . Glasgow High SchoolJenna Larson Jumps Fr . Alexandria, Minn . Alexandria High SchoolMcKenzie Lee Distance Fr . Edina, Minn . Edina High SchoolJessica Lindsay Distance So . Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolAnna Lipetzky Distance Sr . Moorhead, Minn . Moorhead High SchoolSara Lubke Jumps Jr . Helena, Mont . Carroll CollegeAlyssa Lueck Throws Fr . Walworth, Wis . Big Foot Union High SchoolLydia Lutz Distance Fr . Park Rapids, Minn . Park Rapids High SchoolJessica Lynch Distance So . Cologne, Minn . Chanhassen High SchoolShea MacGregor Jumps Fr . Roseau, Minn . Roseau High SchoolRachel Miesbauer Distance So . Hibbing, Minn . University of Minnesota DuluthChelsea Moser Jumps Fr . Willamina, Ore . Willamina High SchoolRochelle Robb Jumps So . Bull Bay, Jamaica University of New MexicoKaylee Roelike Distance Fr . Freeport, Minn . Albany Senior High SchoolBethany Schultz Throws Fr . Rochester, Minn . Century High SchoolCarolyn Shabb Sprints So . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High SchoolPaige Slemmons Sprints Fr . Fargo, N .d . Central Cass High SchoolAlyssa Stolt Throws Fr . Plymouth, Minn . Wayzata High SchoolMegan Storstad Throws Sr . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High SchoolBrittany Ungs Mid-Distance Jr . Mentorville, Minn . Kasson-Mantorville High SchoolChantel Urban Throws So . Surrey, N .D . Surrey High SchoolAnne Van Heel Hurdles Jr . Forest Lake, Minn . Forest Lake High SchoolSavana Weller Mid-Distance Jr . Sauk Centre, Minn . Sauk Centre High SchoolErin Wysocki Distance So . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High School

Head Coach: Kevin Galbraith (Loyola Marymount ‘81)Associate Head Coach: Dick Clay (St . Cloud State ‘82)Assistant Coach: Peter Miller (Minnesota ‘08)Assistant Coach: Joe Silvers (Idaho State ‘09)Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brad Dolak (Indiana State ‘08)

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CROSS COunTRY YEAR In REVIEw

The 2012 season was one of new begin-nings for 28th-year head coach Dick Clay, who guided North Dakota’s cross country program through its first season of Big Sky Conference membership .

Under the tutelage of UND’s longest-tenured coach, UND’s men’s team placed seventh at the always-competitive Big Sky Champion-ship .

UND also got its first taste of a Division I cham-pionship at the 2012 NCAA Midwest Regional in Springfield, Mo ., placing 22nd ahead of the likes of Nebraska, Creighton and North Dakota State .

The program was boosted by the return of senior Lindsay Anderson (Leeds, N .D .), who had redshirted the 2011 campaign after being named Great West Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2010 .

Anderson, one of only four upperclassmen on the roster, provided the team with a veteran presence who had previous Division I regional experience while at Iowa in 2009 .

UND’s first season as a Big Sky member got off and running at the Bison Cross Country Duals against host NDSU and South Dakota State . Sophomore Erin Wysocki (Grand Forks, N .D .), the 2011 GWC Cross Country Freshman of the Year, led UND with an eighth-place fin-ish, while freshman Lydia Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn .) led the team’s newcomers with a 12th-place effort .

Lutz was UND’s top runner two weeks later with a 19th-place finish at the South Dakota State Classic, where UND finished fourth among Division I teams .

Following a week off, UND traveled to Mis-soula for the Montana Invitational . The green and white finished second among the four DI teams, behind Anderson’s fourth-place indi-vidual finish .

UND tuned up for the Big Sky Championship when it held its lone home meet of the sea-son, the annual Ron Pynn Invitational, at Ray Richards Golf Course in Grand Forks .

The race was held on a beautiful October afternoon in front of nearly 100 UND track and field and cross country alumni, many of whom ran in the race .

The inclusion of alumni in the race was part of UND’s cross country/track and field reunion that also included a morning presentation on the UND Athletics Complex, as well as an evening social .

Individually, UND was able to rely on several runners throughout the season, with Wysocki, Lutz and Anderson each taking their turn as the team’s top finisher . Anderson was able to lead the way in each of the last four meets of the season, including the Big Sky Conference Championship and the NCAA DI Midwest Re-gional .

In the classroom, UND tied for the league lead with eight selections to the 2012 Fall Big Sky Conference Women’s All-Academic Cross Country Team: Anderson, Lutz, Wysocki, Jami Johnson (Fr ., Glasgow, Mont .), mcKenzie Lee (Fr ., Edina, Minn .), Anna Lipetzky (Sr ., Moor-head, Minn .), Jessica Lynch (So ., Cologne, Minn .), and Rachel miesbauer (So ., Hibbing, Minn .) .

2012 BIG SKY CONFERENCE RECAP

Big Sky Conference Championship StandingsRk . School Score1 . Weber State 292 . Southern Utah 363 . Northern Arizona 1124 . Idaho State 1265 . Northern Colorado 1696 . Montana State 1797. North Dakota 2048 . Sacramento State 2099 . Portland State 24510 . Montana 24711 . Eastern Washington 262

UND ParticipantsPl . Name Time15 . Lindsay Anderson 18:03 .338 . Erin Wysocki 18:59 .242 . Lydia Lutz 19:03 .955 . Jessica Lynch 19:41 .063 . Anna Gessell 20:02 .866 . Jami Johnson 20:08 .067 . Jessica Lindsay 20:08 .573 . Jordyn Dass 20:37 .5

All-Big Sky Conference TeamName School TimeAmbery Henry WSU 17:30 .50Bradi Hutchison ISU 17:43 .52Kortnee Burton NAU 17:46 .95Heather Haug MSU 17:56 .92Sarah Callister WSU 17:56 .92Laken Hintze WSU 18:10 .98Keely West MSU 18:18:43Cydney Jacobsen ISU 18:22 .07Kylie Hutchison ISU 18:22 .56Rochelle Kanuho NAU 18:23 .35

Coach of the Year: Paul Pilkington, Weber State

North Dakota at the starting line of the annual Ron Pynn Invitational in Grand Forks.

Freshman Lydia Lutz emerged as one of UND’s most talented runners in 2012.

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2012 NORTH DAKOTA CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

NAmE YR. HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOLLindsay Anderson Sr . Leeds, N .D . University of IowaAlexandra Birkle So . Eden Prairie, Minn . Eden Prairie High SchoolJordyn Dass Jr . Hopkins, Minn . Hopkins High SchoolAnna Gessell So . Brainerd, Minn . Brainerd High SchoolJami Johnson Fr . Glasgow, Mont . Glasgow High SchoolMcKenzie Lee Fr . Edina, Minn . Edina High SchoolJessica Lindsay So . Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolAnna Lipetzky Sr . Moorhead, Minn . Moorhead High SchoolLydia Lutz Fr . Park Rapids, Minn . Park Rapids High SchoolJessica Lynch So . Cologne, Minn . Chanhassen, Minn .Rachel Miesbauer So . Hibbing, Minn . University of Minnesota DuluthKaylee Roelike Fr . Freeport, Minn . Albany Senior High SchoolBrittany Ungs Jr . Mantorville, Minn . Kasson-Mantorville High SchoolErin Wysocki So . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High School

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

2012 NORTH DAKOTA CROSS COUNTRY TEAm RESULTS

DATE mEET LOCATION PTS. RESULT TOP UND RUNNER

Aug . 31 Bison Cross Country Duals Fargo, N .D . 35/38 2nd/2nd Erin Wysocki / 19:04 .79 / 8th

Sept . 14 South Dakota State Classic Brookings, S .D . 91 4th Lydia Lutz / 18:35 .76 / 19th

Sept . 28 Montana Invitational Missoula, Mont . 50 2nd Lindsay Anderson / 18:13 .1 / 2nd

Oct . 13 UND Ron Pynn Invitational* Grand Forks, N .D . 41 2nd Lindsay Anderson / 18:00 .3 / 5th

Oct . 27 Big Sky Conference Championship Flagstaff, Ariz . 204 7th Lindsay Anderson / 18:03 .3 / 15th

Nov . 9 NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Springfield, Mo . 576 22nd Lindsay Anderson / 21:49 .07 (41st)

* Scored as dual vs. North Dakota State

The women’s cross country team prepares itself prior to the Bison Duals at North Dakota State.

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Lindsay Anderson (Sr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals DNC DNCSouth Dakota State Classic 18:42 .93 22ndMontana Invitational 18:13 .1 2ndUND Ron Pynn Invitational 18:00 .3 5thBig Sky Conference 18:03 .3 15thNCAA Midwest Regional 21:49 .07 41st

Alexandra Birkle (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross CountryDuals DNC DNCSouth Dakota State Classic DNC DNCMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational 21:36 .0 23rdBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Jordyn Dass (Jr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 21:02 .84 25thSouth Dakota State Classic 20:52 .04 63rdMontana Invitational 20:14 .2 >7UND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:53 .5 15thBig Sky Conference 20:37 .5 73rdNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Emily Feyereisen (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 21:41 .01 28thSouth Dakota State Classic 21:33 .98 68thMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational 21:48 .5 24thBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Anna Gessell (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 20:31 .34 20thSouth Dakota State Classic 19:29 .25 35thMontana Invitational 19:30 .8 15thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:06 .0 10thBig Sky Conference 20:02 .8 63rdNCAA Midwest Regional 23:47 .78 155th

Jami Johnson (Fr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 20:31 .75 21stSouth Dakota State Classic 19:31 .08 36thMontana Invitational 19:40 .5 16thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:46 .5 12thBig Sky Conference 20:08 .0 66thNCAA Midwest Regional 24:17 .04 179th

mcKenzie Lee (Fr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals DNC DNCSouth Dakota State Classic 20:11 .20 49thMontana Invitational 19:58 .0 18thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 20:18 .7 17thBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Jessica Lindsay (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 19:48 .97 15thSouth Dakota State Classic 19:25 .74 32ndMontana Invitational 19:16 .6 14thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:51 .7 14thBig Sky Conference 20:08 .5 67thNCAA Midwest Regional 24:52 .90 198th

Anna Lipetzky (Sr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 21:25 .07 26thSouth Dakota State Classic 20:39 .05 59thMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational 20:42 .9 20thBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Lydia Lutz (Fr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 19:29 .40 12thSouth Dakota State Classic 18:35 .76 19thMontana Invitational 18:53 .4 12thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:00 .3 9thBig Sky Conference 19:03 .9 42ndNCAA Midwest Regional 23:01 .62 115th

Jessica Lynch (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 20:04 .65 17thSouth Dakota State Classic 19:54 .54 41stMontana Invitational 20:04 .4 >7UND Ron Pynn Invitational 19:45 .9 11thBig Sky Conference 19:41 .0 55thNCAA Midwest Regional 24:08 .48 171st

Rachel miesbauer (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 20:57 .09 24thSouth Dakota State Classic 20:55 .39 65thMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational 20:43 .8 21stBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Kaylee Roelike (Fr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 21:37 .50 27thSouth Dakota State Classic 20:35 .33 56thMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational DNC DNCBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Brittany Ungs (Jr.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals DNC DNCSouth Dakota State Classic DNC DNCMontana Invitational DNC DNCUND Ron Pynn Invitational DNC DNCBig Sky Conference DNC DNCNCAA Midwest Regional DNC DNC

Erin Wysocki (So.) Time PlaceBison Cross Country Duals 19:04 .79 8thSouth Dakota State Classic 18:49 .66 24thMontana Invitational 18:30 .0 7thUND Ron Pynn Invitational 18:28 .2 6thBig Sky Conference 18:59 .2 38thNCAA Midwest Regional 23:47 .78 155th

2012 UND CROSS COUNTRY INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Senior Anna Lipetzky

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STudEnT-ATHLETE pROFILES

linDSAy andersonYear: Senior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Leeds, N .D .

High School: Benson County High School (‘08)

major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

2012-13 (Senior): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Aca-demic Team . . . Was UND’s top runner in four of the five cross country meets in which she competed . . . Finished 41st at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional with a 6K time of 21 minutes, 49 .07 seconds . . . Placed 15th at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a 5K time of 18:03 .3 . . . Finished fifth at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational with a season-best 5K time of 18:00 .3 . . . Was the runner-up at the Montana Invitational with a time of 18:13 .1 . . . Took 22nd at the SDSU Classic with a time of 18:42 .93 . . . 2011-12 (Senior, Redshirted Cross Coun-try): Great West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year . . . Named to 2012 Capital One Academic All-American Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team . . . Earned Capital One Academic All-District honors . . . Named to GWC Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team . . . Named GWC Indoor Female Athlete of the Week (Feb . 3) . . . Runner-up in the 10K (38:06 .24) and 5K (17:42 .05) at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Placed second in the 3K (10:11 .11) and third in the 5K (17:44 .99) at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Also a member of UND’s fourth-place 4x400 relay team . . . Won the 1,500-meters (4:36 .14) at the UNC-Wilmington Sea-hawk Invitational (Aprill 11), USD/SDSU Double Dual (April 6) and North Dakota State Dual (May 4) . . . Ran the Great West’s top time in the 5K (16:59 .01) at the Mt . SAC Relays (April 20), which was also the second-fastest time in UND history . . . Her 1,000-meters time of 3:00 .07 at NDSU was the eighth-best time in school history . . . Earned second track and field letter . . . Redshirted the cross country season . . . 2010-11 (Junior): UND’s Grace Rhonemus Female Athlete of the Year (all sports) . . . Named Great West Conference Cross Country Ath-lete of the Year and GWC Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year . . . Also named to All-GWC Cross Country first team . . . Named to the GWC Fall All-Academic team (cross country) and the GWC Winter/Spring All-Academic team (indoor, outdoor track) . . . Four-time GWC Female Runner of the Week . . . Won individual GWC indoor champi-onships in the mile run, the 3,000-meters and the 5,000-meters . . . Set conference records in both the 3,000-meters (10:02 .32) and the 5,000-meters (17:28 .64) . . . Her time in the mile run of 5:00 .53 was the sixth-best in UND history . . . Won 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Ran personal-best time of 16:46 .31, 13 seconds faster than runner-up, to claim UND’s first Division I in-dividual title . . . Took third in the 5,000-meters (18:25 .62) and fourth in the 1,500-meters (4:42 .44) at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that ran a school-re-cord time of 11:53 .03 at the Iowa State Classic . . . Won the 3,000-me-ters at South Dakokta with a time of 10:15 .05 . . . Opened the indoor track season by winning the mile run (5:01 .36) at the USD Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan . 15) . . . Won the 3,000-meters (10:03 .07) at the Boise State Bronco Invitational (Jan . 22) . . . Her 5K time of 17:16 .17 at Notre Dam was the fourth-fastest in school history . . Made her UND cross country debut by capturing medalist honors at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 9) . . . Followed her debut with another first-place finish at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open (Sept . 28) . . . Finished the

AlexAnDrA birkleYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn .

