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

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2010-11 track & cross country

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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

COACHINg STAFFHead Coach Dick Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

CROSS COUNTRY2010 Season in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292010 Roster, Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302010 Individual Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

TRACK AND FIELD2011 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322011 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

THE FIgHTINg SIOUXStudent-Athlete Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-41

Great West Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

HISTORYUND Cross Country History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43UND Track & Field Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-50UND All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-57Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-60

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gENERALSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North DakotaLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202)Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,194Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fighting SiouxSchool Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Green & WhiteNational Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great West 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Clay (26th season)Clay’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2979Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Crummy, Crystal Cummins, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Rollefstad, Amanda SolbergStrength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Baukol

TEAm INFORmATION2010 great West Conference Cross Country Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd2010 great West Conference Indoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd2010 great West Conference Outdoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th

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

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

CREDITS

The 2010-11 University of North Dakota women’s track and field/cross country media guide is a production of the UND athletics media relations office .

The guide was designed, written and edited by director of media relations Jayson Hajdu, with assistance from assistant media relations director Christy Kramer . Editorial assis-tance provided by new media editor Matt Schill .

Cover design by Amy Chandler .

Photos by Kory Wallen, Adam Stainiger and Mandy Gefroh . Inside back cover campus photos by UND photographer Chuck Kimmerle .

Special thanks to the hard work of previous UND athletics media relations staffs .

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Fighting Sioux2010-11 track & cross country

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 nearly 13,000 students – including about 2,500 graduate students – come from every state in the union and more than 50 countries.

Spreading out from the banks of the scenic English Coulee, the 549-acre University of North Dakota campus has been nationally recognized for its landscaping and beauty. The 223 buildings demonstrate both a classic university-setting architecture blended with more modern-looking facilities in the

Center for Aerospace complex. UND’s newest additions are its $20 million Wellness Center, a $20 million state-of-the-art residence hall and a $20 million parking ramp.

With more than 193 fields of study and 2,938 courses, including an internationally recognized aviation and aerospace program, UND has a vast array of educational choices. The University is characterized by a solid foundation of the liberal arts surrounded by a constellation of professional programs, a manageable size, high-quality students and faculty, a varied curriculum, nine colleges and schools, a widely recognized program of graduate education and research, rich cultural resources, and an outstanding record of alumni support.

UND was named 14th in “The Top 25 Most Highly Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Universities” in the country by Forbes.com and The Princeton Review. Forbes.com also ranked UND in the top 20 “most wired campuses” for integrating technology into teaching, research and campus life. UND was named one of the top 70 colleges and universities by the Washington Monthly (2006). Its economic impact on the state of North Dakota and region is nearly $1 billion.

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

College of Arts & Sciences•College of Business and Public •AdministrationCollege of Education and 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:13,172 total enrollment (fall 2009) •

10,440 undergraduate students•

2,732 graduate and professional (law •and medicine) students

52% men, 48% women•

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

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

2,765 live in UND’s 14 residence halls•

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

937 professional and scientific staff•

1151 general staff•

113,615 degrees granted since 1889•

96,808 living alumni•

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

Quick facts:Founded in 1883, six years before North •Dakota became a state

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

UND has over 200 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, ‘87Third-winningest goalie in NHL history

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

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

Carl ben eielson, ‘21Aviator, explorer, first to cross Arctic Ocean and Antarctica by plane

ralph engelstad, ‘54Las Vegas entrepreneur, casino owner

Dick fontaine, ‘65Executive Chairman, 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, ‘67NBA player and coach, Los Angeles Lakers

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 Olympic medalist, 110 hurdles

sally (Wold) smith, ‘80President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar

Dave st. Peter, ‘89President of MLB’s Minnesota Twins

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

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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.

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

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.

A frenzied crowd of 12,431 packed the 2009 home opener against South Dakota, the largest season-opening crowd in Alerus Center history.

BETTY ENGELSTAD SIOUX CENTER The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (left and below) opened in August 2004 and is home to the UND volleyball and basketball teams, while also housing the Fighting Sioux 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 athletic administration offices, the athletic academic study center, the swimming and diving pool, weight room, coaching offices and locker room facilities.

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

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

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

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 that will be ready for 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 Neubauer oversees the study center, which features 12 state-of-the-art, desktop computers and provides an excellent location for student-athletes to utilize between classes for valuable daytime study. The academic center is also available on demand to 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 257 student-athletes who achieved either a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 through the Fall 2009 semester. More than 60 percent of UND’s student-athletes achieved this high honor.

amanda neubauerDirector of Academic Services

noTable aCaDemiC aCHievemenTs in 2009-10

• A school-record 111 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors from the Great West Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

• Four student-athletes receivedESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors.

• Nine student-athletes receivedESPN The Magazine Academic All- District honors.

• Seniors Kristi Dahlheimer (trackand field/cross country) and Andrew Miller (football) each earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

• Casie Hanson (softball) andBrandon Hellevang (football) were named the GWC Female and Male Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

• Eight student-athletes werenamed to the 2009 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.

• The women’s basketball teamfinished with the 10th-highest grade point average (GPA) on the 2009-10 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll.

• UND’sstudent-athletescombinedfor a 3.161 grade point average during the 2009-10 academic year, with 13 teams surpassing a 3.0.

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.

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academic success

volleyball1991 Karla Danielson 2nd Team2002 Kate Cahill 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 baseball1978 Lowell Schweigert 2nd Team

Golf2009 Amanda Kaler 2nd Team

softball2002 Holly Bonk 3rd Team2007 Casie Hanson 3rd Team2008 Casie Hanson 1st Team2010 Casie Hanson 1st Team

Women’s basketball1985 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

Women’s Tennis2006 Erin Sullivan 3rd Team

Women’s swimming & Diving1984 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

men’s swimming & Diving1993 Carlo Waldfried 3rd Team1999 Ryan Requist 2nd Team2000 Ryan Requist 1st Team2001 Ryan Requist 1st Team2002 Sebastian Andersson 3rd Team2004 Sebastian Andersson 2nd Team

Women’s Track & field1984 Kari McIntire 3rd Team1985 Kari McIntire 2nd Team1992 Steph Bruening 2nd Team1993 Steph Bruening 1st Team1994 Steph Bruening 1st Team2010 Kristi Dahlheimer 2nd Team

men’s Track & field1989 Steve Burian 1st Team1990 Steve Burian 1st Team1999 Marc Sondreal 1st Team2002 Mike Backes 1st Team

men’s Hockey2000 Karl Goehring 2nd Team2001 Karl Goehring 1st Team2009 Chay Genoway 3rd Team

men’s Wrestling1990 Kris Presler 1st Team1991 Kris Presler 1st Team

men’s basketball1977 Fred Lukens 3rd Team

all-Time aCaDemiC all-ameriCans

all-Time Postgraduate scholarship recipients

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 Country

north Central Conference stan marshall award Winners

(the top student-athlete in the conference)

men’s1991 Kris Presler Wrestling1993 Tim Gelinske Football1996 Tim Tibesar Football2003 Kelby Klosterman Football2004 Sebastian Andersson Swimming

Women’s1985 Kim Edwards Swimming1986 Janine Owens Swimming

A longtime hallmark of Fighting Sioux athletics has been academic excellence.

During the first two years of Division I transition, UND’s student-athletes have earned 10 academic All-America honors and four NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. UND established its academic reputation with 65 all-time Academic All-Americans at the Division II level, fourth-most all-time among DII schools. Rory Manke, pictured with UND President Dr. Robert Kelley (left) and athletics director Brian

Faison, was a two-time Academic All-American and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient.

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ncaa 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 athletics is the unwavering passion

of Fighting Sioux 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 New Jersey Devils star Zach Parise

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strength and 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 500 student-athletes in 20 sports at UND. UND also boasts some of the finest strength training facilities around. The facilities include the Ralph Engelstad Arena weight room, the Memorial Stadium weight room, and the Hyslop Sports Center weight room.

Training has become a year-round activity, with a student athlete spending as much time on physical development as any other part of their sport throughout the year. Student-athletes follow either 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.

The Fighting Sioux volleyball program trains at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center’s Brown and Bender Performance Center, which was graciously donated by Mark Brown and David Bender during the 2005-06 season.

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

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, which received a seven-year accreditation in 2001 (note: UND will receive word in August 2008 of re-accreditation) from CAAHEP, a student must complete 100 hours of observation, fill out a formal application, and have a minimum GPA of 2.75.

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

steve WesterengDirector of Sports Medicine

Dr. William mannTeam Physician

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community service

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

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

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

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athletics development

Fighting Sioux Legacy WallRecognizing those who support UND Athletics

$1,000,000+Ralph & Be�y Engelstad

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

$100,000 - $249,999Je� AndersonJoe & Averille Bourne Arnold & Marjorie Haugen Memorial Chuck & Cory Johnson Erwin & Colleen Martens Carol J. MiddletonDeWayne “Dewey” Sundby Glenn & Mary Geiger R. Douglas & Sally Larsen

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

$25,000 - $99,999Bertha “Pat” ByrneDan Martinsen/Terry Kremeier Alerus Financial/Grand Forks John W. BehlRobb Wayne Berthiaume MemorialRay Bostrom Corey Colehour & Dick KampaRalph H. Hancock Memorial Havig-Heen Jarre� Memorial Harold “Pinky” Kra�D.R. “Bing” Larson “Li�le Big Man” (David & Gay Williamson) Fritz Mikkelson Family Memorial Sandra Modise� Memorial Grant Nelson John H. and Jean C. O’Keefe

Grace Osborne Rhonemus Coach Mike Stromberg Todd R. �omasJerry Voegele/Laura EiderWood Family Frank ZazulaDr. LaVernia Jorgensen Tim J. & Becky A. O’KeefeSco� C Brower MemorialGolden AnniversaryJack & Yvonne Cronquist Bill Ordway Maurice C & Solange A Smith and Family Ma�hew G GreeneRandy GershmanEugene “Gene” MurphyAdvanced Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc/AE2SDr Edward J & Kathleen Hagan/Established by American State Bank & Trust Co. of WillistonMarlyn BjorgeMarc & Lynn ChorneyTerrance F. Anste� Memorial

FULL SCHOLARSHIP $75,000+ Canad InnsJill & Steve CholewaDavid & Gay WilliamsonWes & Vivian RydellHarold & Kathleen GershmanAlerus FinancialFranklin G., Jo Andrea & Michael J Larson�e Stewart FamilyMike & Tanya Kuntz/ICON Architectural GroupLian/Mannanusau/SchmidtDan & Mary MartinsenDennis & Carol BuckTerry & Wendy Kremeier

Fritz Mikkelson FamilyArizona Medical Group of Mesa - Ronald Maurice Smith, MDDave & Joanna FennellForum Communications/ Grand Forks Herald/ WDAZ Mikkelson Consolidated, LLP United Community Bank of ND; DeWayne & Mona Streyle; Keith & Jo StreyleRick & Lori Lee

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

R Douglas & Sally LarsenSwingen Construction CompanyJohn KuklenskiJLG ArchitectsFrandsen Bank & TrustJamie Gronowski United Valley BankBill & Joan LeifurSioux CrewKurt & Tami LampSteve & Barb Burian/AE2SHoward Dahl & Brian DahlLynn & Shirlee LeiningerNyhus Impact ScholarshipXcel Energy

Impact Scholarships

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

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

Contact Steve Brekke, ’84 at 800.543.8764 or [email protected] Josh Morton, ’96 at 800.543.8764 or [email protected]

Leave your Legacy

Endowments

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fightingsioux.com

fightingsioux.com is the official source for everything regarding the University of north Dakota

athletics department.

