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TULSA, Okla. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team claimed first place in all three events contested Thursday at the opening day of the Summit League Outdoor Championships.
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Kelby Anderson got things started with an early-morning victory in the 10,000m,
Amy Phillips set a meet record to win the hammer throw, and
Kari Wolfe captured her third straight javelin title to cap the day.
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NDSU scored 55 points in the team standings, establishing a 26-point lead over second-place South Dakota after the first day of competition.
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The Bison racked up significant points in the javelin, with three additional placewinners in the top six behind Wolfe's title.
Hayley Schmidt threw a personal-best 147-7 (44.98m) to take third, moving up to eighth on the NDSU all-time list. Freshman
Taylor Leingang recorded a personal-best 146-11 (44.79m) to place fourth, ranking 11th all-time at NDSU.
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Former NDSU volleyball player
Maggie Steffen registered a lifetime-best by more than seven feet in the javelin, hitting 137-11 (42.04m) to place sixth.
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Phillips threw a new meet record of 217-6 (66.29m) for first in the hammer.
Merrideth Spiers (171-10 / 52.39m) placed sixth, and
Amanda Anderson (170-4 / 51.91m) took seventh.
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Allie Wahlund took fourth place in the 10,000m behind Anderson, and senior
Jen Dufner took eighth.
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In the heptathlon, sophomore
Nell Graham ran a personal-best 24.26 in the 200m dash to rank ninth-fastest in NDSU outdoor history. She stands in fourth place after Day 1 of the heptathlon, scoring 3,018 points for a new personal-best through four events.
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