High School: Eden Prairie High School (‘11)

major: Biology, Pre-Health

2012-13 (Sophomore): Competed in one cross country meet . . . Placed 54th at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational with a time of 21:36 .0 . . . 2011-12 (Freshman): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Made her cross country debut at the South Dakota State Classic . . . Clocked a time of 20:04 .7 to place 46th . . . Did not compete in any track and field meets . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Eden Prairie High School . . . Lettered four times in track and field and three times in cross country . . . Helped lead Eden Prairie to a state cross country championship in 2008 . . . Also competed in basketball, soccer and Nordic skiing as a prep . . . Personal: Majoring in biology and pre-health . . . Daughter of Kevin and Lucy Birkle .

cross country season by winning medalist honors in dual at South Dakota (Nov . 14) . . . Clocked the fastest time (17:26 .10) of any GWC runner and placed 21st at the prestigious 5K Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark . (Oct . 16) . . . Earned her first letters at UND in both cross country and track and field . . . Before UND: Spent the previ-ous two years at the University of Iowa . . . Earned Academic All-Big Ten and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors . . . Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at the 2010 Big Ten Championship . . . Placed 46th at the 2009 NCAA Regional Cross Country Championship . . . Competed in Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships in each of her two years . . . Personal: Majoring in communication sciences and disorders . . . A 2008 graduate of Benson County High School . . . An 11-time state champion in track and four-time state champion in cross country as a prep . . . Named North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year in both cross country and track . . . Class valedictorian . . . Daughter of Greg and Karen Anderson . . . Sister, Krista, ran track and cross country at Iowa and brother, George, ran track and cross country at Minot State .

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tAylor bosterYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Halliday, N .D .

High School: Halliday HIgh School (‘12)

major: Civil Engineering

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Halliday High School . . . Earned four letters as a prep . . . Won Badlands Conference championships in both the discus and shot put as a senior . . . Went on to capture the regional title in the discus and was runner-up in the shot put . . . Placed sec-ond in the discus and ninth in the shot put at the 2012 state meet . . . Named team’s female MVP as a senior . . . Finished fourth in the discus at the 2011 state meet . . . 2011 regional champion in the shot put and discus . . . Placed second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the 2010 regional meet . . . Class Valedictorian and honor student . . . North Dakota High School Academic All-State Team honorable mention . . . Personal: Majoring in civil engineering . . . Daughter of Jeff and Carie Boster . . . Brother, Kyle, is on the track and field team at North Dakota State .

ke-ke burksYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Madison, Wis .

High School: LaFollette High School (‘12)

major: Pre-Information Systems

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Robert M . LaFollette High School . . . Lettered three times in track as a prep . . . Was the 2011 WIAA DI state discus champion . . . Placed fifth at the 2012 state meet . . . Also lettered three times in basketball . . . Personal: Plans to major in infor-mation technology . . . Daughter of Aiesha Golden and Elvis Burks .

HAiley brinkmanYear: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Grey Eagle, Minn .

High School: Melrose Area High School (‘12)

major: Pre-Physical Therapy

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

StePHAnie clarkeYear: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

High School: J . Percy Page High School (‘12)

major: Psychology

Before UND: A 2011 graduate of J . Percy Page High School . . .Cap-tured gold medal in the 4x100 relay at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games . . . Won the Alberta provincial championship in the 400-meters in 2011 . . . Was the 2009 Alberta provincial champion in the 100-meters and 200-meters . . . Named her team’s MVP in each of her last three years . . . Also competed in volleyball . . . Personal: Ma-joring in psychology . . . Daughter of Sherry Clarke .

jAyD eggertYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Minot, N .D .

High School: Minot High School (‘12)


Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Minot High School . . . Lettered four times in track . . . Qualified nine times for state meet and finished eight times . . . Lettered four times in volleyball and three times in basket-ball . . . Served as a team captain in both sports as a senior . . . Earned all-tournament honors in basketball as a senior and received team’s Majette Award . . . Member of the National Honor Society . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Daughter of Jerry and Wendy Eg-gert . . . Sister, Teal, played basketball at Williston State College .

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kylie engebretsonYear: Freshman

Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Velva, N .D .

High School: Velva High School (‘12)

major: Biology

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Velva Public School . . . Lettered four times in track as a prep and was a state qualifier in each of her last three years . . . Placed third at the state meet in the 100-meter hurdles as a junior and fifth in the 100-meter hurdles as a senior . . . Lettered four times in basketball and earned all-district honors as a senior . . . Also lettered three times in volleyball . . . Served as a team captain in both basketball and volleyball during her senior year . . . Velva Public School Class Valedictorian . . . Personal: Majoring in biology . . . Daugh-ter of Brent and Lorinda Engebretson . . . Father played baseball and mother played basketball at Valley City (N .D .) State University .

eMMA ericksonYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Lakeville, Minn .

High School: Lakeville North School (‘12)

major: Pre-Entrepreneurship

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Lakeville North High School . . . Placed fifth at the 2011 Minnesota AA state meet and seventh at the 2010 state meet . . . Was the 2011 Section 1AA discus champion and the 2011 South Suburban Conference discus champion . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-entrepreneurship . . . Daughter of Brian and Edie Er-ickson .

tHeA erickson

Year: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Emerado, N .D .

High School: Larimore High School (‘12)

major: Pre-Accountancy

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Larimore High School . . . Lettered six times in track and five times in cross country as a prep . . . Was named her team’s field events MVP as a senior . . . Placed third in the pole vault at the 2012 state meet after finishing fourth in both the 2010 and 2011 state meets . . . Was voted track team’s hardest worker as a junior . . . Was Larimore’s No . 1 cross country runner . . . Also lettered three times in basketball and once in wrestling . . . Personal: Major-ing in pre-accountancy . . . Daughter of Steve and Rita Erickson .

ASHley fedie

Year: Sophomore

Event: Jumps/Sprints

Hometown: Chanhassen, Minn .

High School: Chanhassen High School (‘11)


2011-12 (Freshman): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Member of UND’s third-place distance medley relay and fourth-place 4x400 relay teams at the 2012 Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Placed seventh in both the heptathlon and the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Cleared 1 .50 me-ters (4 feet, 11 inches) in the high jump . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Chanhassen High School . . . Lettered four times in track and field . . . Competed in the high jump, 400-meters and 4x400 relay . . . Named the 2010 Chanhassen High School Track Athlete of the Year . . . Set school record in the 400-meters . . . Two-year team captain . . . Earned all-conference honorable mention accolades in each of her last three years . . . State participant in the high jump as a senior . . . Also lettered twice in basketball . . . Earned all-conference honors in each of her last two years and was named Chanhassen’s Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . Two-year team captain . . . Person-al: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Daughter of Jerry and Denise Fedie . . . Father attended UND .

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AnnA gessellYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Brainerd, Minn .

High School: Brainerd High School (‘11)

major: Undeclared

2012-13 (Sophomore): Placed 10th among Division I runners with a season-best time of 19:06 .0 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational . . . Opened the season with a time of 20:31 .34 at the Bison Cross Coun-try Duals, where she placed 20th . . . Lowered that time to 19:29 .25 the following week at the SDSU Classic . . . Finished 20th at the Mon-tana Invitational with a time of 19:30 .8 . . . Placed 63rd at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a time of 20:02 .8 . . . 2011-12 (Fresh-man): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Finished third in the 800-meters at the Carleton Relays (April 21) and sixth at the North Dakota State Bison Invitational (April 14) . . . Placed 32nd at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:48 .10 . . . Made her collegiate debut at the UND Ron Pynn Invita-tional, placing 10th with a time of 19:47 .44 . . . Posted a personal-re-cord time of 19:46 .10 the following week at the Eastern Illinois Walt Crawford Invitational . . . Earned first letters in both cross country and track . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Brainerd High School . . . Let-tered six times in cross country and five times in track . . . A four-time all-conference performer in cross country . . . Earned all-state honors as a senior . . . Set a school-record time of 14:43 . . . Was twice named team MVP and was a two-time academic all-state selection . . . Was a section champion in the 4x800 relay and a state participant . . . Was also a two-time academic all-state in track . . . Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Daughter of Robert and Jean Gessell .

jennA gillsonYear: Junior

Event: Hurdles/Sprints

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn .

High School: Grand Rapids High School (‘10)

major: Psychology

2011-12 (Sophomore): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Helped UND finish fifth in the 4x400 relay at the Great West Con-ference Outdoor Championship . . . Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational . . . Won the 400-meter hurdles at the Carleton Relays with a time of 63 .93 seconds . . . Earned second letter . . . 2010-11 (Freshman): Placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2011 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship with a time of 1 minute, 3 .18 seconds . . . Finished sixth in the pen-tathlon at the GWC Indoor Championship with a personal-record score of 2,806 points . . . Won the 400-meter hurdles at North Dakota

State with a time of 1:03 .4 . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Grand Rapids High School . . . Lettered five times in track . . . Was the 2010 Section 7 AA champion and state runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles, her first year competing in the event . . . Set the school record in the 300 hurdles . . . Placed sixth in the 4x200-meter relay at the state meet . . . Prep teammate of fellow UND signee Kahla Erickson . . . Also lettered four times in volleyball and three times in basketball . . . Team captain in all three sports . . . Named volleyball team’s most valuable offensive player . . . An academic all-state selec-tion in basketball . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Majoring in psychology . . . Daughter of John and Mary Gillson .

MegAn grayYear: Senior

Event: Heptathlon

Hometown: St . Cloud, Minn .

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

major: Phys . Ed ., Exercise Science & Wellness

2011-12 (Junior): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Was the runner-up in both the heptathlon and the high jump at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Logged 4,269 points in the heptathlon and cleared 1 .60 meters (5 feet, 3 inches) in the high jump . . . Also won the javelin during the heptathlon and her high jump mark of 1 .62 meters (5 feet, 3 ¾ inches) during the hep-tathlon was a personal record . . . Placed third in both the high jump and the pentathlon at the Great West Conference Indoor Champion-ship . . . Cleared 1 .52 meters (4 feet, 11 ¾) inches in the high jump and amassed 3,087 points in the pentathlon . . . Won the pentathlon at the Bison Open with 3,117 points . . . Topped the field in the shot put, was runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, and 800-meters, and was third in the long jump . . . Earned third letter . . . 2010-11 (Sopho-more): Named to the 2010-11 Great West Conference Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference team in indoor and outdoor track . . . Mem-ber of UND’s distance medley relay team that ran a school-record time of 11:53 .03 at the Iowa State Classic . . . Placed fourth in the pen-tathlon at the GWC Indoor Championship with a personal-record score of 3,052 points . . . 2009-10 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay at the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Champion-ship (May 13-15) . . . Finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 16-17) . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of St . Cloud Technical High School . . . Lettered five times in cross country and four times in track (hurdles, distance, jumps) . . . State qualifier in track as a senior . . . Won the 2009 Section 8AA championship in the 300-meter hurdles and went on to place 10th at state . . . Earned team’s most valuable runner and rookie of the year honors during her cross country career . . . Earned most dedicated and most team-minded honors in track . . . Also lettered twice in basketball and was named her team’s top defensive player as a senior . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Majoring in physi-cal education, exercise science and wellness . . . Daughter of Joel and Janel Gray . . . Uncle, Mitch Gray, was a swimmer at St . Cloud State .

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Molly griepYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Whitewater, Wis .

High School: Whitewater High School (‘12)


Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Whitewater High School . . . Lettered four times in track and was named Rock Valley Conference MVP in each of her last three years . . . Won the Wisconsin state championship in the shot put as a senior . . . Established school records in both the shot put and discus . . . Earned three straight Rock Valley Conference championships in the discus from 2009 to 2011 and back-to-back conference titles in the shot put in 2009 and 2010 . . . Was the con-ference runner-up as a senior in the shot put to fellow UND fresh-man Alyssa Lueck . . . Placed second in the shot put and fifth in the discus at the 2010 Wisconsin Division II state meet . . . Also lettered four times in basketball and three times in volleyball . . . Was a first-team all-conference performer in basketball and an all-conference honorable mention in volleyball . . . Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness, with a minor in coaching . . . Daughter of Peter and Lisa Griep .

kirSten haasYear: Senior

Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Belgrade, Mont .

High School: Belgrade High School (‘09)

major: International Studies

2011-12 (Junior): Named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-Dis-trict Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) . . . Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01 .92) and placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (14 .87) at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Also helped UND finish fifth in the 4x400 relay . . . Placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (9 .10 seconds) and fifth in the 400-meter dash (59 .26 sec-onds) at the 2012 Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Also helped UND to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay . . . Won the 400-meter hurdles at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational with a time of 1:02 .21 . . . Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the same meet . . . Placed sixth among 36 competitors in the 400-meter hurdles at the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 1:01 .71 that was the second-fastest all season in the GWC . . . Earned third letter . . . 2010-11 (Sophomore): Named to the 2010-11 Great West Con-ference Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference team in indoor and outdoor track . . . Member of UND’s 4x400 relay that placed sixth at the GWC Indoor Championship with a time of 4:03 .98 . . . Placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Great West Conference Indoor Champi-onship with a personal-record time of 9 .04 seconds . . . Was the run-ner-up in the 400-meter hurdles at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational with a time of 1:04 .79 . . . Earned second letter . . . 2009-10 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at both the 2010 Great West Conference Outdoor Championship (Feb . 26-27) and GWC Indoor Championship (May 13-15) . . . Recorded the seventh-fastest 400-meter hurdles time (1:05 .38) in UND history at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) . . . Time was a personal-best and resulted in a sixth-place finish . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Belgrade High School . . . 2009 and 2007 state champion in the 300-meter hurdles . . . Set school record in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44 .42 seconds . . . Earned all-state and all-conference honors . . . Named Belgrade’s MVP in 2009 and 2008 . . . As a senior, posted Montana’s top time for all four divisions (AA, A, B, C) in the event and led Belgrade to the state class A team champion-ship . . . Was the 2008 state champion and 2009 state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles . . . Was lead leg of Belgrade’s 4x100 relay champi-onship team that set school record . . . Also lettered twice in volleyball and once in basketball . . . Was an academic all-state selection in all three sports . . . Class Valedictorian and member of the Dean’s List . . . A Wendy’s Heisman High School winner . . . Personal: Majoring in inter-national studies . . . Daughter of Fred and Kari Haas .

SAMAntHA guentherYear: Sophomore

Event: Throws

Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn .

Previous School: Wisconsin-LaCrosse


Before UND: Spent the previous season at the University of Wiscon-sin-LaCrosse . . . A 2011 graduate of White Bear Lake High School . . . Lettered four times in track as a prep and was named team’s field MVP as a junior and senior . . . Placed fourth in the discus as a senior at the 2011 state meet . . . Placed 12th at the 2009 state meet . . . Was named White Bear Lake’s Rookie of the Year in 2008 . . . Served as a team captain as a senior and junior . . . Also lettered four times in bas-ketball and helped lead White Bear Lake to three straight section championships and two conference titles . . . Played on White Bear Lake’s 2010 state runner-up squad . . . Was an all-conference honor-able mention and a team captain in 2011 . . . Member of the National Honor Society . . . Served as White Bear Lake Student Council Presi-dent in 2010 . . . Personal: Plans to pursue a career as an occupational therapist . . . Daughter of David and Laura Guenther . . . Sister, Angie, is a freshman on the track and field team at the University of Min-nesota .