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

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

FightingSioux.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

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Download the schedules to your mobile device and •calendars

You can also find information about Fighting Sioux athletics through these sources:

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youTubehttp://www.youtube.com/SIOUXtra

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media coverage

The 13-station Fighting Sioux Radio Network broadcasts home and away Sioux games and features stations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. The FSRN also airs the weekly Wednesday night UND Green Mill Coaches Show live across the network. The show airs every Wednesday night from September through March from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Fighting Sioux Sports Television Network broadcasts football, volleyball, men’s and women’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games nationwide on Fox College Sports and throughout North and South Dakota as well as Northwestern Minnesota through a partnership between Forum Communications, Midcontinent Communications and other cable companies throughout the region.

Live Fighting Sioux television broadcasts and coaches shows are available in over 54 million homes nationwide.

Selected games also air live on WDAZ in Grand Forks, which also includes viewership in southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg and Brandon. The weekly Sioux Sports Extra television show is seen every Sunday night on WDAY in Fargo, KBMY in Bismarck and KMCY in Minot. The show also airs on Fox College Sports and the on Fighting Sioux Sports Network. The Sioux men’s hockey show is also seen each week of FCS and the FSSN.

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

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

pRESIDENTDr. Robert Kelley

Sue Jeno, an associate professor of physical therapy, serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association. She has held the position since November 2006.

Jeno has served as a member of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee for six years and was the chair of the University Senate during the 2005-06 academic year.

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

sue JenoFaculty Athletics Representative

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athletics director

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

Faison’s first year was a busy one, leading Fighting Sioux athletics through its first year of transition to NCAA Division I status for all of its sports programs. He secured conference membership for 16 of UND’s 20 sports in the Great West Conference, restructured the athletics department and enhanced UND’s statewide profile through community outreach initiatives and an expanded Fighting Sioux Sports Network.

In Faison’s second year, student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence: four student-athletes were named academic All-Americans by ESPN the Magazine; two student-athletes received NCAA postgraduate scholarships; and a school-record 111 student-athletes received academic all-conference honors.

Alumni and fan support continued to grow: annual giving to the Fighting Sioux Club set another record; volleyball set a single-season attendance record; women’s hockey finished seventh in the nation in average attendance; and men’s hockey finished second in the nation in average and total attendance.

Competitively, UND teams again enjoyed outstanding seasons: volleyball, women’s basketball and softball all won Great West Conference championships; men’s hockey won the Broadmoor Trophy, the WCHA Final Five championship, and qualified for its eighth straight NCAA tournament appearance; and football enjoyed its seventh straight winning season.

Prior to joining UND, Faison served as special assistant to the president for athletics development (2004-07) and director of athletics (1999-04) at New Mexico State University. Before that, he served as the director of development for the National Children’s Cancer Society (1995-1999). Faison gained experience in Division I administration as the director of athletics at Indiana State University (1988-1995), assistant athletics director for development at the University of Louisville (1984-1988) and assistant athletics director for promotions and fund raising at Illinois State University (1979-1984). He also had stints as the assistant manager for athletic public relations at the University of Missouri (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 serves as UND’s senior associate athletics director of internal operations and senior woman administrator.

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

Prior to that appointment, Irle spent three seasons as the head coach of the Tulane women’s swimming and diving team, restarting the program after a 13-year hiatus. She was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Irle also spent 10 years as the Fresno State swimming and diving coach. The Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995, 79 of her swimmers broke Fresno State school records.

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

Scott Herring is UND’s associate athletics director and chief financial officer.

Herring most recently served as vice-president of basketball administration with the NBA’s Orlando Magic, for which he was responsible for all day-to-day business and

financial matters within basketball operations, as well as the team’s salary cap and player contract issues.

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

scott HerringAssociate Athletics Director,Chief Financial Officer

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

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

of Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Johnson also spent five years at New Mexico State University, serving as sports information director, and in the final year and half, the associate athletic director.

Johnson in a 1983 graduate of the University of Missouri. His other stops have included Lincoln University, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Angelo State, the University of Idaho and the University of North Texas.

sean JohnsonSenior Associate Athletics Director, External Operations

amanda voigtAthletics Academic

Services Coordinator

matt schillNew Media Editor

ryan PowellAssociate Director,

Media Relations

Derek KoenenAssistant Director,Media Relations

Christy KramerAssistant Director,Media Relations

erik martinsonAsst. Business Operations

Travis KahlbaughEquipment Manager

alex burbachAssistant to the Athletics

Director

Deb beiswengerAsst. Business Operations

bev HopmanOffice Manager

Kara HelmigAsst. Athletics Director,

Compliance

Jayson HajduAsst. Athletics Director,

Media Relations

lisa Persuitti-HuberAsst. Athletics Director,

Athletics Marketing

Paul ralstonDirector, Sales

brian stromDirector of Aquatics/Head Diving Coach

steve WesterengDirector,

Sports Medicine

amanda neubauerDirector,

Academic Services

nate baukolDirector, Strength and

Conditioning

steve brekkeAssoc. Director,

Athletics Development

Josh mortonDirector,

Fighting Sioux Club

max HuberDirector, In-Game

Management & Group Sales

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athletics staff directory

ashley HardeeVolleyball

Dick ClayCross Country/Track and Field

Jeff DodsonBaseball

Dan freiGolf

Kristen GaySoccer

Dave HakstolMen’s Hockey

brian idalskiWomen’s Hockey

brian JonesMen’s Basketball

Chris mussmanFootball

Gene roebuckWomen’s Basketball

steve ParsonsSwimming

sami strinzSoftball

Head Coaches

aDminisTraTionAthletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2234 Athletic Department FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2285 Faison, Brian (A.D.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2993 Irle, Daniella (Sr. Assoc. A.D./SWA) . . . . . . . . . . 7-4036 Johnson, Sean (Sr. Assoc. A.D., External) . . . . 7-2210 Brekke, Steve (Assoc. A.D., Development) . . 7-6426Herring, Scott (Assoc. A.D.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3481Morton, Josh (Assoc. A.D., FSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4216Hajdu, Jayson (Asst. A.D., Media Relations) . 7-2985Helmig, Kara (Asst. A.D., Compliance) . . . . . . 7-5585 Persuitti-Huber, Lisa (Asst. A.D., Marketing) . 7-2237Neubauer, Amanda (Dir., Acad. Services) . . . 7-2110 Beiswenger, Debbie (Asst. Business Ops.) . . 7-3366 Burbach, Alex (Asst. to the A.D.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2794Hopman, Bev (Office Manager) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2713 Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep.) . . . . . . . . . . 7-3662 Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip. Mgr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2987 Martinson, Erik (Asst. Business Ops.) . . . . . . . 7-0835 Voigt, Amanda (Coord., Acad. Services) . . . . 7-2234 baseballDodson, Jeff (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4038 Field, J.C. (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2352 Devillers, Brian (Intern Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2937 basKeTball - men’sJones, Brian (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2974 Martin, Bryan (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3492 Moody, Ryan (Asst. Coach). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2976 Philippe, Nate (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0483 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478

basKeTball - Women’sRoebuck, Gene (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2980 Brewster, J. Travis (Assoc. Head Coach) . . . . . 7-6214 Guinn, Danye (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6069Motherwell, John (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3253Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478 CHeer TeamEberhardt, Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-7377

fiGHTinG sioUX ClUb/alUmniBrekke, Steve (Develoment Officer) . . . . . . . . 7-6426Morton, Josh (Director - FSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4216Hoops, Megan (Assoc. Director) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4078Alumni 800 TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-543-8764

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

GolfFrei, Dan (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3036Ruppert, Natalie (Intern Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3036

HoCKey - men’sHakstol, Dave (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3118Eades, Cary (Assoc. Head. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . 7-2654Jackson, Dane (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3117Swanson, Pat (Director of Hockey Ops.) . . . . 7-3110Rannells, Andy (Equipment Manager) . . . . . . 7-3110Gilbertson, Cheryl (Secretary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3103Training Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6762

HoCKey - Women’s Idalski, Brian (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6490Elander, Peter (Assoc. Head Coach) . . . . . . . . 7-6492Fabian, Erik (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6491Drennen, Courtney (Video Coord.) . . . . . . . . . 7-6492Vaughan, Kevin (Manager of Hockey Ops.) . 7-6092Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6697

marKeTinG, PromoTions, & salesPersuitti-Huber, Lisa (Asst. AD, Marketing) . . 7-2237Huber, Max (Director, In-Game Mgmt.) . . . . . 7-4852Ralson, Paul (Director, Sales) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3210TBA (Marketing Asst., Donation Req.). . . . . . . 7-1373

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

soCCerGay, Kristen (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3972Tiggs, Nicole(Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3684Sera, Lauren (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3684Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478

sofTballStrinz, Sami (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4952Ward, Randy (Assoc. Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . 7-2353Jennifer Glueckert (Asst. 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 Hunt, Erika (Asst. At) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0723 Poolman, Mark (Asst. AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3107 Rambough, Audrey (Asst. AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3177 Rudd, Jim (Asst. Prof.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3102 Sand, Erick (Asst. AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0723 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst. AT) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6147 Williamson, Renae (Asst. AT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2977

sTrenGTH & ConDiTioninGBaukol, Nate (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4035Cahill, Zachary (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2933Peterson, Quinn (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2063Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . 7-3933

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

TennisWynne, Tom (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4758 Center Court Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746-2790 TiCKeT offiCeReardon, Heather (Box Off Mgr) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4694 Ticket Office (REA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0855 REA Ticket Office FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6646 Student Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3666

TraCK & fielD/Cross CoUnTryClay, Dick (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2979 Crummy, Thomas (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2973Cummins, Crystal (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0446 Rollefstad, Lisa (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2361 Solberg, Amanda (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2973

volleyballHardee, Ashley (Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2351 Brown, Dan (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2508Torres, Krystal (Asst. Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2508Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3478

oTHer DePT. nUmbersPage, Sally (Title IX Coordinator) . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4172Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2591 Hyslop Conference Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2364 PEXS (HPER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4324 Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3254 Pool Hours (Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2739 Pride of the North Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4396 Ray Richards Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4340 REA Toll Free TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-917-4689 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3491 Sioux Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3666Training Room (Hyslop) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2977 Training Room (Memorial Stadium) . . . . . . . . 7-4487 Weightroom (Memorial Stadium) . . . . . . . . . . 7-6417 Wellness Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9355Zamboni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3106

Tom WynneTennis

Athletic Department Phone DirectoryAthletic 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.

