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

2012 MEDIA/RECRUITING GUIDE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

SUMMIT LEAGUE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS 2008, 2010, 2011


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ContentsMedia Information...........................2Track and Field Facilities .................3Coaches ........................................ 4-7Bison Tradition .................................8Roster ...............................................9Athlete Bios ..............................10-27NDSU Experience .......................... 282011 in Review .............................. 29Summit League Profile ................. 30Summit League Results ................ 312011 Results .............................32-33Team History ................................. 34School Records .............................. 35Indoor Top 10 List ....................36-37Outdoor Top 10 List .................38-39All-Americans ...........................40-41Conference Champs ................42-432011 Cross Country Review ......... 44Cross Country History .................. 45Honors/Awards ........................46-48NDSU at a Glance .....................49-60

General InfoName: North Dakota State UniversityCity/Zip: Fargo, ND 58105Founded: 1890Enrollment: 14,407 (Fall 2010)Nickname: BisonColors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343)Indoor Facility: Bison Sports Arena (1,851)Outdoor Facility: Ellig Sports Complex (3,500)Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: The Summit LeaguePresident: Dean Bresciani Alma Mater: Humboldt State, 1985Athletic Director: Gene Taylor Alma Mater: Arizona State, 1980Athletic Dept. Phone: (701) 231-8981Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378)

Team InfoHead Coach: Don Larson Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1976 Office Phone: (701) 231-7793 Fax: (701) 231-6246Assistant Coaches: Ryun Godfrey, middle distance/distance Stevie Keller, pole vault/multi-events Rachel Longfors, throws Eric Hanenberger, sprintsVolunteer coaches: Desire’e Larson, high jump Myron Loberg Shawn Francis, pole vault

Media RelationsTrack and Field Contact: Jenny Beam Office Phone: (701) 231-8047 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Glenda KleinFax: (701) 231-8022Web Site: www.GoBison.comMailing Address: NDSU Dept 1200, PO Box 6500, Fargo, N.D. 58102

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

Cross CountryDate Event ResultsSept. 9 at Oz Memorial 4th of 6 teams (101)Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invitational 23rd of 24 teams (683)Sept. 30 NDSU INVITATIONAL T-1st of 3 teams (29)Oct. 15 Tim Young Invitational 2nd of 4 teams (33)Oct. 29 Summit League Championships 2nd of 10 teams (95)Nov. 12 NCAA Midwest Regional 15th of 25 teams (406)

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

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

2011-12 Bison Schedule

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

local media outletsradio

Radio Fargo Moorhead1020 25th St. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Jack MichaelsPhone: (701) 297-3614Fax: (701) [email protected]

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

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

KNDS-FM 96.3 (ThunderRadio)1233 North University DriveFargo, ND 58102Sports Director: TBAPhone: (701) 231-6702www.kndsradio.com

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

Wire Service

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

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

Print

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

The SpectrumNDSU Memorial UnionFargo, ND 58105Sports Editor: Travis JonesPhone: (701) 231-5262Fax: (701) 231-9402Email: [email protected]

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

television

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

KVLY-TV 11 (NBC)KXJB-TV 4 (CBS)1350 21st Ave. S.Fargo, ND 58103Sports Director: Dan HammerPhone: (701) 237-5211Fax: (701) [email protected]

KVRR-TV 10 (FOX)4015 9th Ave. S.Fargo, ND 58103Interim Sports Director: Will KunkelPhone: (701) 277-1515Fax: (701) 277-9656

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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


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Now in his 33rd season as the head men’s track & field coach for the Bison, Don Larson continues to build a track and field tradition at North Dakota State. His 2010-11 squad captured both the Sum-mit League indoor and outdoor titles. The Bison have now won seven of the eight Summit track titles since joining the league in 2007. Larson was named coach of the year in both seasons and had athletes earn Newcomer of the Year and Field Athlete of the Championship awards. The 2009-10 squad claimed both the league indoor and outdoor titles for the second time in three years. Larson earned coach of the year honors for indoor and outdoor track. Larson led NDSU to its second straight Summit League indoor title in 2009, earning his second indoor league coach of the year honor. Under Larson’s guidance, senior Matt Bishoff competed in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships, finishing 11th and earning NDSU’s first-ever Division I All-America honors. The Bison finished second at the league outdoor championships and sent five athletes to the NCAA Midwest Regional. In NDSU’s first season in the Summit League, Larson led the Bison to the Summit League titles in both indoor and outdoor track and field. He was named outdoor coach of the year. In the program’s first year at the Division I level, Larson guided the Bison to a dominat-ing performance at the Division I independent championships in Davis, Calif. NDSU claimed eight individual titles and two relay golds en route to a tally of 245 1/2 points to runner-up UC Davis’ score of 171. Last season, the Bison repeated as team champions, despite losing more than a dozen seniors from the year before, by squeaking by UC Davis 189 to 178.5. In his first 25 years, all at the Division II level, the Bison captured 36 total North Central Conference titles including a conference-record string of 13 consecutive outdoor titles (1987-99) and 20 of the last 22 outdoor crowns. He coached a total of 193 NCAA Division II All-America performances including four individual competitors who have won 11 national champi-onships, headed by seven-time NCAA Division II national champion and 1991 Drake Relays 10,000 meter champion Doug Hanson. Larson’s indoor track & field success includes 14 NCC titles and seven runner-up finishes. NDSU has participated in 19 NCAA Division II national indoor meets, finishing fourth once, fifth on three occasions, sixth once and seventh twice. NDSU’s outdoor squad has been even more successful, capturing the NCC crown 21 times. During Larson’s reign, the Bison have placed no worse than third. North Dakota State had success at the Division II national meet as well, finishing in the top 10 seven times including a third-place finish in 2004, the school’s best finish at a national meet. As the head cross country coach, he also coached nine cross country

athletes to 13 NCAA Division II All-America awards. “Philosophically, our program believes that we need to work hard, train hard, train smart and still have a lot of fun,” said Larson, the United States Track Coaches Association’s 2004 Division II indoor and outdoor National Coach of the Year. “I think we’ve been able to balance having time for school, having time for sport and still having free time for family and friends. “Most of the athletes we get know the main ingredients of success are hard work and dedication,” Larson said. “Our goal is to help them continue to grow and develop. We want to help them make the best of their col-legiate careers at NDSU.” The North Central Conference was nothing new to the coach when he took over the Bison in 1979. While competing for conference rival South Dakota State University (1971-76), Larson captured two All-America awards and seven NCC championships in track & field. He set three league records and still holds a share of the retired 600-

yard indoor mark of 1:11.90 set in 1975. Larson captured his All-America honors in the 400-me-ter intermediate hurdles in 1972 (6th) and 1975 (4th). The 53-year-old Larson, a native of Madison, S.D., holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from South Dakota State and a master’s degree in physical education from Minnesota State University-Moorhead. He coached at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., prior to joining the Bison. Larson, a 49-time Coach of the Year at various levels, was the 1998 recipient of South Dakota State’s Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence and is a member of the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Hall of Fame. Larson’s wife, Desire’e, is a volunteer as-sistant in the high jump at NDSU. The coaches have two children, Kelsey and Kira.

The Larson Fileu Two-Time NCAA All-American 1972—6th in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles 1975—4th in the 400-meter intermediate hurdlesu National Coach of the Year Indoor—1996, 2000, 2003, 2004 Outdoor—1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005u Regional Coach of the Year Indoor—1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 Outdoor—1991, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004u Conference/League Coach of the Year Indoor—1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2000,

2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011 Outdoor—1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989,

1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

u Drake Relays Hall of Fameu Howard Wood Dakota Relays Hall of Fame

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coachiNG Stafflarson’s career recordCROSS COUNTRYYear Team Conf. NCAA (DII)1979 North Dakota State 2nd ---1980 North Dakota State 7th ---1981 North Dakota State 3rd 6th1982 North Dakota State 1st 7th (t)1983 North Dakota State 2nd 4th1984 North Dakota State 2nd 9th1985 North Dakota State 2nd 16th1986 North Dakota State 2nd 7th1987 North Dakota State 3rd 10th1988 North Dakota State 4th 13th1989 North Dakota State 4th 10th1990 North Dakota State 2nd 10th1991 North Dakota State 5th ---1992 North Dakota State 4th ---1993 North Dakota State 4th ---1994 North Dakota State 4th ---1995 North Dakota State 4th 17th1996 North Dakota State 2nd 10th1997 North Dakota State 3rd 11th1998 North Dakota State 3rd 8th (t)1999 North Dakota State 6th ---2000 North Dakota State 4th ---2001 North Dakota State 4th ---2002 North Dakota State 3rd ---2003 North Dakota State 2nd 8th2004 North Dakota State 2nd* ---2005 North Dakota State 3rd* ---2005 North Dakota State 2nd* ---2006 North Dakota State 1st* ---Year Team Summit NCAA (DI)2007 North Dakota State 7th ---2008 North Dakota State 4th ---2009 North Dakota State 6th ---2010 North Dakota State 3rd ---2011 North Dakota State 2nd ---Totals 34 years 2 titles 0 titles*Division I Independent Championships

INDOOR TRACK & FIELDYear Team Conf. NCAA1980 North Dakota State 1st No meet1981 North Dakota State 5th No meet1982 North Dakota State 4th No meet1983 North Dakota State 1st No meet1984 North Dakota State 1st No meet1985 North Dakota State 1st 7th1986 North Dakota State 1st No meet1987 North Dakota State 2nd 18th1988 North Dakota State 2nd 7th (t)1989 North Dakota State 2nd 4th1990 North Dakota State 1st 5th1991 North Dakota State 6th ---1992 North Dakota State 4th 28th1993 North Dakota State 1st 20th (t)1994 North Dakota State 1st 5th1995 North Dakota State 1st 11th (t)1996 North Dakota State 1st 7th (t)1997 North Dakota State 2nd 11th (t)1998 North Dakota State 2nd 8th (t)1999 North Dakota State 2nd 6th2000 North Dakota State 1st 7th (t)2001 North Dakota State 1st 18th (t)2002 North Dakota State 2nd 10th (t)2003 North Dakota State 1st 13th (t)2004 North Dakota State 1st 5th2005 North Dakota State --- ---2006 North Dakota State --- ---2007 North Dakota State --- ---Year Team Summit Finish NCAA Finish2008 North Dakota State 1st ---

2009 North Dakota State 1st ---2010 North Dakota State 1st ---2011 North Dakota State 1st ---Totals 32 years 18 titles 0 titles

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELDYear Team Conf. NCAA1980 North Dakota State 1st 12th (t)1981 North Dakota State 3rd ---1982 North Dakota State 3rd 48th (t)1983 North Dakota State 1st 14th (t)1984 North Dakota State 1st 10th (t)1985 North Dakota State 1st 13th1986 North Dakota State 2nd 39th (t)1987 North Dakota State 1st 22nd (t)1988 North Dakota State 1st 8th1989 North Dakota State 1st 7th (t)1990 North Dakota State 1st 15th1991 North Dakota State 1st 6th (t)1992 North Dakota State 1st 43rd (t)1993 North Dakota State 1st 15th1994 North Dakota State 1st 24th1995 North Dakota State 1st 7th (t)1996 North Dakota State 1st 20th (t)1997 North Dakota State 1st 20th (t)1998 North Dakota State 1st 11th1999 North Dakota State 1st 17th (t)2000 North Dakota State 2nd 15th (t)2001 North Dakota State 1st 16th2002 North Dakota State 1st 34th2003 North Dakota State 1st 8th2004 North Dakota State 1st 3rd2005 North Dakota State 1st ---2006 North Dakota State 1st ---2007 North Dakota State 1st* ---Year Team Summit Finish NCAA Reg./Champ Finish2008 North Dakota State 1st ---2009 North Dakota State 2nd 33rd/--2010 North Dakota State 1st ---2011 North Dakota State 1st ---Totals 32 years 27 titles 0 titles

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

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

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

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

Stevie kellerAssociate Head CoachMontana State, 199912th season

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

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

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

Desire’e larsonVolunteer Assistant CoachHigh Jump

Eric loefflerVolunteer Assistant CoachDistance

Shawn francisVolunteer Assistant CoachPole Vault

Myron lobergVolunteer Assistant CoachSprints

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

Hanna GrinakerGraduate AssistantWisconsin, 20111st season


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Building a tradition of excellence

The Bison have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with since making the move to Division I in 2007. The men’s track and field team has won four straight Summit League indoor titles and three of four possible outdoor crowns. The Bison are the only team in league history to win four consecutive titles in indoor track. Matt Bishoff is NDSU’s only Division I All-American, claiming the honors in the indoor heptathlon. The Bison also excel in the classroom as multiple athletes have earned Academic All-League honors and USTFCCCA All-Academic.

Matt Bishoff (right) was NDSU’s first Division I All-American with an 11th place finish in the heptathlon at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. He was also a three-time Summit League champion, winning the indoor heptathlon, the outdoor decathlon and the pole vault.

The 2011 Bison (top photo) claimed the team’s fourth straight Summit League indoor title in dominating fashion, becoming the first school in league history to win four consecutive titles.

Head coach Don Larson (top right) has been instrumental to NDSU’s success on the track and in the classroom. He has been named Summit League Indoor Coach of the Year four times and Outdoor Coach of the Year three times. His high expectations help get the most out of his student-athletes.

Ted Rud (above) is a two-time Summit League Indoor Field Championship MVP. He swept the 2011 multi-event titles, winning both the indoor heptathlon and the outdoor decathlon.


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Name In/Out Event Hometown (High School) (College)Grady Anderson R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Grand Rapids, Minn. (Grand Rapids HS)Andrew Balzer Jr./Jr. Sprints Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS)Alex Barney So./So. Distance Perham, Minn. (Perham HS)Jerome Begin Fr./Fr. Hurdles Greenfield, Minn. (Buffalo HS)Keith Bennett Jr./Jr. Pole Vault Grand Forks, N.D. (Central HS)Nolan Berg Sr./Sr. Pole Vault Karlstad, Minn. (Tri-County HS)Brandt Berghuis Fr./Fr. Throws Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount HS)Joe Bredahl Sr./Sr. Pole Vault Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)Adam Coykendall Fr./Fr. Javelin Lisbon, N.D. (Lisbon HS)Lucas Degree R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)Lee Dhein Jr./Jr. Sprints/Jumps St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Tech)Emmanuel Dixon Fr./Fr. Sprints Minneapolis, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)Jason Duchscherer Sr./Sr. Sprints Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS)Josh Eiler So./So. Throws Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South HS)Blake Elsen Jr./Jr. Throws Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)Alec Espeland So./So. Mid-distance Pierre, S.D. (TF Riggs HS)Andrew Fillmore Sr./Sr. Distance Montgomery, Minn. (Montgomery/Lonsdale HS)Travis Fitzke Sr./Sr. Distance Pierre, S.D. (TF Riggs HS)Kyle Francis So./So. Pole Vault Hastings, Minn. (Hastings HS)Beau Gagnon R-Fr./R-Fr. Multi Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo HS)Jeramy Geditz --/Sr. High Jump Madison, S.D. (Madison HS)Kirk Gilbertson Fr./Fr. Mid-distance Watertown, S.D. (Watertown HS)Dan Gorghuber Fr./Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Alexandria, Minn. (Jefferson HS)Jake Henderson Sr./Sr. Distance Granite Falls, Minn. (Yellow Medicine East HS)Moses Heppner Jr./Jr. Mid-distance Warroad, Minn.Ryan Jenson Jr./Sr. Multi Zimmerman, Minn. (Zimmerman HS)Brendan Johnson Fr./Fr. Pole Vault Moorhead, Minn. (Moorhead Senior HS)Marty Joyce R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)Beau Kashmark Fr./Fr. Jumps Barrett, Minn. (West Central Area HS)Brett Kelly R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck Century HS)Alex Koppy Fr/Fr. Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Mandan, N.D. (Mandan HS)Brock Larson Fr./Fr. Jumps Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South HS)Weston Leutz Sr./Sr. Multi Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck Century HS)Tyler Leverington Sr./Sr. Distance Roseau, Minn. (Roseau HS)Andy Lillejord So./Jr. Multi Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck Century HS)Nathan Mattson So./So. Sprints Hawley, Minn. (Hawley HS)Parker McKittrick Fr./Fr. Hurdles Pierre, S.D. (T.F. Riggs HS)Nikola Mijailović Fr./Fr. Javelin Belgrade, Serbia (Fifth Belgrade Gimnazium)Jesse Morrow Jr./Jr. Pole Vault Watertown, S.D. (Watertown HS)Casey Orgon Jr./Jr. Throws Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS)Mark Pederson Fr./Fr. Hurdles Richmond, Minn. (Rocori HS)Ryan Peterka R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Miller, S.D. (Miller HS)Kellen Plutowski Fr./Fr. Hurdles/Jumps Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River HS)Jordon Rehak Fr./Fr. Hurdles/Jumps Williston, N.D. (Tioga HS)Landin Rognlin R-Fr./Fr. Throws Fargo, N.D. (Fargo North HS)Kole Seiler Sr./Jr. Mid-distance Bismarck, N.D. (Century HS/UMary)Donte Smart So./So. Sprints Minot, N.D. (Magic City Campus)Ryan Swenson Jr./Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Breckenridge, Minn. (Breckenridge HS)Matt Tetzlaff Jr./Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Pierre, S.D.Spencer Uetz R-Fr./R-Fr. Distance Horace, N.D. (West Fargo HS)Nick Weis R-Fr./R-Fr. Pole Vault Sauk Rapids, Minn. (Sauk Rapids-Rice HS)Andy Wendroth Sr./Sr. Mid-distance Zumbrota, Minn. (Zumbrota-Mazeppa HS)Nick Williams Fr./Fr. Jumps West Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo HS)


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Grady anderson5-10 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Grand Rapids, MinnesotaGrand Rapids High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country: RedshirtIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Minnesota all-state cross country selection in 2009...Conference champion as a senior...State qualifier in track...Placed 11th in the 3,200 meters...Conference champion in the 1,600 meters...Holds the Grand Rapids record for the 3,200 with a time of 9:38...Member of the 4x800 relay team that qualified for states.

PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Sandy Anderson...Has one younger sister, Aspen...Major-ing in civil engineering.

Andrew Balzer5-10 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Shoreview, MinnesotaMounds View High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Won the 600 meters in 1:22.94 at the Holiday Invitational.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Ran the 400 meters in four meets and the 60 meters in one...Posted a season-best time of 50.26 in the 400 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Won his section in the 400 at the Jack Johnson Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Specialized in the 200 meters and 400 meters...Tallied four top eight finishes in the 400 meters...Finished second at the Howard Wood Dakota Re-lays in 49.76...Ran a season-best time of 49.31 in the preliminary round at the Summit League Championships...Finished sixth in the 400 meter final at the league champi-onships in 49.38...Posted a season-best time of 22.83 in the 200 meters at the Bison Open.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mounds View HS...Four-year letterwinner in track and field...All-conference honorable mention as a freshman...All-conference honoree and state championships participant as a sophomore...Received All-America honors as part of the state champion 4x400 relay, also on the state champion 4x200 relay as a junior...Named athlete of the year as a senior...Member of back-to-back True Team state, conference, section and state championships teams as a sophomore and ju-nior...Also an all-conference performer in wrestling...Was the state runner-up as a se-nior...Member of the football team...Went to states as a sophomore and senior.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 23, 1989...Son of Nate and Jan Balzer...Has one brother, Josh, and five sisters, Jessica, Katrina, Nicole, Mara and Rebecca...Father ran track and mother played softball at Northwestern College (Roseville, Minn.)...Sister Jessica runs track at Minnesota Duluth...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Alex Barney6-0 | So. (I) | So. (O)Perham, MinnesotaPerham High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran two races for the Bison...Ran a personal best 6k time of 20:01.95 at the NDSU Open...Clocked in at 21:12.54 at the 6k Oz Memorial Run.Indoor (Freshman): Did not compete in any races.Outdoor (Freshman): Did not compete in any races.


HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in cross country and four-year letterwinner in track at Perham High School...Two-time all-conference and all-section honoree in cross country...Member of the 2006 and 2007 Minnesota state championship squads...Captain of the 2008 team that finished second at the state championships...Two-time all-conference selection in track....4x800 team took sixth at the Minnesota state cham-pionships in 2008.

PERSONAL: Son of Todd and Stephanie Barney...Born on December 19, 1990...Has one older brother, Nick and a younger sister, Kellyn...Majoring in biology.

Jerome Begin6-3 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Greenfield, MinnesotaBuffalo High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Buffalo High School...Two-time Minnesota state runner-up in the 300 meter hurdles...Finished second in the 110 meter hurdles as a junior and third as a senior...Three-time regional champion in 300 meter hurdles, two time champ in 110 meter hurdles...Won conference titles in both 110 and 300 meter hurdles as a junior and senior...School record holder in both 110 and 300 meter hurdles... Also holds conference and section records in 300 hurdles...Also played foot-ball, basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Perry and Sharon Begin...Majoring in exercise science and athletic training.


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Andrew Balzer5-10 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Shoreview, MinnesotaMounds View High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Won the 600 meters in 1:22.94 at the Holiday Invitational.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Ran the 400 meters in four meets and the 60 meters in one...Posted a season-best time of 50.26 in the 400 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Won his section in the 400 at the Jack Johnson Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Specialized in the 200 meters and 400 meters...Tallied four top eight finishes in the 400 meters...Finished second at the Howard Wood Dakota Re-lays in 49.76...Ran a season-best time of 49.31 in the preliminary round at the Summit League Championships...Finished sixth in the 400 meter final at the league champi-onships in 49.38...Posted a season-best time of 22.83 in the 200 meters at the Bison Open.


HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mounds View HS...Four-year letterwinner in track and field...All-conference honorable mention as a freshman...All-conference honoree and state championships participant as a sophomore...Received All-America honors as part of the state champion 4x400 relay, also on the state champion 4x200 relay as a junior...Named athlete of the year as a senior...Member of back-to-back True Team state, conference, section and state championships teams as a sophomore and ju-nior...Also an all-conference performer in wrestling...Was the state runner-up as a se-nior...Member of the football team...Went to states as a sophomore and senior.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 23, 1989...Son of Nate and Jan Balzer...Has one brother, Josh, and five sisters, Jessica, Katrina, Nicole, Mara and Rebecca...Father ran track and mother played softball at Northwestern College (Roseville, Minn.)...Sister Jessica runs track at Minnesota Duluth...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Jerome Begin6-3 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Greenfield, MinnesotaBuffalo High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Buffalo High School...Two-time Minnesota state runner-up in the 300 meter hurdles...Finished second in the 110 meter hurdles as a junior and third as a senior...Three-time regional champion in 300 meter hurdles, two time champ in 110 meter hurdles...Won conference titles in both 110 and 300 meter hurdles as a junior and senior...School record holder in both 110 and 300 meter hurdles... Also holds conference and section records in 300 hurdles...Also played foot-ball, basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Perry and Sharon Begin...Majoring in exercise science and athletic training.

Keith Bennett5-11 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Grand Forks, N.D.Central High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in four meets...Cleared a personal best height of 14-11 at the Bison Open.Outdoor (Sophomore): Pole vaulted in three meets...Cleared 15 feet for the first time in his career at the Vance Butler Invitational with a mark of 15-1 ½...Also won the pole vault with a mark of 15-0 at the Cobber-Dragon Dual.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Pole vault specialist...Competed in four meets...Cleared a season-best height of 13-9 ¼ at the Bison Open.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault at four meets...Finished seventh with a season-best clearance of 14-6 at the Masanz Invitational...Placed 10th at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 13-7 ¼.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field for Central High School...Won the state title and holds the school record in the pole vault with a mark of 14-6....Named jumps MVP...Also played football and helped lead team to a state title.

PERSONAL: Born on June 11, 1989...Son of Robert and Sarah Bennett...Has two older sisters, Chelsey and Lindsey, and one older brother, Tim...Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Nolan Berg6-1 | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Karlstad, MinnesotaTri-County High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Competed in the pole vault at six meets...Tallied a season-best mark of 15-7 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Competed at the Summit League Champion-ships, but did not clear the bar.Outdoor (Junior): Pole vaulted in eight meets...Cleared the 15-foot mark in four of the meets...Notched a season-best height of 15-8 ¼ at the Beach Invitational...Fin-ished seventh at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 15-3.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in six meets and tallied top 10 fin-ishes in every meet...Best finish of the season came at the Cobber Duals where he placed second with a mark of 15-7...Placed fifth at the Summit League Championships after clearing 15-7.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the javelin and pole vault...Had a season-best throw of 152-6 in the javelin at the Bison Open...Reached a season-best mark of 15-9 in the pole vault at the Duke Invitational...Finished 17th in the javelin at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 136-1...Placed sixth in the pole vault at the league championships after clearing 15-1.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in six meets...Cleared a personal best height of 14-9 at the Bison Open.Outdoor (Freshman): Did not compete in any meets.

2007-08 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four year letter winner in track in the pole vault for Tri-County (Minn.) High School... Finished fifth in state as a senior and ninth as a junior... Aca-demic all-state as a senior... Also played football and basketball, lettering twice in each sport... All-conference and voted most improved in football as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born August 19, 1988... Son of Mark and Jan Berg... Majored in turf man-agement with a minor in business administration...Currently a graduate student studying turf science.Brandt Berghuis

6-1 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Rosemount, MinnesotaRosemount High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Rosemount High School...Two-time Minnesota all-state selection in the shot put...Won conference titles in the shot put as a sophomore and junior...First team all-metro and all-conference football player...Named first team all-state as a defensive lineman by the St. Paul Pioneer-Press...Also wrestled.

PERSONAL: Son of Deb Cordes...Has one older brother, Colten, and one younger sis-ter, Sierra...Currently undecided on a major.