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jAMi johnsonYear: Freshman

Event: Distance

Hometown: Glasgow, Mont .

High School: Glasgow High School (‘12)

major: Biology

2012-13 (Freshman): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Competed in all six cross country meets as a fresh-man . . . Ran a season-best time of 19:40 .5 at the Montana Invitational, placing 16th . . . Placed 66th at the Big Sky Conference Champion-ship . . . Made her collegiate debut at the season-opening Bison Cross Country Duals, placing 21st with a time of 20:31 .75 . . . Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Glasgow High School . . . Glasgow High School Fe-male Athlete of the Year in 2012 . . . Lettered four times each in track and cross country . . . The 2011 state champion in both the 1,600-me-ters and 3,200-meters as a junior . . . Earned fourth-place finishes in both events as a sophomore in 2010 . . . Named team’s track and field MVP twice . . . Led Glasgow High School to back-to-back state cross country championships as a senior and junior while placing third individually each year . . . Was named Glasgow’s cross country MVP in each of her last three years . . . Also lettered four times in basketball . . . Earned academic all-state honors . . . Personal: Majoring in biology . . . Daughter of Steve and Christie Johnson . . . Older sister, Janelle, at-tended UND .

jennA larsonYear: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Alexandria, Minn .

High School: Alexandria High School (‘12)

major: Pre-Communication

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Alexandria High School . . . Lettered four times in track and field . . . Served as team co-captain and re-ceived team’s Coaches Award as a senior . . . Also lettered twice in ten-nis . . . Graduated in the top five percent of her class . . . Personal: Ma-joring in pre-communication . . . Daughter of Kurt and Lisa Larson .

MCkenzie leeYear: Freshman

Event: Distance

Hometown: Edina, Minn .

High School: Edina High School (‘12)

major: Communication Science & Disorders

2012-13 (Freshman): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Ran in three cross country meets . . . Debuted at the SDSU Classic . . . Ran a season-best time of 19:58 .0 two weeks later at the Montana Invitational . . . Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Edina High School . . . Lettered four times in cross country and three times in track . . . Captained team to state meet as a senior . . . Was named team’s Most Dedicated in 2009 and Most Improved in 2008 . . . Was an Academic Scholar and Student-Athlete Scholar as a senior . . . Per-sonal: Majoring in communication science and disorders . . . Daugh-ter of Gary and Anne Lee .

jeSSiCA lindsayYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance


High School: Central High School (‘11)

major: Biology

2012-13 (Sophomore): Ran in all six cross country meets . . . Ran her season-best time of 19:16 .6 at the Montana Invitational, where she placed 14th . . . Placed 67th at the Big Sky Conference Championship . . . 2011-12 (Freshman): Placed third in the 800-meters and fourth in the 4x400 relay at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Also placed third in the 800-meters at the GWC Outdoor Champi-onship and fifth in the 4x400 relay . . . Helped UND win the 4x400 relay and was the runner-up in the 1,500-meters at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (April 11) and in the 800-meters at the NDSU Bison Invitational (April 14) . . . Finished fourth in the 800-meters at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (April 11) . . . Finished 14th among 63 runners in the 800-meters at the Asuza Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational and logged the 5th-best time in the GWC (2:15 .52) . . . Placed 13th among 27 runners in the 800-meters at Iowa State’s Bill Bergan Invitational (Jan . 28) . . . Placed 18th at the Great West Con-ference Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:14 .10 . . . Fin-ished 11th at the USD Tim Young Invitational with a personal-record time of 18:33 .44 . . . Earned first letters in both cross country and track and field . . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Central High School . . . Lettered four times each in cross country and track . . . Also lettered four times in basketball . . . Named Central’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year . . . Personal: Majoring in biology . . . Daughter of Lane and Karen Lindsay . . . Mother attended UND . UND Ron Pynn Invitational

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AlySSA lueckYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Walworth, Wis .

High School: Big Foot Union High School (‘12)

major: Pre-Elementary Education

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Big Foot Union High School . . . Won Big Foot High School’s American Legion Athlete of the Year Award as a senior . . . Lettered four times in track and field . . . Set school re-cords in the shot put and discus . . . Earned team MVP honors in each of her last two years . . . Conference runner-up in the shot put to fel-low UND freshman Molly Griep as a senior . . . Won the Rock Valley Conference shot put championship in 2011 . . . Also won regional and sectional titles . . . Went on to place seventh at the 2011 Wisconsin Division II state meet . . . Placed sixth in the shot put at the 2010 state meet . . . Was the conference runner-up in the shot put to Molly Griep in 2010 . . . Also lettered in volleyball, basketball and powerlifting . . . Was named basketball team’s MVP as a senior while also earning all-conference second team accolades . . . Tied for second place at the 2012 powerlifting state meet . . . Honors student and member of the National Honor Society . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-elementary ed-ucation . . . Daughter of Greg and Chris Lueck . . . Father played football at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater .

AnnA lipetZkyYear: Senior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn .

High School: Moorhead High School (‘09)

major: Spanish

2012-13 (Senior): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Aca-demic Team . . . Ran in three cross country meets . . . Clocked a season-low time of 20:39 .05 at the South Dakota State Classic . . . 2011-12 (Junior): Earned Great West Conference Academic All-Conference honors in both cross country and indoor track . . . Placed 35th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:53 .59 . . . Clocked her season-best time of 19:28 .95 at the USD Tim Young Invitational . . . Earned second letters in both cross country and track and field . . . Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . 2010-11 (Sophomore): Named to both the Great West Conference All-Academic Fall (cross country) and Winter/Spring (indoor, out-door track) teams . . . Ran in all seven cross country meets . . . Placed 63rd at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Champion-ship . . . Earned second letter in cross country and first letter in track and field . . . 2009-10 (Freshman): Competed in all six cross country events as a freshman . . . Placed 36th at the Great West Conference Championship . . . Best placing was a 13th-place performance at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct . 9) . . . Made her collegiate debut with an 18th-place finish at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 5) . . . Earned first letter in cross country . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Moorhead High School . . . A four-year letterwinner in track and was named Moorhead High School’s Most Valuable Distance Runner as a junior . . . Ran in State True Team Meet . . . Lettered twice in cross country and was a team captain and team’s most valuable runner as a junior and senior . . . Ran in state cross country meet . . . Also lettered four times in hockey and was a team captain . . . Named team’s hardest worker . . . An academic all-state selection in hockey . . . Class Salutatorian . . . Per-sonal: Majoring in Spanish . . . . Daughter of Roger and Kim Lipetzky . . . Mother is a UND graduate . . . Father played baseball at Valley City State (N .D .) University . . . Grandfather, Larry Grooters, ran track and played basketball at VCSU .

SArA lubkeYear: Junior

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Helena, Mont .

Previous School: Carroll College

major: Forensic Science

Before UND: Spent previous two years at Carroll College . . . Red-shirted in 2011-12 . . . Qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2011 . . . Member of the Carroll College Dean’s List . . . Graduated with honors from Capital High School in 2010 . . . Lettered four times in track . . . Won the state championship in the pole vault as a senior and junior . . . State runner-up as a sophomore . . . Honor roll student . . . Member of the National Honor Society . . . Personal: Major-ing in forensic science . . . Daughter of Fred and Linda Lubke .

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jeSSiCA lynchYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Cologne, Minn .

High School: Chanhassen High School (‘11)


2012-13 (Sophomore): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Competed in all six meets . . . Ran her lowest time of the season (19:41 .0) at the Big Sky Conference Champion-ship, where she placed 55th . . . 2011-12 (Freshman): Helped UND’s distance medley relay team place third at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Finished seventh in the mile run at the USD John Dalton Invitational (Feb . 18) with a time of 5:21 .23 . . . Took fifth in the 5K at the Carleton Relays (April 21) . . . Placed 16th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship, third-best among Sioux runners . . . Recorded a personal-record time of 19:05 .90 at the conference meet . . . Earned first letters in both cross country and track and field . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Chanhassen High School . . . Lettered four times in track and field and cross country . . . Led Chanhassen High School to a conference championship in cross country as a senior . . . Earned all-conference cross country honors in 2010 and was a two-time honorable mention2007, 2008) . . . Was also a two-time all-conference honorable mention in track and field (2008, 2010) . . . Named team most valuable player in cross country and track (distance) as a senior . . . Member of the National Honor So-ciety . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Daughter of Dave and Cindy Lynch .

SHeA macgregorYear: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Roseau, Minn .

High School: Roseau High School (‘12)


Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Roseau High School . . . Lettered three times in track and twice in cross country . . . Served as team cap-tain of track and field team as a senior . . . Also lettered three times in swimming . . . Honor roll student . . . Also rides motocross and won back-to-back DMC Motorsports Series Women’s Championships . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Daughter of Patrick and Carlene MacGregor . . . Brother, Connor, wrestles at Minnesota State University, Moorhead .

rACHel miesbauerYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Hibbing, Minn .

Previous School: Minnesota Duluth

major: Dietetics

2012-13 (Sophomore): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Competed in three events in her first season at North Dakota . . . Clocked her fastest time of the season (20:43 .8) at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational . . . Before UND: Spent the 2011-12 season at the University of Minnesota Duluth . . . A 2011 graduate of Hibbing High School . . . Lettered six times in track and once in cross country as a prep . . . Earned all-conference honors in cross country and track as a senior . . . Led Hibbing to three straight Iron Range Conference championships . . . Two-time all-academic selection in basketball . . . Honor roll student . . . Personal: Majoring in dietetics . . . Daughter of Mike and Terri Miesbauer .

lyDiA lutZYear: Freshman

Event: Distance

Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn .

High School: Park Rapids High School (‘12)

major: Biology

2012-13 (Freshman): Named to 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Ran in all six meets . . . Led all UND runners at the SDSU Classic with a season-best time of 18:35 .76 . . . Placed 42nd at the Big Sky Conference Championship . . . Before UND: A 2012 grad-uate of Park Rapids High School . . . Lettered six times in both cross country and track and field as a prep . . . Five-time all-state performer in track . . . Placed third in the 4x800 relay and fourth in the 2-mile run at state meet as a senior . . . Placed sixth in the 4x800 in 2011 . . . . State runner-up in the 4x800 and finished seventh in the mile in 2010 . . . Placed fifth in the 4x800 in 2009 . . . Finished ninth in the 2-mile in 2008 . . . Set school records in the 2-mile and 4x800 . . . Placed sixth at state cross country meet as a senior and was a three-time all-con-ference performer . . . Member of the National Honor Society . . . Per-sonal: Majoring in biology . . . Daughter of John and Roberta Lutz .

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CHelSeA moserYear: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Willamina, Ore .

High School: Willamina High School (‘12)

major: Undeclared

2012-13 (Freshman): Redshirted as an outside hitter/middle on UND’s volleyball team . . . Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Williamina High School . . . Won nine varsity letters, four apiece in volleyball and track with another in basketball . . . A two-time first team all-league member and a second teamer as a sophomore . . . Earned player of the league accolades in both her junior and senior seasons . . . First-team all-state and Player of the 3A State Championship game in her final campaign . . . 2011 West Valley League Player of the Year . . . Re-corded 352 kills, 536 digs, 112 blocks and 39 service aces as a senior . . . National Honor Society member . . . Personal: Undecided on a ma-jor . . . Daughter of Mike and Julie Davis .

kAylee roelikeYear: Freshman

Event: Distance

Hometown: Freeport, Minn .

High School: Albany Senior High School (‘12)

major: English

2012-13 (Freshman): Competed in two cross country meets . . . De-buted at the season-opening Bison Duals . . . Ran her lowest time (20:35 .33) at the South Dakota State Classic . . . Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Albany High School . . . Received the Ken Klemmer Award in 2012 as Albany’s Female Athlete of the Year . . . Lettered six times in cross country and four times in track . . . Won the 2012 West Central Conference Cross Country individual championship . . . A two-time all-conference performer in cross country (2012, 2011) . . . Participat-ed in the MSHSL state meet five times . . . A seven-time all-conference performer in track . . . Member of Albany High School’s 4x3200 and 4x1600 relay teams that won state titles in 2012 . . . Helped set the school record in the 4x3200 relay and the 800-meters in 2011 . . . Was the 2010 section and sub-section runner-up in the 800-meters . . . Qualified for the 2010 MSHSL state meet in the 800-meters . . . Also lettered four times as a member of the dance team . . . Personal: Ma-joring in English . . . Daughter of Sharon Roelike Haider .

betHAny schultZYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Rochester, Minn .

High School: Century High School (‘12)


Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Century High School . . . Lettered four times in track and field as a prep . . . Was the 2011 Big 9 Confer-ence discus champion and went on to place eighth at the 2011 Min-nesota AA state meet . . . Earned all-state honors . . . An all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore . . . Won all-city championship three straight years from 2010 to 2012 . . . Lettered three times in soc-cer and twice in basketball . . . A Big 9 Scholar-Athlete in basketball and soccer . . . Earned academic all-state honors in both track and basketball . . . Received the Minnesota Soccer Association Academic Excellence Award in 2011 . . . Honors student and a Member of the National Honor Society . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical thera-py . . . Daughter of Ed and Lori Schultz .

roCHelle robbYear: Sophomore

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Bull Bay, Jamaica

Previous School: New Mexico

major: Anthropology

Before UND: Spent her freshman season at New Mexico Highlands University . . . Earned All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Second Team honors in the high jump . . . Graduated from the Con-vent of Mercy Academy ‘Alpha’ in Kingston, Jamaica . . . Competed for seven years in track and field as a prep . . . Personal: Majoring in an-thropology . . . Daughter of Harry Robb and Iona McFarlane .

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MegAn storstadYear: Senior

Event: Throws


High School: Red River High School (‘09)


2011-12 (Junior): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Placed second in the javelin and third in the hammer throw at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Achieved a personal-record mark of 42 .07 meters (138 feet) in the javelin . . . Re-corded a hammer throw of 48 .33 meters (158 feet, 7 inches) . . . GWC runner-up in the weight throw at the 2012 GWC Indoor Champion-ship . . . Logged a throw of 15 .75 meters (51 feet, 8 ¼ inches) . . . Broke the school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 50 .75 meters (166 feet, 6 inches) at the USD/SDSU Double Dual . . . Had originally eclipsed the standard three weeks earlier at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational . . . Her mark of 49 .18 meters (161 feet, 4 inch-es) was later broken by teammate Christine Weinreich at the same meet . . . Established a PR weight throw of 15 .31 meters (50 feet, 2 ¾ inches) at Iowa State’s Bill Bergan Invitational to finish first in her 10-person flight and 18th overall . . . Won the javelin and placed second in the hammer throw at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational . . . Recorded a PR javelin throw of 37 .47 meters (122 feet, 11 inches) at that meet . . . Earnd third letter . . . 2010-11 (Sophomore): Named to the 2010-11 GWC Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference team in indoor and outdoor track . . . Was the GWC runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 128 feet, 10 ½ inches . . . Won the javelin at North Da-kota State (121-7, at the South Dakota State Twilight (120 feet) and at South Dakota (117-8) . . . Earned second letter . . . 2009-10 (Fresh-man): Received UND’s Most Valuable Field Events award . . . Placed fourth in the javelin at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 120 feet, 11 inches . . . Won the javelin at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 19) with a throw of 114 feet . . . Earned her first letter . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Red River High School . . . Won back-to-back (2009, 2008) Eastern Dakota Conference championships in the javelin . . . Was the state runner-up in the javelin at the 2009 class A championship . . . Two-time all-state performer in track . . . Also lettered in volleyball and led Red River to state championships as a junior and senior . . . Twice named Red Riv-er’s Most Valuable Thrower . . . Was a two-time all-state and all-confer-ence performer in volleyball . . . Honor student . . . Received American Legion Auxiliary All-American Student Award . . . Personal: Majoring in physical education, exercise science and wellness . . . Daughter of Kevin and Maureen Storstad . . . Mother is a graduate of UND .

