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High Jumper Lesnau Automatically Qualifies for NCAA Championship at Bison Open

FARGO, ND--High jumper Ryan Lesnau cleared 7 feet, 1 inch Saturday in the Bison Open to set a North Dakota State University school record and automatically qualify for the NCAA indoor championships.

Lesnau broke the Bison school record of 7-0 1/4 set in 1999 by Brian Antoine. It was the first time in Lesnau's career that he eclipsed the 7-foot mark. His previous personal record was 6-11 1/4 during the 2002 season.

North Dakota State won a total of 10 titles in the Bison Open including Lesnau's in the high jump and Nate Schmidt's win Friday in the pentathlon.

Other individual winners for the Bison were Marques Johnson in the 60 meters and long jump, Jared Essler in the 400 meters, Peter Stuart in the 500 meters, Jedd Danielson in the 800 meters, and John Christensen in the weight throw. NDSU also won the 1,600-meter and 2-mile relays.
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