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

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Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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 Michael Grandall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

CROSS COUNTRY2009 Season in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252009 Roster, Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262009 Individual Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

TRACK AND FIELD2010 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282010 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILESReturning Student-Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-34Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-36

Great West Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

HISTORYUND Track & Field Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-40Conference Champions and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-42Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43UND All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-49UND Athletics Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-51UND Ron Pynn Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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gENERALSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North DakotaLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks, ND (58202)Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,748Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Grandall (28th season)Clay’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (701) 777-2979Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Rollefstad, Crystal CumminsStrength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Baukol

TEAm INFORmATION2009 great West Conference Cross Country Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7th2009 great West Conference Indoor Track Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th2009 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jaysonhajdu@mail .und .nodak .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/undmtrackfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .twitter .com/undmcc

CREDITS

The 2009-10 University of North Dakota men’s track and field/cross country media guide is a production of the UND athletics media relations office .

The guide was designed, written and edited by director of media relations Jayson Hajdu, with assistance from assistant media relations director Christy Kramer and UND head coach Michael Grandall . Editorial assistance provided by new media editor Matt Schill .

Cover design and printing by Fine Print Inc, Grand Forks, N .D .

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

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

2 2009-10 University of north Dakota Men’s traCk anD fieLD MeDia GUiDe

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

Administration• College of Education and Human

Development• Graduate School• The John D . Odegard School of

Aerospace Sciences• College of Nursing• School Engineering and Mines• School of Law• School of Medicine and Health Sciences

People:• 12,748 total enrollment

• 10,129 undergraduate students

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

• 52% men, 48% women

• 2 .7% American Indian, 1 .3% African-American, 1 .2% Latino-American, and 1 .4% Asian-American students

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

• 2,611 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

• 145,901 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


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, ‘87NHL goalie, third all-time in wins

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

NOTABLE ALUmNI

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

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

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

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


aBoUt GranD forks

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

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

lakes, playground equipment .• The Greenway - 2,200 acres along the Red River• Twenty miles from Turtle River State Park .• Five golf courses including King’s Walk, the only PGA-rated

golf course in North Dakota .• One-of-a-kind Japanese Garden at Sertoma Park .

Greater Grand Forks is an impressively cosmopolitan city, boasting a regional population of roughly 75,000 residents and spanning two states . Because of its diversity, there’s always live theatre, musical performances, art shows or a concert from rock to the Grand Forks Symphony somewhere in Grand Forks:• Alerus Center• Empire Arts Center• Ralph Engelstad Arena complex• Fire Hall Theatre• The North Dakota Museum of Art• Chester Fritz Auditorium • Grand Cities Art Fest• First Night Celebration

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


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.

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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



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.


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 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 .

Pictured at left, UND’s Academic Awards Night in February honored 247 student-athletes who achieved either a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 through the fall semester.

Pictured below, the study center has been established to provide a comfortable and centrally-located site to aid in the promotion of academics for all student-athletes.

Amanda NeubauerDirector of Academic Services

NOTABLE ACADEmIC ACHIEVEmENTS IN 2008-09

• UND had a school-record six student-athletes receive ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors .

• Eleven student-athletes received ESPN The Magazine Academic All- District honors .

• Seniors Amanda Kaler (golf ) and Rory Manke (football) each earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships .

• Over 80 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors in 2008-09 from the Great West Conference and Western Collegiate Hockey Association

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

• The women’s basketball team finished with the second-highest grade point average (GPA) on the 2008-09 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll .

• UND’s student-athletes combined for a 3 .085 grade point average during the 2008-09 academic year, including a 3 .112 GPA during the spring semester .


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 Team Baseball1978 Lowell Schweigert 2nd Team

golf2009 Amanda Kaler 1st Team

Softball2002 Holly Bonk 3rd Team2007 Casie Hanson 3rd Team2008 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 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 Golf

All-Time 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 . UND established its academic reputation with 65 all-time Academic All-Americans at the Division II level, fourth-most among DII schools .

With that foundation to build upon, UND’s student-athletes enjoyed arguably their finest year in the classroom in 2008-09, earning a school-record six Academic All-America honors and a pair of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships: Former offensive lineman Mitch Braegelmann earned consecutive Academic All-America first

team honors in 2007 and 2008.


athLetiCs aChieveMents

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


north Dakota GaMeDay

“The friendships you develop competing with your teammates day by day, year by year, trying to accomplish the same goal, is just something that you wouldn’t trade for the world.”

— UND Hall of Fame runner Steve Burian (1987-90)

Each sport might have its own traditions, but one thing stands true

through all of North Dakota athletics, and that is the dedication

and commitment of Fighting Sioux student-athletes.


strenGth traininG

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


sPorts MeDiCine

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

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. greg greekTeam Physician

Dr. William mannTeam Physician


CoMMUnity invoLveMent

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

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

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


athLetiCs DeveLoPMent

Fighting Sioux Legacy WallRecognizing those who support UND Athletics

$1,000,000 +Ralph & Betty Engelstad

$250,000 - $499,999Charles & Dorothy Gainor Sioux Boosters Mark & Peggy Foss Rodney & Betty Webb Pete & Eunice Kuhn Robert F. & Carol J. Middleton Fritz Mikkelson Memorial Streibel Family Allan J. & Marvel A. Williamson

$100,000 - $249,999Jeff AndersonJoe & Averille Bourne Arnold & Marjorie Haugen Memorial Chuck & Cory Johnson Erwin & Colleen Martens Carol J. Middleton

DeWayne “Dewey” Sundby Glenn & Mary Geiger R. Douglas & Sally Larsen Curtis Malm Memorial John P. “Jack” & Ellen Gray James & JoAnn McKay Wilbur J. Gehrke

$25,000 - $99,999Bertha “Pat” ByrneMartinsen-Kremeier Alerus Financial/Grand Forks John W. BehlRobb Wayne Berthiaume MemorialRay Bostrom Corey Colehour & Dick KampaRalph H. Hancock Memorial Havig-Heen Jarrett Memorial Harold “Pinky” KraftD.R. “Bing” Larson

“Little Big Man” (David & Gay Williamson) Fritz Mikkelson Family Memorial Sandra Modisett Memorial Grant Nelson John H. and Jean C. O’KeefeGrace Osborne Rhonemus Coach Mike Stromberg Todd R. ThomasVoegele/EiderWood Family Frank Zazula TrackDr. LaVernia Jorgensen Tim J. & Becky A. O’KeefeScott C Brower MemorialGolden AnniversaryJack & Yvonne Cronquist Bill Ordway Maurice C & Solange A Smith and Family Matthew G GreeneRandy GershmanEugene “Gene” Murphy

Canad InnsJill & Steve CholewaDavid & Gay WilliamsonWes & Vivian RydellHarold & Kathleen GershmanAlerus FinancialFranklin G., Jo Andrea & Michael J LarsonThe Stewart FamilyMike & Tanya Kuntz/ICON Architectural GroupLian/Mannanusau/SchmidtDan & Mary Martinsen

Dennis & Carol BuckTerry & Wendy KremeierArizona Medical Group of Mesa - Ronald Maurice Smith, MDFritz Mikkelson FamilyHoward Dahl & Brian DahlDave & Joanna FennellForum Communications/ Grand Forks Herald/ WDAZ Mikkelson Consolidated, LLP United Community Bank of ND; DeWayne & Mona Streyle; Keith & Jo Streyle

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 offering scholarship packages comparable to those being offered by our D-I competitors. Donors who are fund five year full or partial scholarships are recognized on the Fighting Sioux Legacy Wall.

Contact Steve Brekke, ’84 at 800.543.8764 or [email protected] Leave your Legacy

Endowments

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PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP$25,000 - $74,999Bremer BankJim & Liz KertzR Douglas & Sally LarsenSwingen Construction CompanyJohn KuklenskiRick & Lori LeeJLG ArchitectsCommunity Bank of the Red River ValleyJamie Gronowski United Valley BankBill & Joan LeifurSioux CrewKurt & Tami LampSteve & Barb Burian/AE2S

FULL SCHOLARSHIP $75,000+


MULtiMeDia

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

athletics department.

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

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

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

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

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You can also find information about Fighting Sioux athletics

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CoverinG the sioUX

The Fighting Sioux Sports Radio Network broadcasts home and away Sioux games and features stations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana . FSSN also airs the weekly Wednesday night UND Green Mill Coaches Show live from the studios of Clear Channel in Grand Forks . The show airs every Wednesday night from September through March from 6:30 to 7:30 p .m . The Fighting Sioux Sports Television Network broadcasts football, men’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games nationwide on Fox College Sports and throughout North and South Dakota as well as Northwestern Minnesota through a partnership between Forum Communications, Midcontinent Communications and other cable companies throughout the region . Selected games, as well as the Sunday night Sioux Sports Extra air, on WDAZ in Grand Forks . Those games, along with Sioux Sports Extra, are also seen in southern Manitoba including Winnipeg and Brandon . The Sioux Sports Extra television show is also seen on WDAY in Fargo, KBMY in Bismarck and KMCY in Minot .

The Grand Forks Herald provides Sioux fans with comprehensive coverage, both at home and on the road .


University aDMinistration

Dr . Robert Kelley began serving as the 11th president of the University of North Dakota on July 1, 2008 .

Kelley served as the Dean of the College of Health Sciences and as professor of medical education and public health at the University of Wyoming, since 1999 .

Prior to that, he was associate vice chancellor for research and executive associate dean of the graduate college at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was also a professor of biological sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of anatomy and cell biology at the College of Medicine .

At the University of New Mexico, he served as chair of anatomy and senior executive associate dean, as well as other faculty capacities . He has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley .

