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Olin Defends Summit League Title, Leads Bison Javelin Domination on Day One
5/10/2018 8:22:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
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TULSA, Okla. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team swept the top seven places in the javelin at the Summit League Outdoor Championships on Thursday, kicking off the pursuit of an 11th consecutive team title.
Senior Alyssa Olin won her second straight conference title in the javelin, setting the meet record in the process with her throw of 176-7 (53.82m). Bison freshman Kari Wolfe was the runner-up at 154-10 (47.20m), and senior Kayla Hochhalter took third with a mark of 142-8 (43.48m).
Macy Denzer finished fourth, Maddy Nilles was fifth, Shelby Gunnells took sixth, and Lindsay Wangerin placed seventh as the Bison swept the top seven spots for 38 team points in the javelin.
It was the fifth consecutive year a Bison woman won the Summit League title in the event.
Nilles was the Summit League runner-up in the hammer throw with a mark of 211-2 (64.38m), and Shelby Gunnells took third at 197-10 (60.30m).
The Bison women finished 2-3-4-6-7-8 in the hammer throw with Amy Herrington, Bailey Retzlaff, Courtney Pasiowitz and Maggie Schwarzkopf behind Nilles and Gunnells for 25 team points.
In the pole vault, senior Lauren Gietzen cleared 13-05.75 (4.11m) to place third.
NDSU leads the team race with 70 points through four events on the first day. South Dakota is second with 64 points.
Senior Jaelin Beachy put up a big first-day score of 3,017 points in the heptathlon to stand in second place after four events -- 211 points better than her previous best score. Beachy recorded career-bests in the 100m hurdles (14.29), shot put (40-11.75) and 200m dash (25.88).
Sophomore Kennedi Sand (2,963 points) is fourth in the heptathlon, and junior Maea Wall (2,847) is sixth after the opening day – new first-day high scores for both.
The Summit League Outdoor Championships will continue over the next two days at the OneOK Complex on the Oral Roberts campus.
Schedule of Events (PDF)
Meet Info
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TULSA, Okla. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team swept the top seven places in the javelin at the Summit League Outdoor Championships on Thursday, kicking off the pursuit of an 11th consecutive team title.
Senior Alyssa Olin won her second straight conference title in the javelin, setting the meet record in the process with her throw of 176-7 (53.82m). Bison freshman Kari Wolfe was the runner-up at 154-10 (47.20m), and senior Kayla Hochhalter took third with a mark of 142-8 (43.48m).
Macy Denzer finished fourth, Maddy Nilles was fifth, Shelby Gunnells took sixth, and Lindsay Wangerin placed seventh as the Bison swept the top seven spots for 38 team points in the javelin.
It was the fifth consecutive year a Bison woman won the Summit League title in the event.
Nilles was the Summit League runner-up in the hammer throw with a mark of 211-2 (64.38m), and Shelby Gunnells took third at 197-10 (60.30m).
The Bison women finished 2-3-4-6-7-8 in the hammer throw with Amy Herrington, Bailey Retzlaff, Courtney Pasiowitz and Maggie Schwarzkopf behind Nilles and Gunnells for 25 team points.
In the pole vault, senior Lauren Gietzen cleared 13-05.75 (4.11m) to place third.
NDSU leads the team race with 70 points through four events on the first day. South Dakota is second with 64 points.
Senior Jaelin Beachy put up a big first-day score of 3,017 points in the heptathlon to stand in second place after four events -- 211 points better than her previous best score. Beachy recorded career-bests in the 100m hurdles (14.29), shot put (40-11.75) and 200m dash (25.88).
Sophomore Kennedi Sand (2,963 points) is fourth in the heptathlon, and junior Maea Wall (2,847) is sixth after the opening day – new first-day high scores for both.
The Summit League Outdoor Championships will continue over the next two days at the OneOK Complex on the Oral Roberts campus.
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