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2010-11 und track & cross country

THE DICK CLAY FILE

Hometown Dawson, Minn .•

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

Coaching 1985-86 to present - Head Coach•

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

Central Missouri State UniversityCoaching 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

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

One of the longest-tenured coaches in the history of Sioux athletics, the 2010-11 season marks the 26th year of Dick Clay’s decorated coaching career at UND . It also marks a year of change for Clay, who has added the reigns of the men’s track and field and cross country programs after having served as women’s track and cross country head coach since 1985 .

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

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

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

DICK clayHead Coach

Years at UND: 26th

Hometown: Dawson, Minn .

Alma mater: St . Cloud State (‘82)

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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 .

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

In the 26 years Clay has been at UND, he has established a program that is respected for its success at both the conference national levels . Among his coaching honors:

•NCAADIIIndoorTrack&FieldCoachoftheYear(2000)•NCAANorthCentralRegionIndoorTrack&FieldCoachoftheYear(2000)•NCAANorthCentralRegionCrossCountryCoachoftheYear(1999,1994,1991)•NCCOutdoorTrack&FieldCoachoftheYear(2007,1988•NCCIndoorTrack&FieldCoachoftheYear(2000)•NCCCrossCountryCoachoftheYear(2006,2001,1994,1992)

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

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

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

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Crystal Cummins is in her third year as an assistant coach with the Fighting Sioux men’s and women’s track and field teams . She works primarily with UND’s long jumpers, high jumpers and triple jumpers and also assists with the sprinters .

Before coming to UND, Cummins served as assistant coach for both men’s and women’s track and field at Minnesota State University, Moorhead during the 2005-06 season .

At MSUM, she coached jumps and helped lead the Dragon women to a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship in 2006 .

Cummins attended North Dakota State University where she was a member of the 2001 women’s indoor national championship team . During her track and field career with the Bison, Cummins was as a ten-time NCAA Division II All-American in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump . In 2003, Cummins was the North Central Conference’s high jump champion and also received regional athlete of the year honors .

Cummins graduated from NDSU with a degree in political science in 2003 and is a 1998 graduate of Fargo South High School .

Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 3rd season

Hometown: Fargo, N .D .

Alma mater: North Dakota State (‘03)

CrystAl cUMMINS

Thomas Crummy, in his first season on the Fighting Sioux coaching staff, assists primarily with the hurdlers and pole vaulters . He also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator .

Crummy spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne (Neb .) State University . In his first two seasons, Crummy coached one All-American, 17 national provisional qualifiers and 18 school record-holders .

A native of Argyle, Minn ., Crummy enjoyed a standout career at Bemidji State, where he was a multi-time all-conference performer . He won a conference pole vault title at the 2005 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship .

Crummy earned his bachelor’s degree from BSU in elementary education with minors in mathematics, communication arts and literature and coaching .

He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport and recreation management .

Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 1st season

Hometown: Argyle, Minn .

Alma mater: Bemidji State (‘08)

tHomAs cRUMMy

The 2010-11 season marks Lisa Rollefstad’s fifth year on the Fighting Sioux coaching staff .

Currently in her second stint at UND, Rollefstad previously worked at Ferris State University as men’s and women’s assistant track and field and cross country coach, and served as Ferris’ field events coordinator along with coordinating the track and field program’s conditioning and weight training areas . Rollefstad has had five All-Americans under her direction .

Rollefstad was a graduate assistant coach at Bemidji (Minn .) State in 2001-02, when she helped the Beavers to a third-place men’s finish and a fifth-place women’s ranking at the 2002 NSIC outdoor track and field championships .

Prior to BSU, Rollefstad was the girls basketball coach and assistant track and field coach in 2000-01 at Lakota (N .D .) High School .

From 1998-00, she assisted with the track and field programs at UND, coaching the sprints, hurdles, pole vault and relay events .

Rollefstad was a two-time NAIA All-American track and field performer in the sprinting events at the University of Mary . She graduated from Mary in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and received her master’s degree in sports studies at Bemidji State in 2007 .

Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 5th season

Hometown: Cavalier, N .D .

Alma mater: Mary (‘98)

lIsA ROllEFSTaD

Amanda Solberg is in her first season at North Dakota and works primarily with UND’s throwers .

Solberg was an accomplished thrower at the University of Minnesota, where she was a three-time NCAA Division I regional qualifier . and participated and placed in four Big Ten Championships .

After graduating from Minnesota in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in family social science, Solberg worked in the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Academic Center . As a student-athlete welfare intern, Solberg helped improve the visibility of the CHAMPS/Life Skills program to student-athletes, while also collaborating to generate community service outreach opportunities .

A native of Minot, N .D ., Solberg was a 2005 graduate of Minot High School .

Assistant Coach

Years at UND: 1st season

Hometown: Minot, N .D .

Alma mater: Minnesota (‘09)

AmAnDA SOlBERG

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The 2010 UND cross country season will long be remembered for the dominance of new-comer Lindsay Anderson .

The Leeds, N .D ., product, who transferred to UND from Iowa prior to the season, an-nounced her arrival by winning the first meet of the season .

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

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

It was quite possibly the most dominant in-dividual season by a Sioux runner in program history, and highlighted Dick Clay’s 26th sea-son as UND head coach .

The 2010 sesason, however, was hardly a one-woman show .

Junior Emily Emerson (Lino Lakes, Minn .) joined teammate Anderson on the All-GWC first team after placing fifth at the conference championship, the second time in three years she has landed on the all-conference team .

Fellow junior Katherine Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif .) finished 15th at the GWC Champion-ship, giving the Fighting Sioux a trio of run-ners in the top 15 .

UND also welcomed a highly talented fresh-man class in 2010 . First-year runners Jor-dyn Dass (Hopkins, Minn .), Kahla Erickson (Grand Rapids, Minn .), Casie gates (Bismarck, N .D .), Victoria Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn .), Tay-lor Pintar (Bismarck, N .D .), Brittany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn .), and Savana Weller (Sauk Centre, Minn .) each saw significant ac-tion as first-year runners, ensuring a bright future beyond 2010 .

Those seven freshman joined a roster that also included juniors meghan Enabanit (Car-michael, Calif .) and Angela Kumm (Hutchin-son, Minn .), and sophomore Anna Lipetzky (Moorhead, Minn .), providing Clay with am-ple depth .

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

Her first-place finish at the conference cham-pionship was UND’s first individual confer-ence title of the Division I transition . It also resulted in Anderson being named the Great West Conference Athlete of the Year .

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

2010 gREAT WEST CONFERENCE RECAP

great West Conference ChampionshipRk . School Points1 . Utah Valley 392 . Texas-Pan American 723. North Dakota 744 . South Dakota 895 . Seattle 906 . Houston Baptist 1547 . NJIT 2078 . Chicago State 260

UND ParticipantsPl . Name Time1 . Lindsay Anderson 16:45 .315 . Emily Emerson 17:14 .1115 . Katherine Enabnit 17:49 .4728 . Meghan Enabnit 18:09 .2632 . Kahla Erickson 18:15 .4747 . Taylor Pintar 19:10 .4749 . Victoria Lutz 19:13 .0851 . Casie Gates 19:15 .0455 . Jordyn Dass 19:28 .4863 . Anna Lipetzky 20:39 .75

Athlete of the Year: Lindsay Anderson, UNDFreshman of the Year: Kody Kleven, UVUCoach of the Year: Scott Houle, UVU

All-gWC First TeamLindsay Anderson, North DakotaLilian Lagat, Texas-Pan AmericanJudith Chumba, Texas-Pan AmericanKody Kleven, Utah Valley Emily Emerson, North DakotaAleina Eisenhauer, Utah ValleyCara Talty, Seattle

All-gWC Second TeamStephanie Christensen, Utah Valley Carol Miller, South DakotaKrystal Harper, Utah ValleyShelise Walker, Utah ValleyJessica Wilding, Utah ValleyBrooke Hodson, Utah ValleyIvie Gonsalves, Utah Valley

Newcomer Lindsay Anderson, a junior transfer, burst on to the Great West Conference scene by winning the GWC Cross Country championship.