Kelley has served as chair of the Assembly for the Association of American Medical Colleges, chaired the Council of Academic Societies for the AAMC, and was a member of the executive board of the National Board of Medical Examiners, which is responsible for the U .S . medical licensure examination . In addition, he has served the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on several study sections, served on the director’s advisory board for NIH strategic planning, and chaired the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program advisory committee in the NIH Division of Research Resources . That program helped support research for historically black universities, tribal colleges, and “minority-majority” institutions . He also recently served as the principal investigator for the University of Wyoming/Northern Rockies INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence), an NIH program which promotes biomedical research and connects the state’s community colleges with the University of Wyoming .

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

He and his wife, Marcia Jean, have four children .

pRESIDENTRobert 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


athLetiCs aDMinistration

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

Faison’s first year was a busy one, leading Fighting Sioux athletics through its first year of transition to NCAA Division I status for all of its sports programs . He secured conference membership for 16 of UND’s 18 sports in the Great West Conference, restructured the athletics department and enhanced UND’s statewide profile through community outreach initiatives and an expanded Fighting Sioux Sports Network .

North Dakota student-athletes continued their tradition of academic excellence: 12 student-athletes were named academic all-district and a school-record six were named Academic All-Americans by ESPN the Magazine; two student-athletes received NCAA postgraduate scholarships and 80 student-athletes received academic all-conference honors .

Alumni and fan support continued to grow: annual giving to the Fighting Sioux Club set a record; football had the largest opening day crowed in the history of the program and set a single-season attendance record; women’s hockey finished seventh in the nation in average attendance; and men’s hockey finished second in the nation in average attendance .

Competitively, North Dakota teams also enjoyed outstanding seasons: Men’s hockey won the MacNaughton Cup, its league-leading WCHA championship; women’s basketball went undefeated at home on its way to an 18-win season; men’s basketball had its first winning season in three years and volleyball went from a record of 6-23 the previous year to 24-8 last season .

Prior to joining UND, Faison served as assistant vice president for athletics development (2004-07) and director of athletics (1999-04) at New Mexico State University . Before that, he served as the director of development for the National Children’s Cancer Society (1995-1999) . Faison gained experience in Division I administration as the director of athletics at Indiana State University (1988-1995), assistant athletics director for development at the University of Louisville (1984-1988) and assistant athletics director for promotions and fund raising at Illinois State University (1979-1984) . He also had stints as the assistant manager for athletic public relations at the University of Missouri (1978-1979) and assistant director for alumni activities at the University of Missouri (1974-1978) .

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

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

AThlETIcS DIREcToRBrian Faison

(Above) Brian Faison presents former track and field standout Heidi Evans with her national championship ring.

(Left) Brian Faison greets servicemen as they are honored at Military Appreciation Day celebrated during the Aug. 28, 2008 UND football season opener.


athLetiCs aDMinistration

Daniella Irle serves as UND’s 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 IrleAssociate Athletics Director,Internal Operations, SWA

Sean Johnson serves as the 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 JohnsonAssociate Athletics Director,External Operations

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

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

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

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

operations, and assumed his current role in 2009 .

mike ScheppAssociate Athletics Director, Operations

Kara HelmigAsst . Athletics Director/

Compliance

Nate BaukolDirector, Strength and

Conditioning

Paul RalstonDirector, Sales

Travis KahlbaughEquipment Manager

Steve BrekkeDirector,

Athletics Development

Brian StromDirector of Aquatics,

Diving Coach

Derek KoenenAssistant Director,Media Relations

Jayson HajduDirector,

Media Relations

Steve WesterengDirector ,

Sports Medicine

Christy KramerAssistant Director,Media Relations

Deb BeiswengerSenior Account Technician

Erik martinsonAccount Technician

Josh mortonDirector,

Fighting Sioux Club

Bev HopmanOffice Manager

Ryan PowellAssistant Director,Media Relations

Amanda NeubauerDirector,

Academic Services

matt SchillNew Media Editor

Lisa Persuitti-HuberDirector, Marketing

max HuberIn-Game Management,

Group Sales


athLetiCs staff DireCtory

Ashley HardeeVolleyball

Dick ClayWomen’s CC/Track

Jeff DodsonBaseball

Dan FreiGolf

mike grandallMen’s CC/Track

Kristen gaySoccer

Dave HakstolMen’s Hockey

Brian IdalskiWomen’s Hockey

Brian JonesMen’s Basketball

Chris mussmanFootball

gene RoebuckWomen’s Basketball

Steve ParsonsSwimming

Sami StrinzSoftball

Tom WynneTennis

Head Coaches

ADmINISTRATION Athletics Department Phone 7-2234 Athletics Department FAX 7-2285 Faison, Brian (AD) 7-2993 Irle, Daniella (Assoc . AD) 7-4036 Johnson, Sean (Assoc . AD) 7-2210 Schepp, Mike (Assoc . AD) 7-3100 Herring, Scott (Assoc . AD) 7-3481Helmig, Kara (Asst . AD, Compliance) 7-5585Neubauer, Amanda (Dir . Acad . Serv .) 7-2110 Kaler, Amanda (Academics Intern) 7-2234Hopman, Bev (Office Manager) 7-2713 Beiswenger, Debbie (Sr Acct . Tech) 7-3366 Kahlbaugh, Travis (Equip . Mgr .) 7-2987 Martinson, Erik (Acct . Tech) 7-0835 Jeno, Sue (Faculty Athletics Rep .) 7-3662 BASEBALL Dodson, Jeff (Head Coach) 7-4038 Field, JC (Asst . Coach) 7-2352 Devillers, Brian (Intern Coach) 7-2937 BASKETBALL - mEN’SJones, Brian (Head Coach) 7-2974 Moody, Ryan (Asst . Coach) 7-2976 Martin, Bryan (Asst . Coach) 7-3492 Foster, Jimmie (Asst . Coach) 7-0483 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) 7-3478

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

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

gOLF Frei, Dan (Head Coach) 7-3036Ruppert, Natalie (Intern Coach) 7-3036

HOCKEY - mEN’S Hakstol, Dave (Head Coach) 7-3118Eades, Cary (Assoc . Head . Coach) 7-2654Jackson, Dane (Asst . Coach) 7-3117Swanson, Pat (Operations Mgr) 7-3110Gilbertson, Cheryl (Secretary) 7-3103Training Room 7-6762

HOCKEY - WOmEN’S Idalski, Brian (Head Coach) 7-6490Lewis, Maria (Asst . Coach) 7-6491Elander, Peter (Asst . Coach) 7-6492Vaughan, Kevin (Hockey Ops) 7-6092Reception 7-6697

mARKETINg - gAmE mANAgEmENT Persuitti-Huber, Lisa (Dir ., Mktg .) 7-2237Huber, Max (Dir ., In-Game Mgmt .) 7-4852Burbach, Alex (Assistant) 7-2794

mEDIA RELATIONS Hajdu, Jayson (Director) 7-2985Koenen, Derek (Assistant Director) 7-6743Kramer, Christy (Assistant Director) 7-4210Powell, Ryan (Assistant Director) 7-2986Schill, Matt (New Media) 7-2668FAX 7-4352

SALES Ralston, Paul (Director of Sales) 7-3210

SOCCER Gay, Kristen (Head Coach) 7-3972Tiggs, Nichole (Asst . Coach) 7-3684Glasoe, Lisa (Intern Coach) 7-3684Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) 7-3478

SOFTBALL Strinz, Sami (Head Coach) 7-4952Ward, Randy (Asst . Coach) 7-2353Witt, Kirsten (Intern Coach) 7-2353

STRENgTH TRAININg Baukol, Nate (Head Coach) 7-4035Peterson, Quinn (Asst . Coach) 7-2063Schwenzfeier, Aaron (Asst . Coach) 7-3933Yow, Matthew (Intern Coach) 7-3933

SWImmINg Parsons, Steve (Head Coach) 7-2766 Strom, Brian (Director of Aquatics) 7-3050Badylak, Stephanie (Asst . Coach) 7-2454Swim ND 7-4451 TENNIS Wynne, Tom (Head Coach) 7-4758 Center Court Office 746-2790 TICKET OFFICE Reardon, Heather (Box Off Mgr) 7-4694 Ticket Office (REA) 7-0855 REA Ticket Office FAX 7-6646

TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY Grandall, Mike (Head Coach - Men) 7-2973 Clay, Dick (Head Coach - Women) 7-2979 Cummins, Crystal (Asst . Coach) 7-0446 Rollefstad, Lisa (Asst . Coach) 7-2361

TRAININg ROOm Westereng, Steve (Director) 7-3886 Tracy, Robin (Physical Therapist) 7-4845 Poolman, Mark (Asst . AT) 7-3107 Rudd, Jim (Asst . Prof .) 7-3102 Vanderpan, McKynsay (Asst . AT) 7-6147 Ziegler, Cathy (Physical Therapist) 7-4846 Hunt, Erika (Asst . At) 7-0723 Rambough, Audrey (Asst . AT) 7-3177 Flatt, John (Asst . AT) 7-2977 Sand, Erick (Asst . AT) 7-0723 VOLLEYBALL Hardee, Ashley (Head Coach) 7-2351 Brown, Dan (Asst . Coach) 7-2508 Abbott, Thelma (Secretary) 7-3478

OTHER DEPT NUmBERS Alumni 800 TN 800-543-8764 Facilities 7-2591 Hyslop Conference Room 7-2364 PEXS 7-4324 Pool 7-3254 Pool Hours (Recording) 7-2739 Pride of the North Band 7-4396 Ray Richards Golf Course 7-4340 REA Toll Free TN 877-917-4689 Security 7-3491 Training Room (Hyslop) 7-2977 Training Room (Football) 7-4487 Weightroom (Stadium) 7-6417

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 .


heaD CoaCh MiChaeL GranDaLL

michael grandallHead Coach

Year at UND: 28th

Hometown: Lignite, N .D .