PAige slemmonsYear: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Fargo, N .D .

High School: Central Cass High School (‘12)


Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Central Cass High School . . . Let-tered five times in track as a prep . . . Was named her team’s MVP in each of her last three years . . . Was the state champion in the 4x100 and state runner-up in the 100-meters as a senior . . . Also placed third in the 200-meters and fourth in the 4x200 relay as a senior . . . Also lettered three times in volleyball and twice in softball . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Daughter of Shawn Slemmons and Karen Piper . . . Father played baseball at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota .

AlySSA stoltYear: Freshman

Event: Throws

Hometown: Plymouth, Minn .

High School: Wazata High School (‘12)

major: Mathematics

Before UND: A 2012 graduate of Wayzata High School . . . Lettered four times in track as a prep . . . Broke a 28-year old school record in the shot put and was a three-time state qualifier in the same event . . . Section 6AA shot put champion in 2011 and 2010 . . . Placed fifth in the shot put at the 2011 Minnesota AA state meet after a 15th-place finish in 2010 . . . Personal: Majoring in mathematics . . . Daughter of Jeff and Vicki Stolt .

CArolyn shabbYear: Sophomore

Event: Sprints



major: Undeclared

2011-12 (Freshman): Was the runner-up in the 100-meters at the Carleton Relays with a time of 13 .49 seconds . . . Also placed third in the 200-meters with a time of 27 .55 seconds . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Red River High School . . . Personal: Undecided on a ma-jor .

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Chantel Urban was the 2011-12 Great West ConferenceFreshman of the Year.

CHAntel urbanYear: Sophomore

Event: Throws

Hometown: Surrey, N .D .

High School: Surrey High School (‘11)

major: Communication

2011-12 (Freshman): Named 2012 Great West Conference Female Freshman of the Year after achieving three top-5 finishes at the GWC Outdoor championship . . . Placed fourth in the discus and fifth in both the javelin and the shot put at the GWC Outdoor champion-ship . . .Achieved a discus throw of 39 .22 meters (128 feet, 8 inches) . . . Recorded a javelin throw of 36 .07 meters (118 feet, 4 inches) and a shot put mark of 12 .57 meters (41 feet, 3 inches) . . . Finished sixth in the shot put at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship with a mark of 12 .19 meters (40 feet) . . . Logged a personal record of 37 .38 meters (122 feet, 8 inches) in the discus at the Bison Invita-tional . . . Won the discus at North Dakota State’s Lyle Hokanson Open with a throw of 38 .64 meters (126 feet, 9 inches) . . . Named to Ath-letic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Surrey High School . . . Lettered four times in track as a prep . . . Placed fifth in the discus at the 2010 and 2011 North Dakota State Championships . . . Also lettered five times in basketball and three times in volleyball . . . Personal: Majoring in biology and pre-health . . . Daughter of Troy and Kim Urban . . . Class Valedictorian as a senior .

Anne van heelYear: Junior

Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn .

High School: Forest Lake High School (‘10)

major: General Studies

2011-12 (Freshman): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Helped UND finish fifth in the 4x400 relay at the Great West Confer-ence Outdoor Championship . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Forest Lake High School . . . School record-holder in the 100-meters (15 .22 seconds) . . . Won the Section 7AA title in the 100-meter hurdles as a prep . . . Also placed second in the 300-meter hurdles to qualify for state in both events . . . Finished fourth in the 100-meters at Section 5AAA True Team track meet . . . Also placed sec-ond in the 4x200 relay . . . Personal: Majoring in general studies .

brittAny ungsYear: Junior

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Mantorville, Minn .

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

major: Communication

2012-13 (Junior): Did not compete in any cross country meets . . . 2011-12 (Sophomore): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Helped UND’s distance medley relay team place third (12:47 .18) at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Placed sixth in the 1,500-meters at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational . . . Earned her first letter in track and field . . . Did not compete in any cross country meets . . . 2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in four cross country meets . . . Made her debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) and placed 20th . . . Earned first cross country letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Kasson-Mantorville High School . . . A six-year letter-winner in track . . . Helped lead Kasson-Mantorville to back-to-back state championships in the 4x800-meter relay and broke a 15-year old state meet record . . . School record-holder in the 1,600 meters . . . Placed third at the state meet in the 1,600 meters as a sophomore and junior . . .Lettered twice in soccer . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Majoring in communication . . . Daughter of Chris and Judy Ungs .

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SAvAnA wellerYear: Junior

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn .

High School: Sauk Centre High School (‘10)

major: Mathematics

2011-12 (Sophomore): Named to Athletic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Member of UND’s fourth-place 4x400 relay team at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Placed seventh in the 800-meters at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Helped UND win the 4x400 relay at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational . . . Won the 800-meters at the Carleton Relays with a time of 2:19 .90 . . . Opened the indoor season by placing second in the 600-meters at the Da-kota Duals with a time of 1:39 .23 . . . Earned second letter . . . 2010-11 (Freshman): Member of UND’s 4x400 relay that placed sixth at the GWC Indoor Championship with a time of 4:03 .98 . . . Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that ran a school-record time of 11:53 .03 at the Iowa State Classic . . . Finished seventh in the 800-meters at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship with a time of 2:22 .92 . . . Ran a personal-record time of 2:16 .13 in the preliminaries . . . Placed third in the 800-meters at the South Dakota State Twilight Meet with a time of 2:26 .93 . . . Ran in a pair of cross country meets . . . Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Sauk Centre High School . . . Five-time letterwinner in track . . . Won 12 state medals and 14 all-conference honors . . . Three-time state runner-up in the 800 meters at the Minnesota State Class A Championship . . . Also placed third in the 4x800-meter relay and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2010 state championship . . . Was the 4x400 state champion as a sopho-more . . . Lettered twice in volleyball and was twice named her team’s most valuable player . . . Two-time all-conference and all-section per-former in volleyball . . . Lettered twice in basketball and volleyball and was a two-time all-conference selection in both sports . . . Two-time team MVP in volleyball and conference offensive player of the year . . . Twice named to all-section team in volleyball . . . Graduated with high honors and was class valedictorian . . . Personal: Majoring in math-ematics . . . Daughter of Jim and Jackie Weller . . . Older brother, Grant, played football at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn . . . . Another older brother, Zach, currently plays football for the Cobbers .

erin wysockiYear: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Grand Forks, Minn .


major: Community Nutrition

2012-13 (Sophomore): Named to the 2012 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team . . . Ran in all six cross country meets . . . Led the team with a time of 19:04 .79 at the season-opening Bison Cross Country Duals, where she placed eighth . . . Ran a season-best time of 18:28 .2 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational . . . Placed 38th at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a time of 18:59 .2 . . . 2011-12 (Freshman): Named Great West Conference Cross Country Fresh-man of the Year Earned All-GWC Cross Country First Team honors . . . Placed sixth at the GWC Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:21 .44 . . . Led UND with a ninth-place finish at the USD Tim Young Invitational (18:26 .01) . . . Finished fourth in the 5K (18:39 .53) at the Carleton Relays (April 21) . . . Placed fifth in the 1,500-meters at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (April 11) . . . Named to Athlet-ic Director’s Fall Honor Roll . . . Earned first letters in both cross coun-try and track and field . . . Before UND: A 2011 graduate of Red River High School . . . Lettered five times in cross country and four times in track and field . . . Won state track championships in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays as a senior . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Ma-joring community nutrition . . . Daughter of Jan and Rusty Wysocki . . . Both parents and several other relatives attended UND .

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BIg SKY COnFEREnCE

A new era in the Big Sky Conference begins in 2012-13 as the league enters its 50th year of athletic competition, and its 25th sponsoring women’s collegiate athletics .

The Division I Big Sky Conference welcomes the University of North Dakota and Southern Utah University into the fold as full members . Cal Poly and UC Davis join the league as af-filiate members in football, where the league competes at the Championship Subdivision level (formerly I-AA) .

The additions of North Dakota and Southern Utah give the stable Big Sky 11 full institu-tions and 13 football members . The current lineup includes four of the six charter mem-bers: Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State University and Weber State . Northern Arizona enters its 43rd season in the Big Sky, giving the conference five members with at least 40 years of continu-ous membership .

Eastern Washington University joined the Big Sky Conference in 1987, followed by Portland State University and Sacramento State in 1996 . The Big Sky became a nine-team league in 2006 with the addition of the University of Northern Colorado .

The league has become one of the strongest Division I conferences in the West and is a na-tional leader in the Football Championship Subdivision . Six times, Big Sky teams have won the Division I National Championship, in-cluding Eastern Washington in 2010 . A Big Sky team has played for the national champion-ship in three of the past four seasons .

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

to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington .

The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams . In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Port-land State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge . The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge de-parted in the spring of 2001 .

The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota . The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California . League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Ida-ho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado .

On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopt-ed by the six presidents of the charter mem-bers as the name of the new conference . The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A .B . (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont ., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky .” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promot-ed the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State . While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont ., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana . Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference . Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his col-umn dated Feb . 20, 1963 .

The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball and tennis . In addition, there are also championships in football, and women’s volleyball, golf and soccer . This upcoming spring, the Big Sky will sponsor a softball championship for the first time .

In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first be-gan sponsoring women’s sports . The former Mountain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs . The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women .

Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, is in his 18th year at the helm . Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011 . Ste-phenson served the league for 14 years . Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77 . The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71 .

Doug FullertonCommissioner

Ron LoghryAssociate

Commissioner

Jaynee NodalskiAssistant

Commissioner

Jon KasperAssistant

Commissioner

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TEAm AwARdS

CROSS COUNTRY mVPs1977 Unavailable1978 Unavailable1979 Lynne McKeane1980 Unavailable1981 Unavailable1982 Jeanne Likar1983 Unavailable 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Aune 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Sheila Pexsa 1988 Sheila Pexsa 1989 Steph Bruening 1990 Steph Bruening 1991 Steph Bruening 1992 Steph Bruening 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Heather Parr 1995 Kim Olund1996 Kim Olund1997 Traci Korynta1998 Becky Leppard1999 Jessica Neva2000 Becky Leppard2001 Jessica Neva2002 Carolyn Orsua2003 Jessica Neva2004 Veronica Sackett2005 Margaret Landberg2006 Kristy Keithley2007 Heidi Evans2008 Brittany Brenny2009 Brittany Brenny2010 Lindsay Anderson2011 Emily Emerson

CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAINS1977 Diane Schafer1978 Unavailable1979 Unavailable1980 Unavailable1981 Unavailable1982 Unavailable1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Kari McIntire 1985 Kari McIntire 1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 1987 Angie Johnson 1988 Jackie Kilian 1989 Sheila Pexsa 1990 Sheila Pexsa 1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman 1993 Heather Parr 1994 Erin Bly Jennifer Diedrich Heather Parr 1995 Erin Bly Heather Parr1996 Traci Korynta Christy Rygh1997 Disa Hillstrom Traci Korynta1998 Becky Leppard1999 Becky Leppard April Maine2000 Becky Lepppard April Maine2001 Katie Marschel2002 JoAan Murphy Carolyn Orsua

2003 Kristin Murch Jessica Schill2004 Jessica Lichter Kristin Murch2005 Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Jessica Lichter2006 Margaret Landberg Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley2007 Renee Aune Kristy Keithley Callie Malone2008 Lori Benke Mandy Gefroh2009 Lori Benke Kristi Dahlheimer2010 Emily Emerson2011 Emily Emerson Katherine Enabnit Meghan Enabnit

TRACK & FIELD mVPs1973 Donna Hutchinson1974 Unavailable1975 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman1976 Patty Reep1977 Nancy Cushman1978 Nancy Cushman Diane Schafer1979 Ginny Hoop Lynne McKeane1980 Unavailable 1981 Ginny (Hoop) Jacobson Connie Weltz1982 Margie Hutson Jeanne Likar1983 Margie Hutson1984 Unavailable1985 Unavailable1986 Karen Bergantine Sandi Walford1987 Kristy Forsberg-Aune Nancy Fleischhacker1988 Renee Crep, Shelly Ballard 1989 Renee Crep Traci Werner 1990 Steph Bruening Traci Werner1991 Sheila Pexsa Diana Trager1992 Liesa Swenson Sara Dupslaff 1993 Steph Bruening Marie Crep Louise Ronnerman Misty Langseth Kris Sorenson1994 Steph Bruening Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund1996 Kim Olund Vicky Besette 1997 NO MVP (season cancelled due to flood)1998 Cindy Scott Missy Wilson1999 Becky Leppard Kati Drellack2000 Becky Leppard Becky Cable

2001 Becky Leppard Talia Merritt2002 Jackie Auwarter Katie Marschel Julie Johnson

2003 JoAan Murphy Julie Johnson2004 Jessica Neva Jackie Kensinger Dana Olimb2005 Veronica Sackett Dana Olimb2006 Heidi Evans Jessica Fleck2007 Heidi Evans Michelle Burgaard2008 Heidi Evans Jessica Clausnitzer2009 Brittany Brenny Jessica Clausnitzer2010 Emily Emerson Megan Storstad

TRACK & FIELD CAPTAINS1973 Unavailable1974 Unavailable1975 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman1976 Shelly Allmaras Cynthia Bohlman1977 Unavailable1978 Diane Schafer1979 Unavailable1980 Unavailable1981 Unavailable1982 Unavailable1983 Kari McIntire 1984 Margie Hutson Kari McIntire 1985 Kristy Forsberg Mary Martian Lisa Resell 1986 Kristy Aune Nancy Fleischhacker Brenda Schmitz1987 Kristy Aune1988 Nancy Fleischhacker Brenda Schmitz 1989 Barb Bergantine Renee Crep Wendy Kinneberg 1990 Unavailable1991 Sheila Pexsa 1992 Unavailable 1993 Unavailable1994 Unavailable 1995 Heather Parr Laura Seifert Kari Ward1996 Vicky Besette Erin Bly 1997 Unavailable1998 Missy Berg Andrea Charlebois Tracy Korynta1999 Missy Berg Kati Drellack2000 Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard

2001 Missy Berg Becky Cable Becky Leppard Jessica Williams2002 Katie Marschel Jessica Williams 2003 Heidi Faul Julie Johnson Beth Morris JoAan Murphy2004 April Bielejeski Kristin Murch Dana Olimb Jessica Schill2005 Jackie Kensinger Kristin Murch Heidi Zander2006 Britt Beeson Margaret Landberg Heidi Zander2007 Nikki Dahlstrom Jessica Fleck Margaret Landberg2008 Nikki Dahlstrom Renee Aune Jessica Clausnitzer2009 Jessica Clausnitzer Kristi Dahlheimer Kate LaRoche2010 Brooke Biederstedt Jessica Butler Emily Emerson2011 Brooke Biederstedt Jessica Butler

VeronicaSackett

KristinMurch

MargaretLandberg

BrittanyBeeson

TraciKroynta

JoAan Murphy

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SCHOOL RECORdS

North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records

Event Name Year mark55-meters Margie Hutson 1983 7 .2360-meters Margie Hutson 1981 7 .8655-meter hurdles Beth Morris 2003 8 .3060-meter hurdles Jessica Butler 2011 8 .87200-meters Liesa Swenson 1993 25 .31300-meters* Liesa Swenson 1993 41 .25400-meters Jessica Williams 2001 57 .41500-meters Marie Crep 1993 1:15 .85600-meters Heidi Faul 2001 1:35 .23800-meters Jessica Schill 2004 2:10 .181,000-meters Becky Leppard 2000 2:55 .151,500-meters* Louise Ronnerman 1993 4:32 .31Mile Run Becky Leppard 2001 4:49 .353,000-meters Steph Bruening 1993 9:44 .105,000-meters Jessica Neva 2004 16:49 .35High Jump Julie Johnson 2003 5-08 3/4Long Jump Laura Seifert 1994 18-09 1/2Triple Jump Sara Dupslaff 1992 38-04 3/4Pole Vault Jessica Clausnitzer 2008 12-09 1/2Shot Put Traci Werner 1990 46-08 1/220 lb . Weight Christine Weinreich 2012 52-01 3/4Pentathlon Beth Morris 2003 3,252 pts .