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

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2010 FIgHTINg SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

NAmE YR. HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOLLindsay Anderson Jr . Leeds, N .D . University of IowaJordyn Dass Fr . Hopkins, Minn . Hopkins High SchoolEmily Emerson Jr . Lino Lakes, Minn . Centennial High SchoolKatherine Enabnit Jr . Carmichael, Calif . St . Francis High SchoolMeghan Enabnit Jr . Carmichael, Calif . St . Franics High SchoolKahla Erickson Fr . Grand Rapids, Minn . Grand Rapids High SchoolCasie Gates Fr . Bismarck, N .D . St . Mary’s High SchoolAngela Kumm Jr . Hutchinson, Minn . Hutchinson High SchoolAnna Lipetzky So . Moorhead, Minn . Moorhead High SchoolVictoria Lutz Fr . Park Rapids, Minn . Park Rapids Senior High SchoolTaylor Pintar Fr . Bismarck, N .D . Bismarck High SchoolBrittany Ungs Fr . Mantorville, Minn . Kasson-Mantorville High SchoolSavana Weller Fr . Sauk Centre, Minn . Sauk Centre High School

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

2010 FIgHTINg SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY TEAm RESULTS

DATE mEET LOCATION PTS. PLACE TOP UND FINISHER

Sept . 4 UND Ron Pynn Classic Grand Forks, N .D . *22 / 21 1st / 1st Lindsay Anderson / 1st

Sept . 10 Eastern Illinois Panther Open Charleston, Ill . **26 / 18 / 25 1st / 1st / 1st Lindsay Anderson / 1st

Sept . 25 Roy Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn . 888 29th Meghan Enabnit / 150th

Oct . 2 South Dakota State Classic (Dual) Brookings, S .D . 59 2nd Lindsay Anderson / 4th

Oct . 16 Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Fayetteville, Ark . 751 32nd Lindsay Anderson / 21st

Oct . 30 Great West Conference Championship Edinburg, Texas 74 3rd Lindsay Anderson / 1st

Nov . 13 South Dakota (Dual) Vermillion, S .D . 43 2nd Lindsay Anderson / 1st

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

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

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Lindsay Anderson (Jr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 17:50 .07 1stEIU Panther Open 17:41 .78 1stRoy Griak Invitational DNR DNRSDSU Classic 17:47 .4 4thChile Pepper Festival 17:51 .35 20thGWC Championship 16:46 .31 1stSouth Dakota Dual 18:23 .85 1st

Jordyn Dass (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 21:43 .13 33rdEIU Panther Open DNR DNRRoy Griak Invitational 25:55 .3 274thSDSU Classic 20:54 .1 32ndChile Pepper Festival 20:34 .72 326thGWC Championship 19:28 .48 55thSouth Dakota Dual 21:01 .29 14th

Emily Emerson (Jr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 18:26 .01 2ndEIU Panther Open 18:30 .06 6thRoy Griak Invitational 24:23 .6 215thSDSU Classic 18:47 .7 12thChile Pepper Festival 19:04 .03 129thGWC Championship 17:14 .11 5thSouth Dakota Dual DNR DNR

Katherine Enabnit (Jr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 19:04 .84 7thEIU Panther Open 18:17 .85 5thRoy Griak Invitational 25:31 .1 268thSDSU Classic 18:54 .8 13thChile Pepper Festival 19:42 .21 214thGWC Championship 17:49 .47 15thSouth Dakota Dual 20:05 .52 10th

meghan Enabnit (Jr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 18:52 .64 6thEIU Panther Open 18:39 .63 9thRoy Griak Invitational 23:54 .2 191stSDSU Classic 18:57 .3 14thChile Pepper Festival 19:41 .28 210thGWC Championship 18:09 .26 28thSouth Dakota Dual 21:07 .80 15th

Kahla Erickson (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 19:46 .36 12thEIU Panther Open 19:30 .93 19thRoy Griak Invitational 25:12 .7 256thSDSU Classic 19:49 .6 21stChile Pepper Festival 20:03 .90 264thGWC Championship 18:15 .47 32ndSouth Dakota Dual DNR DNR

Casie gates (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:15 .37 21stEIU Panther Open 19:51 .87 25thRoy Griak Invitational 26:18 .6 278thSDSU Classic 20:38 .7 30thChile Pepper Festival 20:55 .87 355thGWC Championship 19:15 .04 51stSouth Dakota Dual 21:10 .21 17th

Angela Kumm (Jr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 21:14 .39 31stEIU Panther Open DNR DNRRoy Griak Invitational DNR DNRSDSU Classic 20:58 .3 33rdChile Pepper Festival 21:47 .05 399thGWC Championship DNR DNRSouth Dakota Dual 21:39 .34 20th

Anna Lipetzky (So.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:47 .45 29thEIU Panther Open 20:55 .31 38thRoy Griak Invitational 26:54 .8 287thSDSU Classic 21:03 .6 35thChile Pepper Festival 36:12 .28 411thGWC Championship 20:39 .75 63rdSouth Dakota Dual DNR DNR

Victoria Lutz (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:45 .48 28thEIU Panther Open 20:30 .54 34thRoy Griak Invitational 25:56 .8 275thSDSU Classic 20:06 .2 26thChile Pepper Festival 20:27 .42 312thGWC Championship 19:13 .08 49thSouth Dakota Dual 20:58 .68 13th

Taylor Pintar (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:40 .04 27thEIU Panther Open 20:17 .32 31stRoy Griak Invitational 25:48 .5 272ndSDSU Classic DNR DNRChile Pepper Festival 20:07 .67 275thGWC Championship 19:10 .47 47thSouth Dakota Dual 20:21 .26 11th

Brittany Ungs (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:13 .64 20thEIU Panther Open 20:35 .10 35thRoy Griak Invitational 25:54 .2 273rdSDSU Classic 19:52 .7 22ndChile Pepper Festival DNR DNRGWC Championship DNR DNRSouth Dakota Dual DNR DNR

Savana Weller (Fr.) Time PlaceUND Ron Pynn Classic 20:27 .26 25thEIU Panther Open 20:29 .99 33rdRoy Griak Invitational DNR DNRSDSU Classic DNR DNRChile Pepper Festival DNR DNRGWC Championship DNR DNRSouth Dakota Dual DNR DNR

2010 FIgHTINg SIOUX INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Katherine Enabnit

Meghan Enabnit

Kahla Erickson

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Despite a fifth-place ranking in the 2011 Great West Conference Indoor Track and Field preseason coaches poll, 26th-year head coach Dick Clay has the ingredients in place to make a run at perennial league powers Utah Valley and South Dakota .

UND boasts a dual conference champion in senior Jessica Butler (Grand Rapids, Minn .), and a pair of distance runners who earned cross country all-conference honors in juniors Lindsay Anderson (Leeds, N .D .) and Emily Emerson (Lino Lakes, Minn .) .

That trio, along with a talented and experi-enced supporting cast, give Clay and his stu-dent-athletes plenty of reason for optimism this season .

DISTANCE/mID-DISTANCEUND hopes Anderson can build on her his-toric 2010 cross country season in which she earned Great West Conference Athlete of the Year honors and was a four-time conference runner of the week .

Emerson, meanwhile, returns to once again anchor UND’s distance runners after earning her second career cross country all-confer-ence honor .

There is plenty of experience behind Ander-son and Amerson, including the likes of ju-niors Katherine Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif .), meghan Enabnit (Carmichael, Calif .), and Angela Kumm (Hutchinson, Minn .), as well as sophomore Anna Lipetzky (Moorhead, Minn .) .

The distance and mid-distance runners will also be pushed by sophomore Taryn Ander-son (Remer, Minn .), and freshmen Jordyn Dass (Hopkins, Minn .), Kahla Erickson (Grand Rapids, Minn .), Victoria Lutz (Park Rapids, Minn .), Taylor Pintar (Bismarck, N .D .), Savana Weller (Sauk Centre, Minn .) .

JUmPS/HURDLESButler enjoyed a breakthrough season as a sophomore, winning conference titles in the 60-meter hurdles (indoor) and the 100-meter hurdles (outdoor), setting school records in both .

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

Freshman Hannah Daggett (Frazee, Minn .) will be in the mix in the jumps, while class-mate Taylor Brett (Forest Lakes, Minn .) looks to make her mark in the pole vault .

SPRINTSThe aforementioned Fegley and Hirst return, as do junior Cheri Boyer (Barney, N .D .) and sophomores Paige Kuplic (Savage, Minn .) and Brittany Zander (Mandan, N .D .) .

Freshmen Brittney Bolstad (Fargo, N .D .), Brit-tany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn .) and Anne Van Hell (Forest Lake, Minn .) are also sprinters to watch .

Another freshman, Jenna gillson (Grand Rap-ids, Minn .), will compete in both sprints and hurdles .

THROWSJunior co-captain Brooke Biederstedt (Dick-inson, N .D .) is UND’s top returning thrower and was voted a team captain for the second straight year .

Her classmate, Samantha Underhill (Brain-erd, Minn .), also returns in 2011 and looks to take a step forward in her development .

A third junior, Christine Weinreich (Pismo Beach, Calif .), joins the Sioux from Cuesta (Ca-lif .) College and brings the ability to make an immediate impact in 2011 .

Talented sophomore megan Storstad (Grand Forks, N .D .) rounds out a talented quartet of Sioux throwers .

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

Biederstedt, a junior, has been elected a team co-captain for the second straight year.

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

2011 gREAT WEST CONFERENCEPRESEASON INDOOR POLL

Rk. School (1st) Points1 . Utah Valley (5) 602 . South Dakota (3) 593 . Houston Baptist 434 . Texas Pan-American 375. North Dakota 366 . Seattle 297 . NJIT 148 . Chicago State 10

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2011 FIgHTINg SIOUX TRACK & FIELD ROSTER

NAmE EVENT Yr. HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOLLindsay Anderson Distance Jr . Leeds, N .D . University of Iowa / Benson County High SchoolTaryn Anderson Mid-Distance So . Remer, Minn . Northland High SchoolBrooke Biederstedt Throws Jr . Dickinson, N .D . Dickinson High SchoolBrittney Bolstad Sprints Fr . Fargo, N .D . Fargo South High SchoolCheri Boyer Sprints Jr . Barney, N .D . Milnor-Wyndmere High SchoolTaylor Brett Pole Vault Fr . Forest Lake, Minn . Forest Lake High SchoolJessica Butler Sprints, Jumps Sr . Grand Rapids, Minn . Grand Rapids High SchoolHannah Daggett Jumps Fr . Frazee, Minn . Frazee-Vergas High SchoolJordyn Dass Distance Fr . Hopkins, Minn . Hopkins High SchoolEmily Emerson Distance Jr . Lino Lakes, Minn . Centennial High SchoolKatherine Enabnit Distance Jr . Carmichael, Calif . St . Francis High SchoolMeghan Enabnit Distance Jr . Carmichael, Calif . St . Francis High SchoolKahla Erickson Distance Fr . Grand Rapids, Minn . Grand Rapids High SchoolSarah Fegley Sprints, Jumps Sr . Berthold, N .D . Minot Ryan High SchoolJenna Gillson Hurdles, Sprints Fr . Grand Rapids, Minn . Grand Rapids High SchoolMegan Gray Hurdles, Sprints So . St . Cloud, Minn . St . Cloud Technical High SchoolKirsten Haas Hurdles, Sprints Jr . Belgrade, Mont . Belgrade High SchoolMikaela Hirst Sprints, Hurdles Jr . Bismarck, N .D . Century High SchoolAngela Kumm Distance Jr . Hutchinson, Minn . Hutchinson High SchoolPaige Kuplic Sprints So . Savage, Minn . Prior Lake High SchoolAnna Lipetzky Distance So . Moorhead, Minn . Moorhead High SchoolVictoria Lutz Mid-Distance Fr . Park Rapids, Minn . Park Rapids Senior High SchoolTaylor Pintar Distance Fr . Bismarck, N .D . Bismarck High SchoolMegan Storstad Throws So . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High SchoolSamantha Underhill Throws Jr . Brainerd, Minn . Brainerd High SchoolBrittany Ungs Distance, Sprints Fr . Mantorville, Minn . Kasson-Mantorville High SchoolAnne Van Heel Sprints Fr . Forest Lake, Minn . Forest Lake High SchoolChristine Weinreich Throws Jr . Pismo Beach, Calif . Cuesta (Calif .) College / Arroyo Grande High SchoolSavana Weller Mid-Distance Fr . Sauk Centre, Minn . Sauk Centre High SchoolBrittany Zander Sprints So . Mandan, N .D . Mandan High School