Alma mater: Minot State (1970)

THE mICHAEL gRANDALL FILE

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

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

The longest-tenured member of the University of North Dakota coaching staff, Michael Grandall enters his 28th season as head coach of the Fighting Sioux men’s cross country and track and field teams .

Grandall took over the men’s cross country and track and field coaching position in 1982-83 and additionally coached women’s cross country at UND from 1980-84 .

Last season, UND’s first as a Division I program, Grandall led the Fighting Sioux to a sixth-place finish at the Great West Conference Championship . The track and field team placed fourth at the GWC Indoor Championship and seventh at the outdoor championship . Junior Creighton Schroyer won an indoor conference title in the shot put .

Academically, Grandall’s student-athletes also enjoyed another strong year in 2008-09 . His track and field team was named a 2009 Division I Men’s All-Academic Track and Field Team by the U .S . Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after posting a 3 .098 team grade point average .

Four of Grandall’s student-athletes were named to the 2009 Great West Conference Winter/Spring All-Academic team, while another was named to the conference’s fall all-academic squad .

Additionally, Josh LaBlanc earned a summer internship from the NASA North Dakota Space Grant Consortium .

In May 2008, the U .S . Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) selected the UND men’s team was selected as the 2008 Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Team of the Year .

Numerous Fighting Sioux athletes have attained All-America status during Grandall’s tenure . Most recently, Matt Litzinger won the national title in the javelin at the 2008 NCAA Division II outdoor championships . Litzinger became UND’s first men’s individual national track & field champion since 1989 by finishing first and his national title was the ninth in UND men’s track and field history, and the sixth national outdoor title . Matt Fick took third in the event at the championships . Both Fick and Litzinger repeated as All-Americans in 2008, after Litzinger took sixth place in the event while Fick came in eighth in 2007 .

Other recent All-Americans include Tyler Stoltz, who finished fifth in the javelin at the 2005 outdoor championships, 2004 outdoor All-American Jason Cook, who finished fifth in the discus one year earlier, and most recently prior to that 2002 indoor All-Americans Aaron Berndt and Mike Backes .

2002 indoor All-Americans Aaron Berndt and Mike Backes placed fourth and fifth nationally in the 800-meters and triple jump, respectively .


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Norm McGee was a five-time national champion and 13-time All-American in the sprint events in the mid-to-late 1980’s under Grandall, and Dave Levos was a two-time national champion and five-time All-American in the mid-80’s in the throws . Both were inducted into the UND Athletic Hall of Fame; Levos was enshrined in 2000 and McGee in 2001 .

Steve Burian, Scott Jemtrud, Mark Murdock, Marc Sondreal and Brian Emerson also won multiple All-American honors under Grandall’s guidance . Burian and Murdock each won four All-American honors in the shot put, while Sondreal was a four-time honoree in the high jump . Emerson was a three-time outdoor All-American, twice in the discus and once in the shot put . Other All-Americans under Grandall include Tracy Martin, Chuck Torrence, Bryan Greenwood, Jon Wrzesinski, Rory Beil, Jared Bruggeman, Jim Mallory and Chad Heltemes .

Grandall is a native of Lignite, N .D ., where he won the North Dakota State Class B title in the 100 and 220-yard dashes . Grandall is a 1970 graduate of Minot State . Grandall coached and taught at Mohall (N .D .) High School from 1970-1976 and 1977-79 until coming to UND in 1979 to complete a master’s degree in physical education . He served as a graduate assistant in physical education at UND from 1979-81 and assisted in cross country and track . In 1981-82, Grandall was the intramural director at UND .

Grandall is certified as an Education Level II with the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Coaches Association . Grandall was also named a referee for the prestigious Drake Relays in 1995 .

Mike Grandall addresses the crowd at a Sioux Boosters luncheon.

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

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crystal cumminsAssistant Coach

Years at UND: 2nd season

Hometown: Fargo, N .D .

Alma mater: North Dakota State (2003)

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

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

Cummins attended North Dakota State University where she was a member of the 2001 women’s indoor national championship team . During her track and field career with the Bison, Cummins was as a 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 .

lisa rollefstadAssistant Coach

Years at UND: 4th season

Hometown: Cavalier, N .D .

Alma mater: Mary (1998)

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

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 University during the 2001-02 athletics season under head coach Craig Hougen, where she helped the Beavers to a third-place men’s finish and a fifth-place women’s ranking at the 2002 NSIC outdoor track and field championships .

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

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

Rollefstad was a two-time NAIA All-American track and field performer in the sprinting events at the University of Mary . She graduated from Mary in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and received her master’s degree in sports studies at Bemidji State in 2007 . Rollefstad is a 1993 graduate of Cavalier High School .

NATE BAUKOLStrength & Conditioning Coach

Years at UND: 4th season

Hometown: Moorhead, Minn .

Alma mater: MSU, Moorhead (2000)

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

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

A native of Moorhead, Minn ., Baukol graduated from Minnesota State Moorhead in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science . He received his master’s degree in kinesiology from UND in 2004 .

Baukol is a certified strength coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association . He is also a certified Level I Olympic lifting club coach .

Baukol’s family includes his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Emma (2) .


2009 Cross CoUntry review

The 2009 cross country season was sparked by the return to the team of Josh LaBlanc (In-ternational Falls, Minn .), who did not compete in 2008 due to commitments to an academic internship .

LaBlanc, a junior, teamed with senior Kyle Rosseau (Eagan, Minn .) to give head coach mike grandall a formidable 1-2 punch atop the Sioux roster . Rosseau was coming off a 2008 All-Great West Conference season .

The return of LaBlanc paid immediate divi-dends when the Sioux opened the season by hosting the annual Ron Pynn Invitational at the Ray Richards Golf Course . In his first meet in a year, LaBlanc took runner-up honors and paced UND to a second-place finish .

It was one of four meets in which LaBlanc was UND’s top runner . In the other two meets, it would be Rosseau leading the charge .

Following a week off after the Ron Pynn Invita-tional, LaBlanc led the Sioux to a fourth-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invita-tional .

With the calendar turning to October, LaBlanc placed eighth in the individual standings at the South Dakota State Classic in Brookings .

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

UND’s final tune-up prior to the conference meet came at the University of Arkansas and the 21st annual Chile Pepper Festival in Fay-etteville . Running against some of the best competition in the country, Rosseau was UND’s top finisher in a meet that would serve as top-notch preparation for the Great West Conference Championship .

In keeping with the rest of the season, it was LaBlanc and Rosseau leading the way at the conference meet . LaBlanc, in particular, was outstanding en route to the first all-confer-ence honor of his career . LaBlanc clocked in at 26:39 .33, good enough for a seventh-place finish and a berth on the 2009 All-Great West Conference first team .

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

They will pass the torch to an experienced group which, in 2009, also included juniors Cory Absey (Grand Forks), Joss Blather-wick (Bottineau, N .D .) and michael Warweg (Rosemount, Minn .), sophomores Tyler Rose (Brainerd, Minn .) and Carl Sedgeman (Sauk Centre, Minn .) and freshman David Niday (Richfield, Minn .)

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

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

2009 gREAT WEST CONFERENCE RECAP

great West Conference StandingsRk . School Points1 . Utah Valley 252 . Seattle 913 . South Dakota 964 . New Jersey Inst . of Tech . 995 . Texas-Pan American 1166 . Houston Baptist 1277 . North Dakota 1528 . Chicago State 236

UND ParticipantsPl . Name Time7 . Josh LaBlanc 26:39 .3320 . Kyle Rosseau 27:19 .3835 . Tyler Rose 28:07 .2252 . Jeremy Jones 29:34 .7553 . David Niday 29:44 .6557 . Cory Absey 30:05 .5958 . Carl Sedgeman 30:41 .1360 . Joss Blatherwick 31:31 .09

Coach of the Year: Scott Houle, UVUAthlete of the year: Christian Baumbach, NJITNewcomer of the year: Jason Lynch, UVU

All-gWC First TeamChristian Baumbach, NJITJacob Buhler, UVUUmar Saeed, NJITJosh McCabe, UVUChase Englestead, UVUJason Lynch, UVUJosh LaBlanc, UND

All-gWC Second TeamTrac Norris, UVUAngel Ramirez, UTPADaniel Martinez, HBUMatthew McClement, SUJohnathan Lejeune, HBUEthan Marquardt, USDSeth Gutzwiller, UVU



2009 FIgHTINg SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

NAmE YR. HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Jeremy Jones Sr . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High School

Kyle Rosseau Sr . Eagan, Minn . Rosemount High School

Cory Absey Jr . Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High School

Joss Blatherwick Jr . Bottineau, N .D . Bottineau High School

Josh LaBlanc Jr . International Falls, Minn . International Falls High School

Michael Warweg Jr . Rosemount, Minn . Rosemount High School

Tyler Rose So . Brainerd, Minn . Brainerd High School

Carl Sedgeman So . Sauk Centre, Minn . Sauk Centre High School

David Niday Fr . Richfield, Minn . Richfield High School

Head Coach: Michael Grandall (28th year)

Assistant Coach: Lisa Rollefstad (Fourth year)

2009 FIgHTINg SIOUX CROSS COUNTRY mEET RESULTS

DATE mEET LOCATION PTS. PLACE TOP UND FINISHER

Sept . 5 UND Ron Pynn Classic Grand Forks, N .D . *33/46 2nd/2nd Josh LaBlanc/7th

Sept . 19 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Lincoln, Neb . 116 4th Josh LaBlanc/12th

Oct . 3 South Dakota State Classic Brookings, S .D . 193 7th Josh LaBlanc/8th

Oct . 9 South Dakota Tim Young Open Vermillion, S .D . 49 2nd Kyle Rosseau/4th

Oct . 17 Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival Fayetteville, Ark . 784 127th Kyle Rosseau/30th