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Joe Bredahl5-9 | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Competed in the pole vault in six meets...Cleared the 16-foot barrier in three meets...Finished third at the Summit League Championships with a personal best mark of 16-8 ¼....Mark is tied for fourth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Junior): Competed in nine meets...Cleared the 16-foot barrier for the first time in his career at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing with a mark of 16-0 ¾...Jumped a personal best 16-2 ¾ at the NDSU-UND Dual as well as the Summit League Champi-onships...Mark at the league championships was good for fourth place and is tied for seventh all-time at NDSU.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in five meets...Won the event at the Cobber Duals with a season-best mark of 16-1 ¼, which rnaks 10th on the school’s all-time performance charts...Finished fourth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 16-0 ¾.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in eight meets and the javelin in two...Won the pole vault at the Bison Open with a mark of 15-7...Tied a season-best mark of 15-9 at both the Duke Invitational and the Cobber Twilight...Placed seventh at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 15-1...Notched season-best throw of 151-6 in the javelin at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in six meets...Cleared a personal best height of 15-9 at the Bison Open.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in four meets...Cleared 15-1 in the pole vault at both the Sacramento State Mondo Invitational and the Bryan Clay Invitational.

2007-08 SEASON: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in track for Dave Zittelman at Bismarck High School... Also lettered for two seasons each in football and wrestling... State champ in the pole vault his senior season and second as a junior... Holds the Bismarck Commu-nity Bowl record of 15-02... Part of four state championship track teams.

PERSONAL: Born March 3, 1989... Son of Jerry and Colleen Bredahl... Family includes one older brother... Majoring in computer science.

Adam coykendall6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Lisbon, North DakotaLisbon High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Lisbon High School...Won the North Dakota javelin title and finished fifth in the 110 meter hurdles at the state meet as a senior....Named Region One Track Athlete of the Year...Claimed the regional title in the 100 meters as a senior and finished second in the javelin as well...Holds the school record of 10.99 in the 100 meters...Also a member of the school record setting 4x100 relay team...First team all-state and first team all-region football player...All-district basketball player.

PERSONAL: Son of William and Rebecca Coykendall...Has one older brother, Matt, and one older sister, Megan Betcher...Majoring in social science education.

John curley6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Windom, MinnesotaWindom Area High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Windom Area High School...Two-time all-section honoree in cross country...Also earned all-confer-ence honors as a senior...Ran in the Minnesota state cross country meet as a senior...Three-year cross country captain and track captain as a senior...Ran the mile and 800 meters in track with personal best time of 4:32.5 in the mile and 2:03 in the 800 me-ters...Also involved with band, choir, FFA, 4-H and Knowledge Bowl.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Susan Curley...Has one older sister, Bridget, and one older brother, Tom...Both siblings graduated from NDSU...Majoring in pre-pharmacy.

Lucas DeGree5-10 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Bismarck High School...Posted fifth place finishes in both the mile and two mile runs at the North Dakota state championships in 2010...Also a member of two state champion 4x800 relays...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the New Balance National meet...Helped Bismarck win three straight state titles from 2008-2010...Also an all-state cross country runner...Lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Son of Curtis and Nancy DeGree...Has one younger brother, Ethan...Ma-joring in exercise science.


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Adam coykendall6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Lisbon, North DakotaLisbon High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Lisbon High School...Won the North Dakota javelin title and finished fifth in the 110 meter hurdles at the state meet as a senior....Named Region One Track Athlete of the Year...Claimed the regional title in the 100 meters as a senior and finished second in the javelin as well...Holds the school record of 10.99 in the 100 meters...Also a member of the school record setting 4x100 relay team...First team all-state and first team all-region football player...All-district basketball player.

PERSONAL: Son of William and Rebecca Coykendall...Has one older brother, Matt, and one older sister, Megan Betcher...Majoring in social science education.

Lucas DeGree5-10 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Bismarck High School...Posted fifth place finishes in both the mile and two mile runs at the North Dakota state championships in 2010...Also a member of two state champion 4x800 relays...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the New Balance National meet...Helped Bismarck win three straight state titles from 2008-2010...Also an all-state cross country runner...Lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Son of Curtis and Nancy DeGree...Has one younger brother, Ethan...Ma-joring in exercise science.

Lee Dhein6-0 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)St. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud Tech High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Sprinter and long jumper...Ran the 60 meters and 200 meters in three meets, posting a season-best time of 7.26 in the 60 at the Bison Classic...Ran a season best 22.67 in the 200 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Tallied a season-best mark of 22-2 ¼ in the long jump at the Bison Classic...Won the long jump at the Cobber Du-als with a mark of 21-6 ¾.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 100 and 200 meters at three meets each...Ran a per-sonal-best time of 10.93 in the 100 meters prelims at the Summit League Champion-ships...Personal-best time of 21.99 in the 200 at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Finished fifth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 at the league championships...Also finished sev-enth in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 23-3 ¼ at the league meet.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): A sprinter and long jumper for the Bison...Ran the 60 meters in three meets and the 200 meters in six...Posted best times of 7.14 in the 60 meters and 22.75 in the 200 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Placed 11th in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships...Also competed in the long jump at five meets...Notched a season-best mark of 22-5 ¾ in the season-opening Bison Classic...Placed 11th at the league championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump...Ran the 100 meters in five meets...Posted a season-best time of 11.05 in prelims of the 100 meters at the Summit League Championships...Finished seventh in the final...Ran the 200 meters in six meets and clocked a season-best time of 22.53 in the Duke Invita-tional...Came in 15th in the prelims at the league championships...Finished sixth in the long jump at the league championships with a personal best mark of 22-11 ¼.

PERSONAL: Son of Darl and Lynnette Dhein...Majoring in emergency management with a minor in communications.

Emmanuel Dixon6-1 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Minneapolis, MinnesotaMaple Grove High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Maple Grove High School...All-conference selection in 2010 as part of the 4x100 relay... Competed in the Minnesota state meet in the 200 meters as a senior... Clocked in a personal best time of 22.58 in the 200 meters as a senior...Member of the Eagle Wings Track Club...Participated in the USATF National Championships in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in Wichita, Kan.

PERSONAL: Son of Teah Dixon and Florence Vincent...Has three younger brothers, Eu-gene, Everett and Emmett...Planning to major in exercise science.

Jason Duchscherer5-10 | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Sprinter for the Bison...Posted personal best times of 7.18 in the 60 meters and 22.93 in the 200 meters at the Bison Classic...Ran a personal best time of 48.59 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Time is ranked seventh all-time at NDSU...Fin-ished eighth in the 400 at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor (Junior): Specialized in the 200 meters and the 400 meters...Ran a personal best time of22.37 in the 200 at the NDSU-UND Dual...Notched a personal best time of 48.31 in the 400 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Finished fourth in the 400 at the Summit League Championships in a time of 48.48.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 200 meters and 400 meters...Won the 400 at the Cobber Open with a season-best time of 50.07...Also ran a season-best of 23.06 in the 200 meters at the same meet.Outdoor (Sophomore): Sprinter for the Bison...Ran the 400 meters in seven meets and tallied four top 10 finishes...Came in fourth in the event at the Summit League Championships in a season-best time of 48.73...Best finish in the 200 meters was fifth at the Bison Open, where he also notched a season-best time of 22.45.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Sprinter for the Bison...Posted personal best times of 49.86 in the 400 meters and 23.01 in the 200 at the Iowa State Classic...Finished eighth in the 400 at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 200 and 400...Finished second in the 200 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in 22.63...Ran a personal best time of 48.36 in the 400 meters at the Summit League Championships to finish second.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Bismarck High School...Won the 2007 state title in the 400 meters and the 4x100 relay...Member of the North Dakota state record-setting 4x100 relay team (42.65)...Led team to four straight North Dakota Class A state titles...Named Bismarck High’s most valuable sprinter in 2007...Also a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born on April 18, 1990...Son of Harold and Lori Duchscherer...Has one older sister, Gwen...Majoring in psychology.


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Josh eiler6-2 | So. (I) | So. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo South High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the throws...Tallied a personal best mark of 41-7 in the shot put at the Bison Classic...Threw a personal best 48-8 ¼ in the weight throw at the Holiday Invitational.Outdoor (Freshman): Reached personal best marks in all four throwing events at the NDSU-UND Dual...Tallied mark of 136-11 in the hammer in a sixth place finish...Threw 121-4 in the javelin...Toss of 130-6 in the discus...Finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 35-6 ½.


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Fargo South High School...Finished sixth in the discus at the North Dakota state championships as a senior...All-Eastern Dakota Conference performer...Finished second in the EDC in the discus as a senior...Helped team finish second in the state championships as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Karen Eiler...Has one older brother, Daniel and one older sister, Stephanie...Brother attended NDSU...Cousin, David Erbes, played basketball for the Bison from 2002-2006...Majoring in civil engineering.

Blake elsen6-2 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Maple Grove, MinnesotaMaple Grove High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the weight throw in six meets...Tallied a personal-best mark of 52-10 ¾ in a seventh place finish at the Bison Classic...Also competed in the weight throw at the Bison Open with a mark of 40-6 ¾.Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated in the discus and the hammer in six meets...Tallied a season-best mark of 132-9 in the discus at the Baldy Castillo Invitational...Notched a personal-best throw of 157-3 in a fourth place finish in the hammer at the NDSU-UND Dual.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the weight throw in four meets...Reached a season-best mark of 46-6 at the Cobber Open.Outdoor (Freshman): A thrower for the Bison...Focused on the hammer and discus...Notched season-best marks in both events at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Fin-ished sixth in the hammer with a mark of 157-2 and sixth in the discus with a throw of 143-0...Placed 12th in the hammer and ninth in the discus at the Summit League Championships.


HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Maple Grove High School...Came in fourth in the discus at sections with a throw of 149-6...Named the team’s rookie of the year as a freshman...A first degree black belt in tae kwon do.

PERSONAL: Born on August 8, 1989...Son of James and Deborah Elsen...Has one older brother, Grant...Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in math.


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Alec espeland6-4 | So. (XC) | So. (I) | So. (O)Pierre, South DakotaT.F. Riggs High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six races for the Bison...Ran a personal best 6k time of 19:16.87 at the NDSU Open...Posted a personal best 8k time of 25:22.0 at the Jim Drews Invitational en route to a 23rd place finish...Placed 16th at the Sum-mit League Championships (8k) in 25:36.0...99th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (10k) in 32:23.12.Indoor (Freshman): Middle distance runner...Won the 800 meters at the Bison Open in 1:53.85...Posted a personal best time of 4:11.43 in the mile at the Bill Bergan Invi-tational...Finished 10th in the 800 meters and third in the mile at the Summit League Championships...Clocked in at 1:51.42 in the 800 at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet...The time ranks seventh all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Freshman): Specialized in the 800 meters...Ran a personal best time of 1:50.59 at the Mt. SAC Relays, ranking eight all-time at NDSU...Finished fourth in the 800 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:53.55.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at T.F. Riggs High School...South Dakota state runner-up in cross country as a senior...Also a three-time all-conference selection and two-time all-state pick in cross country...NHSACA All-American as a senior...Two-time state champion in the 800 meters (2008, 2009)...Also captured the state crown in the 1,600 meters as a senior...Named the South Dakota Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year as a senior...Honorable mention All-American on the track in 2009...Anchor on the state championship sprint medley relay as a se-nior...Helped Riggs win three straight state track titles from 2006-2008...Member of the 4x800 school record team...Also won two letters in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin Espeland and Christal Schreiber...Born on Feb. 4, 1991...Has two brothers, Brayden and Camden...Majoring in microbiology.

Andy Fillmore5-7 | Sr. (XC) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Montgomery, MinnesotaMontgomery-Lonsdale High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Ran in four meets...Posted a personal best 8k time of 26:02.2 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 35th at the Summit League Championships (8k) with a time of 26:33.6...Summit League Fall All-Academic Team and Commission-er’s List of Academic Excellence.Indoor (Junior): Distance runner...Ran a personal best mile time of 4:26.53 at the Jack Johnson Classic...Also notched a personal best time of 8:41.42 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Finished 12th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a time of 15:36.47.Outdoor (Junior): Time of 9:21.50 in the steeplechase at the Duke Invitational is 10th all-time at NDSU...Placed fourth in the event at the Summit League Championships with a time of 9:35.16...Also placed 17th in the 5,000 meters in 15:51.11 at the league championships...All-Summit League...Named to Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Winter/Spring All-Academic team.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in five races for the Bison...Ran an 8K per-sonal best of 26:44.6 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Came in 23rd at the NDSU Open, his best finish of the year.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the mile in two meets and the 3,000 meters in three...Post-ed a personal-best time of 8:53.35 in the 3,000 at the Bison Open...Ran a best time of 4:31.42 in a fourth place finish at the Cobber Open.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in two races for the Bison...Finished 32nd at the Bison Invitational in 28:20.98 (9/5)...Came in 28th at the Oz Memorial Run in a time of 21:09 (9/13).Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 3,000 meters in four meets...Came in eighth at the Da-kota Duals in 9:33.63 (1/30)...Ran a career-best of 9:26.84 in a 10th place finish at the Bison Open (2/6).Outdoor (Freshman): Finished second in the steeplechase at the Cobber Twilight in a time of 10:05.97 (4/21)...Came in sixth in the 5,000 meters at the Ron Masanz Classic (5/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Montgomery-Lonsdale High School...Four-year let-terwinner in both cross country and track...Three-time all-conference selection in cross country...An all-section honoree in cross country...Also qualified for the Min-nesota state championships one year...Also a four-year letterwinner in wrestling...Led team to a 19-3 record as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of William and Kimberly Fillmore...Has one older brother, Anthony...Majored in crop and weed science...Currently in grad school.


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Travis fitzke5-11 | Sr. (XC) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Pierre, South DakotaT.F. Riggs High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Competed in all six races...Posted a personal best 6k time of 18:53.78 at the NDSU Open...Ran a personal best 8k time of 25:06.3 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 11th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 25:19.8...Earned second team all-league honors for his performance...Finished 78th at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 31:57.72...Named to Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and Fall All-Academic team.Indoor (Junior): Cracked NDSU’s all-time top 10 in three events...Won the 1,000 meters at the Bison Classic in a time of 2:28.78, which ranks ninth in school history...Posted a time of 4:10.47 in the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic, ranking eighth all-time...Clocked in in the sixth best time in school history at 8:22.29 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Won the mile at the Summit League Championships in 4:17.06...Also finished third in the 3,000 meters (8:29.01) at the league champion-ships...All-Summit League performer...Named to Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.Outdoor: Redshirt

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Ran in all seven races...Placed fifth at the 5K NDSU Open in 15:40.28...Posted an 8K personal-best time of 25:56.1 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Came in 23rd at the Summit League Championships in 26:35.90...Also competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished the 10K race 91st in 33:44.8Indoor (Freshman): Finished in the top eight in all five mile races...Came in 4th at the Summit League Championships in 4:23.15...Ran a personal-best time of 4:11.62 at the Last Chance Qualifier...Also competed in the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Open in 1:55.13...Placed fifth at the league championships in 1:55.61.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters...Finished 10th in the 800 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:55.40...Came in third in the 1,500 meters in 3:52.03.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Ran all seven meets for the Bison...Tallied two top 10 fin-ishes...Finished 8th in the Bison Invitational with a time of 26:34.09...Came in 10th at the Oz Memorial Run in 20:05 ...Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:14 a the Jim Drews In-vitational...Finished 29th a the Summit League Championships in 26:15.60...Was 88th in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 33:23.75.Indoor: Redshirt.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters...Tallied four top 10 finishes in each event...Was 9th in the 800 (1:55.60) and 3rd in the 1,500 (3:55.59) at the Sacramento State Mondo Invitational...Reached a U.S. Junior National qualifying time of 3:55.09 in the 1,500 at the Mt. SAC Relays ...Ran a personal best of 1:53.15 in the 800 meters in the preliminaries at the Summit League Championships...Finished 12th in the 800 meter final...Came in sixth in the 1,500 meters at the league championships in 3:59.79...Ran a personal-best time of 3:54.27 in the first round of the 1,500 at the U.S. Junior Championships, finishing 10th...Came in 11th in the final.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four year letterwinner in cross country and track at T.F. Riggs H.S....Cross country All-American as a senior...Cross country team captain for three years...All-State and All-Conference selection in 2005, 2006 and 2007...State champion as a senior...Academic All-State honoree in 2007...In track, led T.F. Riggs to three straight state titles...Named Co-MVP of the state track meet in 2007...Two-time state cham-pion in the 1600m...State runner-up in the 800m in 2007 and 2008...Won three straight sprint medley relay state titles...Academic All-State performer in 2008...Also played hockey and captured a league title in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 1990...Parents are Terry Fitzke and Sara Fitzke-Her-manson...Has two siblings, Tanner and Sadie and four step-siblings, Evan, Erin, Rachel and Brian...Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

Kyle francis5-10 | So. (I) | So. (O)Hastings, MinnesotaHastings High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in two meets...Notched a season-best mark of 13-5 ¼ at the Bison Open...Did not clear a height at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Pole vaulted in four meets...Cleared a personal-best height of 13-5 ¼ at the Cobber-Dragon Dual.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Hastings High School...Ranks second all-time in the pole vault at Hastings...Holds the school freshman record in the event...Minnesota state qualifier...Also played defense on the hockey team.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Mary Francis...Majoring in exercise science and athletic training...Has two older brothers, Shawn and Scott...Shawn was a pole vaulter for the NDSU track and field team from 2004-09...Father played hockey and baseball at Iowa.

Beau Gagnon5-10 | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Buffalo, MinnesotaBuffalo High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in track and field at Buffalo High School...Three-time Minnesota state meet qualifier - twice in the long jump and once in the high jump...Finished ninth in the long jump at the state championships as a senior...Three-time academic all-state selection...Three-time all-conference honoree...Holds the Buffalo High School record in the triple jump...Helped team to 2009 state title...Team won five straight conference titles during his career...Also played one year of varsity basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Jerome and Colleen Gagnon...has one younger sister, Brooke...Ma-joring in electrical engineering.


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Kyle francis5-10 | So. (I) | So. (O)Hastings, MinnesotaHastings High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in two meets...Notched a season-best mark of 13-5 ¼ at the Bison Open...Did not clear a height at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Freshman): Pole vaulted in four meets...Cleared a personal-best height of 13-5 ¼ at the Cobber-Dragon Dual.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Hastings High School...Ranks second all-time in the pole vault at Hastings...Holds the school freshman record in the event...Minnesota state qualifier...Also played defense on the hockey team.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Mary Francis...Majoring in exercise science and athletic training...Has two older brothers, Shawn and Scott...Shawn was a pole vaulter for the NDSU track and field team from 2004-09...Father played hockey and baseball at Iowa.

Beau Gagnon5-10 | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Buffalo, MinnesotaBuffalo High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner in track and field at Buffalo High School...Three-time Minnesota state meet qualifier - twice in the long jump and once in the high jump...Finished ninth in the long jump at the state championships as a senior...Three-time academic all-state selection...Three-time all-conference honoree...Holds the Buffalo High School record in the triple jump...Helped team to 2009 state title...Team won five straight conference titles during his career...Also played one year of varsity basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Jerome and Colleen Gagnon...has one younger sister, Brooke...Ma-joring in electrical engineering.

Jeramy Geditz6-2 | -- (I) | Sr. (O)Madison, South DakotaMadison High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Senior): Became first athlete in league history to win four consecutive high jump titles...Won the Summit title with a season-best mark of 7-0 ¼...Also won the event title at the Bison Classic.Outdoor (Junior): Competed in the high jump in eight meets...Cleared 6-11 at the NDSU vs. UND dual meet...Mark is tied for fifth all-time at NDSU...Finished second at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 6-7...Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round, placing 17th with a mark of 6-9.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Set a school record of 7-1 ½ in the high jump at the Bison Open...Mark was also an NCAA provisional score...Won the Summit League title in the event for the third straight year with a mark of 6-10 ¼....Posted top five finishes in all seven meets.Outdoor (Sophomore): Won the high jump at the Baldy Castillo Invitational and Bison Open...Mark of 6-10 ¼ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays is ninth all-time at NDSU...Placed second at the Summit League Championships after clearing 6-6 ¾.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Finished first in the high jump in four meets...Reached an NCAA provisional mark of 7-0 ¼ at the Dakota Duals...Mark is tied for second all-time at NDSU...Captured the Summit League title in the event for the second straight year with a height of 6-10 ¼.Outdoor: Redshirt

2007-08 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Won the Summit League title in the high jump with a mark of 6-10 1/4, which is tied for fifth on the all-time performance charts...Finished ninth in the long jump at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Took first in the high jump at the Bison Open with a personal best of 6-8...Placed fifth in the high jump and ninth in the long jump at the Summit League Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track at Madison (S.D.) High School... State champion in the high jump as a junior and senior and runner-up as a freshman and sophomore... Holds personal bests in the high jump of 6-08.25 and in the long jump of 22-0... Holds school record in the high jump... Also was a two year starter in both football and basketball... Basketball team placed third at state his senior season.

PERSONAL: Born March 2, 1989... Son of Glen and Michelle Geditz... Family includes one younger brother and one younger sister... Majoring in management and market-ing.

Kirk Gilbertson5-11 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Watertown High School...Won the South Dakota state title in the 800 meters as a senior in a time of 1:55.2...Also won the conference title in the 800 as a senior...Finished second in the 800 meters at the state meet as a junior...Member of school and state record holding 4x400 relay team...Team finished second at the state meet his junior and senior years...Also played football and basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott and DeDe Gilbertson...Has one younger brother, Brant...Ma-joring in agribusiness.

Dan Gorghuber6-3 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Alexandria, MinnesotaJefferson High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Watertown High School...Won the South Dakota state title in the 800 meters as a senior in a time of 1:55.2...Also won the conference title in the 800 as a senior...Finished second in the 800 meters at the state meet as a junior...Member of school and state record holding 4x400 relay team...Team finished second at the state meet his junior and senior years...Also played football and basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott and DeDe Gilbertson...Has one younger brother, Brant...Ma-joring in agribusiness.


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Jake henderson6-1 | Sr. (XC) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Madison, South DakotaMadison High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Ran all six races...Ran a personal best 6k time of 18:38.38 in a fifth place finish at the NDSU Open...Notched a personal best 8k mark of 25:07.8 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 18th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 25:40.7...Placed 87th at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 32:07.76...Named to Sum-mit League Fall All-Academic Team and Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.Indoor (Junior): Finished third in the mile at the Bison Open in 4:24.24.Outdoor (Junior): Ran the 5,000 meters and the steeplechase...Posted a season best time of 9:26.91 in the steeple at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Finished sixth in the steeplechase (9:45.12) and 16th in the 5,000 meters (15:45.86) at the Summit League Championships.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all seven meets for the Bison...Ran a per-sonal-best time of 25:50.5 in an 8K race at the Jim Drews Invitational...Placed 16th at the Summit League Championships in 26:18.10...Came in 93rd at the 10K NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 33:50.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the mile and the 3,000 meters...Finished in the top six in the 3,000 meters in all three meets he competed in...Ran a season-best time of 8:42.07 in the event...Posted a season-best time of 4:20.52 in the mile at the Bill Bergan Invi-tational.Outdoor (Sophomore): Distance runner for the Bison...Finished eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in a personal-best time of 15:05.95.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in four races...Top finish of the year was 55th at the South Dakota State Classic (10/4)...Posted a season-best time of 27:10.50 in the 8K Jim Drews Invitational (10/18)...Finished 115th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (10K) in 34:03.45 (11/15).Indoor (Freshman): Ran the 3,000 meters in four meets for the Bison...Won the event at the Dakota Duals in 8:55.77 (1/30)...Also finished third at the Bison Classic (1/17)....Came in fourth at the Iowa State Classic in a personal best time of 8:37.99 (2/13)...Finished fifth at the Bison Open in the mile with a time of 4:25.01 (2/6).Outdoor (Freshman): Finished 19th in the 3,000 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invita-tional in a time of 9:09.75 (3/20)...Came in second in the 1,500 meters at the Cobber Twilight in 4:10.36 (4/21)...Ran the 5,000 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, finishing 13th in 15:45.72 (5/1).

2007-08 SEASON: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: A six-time letterwinner in both cross country and track at Yellow Med-icine East High School... Earned all-conference honors six times, while participating in the state championships three times... Named to the all-state team his senior year... Holds the school record in both the mile (4:29) and two mile (9:45)... As a member of the track team, was named to the all-conference team three times... Won ten meets in a row his senior year en route to all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Born June 6, 1988... Son of Mark and Robin Henderson... Has one older brother, Kyle... Majoring in marketing and finance.

Moses heppner6-3 | So. (I) | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Warroad, MinnesotaWarroad High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six meets...Ran a personal best 6k time of 19:14.41 at the NDSU Open...Posted a personal best 8k time of 26:28.7 at the Wiscon-sin adidas Invitational...Placed 48th at the Summit League Championships (8k) with a time of 27:15.7...Competed at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 137th in 33:22.25.Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the mile and 800 meters...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.54 in the 800 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...His time ranks 10th all-time at NDSU...Finished third in the 800 (1:54.20) and second in the mile (4:17.90) at the Summit League Championships...All-Summit League honoree.Outdoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 800 and 1,500...Time of 1:50.53 in the 800 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays is seventh all-time at NDSU...Finished ninth in the 800 meters (1:56.51) at the Summit League Championships...Also finished third in the 1,500 meters at the league championships in 3:56.57...All-Summit League performer.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country: RedshirtIndoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Classic in 1:57.19...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.79 at the Bill Bergan Invita-tional...Placed second at the Summit League Championships in 1:53.53...Also won the mile at the Bison Open in 4:17.62.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters...Won the 800 meters at the Bison Open and Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Winning time of 1:52.83 at the Dakota Relays was a personal best...Finished fifth in the 800 meters in 1:52.95 at the Summit League Championships...Came in second in the 1,500 at the league champi-onships...Time of 3:50.22 is ranked sixth all-time.

PERSONAL: Son of DuWayne and Miriam Heppner...Majoring in exercise science...has 15 brothers and sisters.

Josh hintz6-1 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track at Bismarck High School...Four-time North Dakota State qualifier in cross coun-try...Selected to the all-state team twice...Competed in the Nike Cross Country Na-tional meet in Portland, Ore. in 2008 and placed 190th...On the track, member of the two-time North Dakota state champion 4x800 relay team...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the New Balance Nationals in a school record time of 7:36.62.

PERSONAL: Son of Jerome Jr. and Tensiva Hintz...Has two older brothers, Coty and Sean, and one younger brother, T.J...Also has two younger sisters, Breece and Shayna...Planning to major in electrical engineering.


