Bison Women Win All Three Events on Opening Day of Summit League Championships

Thursday, May 12

Tulsa, Okla.

8 a.m.

North Dakota State

Summit League Outdoor Championships

Photo by: The Summit League

Bison Women Win All Three Events on Opening Day of Summit League Championships

5/12/2022 6:45:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

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.

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.

NDSU scored 55 points in the team standings, establishing a 26-point lead over second-place South Dakota after the first day of competition.

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.

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.

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.

Allie Wahlund took fourth place in the 10,000m behind Anderson, and senior Jen Dufner took eighth.

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.