Saturday, March 15
Albuquerque, N.M.
9:20 p.m.
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Bison 4x400m Relay Ready for Top Competition at NCAA Championships
3/13/2014 7:48:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
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The North Dakota State 4x400-meter relay team of Morgan Milbrath, Ashley Tingelstad, Ashley Heinze and Paige Stratioti will run at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, March 15. The women's 4x400m is the final event of the meet, scheduled for 9:20 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.
Milbrath, Tingelstad, Heinze and Stratioti are the first NDSU relay team to advance to the NCAA Division I Championships – indoor or outdoor. The top 12 relay times in the nation are accepted into the meet, and the Bison will enter at No. 9 on the list at 3:34.57.
The women's 4x400m relay will run three heats of four teams apiece, with the Bison racing in the first heat against South Carolina, LSU and Arkansas. Texas enters the national meet with the fastest time in the country this season at 3:30.12, but Florida (3:30.16) and Oregon (3:30.52) are close behind. Oregon ran 3:30.22 to win the title last season.
The top eight finishers this weekend will be named first-team All-Americans by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), and the next four teams will garner second-team All-America status. NDSU has four indoor All-America honors in its Division I era, with Leslie Brost (pole vault, 4th place, 2012) and Laura Hermanson (800m, 7th place, 2009) as the only first-teamers.
The NDSU quartet broke the previous 4x400m relay school record three times in 21 days this season, improving the mark by 6.55 seconds overall. The Bison women are only the third school not from the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12 or Big Ten to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay over the last four seasons.
ESPN3 will stream the meet live on March 14 starting at 6:55 p.m. (CT) and March 15 starting at 6:50 p.m. (CT). A tape delay of the championship will air Saturday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPNU.
Morgan Milbrath
Freshman
Minot, N.D.
Joined the 4x400m relay as a true freshman out of Minot HS this season … Already ranks fifth in NDSU history in the indoor 200m … Nine-time North Dakota Class A state track and field champion and two-time state runner-up ... Three-time state champion in the 100 meter dash ... Two-time state champion the 200 meters, 400 meters and 300 meter hurdles.
Ashley Tingelstad
Senior
East Grand Forks, Minn.
NDSU indoor school record holder in the 400m after running 53.72 in 2013 … Also ranks second all-time at NDSU in the indoor 200m and third in the 60m dash … Career best 400m time of 53.57 outdoors last season … Member of 4x100, 4x200 and sprint medley relay teams that broke school records in 2013 … Four-time Summit League champion in the 400m.
Ashley Heinze
Junior
Moorhead, Minn.
Specializes in the multi-events, but joined the 4x400m relay team this indoor season … Ranks fifth in school history in the pentathlon … Sixth-fastest all-time at NDSU in the 400m hurdles … Personal-best time of 56.08 in the open 400m indoor … Two-time All-Summit League in the multi-events … Third at Summit League indoor meet in 400m behind Tingelstad and Stratioti.
Paige Stratioti
Junior
Duluth, Minn.
Ranks fifth in NDSU history in the indoor 400m at 54.88 … NDSU school record holder in the 600m at 1:31.00 … Has also run 2:07.75 in the indoor 800m to rank fifth all-time at NDSU … Also a member of the outdoor 4x400m school record team that ran 3:38.09 in 2012 … Swept The Summit League's indoor and outdoor 400m titles as a true freshman in 2012 … Won league 800m title outdoor in 2013 and indoor in 2014.
Entries & Start Lists
Watch on ESPN3
The North Dakota State 4x400-meter relay team of Morgan Milbrath, Ashley Tingelstad, Ashley Heinze and Paige Stratioti will run at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, March 15. The women's 4x400m is the final event of the meet, scheduled for 9:20 p.m. (CT) on Saturday.
Milbrath, Tingelstad, Heinze and Stratioti are the first NDSU relay team to advance to the NCAA Division I Championships – indoor or outdoor. The top 12 relay times in the nation are accepted into the meet, and the Bison will enter at No. 9 on the list at 3:34.57.
The women's 4x400m relay will run three heats of four teams apiece, with the Bison racing in the first heat against South Carolina, LSU and Arkansas. Texas enters the national meet with the fastest time in the country this season at 3:30.12, but Florida (3:30.16) and Oregon (3:30.52) are close behind. Oregon ran 3:30.22 to win the title last season.
The top eight finishers this weekend will be named first-team All-Americans by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), and the next four teams will garner second-team All-America status. NDSU has four indoor All-America honors in its Division I era, with Leslie Brost (pole vault, 4th place, 2012) and Laura Hermanson (800m, 7th place, 2009) as the only first-teamers.
The NDSU quartet broke the previous 4x400m relay school record three times in 21 days this season, improving the mark by 6.55 seconds overall. The Bison women are only the third school not from the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12 or Big Ten to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay over the last four seasons.
ESPN3 will stream the meet live on March 14 starting at 6:55 p.m. (CT) and March 15 starting at 6:50 p.m. (CT). A tape delay of the championship will air Saturday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPNU.
Morgan Milbrath
Freshman
Minot, N.D.
Joined the 4x400m relay as a true freshman out of Minot HS this season … Already ranks fifth in NDSU history in the indoor 200m … Nine-time North Dakota Class A state track and field champion and two-time state runner-up ... Three-time state champion in the 100 meter dash ... Two-time state champion the 200 meters, 400 meters and 300 meter hurdles.
Ashley Tingelstad
Senior
East Grand Forks, Minn.
NDSU indoor school record holder in the 400m after running 53.72 in 2013 … Also ranks second all-time at NDSU in the indoor 200m and third in the 60m dash … Career best 400m time of 53.57 outdoors last season … Member of 4x100, 4x200 and sprint medley relay teams that broke school records in 2013 … Four-time Summit League champion in the 400m.
Ashley Heinze
Junior
Moorhead, Minn.
Specializes in the multi-events, but joined the 4x400m relay team this indoor season … Ranks fifth in school history in the pentathlon … Sixth-fastest all-time at NDSU in the 400m hurdles … Personal-best time of 56.08 in the open 400m indoor … Two-time All-Summit League in the multi-events … Third at Summit League indoor meet in 400m behind Tingelstad and Stratioti.
Paige Stratioti
Junior
Duluth, Minn.
Ranks fifth in NDSU history in the indoor 400m at 54.88 … NDSU school record holder in the 600m at 1:31.00 … Has also run 2:07.75 in the indoor 800m to rank fifth all-time at NDSU … Also a member of the outdoor 4x400m school record team that ran 3:38.09 in 2012 … Swept The Summit League's indoor and outdoor 400m titles as a true freshman in 2012 … Won league 800m title outdoor in 2013 and indoor in 2014.
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