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Moses heppner6-3 | So. (I) | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Warroad, MinnesotaWarroad High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six meets...Ran a personal best 6k time of 19:14.41 at the NDSU Open...Posted a personal best 8k time of 26:28.7 at the Wiscon-sin adidas Invitational...Placed 48th at the Summit League Championships (8k) with a time of 27:15.7...Competed at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 137th in 33:22.25.Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the mile and 800 meters...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.54 in the 800 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...His time ranks 10th all-time at NDSU...Finished third in the 800 (1:54.20) and second in the mile (4:17.90) at the Summit League Championships...All-Summit League honoree.Outdoor (Sophomore): Specialized in the 800 and 1,500...Time of 1:50.53 in the 800 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays is seventh all-time at NDSU...Finished ninth in the 800 meters (1:56.51) at the Summit League Championships...Also finished third in the 1,500 meters at the league championships in 3:56.57...All-Summit League performer.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country: RedshirtIndoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Classic in 1:57.19...Ran a personal best time of 1:52.79 at the Bill Bergan Invita-tional...Placed second at the Summit League Championships in 1:53.53...Also won the mile at the Bison Open in 4:17.62.Outdoor (Freshman): Ran the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters...Won the 800 meters at the Bison Open and Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Winning time of 1:52.83 at the Dakota Relays was a personal best...Finished fifth in the 800 meters in 1:52.95 at the Summit League Championships...Came in second in the 1,500 at the league champi-onships...Time of 3:50.22 is ranked sixth all-time.

PERSONAL: Son of DuWayne and Miriam Heppner...Majoring in exercise science...has 15 brothers and sisters.

Josh hintz6-1 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track at Bismarck High School...Four-time North Dakota State qualifier in cross coun-try...Selected to the all-state team twice...Competed in the Nike Cross Country Na-tional meet in Portland, Ore. in 2008 and placed 190th...On the track, member of the two-time North Dakota state champion 4x800 relay team...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the New Balance Nationals in a school record time of 7:36.62.

PERSONAL: Son of Jerome Jr. and Tensiva Hintz...Has two older brothers, Coty and Sean, and one younger brother, T.J...Also has two younger sisters, Breece and Shayna...Planning to major in electrical engineering.

Ryan Jenson6-4 | Jr. (I) | Sr. (O)Zimmerman, MinnesotaZimmernman High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Multi-event athlete...Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Holiday Invitational with a personal best score of 4,599 points...Score ranks seventh all-time at NDSU...Also placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Summit League Champi-onships with 4,517 points.Outdoor (Junior): Competed in the decathlon twice...Tallied a season-best score of 6,436 points at the Cal Invitational...Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships...Finished third in a 1-2-3 Bison sweep in the decathlon with 5,948 points, winning the javelin with toss of 167-1 and finishing second in both the 400 and 110 hurdles...Just missed out on scoring points in the long jump, Placing ninth with a personal best mark of 22-11...Jenson also finished 11th in the javelin with a throw of 160-9...Reached personal best mark of 122-0 in the discus at the SDSU Twilight meet.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Multi-event specialist...Competed in the heptathlon at three meets...Placed sixth at the Summit League Championships with 4,500 points...Score ranks seventh all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the decathlon, as well as the 110 hurdles, long jump, javelin and discus...Took third at the Summit League Championships in the de-cathlon with 6,458 points...Also placed ninth in the javelin at the league champion-ships with a throw of 160-11...Reached season-best marks of 16.17 in the 110 hurdles, 20-9 ¾ in the long jump and 118-3 in the discus at the Bison Open.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Freshman): Finished eighth in the decathlon at the Summit League Cham-pionships with 5,626 points...Also competed in the 400 meter hurdles at the league championships, finishing 13th in 1:00.53.

HIGH SCHOOL: Set the Zimmerman High School record in the 300 hurdles (41.43)...All-conference performer in the 300 hurdles...Four-year letterwinner in football...Earned all-conference honors on the gridiron as a senior...Also played basketball and helped team win the conference in 2006-07...Played baseball for three years.

PERSONAL: Born on March 8, 1990...Son of Curtis and Gloria Jenson...Has one young-er brother, Michael...Mother played volleyball at Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology...Majoring in construction management with a minor in business ad-ministration.

Marty Joyce5-9 | So. (I) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Woodbury, MinnesotaWoodbury High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six meets...Notched a personal best 6k time of 19:15.08 at the NDSU Open...Clocked in at 25:57.2, an 8k best time, at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 24th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 26:01.0...Named Summit League Newcomer of the Championships as the top fresh-man finisher...Placed 105th at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 32:33.59.Indoor: RedshirtOutdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Three-time all-conference honoree in cross country...Minnesota state runner-up in 2009...Two-time all-state in cross country...Personal best 5k time of 15:35...Ran the 1600 and 3200 in track...All-conference and all-state performer three years...Also an all-conference ath-lete in Nordic skiing.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Patricia Joyce...Has four sisters, Caitlin, Maggie, Caro-line and Ellie and one brother, Kevin...Planning to major in civil engineering.

Brendan Johnson5-11 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Moorhead, MinnesotaMoorhead High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Moorhead High School...Finished third at the Minnesota state championships in the pole vault as a senior...A team captain, also claimed the section title his senior year...Finished second as a sophomore and third as a junior in the pole vault at the section meet...Also was a captain on the hockey team.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Susan Johnson...Has two brothers, Derek and Kyle and one sister, Steph...Father ran track at Jamestown...Planning to major in business.

Beau kashmark6-3 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Barrett, MinnesotaWest Central Area High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner from West Central High School...Three-time conference champion in the high jump...Won regional titles in the triple jump as a junior and senior...Regional runner-up in the high jump twice...Won the regional long jump crown as a junior and finished second as a senior...Holds the school high jump record at 6 feet 5 inches...Also a two-time all-conference basketball player...Holds the school record for blocked shots.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Sandy Kashmark...Has two brothers, Gavyn and Da-kotah...Majoring in mechanical engineering...Sister-in law Elizabeth Ketterling gradu-ated from NDSU in 2010.


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Brett kelly5-11 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck Century High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Bismarck Century High School...Four-time all-state and all-conference performer in cross coun-try...Finished 3rd as a junior and 2nd as a senior at the North Dakota state cross coun-try meet...2009 North Dakota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year...Member of 4x800 relay team that placed sixth at the North Dakota state meet in 2008 and fourth in 2009...Finished third in the 3,200 meters and fourth the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a junior...Placed fourth in the 3,200 meters and the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a senior...Also played soccer...Member of state championship team in 2007 and state runner-up squad in 2009.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Gwen Kelly...Has one younger brother, Brad...Planning to major in biochemistry and molecular biology...Mother ran track and cross country at Jamestown College...Cousin Fallon Kelly played football for the Bison...Valedicto-rian of the Bismarck Century class of 2010.

Alex koppy5-9 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Mandan, North DakotaMandan High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Bismarck Century High School...Four-time all-state and all-conference performer in cross coun-try...Finished 3rd as a junior and 2nd as a senior at the North Dakota state cross coun-try meet...2009 North Dakota Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year...Member of 4x800 relay team that placed sixth at the North Dakota state meet in 2008 and fourth in 2009...Finished third in the 3,200 meters and fourth the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a junior...Placed fourth in the 3,200 meters and the 1,600 meters at the state meet as a senior...Also played soccer...Member of state championship team in 2007 and state runner-up squad in 2009.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Gwen Kelly...Has one younger brother, Brad...Planning to major in biochemistry and molecular biology...Mother ran track and cross country at Jamestown College...Cousin Fallon Kelly played football for the Bison...Valedictorian of the Bismarck Century class of 2010.

Brock larson6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo South High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Fargo South High School...Won three straight North Dakota state, regional and conference titles in the pole vault...Set the school and state record of 16 feet in the pole vault as a senior...Also won the state javelin title as a senior with a mark of 176-0 and finished third in the long jump with a mark of 22-3...All-state and all-conference performer in football...Bruins won the state title his senior year...Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Bradley and Julie Larson...Has one older brother, Brandon...Major-ing in elementary education...Brother played football at Minnesota State Moorhead from 2007-10.

Francis landman5-10 | Fr. (XC) | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo North High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Fargo North High School...Two-time all-conference performer in cross country...Team captain as a junior and senior...Ran the second leg of the 4x400 state champion relay as a senior...Fin-ished 11th in the cross country Eastern Dakota Conference meet as a senior and 18th as a junior...Also ran the 800 and 1,600 meters in track..Posted a high school personal best of 2:01 in the 800 meters and a time of 4:42 in the 1,600 meters...Involved with Junior Classical League and band as well.

PERSONAL: Son of Ronald and Patricia Landman...Has four older brothers, Phillip, Dominic, Mark and James and one younger brother, Johann...Also has one older sis-ter, Monique...Brothers James and Dominic both graduated from NDSU...Majoring in biotechnology with a minor in classics.


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Weston leutz6-2 | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck Century High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Multi-event athlete...Tallied 4,599 points in the heptathlon at the Holiday Invitational...Mark is ranked seventh all-time at NDSU...Finished fifth in the decathlon at the Summit League Championships with 4,517 points...Ran the 60 hur-dles at the Bison Classic...Competed in the long jump at the Bison Classic and the Bill Bergan Invitational.Outdoor (Junior): Competed in three meets...Finished seventh at the Summit League Championships in the decathlon with 1,646 points despite battling injuries.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Multi-event athlete...Cracked the NDSU all-time top 10 in the 60 hurdles with a time of 7.98 at the Bison Open...Won the heptathlon at the Bison Open with 5,496 points, which ranks second all-time...Finished second in the heptath-lon with 5,088 points at the Summit League Championships...Also placed third in the 60 hurdles (8.07), fifth in the high jump (6-6 ¼) and eighth in the long jump (22-5 ¾) at the league championships.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the decathlon in three meets...Won the Sum-mit League title in the decathlon with 6,807 points...Finished fifth at the Mt. SAC De-cathlon with 7,290 points, ranking fourth all-time...Time of 14.21 in the 110 hurdles at the Mt. SAC Decathlon is third all-time...Placed seventh in the 110 hurdles (15.13) and eighth in the high jump (6-4 ¾) at the league championships.

2008-09 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Won the Summit League title in the 60 meter hurdles ...Finished eighth in the event at the Iowa State Classice in 8.05, which is ranked sixth all-time at NDSU...Tallied a score of 5,218 in the heptathlon at the Bison Open, which is second all-time at NDSU...Finished third in the heptathlon and seventh in the high jump at the league championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Captured the 110 meter hurdles title at the Summit League Championships in 14.24...Mark is third all-time at NDSU...Advanced to the NCAA Mid-west Regional in the 110 hurdles where he finished 16th...Tallied 6,934 points in the decathlon at the Team NoDak competition, which is sixth all-time at NDSU...Finished second in the decathlon, seventh in the high jump and 11th in the 400 hurdles at the league championships.

2007-08 SEASON: Redshirt...Competed in the IAAF World Junior Championships in the decathlon where he finished 10th out of 19 competitors.

HIGH SCHOOL: An extremely decorated high school athlete, Leutz won eight state titles competing for Bismarck Century High School... Holds the state record in the 110 meter hurdles of 13.91 seconds... Selected the North Dakota High School Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2007... Twice competed in the U.S. Junior National Champion-ships in the decathlon, which includes athletes under 19 years of age including the collegiate level... He placed 14th in 2005 and eighth in 2006... School record holder in the 100, 200, 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles.

PERSONAL: Born April 14, 1989... Son of Thomas and Lori Leutz... His father, Tom, is a member of the NDSU Hall of Fame for track and field... Has one younger brother, Dylan... Majoring in university studies with a minor in computer science.

Tyler leverington6-1 | Sr. (XC) | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Roseau, MinnesotaRoseau High School

2010-11 SEASONCross Country (Junior): Competed in all six meets...Ran a 6k personal best time of 18:35.78 in a fourth place finish at the NDSU Open...Posted a personal best 8k time of 25:13.8 at the Summit League Championships en route to an eighth place finish...Earned second team All-Summit League honors for his performance...Placed 92nd at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 32:13.60...Named to Summit League Fall All-Aca-demic team and Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.Indoor (Junior): Ran the 800 meters at the Bison Classic, finishing second in 1:56.66...Also ran the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic where he took fifth in 4:12.30...All-Sum-mit League.Outdoor (Junior): Ran a personal best time of 3:53.10 in the 1,500 meters at the NDSU-UND dual...Finished sixth in the 1,500 at the Summit League Championships in 4:00.25...Also placed 11th in the 5,000 meters in a time of 15:26.82...Named to Sum-mit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and the Winter/Spring All-Academic team.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Competed in six races...Ran an 8K personal best time of 26:08.3 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Placed 27th at the Summit League Champion-ships in 26:50.10...Posted a time of 33:24.9 at the NCAA Midwest Regional to place 78th.Indoor (Sophomore): Won the 3,000 meters at the Bison Classic in 8:46.43...Ran a personal best time of 8:32.65 in the event at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Posted a per-sonal best time of 4:18.53 in the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in all seven meets for the Bison...Posted a personal best time of 26:30.70 in a 31st place finish at the Summit League Champion-ships (11/3)...Finished 102nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional (10K) in a time of 33:44.85 (11/15).Indoor: Redshirt.Outdoor (Freshman): Finished 31st in the 800 meters (2:00.62) and ninth in the 1,500 (4:02.51) at the Mondo Invitational (4/4).

2007-08 SEASONCross Country: RedshirtIndoor (Freshman): Set a personal best of 4:21.77 in the mile at the adidas Classic...Came in second in the 800 at the Cobber Open in 1:58.93, a personal best.Outdoor: Redshirt

HIGH SCHOOL: Six-time letter winner in cross country at Roseau High School (Minn.)... Was a three-time all-section selection... Lettered four times in track... Holds the school records in the 800 and 1600, and was a member of the school record 4x400 relay team... Section champion in the 800 and 1600, and was named to the all-state team in both events... Also lettered in hockey and helped Roseau capture the 2007 Minnesota state hockey championship.

PERSONAL: Born March 12, 1989... Son of Scott and Ann Leverington... Family con-sists of two younger brothers, Ryan and Jake, and a younger sister, Erin... Considered running at the United States Military Academy... Majoring in political science and eco-nomics with a minor in business administration.


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Andy lillejord6-0 | So. (I) | Jr. (O)Jamestown, North DakotaJamestown High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Multi-event athlete...Finished second in the heptathlon at the Summit League Championships with 5,261 points...His score ranks fourth all-time at NDSU...As part of the heptathlon, won pole vault with a personal best mark of 16-6 3/4 , which is tied for sixth in school history...Also scored points for the Bison by finishing fifth in both the long jump (22-5 ¾) and the pole vault (16-2)...Tied for ninth in the triple jump at the league meet with a mark of 43-10 ¾.Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the decathlon with 6,394 points...Also finished 10th in the long jump (22-10 ½) and fifth in the pole vault at the league championships with a personal best mark of 16-2 ¾...Pole vault mark is tied for seventh all-time at NDSU...Placed fifth in the Cal Invitational Decathlon with a personal best score of 6,863 points, which is eighth in school history.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor: Redshirt.Outdoor (Freshman): Multi-event athlete...Placed fourth in the decathlon at the Summit League Championships with a personal-best score of 6,325 points...Also notched personal bests in the long jump (22-0 ¼) to finish 11th and pole vault (15-7) to finish fifth at the league championships...Notched a personal-best throw in the javelin at the Bison Open with a mark of 140-5.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Jamestown High School...Won the North Dakota state titles in the long jump and triple jump as a senior...Also finished as state runner-up in the pole vault and third in the high jump... Led team to a fifth place finish at the 2009 state championships, collecting 34 of the team’s 68 points...All-conference and all-state honoree as a junior and senior...Holds school records in the triple jump (43-7 ¼), the indoor pole vault (13-6) and the outdoor pole vault (14-6)...Also a four-year letterwinner in football...All-state honorable mention selection at cornerback...Also selected to play in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl.

PERSONAL: Son of Jon and Connie Lillejord...Has one older sister, Katelyn...Majoring in zoology.

Nate mattson5-10 | So. (I) | So. (O)Hawley, MinnesotaHawley High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Ran the 60 meters and 200 meters...Posted a best time of 7.15 in the 60 meter final at the Bison Open...Ran a personal best in the 200 meters at the Holiday Invitational, clocking in at 22.96.Outdoor (Freshman): Sprinter for the Bison...Ran the 100 meters in six meets and the 200 meters in four meets...Ran a personal best time of 11.03 in the 100 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open...Time of 22.48 in the 200 meters at the NDSU-UND dual meet was a personal best...Also ran the 400 meters at the SDSU Twilight meet, finishing in 52.78.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track and field at Hawley High School...2010 Minnesota state run-ner-up in the 100 and 200 meters...Finished third in the 100 meters and fourth in the 200 meters at the 2009 state meet...Earned multiple all-state honors...Broke Hawley’s 200 meter record...Also a standout running back on the football team...Set Hawley ca-reer records for rushing yards, all-purpose, touchdowns, kick return yards and points scored...Four-time all-conference and all-section selection...Three-time all-state pick...Ranked in the Minnesota all-time top 10 for rushing yards and all-purpose yards.

PERSONAL: Son of Kim and Debra Mattson...Has one older brother, Cory...Majoring in nursing with a minor in human development.

Parker mckittrick6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Pierre, South DakotaT.F. Riggs High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of T.F. Riggs High School...Two-time South Dakota state and conference champion in the 110 meter hurdles...Also won the state title in the 300 meter hurdles and finished third in the 200 meters as a senior...Was named Co-MVP of the state meet his senior year...Holds the school and state record in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.06...Also holds school record in the 300 meter hurdles at 38.24...All-conference punter in football...Member of 2010-11 state title-winning hockey team.

PERSONAL: Son of Lonnie and Wanda McKittrick...Has one older brother, Austin...Fa-ther played football at Northern State, along with uncles Rory and Wade McKittrick...Majoring in exercise science.

Nikola mijailovic6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Belgrade, SerbiaFifth Belgrade Gimnazium

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fifth Belgrade Gimnazium in Belgrade, Serbia...Competed in the javelin for coach Bojan Ilić...Personal best mark of 180 feet 5 inches in the javelin.

PERSONAL: Son of Dragan and Nada Mijailović...Has one younger brother, Jelena...Majoring in crop and weed science.


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Nikola mijailovic6-2 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Belgrade, SerbiaFifth Belgrade Gimnazium

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fifth Belgrade Gimnazium in Belgrade, Serbia...Competed in the javelin for coach Bojan Ilić...Personal best mark of 180 feet 5 inches in the javelin.

PERSONAL: Son of Dragan and Nada Mijailović...Has one younger brother, Jelena...Majoring in crop and weed science.

Jesse morrow5-11 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Watertown, South DakotaWatertown High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault in six meets...Finished second at the Summit League Championships after clearing a personal best height of 16-8...Mark is tied for fourth all-time at NDSU and is over six inches better than his previous best.Outdoor (Sophomore): Pole vaulted in eight meets...Cleared the 16-foot barrier for the first time in his career at the Summit League Championships...Finishing second with a personal best mark of 16-2 ¾, which is tied for seventh all-time at NDSU.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in five meets...Cleared 16-1 ¾ at the Jack Johnson Classic...Mark ranks ninth all-time at NDSU...Finished sixth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 15-1.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault in five meets...Cleared a season-best 15-1 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Placed eighth at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 14-7 ¼.


HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Watertown High School...Won the 2008 South Dakota state title in the pole vault with a mark of 14-3...Holds school record in pole vault with a mark of 14-9.

PERSONAL: Born on January 19, 1990...Son of Kevin and Laura Morrow...Has one older sister, Brittany...Father graduated from NDSU in 1985...Majoring in construction management with a minor in business administration.

Casey orgon6-2 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Bemidji, MinnesotaBemidji High School

2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the shot put and weight throw...Had his best meet of the season at the Summit League Championships...Finished second in the weight throw with a personal best mark of 59-3 ¼, which ranks third in school history...Also placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 51-5 ¾...Mark is ninth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed primarily in the shot put and hammer, but also in the discus...Set a school record of 193-6 in the hammer en route to winning the Sum-mit League title...Tallied a personal best mark of 50-10 ¼ in the shot in a first place fin-ish at the NDSU-UND Dual...Finish ninth in the shot at the league championships with a mark of 46-8 ¾...Also place12th in the discus with a mark of 139-3...Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the hammer and finished 44th with a mark of 171-9.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed in the weight throw and shot put...Notched a per-sonal best throw of 56-1 in the weight throw at the Snowshoe Open, ranking sixth all-time...Placed eighth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 47-11 and ninth in the weight throw with a mark of 52-10 ¼ at the Summit League Championships.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the throws, primarily in the shot put and ham-mer...Notched a personal best throw of 183-9 in the hammer at the Cobber Twilight...Mark ranks fourth all-time at NDSU...Placed seventh in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a personal best mark of 49-7...Also finished fifth in the hammer at the league championships with a mark of 173-9.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Bemidji High School...Has a personal best in the shot put of 52-0 and a personal best in the discus of 149-11...Played running back and free safety for the football team...Sidelined as a senior with a broken leg...Also a four-year academic letterwinner.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 9, 1990...Son of Robert Orgon and Mary Wellner...Has one younger sister, Caitlin...Grandfather and two uncles graduated from NDSU...Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in coatings and polymeric materials.

Mark Pederson6-0 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Richmond, MinnesotaRocori High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner out of Rocori High School...Ran the 300 meter and 110 meter hurdles...Won the conference title in the 300 hurdles as a junior and finished second as a senior...Placed 16th in the 300 hurdles at the Minnesota state meet as a senior...Also played soccer.

PERSONAL: Son of Jay and Linda Pederson...Has four brothers Kyle, John, Scott and Nathan...Also has one sister, Clare...Majoring in civil engineering.


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Ryan Peterka5-10 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Miller, South DakotaMIller High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Miller High School...Placed 14th at the South Dakota state cross country meet as a senior...Won the 800 meters and 1,600 meters state titles in 2010...Also a three-year letterwinner in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Marianne Peterka...Has two older brothers, Michael and David...Majoring in anthropology.



HIGH SCHOOL: Six-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Miller High School...Placed 14th at the South Dakota state cross country meet as a senior...Won the 800 meters and 1,600 meters state titles in 2010...Also a three-year letterwinner in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Marianne Peterka...Has two older brothers, Michael and David...Majoring in anthropology.

Kellen Plutowski6-4 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Grand Forks, North DakotaRed River High School

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Red River High School...North Dakota state runner-up in the high jump as a senior...Also took sixth in the 300 meter hurdles and seventh in the 110 meter hurdles at the state meet senior year...Finished eighth in the high jump at the state meet as a sophomore...Won conference titles in the 300 hurdles and high jump as a senior...Also played tennis.

PERSONAL: Son of Kelly Plutowski and Nancy Kay...Has one older brother, Garrett...Cousin Jared graduated from NDSU in 2010...Majoring in pharmacy.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Tioga High School...Two-time North Dakota state high jump champion, winning titles as a junior and senior...Won four regional titles and three conference championships in the high jump...Holds the school record in the high jump at 6 feet 7 inches...Second team all-state and first team all-conference football player...Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl...Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Rhonda Rehak...Has one older brother, Jason...Had one uncle, Mark Ensrud, that attended NDSU...Majoring in agribusiness.

Jordon rehak6-4 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Williston, North DakotaTioga High School


2010-11 SEASONIndoor: RedshirtOutdoor (Freshman): Competed in the javelin in five meets...Tallied a personal best mark of 160-8 in a second place finish at the NDSU vs. UND Dual.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at Fargo North High School...Finished ninth in the javelin at the 2010 North Dakota state meet...Took second in the javelin and fourth in the shot put at the 2010 Eastern Dakota Conference meet...Also an All-EDC football player as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Leo and Stacy Rognlin...Has one older brother, Laif, and one younger brother, Lance...Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Landin rognlin5-9 | R-Fr. (I) | So. (O)Fargo, North DakotaFargo North High School


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HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Red River High School...North Dakota state runner-up in the high jump as a senior...Also took sixth in the 300 meter hurdles and seventh in the 110 meter hurdles at the state meet senior year...Finished eighth in the high jump at the state meet as a sophomore...Won conference titles in the 300 hurdles and high jump as a senior...Also played tennis.

PERSONAL: Son of Kelly Plutowski and Nancy Kay...Has one older brother, Garrett...Cousin Jared graduated from NDSU in 2010...Majoring in pharmacy.



2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Finished fifth in the 600 meters at the Holiday Invitational with a time of 1:24.63...Ninth in the 800 meters at the Bison Open in 1:59.90.Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 meters at three meets...Won the event at the NDSU vs. UND Dual with a time of 1:53.73.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 800 meters in three meets...Posted a season-best time of 1:56.64 at the Bison Open...Also ran the 400 meters in 51.42 at the Bison Classic...Ran the 600 meters in 1:23.39 at the Jack Johnson Classic.Outdoor: Redshirt.

2008-09 (Freshman at University of Mary): All-Conference honoree as part of the distance medley relay...Placed third in the 600 meters at the indoor conference cham-pionships...Placed fifth in the 800 meters at the outdoor conference championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Century High School...Nine-time North Dakota state placewinner...As a senior, finished fifth in the 400 me-ters at the state championships...Also a member of the third place 4x400 relay, fourth place 4x200 relay and seventh place 4x800 relay...Ranked second all-time at Century in the 400 with a time of 50.88...Member of school record setting 4x400 relay team.

PERSONAL: Son of Ron Seiler and Tammy Seiler-Oster...Has one older sister, Amelia and one younger sister, McKayla...Uncle Rick Seiler attended NDSU from 1997-99...Majoring in exercise science with minors in chemistry and biology.

Kole Seiler5-9 | Sr. (I) | Jr. (O)Bismarck, North DakotaBismarck Century High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country from Lincoln High School...Three-time team captain...Won the Heart O’ Lakes conference title in cross country...Advanced to the Minnesota state meet, where he earned all-state honors...Also competed in the state meet in track as a senior, running the 1,600 and 3,200 me-ters...Posted personal best times of 4:30 in the mile and 9:51 in the two mile...Three-time state participant in cross country and two-time state participant in track...Also a state qualifier in tennis...Played hockey as well.

