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Bison Women Start Competition at NCAA West Prelims Thursday
5/21/2019 12:34:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
NCAA Preliminary Rounds Qualifiers
Schedule of Events
Meet Info
Live Results | Live Video
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University women's track & field team will send 13 entries to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds held May 23-25 in Sacramento, Calif.
Eleven different Bison women will compete, with redshirt freshman Akealy Moton and junior Bailey Retzlaff both entered in a pair of throwing events.
NDSU Women's Schedule of Events (All Times Pacific)
Thursday, May 23 (All Times Pacific)
Friday, May 24 (All Times Pacific)
Saturday, May 25 (All Times Pacific)
How to Advance
The top 12 finishers in each event at the Preliminary Rounds will advance to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5-8.
In the hammer, javelin, discus, shot put, long jump and triple jump, all 48 competitors will receive a single round of three attempts. The top 12 marks overall advance to the NCAA Championships.
In the 5,000m, the top five from both heats, plus the next two fastest times advance to the NCAA Championships.
Keep the Streak Alive
The Bison women will be looking to advance qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the seventh consecutive year. NDSU has sent multiple qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in four of the past six years.
24 in a Row
The Bison women have captured 24 consecutive Summit League team titles – 12 indoor and 12 outdoor. NDSU has won every conference title since joining the league prior to the 2008 season.
Schedule of Events
Meet Info
Live Results | Live Video
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University women's track & field team will send 13 entries to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds held May 23-25 in Sacramento, Calif.
Eleven different Bison women will compete, with redshirt freshman Akealy Moton and junior Bailey Retzlaff both entered in a pair of throwing events.
NDSU Women's Schedule of Events (All Times Pacific)
Thursday, May 23 (All Times Pacific)
- 12 p.m. – Javelin – Kari Wolfe, Akealy Moton
- 4 p.m. – Hammer Throw – Amy Herrington, Hannah Frost, Bailey Retzlaff, Tasha Willing
- 6:45 p.m. – Long Jump – Amanda Levin
Friday, May 24 (All Times Pacific)
- 12 p.m. – Discus – Amanda Anderson
Saturday, May 25 (All Times Pacific)
- 3 p.m. – Triple Jump – Bailey DeMar
- 5:15 p.m. – Shot Put – Akealy Moton, Bailey Retzlaff, Maggie Schwarzkopf
- 8:05 p.m. – 5,000m run – Kelby Anderson
How to Advance
The top 12 finishers in each event at the Preliminary Rounds will advance to the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5-8.
In the hammer, javelin, discus, shot put, long jump and triple jump, all 48 competitors will receive a single round of three attempts. The top 12 marks overall advance to the NCAA Championships.
In the 5,000m, the top five from both heats, plus the next two fastest times advance to the NCAA Championships.
Keep the Streak Alive
The Bison women will be looking to advance qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the seventh consecutive year. NDSU has sent multiple qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in four of the past six years.
24 in a Row
The Bison women have captured 24 consecutive Summit League team titles – 12 indoor and 12 outdoor. NDSU has won every conference title since joining the league prior to the 2008 season.
| Athlete | Year | Event | West Region Rank |
Prelims Appearance |
Personal Best | NDSU All-Time Rank |
| Akealy Moton | RFr. | Shot put | 5th | 1st | 56-10.25 (17.33m) | 1st |
| Javelin | 24th | 1st | 161-5 (49.19m) | 4th | ||
| Kari Wolfe | So. | Javelin | 10th | 2nd | 172-1 (52.45m) | 2nd |
| Amy Herrington | Jr. | Hammer throw | 11th | 3rd | 208-11 (63.69m) | 3rd |
| Hannah Frost | Sr. | Hammer throw | 13th | 3rd | 208-0 (63.40m) | 4th |
| Bailey Retzlaff | Jr. | Hammer throw | 15th | 2nd | 205-3 (62.56m) | 5th |
| Shot put | 16th | 3rd | 53-11.75 (16.45m) | 4th | ||
| Amanda Anderson | So. | Discus | 18th | 2nd | 177-11 (54.23m) | 2nd |
| Maggie Schwarzkopf | Jr. | Shot put | 26th | 2nd | 52-00.00 (15.85m) | 6th |
| Kelby Anderson | RFr. | 5,000m | 29th | 1st | 16:14.04 | 3rd |
| Bailey DeMar | Jr. | Triple jump | 30th | 1st | 41-08.75 (12.72m) | 5th |
| Amanda Levin | Sr. | Long jump | 32nd | 1st | 20-02.50 (6.16m) | 4th |
| Tasha Willing | Jr. | Hammer throw | 46th | 1st | 189-7 (57.79m) | 9th |
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