Oct . 31 Great West Conference Championship Bronx, N .Y . 152 7th Josh LaBlanc/7th

*Meet was scored as a double-dual

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



Jeremy Jones (Sr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 28:28 .35 23rdWoody Greeno Invite 28:54 .75 32ndSDSU Classic 28:32 .7 53rdUSD Tim Young Open 28:14 .25 15thChile Pepper Festival 35:23 .62 217thGWC Championship 29:34 .75 52nd

Kyle Rosseau (Sr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 26:38 .98 9thWoody Greeno Invite 27:11 .40 18thSDSU Classic 27:07 .3 29thUSD Tim Young Open 26:27 .88 4thChile Pepper Festival 32:46 .16 127thGWC Championship 27:19 .38 20th

Cory Absey (Jr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 29:29 .72 25thWoody Greeno Invite 29:44 .55 35thSDSU Classic 29:16 .3 61stUSD Tim Young Open 29:07 .49 18thChile Pepper Festival 35:50 .33 220ndGWC Championship 30:05 .39 57th

Joss Blatherwick (Jr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic DNR DNRWoody Greeno Invite 31:51 .1 324thSDSU Classic 31:33 .6 103rdUSD Tim Young Open 30:55 .59 22ndChile Pepper Festival 40:04 .54 240thGWC Championship 31:31 .09 60th

Josh LaBlanc (Jr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 26:28 .72 7thWoody Greeno Invite 26:42 .55 12thSDSU Classic 26:15 .7 8thUSD Tim Young Open 28:00 .28 14thChile Pepper Festival DNR DNRGWC Championship 26:39 .33 7th

michael Warweg (Jr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic DNR DNRWoody Greeno Invite DNR DNRSDSU Classic DNR DNRUSD Tim Young Open DNR DNRChile Pepper Festival DNR DNRGWC Championship DNR DNR

Tyler Rose (So.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 26:52 .64 13thWoody Greeno Invite 27:20 .60 21stSDSU Classic 27:38 .8 45thUSD Tim Young Open 26:49 .50 8thChile Pepper Festival 33:46 .85 172ndGWC Championship 28:07 .22 35th

Carl Sedgeman (So.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 30:40 .14 30thWoody Greeno Invite 29:24 .75 34thSDSU Classic 29:42 .9 63rdUSD Tim Young Open DNR DNRChile Pepper Festival 36:55 .29 231stGWC Championship 30:41 .13 58th

David Niday (Fr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 29:28 .81 24thWoody Greeno Invite 29:05 .15 33rdSDSU Classic 28:43 .6 58thUSD Tim Young Open 28:35 .66 17thChile Pepper Festival 36:02 .42 222ndGWC Championship 29:44 .65 53rd

matt Stout (Fr.) Time PlaceRon Pynn Classic 30:14 .08 26thWoody Greeno Invite 30:13 .1 286thSDSU Classic DNR DNRUSD Tim Young Open DNR DNRChile Pepper Festival DNR DNRGWC Championship DNR DNR

2009 FIgHTINg SIOUX INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Jeremy Jones

Tyler Rose

Cory Absey

Carl Sedgeman


2010 traCk & fieLD Preview

The Fighting Sioux return nine seniors in 2010, highlighted by 2009 Great West Confer-ence shot put champion Creighton Schroyer (Pipestone, Minn .) .

The Schroyer-led senior class will anchor a veteran roster that also welcomes several tal-ented freshmen this season .

Mike Grandall, the longest tenured active UND head coach, has plenty of reason to be optimistic heading into this, his 28th season .

JUmPS/HURDLESSeniors Carl Hanson (Oak Creek, Wis .), matt Elbert (Grand Forks) and Nicholas Wilkens (Bismarck, N .D .) all enjoyed strong junior sea-sons and will look to build upon that founda-tion during their final season at UND .

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

Elbert enjoyed a top-six conference finish in the 400-meter hurdles, and was also a mem-ber of UND’s 4x400 relay team that placed sec-ond at the GWC meet .

Wilkens, meanwhile, placed third in the high jump at the GWC Indoor Championship and sixth in the long jump at the outdoor cham-pionship .

The group will be bolstered by the additions of freshmen Bryant Halvorson (Rugby, N .D .), the 2008 North Dakota state long jump cham-pion, Jonathon Kind (Neillsville, Wis .) and matthew mcCreary (Grand Forks) .

SPRINTSSophomore Chris Stoks (Virginia, Minn .) en-joyed a standout freshman season in 2009 and was named both UND’s Most Valuable Runner and Rookie of the Year .

Stoks capped his season with a runner-up showing in the 400-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship and a third-place finish in the same event at the indoor meet . He was also a member of UND’s 4x400 relay team that finished second at the GWC Indoor Championship .

Other sprinters returning include Eric Nelson (So ., Rugby, N .D .) and senior Brandon Uehran (Brookings, S .D .) .

DISTANCESenior Josh LaBlanc (International Falls, Minn .), a first-team all-conference cross coun-try performer last fall, placed fourth in the 5K and seventh in the 10K at the 2009 GWC Out-door Championship . He anchors a deep group of distance runners that includes fellow senior Kyle Rosseau (Eagan, Minn .) .

Talented sophomore Tyler Rose (Brainerd, Minn .) is also primed to make some noise at the conference level .

Others in the distance/mid-distance mix in-clude seniors mark Barclay (Grand Forks) and Jeremy Jones (Grand Forks) .

THROWSBetween conference champion Schroyer and veterans Brandon Quesenberry (Jr ., Bill-ings, Mont .) and Travis Schultz (Sr ., Lakeville, Minn .), Grandall returns a talented nucleus of throwers .

Quesenberry enjoyed top-six conference fin-ishes in both the weight throw and the shot put last spring, while Schultz took fifth in the outdoor shot put and seventh in the indoor shot put .

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

Senior Creighton Schroyer is the reigning Great West Conference indoor shot put champion.

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

Chris Stoks was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash at the GWC Outdoor Championship as a freshman.

2010 gREAT WEST CONFERENCEPRESEASON INDOOR POLL

Rk. School 20091 . Utah Valley 1st2 . South Dakota 2nd3 . Houston Baptist 3rd4 . Texas-Pan American 4th5. North Dakota 7th6 . Seattle ----7 . Chicago State 5th8 New Jersey Tech 6th


2010 traCk & fieLD roster

2009 FIgHTINg SIOUX TRACK & FIELD ROSTER

NAmE YR. EVENT HOmETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOLCory Absey Jr . Distance Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High SchoolMark Barclay Sr . Mid-Distance Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolChris Benson Fr . Mid-Distance Devils Lake, N .D . Devils Lake High SchoolJoss Blatherwick Jr . Distance Bottineau, N .D . Bottineau High SchoolMatt Elbert Sr . Hurdles Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolBryant Halvorson Fr . Jumps Rugby, N .D . Rugby High SchoolCarl Hanson Sr . Hurdles Oak Creek, Wis . Oak Creek High SchoolJeremy Jones Sr . Distance Grand Forks, N .D . Red River High SchoolJonathon Kind Fr . Jumps Neillsville, Wis . Neillsville High SchoolJosh LaBlanc Sr . Distance International Falls, Minn . International Falls High SchoolMatthew McCreary Fr . Sprints/Hurdles Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolEric Nelson So . Sprints Rugby, N .D . Rugby High SchoolDavid Niday Fr . Distance Richfield, Minn . Richfield High SchoolBrandon Quesenberry Jr . Throws Billings, Mont . Billings West High SchoolShawn Reich Fr . Sprints Grand Forks, N .D . Central High SchoolTyler Rose So . Distance Brainerd, Minn . Brainerd High SchoolKyle Rosseau Sr . Distance Eagan, Minn . Rosemount High SchoolCreighton Schroyer Sr . Throws Pipestone, Minn . Pipestone Area High SchoolTravis Schultz Sr . Throws Lakeville, Minn . Lakeville High SchoolDaniel Sjarpe So . Throws Lanesboro, Minn . Lanesboro High SchoolChris Stoks So . Sprints Virgina, Minn . Virginia High SchoolAdam Thelen Fr . Sprints Saint Cloud, Minn . Sauk Rapids High School Brandon Uehran Sr . Sprints Brookings, S .D . Brookings High SchoolMichael Warweg Jr . Distance Rosemount, Minn . Rosemount High SchoolNicholas Wilkens Sr . Jumps Bismarck, N .D . Bismarck High School

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


matt elbert

Year: Senior

Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Grand Forks, N .D .

High School: Central High School

major: History

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

joss blatherwick

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Bottineau, N .D .

High School: Bottineau High School

major: History

2009-10: Competed in five of six cross country meets . . . Placed 60th at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . 2008-09: Member of UND’s distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) . . . Placed 43rd at the 2008 Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Competed in all six cross country meets . . . 2007-08: Did not compete in cross country . . . 2006-07: Placed 23rd at Roe Granger Cross Coun-try Meet . . . 2005-06: Did not compete in cross country . . . Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Bottineau High School . . . Five-time letterwinner in both cross country and track . . . Named all-state in cross country and track . . . Member of state-champion 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams . . . Member of state champion Science Olympian team . . . Person-al: Majoring in history . . . Member of UND’s Army ROTC . . . Son of Robert and Connie Blatherwick . . . Father, mother and both grandfathers at-tended UND . . . Mother, Connie, was a member of the Fighting Sioux cross country and track teams .

cory absey

Year: Junior

Event: Distance


High School: Red River High School

major: Psychology, Pre-Physical Therapy

2009-10: Named to 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team . . . Ran in all six cross country meets . . . Placed 57th at GWC Cross Country Championship . . . Posted his top time (29:16 .3) at SDSU Clas-sic . . . Earned first cross country letter . . . 2008-09: Named to 2008 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team . . .Named track team’s most improved runner . . . Competed in every cross country event . . . Placed 43rd at the Great West Conference Championship . . . Finished 14th at the USD Tim Young Open . . . Runner-up in the 1,000-meter run at the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb . 7) . . . 2007-08: Did not compete in cross country . . . 2006-07: Did not compete . . . Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Red River High School . . . Captain of the Roughrider cross country team . . . Named most improved athlete in cross country and track in high school . . . Member of the ‘A’ Honor Roll . . . Also a member of the National Honor Society . . . Personal: Son of Roger and Rebecca Absey . . . Majoring in psychology and pre-physical therapy .

mark barclay

Year: Senior

Event: Mid-Distance



major: Social Studies Education

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

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carl hanson

Year: Senior

Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Oak Creek, Wis .