PERSONAL: Son of Troy and Michelle Skime...Has one younger sister, Alexandra and one younger brother, Tucker...Majoring in sport and recreation leadership.

Brendan Skime5-10 | Fr. (XC) | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)Thief River Falls, MinnesotaThief River Falls High School


2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 60 meters and 200 meters...Won the 60 meters at both the Bison Classic and the Bison Open...Ran a personal best time of 6.83 in winning the Bison Open...Finished second at the Summit League Cham-pionships with a time of 6.92...Also took fifth in the 200 meters at the league meet with a personal-best time of 22.40...Named Newcomer of the Championships for his performance.Outdoor (Freshman): Won the 100 meters in a best time of 10.64 at the NDSU-UND Dual...Also won the 200 meters at the Duke Invitational in 22.09...Also finished second in the 400 meters at Duke in 47.76, which is eighth all-time at NDSU...Finished third in the 100 meters at the Summit League Championships in 10.69...Also place fifth in the 200 meters in personal best time of 21.83...Selected Newcomer of the Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field for Minot High School...Two-time North Dakota state champion in the 400 meters...Set a new state record of 47.88 in winning the state 400 title in 2010...Finished second in the 200 meters and fourth in the 100 meters at the 2010 state meet...Also won the 400 meter state title in 2009...Also an all-state point guard and an all-state running back.

PERSONAL: Son of Derek Smart and Nadine Love...Has one brother, Desmond...Both parents ran track in college...Majoring in sport and recreation leadership with a minor in child development.

Donte Smart5-6 | So. (I) | So. (O)Minot, North DakotaMinot High School


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2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Ran the 200 and 400 meters...Ran a personal best time of 23.30 in the 200 at the Cobber Open...Clocked in at a personal best 52.41 in the 400 at the Holiday Invitational.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Ran the 400 meters in four meets...Posted a season-best time of 52.55 at the Bison Open...Also ran a personal best of 23.68 in the 200 meters at the Bison Open...Placed 34th with a time of 7.43 in the 60 meters at the Bison Open...Ran the 55 meters in 6.97 at the Cobber Duals.Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 100 meters and the 400 hurdles at the Bison Open...Posted a time of 12.13 in the 100 and 58.03 in the 400 hurdles.


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Breckenridge High School...All-conference performer in the triple jump and hurdles...Helped team to a second place finish at the Minnesota True Team state championship in 2007...Also played football for three years...Named Heart o’ Lakes defensive line MVP...All-confer-ence honoree...Three-year letterwinner in basketball as well.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 11, 1990...Son of Arthur and Carla Swenson...Has one young-er brother, Aaron...Grandfather Arthur Swenson played football at Minnesota...Major-ing in exercise science with a minor in psychology.

Ryan Swenson6-4 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Breckenridge, MinnesotaBreckenridge High School


2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Sophomore): Ran the 60 meter hurdles in six meets...Won the event four times, including the Summit League Championships...Posted a personal best time of 7.99 at the Jack Johnson Classic...Time ranks sixth all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in both the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles...Contin-ually worked his way up the NDSU all-time performance charts in both events...Won the Summit League title in the 110 hurdles in 14.09...Finished second at the league meet in the 400 hurdles in 52.35, which ranks third all-time at NDSU...Set a school record of 13.99 in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Round...Finished 17th in the quarterfinals in 14.00.

2009-10 SEASONIndoor (Freshman): Competed primarily in the 60 meter hurdles...Finished in the top 10 in all six meets...Placed second at the Summit League Championships in 8.05...Time ranks seventh all-time at NDSU.Outdoor (Freshman): Hurdle specialist...Posted a personal best time of 14.56 in the 110 hurdles in a fourth place finish at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays...Finished third in both the 110 hurdles (14.57) and the 400 hurdles at the Summit League Champion-ships...Time of 53.50 in the 400 hurdles is a personal best.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...Son of Eugene and Christine Tetzlaff.

Matt tetzlaff6-2 | Jr. (I) | Jr. (O)Pierre, South DakotaT.F. Riggs High School



HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at West Fargo High School...Three-time all-conference selection in cross country...Second team all-state in 2008...Team won the Eastern Dakota Conference titles in 2008 and 2009...On the track, he won the 2009 1,600 meter conference title...Member of two 4x800 confer-ence champion relay teams and the 4x400 title-winning relay in 2009.

PERSONAL: Son of Alan and Debra Uetz...Has one younger brother, Landon, and one younger sister, Sawyer...Majoring in exercise science with minors in zoology and chemistry.

Spencer Uetz6-3 | R-Fr. (XC) | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Horace, North DakotaWest Fargo High School



HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School...Minnesota state runner up in the pole vault as a sophomore...Finished third at the state championships as a senior and ninth as a junior...Also ran the 100 meters at the state meet as a senior...Two-time section champion in the pole vault...Holds the Sauk Rapids-Rice pole vault record...Also a three-year letterwinner in swimming...Member of medley relay team that took third at the state championships...Three-year letterwinner playing defensive back in football.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Tammy Weis...Has one older sister, Kaitlin...Majoring in mathematics education.

Nick Weis6-1 | R-Fr. (I) | R-Fr. (O)Sauk Rapids, MinnesotaSauk Rapids-Rice High School


BiSoN athleteS


2010-11 SEASONIndoor (Junior): Ran the 600 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic, finishing 14th in 1:23.03...Ran the 800 meters in two meets...Posted a personal best time of 1:53.87 at the Bill Bergan Invitational.Outdoor (Junior): Competed primarily in the 800 meters...Finished third twice...Posted a personal best time of 1:53.94 in a third place finish at the NDSU-UND Dual.

2009-10 SEASONCross Country (Sophomore): Did not compete in any races.Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the 800 meters in three meets...Posted a season best time of 1:54.25 at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Also ran the 400 meters at the Bison Open in 52.01.Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any meets.

2008-09 SEASONCross Country (Freshman): Competed in five races...Posted a season-best 8k time at the Jim Drews Invitational, finishing in 26:49.0 (10/18).Indoor (Freshman): Had four top ten finishes in the 800 meters...Top finish was sec-ond at the Bison Classic, clocking in at 1:57.47 (1/17)...Posted a season-best time of 1:55.15 at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/24)...Finished third with a time of 1:24.24 in the 600 meters at the Dakota Duals (1/30)...Came in seventh in the 800 at the Summit League Championships in a time of 1:57.46 (2/27).Outdoor (Freshman): Ran both the 400 and the 800 for NDSU...Posted a season-best 50.38 in the 400 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17)...Ran a season-best 1:53.35 in the 800 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays (5/1)...Finished ninth in the 800 meter final at the Summit League Championships (5/14).

2007-08 SEASON: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track at Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School (Minn.)... Helped lead the Cougars to the 2006 conference cross country championship... Class AA state participant in 2006, where he posted a time of 16:09... A three-year MVP on the track team, holds the school records in the 400 (50.21) and 800 (1:58.89), and was a member of the school record 4x800 and sprint medly relay teams... Named to the Minnesota all-state team six times... Also a four-time let-ter winner in basketball, where he averaged 11.5 points per game and was an all-conference and all-area team selection... Named junior and senior athlete of the year.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 25, 1989... Son of Lyle and Cynthia Wendroth... Has one older sister, Heidi... Majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in mathematics.

Andy Wendroth6-1 | Sr. (I) | Sr. (O)Zumbrota, MinneaotaZumbrota-Mazeppa High School


HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from West Fargo High School...Won the North Dakota state title in the triple jump as a senior with a mark of 45 feet 9 inches...Also placed fifth in the long jump at the state meet as a senior...Two-time conference champion in the triple jump...Took third in the long jump and triple jump at the 2010 state meet...All-conference and all-state honoree as a senior...Team won Eastern Da-kota Conference titles his junior and senior years...Also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Glenn and Pamela Williams...Has one older sister, Alexandra...Fa-ther played football at Navy...Majoring in mechanical engineering.

Nick Williams6-0 | Fr. (I) | Fr. (O)West Fargo, North DakotaWest Fargo High School


the NDSU exPerieNce

“Being in athletics here at NDSU has been a great experience that I wouldn’t trade for anything. It has

challenged me and helped me grow as a person in sports and in my life. Go

Bison!”-Junior Andy Lillejord

“It has been an amazing experience being a student-athlete here at NDSU. Never in my life have I been taught so many life lessons about discipline, hard work and dedication. It truly has been an honor to be part of this program.”

- Senior Jake Henderson

“My experience at NDSU has been a great one due to my coaches and teammates. I look forward to coming to practice and seeing every-

one and traning towards the same goals.”

-Senior Andy Wendroth

“Being a student-athlete at NDSU has been a very

rewarding experience. I feel that there’s a great atmo-

sphere to excel as a student and an athlete. It’s so much

fun to be part of an awe-some team that bought into each other to achieve great things.” - R-Fr. Beau Gagnon

“My experience with NDSU athleteics has been the ride of a lifetime. Meeting new people and the pressures

of competing give me skills that I can perform for the

rest of my life.”-Junior Blake Elsen

“It is a challenging and rewarding experience. it

has been great being a part of the track family. I have

made relationships that will last a lifetime.”

-Senior Joe Bredahl

“Being a part of the Bison athletics gives you a sense of achievement as well as a dedication to succeed. I would say that makes the life of a student-athlete a

pretty good life.”-Sophomore Landin Rognlin

“NDSU is a great place to not only be an athlete but also a student. I have

enjoyed competing at such a high level and have made

a lot of friends and strength-ened relationships along the

way.”-Senior Jeramy Geditz

“Deciding to come to NDSU has been the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve made friends both on and off the track team that I will have

forever.”-Junior Matt Tetzlaff

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matt tetzlaff - 110 hurdles


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

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

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

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

Tom DoupleCommissioner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


2011 SUmmit leaGUe reSUltS

Summit leagueindoor champions

Summit leagueoutdoor champions

2011 Summit league indoor championship results

2011 Summit league outdoor championship results

1984 - Northern Iowa1985 - Northern Iowa1986 - Northern Iowa1987 - Eastern Illinois1988 - Northern Iowa1989 - Eastern Illinois1990 - Northern Iowa1991 - Eastern Illinois1992 - Eastern Illinois1993 - No championship held1994 - No championship held1995 - Eastern Illinois1996 - Eastern Illinois1997 - Youngstown State1998 - Oral Roberts1999 - Oral Roberts2000 - UMKC2001 - Oral Roberts2002 - Oral Roberts2003 - Oral Roberts2004 - Southern Utah2005 - Oral Roberts2006 - Oral Roberts2007 - Southern Utah2008 - North Dakota State2009 - North Dakota State2010 - North Dakota State2011 - North Dakota State

1983 - Northern Iowa1984 - Northern Iowa1985 - Eastern Illinois1986 - Northern Iowa1987 - Eastern Illinois1988 - Eastern Illinois1989 - Eastern Illinois1990 - Eastern Illinois1991 - Eastern Illinois1992 - Eastern Illinois1993 - No championship held1994 - No championship held1995 - Eastern Illinois1996 - Eastern Illinois1997 - Youngstown State1998 - Southern Utah1999 - UMKC2000 - UMKC2001 - Western Illinois2002 - Western Illinois2003 - Oral Roberts 2004 - Southern Utah2005 - Southern Utah2006 - Southern Utah2007 - Southern Utah2008 - North Dakota State2009 - Southern Utah2010 - North Dakota State2011 - North Dakota State

Team Standings Points1. North Dakota State 2082. South Dakota State 1313. Oral Roberts 1264. Southern Utah 64.55. UMKC 516. Oakland 377. Western Illinois 36.5

Individual Champions60m - Marvin Bonde Oral Roberts 6.76200m - Marvin Bonde Oral Roberts 21.59400m - Jeffrey Gibson Oral Roberts 48.15800m - Eric Stroh North Dakota State 1:53.41Mile - Travis Fitzke North Dakota State 4:17.063000m - Cosmas Ayabei UMKC 8:27.835000m - Cosmas Ayabei UMKC 15:03.2360m Hurdles - Matt Tetzlaff North Dakota State 8.004x400m Relay Oral Roberts 3:18.31Distance Medley Relay North Dakota State 10:10.45High Jump - Jeramy Geditz North Dakota State 7-0 1/4 (2.14m)Pole Vault - Jack Whitt Oral Roberts 17-1 3/4 (5.23m)Long Jump - Clive Chafausipo Oral Roberts 24-0 3/4 (7.33m)Triple Jump - Frederick Brown Oral Roberts 47-8 1/2 (14.54m)Shot Put - Jason Crisman Western Illinois 57-9 3/4 (17.62m)Weight Throw - Sean Burns South Dakota State 62-11 1/2 (19.19m)Heptathlon - Ted Rud North Dakota State 5,541

Team Standings Points1. North Dakota State 227.502. South Dakota State 170.503. Southern Utah 152.504. Oral Roberts 1015. UMKC 746. Western Illinois 53.507. Oakland 37

Individual Champions100m - Marvin Bonde Oral Roberts 10.26 200m - Marvin Bonde Oral Roberts 20.65400m - Jeffrey Gibson Oral Roberts 47.45800m - Eric Stroh North Dakota State 1:52.521500m - Cameron Levins Southern Utah 3:55.295000m - Cameron Levins Southern Utah 14:56.0910,000m - Cosmas Ayabei UMKC 32:43.87110m Hurdles - Matt Tetzlaff North Dakota State 14.09400m Hurdles - Jeffrey Gibson Oral Roberts 52.323000m Steeple - Kevin Sandall Southern Utah 9:26.804x100m Relay North Dakota State 41.244x400m Relay North Dakota State 3:14.63High Jump - Ben Jasinski South Dakota State 6-9 (2.06m)Pole Vault - Jack Whitt Oral Roberts 18-0 1/2 (5.50m)Long Jump - Jared Vlastuin South Dakota State 25-2 (7.67m)Triple Jump - Fredrick Brown Oral Roberts 53-3 (16.23m)Shot Put - Hector Perez Southern Utah 54-1 3/4 (16.50m)Discus - Sam Soholt North Dakota State 166-11 (50.89m)Hammer Throw - Casey Orgon North Dakota State 193-6 (58.99m)Javelin - Cody Olsen Southern Utah 204-4 (62.29m)Decathlon -Ted Rud North Dakota State 6,479

Bison Sports ArenaFargo, N.D.

Field Athlete of the Championships - Ted Rud, NDSUTrack Athlete of the Championships - Cosmas Ayabei, UMKCNewcomer of the Championships - Donte Smart, NDSUCoach of the Year - Don Larson, NDSU

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

Field Athlete of the Championships - Ben Jasinski, SDSUTrack Athlete of the Championships - Cameron Levins, SUUNewcomer of the Championships - Donte Smart, NDSUCoach of the Year - Don Larson, NDSU

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

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

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


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60 Meters1. Donte Smart Bison Open 6.832. Kevin Jackson Holiday Invitational 6.873. Dwight Finnell Bison Classic 7.123. Weston Leutz Summit League Championships 7.12

200 Meters1. Kevin Jackson Bill Bergan Invitational 21.812. Donte Smart Iowa State Classic 22.193. Dwight Finnell Iowa State Classic 22.36

300 Meters1. Doug Scott Holiday Invitational 34.742. Lee Dhein Holiday Invitational 35.44

400 Meters1. Kevin Jackson Alex Wilson Invitational 48.532. Jason Duchscherer Bill Bergan Invitational 48.593. Donte Smart Bill Bergan Invitational 49.67

600 Meters1. Eric Stroh Jack Johnson Classic 1:21.912. Andrew Balzer Holiday Invitational 1:22.943. Andy Wendroth Jack Johnson Classic 1:23.03

800 Meters1. Eric Stroh Alex Wilson Invitational 1:49.902. Alec Espeland Alex Wilson Invitational 1:51.423. Moses Heppner Iowa State Classic 1:52.45

1,000 Meters1. Travis Fitzke Bison Classic 2:28.782. Alec Espeland Bison Classic 2:32.033. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 2:41.71

Mile1. Travis Fitzke Iowa State Classic 4:06.942. Alec Espeland Bill Bergan Invitational 4:11.433. Tyler Leverington Jack Johnson Classic 4:12.30

3,000 Meters1. Travis Fitzke Bill Bergan Invitational 8:22.292. Andrew Fillmore Iowa State Classic 8:39.573. Tom Wagner Bison Open 8:56.53

5,000 Meters1. Andrew Fillmore Summit League Championships 15:36.47

60 Hurdles1. Matt Tetzlaff Jack Johnson Classic 7.992. Weston Leutz Bison Open 8.153. Kevin Jackson Summit League Championships 8.22

Long Jump1. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 23-7 1/2 (7.20m)2. Weston Leutz Summit League Championships 22-8 1/2 (6.92m)3. Andy Lillejord Holiday Invitational 22-6 1/2 (6.87m)

Triple Jump1. Lee Kersting Summit League Championships 46-7 1/2 (14.21m)2. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 46-5 1/2 (14.16m)3. Tim Halvorson Bison Open 44-10 1/4 (13.67m)

2010-11 INDOOR TOP PERFORMERSHigh Jump1. Jeramy Geditz Summit League Championships 7-0 1/4 (2.14m)2. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 6-8 3/4 (2.05m)3. Weston Leutz Bison Open 6-6 3/4 (2.00m)

Pole Vault1. Joe Bredahl Summit League Championships 16-8 (5.08m)1. Jesse Morrow Summit League Championships 16-8 (5.08m)3. Andy Lillejord Summit League Championships 16-6 3/4 (5.05m)

Shot Put1. Casey Orgon Summit League Championships 51-5 3/4 (15.69m)2. Sam Soholt Summit League Championships 41-10 (12.75m)3. Josh Eiler Bison Classic 41-7 (12.67m)

Weight Throw1. Casey Orgon Summit League Championships 59-6 1/4 (18.14m)2. Sam Soholt Summit League Championships 58-0 1/2 (17.69m)3. Logan Hollenkamp Summit League Championships 56-6 (17.22m)

Heptathlon1. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 5,5412. Andy Lillejord Summit League Championships 5,2613. Weston Leutz Summit League Championships 5,074

4x400 Meter Relay1. Bill Bergan Invitational 3:15.73 Matt Tetzlaff, Jason Duchscherer, Eric Stroh, Donte Smart

Distance Medley Relay1. Alex Wilson Invitational 9:43.58 Moses Heppner, Kevin Jackson, Eric Stroh, Travis Fitzke

u Ted Rud set a new school, Summit League and Bison Sports Arena record in the heptathlon at the Summit League Championships. He was voted Field Athlete of the Championships for his performance.


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100 Meters1. Kevin Jackson Beach Invitational 10.622. Donte Smart NDSU vs. UND 10.643. Lee Dhein Beach Invitational 10.97

200 Meters1. Kevin Jackson NDSU vs. UND 21.582. Donte Smart Duke Invitational 22.093. Jason Duchscherer NDSU vs. UND 22.37

400 Meters1. Donte Smart Duke Invitational 47.762. Jason Duchscherer Mt. SAC Relays 48.313. Dwight Finnell NDSU vs. UND 49.57

800 Meters1. Eric Stroh Jim Bush Invitational 1:47.802. Moses Heppner Mt. SAC Relays 1:50.533. Alec Espeland Mt. SAC Relays 1:50.59

1,500 Meters1. Eric Stroh Howard Wood Dakota Relays 3:49.532. Moses Heppner NDSU vs. UND 3:52.603. Tyler Leverington NDSU vs. UND 3:53.10

5,000 Meters1. Jake Henderson Duke Invitational 15:10.382. Tyler Leverington Summit League Championships 15:26.823. Andrew Fillmore Summit League Championships 15:51.11

110 Hurdles1. Matt Tetzlaff NCAA West Preliminaries 13.992. Kevin Jackson Baldy Castillo Invitational 14.603. Weston Leutz Baldy Castillo Invitational 14.63

400 Hurdles1. Matt Tetzlaff Summit League Championships 52.352. Kevin Jackson Duke Invitational 52.413. Dwight Finnell SDSU Twilight 57.98

2,000 Meter Steeplechase1. Tom Wagner Baldy Castillo Invitational 6:23.63

3,000 Meter Steeplechase1. Andrew Fillmore Duke Invitational 9:21.502. Jake Henderson Bryan Clay Invitational 9:26.913. Tom Wagner Duke Invitational 9:35.36

Long Jump1. Ted Rud Drake Relays 23-1 3/4 (7.05m)2. Lee Dhein Baldy Castillo Invitational 22-11 (6.98m)2. Andy Lillejord Mt. SAC Combined Events 22-11 (6.98m)

Triple Jump1. Lee Kersting SDSU Twilight 45-7 1/4 (13.90m)2. Brad Monahan SDSU Twilight 45-2 1/2 (13.78m)

High Jump1. Jeramy Geditz NDSU vs. UND 6-11 (2.11m)2. Ted Rud Summit League Championships 6-6 1/4 (1.99m)3. Andy Lillejord Summit League Championships 6-1 1/2 (1.87m)

Pole Vault1. Joe Bredahl Summit League Championships 16-2 3/4 (4.95m)1. Andy Lillejord Summit League Championships 16-2 3/4 (4.95m)1. Jesse Morrow Summit League Championships 16-2 3/4 (4.95m)

2011 OUTDOOR TOP PERFORMERSShot Put1. Casey Orgon NDSU vs. UND 50-10 1/4 (15.50m)2. Ted Rud Drake Relays 40-2 (12.24m)3. Weston Leutz NDSU vs. UND 38-5 (11.71m)

Discus1. Sam Soholt Summit League Championships 166-11 (50.89m)2. Logan Hollenkamp SDSU Twilight 144-11 (44.17m)3. Ted Rud NDSU vs. UND 140-4 (42.78m)

Hammer Throw1. Casey Orgon Summit League Championships 193-6 (58.99m)2. Logan Hollenkamp Summit League Championships 191-1 (58.25m)3. Sam Soholt Summit League Championships 176-8 (53.84m)

Javelin1. Ryan Jenson Summit League Championships 167-1 (50.93m)2. Ted Rud NDSU vs. UND 166-1 (50.62m)3. Weston Leutz Baldy Castillo Invitational 162-7 (49.57m)

Decathlon1. Ted Rud Drake Relays 7,0682. Andy Lillejord Mt. SAC Combined Events 6,8633. Ryan Jenson Mt. SAC Combined Events 6,436

4x100 Meter Relay1. NDSU vs. UND 41.00 Donte Smart, Kevin Jackson, Jason Duchscherer, Lee Dhein

4x400 Meter Relay1. Mt. SAC Relays 3:12.59

4x800 Meter Relay1. Drake Relays 7:33.13 Moses Heppner, Alec Espeland, Andy Wendroth, Eric Stroh

4x110 Shuttle Hurdle Relay1. Drake Relays 1:01.22 Matt Tetzlaff, Cody Gronvold, Kevin Jackson, Ted Rud

Sprint Medley Relay1. Drake Relays 3:18.98 Kevin Jackson, Donte Smart, Jason Duchscherer, Eric Stroh

u Eric Stroh set a new school record in the outdoor 800 meters at the Jim Bush Invitational, becoming the first Bison to crack the 1:48 mark. He also finished his career with the NDSU record in the indoor 800 meters.


hiStory/Ncaa iNfo

North Central Conference Conf. NCAA Conf. NCAAYear Coach Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor1949 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 6th1950 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet ---1951 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 5th1952 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 5th1953 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 5th1954 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 4th1955 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 5th1956 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet 6th 1957 Erv Kaiser N/A No Meet No Meet1958 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 6th1959 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 6th1960 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 5th1961 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 5th 1962 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 6th1963 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 4th ---1964 Tom Neuberger N/A No Meet 4th 29th (t)1965 LeRoy W. Weaver 2nd No Meet 3rd 28th1966 LeRoy W. Weaver No Meet No Meet 4th 32nd (t)1967 LeRoy W. Weaver 4th No Meet 4th 43rd (t)1968 Roger Grooters 4th No Meet 4th ---1969 Roger Grooters 3rd No Meet 4th 38th (t)1970 Roger Grooters 3rd No Meet 4th 30th (t)1971 Roger Grooters 1st No Meet 1st 14th (t)1972 Roger Grooters 1st No Meet 1st 30th (t)1973 Roger Grooters 2nd No Meet 4th 41st (t)1974 Roger Grooters 4th No Meet 4th 29th (t)1975 Bruce Whiting 3rd No Meet 3rd 26th (t)1976 Bruce Whiting 2nd No Meet 3rd 17th (t)1977 Bruce Whiting 3rd No Meet 4th 19th (t)1978 Bruce Whiting 4th No Meet 3rd 26th (t)1979 Bruce Whiting 1st No Meet 3rd 14th (t)1980 Don Larson 1st No Meet 1st 12th (t)1981 Don Larson 5th No Meet 3rd 1982 Don Larson 4th No Meet 3rd 48th (t)1983 Don Larson 1st No Meet 1st 14th (t)1984 Don Larson 1st No Meet 1st 10th (t)1985 Don Larson 1st 7th 1st 13th1986 Don Larson 1st No Meet 2nd 39th (t)1987 Don Larson 2nd 18th 1st 22nd (t)1988 Don Larson 2nd 7th (t) 1st 8th1989 Don Larson 2nd 4th 1st 7th (t)1990 Don Larson 1st 5th 1st 15th1991 Don Larson 6th 1st 6th (t)1992 Don Larson 4th 28th 1st 43rd (t)1993 Don Larson 1st 20th (t) 1st 15th1994 Don Larson 1st 5th 1st 24th1995 Don Larson 1st 11th (t) 1st 7th (t)1996 Don Larson 1st 7th (t) 1st 20th (t)1997 Don Larson 2nd 11th (t) 1st 20th (t)1998 Don Larson 2nd 8th (t) 1st 11th1999 Don Larson 2nd 6th 1st 17th (t)2000 Don Larson 1st 7th (t) 2nd 15th (t)2001 Don Larson 1st 18th (t) 1st 16th2002 Don Larson 2nd 10th (t) 1st 34th2003 Don Larson 1st 13th (t) 1st 8th2004 Don Larson 1st 5th 1st 3rd