Relays400-meter relay* Margie Hutson, Steph Mahanna, 1981 52:06 Ginny Hoop, Connie Weltz 800-meter relay Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson, 1999 1:46 .98 Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White

1,600-meter relay Jessica Williams, Jessica Schill 2002 3:49 .39 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

3,200-meter relay* Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans 2004 9:19 .35 Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill

Distance medley relay Lindsay Anderson, Emily Emerson, 2011 11:53.03 megan Gray, Savana Weller

*Event No Longer Contested

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

Veronica Sackett was a member of two school-record indoor relay teams.

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

Jessica Boger was a member of UND’s school-record distance medley relay team in 2006.

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SCHOOL RECORdS

North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records

Event Name Year mark100-meters Crystal White 1999 12 .12200-meters Liesa Swenson 1992 24 .85400-meters Heidi Faul 2001 56 .13800-meters Becky Leppard 2001 2:09 .171,500-meters Heidi Evans 2008 4:24 .663,000-meters Steph Bruening 1993 9:44 .043,000-meter steeple Veronica Sackett 2005 10:51 .74 5,000-meters Steph Bruening 1993 16:50 .5410,000-meters Jessica Neva 2004 35:33 .10100-meter hurdles Jessica Butler 2011 14 .21400-meter hurdles Liesa Swenson 1992 60 .91High Jump Wendy Kinneberg 1990 5-08 1/2Long Jump Laura Seifert 1994 18-09Triple Jump Nikki Sims 2004 38-04 1/4Pole Vault Jessica Clausnitzer 2007 12-02Shot Put Traci Werner 1990 46-02 1/2Discus Talia Merritt 2001 173-10Javelin Dana Olimb 2005 156-01Hammer megan Storstad 2012 166-6Heptathlon Jackie Kensinger 2004 4,527 pts .

Relays400-meter relay Kerry Hendrickson, Chantel Larson 1998 48 .27 Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White

800-meter relay Brittney Bolstad, Sarah Fegley, 2011 1:45.51 Mikaela Hirst, Paige Kuplic

1,600-meter relay Jessica Williams, Missy Berg 2001 3:45 .05 April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

3,200-meter relay Cindy Scott, Missy Berg 1999 9:04 .04 Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pederson Sprint Medley Crystal White, Chantel Larson 1999 4:05 .77 Jackie Feser, April Maine Distance Medley Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter 2001 11:47 .63 Becky Leppard, April Maine

Traci Werner set the UND record in the outdoor shot put in 1990, a record that still stands. That same year, she set the school’s indoor shot put record.

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

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

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

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und TOp-10 LISTS

EVENT SITE mARK YEAR55-mETERS Margie Hutson NCC 7 .23 1983Liesa Swenson Bemidji 7 .27 1993Chantel Larson Fargo 7 .28 1999Crystal White NCC 7 .30 1998Sara Dupslaff Fargo 7 .42 1989Marci Enns Fargo 7 .44 1993Rebecca Goodman NCC 7 .51 2001Paula Cash NCC 7 .56 1988Erin Baustian Concordia 7 .57 2004Crystal Engstrom Fargo 7 .60 .60 2000Cassie Hajicek Fargo 7 .60 2001

55-mETER HURDLES Beth Morris Fargo 8 .30 2003Aimee Wiseth Fargo 8 .42 1991Jessica Clausnitzer Bemidji 8 .44 2009Jessica Butler Bemidji 8 .46 2009Teresa Betz NCC 8 .54 1987Paula Cash NCC 8 .54 1988Denise Barnhardt Fargo 8 .55 1992Allyson Grohnke NCC 8 .64 1988Becky Cable NCC 8 .78 2000Cassie Hajicek Bemidji 8 .83 2002

60-mETER HURDLESJessica Butler GWC 8 .74 2011Kirsten Haas GWC 9.04 2011Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 9 .05 2008Beth Morris NCAA II 9 .07 2003Jodi Bredahl NA 9 .30 1979Rachael Fashant Iowa St . 9 .42 2010megan Gray GWC Hep. 9.46 2011Mikaela Hirst Iowa St . 9 .49 2012Jackie Kensinger Mankato 9 .53 2004Jenna Gillson GWC Hep. 9.64 2011

200-mETERS Liesa Swenson Iowa St . 25 .31 1993Paige Kuplic Iowa St . 25 .68 2010Chantel Larson Concordia 25 .98 1999Kirsten Haas South Dakota 26.05 2012Krista Vogel Mankato 26 .32 2007Crystal White NCC 26 .34 1999Jess Williams Concordia 26 .39 2000Rebecca Goodman NCC 26 .40 2001April Bielejeski Bemidji 26 .67 2002Cheri Boyer Iowa St . 26 .67 2009

300-mETERS Liesa Swenson Bemidji 41 .25 1993Paige Kuplic Notre Dame 42 .19 2010Karen Bergantine NCC 42 .60 1986Brenda Schmitz St . Cloud 42 .70 1987Cheri Boyer Notre Dame 42 .78 2010Chris Hoper Fargo 43 .52 1989Ginny Hoop NCC 42 .88 1984Jennifer Riley Fargo 43 .54 1988Renee Crep Bemidji 43 .64 1990Teresa Betz Mankato 44 .64 1987

400-mETERS Jessica Williams Minnesota 57 .41 2001Heidi Faul NCC 57 .85 2002Kirsten Haas GWC 58.46 2012April Bielejeski Bemidji 58 .55 2002Missy Berg Iowa St . 58 .94 1999Krista Vogel Mankato 59 .57 2007Renee Crep Fargo 59 .64 1990Kari Ward Fargo 60 .11 1994Ginny Hoop NCC 60 .15 1981Savana Weller GWC 60.38 2012

EVENT SITE mARK YEAR 500-mETERS Marie Crep NCC 1:15 .85 1993Heidi Faul NCC 1:16 .48 2000April Bielejeski NCC 1:16 .73 2002Missy Berg NCC 1:17 .04 1999Jessic Schill Fargo 1:17 .85 2004Jessica Williams Fargo 1:18 .03 2000Renee Crep NCC 1:18 .50 1990Jenna Griffith NCC 1:18 .65 2003Kari Ward Fargo 1:18 .91 1994Savana Weller Notre Dame 1:19.15 2011

600-mETERS Heidi Faul Minnesota 1:35 .23 2001Missy Berg Minnesota 1:38 .00 1999Traci Korynta Concordia 1:38 .62 1999Lisbeth Pedersen Bemidji 1:38 .75 1999Cindy Scott Minnesota 1:39 .00 1999April Bielejeski Minnesota 1:39 .09 2001Savana Weller NDSU 1:39.23 2012Kirsten Haas NDSU 1:39.48 2012Renee Crep Minnesota 1:40 .44 1989Jackie Feser Concordia 1:40 .55 1999

800-mETERS Jessica Schill NCAA II 2:10 .18 2004Jackie Auwarter NCAA II 2:11 .18 2002Heidi Evans NCAA II 2:11 .98 2007Marie Crep NCAA II 2:12 .25 1993Becky Leppard Fargo 2:12 .54 2001Louise Ronnerman NCC 2:13 .92 1993Emily Emerson Iowa St . 2:14 .06 2011Cindy Scott Iowa St . 2:14 .64 1999Erin Bly Iowa St . 2:14 .90 1994Jen Lykken Iowa St . 2:15 .14 1993

1,000-mETERS Becky Leppard Fargo 2:55 .15 2000Jackie Auwarter NCC 2:55 .45 2002Cindy Scott NCC 2:57 .17 1999Traci Korynta Fargo 2:57 .21 1999Emily Emerson NDSU 2:58 .06 2012Katie Marschel NCC 2:58 .82 2001Steph Bruening Fargo 2:59 .74 1993Lindsay Anderson NDSU 3:00.07 2012Sheila Pexsa St .Cloud 3:00 .38 1991Jessica Schill NCC 3:00 .49 2001

1,500-mETERS Louise Ronnerman NCAA II 4:32 .31 1993Steph Bruening NCAA II 4:36 .06 1993Sheila Pexsa NCAA II 4:38 .13 1992Cindy Scott Fargo 4:42 .57 1995Jeanne Likar NCC 4:42 .75 1983Kristy Forsberg NCAA II 4:43 .34 1987Evette Edmondson Fargo 4:45 .24 1993Disa Hillstrom Fargo 4:52 .46 1995Jenny Diedrich Fargo 4:53 .20 1995Kari McIntire St . Cloud 4:55 .24 1986

EVENT SITE mARK YEARmILE RUN Becky Leppard NCAA II 4:49 .35 2001Katie Marschel NCAA II 4:53 .28 2002Steph Bruening Iowa St . 4:57 .11 1993Louise Ronnerman Iowa St . 4:59 .01 1992April Maine NCC 4:59 .52 2000Emily Emerson Notre Dame 4:59 .60 2010Lindsay Anderson GWC 5:00.53 2011Heidi Evans Iowa St . 5:03 .55 2006Veronica Sackett NCC 5:03 .73 2006Sheila Pexsa Iowa St . 5:04 .68 1992

3,000-mETERS Steph Bruening NCAA II 9:44 .10 1993Jessica Neva Minnesota 9:56 .89 2002Sheila Pexsa Iowa St . 9:59 .24 1992Evette Edmondson Iowa St . 9:59 .74 1993Becky Leppard NCC 10:03 .09 2001Brittany Brenny Idaho St . 10:08 .32 2010Kari McIntire Fargo 10:14 .08 1984Heather Parr Iowa St . 10:21 .30 1993Meghan Enabnit Iowa St . 10:23 .37 2011

5,000-mETERS Jessica Neva NCAA II 16:49 .35 2004Kim Olund NCAA II 16:49 .70 1996Steph Bruening NCAA II 17:12 .62 1994Lindsay Anderon Notre Dame 17:16.17 2011Evette Edmondson NCC 17:40 .52 1993Brittany Brenny GWC 17:53 .14 2009Heather Parr NCC 17:57 .62 1994JoAan Murphy NCC 18:00 .71 2003Carolyn Busse NCC 18:08 .33 2000Margaret Landberg NCC 18:16 .35 2006

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EVENT SITE mARK YEAR800-mETER RELAY Kim Johnson, Chantel Larson Concordia 1:46 .98 1999Suzanne Bergantine, Crystal White Jess Williams, Rebecca Goodman Concordia 1:47 .55 2000Suzanne Bergantine, Heidi Faul Paula Cash, Allyson Grohnke NCC 1:49 .51 1988Renee Crep, Jen Riley Sara Dupslaff, Chris Hoper NCC 1:49 .64 1989Brenda Dietrich, Jen Riley Paula Pringle, Margie Hnasko NCC 1:49 .95 1983Lisa Resell, Margie Hutson

1,600-mETER RELAY Jess Williams, Jess Schill NCAA II 3:49 .39 2002April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Becky Leppard Fargo 3:52 .82 2001April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Rebecca Goodman Minnesota 3:54 .51 2001April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Missy Berg Fargo 3:54 .94 2000Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul Jess Williams, Andrea Domaskin NCC 3:56 .85 2000Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul Missy Berg, Jess Williams Iowa St . 3:59 .50 1999Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott

3,200-mETER RELAY Rachel Sackett, Heidi Evans, NCC 9:19 .35 2004Veronica Sackett, Jessica SchillJess Schill, Jackie Auwarter NCC 9:20 .51 2002JoAan Murphy, Katie MarschelKatie Marschel, April Maine NCC 9:22 .55 2001Jess Schill, Becky Leppard Jackie Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen Concordia 9:30 .61 1999Traci Korynta, Cindy ScottJess Schill, Brittany Beeson NCC 9:30 .73 2003JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett Missy Berg, Jackie Auwarter NCC 9:31 .42 1999Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott Missy Berg, April Maine NCC 9:34 .70 2000Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard Missy Berg, April Maine Concordia 9:37 .20 2000K . Marschel . Jackie Auwarter

DISTANCE mEDLEY RELAY Emily Emerson, megan Gray, Iowa State 11:53.03 2011Savana Weller, Lindsay Anderson Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger, Mankato 11:56 .98 2006Heidi Evans, Veronica SackettRachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger, Minnesota 11:59 .21 2005Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Rachelle Duerre, Brittany Beeson, Iowa State 12:16 .13 2005Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett

SHOT PUT Traci Werner NCC 46-8 1/2 1990Diana Trager Fargo 45-5 1/2 1990Kati Drellack Fargo 44-1 1/2 1999Nancy Fleischhacker NCC 43-3 1/2 1987Dana Olimb NCC 43-01 1/2 2005Misty Langseth Fargo 43-00 1991Talia Merritt Fargo 42-8 1/2 2003Christine Weinreich USD 42-6 1/4 2011Andrea Charlebois NCC 42-5 1/2 1998Lindsey Hausauer Bemidji 41-03 2005

EVENT SITE mARK YEAR20 LB. WEIGHTChristine Weinreich GWC 52-1 3/4 2012megan Storstad GWC 51-8 1/4 2012Kati Drellack Fargo 50-01 1/2 1999Dana Olimb Bemidji 49-01 2005Talia Merritt NCC 47-00 3/4 2001Lyndsey Hausauer Bemidji 45-10 2005Krista Klabo NCC 43-10 3/4 2006Jenny Flach Mankato 43-05 3/4 2005Brooke Biederstedt Bemidji 41-10 1/2 2009Suzy Homstad Bemidji 41-07 1/4 2006