High School: Oak Creek High School

major: Biology

sioUX ProfiLes

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

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

josh lablanc

Year: Senior

Event: Distance

Hometown: International Falls, Minn .

High School: International Falls High School

major: Electrical Engineering

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

jeremy jones

Year: Senior

Event: Distance


High School: Red River High School

major: Psychology

2009-10: Named to 2009 Great West Conference Fall All-Academic team . . . Competed in all six cross country meets . . . Placed 52nd at the Great West Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Logged best time of the year (28:14 .25) at the USD Tim Young Open . . . Earned fourth letter in cross country . . . 2008-09: Member of UND’s distance med-ley relay team that placed fifth at the Great West Conference Indoor Championship (March 1-2) . . . Placed 30th at the 2009 Great West Con-ference Cross Country Championship . . . Finished 15th in the 800-meter run and was a member of the fifth-place distance medley relay at the 2009 Great West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship . . . Finished 10th in the 800-meter run at the GWC Outdoor Champion-ship . . . Earned third letter in both cross country and track . . . 2007-08: Did not compete . . . 2006-07: Finished 13th in the 1,500-meter run at the NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championship . . . Ran in all six cross country meets for the Sioux . . . His best 8K time was 27:41 at the UND Ron Pynn Invite, where he placed 12th . . . Best 10K time was 34:32 at the NCAA North Central Regional in Wayne, Neb ., where he placed 80th . . . Earned second letter in both cross country and track . . . 2005-06: Com-peted in all five cross country events . . . Placed 33rd at the 2005 North Central Conference Cross Country Championship . . . Co-recipient of UND’s Hardest Worker award . . . Finished in 11th in the 1,500-meter run at the 2006 NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championship . . . Earned first letter in both cross country and track . . . Before UND: A 2005 graduate of Red River High School . . . Earned three varsity letters in cross country and tack . . . Awarded the Cliff Cushman Award, Marines Distinguished Athlete Award . . . Three times named hardest worker in cross country . . . All-EDC in cross country . . . Member of 4x400 relay team . . . Finished sixth


brandon

quesenberryYear: Junior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Billings, Mont .

High School: Billings West High School

major: Physical Education

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

kyle rosseau

Year: Senior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Eagan, Minn .

High School: Rosemount High School

major: General Studies

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

tyler rose

Year: Sophomore

Event: Distance

Hometown: Brainerd, Minn .

High School: Brainerd High School

major: Biology, Pre-Health

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

eric nelson

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Rugby, N .D .

High School: Rugby High School

major: Chemistry

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

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creighton

schroyerYear: Senior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Pipestone, Minn .

High School: Pipestone Arena High School

major: Fisheries & Wildlife Biology

2009-10: Earned third letter with Sioux football team . . . Started 10 games as UND’s right guard . . . 2008-09: Great West Conference indoor champion in the shot put with a throw of 50-04 .75 feet (15 .36 meters) . . . Placed fifth in the weight throw at the GWC Indoor Championship . . . Won the shot put at the Bemidji State Super 8 Invitational (Jan . 17) and the MSU Ted Nelson Classic (Feb . 7) . . . Was the runner-up in the shot put at the USD Graphic Edge Alumni Meet (Jan . 24) and the Beaver Twilight (Feb . 19) . . . Earned third letter in track . . . Earned second let-ter in football as reserve offensive lineman . . . 2007-08: North Central Conference outdoor champion in the shot put . . . Finished seventh in the discus throw at the NCC Outdoor Championship . . . Finished fifth in the shot put and ninth in the weight throw at the NCC Indoor Cham-pionship . . . Earned second letter in track and first letter in football . . . 2006-07: Finished sixth in the shot put at the NCC Indoor Champion-ship . . . Finished third in the shot put and 13th in the discus throw at the NCC Outdoor Championship . . . Earned first letter in track . . . Before UND: A 2006 graduate of Pipestone Area High School . . . Earned four varsity letters in track and three in football . . . Five-time all-conference track and three-time all-state in track . . . Two-time Minnesota shot put state champion . . . Personal: Majoring in fisheries and wildlife biology . . . Son of Richard and Deb Schroyer .

travis schultz

Year: Senior

Event: Throws

Hometown: Lakeville, Minn .

High School: Lakeville High School

major: Psychology

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

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

daniel sjarpe

Year: Sophomore

Event: Throws

Hometown: Lanesboro, Minn .

High School: Lanesboro High School

major: Biology

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


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chris stoks

Year: Sophomore

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Virginia, Minn .

High School: Virgina High School

major: Entrepreneurship

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

brandon uehran

Year: Senior

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Brookings, S .D .

High School: Brookings High School

major: General Studies

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

michael warweg

Year: Junior

Event: Distance

Hometown: Rosemount, Minn .

High School: Rosemount High School

major: Computer Science

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

nicholas wilkens

Year: Senior

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Bismarck, N .D .

High School: Bismarck High School


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


jonathon kind

Year: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Neillsville, Wis .

High School: Neillsville High School

major: Commercial Aviation

Before UND: A 2009 graduate of Neillsville High School . . . Lettered twice in track and was named team’s most valuable track athlete . . . Won a conference title in the 200 relay . . . Set a school record in the indoor long jump . . . Also lettered twice in football as a running back and wide receiver . . . Also wrestled for one year . . . Personal: Majoring in commer-cial aviation . . . Son of Tom Kind and Pam Travis .

bryant halvorson

Year: Freshman

Event: Jumps

Hometown: Rugby, N .D .

High School: Rugby High School

major: Undeclared

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

david niday

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Richfield, Minn .

High School: Richfield High School

major: Mechanical Engineering

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

chris benson

Year: Freshman

Event: Mid-Distance

Hometown: Devils Lake, N .D .

High School: Devils Lake High School

major: Undeclared

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

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matthew mccreary

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints, Hurdles



major: Undeclared

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


adam thelen

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints

Hometown: Saint Cloud, Minn .

High School: Sauk Rapids High School

major: Occupational Therapy

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

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shawn reich

Year: Freshman

Event: Sprints




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

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


Great west ConferenCe

The Great West Conference is made up of 10 intercollegiate institutions that range geo-graphically from New Jersey to Texas to California . The 10 mem-ber schools are spread out over seven states and four time zones, giving each school added expo-sure - 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


UnD traCk & fieLD reCorDs

North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records

Event Name Year mark55-Intermediate Hurdles Henry Jordan 1979 :07 .5055-Meter Hurdles Jon Wrzesinski 1988 :07 .60 Rory Beil 1991 :07 .6060-Intermediate Hurdles Rick Johnson 1979 :08 .1060-Meter Hurdles Jeremy Zimney 1998 :08 .3055-Meter Dash Norm McGee 1989 :06 .2060-Meter Dash Donovan Alexander 2007 :06 .75200-Meter Dash Norm McGee 1989 :21 .66300-Meter Dash Norm McGee 1987 :34 .18400-Meter Dash Brad Lies 1998 :49 .19500-Meter Dash Aaron Berndt 2001 1:04 .67600-Meter Dash Aaron Berndt 2000 1:21 .16800-Meter Dash Aaron Berndt 2001 1:51 .731,000-Meter Run Aaron Berndt 2001 2:27 .821,500-Meter Run Todd Szczepanski 1991 3:58 .90Mile Run Chad Heltemes 1997 4:08 .613,000-Meter Run Jim Mallory 1998 8:35 .305,000-Meter Run Jim Mallory 1998 14:41 .34Pole Vault Jon Wrzesinski 1998 16-02Long Jump Justin Schiele 2001 24-07 .25High Jump Marc Sondreal 1997, 1998 7-00 .25Triple Jump Mike Backes 2002 50-04Shot Put Dave Levos 1986 59-01 .50Pentathlon Tyler Stoltz 2003 3,406 Pts .35 lb . Weight Josh Haugan 2006 54-08 .75

RelaysSprint Medley Relay Bob O’Halloran, Cory Ravnass, 1992 3:37 .39 Chris Larson, Kory Zimney 1,600-Meter Relay Norm McGee, Bryan Greenwood, 1987 3:17 .31 Chuck Torrance, Tracy Martin

3,200-Meter Relay Alex Campbell, Cam Felton, 2002 7:48 .52 Dan Arneson, Aaron Berndt

Distance Medley Relay Lee DeKrey, Matt Gerszewski, 2005 10:19 .59 Brent Keigley, Paul Kriegler

Lee DeKrey was a member of the school-record distance medley relay team in 2005.

Tyler Stoltz set the school record in the pentathlon in 2003.