Division I Independent Conf.Year Coach Outdoor2005 Don Larson 1st2006 Don Larson 1st2007 Don Larson 1st

Summit League Conf. NCAA Conf. NCAAYear Coach Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor2008 Don Larson 1st N/A 1st N/A2009 Don Larson 1st N/A 2nd N/A2010 Don Larson 1st N/A 1st N/A2011 Don Larson 1st N/A 1st N/A

year-By-year history

2012 Ncaa Division i indoorNational Qualifying Standards

Event Automatic 55 Meters 6.14@ 60 Meters 6.60@ 55-Meter Hurdles 7.17@60-Meter Hurdles 7.70@200 Meters 21.13400 Meters 46.60800 Meters# 1:48.20Mile# 3:59.703,000 Meters# 7:55.005,000 Meters# 13:48.404x400 Meter Relay 3:08.90Mile Relay 3:10.10Distance Medley Relay# 9:34.00High Jump 7-4 1/4 (2.24m)Pole Vault 18-0 1/2 (5.50m)Long Jump 26-3 (7.90m)Triple Jump 53-5 3/4 (16.30m)Shot Put 63-6 (19.35m)35-Pound Weight 70-6 1/2 (21.5m)Heptathlon 5,750 points

@ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add 0.4 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds.# Altitude adjustment available

2012 Ncaa Division i outdoorQualifying information

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

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

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


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NDSU indoor records55 Meters 6.11 Mike Eckroth, 198960 Meters 6.45 Stacy Robinson, 1983200 Meters 21.44 Marques Johnson, 2003300 Meters 34.21 Marques Johnson, 2005400 Meters 47.65 Jason Breitzman, 1997500 Meters 1:02.82 Aaron Dewald, 2000600 Meters 1:19.79 Reece Vega, 2005800 Meters 1:49.90 Eric Stroh, 20111,000 Meters 2:26.12 Chad Bergan, 20061,500 Meters 3:49.02 Curt Bacon, 1979Mile 4:04.30 Mike Bollmann, 19783,000 Meters 8:18.94 Doug Hanson, 19905,000 Meters 14:22.24 Paul LeBlanc, 198555 Hurdles 7.20 Tyrone Lewis, 198960 Hurdles 7.80 Tom Skaar, 1980Long Jump 25-0 1/2 Brent Parmer, 1995Triple Jump 51-0 1/2 Pete Wodrich, 1998High Jump 7-1 1/2 Jeramy Geditz, 2010Pole Vault 17-4 1/2 Ryan McGlynn, 1996Shot Put 55-9 Landusky Hertz, 199635# Weight 60-6 3/4 Scott Johnson, 2010Pentathlon 3,994 Nathan Schmidt, 2004Heptathon 5,541 Ted Rud, 2011800 Relay 1:28.85 Allen Burrell, Marques Johnson, Jared Essler, Nathan Schmidt, 20041,600 Relay 3:10.24 Allen Burrell, Reece Vega, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson, 20043,200 Relay 7:40.61 Greg Smock, Jason Alt, Andy Moen, Aaron Klingbeil, 2002Distance Medley 9:43.58 Moses Heppner, Kevin Jackson, Eric Stroh, Travis Fitzke, 2011

Bison Sports arena records55 Meters 6.06 Frederick Johnson, Hampton, 198560 Meters 6.45 Stacy Robinson, NDSU, 1983200 Meters 21.56 Ramon Miller, Dickinson State, 2009300 Meters 33.36 Luke Leischner, Unattached, 2010400 Meters 47.20 Lenval Laird, New York Tech, 1994500 Meters 1:02.12 Jeff Gross, Augustana, 1983 600 Meters 1:20.87 Joe Vortherms, MSU-Mankato, 1982800 Meters 1:49.39 Savieri Ngidhi, Abilene Christian, 19941,000 Meters 2:27.41 John Shurb, NDSU, 1990Mile 3:59.70 Mike Slack, unattached, 19743,000 Meters 8:18.94 Doug Hanson, NDSU, 19905,000 Meters 14:09.66 Charles Cherniyot, Mt. St. Mary’s, 198755 Hurdles 7.15 Brian Amos, Abilene Christian, 199460 Hurdles 7.82 Steph Weiand, NDSU, 1983Long Jump 26-1 3/4 Michael Francis, St. Augustine’s, 1994Triple Jump 51-4 1/4 Stan Oporski, Cal State-LA, 1987; Keith Presberry, SE Mo. State, 1985High Jump 7-3 Trevor Barry, Bahamas, 2008Pole Vault 17-7 1/4 Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts, 2010Shot Put 63-3 1/2 Bruce Pirnie, Galaxy Track Club, 197535# Weight 66-3 3/4 Anthony Enyi, MSU Moorhead, 2011Pentathlon 4,032 Nathan Schmidt, unattached, 2005Heptathon 5,541 Ted Rud, NDSU, 2011800 Relay 1:30.30 NDSU (Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Phil Kraemer, Jeff Kellerman), 19781,600 Relay 3:11.55 SE Missouri State (Dave Jackson, Earl Nichols, Carl Bell, Kevin Lyons), 19853,200 Relay 7:47.57 NDSU (Wade Folkse, Chris Dew, Darin Eisinger, Heith Janke), 1996Distance Medley 10:01.32 Oakland (Mich.) (Mike Flemming, Kevin Luce, Dave Magnotte, Jason Bielow), 2010

Schlanser track records100 Meters 10.44 Allen Burrell, NDSU, 2004 200 Meters 20.69 Allen Burrell, NDSU, 2004400 Meters 46.69 Marques Johnson, NDSU, 2004800 Meters 1:50.59 Andy Moen, NDSU, 20041,500 Meters 3:49.85 Brad Lowery, South Dakota State, 20045,000 Meters 14:27.50 Mark McKeown, South Dakota State, 199710,000 Meters 30:30.10 Jesse Westrup, NDSU, 1997110 Hurdles 14.18 Luke Pfeifer, NDSU, 1999400 Hurdles 52.27 Nathan Schmidt, NDSU, 2004Steeplechase 9:00.54 Chris Perleberg, NDSU, 2004Long Jump 24-4 1/2 Paul Brozik, South Dakota, 2004Triple Jump 52-1 Stave Gordon, South Dakota, 1997High Jump 7-0 Mark Sondreal, North Dakota, 1999Pole vault 17-3 Sam Pribyl, South Dakota, 2004Shot Put 58-6 1/2 Joe Remitz, Bemidji State, 2008Discus 173-6 Nolan Wolkow, South Dakota State, 1999Javelin 225-4 Tate Tobkin, NDSU, 1999Hammer 215-5 A.G. Kruger, Morningside, 2001Decathlon 7,729 Travis Geopfert, unattached, 2003400 Relay 40.64 NDSU (Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Andrew Aakre), 2004 1,600 Relay 3:13.23 NDSU (Allen Burrell, Peter Stuart, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson), 2004

NDSU outdoor records100 Meters 10.22 Allen Burrell, 2004200 Meters 20.23 John Bodine, 1986400 Meters 46.69 Marques Johnson, 2004800 Meters 1:47.80 Eric Stroh, 20111,500 Meters 3:42.85 Mike Bollmann, 19795,000 Meters 14:12.19 Doug Hanson, 199110,000 Meters 29:33.70 John Zimmerman, 1985110 Hurdles 13.99 Matt Tetzlaff, 2011400 Hurdles 51.69 Nathan Harms, 1998Steeplechase 8:48.67 Jake Januszewski, 2007 Long Jump 25-11 John Bodine, 1986Triple Jump 51-9 3/4 Pete Wodrich, 1987High Jump 7-0 1/4 Charles Pokladnik, 1993; Brian Antoine, 2001Pole Vault 17-2 3/4 Ryan McGlynn, 1995Shot Put 55-9 1/2 Justin Camperud, 2000Discus 175-9 Mike Stratton, 1985Hammer 193-6 Casey Orgon, 2011Javelin 228-10 Riley Dolezal, 2009Decathlon (ret.) 7,637 Tom Leutz, 1984Decathlon 7,641 Andrew Aakre, 2005400 Relay 40.00 Gerald Forest, Stacy Robinson, John Bodine, Steph Weiand, 1984800 Relay 1:24.06 Andrew Aakre, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, 20051,600 Relay 3:07.75 Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Reece Vega, Marques Johnson, 20043,200 Relay 7:26.06 Chad Bergan, Cory Olson, Eric Stroh, Ross Schilling, 20076,400 Relay 16:48.00 Curt Bacon, Scott Hoaby, Nick Gervino, Jed Krieg, 1980Sprint Medley 3:18.98 Kevin Jackson, Donte Smart, Jason Duchscherer, Eric Stroh, 2011Distance Medley 9:43.65 Mike Bollmann, Kevin Donnalley, Rick Paul, Curt Bacon, 1979


all-time iNDoor toP 1055 Meters1. Mike Eckroth 6.11 19892. Robert Stevson 6.25 Bison Open 19893. Kenton Cargile 6.26 Bison Open 19894. Jason Crocker 6.27 Bison Open 19865. Marques Johnson 6.28 Bison Classic 20026. John Bodine 6.30 NDSU Open 19867. Anthony Garnett 6.35 Iowa State 19988. Stacy Robinson 6.38 Inter-City 19849. Allen Burrell 6.39 Bison Classic 200410. Jim Thompson 6.43 NDSU Open 1988

60 Meters1. Stacy Robinson 6.45 Inter-City 19832. John Bodine 6.50 Inter-City 19833. Robert Blakley 6.60 NDSU-Tri 19804. Steph Weiand 6.73 NDSU-Tri 19825. Marques Johnson 6.74 NCAA 20046. Greg Meske 6.79 NDSU-Tri 19827. Allen Burrell 6.81 NCC 20047. Kevin Jackson 6.81 Bison Open 20109. Donte Smart 6.83 Bison Open 201110. Anthony Garrett 6.84 Husky Invitational 1998

200 Meters1. Marques Johnson 21.44 NCC 20032. Allen Burrell 21.60 NCC 20043. Anthony Garnett 21.61 NCC 20014. Stacy Robinson 21.75 Inter-City 19845. Kevin Jackson 21.81 Bill Bergan Invitational 20116. John Bodine 21.94 Inter-City 19847. Brent Parmer 22.04 Concordia 19958. Jason Breitzman 22.05 NCC 19999. Jared Essler 22.11 NCC 200310. Matt Ness 22.16 1997

300 Meters1. Marques Johnson 34.21 Bison Open 20052. John Bodine 34.30 19863. Doug Scott 34.47 NDSU Holiday Invitational 20104. Mike Eckroth 35.05 NCC 19905. Jason Crocker 35.10 NCC 19876. Lee Dhein 35.18 NDSU Holiday Invitational 20107. Jerry Boschee 35.20 NCC 19908. Jared Essler 35.23 Bison Open 20059. Shane Wendel 35.28 Bison Open 199210. Kyle Carlson 36.17 NDSU Invite 1991

400 Meters1. Jason Breitzman 47.65 NCAA 19972. Aaron Dewald 47.88 NCAA 20003. Reece Vega 48.00 Washington 20054. Jared Essler 48.07 ISU Classic 20055. Marques Johnson 48.34 Notre Dame 20056. Luke Mosey 48.40 NCC 20017. Kevin Jackson 48.53 Notre Dame 20118. Jason Duchscherer 48.59 Bill Bergan Invitational 20119. Tim Jacobson 48.99 Iowa State 199510. Dylan Spitzer 49.00 Washington 2005

500 Meters1. Aaron Dewald 1:02.82 NCC 20002. Luke Mosey 1:03.42 Husky Open 20003. Jason Breitzman 1:03.85 NCC 19964. Terrance Wolbaum 1:04.32 Husky Open 20035. Mike Vojtisek 1:04.58 NCC 20036. Reece Vega 1:04.59 Husky Open 20037. Andrew Aakre 1:04.73 Husky Open 20048. Andy Moen 1:04.76 Bison Classic 20029. Ony Maianu 1:05.07 NCC 200110. Aaron Klingbeil 1:05.22 NDSU Quad 2001

600 Meters1. Reece Vega 1:19.79 UM Open 20052. Aaron Dewald 1:20.09 UM Open 10023. Terrance Wolbaum 1:20.22 Minnesota Open 20034. Aaron Klingbeil 1:20.96 Bemidji Open 20025. Andrew Aakre 1:21.20 Super 8 Open 20036. Eric Stroh 1:21.33 Jack Johnson Classic 20107. Jake Ridl 1:21.50 Gold Country 20038. Cory Olson 1:52.41 Iowa State Classic 20089. Mike Vojtisek 1:21.73 Minnesota 200310. Mark Thompson 1:22.07 NCC 1989

800 Meters1. Eric Stroh 1:49.90 Notre Dame 20112. Heith Janke 1:50.21 Iowa State 19983. Ross Schilling 1:51.02 Notre Dame 20084. Andy Moen 1:51.06 NCAA 20005. Jedd Danielson 1:51.18 Notre Dame 20066. Chad Bergan 1:51.73 adidas Classic 20087. Alec Espeland 1:51.42 Notre Dame 20118. Terrance Wolbaum 1:52.24 ISU Qualifier 20059. Cory Olson 1:52.41 Iowa State Classic 200810. Aaron Klingbeil 1:52.45 NCAA 200210. Moses Heppner 1:52.45 Iowa State Classic 2011

1,000 Meters1. Chad Bergan 2:26.12 Nebraska 20062. Jedd Danielson 2:26.40 Nebraska 20063. Rob Carney 2:26.62 19824. John Shurb 2:27.41 Bison Classic 19905. Mike Elshaw 2:27.49 Inter-City 19836. Paul LeBlanc 2:27.50 Inter-City 19837. Eric Palmquist 2:28.63 Adidas Classic 20048. Rick Paul 2:28.67 19799. Travis Fitzke 2:28.78 Bison Classic 201110. Ross Schilling 2:28.90 Nebraska 2007

1,500 Meters1. Curt Bacon 3:49.02 NCC 19792. John Shurb 3:49.83 19893. Rob Carney 3:50.10 19824. A.J. White Bull 3:54.80 Bison Open 19955. Paul LeBlanc 3:54.90 19846. Peter Brehm 3:55.14 19927. Brian Kraft 3:55.22 19858. Doug Hanson 3:55.26 NCC 19889. Jesse Westrup 3:59.13 Bison Classic 199510. Syd Lahtinen 4:01.50 Bison Open 1991

Mile1. Mike Bollman 4:04.30 19782. Dave Kampa 4:05.5 19743. Mike Slack 4:06.1 19724. Travis Fitzke 4:06.94 Iowa State Classic 20115. Warren Eide 4:08.84 Inter-City 19766. Darik Hoff 4:08.86 NCAA 20047. Heith Janke 4:09.41 Husker Invite 19988. Randy Lussenden 4:10.40 NCC 19729. Ross Schilling 4:10.65 adidas Classic 200810. Chad Bergan 4:10.76 Washington 2007

3,000 Meters1. Doug Hanson 8:18.94 19902. Greg Liebl 8:19.86 Washington 20073. Paul LeBlanc 8:20.90 19853. John Zimmerman 8:20.90 19855. James Schanandore 8:22.24 Iowa State Classic 20096. Travis Fitzke 8:22.29 Bill Bergan Invitational 20117. Chris Hagan 8:27.23 ISU Classic 20058. Tom Stambaugh 8:29.48 Inter-City 19839. Jake Januszewski 8:29.75 Washington 200610. Nick Gervino 8:30.60 Inter-City 1981

5,000 Meters1. Paul LeBlanc 14:22.24 19852. John Zimmerman 14:25.10 St. Cloud 19853. Doug Hanson 14:25.86 Bison Open 19894. Greg Liebl 14:36.55 Iowa State 20065. Rolf Schmidt 14:39.20 Bison Open 19886. Nick Gervino 14:40.21 NCC 19817. Darik Hoff 14:43.11 Bison Open 20048. Tom Stambaugh 14:45.00 St. Cloud 19829. James Schanandore 14:45.16 Iowa State Classic 200810. Jesse Westrup 14:47.98 Iowa State 1995

55 Hurdles1. Tyrone Lewis 7.20 19892. Steph Weiand 7.39 St. Cloud 19853. Luke Pfeifer 7.45 Bison Open 19994. Brian Crouse 7.49 NDSU Open 19875. John Ahlberg 7.58 NDSU Open 19896. Ben Lee 7.59 NCC 20017. Nathan Schmidt 7.64 Bison Classic 20028. Brad Gray 7.66 NCC 19839. Craig Fredrickson 7.67 Iowa State 199810. Robert Renschler 7.68 NCC 2001


all-time iNDoor toP 1060 Hurdles1. Tom Skaar 7.80 19802. Steph Weiand 7.82 Inter-City 19823. Tom Leutz 7.88 Inter-City 19824. Luke Pfeifer 7.94 Bison Open 19985. Weston Leutz 7.98 Bill Bergan Invitational 20106. Matt Tetzlaff 7.99 Jack Johnson Classic 20117. Nathan Schmidt 8.04 NCC 20048. Nathan Harms 8.07 Bison Open 19989. Kevin Jackson 8.11 Bison Open 201010. Craig Fredrickson 8.18 Bison Open 1998

High Jump1. Jeramy Geditz 7-1 1/2 Bison Open 20102. Ryan Lesnau 7-1 Bison Open 20043. Brian Antoine 7-0 1/4 NCAA 19994. Charles Pokladnik 7-0 NCC 19955. John Bauer 6-11 1/4 NDSU Invite 19946. Alan Begg 6-10 1/4 NCC 19877. Don Brophy 6-10 St. Cloud 19927. Robert Stevson 6-10 Bethel Invite 19897. Brian Campbell 6-10 NCC 197810. Pete Wodrich 6-9 Bison Open 198810. John Bennett 6-9 1975

Pole Vault1. Ryan McGlynn 17-4 1/2 NCAA 19962. Shawn Francis 17-0 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20093. Marc Steckler 16-10 3/4 National Summit 20044. Jesse Morrow 16-8 Summit League Champ. 20114. Joe Bredahl 16-8 Summit League Champ. 20116. Andy Lillejord 16-6 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20116. Matt Bishoff 16-6 3/4 Bison Open 20098. Tony Legueri 16-6 Bison Classic 19968. Michael Krings 16-6 Bison Open 200710. Layne Johnson 16-4 1/4 NCC 1975

Long Jump1. Brent Parmer 25-0 1/2 NCC 19952. Ralph Wirtz 24-11 1/4 19703. John Bodine 24-8 3/4 Bison Open 19864. Justen Lockhart 24-6 1/2 NCC 20035. Lee Schmidgall 23-11 1/2 NCC 19966. Lee Griffin 23-11 NCC 19967. Tyrone Braxton 23-9 3/4 NDSU Open 19868. Nathan Schmidt 23-8 3/4 Bison Pent 20049. Doug Scott 23-8 Bison Open 201010. Ted Rud 23-7 1/2 Summit League Champ. 2011

Triple Jump1. Pete Wodrich 51-0 1/2 NCC 19882. Bamson Fadipe 50-5 3/4 NCC 19783. Vernon Tiplin 50-5 1/2 19854. Brandon Schaible 50-1 1/4 Bemidji Open 20025. Robert Renschler 49-11 3/4 NCC 20016. Andrew Aakre 48-10 NCC 20017. Shawn McDougall 48-8 1/2 19918. Ralph Wirtz 48-4 NCC 19719. Lee Schmidgall 48-3 Bison Classic 199610. Brent Parmer 47-9 3/4 NCC 1995

Shot Put1. Landusky Hertz 55-9 NCAA 19962. Todd Levos 55-1 3/4 Bison Open 19932. Joe Toth 55-1 3/4 NCC 19944. Dave Marion 54-4 3/4 NCAA 19905. Justin Camperud 53-8 Bison Open 20006. Mike Evenson 52-9 19727. John Gallagher 52-6 3/4 NCC 19958. Jim O’Brien 52-0 Husky Open 20009. Casey Orgon 51-5 3/4 Summit League Champ. 201110. RJ Gross 51-3 1/2 St. Cloud 2006

35-Pound Weight Throw1 Scott Johnson 60-6 3/4 Bill Bergan Invitational 20102. Logan Hollenkamp 60-1 3/4 Summit League Champ. 20093. Casey Orgon 59-6 1/4 Summit League Champ. 20114. Kevin Martin 58-6 3/4 Husker Invite 19985. Sam Soholt 58-0 1/2 Summit League Champ. 20116. Justin Camperud 57-9 Bison Classic 20037. John Christensen 57-3 1/2 Bison Open 20048. RJ Gross 54-7 1/2 Summit League Champ. 20089. Ross Kramer 54-3 1/4 Husky Open 200510. John Gallagher 53-6 1995

Pentathlon1. Nathan Schmidt 3,994 NCC 20042. Andrew Aakre 3,878 Bison Open 20043. Craig Fredrickson 3,765 NCC 20004. Nick Schauer 3,706 NCC 19995. Stevie Keller 3,690 NCC 19976. Ryan McGlynn 3,686 NCC 19967. Arden Beachy 3,608 NCC 19938. Tim Strehlow 3,488 NCC 19979. Kyle Herman 3,479 NCC 200310. Brian Volk 3,233 NCC 1996

Heptathlon1. Ted Rud 5,541 Summit League Champ. 20112. Matt Bishoff 5,529 Bison Open 20093. Weston Leutz 5,496 Bison Open 20104. Andy Lillejord 5,261 Summit League Champ. 20115. Mike Hagen 4,874 Summit League Champ. 20086. Kyle Herman 4,809 Washington 20057. Jeremiah Sellheim 4,705 Summit League Champ. 20098. Ryan Jenson 4,599 Holiday Invitational 2010

800-Meter Relay1. 1:28.85 MSU-Mankato 2004 Allen Burrell, Marques Johnson,

Jared Essler, Nathan Schmidt2. 1:29.10 1990 Mike Eckroth, Jerry Boschee,

Robert Stevson, Shane Wendall3. 1:30.71 Dakota Duals 2006 Ben Hendricks, Derrick Yates, Jayce Miller, Austin Volla4. 1:31.22 MSU-Alumni 2004 Tony Schwan, Peter Stuart,

Mason Anderson, Tyler Woitzel5. 1:31.29 Concordia 19956. 1:31.58 Concordia 2005 Paul Lindquist, Justin LeBlanc,

Jayten Shook, Tony Schwan7. 1:31.93 Concordia 2006 Devin Hiller, Derrick Yates, Bryce Brunswig, Jayten

Shook8. 1:31.96 MSU-Alumni 2004 Tony Schwan, Mason Anderson, Dylan Spitzer, Jake Ridl9. 1:33.03 2004 Phil Gustafson, Justin LeBlanc, Jake Ridl, Dylan Spitzer

1,600-Meter Relay1. 3:10.24 Notre Dame 2004 Allen Burrell, Reece Vega,

Jared Essler, Marques Johnson2. 3:11.62 Washington 2005 Allen Burrell, Reece Vega,

Jared Essler, Marques Johnson3. 3:11.80 Iowa State 2005 Allen Burrell, Jared Essler,

Peter Stuart, Marques Johnson4. 3:12.70 NCAA 1998 Nathan Harms, Chris Wilmes,

Heith Janke, Jason Breitzman5. 3:12.96 NCAA 2003 Andrew Aakre, Jared Essler,

Terrance Wolbaum, Luke Mosey6. 3:13.24 NCAA 2004 Andrew Aakre, Marques Johnson,

Nathan Schmidt, Jared Essler7. 3:13.66 Adidas Classic 2004 Jared Essler, Marques Johnson,

Nathan Schmidt, Andrew Aakre8. 3:14.18 Iowa State 1996 Jeremy Harms, Tim Jacobsen,

Matt Ness, Jason Breitzman9. 3:14.53 Minnesota 2003 Jared Essler, Luke Mosey,

Terrance Wolbaum, Marques Johnson10. 3:14.81 NCAA 2002 Andrew Aakre, Marques Johnson,

Andy Moen, Terrance Wolbaum3,200- Meter Relay1. 7:40.61 NCC 2002 Greg Smock, Jason Alt, Andy Moen, Aaron Klingbeil2. 7:47.57 Bison Classic 1996 Wade Folske, Chris Dew, Darin Eisinger, Heith Janke3. 7:48.22 NCC 1996 Wade Folske, Chris Dew, Cory Helm, Heith Janke4. 7:48.41 NCC 1994 Jon Hoag, Adam Ericsson,

Darin Eisinger, AJ White Bull5. 7:49.33 Bison Classic 19946. 7:50.32 St. Cloud 19837. 7:51.15 NCC 1997 Jon Lingor, Dane Larson, Greg Wirth, Heith Janke8. 7:51.61 Husky Invite 20019. 7:51.70 NCC 2004 Eric Palmquist, Chad Bergan,

Jake Ridl, Jedd Danielson10. 7:52.06 NCC 2001 Greg Smock, Darik Hoff, Aaron Klinbeil, Andy Moen

Distance Medley Relay1. 9:43.58 Notre Dame 2011 Moses Heppner, Kevin Jackson, Eric Stroh, Travis Fitzke2. 10:02.87 Nebraska 2000 Greg Smock, Anthony Garnett, Andy Moen, Joe Smith3. 10:06.13 Iowa State 2007 Chad Bergan, Todd Schmidt

Ross Schilling, Jake Januszewski4. 10:09.10 Summit League 2008 Chad Bergan, Cory Olson

Ross Schilling, Sam Larson5. 10:11.59 Summit League 2009 Eric Stroh, Jeremiah Sellheim, Andy Wendroth,

Ross Schilling6. 10:14.07 Nebraska 2006 James Schanandore, Eric Palmquist

Todd Schmidt, Jake Januszewski7. 10:15.27 Iowa State Classic 2008 Ross Schilling, Cory Olson, Eric Stroh, Chad Bergan8. 10:16.14 adidas Classic 2004 Jedd Danielson, Terrance Wolbaum,

