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Kendra Kelley & Nell Graham

Kelley, Graham Sprint Into Bison Record Books at UND Open

1/28/2023 8:11:00 PM

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Several standout sprinters and a dominant day in the horizontal jumps headlined the performances of the North Dakota State women's track & field team at the UND Open on Saturday.
 
Sophomore Kendra Kelley tied the NDSU record in the 60m dash, running 7.50 to win the event and match Antoinette Goodman's school record from 2014.
 
Bison junior Nell Graham ran the second-fastest 300m dash in NDSU history, winning with a time of 38.87. Graham also clocked an indoor personal-best 24.63 for second place in the 200m dash, making her No. 9 all-time at NDSU.
 
Freshman sprinter Jasmine Williams ran 24.71 in the 200m to rank 11th-fastest in school history. She also recorded a personal-best 7.70 to place second in the 60m dash on Saturday behind Kelley.
 
NDSU's Grace Emineth remained unbeaten in the long jump this season, winning her fourth straight meet with a jump of 19-07.00 (5.97m). The Bison women finished 1-3-4-5-6 in the long jump, with five NDSU jumpers surpassing 18 feet – Jenna Parent in third at 18-11.75 (5.78m), Angel Pratt fourth, Jodi Lipp fifth, and Makenna Vollmer sixth.
 
Lipp led a Bison sweep of the top four places in the triple jump, winning with a leap of 40-01.25 (12.22m). Parent is now No. 10 in NDSU indoor history for the triple jump, going 39-06.50 (12.05m) for second place in the meet.
 
Salmata Korgho claimed the 60m hurdles title in 8.62 – the third-fastest time of her career.
 
Senior Daejha Moss won the high jump, clearing 5-03.75 (1.62m).
 
Sofia Naranjo Mata registered a pair of personal-bests on the track – 57.30 in the 400m dash for third place, and 25.29 in the 200m dash.
 
Freshman Riley Quinn threw a season-best 46-01.50 (14.06m) to place second in the shot put. Merrideth Spiers took third in the weight throw with a mark of 58-00.50 (17.69m).
 
NDSU Track & Field will host the Bison Open on Feb. 3-4 next weekend.
 
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