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

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



North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records

Event Name Year mark100-Meter Dash Norm McGee 1988, 1989 :10 .20200-Meter Dash Norm McGee 1988 :20 .67400-Meter Dash Brad Lies 1998 :47 .90800-Meter Dash Aaron Berndt 2002 1:51 .211,500-Meter Run Chad Heltemes 1998 3:51 .345,000-Meter Run Gerry Werven 1983 14:57 .7010,000-Meter Run Arjan Gelling 1968 30:34 .00110-Meter Hurdles Jeremy Zimney 2000 :14 .27400-Intermediate Hurdles Jeremy Zimney 1999 :52 .50Steeplechase Chris Carbonneau 1992 9:27 .20Triple Jump Mike Backes 2002 50-10 .75Long Jump Justin Schiele 2002 24-00 .50High Jump Marc Sondreal 1998 7-01 .50Pole Vault Scott Jemtrud 1991 15-10Shot Put Dave Levos 1986 57-04 .25Discus Dave Levos 1986 193-01Javelin Matt Fick 2008 229-10Hammer Josh Haugan 2005 172-10Decathlon Jon Wrzesinski 1988 6,941 Pts .

Relays400-Meter Relay Willis Jacox, Norm McGee, 1987 :40 .98 Bryan Greenwood, Tracy Martin

800-Meter Relay Chuck Torrance, Tracy Martin, 1987 1:26 .97 Bryan Greenwood, Norm McGee

1,600-Meter Relay Chuck Torrance, Jeff Zander, 1987 3:13 .11 Bryan Greenwood, Norm McGee

3,200-Meter Relay Alex Campbell, Dan Arneson, 2002 7:36 .38 Cam Felton, Aaron Berndt

4x1,600-Meter Relay Pete Miller, Jamie Blomquist, 1992 *17:23 .44 Mike Madsen, Chris Carbonneau

4x110-Meter Hurdle Relay Jeremy Zimney, Mike Backes, 2000 1:04 .54 Digger Johnson, Dan Dow

* - Adjusted for .24 automatic time

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

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

Two-time All-American Matt Fick set the school record in the javelin in 2008.

Justin Schiele holds UND’s outdoor and indoor long jump records.



North Dakota Indoor Track and Field Records (RETIRED)

Event Name Year mark50-Yard Dash Tom Lowe 1974 :05 .4060-Yard Dash Conrad Jones 1956 :06 .10300-Yard Dash Tom Stroup 1974 :32 .00440-Yard Dash Dennis Holweger 1957 :51 .30 John Wickkiser 1964 :51 .30600-Yard Dash Tim Orthmeyer 1974 1:13 .60880-Yard Dash Doug Thompson 1973 1:57 .401,000-Yard Run Larry Kennedy 1975 2:15 .50Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1970 4:11 .32-Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1970 9:07 .0050-Yard High Hurdles Henry Jordan 1979 :06 .4950-Yard IM Hurdles Steve Gross 1973 :06 .2360-Yard High Hurdles Gary Rath 1956 :07 .60 Steve Gross 1973 :07 .6060-Yard IM Hurdles Steve Gross 1974 :07 .20

North Dakota Outdoor Track and Field Records (RETIRED)

Event Name Year mark100-Yard Dash Conrad Jones 1956 :09 .70220-Yard Dash Conrad Jones 1956 :21 .10440-Yard Dash Conrad Jones 1956 :49 .70880-Yard Dash Charles Vein 1975 1:56 .20Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1967 4:10 .302-Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1967 9:08 .703-Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1968 13:59 .006-Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1968 29:21 .9010-Mile Run Arjan Gelling 1967 52:06 .80120-Yard High Hurdles Lafe Ludwig 1931 :25 .00440-Yard IM Hurdles Ron Green 1965 :56 .70

Relays440-Yard Relay Tom Lowe, Steve Gross, 1974 :43 .50 Bruce Cartwright, Tom Stroup

880-Yard Relay Richard Karger, Donald Miller, 1955 1:31 .10 Mike Lemp, Conrad Jones

Mile Relay Tim Orthmeyer, John Gehl, 1975 3:19 .30 Ken Vein, Tom Stroup

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

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


ConferenCe reCorDs & ChaMPions

INDOOR CONFERENCE RECORDSName Event mark YearDave Levos Shot Put 58-11 1986Norm McGee 55-Meters 6 .20 1985

INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAmPIONSShot Put mark YearDoug Schindler 52-08 .50 1972Dave Levos 53-09 .50 1984Dave Levos 55-10 1985Dave Levos 58-11 1986Steve Burian 49-08 .50 1987Mark Murdock 55-10 1995

High Jump mark YearMarc Sondreal 6-08 .75 1997Marc Sondreal 6-11 .75 1998

Triple Jump mark YearMike Backes 50-04 2002

Pole Vault mark YearBrian Quern 15-01 .25 1981Scott Jemtrud 15-01 .25 1990

55-meter Dash mark YearNorm McGee 6 .39 1985Norm McGee 6 .38 1987Norm McGee 6 .20 1988Norm McGee 6 .28 1989

1,000-meter Run mark YearMike Madsen 2:30 .37 1993Mike Madsen 2:29 .04 1995

55-meter High Hurdles mark YearRory Beil 7 .67 1991

1,600-meter Relay mark YearNorth Dakota 3:20 .83 1987

3,200-meter Relay mark YearNorth Dakota 7:55 .79 1993

300-meter Dash mark YearNorm McGee 34 .18 1987Norm McGee 34 .62 1989

Two-mile Run (Retired) mark YearArjan Gelling 9:27 .9 1968Arjan Gelling 9:31 .7 1969Arjan Gelling 9:13 .2 1970

OUTDOOR CONFERENCE RECORDSName Event mark YearDave Levos Discus 193-01 1986Marc Sondreal High Jump 7-01- .5 1998Norm McGee 100-Meters 10 .22 1989

OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAmPIONSTriple Jump mark YearTerry Anstett 45-07 .5 1973

Long Jump mark YearLes Veigel 22-04 .5 1927Glenn “Red” Jarrett 22-06 1930Glenn “Red” Jarrett 22-09 1931John F . Bacon 22-06 .5 1933Kenneth L . Johnson 23-02 .5 1937Kenneth L . Johnson 21-06 .875 1938Matt Kelly 23-09 .25 1990

Shot Put mark YearTed Meinhover 45-07 1932Ted Meinhover 47-04 1933Louis H . Chumich 47-00 1935Martin Johnson 51-00 1962Dave Levos 54-07 .5 1984Dave Levos 56-05 .25 1986Steve Burian 49-07 1987Mark Murdock 54-07 1998Brian Emerson 54-08 .5 1999Creighton Schroyer 2008 51-06 .25

High Jump mark YearJoe Shelver 6-00 1922Joe Shelver 5-10 1923Les Veigel 5-09 1925Les Veigel 5-11 1927Allen Williamson 6-00 .375 1952Marc Sondreal 7-01 .5 1998Marc Sondreal 7-00 1999

Pole Vault mark YearDon Thompson 12-00 .125 1927Lloyd Murphy 12-00 1934Scott Jemtrud 15-10 1991

Javelin mark YearGrant N . “Bud” Nelson 168-04 1923 Grant N . “Bud” Nelson 165-04 .75 1924Gene Lavoy 173-04 1926Will N . Spear 182-01 1940James Sauer 155-02 1955Leon Reopelle 183-02 1956Leon Reopelle 192-07 .75 1958Dave Lince 185-02 1965Dave Lince 206-06 1966Roger Larson 195-05 1971Tyler Stoltz 199-09 2004Matt Litzinger 219-02 2005Tyler Stoltz 222-04 2006Matt Fick 205-06 2007Matt Fick 223-03 2008

Discus mark YearArthur H . Laemmele 132-11 .375 1925Ted Meinhover 145-04 .5 1932Ted Meinhover 144-04 1933Ted Meinhover 142-07 1934Harry Nelson 133-11 1941Dave Levos 164-01 1983Dave Levos 169-04 1984Dave Levos 193-01 1986Jason Cook 157-06 .5 2002Jason Cook 170-05 2004Drew Thomas 157-04 2005

Erik Moe 157-03 2006Drew Thomas 152-10 2007

100-meter Dash mark YearNorm McGee 10 .32 1985Norm McGee 10 .61 1987Norm McGee 10 .75 1988Norm McGee 10 .55 1989

200-meter Dash mark YearNorm McGee 20 .90 1987Norm McGee 21 .57 1988Norm McGee 21 .18 1989

400-meter Dash mark YearTom Stroup 48 .60 1976Corey Hehling 48 .22 2008

800-meter Run mark YearKory Zimney 1:53 .42 1989Jared Bruggeman 1:52 .54 1992Aaron Berndt 1:53 .42 2002

1,500-meter Run mark YearMike Madsen 3:55 .16 1996

400-meter Im Hurdles mark YearJeremy Zimney 53 .23 1999Jeremy Zimney 53 .14 2000

1,600-meter Relay mark YearNorm McGee *3:13 .11 1987Chuck TorranceBryan GreenwoodJeff Zander

Rory Beil 3:16 .92 1988Jeff Zander Robert OstmanNorm McGee

Robert Ostman 3:15 .42 1989Bert BurkholderJeff ZanderNorm McGee

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


ConferenCe reCorDs & ChaMPions

RETIRED EVENTS100-Yard Dash mark YearRalph L . Pierce 9 .8 1932Ralph L . Pierce 9 .9 1933Ralph L . Pierce 10 .0 1934George Fait 10 .0 1936Horace Johnson 9 .9 1937Horace Johnson 9 .7 1938Horace Johnson 10 .3 1939Ron Thompson 9 .9 1952Ron Thompson 9 .9 1953Conrad Jones 10 .1 1956

220-Yard Dash mark YearRalph L . Pierce 21 .8 1932Ralph L . Pierce 22 .2 1933Ralph L . Pierce 21 .8 1934Horace Johnson 22 .2 1937Horace Johnson 21 .4 1938Horace Johnson 23 .1 1939Ron Thompson 22 .6 1953Conrad Jones 21 .4 1955Conrad Jones 22 .3 1956