Eric Palmquist, Darik Hoff9. 10:34.21 Minnesota 2002 Jason Alt, Nick Schauer, Jedd Danielson, Darik Hoff


all-time oUtDoor toP 10100 Meters1. Allen Burrell 10.22 NCAA 20042. Mike Eckroth 10.39 19913. Stacy Robinson 10.40 19834. Richard Lewis 10.42 NW Missouri 20025. Robert Blakley 10.44 Kansas 19805. Marques Johnson 10.44 NCAA 20027. Anthony Garnett 10.46 St. Thomas 19988. Brent Parmer 10.56 NCC 19959. John Bodine 10.57 198510. Cal Carlson 10.59 1992

200 Meters1. John Bodine 20.23 19862. Allen Burrell 20.69 NCC 20043. Mike Eckroth 20.79 19914. Anthony Garnett 21.09 NCAA 20015. Jason Breitzman 21.13 Ron Masanz 19986. Marques Johnson 21.17 NCC 20047. Kevin Jackson 21.34 Bison Open 20108. Pat Irgens 21.41 NCAA 20019. Luke Mosey 21.43 Ron Masanz 200310. Jared Essler 21.54 Sioux Falls 2004

400 Meters1. Marques Johnson 46.69 NCAA 20042. Jared Essler 47.01 NCAA 20043. Jason Breitzman 47.08 NCAA 19974. Kevin Jackson 47.41 Howard Wood 20105. Aaron Dewald 47.48 Kansas Relays 20006. Reece Vega 47.59 Mt. SAC 20057. Andrew Aakre 47.73 Hurricane Dec. 20058. Donte Smart 47.76 Duke Invitational 20119. Luke Mosey 47.86 NCC 200110. Kraig Klefsaas 48.06

800 Meters1. Eric Stroh 1:47.80 Jim Bush 20112. Heith Janke 1:48.51 NCAA 19983. Jedd Danielson 1:48.88 Jim Bush 20064. Ross Schilling 1:49.62 Minnesota Open 20095. Andy Moen 1:50.09 Snowbird 20026. Mark Thompson 1:50.38 19897. Moses Heppner 1:50.53 Mt. SAC Relays 20118. Alec Espeland 1:50.59 Mt. SAC Relays 20119. Aaron Dewald 1:50.67 Ron Masanz 200010. Cory Olson 1:51.16 Jim Bush 2007

1,500 Meters1. Mike Bollman 3:42.85 Drake 19792. Curt Bacon 3:47.81 MSU-Moorhead 19803. Ross Schilling 3:48.84 Oregon Invite 20074. John Shurb 3:49.00 19885. Eric Stroh 3:49.53 Howard Wood 20116. Jed Krieg 3:49.59 MSU-Moorhead 19807. Moses Heppner 3:50.22 Summit League Champ. 20108. Rob Carney 3:50.39 19829. Heith Janke 3:50.84 NCC 199810. A.J. White Bull 3:50.88 NDSU Last Chance 1994

5,000 Meters1. Doug Hanson 14:12.19 Kansas Relays 19912. Tom Stambaugh 14:19.50 19833. Greg Liebl 14:24.82 Oregon Invite 20074. Nick Gervino 14:31.18 MSU-Moorhead 19805. Darik Hoff 14:35.80 Howard Wood 20046. John Zimmerman 14:39.20 19857. Rolf Schmidt 14:39.41 19878. Warren Eide 14:40.40 19709. Chris Hagan 14:41.27 Stanford 200510. Jed Krieg 14:42.00 Macalester 1980

10,000 Meters1. John Zimmerman 29:33.70 NCAA 19852. Tom Stambaugh 29:46.24 NCAA 19833. Doug Hanson 29:53.98 NCAA 19894. Rolf Schmidt 30:09.78 NCAA 19875. Jesse Westrup 30:10.01 NCAA 19976. Greg Liebl 30:16.05 DI Ind. 20077. Warren Eide 30:38.47 NCAA 19768. Ted Allwardt 30:45.59 MSU-Moorhead 19839. Chris Raabe 30:47.76 NCC 200110. Greg Rohd 30:50.59 UNO 1984

110 Hurdles1. Matt Tetzlaff 13.99 NCAA West Prelims 20112. Luke Pfeifer 14.00 NCC 20003. Steph Weiand 14.20 19854. Weston Leutz 14.21 Mt. SAC Combined 20105. Tom Skaar 14.26 NCC 19796. Nathan Schmidt 14.35 NCC 20037. Brad Gray 14.40 19837. Robert Renschler 14.40 20029. Tyrone Lewis 14.46 Ron Masanz 198910. Nathan Harms 14.48 Ron Masanz 1998

400 Hurdles1. Nathan Harms 51.69 NCAA 19982. Nathan Schmidt 52.27 NCC 20043. Matt Tetzlaff 52.35 Summit League 20114. Peter Stuart 52.36 NCAA 20035. Kevin Jackson 52.41 Duke Invitational 20116. Jeff Anderson 52.43 19777. Paul Lean 52.78 NCC 19878. Dylan Spitzer 52.79 DI Ind. 20059. Steph Weiand 52.94 198510. Mark Jacobson 53.00 NCC 2000

Steeplechase1. Jake Januszewski 8:48.67 Jim Bush 20072. Curt Bacon 8:48.84 NCAA 19803. Chris Perleberg 8:59.50 NCAA 20044. Duane Johnson 9:01.25 NCAA 19895. Mike Bollman 9:07.10 19796. Darrell Anderson 9:11.30 MSU-Moorhead 19767. James Schanandore 9:17.07 Duke Invitational 20088. Jeff Harman 9:17.20 19739. Warren Eide 9:19.20 NCC 197610. Andy Fillmore 9:21.50 Duke Invitational 2011

Long Jump1. John Bodine 25-11 MSU-Moorhead 19862. Brent Parmer 25-5 1/2 NCC 19933. Pete Wodrich 24-10 1/2 19884. Ralph Wirtz 24-9 3/4 NCC 19715. Justen Lockhart 24-7 1/4 Ron Masanz 20006. Jason Crocker 24-7 3/4 MSU-Moorhead 19867. Tyrone Braxton 24-5 NCC 19868. Jeff Conley 24-1 3/4 MSU-Moorhead 19819. Nathan Schmidt 23-11 NCC Dec. 200310. Khoun Thammalangsy 23-9 1/2 Ron Masanz 1999

Triple Jump1. Pete Wodrich 51-9 3/4 NCAA 19872. Vernon Taplin 50-10 19833. Robert Renschler 50-1 3/4 NCC 20024. Brandon Schaible 50-0 1/2 Bison Open 20025. Bamson Fadipe 49-11 MSU-Moorhead 19836. Andrew Aakre 49-6 1/4 NCC 20047. Lee Griffin 48-9 1/4 NDSU Invite 19968. John Bauer 48-5 1/4 NCC 20029. Ralph Wirtz 48-5 NCC 197110. Kevin Strobbe 48-4 1/2 198910. Lee Schmidgall 48-4 1/2 NDSU Last Chance 1995

High Jump1. Charles Pokladnik 7-0 1/4 NCC 19931. Brian Antoine 7-0 1/4 St. Thomas 20013. Don Brophy 7-0 Ron Masanz 19904. Allen Begg 6-11 3/4 19875. Jeramy Geditz 6-11 NDSU vs. UND 20115. Chris Barta 6-11 19917. Ryan McGlynn 6-10 3/4 19957. Dave Trosen 6-10 3/4 19899. Ryan Lesnau 6-10 1/2 NCC 200310. Pete Wodrich 6-10 1/4 1988

Pole Vault1. Ryan McGlynn 17-2 3/4 NCAA 19952. Shawn Francis 17-0 3/4 Drake Relays 20093. Marc Steckler 16-8 3/4 Simpson 20044. Tony Legueri 16-7 SDSU 19965. Matt Bishoff 16-6 3/4 Baldy Castillo 20096. Tom Heilman 16-3 1/2 UND Invite 20037. Joe Bredahl 16-2 3/4 NDSU vs. UND 20117. Jesse Morrow 16-2 3/4 Summit League 20117. Andy Lillejord 16-2 3/4 NDSU vs. UND 20117. Cody Gronvold 16-2 3/4 Baldy Castillo 2009


all-time oUtDoor toP 10Shot Put1. Justin Camperud 55-9 1/2 Bartling Classic 20002. Todd Levos 55-8 1/4 NCC 19933. Dave Marion 54-8 NCC 19904. John Gallagher 53-0 3/4 St. Thomas 19955. Mike Stratton 53-0 1/2 19856. Bruce Koke 52-11 1/2 19827. Landusky Hertz 52-7 1/2 St. Thomas 19978. Mike Evanson 52-6 1/2 19739. Jim O’Brien 52-6 NCC 199710. Gary Kummet 52-1 3/4 Eagle Invite 1996

Discus Throw1. Mike Stratton 175-9 19852. John Gallagher 171-3 SDSU 19953. Sam Soholt 166-11 Summit League 20114. Todd Levos 166-10 NCC 19935. Landusky Hertz 166-9 Eagle Invite 19966. Ross Kramer 166-7 NCC 20047. Jerimiah Wurzbacher 164-10 Summit League 20088. Gary Kummet 162-11 NCC 19969. Dave Marion 161-7 NCC 199210. Clem Clooten 161-2 1978

Hammer Throw1. Casey Orgon 193-6 Summit League 20112. Scott Johnson 193-4 Bison Open 20103. John Christensen 192-5 Long Beach 20054. Logan Hollenkamp 191-1 Summit League 20115. John Gallagher 182-4 St. Thomas 19956. Sam Soholt 177-11 Cobber Twilight 20107. Ross Kramer 175-11 UNI Twilight 20058. Justin Camperud 169-11 Ron Masanz 20039. Kevin Martin 169-7 Minn. Last Chance 199710. James Delmedico 165-8 DI Ind. 2005

Javelin Throw1. Riley Dolezal 228-10 Baldy Castillo 20092. Tate Tobkin 225-4 NCC 19993. David Myles 219-10 Ron Masanz 19944. Chad Bickett 218-8 Augustana 19895. Paul Gilbert 218-4 UND Invite 19956. Chad Oukrop 217-3 Howard Wood 20057. Todd Johnson 211-8 19918. Brock Oukrop 205-11 NCC 20009. Matt Fischer 205-10 200310. Wes Christianson 202-11 NCC 1999

Decathlon1. Andrew Aakre 7,641 NDSU 20052. Nathan Schmidt 7,513 NCC 20033. Ryan McGlynn 7,374 NCC 19954. Weston Leutz 7,290 Mt. SAC Combined 20105. Ted Rud 7,261 FSU Relays 20106. Matt Bishoff 7,026 Summit League Champ. 20097. Stevie Keller 6,963 NCC 19968. Kyle Herman 6,810 DII Challenge 20039. Craig Fredrickson 6,761 NCC 200010. Jeremiah Sellheim 6,576 Summit League Champ. 2008

400-Meter Relay1. 40.00 1984 Gerald Forest, Stacy Robinson, John Bodine, Steph Weiand2. 40.39 NCAA 2004 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell,

Jared Essler, Nathan Schmidt3. 40.40 Drake (pre) 2005 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Ben Hendricks4. 40.44 NCAA (pre) 2004 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell,

Jared Essler, Nathan Schmidt5. 40.52 Mt. SAC 2005 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Ben Hendricks6. 40.54 Drake 2005 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Ben Hendricks7. 40.64 NCC 2004 Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Andrew Aakre8. 40.67 1988 Jim Thompson, Mike Eckroth,

Jerry Boschee, Robert Stevson9. 40.68 NCAA 2001 Bryan Unruh, Luke Mosey, Anthony Garnett, Pat Irgens9. 40.68 NCC 2001 Bryan Unruh, Luke Mosey, Anthony Garnett, Pat Irgens

3,200-Meter Relay1. 7:26.06 Drake 2007 Chad Bergan, Cory Olson, Eric Stroh, Ross Schilling2. 7:29.90 Drake 2002 Darik Hoff, Aaron Klingbeil, Greg Smock, Andy Moen3. 7:30.24 Drake 2010 Eric Stroh, Moses Heppner, Daniel Merritt, Travis Fitzke4. 7:30.91 Drake 2000 Aaron Dewald, Aaron Klingbeil, Darik Hoff, Andy Moen5. 7:31.37 Drake 2001 Aaron Klingbeil, Greg Smock, Darik Hoff, Andy Moen6. 7:31.80 Drake 2009 Eric Stroh, Travis Fitzke, Andy Wendroth, Ross Schilling7. 7:32.01 Drake 2004 Darik Hoff, Jedd Danielson, Chad Bergan, Andy Moen8. 7:33.13 Drake 2011 Moses Heppner, Andy Wendroth, Alec Espeland, Eric Stroh9. 7:36.71 Drake 2003 Terrance Wolbaum, Jedd Danielson, Reece Vega, Jason Alt10. 7:39.94 Drake 2008 Cory Olson, Ross SchillingSam Larson, Chad Bergan10. 7:39.94 Drake 2005 Jedd Danielson, Eric Palmquist, Chad Bergan, Ross Schilling

6,400-Meter Relay1. 16:48.00 1980 Curt Bacon, Scott Hoaby, Nick Gervino, Jed Krieg2. 16:48.76 Drake 2007 Chad Bergan, Greg Liebl, James Schanandore, Ross Schilling3. 17:01.99 Drake 2006 Jake Januszewski, Greg Liebl, James Schanandore,

Eric Palmquist

Sprint Medley Relay1. 3:18.98 Drake 2011 Kevin Jackson, Donte Smart, Jason Duchscherer, Eric Stroh2. 3:24.38 1987 Jason Crocker, Jerry Boschee, Kraig Klefsaas, Todd Ericksrud3. 3:25.58 Drake 2004 Dylan Spitzer, Mason Anderson, Jake Ridl, Terrance Wolbaum4. 3:25.66 Drake 2006 Ben Hendricks, Derrick Yates, Paul Lindquist, Jedd Danielson5. 3:25.71 Drake 2005 Paul Lindquist, Dylan Spitzer, Peter Stuart, Ross Schilling6. 3:25.93 Drake 2001 Ben Lee, Bryan Unruh, Aaron Klingbeil, Joe Smith7. 3:26.54 Drake 2007 Ben Hendricks, Reece Vega, Jayce Miller, Eric Stroh8. 3:26.62 Sioux City

Relays1998 Donny Allmaras, Jason Harms, Aaron Dewald, Heith Janke

9. 3:27.64 Drake 2010 Jason Duchscherer, Lee Dhein, Weston Leutz, Daniel Merritt10. 3:27.75 Kansas Relays 2003 Allen Burrell, Jake Ridl, Marques Johnson, Jason Alt

Distance Medley Relay1. 9:43.65 1979 Mike Bollman, Kevin Donnalley, Rick Paul, Curt Bacon2. 9:45.96 1978 Rick Paal, Jeff Kellerman, Curt Bacon, Mike Bollman3. 9:53.09 Drake 2007 Chad Bergan, Reece Vega, Cory Olson, Ross Schilling4. 9:59.42 Drake 2002 Andy Moen, Marques Johnson, Aaron Klingbeil, Darik Hoff5. 10:00.82 Drake 1997 Dane Larson, Heith Janke, Darin Eisinger, Greg Wirth6. 10:01.79 Drake 2005 Eric Palmquist, Terrance Wolbaum, Jedd Danielson,

Chad Bergan7. 10:01.81 Drake 2009 Travis Fitzke, Jayce Miller, Eric Stroh, Ross Schilling7. 10:02.50 Drake 2000 Andy Moen, Pat Irgens, Aaron Klingbeil, Darik Hoff8. 10:02.73 1999 Joe Smith, Aaron Klingbeil, Greg Smock, Dane Larson9. 10:06.50 1998 Eric Loeffler, Jon Lingor, Greg Smock, Greg Wirth10. 10:09.06 Sioux City

Relays1997 Heith Janke, Andy Nelson, Darin Eisinger, Dane Larson

800-Meter Relay1. 1:24.06 Drake 2005 Andrew Aakre, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell2. 1:24.21 Drake 2004 Nathan Schmidt, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson, Allen Burrell3. 1:25.01 Kansas Relays 2004 Nathan Schmidt, Allen Burrell, Marques Johnson, Jared Essler4. 1:25.44 Drake 2001 Anthony Garnett, Aaron Dewald, Bryan Unruh, Pat Irgens5. 1:25.35 Drake (pre) 1998 Chris Wilmes, Anthony Garnett, Jason Breitzman, Luke Pfeifer6. 1:25.66 1985 Nathan Cooper, Steph Weiand, John Bodine, Greg Rierson6. 1:25.66 1998 Chris Wilmes, Anthony Garnett, Jason Breitzman, Luke Pfeifer8. 1:25.85 Drake 2003 Nathan Schmidt, Luke Mosey, Allen Burrell, Marques Johnson9. 1:25.89 Kansas Relays 2003 Jared Essler, Marques Johnson, Luke Mosey, Allen Burrell10. 1:26.12 Drake 1998 Donny Allmaras, Chris Wilmes, Anthony Garnett,

Jason Breitzman

1,600-Meter Relay1. 3:07.75 NCAA 2004 Allen Burrell, Jared Essler, Reece Vega, Marques Johnson2. 3:09.25 Drake 2003 Andrew Aakre, Marques Johnson, Luke Mosey, Jared Essler3. 3:09.47 Texas-Arlington 2005 Andrew Aakre, Reece Vega, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson4. 3:09.80 NCAA 2003 Luke Mosey, Marques Johnson, Terrance Wolbaum,

Jared Essler5. 3:10.16 Drake 2005 Andrew Aakre, Reece Vega, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson6. 3:10.31 NCAA (pre) 2003 Luke Mosey, Marques Johnson, Terrance Wolbaum,

Jared Essler7. 3:10.41 NCAA (pre) 2004 Peter Stuart, Jared Essler, Reece Vega, Marques Johnson8. 3:10.56 Mt. SAC 2005 Allen Burrell, Reece Vega, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson9. 3:10.65 Drake (pre) 2005 Andrew Aakre, Reece Vega, Jared Essler, Marques Johnson10. 3:10.73 Kansas Relays 2003 Andrew Aakre, Terrance Wolbaum, Luke Mosey, Jared Essler

John Bodine holds NDSU records in the 200 meters and the long jump.


all-americaNS

DIVISION I2009 Matt Bishoff Heptathlon 11th

DIVISION II2004 Marc Steckler Pole Vault 2nd Nathan Schmidt 1,600 Relay 4th 60 Hurdles 7th Long Jump 7th Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 4th 60 6th Andrew Aakre 1,600 Relay 4th Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 4th Darik Hoff Mile 5th

2003 Andrew Aakre 1,600 Relay 3rd Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 3rd Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 3rd Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 3rd Justen Lockhart Long Jump 4th

2002 Andy Moen 800 2nd 1,600 Relay 5th Andrew Aakre 1,600 Relay 5th Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 5th Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 5th Aaron Klingbeil 800 6th Brandon Schaible Triple Jump 8th

2001 Brian Antoine High Jump 5th Andy Moen 800 6th Robert Renschler Triple Jump 8th

2000 Brian Antoine High Jump 3rd Aaron Dewald 400 4th Andy Moen 800 4th Luke Pfeifer 55 Hurdles 6th

1999 Brian Antoine High Jump 3rd Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 3rd Anthony Garnett 1,600 Relay 3rd Pat Irgens 1,600 Relay 3rd Jason Breitzman 1,600 Relay 3rd 400 6th Luke Pfeifer 55 Hurdles 7th Justen Lockhart Long Jump 8th

1998 Brian Antoine High Jump 7th Jason Breitzman 400 5th 1,600 Relay 5th Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 5th Heith Janke 800 3rd 1,600 Relay 5th Chris Wilmes 1,600 Relay 5th

1997 Jason Brietzman 400 3rd Heith Janke 800 5th

1996 RYAN McGLYNN Pole Vault 1st Landusky Hertz Shot Put 4th

1995 Ryan McGlynn Pole Vault 2nd Brent Parmer Long Jump 6th

1994 Charles Pokladnik High Jump 3rd Brent Parmer Long Jump 3rd Ryan McGlynn Pole Vault 4th John Bauer High Jump 5th Todd Levos Shot Put 6th Joe Toth Shot Put 7th

1993 Charles Pokladnik High Jump 3rd Brent Parmer Long Jump 8th

1992 Dave Marion Shot Put 6th Peter Brehm 1,500 5th

1990 DOUG HANSON 5,000 1st Dave Marion Shot Put 3rd John Shurb 1,500 3rd Mike Eckroth 55 4th

1989 DOUG HANSON 5,000 1st John Shurb 1,500 3rd Dave Trosen High Jump 4th Robert Stevson High Jump 5th Kevin Stobbe Triple Jump 5th Todd Acheson High Jump 6th

1988 Doug Hanson 5,000 2nd Pete Wodrich Triple Jump 3rd Rolf Schmidt 5,000 5th

1987 Pete Wodrich Triple Jump 3rd John Shurb 1,500 7th

1985 John Bodine Long Jump 2nd Steph Weiand 55 High Hurdles 3rd Vernon Taplin Triple Jump 5th Tom Deis High Jump 5th John Zimmerman 5,000 6th

indoor all-americans

Andy Moen

Brian Antoine

Jason Breitzman

Ryan McGlynn

Pete Wodrich

John Shurb

Matt Bishoff became NDSU’s first Division I All-American after placing 11th in the heptathlon at the 2009 NCAA Championships.

DIVISION II2004 NATHAN SCHMIDT Decathlon 1st 400 Relay 6th Andrew Aakre Decathlon 2nd Chris Perleberg Steeplechase 2nd Allen Burell 1600 relay 2nd 100 5th 400 relay 6th Reece Vega 1600 relay 2nd Mark Steckler Pole Vault 3rd Andy Moen 800 3rd John Christensen Hammer 5th Jared Essler 1600 Relay 2nd 400 Relay 6th Marques Johnson 1600 Relay 2nd 400 Relay 6th

2003 NATHAN SCHMIDT Decathlon 1st Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 2nd Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 2nd Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 2nd Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 2nd Andrew Aakre Decathlon 3rd Tom Heilman Pole Vault 6th Peter Stuart 400 Hurdles 7th Allen Burrell 100 8th

2002 Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 4th Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 4th Aaron Klingbeil 1,600 Relay 4th 800 8th Andy Moen 1,600 Relay 8th Marc Steckler Pole Vault 8th

2001 Nathan Schmidt Decathlon 2nd Brian Antoine High Jump 4th Anthony Garnett 200 7th 400 Relay 5th Bryan Unruh 400 Relay 5th Luke Mosey 400 Relay 5th Pat Irgens 400 Relay 5th Andy Moen 800 8th

2000 Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 3rd Tate Tobkin Javelin 6th Anthony Garnett 200 6th 1,600 Relay 8th Justen Lockhart Long Jump 7th Craig Fredrickson Decathlon 8th Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 8th Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 8th Ony Maianu 1,600 Relay 8th

1999 Tate Tobkin Javelin 4th Justen Lockhart Long Jump 5th Jason Breitzman 400 7th 1,600 Relay 7th Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 7th Anthony Garnett 1,600 Relay 7th Pat Irgens 1,600 Relay 7th

1998 HEITH JANKE 800 1st Nathan Harms 400 Hurdles 3rd Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 7th Jason Breitzman 400 8th Tate Tobkin Javelin 3rd

1997 Jason Breitzman 400 4th Jesse Westrup 10,000 4th


all-americaNS

outdoor all-americansDIVISION II2004 NATHAN SCHMIDT Decathlon 1st 400 Relay 6th Andrew Aakre Decathlon 2nd Chris Perleberg Steeplechase 2nd Allen Burell 1600 relay 2nd 100 5th 400 relay 6th Reece Vega 1600 relay 2nd Mark Steckler Pole Vault 3rd Andy Moen 800 3rd John Christensen Hammer 5th Jared Essler 1600 Relay 2nd 400 Relay 6th Marques Johnson 1600 Relay 2nd 400 Relay 6th

2003 NATHAN SCHMIDT Decathlon 1st Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 2nd Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 2nd Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 2nd Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 2nd Andrew Aakre Decathlon 3rd Tom Heilman Pole Vault 6th Peter Stuart 400 Hurdles 7th Allen Burrell 100 8th

2002 Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 4th Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 4th Aaron Klingbeil 1,600 Relay 4th 800 8th Andy Moen 1,600 Relay 8th Marc Steckler Pole Vault 8th

2001 Nathan Schmidt Decathlon 2nd Brian Antoine High Jump 4th Anthony Garnett 200 7th 400 Relay 5th Bryan Unruh 400 Relay 5th Luke Mosey 400 Relay 5th Pat Irgens 400 Relay 5th Andy Moen 800 8th

2000 Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 3rd Tate Tobkin Javelin 6th Anthony Garnett 200 6th 1,600 Relay 8th Justen Lockhart Long Jump 7th Craig Fredrickson Decathlon 8th Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 8th Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 8th Ony Maianu 1,600 Relay 8th

1999 Tate Tobkin Javelin 4th Justen Lockhart Long Jump 5th Jason Breitzman 400 7th 1,600 Relay 7th Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 7th Anthony Garnett 1,600 Relay 7th Pat Irgens 1,600 Relay 7th

1998 HEITH JANKE 800 1st Nathan Harms 400 Hurdles 3rd Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 7th Jason Breitzman 400 8th Tate Tobkin Javelin 3rd

1997 Jason Breitzman 400 4th Jesse Westrup 10,000 4th

1996 Ryan McGlynn Pole Vault 4th Decathlon 5th Landusky Hertz Discus 8th Jeremy Harms 1,600 Relay 5th Matt Ness 1,600 Relay 5th Tim Jacobsen 1,600 Relay 5th Jason Breitzman 1,600 Relay 5th

1995 Ryan McGlynn Decathlon 2nd Pole Vault 2nd Brent Parmer Long Jump 3rd John Gallagher Discus 5th Jesse Westrup 10,000 7th Stevie Keller Decathlon 8th

1994 Charles Pokladnik High Jump 3rd Ryan McGlynn Decathlon 7th Pole Vault 7th Brent Parmer Long Jump 8th

1993 Chad Bickett Javelin 3rd Arden Beachy Decathlon 4th Marc Paul 400 Relay 7th Shane Wendel 400 Relay 7th Cal Carlson 400 Relay 7th Brent Parmer 400 Relay 7th Long Jump 7th

