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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Salmata Korgho claimed the 60m hurdles title in 8.62 – the third-fastest time of her career.
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Senior
Daejha Moss won the high jump, clearing 5-03.75 (1.62m).
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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.
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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).
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NDSU Track & Field will host the Bison Open on Feb. 3-4 next weekend.
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