440-Yard Dash mark YearJoe Drew 52 .8 1925Joe Drew 50 .6 1926Wayne F . Hill 51 .1 1934Paul Stratte 51 .8 1936Myron Lempe 50 .0 1953

880-Yard Run mark YearLeRoy Pearson 1:59 .0 1931Roy Mosher 1:59 .5 1932Roy Mosher 2:02 .7 1933Hugh Nichols 2:03 .2 1934Hugh Nichols 2:04 .1 1935

mile Run mark YearHenry Hanson 4:36 .4 1923William Hollister “Hollis” Felson 4:32 .8 1929William Hollister “Hollis” Felson 4:45 .0 1930LeRoy Pearson 4:22 .8 1931LeRoy Pearson 4:33 .8 1932LeRoy Pearson 4:42 .6 1933

Two-mile Run mark YearLeRoy Pearson 10:12 .1 1932LeRoy Pearson 10:17 .0 1933

120-Yard High Hurdles mark YearPeter Simonesen 15 .5 1949220-Yard Low Hurdles mark YearJoseph “Lafe” Ludwig 25 .1 1931George Fait 25 .5 1934George Fait 26 .1 1935Peter Simonesen 24 .9 1949

mile Relay mark YearNorth Dakota 3:27 .6 1931North Dakota 3:24 .0 1955(Jones, Miller, Lempe, Ryan)North Dakota 3:24 .0 1956(Jones Miller, Ryan, Koon)

CONFERENCE TEAm CHAmPIONSNorth Dakota 1933North Dakota 1934North Dakota 1937North Dakota 1938

* - NCC Record

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

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


traCk & fieLD honor roLL

NCAA DIVISION TEAm FINISHESYear Indoor Outdoor1969 -- 9th1985 -- 8th1987 -- t-9th

NCAA NATIONAL CHAmPIONSIndoorYear Name Event 1985 Dave Levos Shot Put1987 Norm McGee 55-Meters1988 Norm McGee 55-Meters

OutdoorYear Name Event 1969 Arjan Gelling Six Mile1986 Dave Levos Discus 1987 Norm McGee 100-Meters1988 Norm McGee 100-Meters1989 Norm McGee 100-Meters

ALL-AmERICANSIndoorYear Name Event Place1985 Dave Levos Shot Put 1st1985 Norm McGee 55-Meters 4th1987 Norm McGee 55-Meters 1st1987 Tracy Martin 1,600 Relay 4th Norm McGee Bryan Greenwood Chuck Torrance1988 Norm McGee 55-Meters 1st1988 Jon Wrzesinski Pole Vault 4th1988 Steve Burian Shot Put 6th1989 Steve Burian Shot Put 4th1989 Norm McGee 55-Meters 2nd1990 Steve Burian Shot Put 4th1990 Scott Jemtrud Pole Vault 5th1991 Scott Jemtrud Pole Vault 3rd1992 Jared Bruggeman 800-Meters 4th1995 Mark Murdock Shot Put 2nd1997 Marc Sondreal High Jump 3rd1997 Mark Murdock Shot Put 6th1998 Marc Sondreal High Jump 2nd1998 Jim Mallory 5,000 Meters 6th2002 Mike Backes Triple Jump 5th2002 Aaron Berndt 800-Meters 4th

OutdoorYear Name Event Place1968 Arjan Gelling 5,000-Meters 5th1968 Arjan Gelling 10,000-Meters 2nd1968 Mike Kane 10,000-Meters 5th1969 Arjan Gelling Three Mile 2nd1969 Arjan Gelling Six Mile 1st1975 Larry Kennedy Mile Run 5th1977 Robert Fransen High Jump 6th1984 Dave Levos Discus 4th1984 Dave Levos Shot Put 6th1985 Norm McGee 100-Meters 4th1985 Norm McGee 200-Meters 6th1986 Dave Levos Shot Put 6th1986 Dave Levos Discus 1st1987 Norm McGee 200-Meters 2nd1987 Norm McGee 100-Meters 1st1988 Norm McGee 100-Meters 1st1988 Norm McGee 200-Meters 2nd1989 Norm McGee 100-Meters 1st1989 Norm McGee 200-Meters 2nd1990 Steve Burian Shot Put 2nd

1991 Rory Beil 110-Hurdles 7th1995 Mark Murdock Shot Put 6th1998 Mark Murdock Shot Put 8th1998 Marc Sondreal High Jump 7th1998 Chad Heltemes 1,500-Meters 8th1999 Brian Emerson Shot Put 8th1999 Marc Sondreal High Jump 8th2000 Brian Emerson Discus 5th2001 Brian Emerson Discus 5th2004 Jason Cook Discus 5th2005 Tyler Stoltz Javelin 5th2007 Matt Fick Javelin 8th2007 Matt Litzinger Javelin 6th2008 Matt Fick Javelin 3rd2008 Matt Litzinger Javelin 1st

USTFCCCA TRACK AND FIELD DIVISION IISCHOLAR TEAm OF THE YEAR2008 Outdoor

CoSIDA ACADEmIC ALL-AmERICA TEAm1989 Steve Burian (1st)1990 Steve Burian (1st)

CoSIDA ACADEmIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAm 1993 Mike Madsen1994 Mike Madsen1997 Marc Sondreal1999 Marc Sondreal2000 Greg Geers 2002 Mike Backes2003 Brent Lorentz

NCAA II CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm1992 Chris Carbonneau1995 TEAM, Mike Madsen, Chad Heltemes1996 TEAM1997 TEAM, Chad Heltemes, Jim Mallory1998 TEAM1999 TEAM, Brent Lorentz2000 TEAM2001 TEAM2002 TEAM2003 TEAM2004 TEAM, Lee DeKrey, Paul Kriegler2005 TEAM2006 TEAM, Lee DeKrey2007 TEAM, Kyle Rosseau

TRACK COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEmIC1996 Chad Heltemes, Mike Madsen, Mark Murdock, Marc Sondreal1997 TEAM, Mark Murdock, Chad Heltemes, Marc Sondreal1998 TEAM (1st in nation), Martin Blekkerud, Chad Heltemes, Jim Mallory, Mark Murdock, Ryan Reynolds, Marc Sondreal, Jeremy Zimney1999 TEAM, Jeremy Zimney, Ryan Reynolds, Mike Backes, Marc Sondreal2000 TEAM (2nd in nation), Mike Backes, Justin “Digger” Johnson, Jeremy Zimney2001 Team (1st in nation), Mike Backes2002 TEAM2003 TEAM2004 TEAM2005 TEAM, Lee DeKrey, Matt Gerszewski, Paul Kriegler2006 Lee DeKrey

2007 TEAM, Clark Carlson, Matt Gerszewski, Donovan Alexander2009 TEAM

gREAT WEST CONFERENCE FALL ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm2009 Cory Absey2010 Cory Absey, Jeremy Jones, Josh LaBlanc, Tyler Rose, Kyle Rosseau

gREAT WEST CONFERENCE WINTER/SPRINg ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm2009 Marc Barclay, Matt Elbert, Josh LaBlanc, Kyle Rosseau

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE AT-LARgE ALL-ACADEmIC TEAm1985 Bryan Greenwood, Gerry Werven (HM)1987 Bryan Greenwood, Dan Thralow1988 Steve Burian, Andy Lawrence, Rory Beil, Todd Brecto1989 Steve Burian, Jon Wrzesinski, Andy Lawrence, Rory Beil, Bert Burkholder, Mike Sanderson1990 Steve Burian, Scott Jemtrud, Kory Zimney1991 Rory Beil, Scott Jemtrud, Matt Kelly, Kory Zimney1992 Rory Beil, Sean Burian, Matt Kelly, Kory Zimney, Brian Bergantine, Jared Bruggeman, Wayne Kazmierczak, Russ Schwehr1993 Mike Madsen, Russ Schwehr, Wayne Kazmierczak, Greg Hexum, Mike Hoebel, Eric Podnickes1994 Cory Ravnaas, Darin Didier, Mike Madsen, Jim Kalina1995 Mike Madsen, Chad Heltemes1996 Mike Madsen1997 Marc Sondreal, Chad Heltemes, Mark Murdock, Byron Severson, Jim Mallory1998 Jim Mallory, Marc Sondreal1999 Jeremy Zimney, Ryan Reynolds, Marc Sondreal, Dave Lloyd2000 Mike Backes, Jeremy Zimney, Dan Alstatt, Greg Geers2001 Greg Geers, Steve Hanke, Brent Lorentz, Alex Campbell2002 Mike Backes, Brent Lorentz, Dan Arneson, Aaron Berndt, Alex Campbell, Dan Dow, Pete Kriegler2003 Brent Lorentz, Nate Fiala, Peter Holmes, Ryan Schafer2004 Jason Cook, Lee DeKrey2005 Lee DeKrey, Nate Fiala, Brent Keigley2006 Lee DeKrey, Richie Spitsberg2007 Lee DeKrey, Richie Spitsberg


aaron berndt

Years at UND: 1998-02

All-America Honors: 1

Event: 800-Meters


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

mike backes



Event: Triple Jump


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

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rory beil



Event: Hurdles

Hometown: Valley City, N .D .

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

jared bruggeman



Event: 800-Meters

Hometown: La Crescent, Minn .

Jared Bruggeman placed fourth in the 800-meters at the 1992 NCAA Division II Track and Field Meet . Bruggeman is a former record-holder of the UND Indoor 800-meters record and was on the 3,200-meter relay team that set the outdoor record of 7:48 .30 in 1993 . Bruggeman, a 1989 graduate of LaCrescent High School (Minn .) . Bruggeman is married to former Sioux volleyball and basketball standout Maria (Oistad) Brugge-man .


brian emerson



Event: Shot Put, Discus


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

jason cook



Event: Discus

Hometown: Fridley, Minn .