1992 Arden Beachy Decathlon 7th Dave Marion Shot Put 7th

1991 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st 5,000 2nd Mike Eckroth 200 3rd Todd Johnson Javelin 7th David Myles Javelin 8th

1990 Dave Marion Shot Put 3rd Arden Beachy Decathlon 4th Mark Thompson 800 4th Mike Eckroth 200 6th Todd Johnson Javelin 8th

1989 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st 5,000 4th Jim Thompson 400 Relay 2nd Mike Eckroth 400 Relay 2nd Jerry Boschee 400 Relay 2nd Robert Stevson 400 Relay 2nd Duane Johnson 3,000 SC 4th Chad Bickett Javelin 8th

1988 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st 5,000 2nd John Shurb 1,500 4th Jim Thompson 400 Relay 6th Mike Eckroth 400 Relay 6th Jerry Boschee 400 Relay 6th Robert Stevson 400 Relay 6th

1987 Pete Wodrich Triple Jump 2nd Rolf Schmidt 10,000 7th

1986 John Bodine Long Jump 3rd

1985 John Zimmerman 10,000 2nd John Bodine Long Jump 3rd Tom Leutz Decathlon 7th

Curt Bacon

1984 Tom Leutz Decathlon 4th John Bodine 400 Relay 5th 200 6th Gerald Forest 400 Relay 5th Stacy Robinson 400 Relay 5th Steph Weiand 400 Relay 5th

1983 Tom Stambaugh 10,000 3rd Stacy Robinson 400 Relay 6th Gerald Forest 400 Relay 6th John Bodine 400 Relay 6th Jeff Jensen 400 Relay 6th

1980 CURT BACON 3,000 SC 1st Mark Swanson Javelin 4th

1979 CURT BACON 3,000 SC 1st Mike Bollmann 1,500 3rd

1978 Mike Bollmann 1,500 2nd

1977 Mike Bollmann 1,500 2nd Jeff Anderson 400 IH 5th

1976 Warren Eide 10,000 2nd Jeff Burgess Javelin 4th

1975 Jeff Burgess Javelin 4th Roger Schwegel 6-Mile 5th

1974 Roger Schwegel 6-Mile 2nd

1973 Dave Bruner Javelin 5th

1972 Mike Slack 10,000 3rd

1971 Mike Slack 3-Mile 2nd Dave Kampa Mile 3rd Mike Gessell 440 6th

1970 Ralph Wirtz Long Jump 3rd

1969 Ralph Wirtz 120 HH 4th

1966 Brian MacLaren 880 3rd

1965 Lowell Lindermann Pole Vault 3rd

1964 Charles Offerdahl 3,000 SC 4th Bruce Airheart 440 6th


coNfereNce chamPioNS

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

60 Meter Hurdles2009 Weston Leutz 8.122011 Matt Tetzlaff 8.00

200 meters2010 Kevin Jackson 22.07

800 meters2010 Eric Stroh 1:53.202011 Eric Stroh 1:53.41

Mile2008 Chad Bergan 4:15.022011 Travis Fitzke 4:17.06

5,000 Meters2008 Greg Liebl 14:48.25

High Jump2008 Jeramy Geditz 6-10 1/42009 Jeramy Geditz 6-10 1/42010 Jeramy Geditz 6-10 1/42011 Jeramy Geditz 7-0 1/4

Pole Vault2008 Matt Bishoff 16-0 3/42009 Shawn Francis 17-0 3/4

Heptathlon2009 Matt Bishoff 4,9932010 Ted Rud 5,2052011 Ted Rud 5,541

Distance Medley Relay2008 Bergan, Olson, 10:09.10 Schilling, Larson2011 Stroh, Finnell, 10:10.45 Heppner, Espeland

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

55 Meters (Retired)1983 Stacy Robinson 6.391984 Stacy Robinson 6.391990 Robert Stevson 6.462001 Anthony Garnett 6.43

60 Meters1979 Robert Blakley 7.011980 Robert Blakley 6.801981 Robert Blakley 6.902002 Marques Johnson 6.782003 Marques Johnson 6.79

55-Meter High Hurdles (Retired)1985 Steph Weiand 7.591990 Tyrone Lewis 7.591998 Luke Pfeifer 7.631999 Luke Pfeifer 7.562000 Luke Pfeifer 7.492001 Ben Lee 7.59

60-Meter High Hurdles1979 Tom Skaar 8.241980 Tom Skaar 8.21

60-Yard Low Hurdles (Retired)1970 Ralph Wirtz 6.90

60-Yard Int. Hurdles (Retired)1971 Ralph Wirtz 7.10

60-Yard High Hurdles (Retired)1970 Ralph Wirtz 7.501971 Ralph Wirtz 7.401977 Larry Radditz 7.52

200 Meters1979 Kevin Donnalley 22.361980 Robert Blakley 22.211993 Brent Parmer 22.061999 Anthony Garnett 21.742000 Anthony Garnett 21.602002 Marques Johnson 21.632003 Marques Johnson 21.442004 Allen Burrell 21.60

300 Meters (Retired)1986 John Bodine 34.51

300 Yards (Retired)1972 Doug Sorvik 31.30

400 Meters1998 Jason Breitzman 48.321999 Jason Breitzman 48.832000 Luke Mosey 48.732004 Jared Essler 48.91440 Yards (Retired)1965 Bruce Airheart 49.60

500 Meters1989 Tim Birkland 1:06.401997 Jason Breitzman 1:04.081999 Aaron Dewald 1:04.072000 Aaron Dewald 1:02.822001 Aaron Dewald 1:03.792003 Mike Vojtisek 1:04.582004 Jake Ridl 1:05.96

600 Meters (Retired)1980 Scott Wilkinsin 1:22.54

600 Yards (Retired)1965 Brian MacLaren 1:15.201967 Brian MacLaren 1:13.101972 Kim Beron 1:13.00

800 Meters2001 Andy Moen 1:52.542002 Andy Moen 1:51.632004 Jedd Danielson 1:53.58

880 Yards (Retired)1967 Brian MacLaren 1:57.801971 Mike Slack 1:58.601972 Mike Slack 1:54.10

1,000 Meters1979 Rick Paal 2:28.671982 Mike Elshaw 2:27.681989 John Shurb 2:28.251996 Chris Dew 2:30.051997 Dane Larson 2:29.681998 Dane Larson 2:30.391999 Sam Renneberg 2:30.072000 Dane Larson 2:30.032001 Greg Smock 2:30.322002 Greg Smock 2:30.93

1,000 Yards (Retired)1972 Dave Kampa 2:13.60

1,500 Meters (Retired)1979 Curt Bacon 3:49.021983 Robert Carney 3:51.761989 John Shurb 3:49.83

Mile 1971 Mike Slack 4:16.701972 Randy Lussenden 4:10.401976 Mike Bollmann 4:12.401977 Mike Bollmann 4:14.921978 Mike Bollmann 4:11.201996 Heith Janke 4:14.531997 Heith Janke 4:14.382-Mile (Retired)1971 Mike Slack 9:23.301972 Mike Slack 9:11.601976 Warren Eide 8:57.001977 Curt Bacon 9:12.901978 Mike Bollmann 9:00.10

5,000 Meters1988 Rolf Schmidt 14:42.901989 Doug Hanson 14:39.901990 Doug Hanson 14:31.941995 Jesse Westrup 14:53.001996 Jesse Westrup 15:06.732004 Darik Hoff 14:50.81Long Jump1970 Ralph Wirtz 23-81971 Ralph Wirtz 24-111973 Boyd Junge 23-3 1/21984 John Bodine 24-2 1/21985 John Bodine 23-11 3/41986 John Bodine 23-10 1/41988 Pete Wodrich 23-3 1/41993 Brent Parmer 24-111994 Brent Parmer 24-9 3/41995 Brent Parmer 25-0 1/22001 Rob Renschler 23-4 1/22002 Justen Lockhart 24-4 1/42003 Justen Lockhart 24-6 1/22004 Nathan Schmidt 23-4

Triple Jump1971 Ralph Wirtz 48-41982 Vernon Taplin 48-10 1/41983 Vernon Taplin 48-6 1/21984 Bamson Fadipe 48-11 1/21985 Vernon Taplin 50-3 1/21988 Pete Wodrich 51-0 1/21996 Lee Schmidgall 48-1 3/42003 Andrew Aakre 47-5 1/42004 Andrew Aakre 48-4 3/4

High Jump1967 Rod Landblom 6-3 1/41972 John Morken 6-61973 John Bennett 6-61975 John Bennett 6-91976 Craig Shepard 6-81987 Alan Begg 6-10 1/41989 Dave Trosen 6-9 1/21993 Charles Pokladnik 6-8 1/21994 Charles Pokladnik 6-91995 Charles Pokladnik 7-01999 Brian Antoine 6-102000 Brian Antoine 6-10 3/42001 Brian Antoine 6-10 3/4

Pole Vault1965 Lowell Lindermann 14-21967 Mike James 14-11968 Mike James 14-7 1/41973 Rich Hofstrand 15-01974 Layne Johnson 15-31975 Layne Johnson 16-4 1/4

1,600-Meter Relay1986 Crocker, Bodine, Molstre, Reierson 3:20.251997 Nelson, Frueh, Harms, Breitzman 3:20.271998 Dewald, Wilmes, Janke, Breitzman 3:20.251999 Dewald, Irgens, Garnett, Breitzman 3:17.502000 Mosey, Maianu, Garnett, Dewald 3:17.462002 Aakre, Wolbaum, Moen, Johnson 3:16.702003 Aakre, Mosey, Essler, Johnson 3:20.842004 Essler, Schmidt, Stuart, Aakre 3:20.84

1-Mile Relay (Retired)1965 MacLaren, Evenson, McDowell, Airheart 3:27.701979 Donnalley, Skaar, Kellerman, Hodenfield 3:21.08

3,200-Meter Relay1994 Hoag, Ericsson, Eisinger, Whitebull 7:48.411996 Folske, Dew, Helm, Janke 7:48.221997 Lingor, Larson, Wirth, Janke 7:51.151998 Lingor, Potter, Wirth, Janke 7:22.332000 Moen, Smock, Larson, Smith 7:56.352001 Smock, Hoff, Klingbeil, Moen 7:52.062002 Smock, Moen, Alt, Klingbeil 7:40.612004 Palmquist, Bergan, Ridl, Danielson 7:52.16

indoor champions1977 Doug Osland

15-01979 Custer Huseby

15-01980 Custer Huseby

14-7 1/21994 Ryan McGlynn

16-31995 Ryan McGlynn

16-8 3/41996 Ryan McGlynn

16-71998 Khoun Thammalangsy

15-92002 Tom Heilman

15-9Shot Put1971 Mike Evenson 50-4 1/21992 Dave Marion 53-1 3/41993 Todd Levos 54-61994 Joe Toth 55-1 3/4

35# Weight Throw2003 Justin Camperud 54-6 1/2

Pentathlon1993 Arden Beachy 3,608 1996 Ryan McGlynn 3,686 1997 Stevie Keller 3,6901998 Nick Schauer 3,5961999 Nick Schauer 3,7062000 Craig Fredrickson 3,7652002 Nick Schauer 3,6422004 Nathan Schmidt 3,994


coNfereNce chamPioNS

outdoor championsTHE SUMMIT LEAGUE

800 Meters2009 Ross Schilling 1:53.492010 Eric Stroh 1:51.752011 Eric Stroh 1:52.52

110 Hurdles2009 Weston Leutz 14.242011 Matt Tetzlaff 14.09

Pole Vault2008 Shawn Francis 16-6 3/4

Long Jump2008 Scott Nei 23-2 1/2

Triple Jump2008 Scott Nei 47-11

Javelin2008 Riley Dolezal 217-32009 Jeremiah Sellheim 188-9

Discus2011 Sam Soholt 166-11

Hammer2009 Scott Johnson 184-12011 Casey Orgon 193-6

Decathlon2009 Matt Bishoff 7,0262010 Weston Leutz 6,8072011 Ted Rud 6,479

4x100 Relay2010 Scott, Jackson, 41.36 Duchscherer, Dhein2011 Smart, Jackson, 41.24 Duchscherer, Dhein

4x400 Relay2011 Smart, Duchscherer, 3:14.63 Espeland, Stroh

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

100 Meters1979 Robert Blakley 10.831980 Robert Blakley 10.501981 Robert Blakley 11.021983 Stacy Robinson 10.661984 Stacy Robinson 10.491990 Mike Eckroth 10.781991 Mike Eckroth 10.782001 Anthony Garnett 10.662003 Allen Burrell 10.402004 Allen Burrell 10.49

100 Yards (Retired)1929 Ole Sand 10.101930 Ole Sand 09.901935 Fritz Hanson 10.001954 Delbert Moore 09.90

200 Meters1983 John Bodine 21.291984 John Bodine 20.941985 John Bodine 20.601986 John Bodine 21.881990 Mike Eckroth 21.502003 Allen Burrell 21.082004 Allen Burrell 20.69

220 Yards (Retired)1929 Ole Sand 22.701930 Ole Sand 22.201935 Fritz Hanson 22.101954 Delbert Moore 21.201964 Bruce Airheart 21.30

400 Meters1998 Jason Breitzman 47.231999 Jason Breitzman 47.342001 Luke Mosey 47.862003 Jared Essler 48.652004 Marques Johnson 46.69

440 Yards (Retired)1938 Berman 49.50

1939 Berman 50.701964 Bruce Airheart 47.401965 Bruce Airheart 49.101966 Brian MacLaren 48.90

800 Meters2000 Andy Moen 1:52.342004 Andy Moen 1:50.59

880 Yards (Retired)1966 Brian MacLaren 1:53.61967 Brian MacLaren 1:52.81972 Kim Beron 1:57.01,500 Meters1977 Mike Bollmann 3:49.301978 Mike Bollmann 3:55.891979 Mike Bollmann 3:49.731982 Rob Carney 3:57.541988 John Shurb 3:51.631998 Heith Janke 3:50.84

Mile1961 Oddvar Helgesen 4:18.61962 Oddvar Helgesen 4:18.51967 Brian MacLaren 4:16.71971 Mike Slack 4:17.21972 Mike Slack 4:17.2

3,000-Meter Steeplechase1976 Warren Eide 9:19.201979 Curt Bacon 9:03.111980 Curt Bacon 8:56.802004 Chris Perleberg 9:00.54

2-Mile Run (Retired)1925 Day 10:48.01960 Oddvar Helgesen 9:35.61961 Oddvar Helgesen 9:39.31962 Oddvar Helgesen 9:43.81963 Chuck Offerdahl 9:45.21964 Chuck Offerdahl 9:31.81971 Randy Lussenden 14:17.6

5,000-Meter Run1976 Warren Eide 15:04.401977 Mike Bollmann 15:00.001978 Mike Bollmann 14:49.641988 Doug Hanson 14:45.501991 Doug Hanson 14:34.741997 Jesse Westrup 14:55.942001 Chris Raabe 15:03.52

3-Mile Run (Retired)1971 Randy Lussenden 14:17.61972 Mike Slack 14:45.41975 Roger Schwegel 13:54.8

6-Mile Run (Retired)1971 Mike Slack 32:04.01972 Mike Slack 30:02.41973 Mark Buzby 29:28.9

10,000 Meters1976 Warren Eide 31:00.201983 Tom Stambaugh 29:55.501985 John Zimmerman 30:37.201987 Rolf Schmidt 30:16.601988 Rolf Schmidt 31:05.101991 Doug Hanson 31:43.191995 Jesse Westrup 31:20.001997 Jesse Westrup 30:30.10

110-Meter Hurdles1980 Tom Skaar 14.461985 Steph Weiand 14.201990 Tyrone Lewis 14.701997 Luke Pfeifer 14.471998 Luke Pfeifer 14.371999 Luke Pfeifer 14.182000 Luke Pfeifer 14.00

120-Yard High Hurdles (Retired)1970 Ralph Wirtz 14.501971 Ralph Wirtz 14.20

200-Yard Low Hurdles (Retired)1930 Ole Sand 24.601954 Dale Wallentine 24.901955 Dale Wallentine 25.00400-Meter Hurdles1977 Jeff Anderson 53.001985 Steph Weiand 53.531986 Steph Weiand 54.501987 Paul Lean 52.782001 Nathan Schmidt 53.242002 Peter Stuart 52.362004 Nathan Schmidt 52.27

Long Jump1949 Dave Torson 20-41956 Dale Wallentine 21-7 1/21970 Ralph Wirtz 24-0 1/21971 Ralph Wirtz 24-3 1/21983 John Bodine 24-0 1/21984 John Bodine 25-2 1/21985 John Bodine 23-9 1/21986 John Bodine 24-101988 Pete Wodrich 24-10 1/21992 Brent Parmer 24-71993 Brent Parmer 25-5 1/21995 Brent Parmer 25-3 1/2

Triple Jump1971 Ralph Wirtz 48-51983 Bampson Fadipe 49-5 3/41984 Vernon Taplin 50-0 1/41985 Vernon Taplin 50-8 1/21987 Pete Wodrich 50-6 3/41988 Pete Wodrich 51-2 1/41994 Brent Parmer 48-2 1/41995 Brent Parmer 48-0 1/21996 Lee Griffin 47-9 1/21999 Brandon Schaible 49-7 1/42002 Rob Renschler 50-1 3/42003 Matthew Gordon-Jackson 47-6 1/22004 Andrew Aakre 49-6 1/2 High Jump1931 Schwartz 5-11 7/81933 Stricker 5-101938 Olson 5-111939 Olson 5-11 1/21959 Larry Dodge 5-81972 John Morken 6-41976 Craig Shepard 6-9 1/21989 Dave Trosen 6-10 3/41993 Charles Pokladnik 7-0 1/41994 Charles Pokladnik 6-10 1/22000 Brian Antoine 6-92001 Brian Antoine 6-8

Pole Vault1923 Martin 11-8 1/21929 Blakeley 11-11 1/21930 Blakeley 12-2 1/21934 Arneson 12-01939 Larry Tanberg 11-91940 Brown 11-91952 Jack Lees 11-9 1/2 Charles Gronberg 11-9 1/21965 Lowell Linderman 14-51967 Wade Hopkins 14-01978 Custer Huseby 14-61990 Arden Beachy 15-21995 Ryan McGlynn 16-22002 Marc Steckler 16-1 1/4

Shot Put1990 Dave Marion 54-81992 Dave Marion 54-5 1/41994 Todd Levos 55-8

Discus1939 Tanberg 122-9 1/21947 Jerry Mulready 138-21990 Dave Marion 158-31991 Todd Levos 160-11994 John Gallagher 160-10

Hammer Throw2003 John Christensen 163-102004 John Christensen 177-7

Javelin1936 Westgate 200-111939 Sheard 180-71967 Ron Waggoner 196-9 3/41969 Ron Waggoner 198-3

1972 Duane Erickson 180-41973 Jeff Burgess 202-31975 Jeff Burgess 233-01976 Russ Docken 249-01977 Russ Docken 212-31979 Russ Docken 226-51981 Mark Swanson 229-71982 Mark Swanson 221-1 1/21984 Todd Murdock 218-31985 Todd Murdock 219-41986 Tim Haag 201-21987 Tim Haag 199-41988 Tim Haag 188-01989 Todd Johnson 207-91990 Todd Johnson 207-41991 Todd Johnson 211-81992 Todd Johnson 207-71993 Chad Bickett 209-31994 David Myles 204-91995 Paul Gilbert 199-61996 Stevie Keller 187-31997 Tate Tobkin 194-21998 Tate Tobkin 205-71999 Tate Tobkin 225-42000 Brock Oukrop 205-112003 Chad Oukrop 195-8

Decathlon1983 Tom Leutz 7,3141984 Tom Leutz 7,2561985 Tom Leutz 6,4361987 Brian Crouse 6,7191990 Arden Beachy 6,7181993 Arden Beachy 6,7551995 Ryan McGlynn 7,3741999 Craig Fredrickson 6,5372000 Craig Fredrickson 6,7612001 Nathan Schmidt 6,9492002 Nathan Schmidt 7,1192003 Nathan Schmidt 7,5132004 Nathan Schmidt 7,483

440-Yard Relay (Retired)1965 Lokken, Airheart, MacLaren, Evenson 42.70

400-Meter Relay1980 Gavitt, Blakley, Donnalley, Skaar 41.731981 Meske, Blakley, Donnalley, Conley 42.041983 Forest, Bodine, Robinson, Jensen 41.551984 Forest, Bodine, Robinson, Weiand 41.001985 Molstre, Bodine, Weiand, Cooper 42:451986 Crocker, Bodine, Weiand, Braxton 41.441989 Stevson, Eckroth, Boschee, Lewis 41.161990 Thompson, Eckroth, Boschee, Cargill 41.011992 Paul, Parmer, Wendel, Carlson 41.451993 Paul, Parmer, Wendel, Carlson 40.771995 Ness, Parmer, Harms, Jacobsen 41.361996 Harms, Ness, Jacobsen, Harms 41.682001 Mosey, Unruh, Garnett, Irgens 40.682002 Unruh, Johnson, Ridl, Opdahl 41.912003 Essler, Johnson, Mosey, Burrell 40.952004 Johnson, Burrell, Essler, Aakre 40.64

1,600-Meter Relay1980 Donnalley, Wilkinsin, Kraemer, Skaar 3:17.191996 Harms, Ness, Jacobsen, Breitzman 3:15.401997 Harms, Janke, Ness, Breitzman 3:15.691998 Dewald, Wilmes, Janke, Breitzman 3:12.101999 Dewald, Renneberg, Garnett, Breitzman 3:13.832000 Mosey, Maianu, Garnett, Dewald 3:16.992001 Maianu, Mosey, Klingbeil, Moen 3:15.072002 Ridl, Klingbeil, Moen, Johnson 3:14.332003 Stuart, Wolbaum, Essler, Mosey 3:16.782004 Burrell, Stuart, Essler, Johnson 3:13.23

1-Mile Relay (Retired)1965 Lokeken, Airheart, MacLaren, Evenson 3:24.00


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2011 rosterName Year HometownGrady Anderson Fr. Grand Rapids, Minn.Alex Barney R-Fr. Perham, Minn.John Curley Fr. Windom, Minn.Lucas DeGree R-Fr. Bismarck, N.D.Alec Espeland So. Pierre, S.D. Andy Fillmore Sr. Montgomery, Minn. Travis Fitzke Sr. Pierre, S.D. Jake Henderson Sr. Granite Falls, Minn.Moses Heppner So. Warroad, Minn.Marty Joyce So. Woodbury, Minn.Brett Kelly Fr. Bismarck, N.D.Francis Landman Fr. Fargo, N.D.Tyler Leverington Sr. Roseau, Minn.Dan Merritt So. Howard Lake, Minn. Ryan Peterka Fr. Miller, S.D.Spencer Uetz Fr. Horace, N.D.

Head Coach: Don Larson

Bison Place third at Summit league championships The North Dakota State men’s cross coun-try team placed second at the Summit League Championships, the school’s best-ever finish, on Saturday, Oct. 29 on the campus of Oral Roberts. Southern Utah won the team title with 48 points, while the Bison were second with 95 points. Senior Travis Fitzke earned first team all-league honors after finishing in fourth place. Sophomore Marty Joyce was a second team selection after a 14th place finish.