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

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2010-11 (Junior): Won 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Ran personal-best time of 16:46 .31, 13 seconds faster than runner-up, to claim UND’s first Division I individual title . . . Selected GWC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year and named to All-GWC first team . . . Four-time GWC Female Runner of the Week . . . Made her UND debut by capturing medalist honors at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 9) . . . Followed her debut with another first-place finish at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open (Sept . 28) . . . Finished the cross country season by winning medalist honors in dual at South Dakota (Nov . 14) . . . Clocked the fastest time (17:26 .10) of any GWC runner and placed 21st at the prestigious 5K Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark . (Oct . 16) . . . Earned first letter in cross country . . . Be-fore UND: Spent the previous two years at the University of Iowa . . . Earned Academic All-Big Ten and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors . . . Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at the 2010 Big Ten Championship . . . Placed 46th at the 2009 NCAA Regional Cross Country Champion-ship . . . Competed in Big Ten Conference Cross Country Champion-ships in each of her two years . . . Personal: Majoring in communica-tion sciences and disorders . . . A 2008 graduate of Leeds High School . . . An 11-time state champion in track and four-time state champion in cross country as a prep . . . Named North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year in both cross country and track . . . Class valedictorian . . . Daughter of Greg and Karen Anderson . . . Sister, Krista, ran track and cross country at Iowa and brother, George, ran track and cross coun-try at Minot State .

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Leeds, N .D .

High School: Benson County High School (‘08)

major: Communication Sciences & Disorders

lInDsAy aNDERSON

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

Year: Junior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Dickinson, N .D .

High School: Dickinson High School (‘08)

major: History (Honors Program)

brooKe BIEDERSTEDT

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of UND’s 800-meter relay team that set a school record (1:46 .40) at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (March 21) . . . Cracked UND’s all-time top 10 in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26 .62 at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) . . . Finished fourth in the distance medley relay and sixth in the 4x400 relay at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (Feb . 26-27) . . . Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:07 .89) at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 13-15) . . . Made her collegiate debut at Idaho State’s Bengal Shoot Out (Jan . 15) . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A transfer from Itasca (Minn .) Community College . . .

Year: Sophomore

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Remer, Minn .

High School: Northland High School (‘08)

major: Pre-Social Work

tAryn aNDERSON

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

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints


High School: Fargo South High School (‘10)

major: Pre-Nursing

brIttney BOlSTaD

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Pole Vault

Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn .

High School: Forest Lake High School (‘10)

major: Pre-Nursing

tAylor BRETT

2009-10 (Sophomore): Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in both indoor and outdoor track . . . Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) . . . Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay at the GWC Indoor Championship (Feb . 26-27) . . . Cracked UND’s all-time top-10 in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 12 .68 seconds at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) . . . Also landed in UND’s 200-meter top-10 at the same meet with a personal-record time of 26 .33 seconds . . . Was the runner-up in the 200-meters with a time of 26 .98 seconds at South Dakota’s Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan . 23) . . . Earned second letter . . . 2008-09 (Freshman): Placed 10th in the 200-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Member of UND’s 4x400 and 4x100 relay teams that placed fourth and sixth, respectively, at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Runner-up in the 200-meters at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic and in the 100-meters at the Minot State Open . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Milnor-Wyndmere High School . . . Earned five letters in track, four in basketball and three in volleyball . . . Four-year all-state performer in track in multiple events . . . Was named team captain in both volleyball and basketball . . . Named top sprinter for all four years . . . Member of the National Honor Society . . . Student council president . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy . . . Member of President’s Honor Roll . . . Daughter of Mark and Kristie Boyer .

Year: Junior

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Barney, N .D .

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

major: Pre-Physical Therapy

CHerI BOyER

Named team co-captain for 2010-11 ... 2009-10 (Junior): Co-recipient (with Mikaela Hirst) of UND’s Most Improved Award . . . Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in both indoor and outdoor track and field . . . Won the GWC Indoor Championship (March 23) in the 60-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 8 .98 seconds . . . Had broken the same school record one day earlier in the preliminaries with a time of 8 .99 seconds, becoming the first Sioux to run the event in under nine seconds . . . Placed fourth in the high jump (5-03 .00 feet) at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Placed third in the 100-meter hurdles, fourth in the 4x100 relay and fifth in the high jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 14) . . . Ran a personal-best time of 14 .77 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles at SIU-Edwardsville’s Gateway Classic, the second-fastest time in UND history and one one-hundreth of a second shy of the school record . . . Won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9 .14 seconds at South Dakota’s Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan . 23) . . . Finished fourth in the high jump (5-02 .25 feet) at the Iowa State Classic (Feb . 15) . . . Earned third letter . . . 2008-09 (Sophomore): Named to 2009 Great West Conference All-Academic Winter/Spring team . . . Finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles and seventh in the high jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles and 10th in the high jump and was a member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Won the 55-meter hurdles at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan . 17) . . . Took first in the 60-meter hurdles at the Cobber Open (Jan . 31) and the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb . 7) . . . Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Ron Masanz Invite (May 2) . . . Won the long jump at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb . 7) . . . Earned second letter . . . 2007-08 (Freshman): Finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 17th in the 400-meter hurdles at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Took fifth in both the 60-meter hurdles and high jump and was a member of the seventh-place 4x400 meter relay at the NCC Indoor Championship . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Grand Rapids High School . . . Earned four varsity letters in track and two in basketball . . . Set the school record in the high jump and the 100 and 300-meter hurdles . . . Seven-time all-state performer from 2004-07 . . . Graduated with the most section and state points in school history . . . Named team captain 2006-07 . . . Nine-time state qualifier . . . Team captain of the basketball team senior year . . . All-area basketball player as a junior and senior . . . Personal: Majoring in communication with a minor in English . . . Daughter of Dan and Paula Butler .

Year: Senior

Event: Sprints, Jumps

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Minn .

High School: Grand Rapids High School (‘07)

major: Communication

jessICA BUTlER



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

Year: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Frazee, Minn .

High School: Frazee-Vergas High School (‘10)

major: Biology, Pre-Health

HAnnAH DaGGETT

2010-11 (Junior): Competed in all seven cross country meets . . . Placed 15th at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship with a personal-best time of 17:49 .47 . . . Placed fifth at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open (Sept . 10) . . . Oepned the season with a seventh-place finish at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) . . . Earned third cross country letter . . . 2009-10 (Sophomore): Named UND’s Most Improved Cross Country Runner . . . Earned All-Great West Conference Cross Country second team honors after placing 10th at the conference meet . . . Ran in all six meets . . . Earned pair of top-10 showings by placing fourth at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct . 9) and ninth at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 5) . . . Was UND’s top runner at the Tim Young Open . . . Placed fourth in the distance medley relay at the 2010 GWC Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 23) . . . Runner-up in the steeplechase (12:02 .76) at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (March 16) . . . Earned second letters in cross country and track . . . 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10th in the 1,500-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Won the 3,000-meters at the Cobber Open (Jan . 31) . . . Finished 18th at the GWC Cross

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Carmichael, Calif .

High School: St . Francis High School (‘08)

major: Psychology

KAtHerIne ENaBNIT2010-11 (Freshman): Made her collegiate debut at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) . . . Competed in six of seven of UND’s cross country meets . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Hopkins High School . . . Lettered five times each in cross country and track and field . . . Helped lead Hopkins to a Class Lake Conference cross country championship as a senior . . . Completed her career with a personal-best time in the 3,200 meters at the 2010 State AAA True Team meet . . . Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Daughter of Gary Dass and Sue Steinman .

Year: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Hopkins, Minn .

High School: Hopkins High School (‘10)

major: Undeclared

jorDyn DaSS

Named team co-captain for 2010-11 season ... 2010-11 (Junior): Named to the 2010 All-Great West Conference Cross Country First Team after placing fifth at the conference championship (Oct . 30) . . . Ran a personal-best time of 17:14 .11 . . . Was the runner-up at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) . . . 2009-10 (Sophomore): Named UND’s Most Valuable Runner . . . Named to 2010 Great West Conference

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Lino Lakes, Minn .

High School: Lino Lakes High School (‘08)

major: Psychology

emIly EMERSON

Winter/Spring All-Academic Team in indoor and outdoor track . . . Two-time GWC Track Athlete of the Week (March 18, March 25) . . . Was the runner-up in the mile and placed third in the 800-meters at the 2010 GWC Indoor Championship . . . Placed third in both the 800 and 1,500-meters at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Won the 1,500-meters with a personal-best time of 4:40 .21 at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational (March 12-13) . . . Placed second in the 800-meters at the same meet . . . Ran the seventh-fastest 800-meters in UND history (2:12 .85) at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational (March 21) . . . Named to 2009 GWC Fall All-Academic Team in cross country . . . Placed 38th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Ran in five of six meets . . . Enjoyed seventh-place finishes at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 5) and the USD Tim Young Open (Oct . 9) . . . Earned second letters in cross country and track and field . . . 2008-09 (Freshman): Earned All-Great West Conference second team honors in cross country after placing 12th at the conference meet . . . Runner-up in the 1,500-meter run and seventh in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Finished fifth in the mile run at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Won the 800-meter run at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan . 17) and the Minot State Open (April 18) . . . Captured the mile run at the Beaver Twilight (Feb . 19) . . . Won the 1,500-meters at the Ron Masanz Invite (May 2) . . . Earned first letters in cross country and track and field . . . Before UND: A 2008 graduate from Centennial High School . . . Earned four letters in track as a mid-distance runner and three in cross country . . . Earned the individual runner-up spot in the Section 5AA meet as a senior . . . A two-time all-state selection in the 800-meter run . . . Three-time all-conference selection in both track and cross country . . . Personal: Majoring in psychology . . . Daughter of Bruce and Julie Emerson .