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

steve burian



Event: Shot Put


2006 UND Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

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

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chris carbonneau



Event: Cross Country

Hometown: St . Paul, Minn .

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

matt fick



Event: Javelin


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


bryan greenwood



Event: 1,600-Meter Relay

Hometown: Cavalier, N .D .

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

chad heltemes



Event: 1,500-Meters

Hometown: Anoka, Minn .

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

robert fransen

Years at UND: 1977


Event: High Jump

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

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arjan gelling



Event: Cross Country, Distance

Hometown: ?


Arjan Gelling, a 1980 inductee into the University of North Dakota Ath-letic Hall of Fame won an NCAA Division II Championship Title in 1969 in the the six-mile run . In 1968, Gelling placed second in the 10,000-meters and fifth in the 5,000-meters . In 1969, he placed second in the three-mile run along with his first place in the six mile run . Gelling won the 1967 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a time of 19:33 .50 . He also earned All-America honors in 1968 with a fourth-place finish and 1969 with a third-place finish in the cross country champi-onships . Gelling holds the four-mile North Central Conference course record with a time of 19:25 .90, set in 1967 . He also holds the UND Out-door 10,000-meters record, set in 1968, with a time of 30:34 .00 .

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


scott jemtrud



Event: Pole Vault

Hometown: ?

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

greg hexum




Hometown: Duluth, Minn .

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

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larry kennedy

Years at UND: 1975


Event: Mile Run

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

mike kane

Years at UND: 1968


Event: 10,000-Meters

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

dave levos



Event: Discus, Shot Put



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


jim mallory



Event: 5,000-Meters


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

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matt litzinger



Event: Javelin


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

norm mcgee



Event: Sprints

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis .


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

tracy martin

Years at UND: 1987



Hometown: Brooklyn Center, Minn .

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

mark murdock



Event: Shot Put


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


tyler stoltz



Event: Javelin

Hometown: Valley City, N .D .

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

earnest wilson

Years at UND: 1964



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

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marc sondreal



Event: High Jump

Hometown: Northwood, N .D .

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

chuck torrance





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

jon wrzesinski



Event: Pole Vault

Hometown: Stanford, Mont .

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


UnD athLetiCs haLL of faMe

The University of North Dako-ta instituted an athletics Hall of Fame in 1975, with eight in-dividuals being inducted that year, including former track and field standouts Edmund W . Boe, Joseph J . Flanagan and Glenn L . “Red” Jarrett .

Following is a chronolgical list of UND athletic Hall of Famers who played, coached or who were associated with the Fighting Sioux men’s track

and field program, with an alphabetical listing of men’s track and field Hall of Famers on the following page:

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING

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

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

1977 InducteesFred N . (Nip) Felber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1929-32)Arthur F . Malo Sr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1930-32)Theodore R . Meinhover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1930-33)David V . Osborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1962-64)Richard R . Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1951-54)

1978 InducteesJohn J . Burma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1929-31)Grant N . (Bub) Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1922-24)

1979 InducteesWalter Dobler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1939-41; Tr 1940-42; BB 1941-42)Curt C . Schave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB 1928-31; Tr 1929-32)Dudley D . (Dude) Draxton . . . . . (BB 1942-43, 46-48; FB 1947; Tr 1942, 47)Horace W . (Hoss) Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1936-38; BB; Tr 1936-39)

1980 InducteesJudge Ronald N . Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1923-26)Vern L . DuChene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1929-31; BB 1929-32; Tr 1930)

1981 InducteeDr . Will N . Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1939-41)

1982 InducteesWilliam E . (Dutch) Leidholdt . . . .(FB 1932, 34, 36; H 1932-33; Tr 1935-37)Lloyd D . (Boom) Hallada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1948-51; Tr 1951-52; Box 1949)

1983 InducteesMichael J . Brenkus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1937-39; Tr 1939-40)J . Gordon Caldis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1939-41; BB 1940; Tr 1941)Ralph L . Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1931-33; Tr 1932-34)Frank A . Zazula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB co 1946-59; Tr & CC co 1956-82)David L . (Butch) Lince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1963-65; BB 1963-66; Tr 1964-66)Ronald C . Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1952-53; FB 1951)

1989 InducteeRon R . (Magic) Gustafson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1971-74; Tr 1972)

1991 InducteePeter V . Porinsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB, TR 1962-64, 66)

1992 InducteesS . Alex Cooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (BB 1966-68; Tr 1965; BB 1966)Donald D . Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1954-55; Tr 1955-56; Base 1956; BB 1955)

1994 InducteeBill Leifur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(BB, FB, Tr 1959-62)

2000 InducteeDave Levos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1982-85; BB 1981-82)

2001 InducteeNorm McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Tr 1985-89; FB 1984, 1986-88)

2002 InducteeRalph Nienas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB/Tr 1948-51)

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

2006 InducteeSteve Burian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1987-90)

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


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The University of North Dako-ta instituted an athletics Hall of Fame in 1975, with eight in-dividuals being inducted that year, including former track and field standouts Edmund W . Boe, Joseph J . Flanagan and Glenn L . “Red” Jarrett .

Following is an alphabeti-cal list of UND athletic Hall of Famers who played, coached or who were associated with the Fighting Sioux men’s track

and field program:

ALPHABETICAL LISTING

BBoe, Edmund W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(BB; FB; Tr 1923-27)Brenkus, Michael J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1937-39; Tr 1939-40)Burian, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1987-90)Burma, John J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1929-31)

CCaldis, J . Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1939-41; BB 1940; Tr 1941)Cooley, S . Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (BB 1966-68; Tr 1965; BB 1966)

DDavies, Judge Ronald N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1923-26)Dobler, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1939-41; Tr 1940-42; BB 1941-42)Draxton, Dudley D . (Dude) . . . (BB 1942-43, 46-48; FB 1947; Tr 1942, 47)DuChene, Vern L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1929-31; BB 1929-32; Tr 1930)

FFelber, Fred N . (Nip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1929-32)Flanagan, Joseph J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1895-01)

gGustafson, Ron R . (Magic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1971-74; Tr 1972)

HHallada, Lloyd D . (Boom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1948-51; Tr 1951-52; Box 1949)

JJarrett, Glenn L . (Red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1927-30)Johnson, Horace W . (Hoss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1936-38; BB; Tr 1936-39)

LLeifur, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(BB, FB, Tr 1959-62)Leidholdt, William E . (Dutch) . . . .(FB 1932, 34, 36; H 1932-33; Tr 1935-37)Levos, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1982-85; BB 1981-82)Lince, David L . (Butch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1963-65; BB 1963-66; Tr 1964-66)

mMalo Sr ., Arthur F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1930-32)McGee, Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Tr 1985-89; FB 1984, 1986-88)Meinhover, Theodore R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1930-33)Miller, Donald D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1954-55; Tr 1955-56; Base 1956; BB 1955)Myhra, Stephen M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1955-57)

NNelson, Grant N . (Bub) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1922-24)Nienas, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB/Tr 1948-51)

OOsborn, David V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1962-64)

PPierce, Ralph L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB 1931-33; Tr 1932-34)Pollard, Frederick D . (Fritz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FB; Tr 1936-38)Porinsh, Peter V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB, TR 1962-64, 66)

RRyan, Richard R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB; Tr 1951-54)

SSchave, Curt C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB; BB 1928-31; Tr 1929-32) Smith, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB 1967-69, Tr 1970)Spear, Dr . Will N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1939-41)

TThompson, Ronald C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Tr 1952-53; FB 1951)

ZZazula, Frank A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FB co 1946-59; Tr & CC co 1956-82)

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


By Jackie DeMolee, UND Athletics

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

and field .

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

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

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

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

“It’s been exciting each and every year,” said UND men’s cross country and track and field head coach Mike Grandall . “It’s great to have him back .”

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

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

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

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

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

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The 2008 cross country team at the Ron Pynn Invitational.

Ron Pynn

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

— Ron Pynn

INDOORJan. 15 Bengal Shootout (Idaho State)

at Pocatello, IdahoJan. 23 South Dakota at Vermillion, S.D.Jan. 30 Bill Bergan Invitational (Iowa State)

at Ames, IowaFeb. 5-6 Nebraska Husker InvitationalFeb. 12-13 Iowa State Classic

at Ames, IowaFeb. 26-27 Great West Conference Indoor

Championship at Vermillion, S.D.OUTDOORMar. 19-20 at Baldy Castillo Invitational,

Arizona StateMar. 26-27 at Missouri RelaysApr. 2 UND/SDSU/USD Duals at Brookings, S.D.Apr. 9-10 Jim Duncan Invitational, DrakeApr. 22-24 Drake Relays at Des Moines, IowaApr. 27 South Dakota State Twilight

at Brookings, S.D.Apr. 30-May 1 Howard Wood Relays, Sioux FallsMay 13-15 Great West Conference Outdoor

Championship at Vermillion, S.D.

INDOORJan. 15 Bengal Shootout (Idaho State)

at Pocatello, IdahoJan. 23 South Dakota at Vermillion, S.D.Jan. 30 Bill Bergan Invitational (Iowa State)

at Ames, IowaFeb. 5-6 Nebraska Husker InvitationalFeb. 12-13 Iowa State Classic

at Ames, IowaFeb. 26-27 Great West Conference Indoor

Championship at Vermillion, S.D.OUTDOORMar. 19-20 at Baldy Castillo Invitational,

Arizona StateMar. 26-27 at Missouri RelaysApr. 2 UND/SDSU/USD Duals at Brookings, S.D.Apr. 9-10 Jim Duncan Invitational, DrakeApr. 22-24 Drake Relays at Des Moines, IowaApr. 27 South Dakota State Twilight

at Brookings, S.D.Apr. 30-May 1 Howard Wood Relays, Sioux FallsMay 13-15 Great West Conference Outdoor

Championship at Vermillion, S.D.

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