HIGH JUmP Julie Johnson NCAA II 5-8 3/4 2003Wendy Kinneberg NCC 5-8 1990Allyson Grohnke NCC 5-7 1/4 1987Shosti Vorachek Fargo 5-6 1/4 2000Nikki Dahlstrom NCC 5-6 2006Lyndsy Geggleman NCC 5-5 2006Amanda Nagel Mankato 5-4 3/4 2004Pam Cole NCC 5-4 1984Tricia Pederson Fargo 5-4 1997Cristy Risberg NCC Pent . 5-3 1/4 1993Jessica Butler Bemidji 5-3 1/4 2008

LONG JUmP Laura Siefert Iowa St . 18-09 1/4 1994Sara Dupslaff NCC 18-07 1992Nikki Sims Fargo 18-05 3/4 2004Karen Bergantine NCC 18-04 1986Michelle Burgard Bemidji 18-03 1/4 2007 Cristy Risberg Fargo 17-11 1/4 1993mikaela Hirst USD 17-11 2012Brenda Schmitz NDSCS 17-10 3/4 1986Wendy Kinneberg Fargo 17-09 1990Kristin Stokes NCC 17-07 1999

TRIPLE JUmP Mikaela Hirst GWC 38-4 3/4 2011Sara Dupslaff NCC 38-4 3/4 1992Jackie Kensinger Fargo 38-02 2003Sarah Fegley GWC 37-6 1/2 2010Michelle Burgard Bemidji 37-3 3/4 2006Nikki Sims Mankato 36-8 1/2 2004Jessica Fleck Bemidji 36-8 1/2 2005Kristin Stokes Bemidji 36-6 3/4 1999Suzanne Bergantine NCC 36-6 1/4 1999Jen Halstenson Concordia 36-5 3/4 2000

POLE VAULTJessica Clausnitzer St . Cloud 12-9 1/2 2008Kate LaRoche St . Cloud 12-5 1/2 2008Jessica Fleck Bemidji 12-1 1/2 2006Kayla Pfau Vermillion 11-08 2010Ellen Amberson NCC 11-6 1/2 2004Taylor Brett Notre Dame 11-3 3/4 2011Darby Sedler Fargo 10-11 3/4 2003Becky Cable NCC 10-11 2000Lisa Bell Fargo 10-00 2000

PENTATHLONBeth Morris Fargo 3,252 pts . 2003Cristy Risberg NCC 3,245 pts . 1993megan Gray GWC 3,117 pts. 2012Jenna Gillson GWC 2,806 pts. 2011Heidi Zander NCC 2,719 pts . 2006


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EVENT SITE mARK YEAR100-mETERS Crystal White Moorhead 12 .12 1999Chantel Larson Moorhead 12 .16 1999Margie Hutson NCC 12 .21 1984Liesa Swenson NCC 12 .25 1993Rebecca Goodman NCC 12 .37 2001Karen Bergantine UND 12 .38 1986Paige Kuplic Drake 12 .25 2010Marci Enns NCC 12 .56 1993Cheri Boyer Drake 12 .68 2010Crystal Engstrom Moorhead 12 .73 2000

200-mETERS Liesa Swenson NCC 24 .85 1992Margie Hutson NCC 25 .02 1984Chantel Larson Moorhead 25 .17 1998Paige Kuplic SIUE 25 .26 2010Crystal White NCC 25 .36 1999Rebecca Goodman NCC 25 .42 2001Cheri Boyer San Diego St . 26 .04 2009Krista Vogel Simpson 26 .18 2007Cassie Hajicek NCC 26 .19 2001Marci Enns NCC 26 .40 1993 400-mETERS Heidi Faul NCC 56 .13 2001Jess Williams NCC 56 .35 2001Marie Crep UND 56 .64 1994Renee Crep NCC 56 .70 1989April Bielejeski NCC 57 .92 2001Brenda Schmitz Moorhead 58 .64 1987Kari Ward NCC 58 .71 1994Krista Vogel NCC 58 .94 2007Cindy Scott Fargo 58 .96 1998Andrea Domaskin Morningside 59 .30 2000 800-mETERS Becky Leppard NCAA II 2:09 .17 2001Marie Crep NCAA II 2:09 .46 1994Heidi Evans Asuza Pacific 2:10 .71 2008Jessica Schill NCAA II 2:11 .43 2004Jackie Auwarter Moorhead 2:11 .75 2002Emily Emerson USD 2:12 .26 2011Cindy Scott NCAA II 2:12 .26 1998Jessica Lindsay GWC 2:13.87 2012Louise Ronnerman Minnesota 2:13 .95 1992Veronica Sackett St . Olaf 2:14 .61 2004 1,500-mETERS Heidi Evans Mt . Sac 4:24 .66 2008Becky Leppard Drake 4:26 .71 2000Emily Emerson GWC 4:27 .29 2012Louise Ronnerman NCC 4:31 .46 1992Kristy Forsberg-Aune NCC 4:32 .80 1987April Maine NCAA II 4:34 .51 2000Katie Marschel NCC 4:35 .02 2001Steph Bruening NCC 4:35 .56 1993Renee Aune Concordia 4:39 .35 2007Jessica Neva N .W MO . 4:40 .13 2002

3,000-mETERS Steph Bruening NCC 9:44 .04 1993Jessica Neva NCAA II 9:51 .84 2004Sheila Pexsa Minnesota 9:56 .69 1991Kari McIntire Moorhead 9:58 .30 1984Becky Leppard NCC 10:04 .57 1999Evette Edmondson Augie 10:08 .34 1993Kristy Forsberg-Aune Drake 10:13 .76 1987Lindsay Anderson USD 10:15.05 2011Brittany Brenny USC 10:15 .09 2009JoAan Murphy Emporia 10:15 .77 2003Heidi Evans Florida State 10:15 .41 2007

EVENT SITE mARK YEAR5,000-mETERS Steph Bruening SW MO . 16:50 .54 1993Lindsay Anderson mt. Sac 16:59.01 2012Kim Olund Drake 17:07 .20 1996Evette Edmondson Minnesota 17:08 .24 1993Sheila Pexsa Drake 17:18 .43 1991Brittany Brenny GWC 17:19 .52 2010Kari McIntire JC 17:29 .24 1984Jeanne Likar Moorhead 17:48 .54 1982JoAan Murphy Cal St . LA 17:49 .60 2003Heather Parr Drake 17:50 .32 1993

10,000-mETERS Jessica Neva NCC 35:33 .10 2004Brittany Brenny GWC 35:33 .50 2010Steph Bruening Drake 35:35:64 1994Kim Olund NCAA II 35:50 .06 1996Evette Edmondson Drake 36:23 .83 1993JoAan Murphy NCC 36:50 .92 2003Kristy Keithley NCC 37:01 .78 2007Heather Parr SDSU 37:30 .07 1994Margaret Landberg NCC 37:33 .87 2007Carolyn Busse NCC 37:49 .70 2000

100-mETER HURDLES Jessica Butler GWC 14 .21 2011Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 14 .76 2007Beth Morris NCC 14 .78 2003Becky Cable NCC 14 .84 1999Denise Barnhardt Minnesota 14 .96 1992Kirsten Haas GWC 15.01 2011Paula Cash Moorhead 15:14 1988Allyson Grohnke Moorhead 15:14 1988megan Gray Coastal Car. 15.22 2012Jenna Gillson GWC 15.30 2011 400-mETER HURDLES Liesa Swenson NCAA II 60 .91 1992Kirsten Haas Azusa 61.71 2012Missy Berg NCC 61 .93 1999Jenna Gillson GWC 63.18 2011Dana Peterson NCC 64 .30 2008Denise Barnhardt NCC 64 .34 1992Rachel Sackett NCC 64 .74 2005Jodi Horn NW Missouri 65 .03 2001Audra Bushaw NCC 65 .43 1994Loni Ulrich UND 65 .74 1984

STEEPLECHASEVeronica Sackett NCC 10:58 .70 2004Renee Aune Augustana 11:06 .84 2006Carolyn Orsua Moorhead 11:10 .24 2002Kristi Dahlheimer Coastal Car 11:26 .94 2010Kristin Murch NCC 11:29 .38 2004Mandy Gefroh NCC 11:43 .89 2007Courtney Hugstad-Vaa NCC 11:47 .52 2005Jordyn Dass Drake 12:17 .23 2011Katherine Enabnit GWC 12:25 .67 2009Margaret Landberg NW Mo . St . 12:25 .90 2004

EVENT SITE mARK YEAR400-mETER RELAY Kerry Henricksen NCC 48 .27 1998Chantel Larson Suzanne BergantineCrystal White

Jess Williams NCC 48 .33 2001Rebecca Goodman Cassie HajicekApril Bielejeski

Jess Williams NCC 48 .50 2000Rebecca Goodman Suzanne BergantineCrystal Engstrom

Jessica Butler GWC 48 .53 2011Paige KuplicBrittney BolstadMikaela Hirst

Jess Williams NCC 48 .94 1999Chantel Larson Suzanne BergantineCrystal White

Cheri Boyer Drake 48 .86 2010Jessica ButlerSarah FegleyPaige Kuplic

Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 49 .25 2008Sarah Fegley Sara CarpenterJessica Butler

Jess Williams UND 49 .30 2000Rebecca Goodman Suzanne BergantineHeidi Faul Sara Dupslaff NCC 49 .54 1992Cristy Risberg Denise BarnhardtLiesa Swenson

Jessica Clausnitzer Sioux Falls 49 .98 2009Cheri Boyer Sara CarpenterJessica Butler


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EVENT SITE mARK YEAR1,600-mETER RELAY Jess Williams, Missy Berg, NCAA II 3:45 .05 2001April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul

Jess Williams, Jess Schill, Drake 3:49 .31 2002April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul

Jess Williams, Jackie Auwarter, Drake 3:49 .81 2002April Biejeleski, Heidi Faul

Jess Williams, Missy Berg, Florida St . 3:51 .89 2000Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul

Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill, NCC 3:52 .43 2004April Bielejeski, Erin Baustian

Jess Williams, Missy Berg, NCC 3:52 .55 2000April Bielejeski, Rebecca Goodman

Jenna Gillson, Kirsten Haas, GWC 3:55.98 2012Anne Van Heel, Jessica Lindsay

Erin Bly, Marie Crep, NCC 3:56 .07 1993Audra Bushaw, Kari Ward

Jess Williams, Missy Berg, NCC 3:56 .32 1999Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott

Jenna Griffith, Jess Schill, Emporia 3:56 .67 2003Rachel Sackett, Heidi Faul

3,200-mETER RELAY Cindy Scott, Missy Berg, Drake 9:04 .03 1999J . Auwarter, Lisbeth Pedersen

Katie Marschel, April Maine, Drake 9:08 .51 2001Jess Schill, Jackie Auwarter

Heidi Evans, Kristi Dalhelmer, Drake 9:08 .76 2007Jessica Messer, Renee Aune

Rachelle Duerre, Rachel Sackett, Drake 9:09 .16 2005Veronica Sackett, Heidi Evans

Rachelle Duerre, V . Sackett, Drake 9:10 .17 2004Rachel Sackett, Jessica Schill

Cindy Scott, Traci Korynta, Drake 9:12 .92 1996Erin Bly, Christy Rygh

Steph Bruening, Jackie Killian, Drake 9:13 .37 1990Barb Bergantine, Marie Crep

April Maine, Jackie Auwarter, Drake 9:13 .68 2000Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy

Jess Schill, Rachel Sackett, Drake 9:18 .72 2003Brittany Beeson, Veronica Sackett

Heidi Evans, Britt Beeson, Drake 9:26 .90 2006V . Sackett, Margaret Landberg

DISTANCE mEDLEY Katie Marschel, Jackie Auwarter, Drake 11:47 .63 2001Becky Leppard, April Maine

Jen Lykken, Marie Crep, Drake 11:48 .94 1993Erin Bly, Steph Bruening

Christy Rygh, Missy Berg, Drake 12:03 .49 1998Cindy Scott, Becky Leppard

Jessica Schill, April Bielejeski, Drake 12:05 .62 2004Rachel Sackett, Rachelle Duerre

Jess Schill, Heidi Faul, Drake 12:08 .23 2003Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett

Steph Bruening, Audra Bushaw, Drake 12:11 .98 1991Jackie Kilian, Sheila Pexsa

SPRINT mEDLEY Crystal White, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:05 .77 1999Jackie Feser, April Maine

Rebecca Goodman, S . Bergantine, Drake 4:08 .77 2000Jackie Auwarter, April Maine

Kerry Hendricksen, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:10 .78 1998Missy Berg, Becky Leppard

April Bielejeski, Becky Cable, Drake 4:11 .10 2001Rebecca Goodman, Jackie Auwarter

Sara Glas, Chantel Larson, Drake 4:12 .15 1996Kari Ward, Cindy Scott

Heidi Hager, Laura Seifert, Drake 4:14 .82 1994Kari Ward, Erin Bly

POLE VAULTJessica Clausnitzer Concordia 12-06 2008Kate LaRoche GWC 12-00 2009Ellen Amberson Moorhead 11-10 3/4 2005Kayla Pfau SIUE 11-7 3/4 2010Jessica Fleck NCC 11-07 2005Taylor Brett GWC 11-3 3/4 2011Becky Cable NCC 11-01 1/4 2000Darby Sedler NCC 10-10 3/4 2003Lisa Bell NCC 9-07 2001

HIGH JUmP Wendy Kinneberg Moorhead 5-8 1/2 1990Sandi Walford Concordia 5-08 1986Julie Johnson NCAA II 5-7 3/4 2000Allyson Grohnke Moorhead 5-7 1/2 1987Pam Cole NCC 5-06 1984Cristy Risberg NCC 5-5 1/2 1993Shosti Vorachek Moorhead 5-5 1/2 2000Delayne Gilbertson NDSCS 5-4 1/2 1987Nikki Dahlstrom Emporia 5-05 2006Jessica Butler GWC 5-4 1/2 2011


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LONG JUmP Laura Seifert Moorhead 18-09 1994Brenda Schmitz NCC 18-7 3/4 1986Nikki Sims Jamestown 18-06 2004Sara Dupslaff NCC 18-5 1/2 1992Michelle Burgard Concordia 18-2 1/4 2007Kristin Stokes Fargo 18-0 1/2 2000Karen Bergantine NCC 17-11 3/4 1986Brenda Dietrich UND 17-11 3/4 1989Jackie Kensinger NCC Hep . 17-10 1/4 2004Cristy Risberg UND 17-9 3/4 1993

TRIPLE JUmP Nikki Sims Jamestown 38-4 1/4 2004Sarah Fegley GWC 38-02 2009Suzanne Bergantine NCC 38-2 3/4 1998Kristin Stokes NCC 37-9 3/4 1998Sara Dupslaff Drake 37-9 1/2 1992Michelle Burgard Moorhead 37-6 1/2 2007Mikaela Hirst USD 37-05 2011Jackie Kensinger NCC 37-0 1/4 2003Jen Halstenson Fargo 36-10 2000Shosti Vorachek Emporia 36-09 3/4 2001