Oz Memorial (6k) Friday, Sept. 9at Falcon Heights, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course)Team Scoring (4th of 6 teams)1. Drake, 282. Minnesota State Mankato, 633. South Dakota State, 754. North Dakota State, 1015. Northern Iowa, 113Individual Results6. Travis Fitzke, 19:35.3727. Grady Anderson, 20:09.8234. Jake Henderson, 20:31.6740. Spencer Uetz, 20:50.7041. Alec Espeland, 20:55.7444. Marty Joyce, 20:58.0948. Brett Kelly, 21:06.5768. Alex Barney, 24:23.97

Roy Griak Invitational (8k)Saturday, Sept. 24at Falcon Heights, Minn. (Les Bolstad Golf Course)Team Scoring (23rd of 24 teams)1. No. 11 North Carolina State, 962. No. 10 Portland, 1143. No. 24 Minnesota, 1534. Arizona State, 1785. Penn State, 19523. North Dakota State, 683Individual Results120. Travis Fitzke, 25:54.1149. Marty Joyce, 26:18.3161. Grady Anderson, 26:28.7168. Jake Henderson, 26:36.2175. Alec Espeland, 26:45.7194. Moses Heppner, 27:15.7198. Brett Kelly, 27:23.3211. Spencer Uetz, 28:20.3

Bison OpenFriday, Sept. 30 at Fargo, N.D. (Rose Creek Golf Course)Team Scoring (T-1st of 3 teams)1. North Dakota State, 292. South Dakota, 293. St. Cloud State, 75Individual Results2. Travis Fitzke, 25:35.043. Marty Joyce, 25:41.886. Grady Anderson, 25:52.637. Jake Henderson, 25:53.5011. Alec Espeland, 26:25.3612. Brett Kelly, 26:36.6215. Brendan Skime (unatt.), 27:01.3819. Andy Fillmore, 27:23.5123. Spencer Uetz, 27:44.7625. Josh Hintz (unatt.), 28:17.9427. John Curley (unatt.), 28:45.9728. Weston Hyllestad (unatt.), 28:53.7632. Francis Landman (unatt.), 32:39.48

Tim Young InvitationalSaturday, Oct. 15at Vermillion, S.D. (Don Baker XC Course)Team Scoring (2nd of 4 teams)1. South Dakota, 292. North Dakota State, 333. North Dakota, 714. South Dakota School of Mines, 106Individual Results3. Travis Fitzke, 25:06.687. Marty Joyce, 25:48.218. Grady Anderson, 25:53.409. Moses Heppner, 25:58.1511. Brett Kelly, 26:08.6516. Alec Espeland, 26:23.1018. Jake Henderson, 26:35.8025. Andrew Fillmore, 27:06.7532. Spencer Uetz, 27:30.80

Summit League Championships (8k)Saturday, Oct. 29at Tulsa, Okla. (Oral Roberts)Team Scoring (2nd of 10 teams)1. Southern Utah, 482. North Dakota State, 953. South Dakota State, 1004. UMKC, 1105. South Dakota, 116Individual Results4. Travis Fitzke, 25:13.9014. Marty Joyce, 25:32.7023. Grady Anderson, 26:16.7024. Moses Heppner, 26:17.2030. Brett Kelly, 26:29.9031. Alec Espeland, 26:34.6041. Jake Henderson, 26:58.1050. Andrew Fillmore, 27:28.40

NCAA Midwest Regional (10k)Saturday, Nov. 13at DeKalb, Ill. (NIU North 40 XC Course)Team Scoring (15th of 25 teams)1. Oklahoma State, 422. Oklahoma, 453. Tulsa, 1204. Minnesota, 1295. Illinois, 15715. North Dakota State, 406Individual Results47. Travis Fitzke, 32:29.7875. Marty Joyce, 33:20.2388. Alec Espeland, 33:44.2895. Jake Henderson, 33:51.52109. Grady Anderson, 34:08.70124. Moses Heppner, 34:25.48127. Brett Kelly, 34:29.79


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Slack Leads Bison Runners to 1972 NCAA Championship

WHEATON, Ill.--North Dakota State University won the National Collegiate Athletic As-sociation (NCAA) College Division cross country meet here Saturday with Bison Mike Slack capturing his second individual championship. Slack, who a week ago finished second to South Dakota State’s Garry Bentley, was be-lieved to be ill earlier in the week and Coach Roger Grooters questioned his ability to defend his national championship. But blood tests revealed Slack was suffering from a short-term virus and would be able to compete. His time of 24 minutes, 36 seconds over the five-mile Chicago Golf Course was short of his meet record of 24:19. Grooters described the Chicago layout as a “slow course.” The Bison finished with 84 points with S.D. State giving the NCC a 1-2 finish with 143 points for the runner-up spot. Defending champion California-Fullerton was third with 158. Roger Schwegel was the second Bison to finish, in 20th place. Dave Kampa was 21st, freshman Warren Eide 38th and Mark Buzby 46th. Slack, Schwegel and Kampa, by finishing in the top 25, gain Little All-America honors. Second individually was Dan Moynihan of Tufts, a fourth-place finisher in last year’s meet. Third was Chris Hoffman of California-Fullerton, the ninth runner a year ago, and fourth was SDSU’s Bentley. Over 400 runners representing 58 teams competed in the run. Trailing Cal-Fullerton were Luther (Iowa) with 188 points, Western Illinois 236, California-Davis 315, Ashland (Ohio) 321 and Augustana (Ill.) 377. Northern Iowa finished 14th with 475 and Minnesota State-Mankato was 21st with 625. Wayne Sanders of Illinois-Circle was fifth, Chuck Smead of Humboldt (Cal.) finished sixth, John Sheeham of California-Davis seventh, Dave White of California-Fullerton eighth,

NCAA Champion Mike Slack

“There was a big mass of guys at the start so I got out in as good a position as possible. After the first half-mile I was in 15th or 20th and just waited to see how things went.”

“Moynihan took the lead at the three-mile and I followed him until about the four-mile point in the race. We went up and down one hill and were just going up another when I took the lead. I led him by just a few strides until there was only a half mile left in the race. Then I picked up about four seconds on him.”

Coach Roger Grooters

“It was the best team effort by far this year. We got up front and in good position early which inspired the kids to do well because they knew they had a chance at the national champion-ship.”

“It wasn’t the case of a super effort by one individual, but was an outstanding effort by the entire team.”

“If one individual had to be singled out it would be Dave Kampa in view of the fact that he had missed most of the season. He did a tremen-dous job for us.”

Mike Slack1st

Bruce Goebel20th

RandyLussenden7th

Dave Kampa6th

1971 Cross Country All-Americans

Team Champions1922 Morningside (-)1923 Des Moines (-)1924 South Dakota State (-)1925 Team Scores Not Available1926 South Dakota State (-)1927 North Dakota State1928 North Dakota State 1960 South Dakota State (3rd)1961 South Dakota State (2nd)1962 South Dakota State (4th)1963 South Dakota State (2nd)1964 Northern Iowa (3rd)1965 South Dakota State (4th)1966 South Dakota State (3rd)1967 South Dakota State (3rd)1968 North Dakota (4th)1969 MSU-Mankato (6th)1970 South Dakota State (2nd)1971 North Dakota State 1972 South Dakota State (2nd)1973 North Dakota State1974 South Dakota State (4th)1975 South Dakota State (4th)1976 Nebraska-Omaha (6th)1977 South Dakota State (5th)1978 South Dakota State (3rd)1979 South Dakota State (2nd)1980 South Dakota State (7th)1981 MSU-Mankato (3rd)1982 North Dakota State1983 St. Cloud State (2nd)1984 South Dakota State (2nd)1985 South Dakota State (2nd)1986 South Dakota State (2nd)1987 South Dakota State(3rd)1988 MSU-Mankato (4th)1989 South Dakota State (4th)1990 South Dakota State (2nd)1991 Augustana (5th)1992 MSU-Mankato (4th)1993 MSU-Mankato (4th)

1994 South Dakota (4th)1995 MSU-Mankato, USD (4th)1996 South Dakota State (2nd)1997 South Dakota (3rd)1998 South Dakota (3rd)1999 MSU-Mankakto (6th)2000 South Dakota State (4th)2001 South Dakota State (4th)2002 South Dakota State (3rd)2003 South Dakota St. (t-2nd)

Division IIndependentTeam Champions

2004 UC Davis (2nd)2005 South Dakota State (3rd)2006 UC Davis (2nd)

Bison IndividualConferenceChampions

1960 Oddvar Helgesen1961 Oddvar Helgesen1963 Charles Offerdahl1964 Roger Grooters1970 Mike Slack1971 Mike Slack1975 Warren Eide1977 Mike Bollmann1988 Doug Hanson1990 Doug Hanson1994 Jesse Westrup2002 Darik Hoff

NDSU all-americans1961 Oddvar Helgesen, 3rd1970 Randy Lussenden, 18th1971 Mike Slack, champion Dave Kampa, 6th Randy Lussenden, 7th Bruce Goebel, 20th1972 Mike Slack, champion Dave Kampa, 21st1973 Roger Schwegel, 4th Dave Kampa 7th Mark Buzby, 18th1974 Roger Schwegel, 5th Warren Eide, 6th1975 Warren Eide, 6th1977 Mike Bollmann, champion1981 Jed Krieg, 6th1982 Tom Stambaugh, 11th1983 Paul LeBlanc, 17th1984 John Zimmerman, 23rd1987 Doug Hanson, 5th John Shurb, 20th1988 Doug Hanson, champion1990 Doug Hanson, champion1994 Jesse Westrup, 24th1996 Jesse Westrup, 18th2002 Darik Hoff, 34th2003 Darik Hoff, 31st Chris Perleberg, 32nd

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NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship1986 John Bodine1991 Doug Hanson1996 Ryan McGlynn1999 Heith Janke2005 Jared Essler Terrance Wolbaum Andrew Aakre2008 Greg Liebl

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaCollege Division

1990 Doug Hanson, 1st Team1991 Doug Hanson, 1st Team2000 Nick Schauer, 3rd Team2003 Terrance Wolbaum, 3rd Team Marc Steckler, 1st Team 2004 Marc Steckler, 1st Team Andrew Aakre, 3rd Team2005 Andrew Aakre, 1st Team Marc Steckler, 1st Team Jared Essler, 1st Team2006 Greg Liebl, 2nd Team2007 Greg Liebl, 1st Team2008 Greg Liebl, 1st Team Scott Nei, 2nd Team

CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year

2005 Marc Steckler

CoSIDA Academic All-District College Division 2003 Marc Steckler, 1st team Terrance Wolbaum, 1st team 2004 Andrew Aakre, 1st team Marc Steckler, 1st team 2005 Andrew Aakre, 1st team Jared Essler, 1st team Marc Steckler, 1st team 2006 Greg Liebl, 1st team Chad Oukrop, 2nd team 2007 Greg Liebl, 1st team 2008 Greg Liebl, 1st team Scott Nei, 1st team

NDSU Albrecht PresidentialStudent-Athlete Award

1994 Arden Beachy, track/football1995 Brent Parmer, track1996 Ryan McGlynn, track1997 Jesse Westrup, track/cc2002 Nick Schauer, track2005 Jared Essler, football/track2008 Greg Liebl, track/cc

Divison II Outdoor Coach of the Year

1997 Don Larson 1998 Don Larson 2001 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson 2004 Don Larson 2005 Don Larson Division II Indoor Coach of the Year1996 Don Larson 2000 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson 2004 Don Larson

Divison II Indoor Regional Coach of the Year

1996 Don Larson 1999 Don Larson 2000 Don Larson 2001 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson 2004 Don Larson

Divison II Outdoor Regional Coach of the Year

1991 Don Larson 1997 Don Larson 2001 Don Larson 2002 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson

2004 Don Larson USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2000 Aaron Dewald Jordan Hoffert Aaron Klingbell2006 Jake Januszewski Chad Oukrop2008 Shawn Francis2009 Matt Bishoff Shawn Francis Jeremiah Sellheim2010 Logan Hollenkamp

the Summit league

Indoor Championship MVP2009 Matt Bishoff

Indoor Field Championship MVP2010 Ted Rud2011 Ted Rud

Indoor Newcomer of the Championships

2009 Kevin Jackson2011 Donte Smart

Outdoor Newcomerof the Championships

2011 Donte Smart

Indoor Coach of the Year2009 Don Larson 2010 Don Larson2011 Don Larson

Outdoor Coach of the Year2008 Don Larson 2010 Don Larson2011 Don Larson

Indoor All-Summit League2008 Chad Bergan Matt Bishoff Shawn Francis Jeramy Geditz RJ Gross Mike Hagen Brad Hartsoch Ben Hendricks Scott Johnson Sam Larson Greg Liebl Paul Lindquist Jayce Miller Scott Nei Cory Olson Ted Rud James Schanandore Ross Schilling Jeremiah Sellheim

2009 Matt Bishoff Jason Duchscherer Mike Fairbairn Shawn Francis Jeramy Geditz Cody Gronvold Logan Hollenkamp Kevin Jackson Weston Leutz Ted Rud James Schanandore Ross Schilling Jeremiah Sellheim Eric Stroh Andy Wendroth2010 Weston Leutz Jeramy Geditz Scott Johnson Eric Stroh Kevin Jackson Moses Heppner Lee Kersting Jesse Morrow Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott2011 Donte Smart Kevin Jackson Jason Duchscherer Eric Stroh Moses Heppner Travis Fitzke Tyler Leverington Matt Tetzlaff Weston Leutz Jesse Morrow Ted Rud Andy Lillejord

Outdoor All-Summit League2008 Chad Bergan Matt Bishoff Riley Dolezal Shawn Francis Cody Gronvold RJ Gross Ben Hendricks Scott Johnson Greg Liebl Paul Lindquist Jayce Miller Scott Nei Cory Olson James Schanandore Doug Scott Jeremiah Sellheim Jeremiah Wurzbacher2009 Jason Duchscherer Ross Schilling Eric Stroh Weston Leutz James Schanandore

Greg Liebl (L) was a three-time Academic All-American and also earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as a senior.


hoNorS & aWarDS2009 Matt Bishoff Jason Duchscherer Mike Fairbairn Shawn Francis Jeramy Geditz Cody Gronvold Logan Hollenkamp Kevin Jackson Weston Leutz Ted Rud James Schanandore Ross Schilling Jeremiah Sellheim Eric Stroh Andy Wendroth2010 Weston Leutz Jeramy Geditz Scott Johnson Eric Stroh Kevin Jackson Moses Heppner Lee Kersting Jesse Morrow Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott2011 Donte Smart Kevin Jackson Jason Duchscherer Eric Stroh Moses Heppner Travis Fitzke Tyler Leverington Matt Tetzlaff Weston Leutz Jesse Morrow Ted Rud Andy Lillejord

Outdoor All-Summit League2008 Chad Bergan Matt Bishoff Riley Dolezal Shawn Francis Cody Gronvold RJ Gross Ben Hendricks Scott Johnson Greg Liebl Paul Lindquist Jayce Miller Scott Nei Cory Olson James Schanandore Doug Scott Jeremiah Sellheim Jeremiah Wurzbacher2009 Jason Duchscherer Ross Schilling Eric Stroh Weston Leutz James Schanandore

Cody Gronvold Jayce Miller Doug Scott Mike Tveidt Scott Johnson Logan Hollenkamp Jeremiah Sellheim Matt Bishoff Ted Rud2010 Lee Dhein Jason Duchscherer Travis Fitzke Jeramy Geditz Kevin Jackson Scott Johnson Weston Leutz Andrew Lillejord Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Tom Wagner2011 Joe Bredahl Lee Dhein Jason Duchscherer Alec Espeland Andrew Fillmore Jeramy Geditz Moses Heppner Logan Hollenkamp Kevin Jackson Andy Lillejord Casey Orgon Ted Rud Donte Smart Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Matt Tetzlaff

All-Academic Team2008 Chad Bergan Matt Bishoff Kirk Bottelberghe Bryce Brunswig Riley Dolezal Shawn Francis Cody Gronvold RJ Gross Mike Hagen Ben Hendricks Logan Hollenkamp Scott Johnson Lee Kersting Mike Kunstle Chris Legatt Tyler Leverington Greg Liebl Paul Lindquist Jayce Miller Scott Nei Ted Rud

James Schanandore Doug Scott Jeremiah Sellheim Eric Sinner Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Mike Svaleson Tom Wagner2009 Nolan Berg Matt Bishoff Kirk Bottelberghe Joe Bredahl Riley Dolezal Jason Duchscherer Andy Fillmore Shawn Francis Mike Hagen Jake Henderson Logan Hollenkamp Ryan Jenson Lee Kersting Tyler Leverington Casey Lipp Ted Rud James Schanandore Ross Schilling Doug Scott Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Tom Wagner Andy Wendroth2010 Nolan Berg Joe Bredahl Jason Duchscherer Travis Fitzke Jeramy Geditz Jake Henderson Logan Hollenkamp Scott Johnson Lee Kersting Jesse Morrow Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Tom Wagner2011 Keith Bennett Nolan Berg Joe Bredahl Jason Duchscherer Alec Espeland Travis Fitzke Cody Gronvold Logan Hollenkamp Ryan Jenson Lee Kersting Tyler Leverington Andy Lillejord Casey Lipp Nate Mattson

Brad Monahan Jesse Morrow Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott Kole Seiler Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Ryan Swenson Matt Tetzlaff Nate Thooft Tom Wagner Andy Wendroth

Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2008 Chad Bergan Matt Bishoff Kirk Bottelberghe Bryce Brunswig Riley Dolezal Shawn Francis Ben Hendricks Scott Johnson Chris Legatt Greg Liebl Paul Lindquist Scott Nei James Schanandore Jeremian Sellheim2009 Nolan Berg Matt Bishoff Kirk Bottelberghe Joe Bredahl Riley Dolezal Andy Fillmore Shawn Francis Cody Gronvold Jake Henderson Logan Hollenkamp Scott Johnson Lee Kersting Tyler Leverington Ted Rud James Schanandore Doug Scott Jeremiah Sellheim Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Tom Wagner Andy Wendroth2010 Nolan Berg Joe Bredahl Jason Duchscherer Travis Fitzke Teddy Greenprice Jake Henderson Logan Hollenkamp Scott Johnson Lee Kersting Casey Orgon Ted Rud

Doug Scott Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Tom Wagner2011 Andrew Balzer Keith Bennett Nolan Berg Joe Bredahl Jason Duchscherer Andrew Fillmore Travis Fitzke Cody Gronvold Jake Henderson Logan Hollenkamp Ryan Jenson Lee Kersting Tyler Leverington Andy Lillejord Casey Lipp Brad Monahan Jesse Morrow Casey Orgon Ted Rud Doug Scott Kole Seiler Sam Soholt Eric Stroh Ryan Swenson Matt Tetzlaff Tom Wagner Andy Wendroth

Indoor Athlete of the Week2008 Chad Bergan (2/12)2009 Matt Bishoff (2/10) Jeramy Geditz (2/3)

Outdoor Athlete of the Week2008 Riley Dolezal (4/29, 4/8)2009 Ross Schilling (5/13) 2010 Ted Rud (3/30) Eric Stroh (3/23) Weston Leutz (12/16)2011 Eric Stroh (5/10)

Athlete of the Month2008 Riley Dolezal, April

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Outdoor Coach of the Year2005 Don Larson 2007 Don Larson

Field Athlete of the Championships2006 Matt Bishoff 2007 Scott Johnson

Athlete of the Meet2005 Andrew Aakre


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Mile1. Dave Kampa 4:07.70 1975

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North Central ConferenceStan Marshall Award

1994 Arden Beachy, football/track

Honor Athlete Award1982 Jed Kreig, cross country/track1987 James Molstre, football/track1994 Arden Beachy, football/track1995 Brent Parmer, track1997 Jesse Westrup, track/cc2002 Nick Schauer, track

Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete2004 Nate Schmidt

Outdoor Coach of the Year1980 Don Larson 1983 Don Larson 1984 Don Larson 1985 Don Larson 1986 Don Larson 1987 Don Larson 1989 Don Larson 1990 Don Larson 1994 Don Larson 1995 Don Larson 1996 Don Larson 1997 Don Larson 2001 Don Larson 2002 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson 2004 Don Larson

Indoor Most Outstanding Athlete2004 Nate Schmidt

Indoor Coach of the Year1980 Don Larson 1983 Don Larson 1984 Don Larson 1985 Don Larson 1986 Don Larson 1996 Don Larson 2000 Don Larson 2001 Don Larson 2003 Don Larson 2004 Don Larson

Academic All-NCC2004 Jared Essler Marc Steckler Chris Perleberg2003 Jared Essler

2002 Andrew Aakre Jason Alt Brandon Schaible Nick Schauer Greg Smock2001 Greg Smock Ben Lee2000 Nick Schauer Greg Smock1999 Heith Janke Nick Schauer1998 Jon Wirth1997 Jeremy Harms Gary Kommet Jesse Westrup1995 Ryan McGlynn1994 Todd Levos1993 Shane Wendel Arden Beachy1992 Cal Carlson Arden Beachy1990 Doug Hanson1989 Dave Trosen Doug Hanson1988 Keith Repko Doug Hanson Peter Wodrich Rolf Schmidt1987 Rolf Schmidt1986 John Bodine1985 Todd Murdock John Bodine1984 John Bodine Nick Gervino Todd Murdock

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USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010

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All-Summit League2007 Greg Liebl, 1st team2008 James Schanandore, 1st team2010 Travis Fitzke, 2nd team Tyler Leverington, 2nd team

Newcomer of the Championships2010 Marty Joyce

Athlete of the Week2008 James Schanandore (9/30, 9/16)

All-Academic Team2008 Kirk Bottelberghe Greg Liebl Mark Popp Tom Schanandore

Eric Stroh Tom Wagner2009 Kirl Bottelberghe Andrew Fillmore Travis Fitzke Jake Henderson Tyler Leverington James Schanandore Tom Schanandore Tom Wagner Andy Wendroth2010 Kirk Bottelberghe Andrew Fillmore Travis Fitzke Jake Henderson John Holt Tyler Leverington Jake Martel Colin Parrish Tom Schanandore Eric Stroh2011 Alex Barney Alec Espeland Andrew Fillmore Travis Fitzke Jake Henderson John Holt Tyler Leverington Tom Wagner

Divison i independent

Runner of the Week2006 Greg Liebl (10/4, 9/7)

All-Academic Team

Nate Schmidt (L) was named the North Central Confer-ence Most Outstanding Athlete at the 2004 indoor and outdoor champinships. Arden Beachy (above) was the 1994 recepient of the NCC’s Stan Marshall Award and Honor Athlete Award.

2006 Greg Liebl Mark Popp Chad Bergan James Schanandore Eric Palmquist2007 Chad Bergan Jake Januszewski Greg Liebl Eric Palmquist James Schanandore

North central confer-ence

Athlete of the Week2003 Darik Hoff (9/30, 9/23)


North Dakota State UNiverSity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


North Dakota State UNiverSity

Dr. J. Bruce RafertProvost

Philip BoudjoukVP for Research,

Creative Activities and Technology Transfer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


PreSiDeNt DeaN l. BreSciaNi

Bruce A. BollingerVP for Finance and

Administration

Dr. J. Bruce RafertProvost

Kenneth F. GraftonInterm VP for

Agriculture and University Extension

Bonnie NeasVP for Information

Technology

Laura McDanielAssistant VP for

University Relations

Philip BoudjoukVP for Research,

Creative Activities and Technology Transfer

Prakash C. MathewVP for Student Affairs

Cam KnutsonStudent Body President

Evie MyersVP for Equity, Diversity

and Global Outreach

Gene TaylorDirector of Athletics

James C. MillerExecutive Director,

Alumni Association andDevelopment Foundation

Barb PetersonExecutive Assistant to

the President

Rick JohnsonGeneral Counsel

LaDonna DeGeldereStaff Senate

President-Elect

Gary TottenFaculty Senate

President

Tony S. GrindbergExecutive Director,

NDSU Research and Technology Park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


athletic DePartmeNtGene Taylor, athletic director

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

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

One of most important pieces of the transition was securing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jenny BeamAssistant Director of

Athletic Media Relations

Kasey ByersMultimedia Coordinator

Linda GangelhoffAdministrative

Coordinator

Troy GoergenAssociate AD for

Marketing and Media Relations

Pete CuadradoHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Dr. Todd DeBatesTeam Dentist

Brian GordonDirector of Football

Operations and Equipment Services

Dr. Bruce PiattTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Chris RobertsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Curt NyhusTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Donald MarindaleTeam Physician Sanford Health

Kari ThompsonHead Coach

Women’s Volleyball

Billy IversonHead CoachMen’s Golf

Carolyn DeHoffHead Coach

Women’s Basketball

Pat FredricksonAssociate AD for

Business

Lynn DornDirector of Women’s

Athletics

Pat SimmersSenior Associate AD/

Team MakersExecutive Director

Dr. Deland J. MyersFaculty Athletics Representative

Kelli LaymanAssociate Director of Learning Services/Athletic Academics

Stephon ThomasDirector of Marketing

and Promotions

Jason MillerAssociate Director of Athletic Performance

Ryan PerreaultAssociate Director of


Jessica OseboldAthletic Academics

Coordinator

Dr. Heidi Lako-AdamsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Charles PetersonTeam Pharmacist


Don CarlsonTeam Makers

Development Officer

Don LarsonHead Coach

Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Craig BohlHead Coach

Football

Colleen HeimsteadAssociate AD for

Compliance

Saul PhillipsHead Coach

Men’s Basketball

Amy RuleyAssociate AD for

Development

Roger KishHead CoachWrestling

Matt JohnsonHead Coach

Women’s Golf

Josh HemingwayDirector of Ticket, Event, and Facility Operations

Scott WokenDirector of Sports

Medicine

Ryun GodfreyHead Coach

Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country

Jeff SchwartzDirector of Athletic

Media Relations

Darren MuellerHead Coach

Softball

Jeremy JorgensonDirector of Sales and

Broadcasting

Tod BrownHead Coach

Baseball

Dr. Rob SchulteTeam Chiropractor

Dr. Kent YoheTeam Chiropractor

Dr. Kevin MelicherTeam Optometrist

Jenny BeamAssistant Director of


Casey HornungAthletic Equipment

Assistant

Dr. Jeff LystadTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jen SwensonAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Bobby KnodelAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Mike KjellersonAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Kasey ByersMultimedia Coordinator

Nancy EricksonAthletic Program

Assistant

Dr. Vern ProchaskaTeam Physician Sanford Health

Helena JohnstonAthletic Program

Assistant

Glenda KleinAdministrative Assistant

Dr. Nicole GuliksonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Ross KringlieTeam Physician Sanford Health

Margie TrickleAthletic Program

Assistant

Kaye TernesAssistant Ticket

Manager

Linda GangelhoffAdministrative

Coordinator

Dr. Matt NelsenTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Kevin DahlTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Mark AskewTeam Physician Sanford Health

Dr. Tim UglemTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jim KramerDirector of Athletic

Performance

Troy GoergenAssociate AD for

Marketing and Media Relations

Pete CuadradoHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Ryan PerreaultAssociate Director of


Dr. Heidi Lako-AdamsonTeam Physician Sanford Health

Jeney AndersonAthletic Equipment

Assistant

Danielle PulkrabekAssistant Athletic

Trainer


facilitieS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENTSON BUNKER FIELDHOUSE

ELLIG SPORTS COMPLEX

NEWMAN OUTDOOR FIELD

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


FARGODOME

BISON SPORTS ARENA

MCCORMICK WRESTLING ROOMSCHLANSER TRACK


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


North DakotaThe Peace Garden State

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

—Information and photos from the North Dakota Tourism Division

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ARE YOU A REPRESENTATIVE OF NDSU’S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?

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

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

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE?

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

WHO CAN RECRUIT FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY?

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

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

NCAA RULES REGARDING THE INTERNET

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

NCAA RULES REGARDING BOOSTER INVOLVEMENT WITH PROSPECTS

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

NCAA RULES REGARDING BOOSTER INVOLVEMENT WITH ENROLLED STUDENT-ATHLETES

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

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

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

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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

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

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

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

SUMMIT LEAGUE INDOOR CHAMPIONS2008, 2009, 2010, 2011



2012 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULEDECEMBER

9-10 DAKOTA DUALS

JANUARY15 BISON INVITATIONAL

20-21 at Minnesota

26-28 at Iowa State

FEBRUARY3-4 at Nebraska

10-11 BISON OPEN

17 at Minnesota

24-25 at Summit League Championships

MARCH2-3 at Notre Dame

3 at Iowa State

9-10 at NCAA Championships

15-17 at San Diego State

APRIL6-7 at Arizona State

13-14 BISON CLASSIC

18-21 at Mt. SAC Relays

20 at Azusa Pacific

21 at Long Beach State

25-28 at Drake Relays

MAY4 NDSU-UND DUAL

10-12 SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

24-26 at NCAA Preliminary Round

JUNE6-9 at NCAA Championships

Documents

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