Bismarck, ND (NSUWolves.com) The Northern State University track and field team kick started their 2024-25 season on Saturday at the UMary Mike Thorson Open. The Wolves tallied 45 top-10 finishes from the meet, including five event victories.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE MEN
- Noah Bayer kicked off the season for the men with a fifth place finish in the 60m, crossing the finish line in 7.06
- Ty Kadlec followed that up with a sixth place finish in the 200m with a time of 22.73, while Drew Salfrank and Damon Roggenbuck took fourth and seventh in the 400m with times of 51.18 and 52.49
- Carter Dingman led five Wolves in the top-10 of the 600m, taking second with a time of 1:25.58
- Drew Henrikson took fifth in 1:26.74, Jessup Pederson too seventh in 1:27.92, Zach Terrio took eighth in 1:28.21 and Dan Istvanovich took tenth in 1:32.02
- Joel Matehs and Luke Campbell placed second and seventh in the 60m hurdles, clocking in at 8.28 and 8.79 respectively
- In the 4x400m relay, the teams of Salfrank, Dingman, Roggenbuck, and Henriksen took first with a time of 3:25.16, while the team of Campbell, Terrio, Lincoln Woodring, and Istvanovich took fourth with a time of 3:39.86
- Jeff Boschee won the high jump with a 1.98m mark, while Carter Moller took sixth clearing 1.83m
- Sam Tremelling won the pole vault, leading four Wolves in the top-10, with a 4.59m jump
- Eli Radtke took second clearing 4.59m, Isaac Ligon took sixth with a 4.29m mark, and Sean Juengst placed ninth with a 3.84m jump
- Jayden Munroe and Treyson Schulz placed third and ninth in the long jump, with marks of 6.99m and 6.53m
- Munroe went on to win the triple jump with a 14.10m jump, while Schulz placed fourth with a 13.40m mark
- Ethan Barnett and Ross Kortenbusch led the throwers in the shot put, taking fourth and seventh with marks of 14.19m and 12.57m
- Justin Jacobson and Kaden St. Pierre added fifth and eighth place finishes in the weight throw with tosses of 14.07m and 12.43m
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE WOMEN
- Anna Skachenko led the way in the 400m, finishing in fifth with a time of 1:00.22, followed by Kyanna Collymore in ninth and Elisabet Osk Jonsdottir in tenth with a times of 1:00.49 and 1:01.18 respectively
- Morgan Sheldon and Addison Cumbow ran to third and eighth place finishes in the 60m hurdles with times of 9.36 and 9.97
- The 4x400m relay team of Jonsdottir, Emma Hunt, Skachenko, and Collymore won the race, crossing the finish line in 4:08.97, while the squad of Sheldon, Rachel Miklos, Tayla Dobrenski, and Jordan West took fourth with a time of 4:27.58
- Dobrenski went on to take third in the high jump with a mark of 1.64m, followed by Emily Breske and Sheldon in fifth and sixth with marks of 1.59m and 1.54m
- Bekah Walz and Gracie Eisenbraun finished second and third in the pole vault, clearing 3.20m and 3.05m, while Makenna Glanzer placed seventh with a 2.45m jump
- Cumbow and West rounded out the top-10 of the long jump with marks of 4.64m and 4.56m
- Grace Kuch led off the throwing events, taking fourth in the shot put with a 11.51m heave
- Brooke Mushatt and Olivia Ashley led the way in the weight throw, taking ninth and tenth with marks of 12.86m and 12.77m
UP NEXT
Northern State will host South Dakota Mines next Friday and Saturday from Wachs Arena. Full meet details will be posted, including schedules and start times, when they become available.