SHOT PUT Traci Werner NCAA II 46-2 1/2 1990Diana Trager NCAA II 45-5 1/4 1991Christine Weinreich GWC 44-8 1/2 2012Nancy Fleischhacker UND 43-11 3/4 1987Dana Olimb NCC 43-08 2004Misty Langseth NCC 43-4 1/4 1994Andrea Charlebois SDSU 42-9 1996Kati Drellack Bemidji 42-9 1999Talia Merritt NW Missouri 42-5 2001Judy Stamness UND 42-4 1983

DISCUS Talia Merritt NW Missouri 173-10 2001Diana Trager NCC 153-7 1991Christine Weinreich NDSU 152-04 2012Traci Werner Concordia 148-6 1990Shelly Ballard NDSCS 145-10 1988Danye Guinn NCC 143-01 2006Misty Langesth Moorhead 142-3 1993Lindsey Hausauer Concordia 140-09 2005Judy Stamness NCC 139-11 1983Missy Wilson NCC/MIAA 139-5 1996

JAVELIN Dana Olimb NCAA II 156-01 2005Vicky Besette Bemidji 149-0 1994Janet Connell NCC 138-06 1987megan Storstad GWC 138-0 2012Autumn Ballweber NCC/MIAA 137-3 1996Lisa Perrault NCC 134-0 1983Sherry Midgarden NCC 133-1 1990Suzy Homstad Emporia 132-10 2005Tanya Edwards Moorhead 131-6 1989Kris Sorenson UND 130-0 1995

HAmmER megan Storstad USD 166-06 2012Christine Weinreich Fargo 165-10 2012Talia Merritt 146-01 2001Dana Olimb NCC 146-00 2005Suzy Homstad Concordia 140-03 2007Jennifer Flach Concordia 137-11 2005Brooke Biederstedt Coastal Car . 136-01 2012Sam Underhill Fargo 126-09 2011Krista Klabo Jamestown 120-02 2006Chantel Urban GWC 119-11 2012

HEPTATHLON Jackie Kensinger NCC 4,527 pts 2004Allyson Grohnke NCC 4,279 pts . 1987megan Gray GWC 4,269 pts. 2012Beth Morris NCC 4,088 pts 2003Becky Cable NCC 4,264 pts . 1999Cristy Risberg CMSU 3,993 pts . 1993Wendy Kinneberg Drake 3,668 pts . 1988Heidi Zander NCC 3,531 pts 2004Ashley Fedie GWC 3,495 pts. 2012Chantel Larson NCC/MIAA 3,322 pts . 1996


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Years at UND: 1998-2002

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Breckenridge, Minn .

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

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



Event: Sprints

Hometown: Odin, Minn .

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April Bielejeski was a three time All-America as a member of Fight-ing Sioux 1600 meter relay teams . In 2000 Bielejeski earned her first All-America honor at the NCAA outdoor championships . At the 2001 outdoor meet she earned her second All-America when the 1600 relay team placed fourth in a school record time of 3:45 .05 . Bielejeski received her third All-America at the 2002 NCAA indoor meet when the Sioux relay team placed fourth, again in a school record time . She was also a 2001 NCC champion in the 1600 relay . Bielejeski finished her career with 14 all- time Sioux top ten performances in individual and relay events . She was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team . She was also named to the NCC at large All- Academic Team and was UND’s scholar ath-lete of the year for the 2001-2002 sports season .



Event: Sprints

Hometown: Sartell, Minn .

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



Event: Cross Country, Distance


2005 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

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



Event: Cross Country

Hometown: Arlington, Minn .

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



Event: Pole Vault

Hometown: Bismarck, N .D .

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



Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Bemidji, Minn .


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



Event: Distance

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo .

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




Hometown: Roseau, Minn .

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Heidi Faul was a three-time All-American for the Fighting Sioux . In 2000, she anchored the 1,600-meter relay to an eighth-place finish at the outdoor national meet . At the 2001 NCAA outdoor champion-ship, Faul anchored the Sioux relay team to a fourth-place finish and a school record of 3:45 .05 . Her third All-America honor came in 2002 when she anchored the indoor 1,600-meter relay team to another fourth-place finish . Heidi finished her career at UND holding four school records and 18 all-time top ten Fighting Sioux performances . She won three NCC track titles and was named three times to the United States Track Coaches Association All-Academic team .



Event: Long Sprints

Hometown: Powers Lake, N .D .

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



Event: Jumps

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn .

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



Event: Jumps

Hometown: Excelsior, Minn .

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



Event: Jumps


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




Hometown: Waconia, Minn .

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




Hometown: Holdingford, Minn .

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



Event: Mid-Distance


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



Event: Throws

Hometown: Fargo, N .D .

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




Hometown: Jamestown, N .D .

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



Event: Throws


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




Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn .

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



Event: Cross Country

Hometown: East Grand Forks, Minn .

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





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Louise Ronnerman garnered four NCAA All-America awards in the 1,500-meters and earned All-America cross country honors with a 12th-place finish at the 1992 NCAA championships . She came to UND as a transfer from Mount SAC Community College in Califor-nia . Ronnerman earned All-NCC honors in every North Central Con-ference cross country and track competition of her Fighting Sioux career . She won NCC 1,500-meter titles in 1992 and 1993 and set the NCC 1,500-meter record at the 1992 conference championships . Ronnerman was also selected to the North Central Conference At-Large All-Academic Team . An aviation major, she was named the Na-tional Collegiate Pilot of the Year in 1993 and 1994 . Ronnerman was inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 .




Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden


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Jessica Schill earned her first All-America honor in the 1600 relay at the 2002 NCAA indoor championships . In 2004, she set a school re-cord in the 800 (2:10 .18) at the national indoor meet, earning her second All-America honor . That same year she raced to a fifth-place finish at the outdoor national meet to pick up her third All-America award . As a freshman, Schill was a member of the 2000 cross coun-try team that placed second in the NCAA meet . She graduated from UND holding three Fighting Sioux school records . Schill was a three-time USTCA All-Academic team selection in track and was named to the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team . She was also named to the NCC At-Large Academic Team and to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team . In 2004 she was select-ed as the UND Female Scholar Athlete of the Year and was UND’s NCC honor athlete of the year . Schill was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of North Dakota her senior year and was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship .





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



Event: Mid-Distance


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



Event: Throws

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba

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



Event: Throws

Hometown: Appleton, Wis .

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



Event: Sprints

Hometown: Larimore, N .D .

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ALL-AmERICANSYear Name NCAA Finish1991 Steph Bruening 14th Sheila Pexsa 17th1992 Steph Bruening 5th Louise Ronnerman 12th1994 Kim Olund 30th Heather Parr 29th1995 Kim Olund 10th1996 Kim Olund 10th1998 Becky Leppard 12th1999 Jessica Neva 11th2000 Becky Leppard 2nd Jessica Neva 17th April Maine 25th2001 Jessica Neva 18th2002 Carolyn Orsua 24th2003 Jessica Neva 15th2007 Heidi Evans 16th

REGION CHAmPIONSYear Name1995 Kim Olund1998 Becky Leppard

ALL-REGIONYear Name Place1985 Kristy Forsberg 8th1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 5th1987 Sheila Pexsa 9th1988 Sheila Pexsa 6th1990 Steph Bruening 6th Sheila Pexsa 7th1991 Steph Bruening 3rd Louise Ronnerman 4th1992 Steph Bruening 5th Louise Ronnerman 6th Evette Edmondson 10th1994 Kim Olund 2nd Heather Parr 3rd Disa Hillstrom 5th Erin Bly 12th1995 Kim Olund 1st Traci Korynta 11th1996 Kim Olund 5th Becky Leppard 10th Traci Korynta 13th1997 Becky Leppard 10th1998 Becky Leppard 1st April Maine 15th1999 Jessica Neva 6th April Maine 10th Carolyn Busse 12th2000 Becky Leppard 6th Jessica Neva 8th2001 Jessica Neva 12th2002 Carolyn Orsua 12th2003 Jessica Neva 10th2007 Heidi Evans 5th

GREAT WEST CHAmPIONSYear Name2010 Lindsay Anderson

GREAT WEST CONFERENCE mVPYear Name2010 Lindsay Anderson

ALL-GREAT WEST CONFERENCEYear Name Team2008 Brittany Brenny 1st Mandy Gefroh 1st Emily Emerson 2nd2009 Brittany Brenny 1st Katherine Enabnit 2nd2010 Lindsay Anderson 1st Emily Emerson 1st2011 Emily Emerson 1st Erin Wysocki 1st

NCC CHAmPIONSYear Name1994 Kim Olund1995 Kim Olund

ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCEYear Name Place1985 Kristy Forsberg 8th1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune 3rd1987 Sheila Pexsa 7th1988 Sheila Pexsa 3rd1990 Steph Bruening 4th Sheila Pexsa 5th1991 Steph Bruening 3rd Louise Ronnerman 4th1992 Steph Bruening 3rd Louise Ronnerman 4th Evette Edmondson 6th1994 Kim Olund 1st Heather Parr 2nd Disa Hillstrom 3rd Erin Bly 10th1995 Kim Olund 1st1996 Kim Olund 5th Becky Leppard 10th1997 Becky Leppard 9th1998 Becky Leppard 2nd Carolyn Busse 10th1999 Jessica Neva 7th2000 Becky Leppard 3rd Jessica Neva 4th April Maine 5th2001 JoAan Murphy 6th Katie Marschel 8th Jackie Auwarter 9th2002 Carolyn Orsua 3rd JoAan Murphy 5th2003 Jessica Neva 3rd Veronica Sackett 10th2004 Veronica Sackett 5th2005 Margaret Landberg 3rd Veronica Sackett 8th2006 Margaret Landberg 4th Rachelle Duerre 7th Kristy Keithley 8th2007 Heidi Evans 3rd Renee Aune 7th Kristy Keithley 10th

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

CONFERENCE, REGION FINISHESYear Conf. Region1990 6th 7th1991 3rd 3rd1992 1st 2nd1993 5th 5th1994 1st 1st1995 2nd 2nd1996 1st 2nd1997 5th 5th1998 4th 3rd1999 5th 2nd2000 2nd 4th2001 1st 3rd2002 3rd 6th2003 4th 7th2004 3rd 5th2005 2nd 6th2006 1st 5th2007 2nd 5th

2008 3rd ---2009 3rd ---2010 3rd ---2011 2nd ---2012 7th 22nd

NCAA CCCA DII INDIVIDUAL ALL-ACADEmICYear Name1991 Steph Bruening Sheila Pexsa1992 Steph Bruening Louise Ronnerman1993 Erin Bly1994 Erin Bly Heather Parr1995 Traci Korynta Kim Olund Christy Rygh1996 Jenny Diedrich Disa Hillstrom Traci Korynta Kim Olund Cindy Scott1997 Disa Hillstrom Traci Korynta Becky Leppard Kim Olund1998 Becky Leppard April Maine Heidi Meehan1999 Carolyn Busse April Maine2000 Becky Leppard April Maine Jessica Neva2001 Carolyn Busse

Katie Marschel JoAan Murphy Jessica Neva Jessica Schill2002 Carolyn Orsua JoAan Murphy2003 Jessie Lichter Jessica Neva Veronica Sackett2004 Brittany Beeson Jessie Lichter Margaret Landberg2005 Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Margaret Landberg Jessie Lichter Veronica Sackett2006 Rachelle Duerre Kristy Keithley Mandy Gefroh Margaret Landberg Callie Malone2007 Renee Aune Heidi Evans Mandy Gefroh Kristy Keithley

NCAA CCCA ALL-ACADEmIC TEAmYear GPA NCAA Rank1995 3 .54 4th1996 3 .75 2nd1997 3 .49 13th1998 3 .52 9th1999 3 .41 25th2000 3 .64 2nd2001 3 .42 25th2002 3 .47 18th2003 3 .60 10th2004 3 .57 10th2005 3 .62 10th2006 3 .66 12th2007 3 .51 31st2008 3 .36 ---2012 3 .45 t-13th

GREAT WEST ALL-ACADEmIC TEAmYear Name2008 Lori Benke Kristi Dahlheimer2009 Lori Benke Brittany Brenny Kristi Dahlheimer Emily Emerson2010 Lindsay Anderson Emily Emerson Angela Kumm Anna Lipetzky2011 Emily Emerson Anna Lipetzky

BIG SKY ALL-ACADEmIC TEAmYear Name2012 Lindsay Anderson Jami Johnson McKenzie Lee Anna Lipetzky Lydia Lutz Jessica Lynch Rachel Miesbauer Erin Wysocki

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ALL-AmERICANSIndoorYear Name Event Place1987 Allyson Grohnke High Jump 5th1988 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5th1989 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5th Traci Werner Shot Put 5th1990 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 3rd1991 Steph Bruening 1,500 2nd1992 Sheila Pexsa 1,500 6th1993 Steph Bruening 1,500 5th 3,000 2nd Marie Crep 800 3rd Louise Ronnerman 1,500 3rd1994 Steph Bruening 5,000 3rd Marie Crep 800 1st Louise Ronnerman 1,500 6th1996 Kim Olund 5,000 5th1999 Becky Leppard Mile 5th2000 Julie Johnson High Jump 6th Becky Leppard Mile 2nd2001 Julie Johnson High Jump 4th Becky Leppard Mile 2nd Katie Marschel Mile 8th2002 Julie Johnson High Jump 3rd Katie Marschel Mile 6th Jessica Neva 5,000 8th Jackie Auwarter 800 8th Jessica Williams 1,600 relay 4th Jessica Schill 1,600 relay 4th April Bielejeski 1,600 relay 4th Heidi Faul 1,600 relay 4th2003 Julie Johnson High Jump 2nd2004 Jessica Neva 5,000 5th Jessica Schill 800 6th2007 Heidi Evans 800 6th2008 Jessica Clausnitzer Pole vault 5th Kate LaRoche Pole vault 8thOutdoorYear Name Event Place1990 Steph Bruening 3000 6th Traci Werner Shot Put 6th1991 Diana Trager Shot Put 3rd1992 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4th1993 Steph Bruening 3,000 2nd 5,000 2nd Marie Crep 800 6th Evette Edmondson 10,000 8th Louise Ronnerman 1,500 7th1994 Steph Bruening 10,000 7th Marie Crep 800 3rd1995 Kim Olund 10,000 8th1996 Kim Olund 10,000 5th1998 Cindy Scott 800 6th1999 Missy Berg 400 Hurdles 4th Becky Leppard 1,500 3rd2000 Missy Berg 1,600 relay 8th April Bielejeski 1,600 relay 8th Heidi Faul 1,600 relay 8th Julie Johnson High Jump 5th Becky Leppard 1,500 2nd April Maine 1,500 6th Jessica Williams 1,600 relay 8th2001 Missy Berg 1,600 relay 4th April Bielejeski 1,600 relay 4th Heidi Faul 1,600 relay 4th Jessica Williams 1,600 relay 4th Becky Leppard 1,500 2nd 800 6th Talia Merritt Discus 3rd2002 Jessica Neva 3,000 3rd2004 Jessica Neva 3,000 6th Dana Olimb Javelin 7th Jessica Schill 800 5th