2010-11 (Junior): Competed in all seven cross country meets . . . Placed 28th (18:09 .26) at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship (Oct . 30) . . . Finished sixth (18:52 .64) at the season-opening UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 4) . . . Placed ninth (18:39 .63) at the Easter Illinois Panther Open (Sept . 10) . . . Earned third cross country letter . . . 2009-10 (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the distance medley relay (12:52 .89) at the 2010 GWC Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 23) . . . Finished seventh in the 800-meters (2:21 .40) at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Track and Field Championship . . . Ran in four cross country meets . . . Placed 51st at Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Earned second letters in cross country and track and field . . . 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Championships . . . Member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay at the GWC Outdoor Championships . . . Won the mile run at the Bemidji State Invite (Jan . 17) . . . Won the 800-meter run at the SDSU Twilight (April 22) . . . Finished 20th at the GWC Cross Country Championship . . . Earned first letters in cross country and track and field . . . Before UND: A 2008 graduate of St . Francis High School in Sacramento, Calif . . . . Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track . . . Was named to the All-Delta League cross country team three consecutive years . . . Qualified four years for the California state cross country championships . . . Was named to the Sacramento Bee’s All-Metro cross country team her senior year . . . Actively involved in her community as a Sacramento Girls Club leader . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Majoring in occupational therapy . . . Serves as a UND Student Ambassador . . . Daughter of Ron and Peggy Enabnit . . . Both parents are graduates of UND . . . Sister, Katherine, is also a member of the Fighting Sioux cross country and track and field teams .

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Carmichael, Calif .

High School: St . Francis High School (‘08)

major: Occupational Therapy

megHAn ENaBNIT2010-11 (Freshman): Topped all Sioux freshmen with a 32nd-place (18:15 .47) finish at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Earned first cross country letter . . . Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Grand Rapids High School . . . Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country and was a two-year team captain in both . . . Section 7AA champion in the 4x800-meter relay in 2010 . . . Placed eighth at the state meet in the same event . . . Led Grand Rapids to an 11th-place finish at the state AA cross country championships as a junior and senior . . . Placed 19th individually at 2008 cross country championship . . . Also lettered twice in hockey . . . Graduated with honors . . . Prep teammate of fellow UND freshman Jenna Gillson . . . Personal: Undecided on a major . . . Daughter of Steve and Deb Erickson .

Year: Freshman

Event: Distance



major: Undeclared

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

2009-10 (Junior): Runner-up in the triple jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 23) with a personal-best leap of 37-06 .50 feet . . . Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the 2010 GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) . . . Member of UND’s 4x100 relay that placed third at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10) with a time of 48 .86 seconds that was the fourth-fastest in UND history . . . Earned third letter . . . 2008-09 (Sophomore): Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Finished third in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Won the triple jump at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb . 7) and the USF Last Chance Meet (Mat 7) . . . Earned second letter . . . 2007-08 (Freshman): Finished second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the North Central Conference Outdoor Championship . . . Took sixth in the triple jump and finished 11th in the long jump at the NCC Indoor Championship . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Minot Bishop Ryan High School . . . Earned four varsity letters each in track and field, basketball and volleyball . . . Received Athletic Achievement Award . . . Regional champion in the 100, 200, long jump and triple jump . . . Placed first in the triple jump and second in the long jump at the state meet during senior year . . . Set the Class B record in the triple jump . . . Personal: Majoring in nursing . . . Daughter of Clayton and Holly Fegley .

Year: Senior

Event: Sprints, Jumps

Hometown: Berthold, N .D .

High School: Minot Ryan High School (‘07)

major: Nursing

sArAH FEGlEy



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

Year: Sophomore

Event: Hurdles, Sprints

Hometown: St . Cloud, Minn .

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

major: Physical Education, Exercise Science & Wellness

megAn GRay

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 championship . . . Was the 2008 state champion and 2009 state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles . . . Was lead leg of Belgrade’s 4x100 relay championship team that set school record . . . Also lettered twice in volleyball and once in basketball . . . Was an academic all-state selection in all three sports . . . Class Valedictorian and member of the Dean’s List . . . A Wendy’s Heisman High School winner . . . Personal: Majoring in international studies . . . Daughter of Fred and Kari Haas .

Year: Sophomore


Hometown: Belgrade, Mont .

High School: Belgrade High School (‘09)

major: International Studies

KIrsten haaS

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 selection in basketball . . . Graduated with honors . . . Personal: Majoring in psychology . . . Daughter of John and Mary Gillson .

Year: Freshman




major: Psychology

jennA GIllSON

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Distance

Hometown: Bismarck, N .D .

High School: Bismarck High School (‘10)

major: Pre-Athletic Training

CAsIe GaTES



2009-10 (Sophomore): Named to 2010 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team in both indoor and outdoor track . . . Co-recipient (with Jessica Butler) of UND’s Most Improved Award . . . Member of 800-meter relay team that set school record at Coastal Carolina’s Shamrock Invitational with a time of 1:46 .40 . . . Broke 12-year old record . . . Placed third in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 37-05 .00 feet at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Placed fifth in the triple jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Earned second letter . . . 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished 10th in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship . . . Finished ninth in the triple jump and 18th in the long jump at the GWC Outdoor Championship . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2008 graduate of Century High School . . . A five-year letterwinner track and field . . . Earned one varsity letter in basketball . . .Team captain in track . . . Three-time MVP . . . Member of the honor roll . . . Personal: Majoring in dietetics . . . Daughter of Mike and Carrie Hirst .

Year: Junior

Event: Sprints, Hurdles


High School: Century High School (‘08)

major: Dietetics

mIKAelA hIRST

2009-10 (Freshman): Member of UND’s 800-meter relay team that broke 12-year old school record at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (March 21) with a time of 1:46 .40 . . . Runner-up in the 60-meter dash (7 .91 seconds) at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship, clocking the second-fastest time in UND history . . . Won the 60-meter dash (7 .98 seconds) and 200-meter dash (26 .28) at the South Daktoa Graphic Edge Alumni Invite (Jan . 23) . . . Recorded a personal-best time of 12 .25 seconds in the 100-meters at Drake’s Jim Duncan Invitational (April 10), the fourth-fastest time in school history . . . Ran the 200-meters in 25 .26 seconds at the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Classic (April 19), the fifth-fastest in UND history . . . Placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the GWC Outdoor Championship (May 15) . . . Earned first letter . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Prior Lake High School . . . Lettered four times in track and qualified for state several times as a sprinter . . . An all-state and all-conference performer . . . Graduated with four school records to her name . . . State class AA champion in the 200-meter race as a senior . . . Posted Minnesota’s top overall time for both classes (A and AA) in the 100 meters with a time of 12 .01 seconds . . . Earned academic all-conference honors . . . Also lettered twice in soccer and was her team’s leading scorer . . . Received the Golden Boot Award . . . Personal: Majoring in chemistry . . . Daughter of Leon and JoAan Smith .

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Savage, Minn .

High School: Prior Lake High School (‘09)

major: Chemistry

pAIge kUplIc

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

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Hutchinson, Minn .

High School: Hutchinson High School (‘07)

major: Interdisciplinary Studies

AngelA kUMM

2010-11 (Sophomore): Ran in all seven cross country meets . . . Placed 63rd at the 2010 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Earned second cross country letter . . . 2009-10 (Freshman): Competed in all six cross country events as a freshman . . . Placed 36th at the Great West Conference Championship . . . Best placing was a 13th-place performance at the USD Tim Young Open (Oct . 9) . . . Made her collegiate debut with an 18th-place finish at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Sept . 5) . . . Earned first letter in cross country . . . Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Moorhead High School . . . A 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

Year: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn .

High School: Moorhead High School (‘09)

major: Interdisciplinary Studies

AnnA lIpETzky



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

Year: Freshman

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn .

High School: Park Rapids High School (‘10)

major: English

vICtorIA lUTz

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

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Distance


High School: Bismarck High School (‘10)


tAylor pINTaR

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

Year: Sophomore

Event: Throws

Hometown: Grand Forks, N .D .

High School: Red River High School (‘09)


megAn STORSTaD

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

Year: Junior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Brainerd, Minn .

High School: Brainerd High School (‘08)


sAmAntHA UNDERhIll

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Mantorville, Minn .

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

major: Communication

brIttAny UNGS

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Forest Lake High School . . . School record-holder in the 100-meters (15 .22 seconds) . . . Won the Section 7AA title in the 100-meter hurdles . . . Also placed second in the 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 second in the 4x200 relay . . . Prep teammate of fellow incoming freshman Taylor Brett . . . Personal: Majoring in pre-physical therapy .

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn .

High School: Forest Lake High School (‘10)

major: Pre-Physical Therapy

Anne vaN hEEl

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

Year: Junior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Pismo Beach, Calif .

High School: Arroyo Grande High School (‘07)

major: General Studies

CHrIstIne wEINREIch

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

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

Year: Freshman

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn .

High School: Sauk Centre High School (‘10)

major: Mathematics

sAvAnA wEllER

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

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Mandan, N .D .

High School: Mandan High School (‘09)

major: Pre-Nursing

brIttAny zaNDER

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

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

Joining the league on July 10, 2008 were Houston Baptist University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Dakota, University of South Dakota, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley University . Chicago State accepted the league’s invitation to join in October, 2008 . These seven schools joined football only members Cal Poly, UC Davis and Southern Utah University to make up the 10-member league .

In addition to football, championships conducted during the 2008-09 academic year were men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s golf . Team sports in baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball begin league play in 2009-10 .