2005 Dana Olimb Javelin 2nd 2007 Heidi Evans 1,500 4th2008 Heidi Evans 1,500 1st Jessica Clausnitzer Pole vault t-8th

GREAT WEST CONFERENCE CHAmPIONSIndoorYear Name Event mark2009 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 Hurdles 9 .08 Pole Vault 12-03 1/22010 Jessica Butler 60 Hurdles 8 .982011 Lindsay Anderson Mile 5:00 .53 Lindsay Anderson 3,000 10:02.32 Lindsay Anderson 5,000 17:28.64 Jessica Butler 60 Hurdles 8.742012 Taylor Brett Pole Vault 10-6 Christine Weinreich Weight 52-1 3/4OutdoorYear Name Event mark2009 Kristi Dahlheimer Steeple 11:46 .812012 Emily Emerson 1,500 4:27.29

Bold established GWC record

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAmPIONSIndoorYear Name Event mark1986 Karen Bergantine Long Jump 18-041990 Steph Bruening 1,500 4:40 .17 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5-08 Traci Werner Shot Put 46-8 1/21992 Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:58.101993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44 .68 marie Crep 500 1:15.85 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:33 .841994 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:56 .42 Marie Crep 500 1:17 .07 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:38 .911996 Kim Olund 5,000 17:29 .171999 Becky Leppard 3,000 10:10 .77 Cindy Scott 1,000 2:57 .17 3200 relay 9:31.42 Jackie Auwarter, Missy Berg, Traci Korynta, Cindy Scott2000 Missy Berg 800 2:15 .96 Heidi Faul 500 1:16 .86 Julie Johnson HJ 5-08 1/4 Becky Leppard Mile 4:57 .38 3,000 10:11 .69 1600 relay 3:56 .85 Jessica Williams, Andrea Domaskin, Rebecca Goodman, Heidi Faul 3200 relay 9:34 .70 April Maine, Missy Berg, Katie Marschel, Becky Leppard 2001 Becky Leppard Mile 4:58 .36 3,000 10:03 .09 Katie Marschel 1,000 2:58 .822002 Jackie Auwarter 1,000 2:55 .45 Katie Marschel Mile 5:00 .00 Jessica Neva 3,000 10:15 .882004 Jessica Neva 5,000 17:01.732005 Dana Olimb Shot Put 43-01 1/2 Veronica Sackett 1,000 3:02 .512007 Heidi Evans 800 2:14 .72 Mile 5:04 .05 Margaret Landberg 3000 10:24 .612008 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 hurdles :9 .14OutdoorYear Name Event Mark1979 Ginny Hoop 200 27 .00 Barb Marks High Jump 5-011980 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-0 1/21982 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-07

1987 Kristy Aune 1,500 4:32.801988 Shelly Ballard Discus 140-091990 Wendy Kinneberg High Jump 5-08 1/4 Traci Werner Shot Put 45-03 1/21992 Louise Ronnerman 1,500 4:31.461993 Steph Bruening 3,000 9:44.04 Evette Edmondson 5,000 17:21 .52 Liesa Swenson 400 Hurdles 61 .001994 Steph Bruening 3,000 10:06 .31 Marie Crep 400 56 .841996 Kim Olund 10,000 35:54.00 5,000 17:36 .181999 Missy Berg 400 Hurdles 61 .93 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:35 .70 3,000 10:04 .572000 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:33 .86 3,000 10:06 .432001 Becky Leppard 1,500 4:30.88 800 2:11 .7 Talia merritt Discus 162-04 1600 Relay 3:49 .04 Jessica Williams, Missy Berg April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul2002 JoAan Murphy 10,000 37:42 .96 Jessica Neva 3,000 10:05 .612004 Jessica Neva 10,000 35 .33 .10 5,000 17:55 .10 Veronica Sackett Steeple 10:58.702005 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:09 .53 2006 Veronica Sackett Steeple 11:01 .51 Danye Guinn Discus 143-012007 Heidi Evans 1500 4:30.38 Kristy Keithley 10000 37:01 .782008 Heidi Evans 1500 4:31 .77 Heidi Evans 3000 10:06 .71

Bold established NCC record

GWC INDOOR FEmALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARYear Name2011 Lindsay Anderson

GWC FRESHmAN OF THE YEARYear Name2012 Chantel Urban

NCC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE CHAmPIONSHIPSYear Name2008 Heidi Evans

NCAA II TEAm FINISHYear Indoor Outdoor1987 21st --- 1988 --- ---1989 21st --- 1990 15th 28th 1991 14th 29th 1992 19th 32nd 1993 5th 11th 1994 6th 23rd 1995 --- 43rd 1996 25th 36th 1997 --- ---1998 --- 35th 1999 24th 22nd 2000 12th 16th 2001 13th 12th 2002 10th 34th2003 20th ---2004 21st 30th2005 --- 31st 2006 --- ---2007 35th 40th2008 26th 26th

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NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSYear Name2001 Missy Berg Becky Leppard2004 Jessica Schill2008 Heidi Evans 2010 Kristi Dahlheimer

COSIDA ACADEmIC ALL-AmERICA Year Name1984 Kari McIntire (2nd team)1985 Kari McIntire (2nd team)1992 Steph Bruening (2nd team)1993 Steph Bruening (1st team)1994 Steph Bruening (1st team)2009 Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team)2012 Lindsay Anderson (3rd team)

COSIDA ACADEmIC ALL-DISTRICTYear Name1984 Kari McIntire1985 Kari McIntire1992 Steph Bruening1993 Steph Bruening1994 Steph Bruening1999 Becky Leppard2000 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard, April Maine2001 Becky Leppard2002 April Bielejeski (2nd team)2004 Jessica Schill (2nd team)2005 Veronica Sackett (1st team)2006 Veronica Sackett2007 Michelle Burgard (2nd team) Heidi Evans (2nd team) Kristy Keithley (2nd team)2009 Brittany Brenny (1st team) Kristi Dahlheimer (2nd team)2010 Kristi Dahlheimer (1st team)2012 Lindsay Anderson Kirsten Haas

USTFCCA ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm GPAYear GPA National Rank1994 3 .39 2nd1995 3.39 1st1996 3.42 1st1997 3 .47 2nd1998 3 .45 2nd1999 3.51 1st2000 3.52 1st2001 3.51 1st2002 3 .39 7th2003 3 .45 6th2004 3 .45 5th2005 3 .46 2006 3 .69 2nd2007 3 .52 3rd2008 3 .45 10th2009 3 .40 12th2010 3 .50 6th2012 3 .45 t-13th

USTFCCA INDIVIDUAL ALL-ACADEmIC TEAmYear Name1994 Erin Bly, Louise Ronnerman, Steph Bruening, Vicky Besette 1995 Kim Olund1996 Autumn Ballweber, Vicky Besette, Kim Olund1998 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard April Maine, Cindy Scott1999 Missy Berg, Kati Drellack, Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard, Lisbeth Pederson, Cindy Scott2000 Missy Berg, April Bielejeski, Carolyn Busse, Becky Cable, Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman, Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Shosti Vorachek, Jessica Williams2001 Missy Berg, Carolyn Busse, April Bielejeski, Heidi Faul, Rebecca Goodman, Julie Johnson, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Katie Marschel, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Shosti Vorachek, Jessica Williams2002 April Bielejeski, Carolyn Busse, Heidi Faul, Julie Johnson, Katie Marschel, JoAan Murphy, Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Jessica Williams2003 Julie Johnson, Beth Morris, Jackie Kensinger, JoAan Murphy, Veronica Sackett2004 Jackie Kensinger, Jessica Neva, Veronica Sackett, Jessica Schill2005 Britt Beeson, Jessica Boger, Rachelle Duerre, Heidi Evans, Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett2006 Heidi Evans, Jessica Boger, Michelle Burgard, Nicole Dahlstrom, Rachelle Duerre, Renee Aune, Veronica Sackett

2007 Heidi Evans, Kristy Keithley, Michelle Burgard, Nicole Dahlstrom, Renee Aune2008 Jessica Clausnitzer, Heidi Evans

GREAT WEST ALL-ACADEmIC TEAmYear Name2009 Lori Benke Brittany Brenny Jessica Butler Jessica Clausnitzer Kristi Dahlheimer Mandy Gefroh Kate LaRoche Kayla Pfau2010 Aryn Bell Lori Benke Brooke Biederstedt Cheri Boyer Brittany Brenny Jessica Butler Sara Carpenter Kristi Dahlheimer Emily Emerson Mikaela Hirst

Angela Kumm Kate LaRoche Kayla Pfau2011 Lindsay Anderson Taryn Anderson Brooke Biederstedt Cheri Boyer Jessica Butler Emily Emerson Megan Gray Kirsten Haas Mikaela Hirst Angela Kumm Anna Lipetzky Megan Storstad2012 Lindsay Anderson Brooke Biederstedt Taylor Brett Emily Emerson Katherine Enabnit Jenna Gillson Megan Gray Kirsten Haas Mikaela Hirst Anna Lipetzky Megan Storstad Anne Van Heel Christine Weinreich Savana Weller NCC ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm2003 Heidi Faul, JoAan Murphy2004 Jessica Neva, Jessica Schill, Veronica Sackett*, April Bielejeski*2005 Britt Beeson, Michelle Burgard, Veronica Sackett2006 Britt Beeson, Veronica Sackett2007 Michelle Burgard, Heidi Evans, Kristy Keithley2008 Nikki Dahlstrom, Heidi Evans*Honorable Mention

NCC AT-LARGE ACADEmIC TEAmYear Name1983 Jeanne Likar1984 Mary Martian, Kari McIntire, Lisa Roesler, Loni Ulrich1985 Kari McIntire1986 Kari McIntire1988 Barb Bergantine1989 Barb Bergantine1990 Barb Bergantine1991 Steph Bruening, Wendy Kinneberg*, Sheila Pexsa*,Diana Trager*1993 Steph Bruening, Jessica Dart*, Louise Ronnerman*1994 Steph Bruening, Erin Bly, Heather Parr1995 Erin Bly, Traci Korynta, Kim Olund, Vicky Besette*, Heather Parr*, Kari Ward*1997 Kim Olund, Cindy Scott, Traci Korynta, Christy Rygh1998 Christy Rygh, Cindy Scott1999 Traci Korynta, Becky Leppard, Cindy Scott, Missy Berg* Chantel Larson*2000 Becky Leppard, April Maine

2001 Missy Berg, Becky Leppard, April Maine, Jen Halstenson*2002 April Bielejeski, Jessica Neva, Carolyn Busse*, Heidi Faul*, Jen Halstenson*, Katie Marschel*, JoAan Murphy*, Jessica Schill*, Jessica Williams*

NCC SCHOLAR ATHLETEYear Name1986 Kristy Forsberg-Aune (cross country/track)1987 Brenda Schmitz (track)1993 Steph Bruening (cross country/track)1999 Cindy Scott (cross country/track)2001 Becky Leppard (cross country/track)2004 Jessica Schill (cross country/track)2007 Michelle Burgard (track)2008 Heidi Evans (track)

GREAT WEST CONFERENCESCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEARYear Name2011-12 Lindsay Anderson

UND GRACE RHONEmUS FEmALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARYear Name1999-00 Becky Leppard2000-01 Becky Leppard2006-07 Heidi Evans2010-11 Lindsay Anderson

UND FEmALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEARYear Name1992-93 Steph Bruening (XC/TF)1993-94 Steph Bruening (XC/TF)1994-95 Heather Parr (XC/TF)1995-96 Vicky Besette (TF)1996-97 Kim Olund (XC/TF)2001-02 April Bielejeski (TF/Soccer)2003-04 Jessica Schill (XC/TF)2005-06 Veronica Sackett (XC/TF)2009-10 Kristi Dahlheimer (TF)

NCAA WOmAN OF THE YEAR NOmINEESYear Name1994 Steph Bruening (National top-10 finalist)1999 Cindy Scott 2001 Becky Leppard (State of North Dakota winner)2004 Jessica Schill (State of North Dakota winner)

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und ROn pYnn InVITATIOnAL

By Jackie DeMolee, UND Athletics

Ron Pynn was an educator at the University of North Dakota for 29 years in political science, but he didn’t only shape the minds of students in the classroom . He has projected his love for track and field and cross country onto the programs at UND . Pynn has been a long time supporter of cross country and track

and field .

The Ron Pynn Invitational, UND’s annual cross country meet, was established in 2002 to honor Pynn for his many contributions to the teams, including travel-ling with the teams for support, working events and financially supporting the program . He said that he’s always had a passion for the sport and the student-athletes involved .

“It [running] takes a special brand of discipline,” said Pynn . “What drives them

[athletes] to run drives them to succeed in other areas of their life .”

This is only one of the many reasons Pynn feels so passionate about the program at UND .

“It’s been exciting each and every year,” said longtime UND men’s cross country and track and field head coach Mike Grandall, who retired fol-lowing the 2009-10 season . “It’s great to have him back .”

Pynn uses the Invitational as an opportunity to visit the University and friends .

“I think the world of the coaches,” he said . “The way they treat the ath-letes, but not just as UND athletes, but as students too .”

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

Ray Richards Golf Course is home to the Ron Pynn Invitational . The course is set up as a 5K for women and 8K for men, providing a challenging route well-known in the Upper Midwest .

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

The Ron Pynn Invitational was established in 2002 to honor his contributions to UND.

Ron Pynn

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

— Ron Pynn

For the first time in 2012, the annual UND Ron Pynn Invitational included an alumni meet and reunion social. More than 100 track and field alumni attended the events.

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Indoor SeasonDec. 7 Dakota Duals (North Dakota State) at Fargo, N.D. 7:30 p.m.Jan. 12 Northwest Open at Minneapolis, Minn. 10:00 a.m.Jan. 19 National Pole Vault Summit at Reno, Nev. 10:00 a.m.Jan. 26 Bill Bergan Invitational at Ames, Iowa 9:30 a.m.Feb. 2 Bison Invitational at Fargo, N.D. 12:00 p.m.Feb. 8 Bison Open at Fargo, N.D. 11:00 a.m.Feb. 8 Iowa State Classic at Ames, Iowa 11:00 a.m.Feb. 15 USD Indoor Twilight at Vermillion, S.D. 4:00 p.m.Feb. 22 Big Sky Conference Championship at Bozeman, Mont. 10:00 a.m.Outdoor SeasonMar. 8 Seahawk Invitational at Wilmington, N.C. 10:00 a.m.Mar. 14 Shamrock Invitational at Myrtle Beach, S.C. 9:00 a.m.Apr. 6 Dakota Duals at Brookings, S.D. 10:00 a.m.Apr. 13 NDSU Dual at Fargo, N.D. 3:00 p.m.Apr. 19 Mt. SAC Relays at Walnut, Calif. 10:00 a.m.Apr. 19 Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa, Calif. 10:00 a.m.Apr. 20 Long Beach Invitational at Long Beach, Calif. 10:00 a.m.Apr. 23 Cobber Twilight at Moorhead, Minn. 3:00 p.m.May 3 NDSU Tune-Up at Fargo, N.D. 3:00 p.m.May 8 Big Sky Conference Championship at Portland, Ore. 10:00 a.m.May 24 NCAA First Round at Austin, Texas TBAJune 5 NCAA Championship at Eugene, Ore. TBAJune 19 USA Junior Championship at TBA TBA

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