As the conference began planning for multi-team sport competition in 2009-10, several teams were added in the sports of women’s soccer and baseball to help provide a more diverse and competitive field . Delaware State, Howard and South Carolina State joined as associate members in women’s soccer, giving the Great West two, four-team divisions . The associate members, plus NJIT, make up the Eastern Division, while North Dakota, South Dakota, Houston Baptist and Utah Valley play in the West . Northern Colorado and New York Institute of Technology joined as associate members in baseball, giving the Great West eight play-ing members . Seattle University was added as an associate member in cross country and track and field in 2009 .

Officially announced Feb . 25, 2004, charter members of the Great West Football Conference were California Polytechnic State University; Uni-versity of California, Davis; North Dakota State University; University of Northern Colorado; South Dakota State University; and Southern Utah University . Conference competition began on Sept . 4, 2004 with UC Davis scoring a 52-0 win over South Dakota State and Northern Colorado notching a 15-13 win over North Dakota State .

The Great West continues its proud tradition in football and has been rated as one of the best in Football Championship Subdivision and ahead of Football Bowl Subdivision leagues such as the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt .

The Great West Conference recognizes student-athletes on both a weekly and full-season basis . Individual awards include players of the week; all-conference teams; an academic all-conference team; and player, newcomer and coach of the year awards . The league also crowns team champions for both regular season and post-season competition .

The governance of the Great West Conference remains primarily with the member institutions . Each member institution is represented on the President’s Council by its respective CEO . The general opera-tions and management of the Conference will be conducted by the directors of athletics and senior woman administrators (Joint Council) . Scheduling of contests, assignment of officials and certain media rela-tions functions remain with member institutions .

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

Ed GromGWC Commissioner

gREAT WEST CONFERENCE ADmINISTRATION

Ed grom, CommissionerP .O . Box 9344Naperville, IL 60567P: (630) 428-4492F: (630) 548-0705E-mail: grom@gwconference .org

mike Sharpe, Assistant CommissionerP: (816) 210-4305E-mail: sharpe@gwconference .org

Jacque Cottrell, Director of media RelationsP: (713) 305-8614E-mail: cottrell@gwconference .org

Cliff martin, media Relations AssistantP: (214) 770-6463E-mail: martin@gwconference .org

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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 Anderson

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 Orsua2003 Kristin Murch Jessica Schill

2004 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 Emerson

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 Leppard2001 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 Emerson

LauraSiefert

VickyBessette

TracyKorynta

JoAan Murphy

VeronicaSackett

KristinMurch

MargaretLandberg

BrittanyBeeson

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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 2010 8.98200-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 lbs . Weight Kati Drellack 1999 50-01 1/2Pentathlon 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 Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger 2006 11:56 .98 Heidi Evans, Veronica Sackett

*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 holds a pair of UND indoor relay records, as well as 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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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 2010 14.54400-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 Talia Merritt 2001 146-01Heptathlon Jackie Kensinger 2004 4,527 pts .

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

800-meter relay Taryn Anderson, Cheri Boyer, 2010 1:46.40 mikaela Hirst, Pagie 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 outdoor shot put record.

Talia Merrit is the school record-holder in the discus and the hammer throw.

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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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 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 8.98 2010Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 9 .05 2008Beth Morris NCAA II 9 .07 2003Jodi Bredahl N/A 9 .30 1979Kirsten Haas gWC 9.40 2010

200-mETERS Liesa Swenson Iowa St . 25 .31 1993Paige Kuplic Iowa St. 25.68 2010Chantel Larson Concordia 25 .98 1999Crystal White NCC 26 .34 1999Jess Williams Concordia 26 .39 2000Rebecca Goodman NCC 26 .40 2001Cheri Boyer Idaho St. 26.42 2010April Bielejeski Bemidji 26 .67 2002Erin Baustian Mankato 27 .05 2004Jodi Horn Bemidji 27 .14 2002

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 2010Ginny Hoop NCC 42 .88 1984Chris Hoper Fargo 43 .52 1989Jennifer Riley Fargo 43 .54 1988Renee Crep Bemidji 43 .64 1990Teresa Betz Mankato 44 .64 1987

400-mETERS Jess Williams Minnesota 57 .41 2001Heidi Faul NCC 57 .85 2002April 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 1981Jessica Boger Bemidji 60 .77 2006Jenna Griffith Bemidji 60 .81 2003

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 1999Jessica Schill Fargo 1:17 .85 2004Jess Williams Fargo 1:18 .03 2000Renee Crep NCC 1:18 .50 1990Jenna Griffith NCC 1:18 .65 2003Kari Ward Fargo 1:18 .91 1994Staci Polcher St . Cloud 1:19 .34 1989

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 2001Renee Crep Minnesota 1:40 .44 1989Jackie Feser Concordia 1:40 .55 1999Marie Crep Bemidji 1:40 .85 1994Jess Williams Bemidji 1:42 .75 1999

800-mETERS Jess 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 1993Cindy Scott Iowa St . 2:14 .64 1999Erin Bly Iowa St . 2:14 .90 1994Jen Lykken Iowa St . 2:15 .14 1993Missy Berg Fargo 2:15 .35 2000

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 1999Katie Marschel NCC 2:58 .82 2001Steph Bruening Fargo 2:59 .74 1993Sheila Pexsa St .Cloud 3:00 .38 1991Jess Schill NCC 3:00 .49 2001Jen Lykken Fargo 3:00 .54 1993Erin Bly Fargo 3:00 .73 1994

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

mILE 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 2010Veronica Sackett NCC 5:03 .73 2006Heidi Evans NCC 5:04 .05 2007Sheila Pexsa Iowa St . 5:04 .68 1992Cindy Scott Iowa St . 5:05 .03 1995Renee Aune NCC 5:07 .14 2006

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 1993Kim Olund Bemidji 10:24 .59 1996Kristi Dahlheimer Iowa St . 10:28 .19 2009

5,000-mETERS Jessica Neva NCAA II 16:49 .35 2004Kim Olund NCAA II 16:49 .70 1996Steph Bruening NCAA II 17:12 .62 1994Evette Edmondson NCC 17:40 .52 1993Brittany Brenny gWC 17:38.32 2010Heather Parr NCC 17:57 .62 1994JoAan Murphy NCC 18:00 .71 2003Carolyn Busse NCC 18:08 .33 2000Margaret Landberg NCC 18:16 .35 2006Mandy Gefroh Iowa St . 18:17 .45 2009

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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

SHOT PUT Traci Werner NCC 46-08 1/2 1990Diana Trager Fargo 45-05 1/2 1990Kati Drellack Fargo 44-01 1/2 1999Nancy Fleischhacker NCC 43-03 1/2 1987Dana Olimb NCC 43-01 1/2 2005Misty Langseth Fargo 43-00 1991Talia Merritt Fargo 42-08 1/2 2003Andrea Charlebois NCC 42-05 1/2 1998Lindsey Hausauer Bemidji 41-03 1/2 2005Brooke Biederstedt mankato 40-07 1/2 2009

20 LB. WEIgHTKati Drellack Fargo 50-01 1/2 1999Dana Olimb Bemidji 49-01 2005Talia Merritt NCC 47-00 3/4 2001Lindsey 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 2009Suzi Homstad Bemidji 41-00 1/2 2006Nicole Bell NCC 41-00 1/2 1999Leah Davis Bemidji 40-07 2004

HIgH JUmP Julie Johnson NCAA 5-08 3/4 2003Wendy Kinneberg NCC 5-08 1990Allyson Grohnke NCC 5-07 1/4 1987Shosti Vorachek Fargo 5-06 1/4 2000Nikki Dahlstrom NCC 5-06 2006Lindsy Gegelman NCC 5-05 2006Amanda Nagel Mankato 5-04 3/4 2004Pam Cole NCC 5-04 1984Tricia Pederson Fargo 5-04 1997Jessica Butler Bemidji 5-03 1/4 2008Cristy Risberg NCC Pent . 5-03 1/4 1993

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 1993Brenda Schmitz NDSCS 17-10 3/4 1986Wendy Kinneberg Fargo 17-09 1990Kristin Stokes NCC 17-07 1999Steph Campbell NCC 17-06 1/4 2000

TRIPLE JUmP Sara Dupslaff NCC 38-04 3/4 1992Jackie Kensinger Fargo 38-02 2003Michelle Burgard Bemidji 37-03 3/4 2006Sarah Fegley gWC 37-06 1/2 2010mikaela Hirst gWC 37-05 1/2 2010Nikki Sims Mankato 36-08 1/2 2004Jessica Fleck Bemidji 36-08 1/2 2005Kristin Stokes Bemidji 36-06 3/4 1999Suzanne Bergantine NCC 36-06 1/4 1999Jen Halstenson Concordia 36-05 3/4 2000

POLE VAULTJessica Clausnitzer St . Cloud 12-09 1/2 2008Kate LaRoche St . Cloud 12-5 1/2 2008Jessica Fleck Bemidji 12-01 1/2 2006Kayla Pfau Bemidji 11-08 2010Ellen Amberson NCC 11-06 1/2 2004Kate LaRoche Idaho St . 11-06 1/4 2010Kayla Pfau Bemidji 11-00 3/4 2009Darby Sedler Fargo 10-11 3/4 2003Becky Cable NCC 10-11 2000Lisa Bell Fargo 10-00 2000

PENTATHLONBeth Morris Fargo 3252 pts . 2003Cristy Risberg NCC 3245 1993Heidi Zander NCC 2918 2005


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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 2008Jess Schill NCAA II 2:11 .43 2004Jackie Auwarter Moorhead 2:11 .75 2002Emily Emerson gWC 2:12.26 2010Cindy Scott NCAA II 2:12 .26 1998Brittany Brenny CCU 2:12 .95 2010Louise 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 2000Louise Ronnerman NCC 4:31 .46 1992Kristy Forsberg-Aune NCC 4:32 .80 1987Emily Emerson gWC 4:33.52 2010April 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 NW . 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 1987Brittany Brenny USC 10:15.09 2009Heidi Evans Florida St . 10:15 .41 2007JoAan Murphy Emporia 10:15 .77 2003

5,000-mETERS Steph Bruening SW MO . 16:50 .54 1993Kim 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 1993Kristy Keithley Simpson 17:54 .83 2007

10,000-mETERS Jessica Neva NCC 35:33 .10 2004Brittany Brenny gWC 35:33.50 2009Steph 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 14.73 2010Jessica Clausnitzer NCC 14 .76 2007Beth Morris NCC 14 .78 2003Becky Cable NCC 14 .84 1999Denise Barnhardt Minnesota 14 .96 1992Paula Cash Moorhead 15 .14 1988Allyson Grohnke Moorhead 15 .14 1988Jackie Kensinger NCC (HEP) 15 .40 2004Jodi Bredahl NCC 15 .54 1980Teresa Betz Moorhead 15 .60 1987 400-mETER HURDLES Liesa Swenson NCAA II 60 .91 1992Missy Berg NCC 61 .93 1999Dana Peterson NCC 64 .30 2008Denise Barnhardt NCC 64 .34 1992Kirsten Haas SIUE 64.67 2010Rachel Sackett NCC 64 .74 2005 Jodi Horn NW Missouri 65 .03 2001Audra Bushaw NCC 65 .43 1994Loni Ulrich UND 65 .74 1984Jackie Kilian Moorhead 65 .79 1990

STEEPLECHASEVeronica Sackett St . Thomas 10:51 .74 2005Renee Aune Augustana 11:06 .84 2006Carolyn Orsua Moorhead 11:10 .24 2002Kristin Murch Bemidji 11:20 .77 2005Kristi Dahlheimer CCU 11:26 .94 2010Mandy Gefroh NCC 11 .43 .89 2007Courtney Hugstad-Vaa NCC 11:47 .52 2005Katherine Enabnit UNCW 12:02.76 2010Margaret Landberg NW Mo . St . 12:25 .90 2004

400-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

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

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

Cheri Boyer Drake 48.86 2010Jessica ButlerSarah FegleyPaige Kuplic


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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 FaulJess Williams, Jackie Auwarter Drake 3:49 .81 2002April Biejeleski, Heidi FaulJess 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 Erin Bly, Marie Crep NCC 3:56 .07 1993Audra Bushaw, Kari Ward Jess Williams, Missy Berg NCC 3:56 .32 1999Traci Korynta, Cindy ScottJenna Griffith, Jess Schill Emporia 3:56 .67 2003Rachel Sackett, Heidi Faul Liesa Swenson, Marie Crep Drake 3:56 .71 1992Denise Barnhardt, Audra Bushaw

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 AuwarterHeidi Evans, Kristi Dalhelmer, Drake 9:08 .76 2007Jessica Messer, Renee Aune Rachelle Duerre, Rachel Sackett Drake 9:09 .16 2005Veronica Sackett, Heidi EvansRachelle 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 SackettHeidi 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 LeppardJessica Schill, April Bielejeski Drake 12:05 .62 2004Rachel Sackett, Rachelle DuerreJess Schill, Heidi Faul Drake 12:08 .23 2003Rachel Sackett, Veronica Sackett Steph Bruening, Audra Bushaw Drake 12:11 .98 1991Jackie Kilian, Sheila Pexsa Rachelle Duerre, Jessica Boger Drake 12:12 .42 2005Rachel Sackett, Kristin Murch

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 11-07 3/4 2010Jessica Fleck NCC 11-07 2005Becky Cable NCC 11-01 1/4 2000Darby Sedler NCC 10-10 3/4 2003Lisa Bell NCC 9-07 2001Sarah Boese UND 8-06 3/4 2003

HIgH JUmP Wendy Kinneberg Moorhead 5-08 1/2 1990Sandi Walford Concordia 5-08 1986Julie Johnson NCAA II 5-07 3/4 2000Allyson Grohnke Moorhead 5-07 1/2 1987Pam Cole NCC 5-06 1984Cristy Risberg NCC 5-05 1/2 1993Shosti Vorachek Moorhead 5-05 1/2 2000Delayne Gilbertson NDSCS 5-04 1/2 1987Nikki Dahlstrom Emporia 5-05 2006Lyndsy Gegelman NCC 5-04 1/4 2004Amanda Nagel NCC 5-04 1/4 2004


Katie Marschel

Ellen Amberson



LONg JUmP Laura Seifert Moorhead 18-09 1994Brenda Schmitz NCC 18-07 3/4 1986Nikki Sims Jamestown 18-06 2004Sara Dupslaff NCC 18-05 1/2 1992Michelle Burgard Concordia 18-02 1/4 2007Kristin Stokes Fargo 18-00 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 17-09 3/4 1993

TRIPLE JUmP Nikki Sims Jamestown 38-04 1/4 2004Sarah Fegley gWC 38-02 2009Suzanne Bergantine NCC 38-02 3/4 1998Kristin Stokes NCC 37-09 3/4 1998Sara Dupslaff Drake 37-09 1/2 1992Michelle Burgard Moorhead 37-06 1/2 2007Jackie Kensinger NW Missouri 37-03 1/4 2005Michelle Burgard NW Missouri 37-03 2005Jen Halstenson Fargo 36-10 2000Shosti Vorachek Emporia, KS 36-09 3/4 2001Chantel Larson NCC 36-09 3/4 1996

SHOT PUT Traci Werner NCAA II 46-02 1/2 1990Diana Trager NCAA II 45-05 1/4 1991Nancy Fleischhacker UND 43-11 3/4 1987Dana Olimb NCC 43-08 2004Misty Langseth NCC 43-04 1/4 1994Andrea Charlebois SDSU 42-09 1996Kati Drellack Bemidji 42-09 1999Talia Merritt NW Missouri 42-05 2001Judy Stamness UND 42-04 1983Tammy Gravning UND 41-07 1988

DISCUS Talia Merritt NW Missouri 173-10 2001Diana Trager NCC 153-07 1991Traci Werner Concordia 148-06 1990Shelly Ballard NDSCS 145-10 1988Danye Guinn NCC 143-01 2006Misty Langseth Moorhead 142-03 1993Lindsey Hausauer Concordia 140-09 2005Judy Stamness NCC 139-11 1983Missy Wilson NCC/MIAA 139-05 1996Mandy Larson NW Missouri 139-04 2004

JAVELIN Dana Olimb NCAA II 156-01 2005Vicky Besette Bemidji 149-00 1994Suzy Homstad Florida State 138-10 2007Janet Connell NCC 138-06 1987Autumn Ballweber NCC/MIAA 137-03 1996Lisa Perrault NCC 134-00 1983Sherry Midgarden NCC 133-01 1990Tanya Edwards Moorhead 131-06 1989Kris Sorenson UND 130-00 1995Laura Gillespie Dickinson 127-02 1981Cassie Felber UND 127-02 2003

HEPTATHLON Jackie Kensinger NCC 4527 pts . 2004Allyson Grohnke NCC 4279 1987Becky Cable NCC 4264 1999Beth Morris NCC 4088 2003Cristy Risberg CMSU 3993 1993Heidi Zander NCC 3845 2005Wendy Kinneberg Drake 3668 1988Chantel Larson NCC/MIAA 3322 1996


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Jackie Auwarter was one of the most versatile female track and cross country athletes to compete for the Fighting Sioux . Auwarter earned All-America honors in the 800-meters at the 2002 NCAA in-door championships, setting a school record . She is also one of only four Fighting Sioux cross country runners to compete in four NCAA Championships, which included a second-place and two 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 .

Years at UND: 1998-2002

All-America Honors: 1

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Breckenridge, Minn .

jACKIe aUwaRTER

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 .

mIssy BERG

Steph Bruening is one of the most decorated female track and cross country athletes in Fighting Sioux history . Bruening garnered 10 NCAA All-America honors and was the national runner-up four times in three different events . She is one of only three NCAA 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

Hometown: Alexandria, Minn .

2005 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

stepH BRUENING

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 .

AprIl BIElEjESkI



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 .

CArolyn BUSSE

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


jessICA claUSNITzER

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 .

2004 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

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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


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Jessica Neva is the only Sioux female cross country athlete to earn All-America honors in each of her four years at UND . In 2000, Neva’s 17th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships helped the Sioux to a second place team finish . Neva’s All- America 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 .




Hometown: Alexandria, Minn .

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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 National Collegiate Pilot of the Year in 1993 and 1994 .




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 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 ---

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 DII TEAmALL-ACADEmICYear 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 ---

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 Lipetzky

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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 8th

OutdoorYear 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 5th2005 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 .98

OutdoorYear Name Event mark2009 Kristi Dahlheimer Steeple 11:46 .81

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 1 mile 5:04 .05 Margaret Landberg 3000 10:24 .612008 Jessica Clausnitzer 60 hurdles :9 .14

OutdoorYear Name Event Mark1979 Ginny Hoop 200 27 .00 Barb Marks High Jump 5-01

1980 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-0 1/21982 Lisa Perrault Javelin 127-071987 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

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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

NCC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE CHAmPIONSHIPSYear Name2008 Heidi Evans

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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)

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)

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 6th

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 Sara Carpenter Kristi Dahlheimer Cheri Boyer Brooke Biederstedt Lori Benke

Aryn Bell Mikaela Hirst Kayla Pfau Brittany Brenny Angela Kumm Emily Emerson Kate LaRoche Jessica Butler

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 Maine2001 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)

UND gRACE RHONEmUS FEmALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARYear Name1999-00 Becky Leppard2000-01 Becky Leppard2006-07 Heidi Evans

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)

2011 ScheduleIndoorJan. 15 at South Dakota Alumni Meet -

Vermillion, S.D. 9:00 a.m.Jan. 22 at Bronco Invitational -

Nampa, Idaho 9:00 a.m.Jan. 29 at Bill Bergan Invitational -

Ames, Iowa 10:30 a.m.Feb. 4-5 at Meyo Invitational -

Notre Dame, Ind. 4:00 p.m.Feb. 5 at Bison Invitational (Partial Squad) -

Fargo, N.D. 11:00 a.m.Feb. 11-12 at Iowa State Classic -

Ames, Iowa 12:00 p.m.Feb. 18 at South Dakota Twilight -

Vermillion, S.D. 4:00 p.m.Feb. 27-28 at Great West Indoor Championships -

New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.

OutdoorMar. 11-12 at UNC Wilmington Seahawk

Invitiational - Wilmington, N.C. 11:00 a.m.Mar. 18-19 at Coastal Carolina Shamrock

Invitational - Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10:00 a.m.Apr. 9 at USD/SDSU Double Dual -

Yankton, S.D. TBAApr. 15-16 TBAApr. 25 at South Dakota State Twilight -

Brookings, S.D. TBAApr. 28-30 at Drake Relays -

Des Moines, Iowa 3:00 p.m.May 12-14 at Great West Outdoor

Championships - Orem, Utah 1:00 p.m.

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

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