VERMILLION, S.D. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team earned a runner-up finish in the team race at the Summit League Indoor Championships, which concluded Sunday afternoon inside the DakotaDome. The Bison women claimed two more event titles on the final day of the meet.
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Bison senior
Jodi Lipp claimed her third Summit League crown in the indoor triple jump, winning with a mark of 40-04.75 (12.31m). She led a Bison sweep of the top four places in the event.
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Senior hurdler
Terezia Bolibruch ran a meet record and facility record 8.32 to win the 60m hurdles title – the second-fastest time in school history. Freshman
Sydney Arndt was the runner-up in the 60m hurdles, clocking a personal-best 8.39 to rank No. 3 all-time at NDSU.
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South Dakota won the women's team championship for the second year in a row, scoring 214 points. The Bison were second with 166.
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The Bison women finished 1-2-3-4 in the triple jump, with all three behind Lipp's title registering new indoor personal-best marks. Senior
Jenna Parent took second at 40-01.50 (12.23m),
Grace Emineth took third at 40-01.25 (12.22m), and
Daejha Moss was fourth at 39-04.50 (12.00m).
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NDSU racked up 23 team points in the 60m hurdles with
Salmata Korgho in sixth and
Bailee Dierks (personal-best 8.60) in seventh behind Bolibruch and Arndt.
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Kendra Kelley placed second in the 200m dash in 23.98 and took third in the 60m dash in 7.55.
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Erin Valgardson turned in a gutsy effort to take second place in the 800m final, finishing in a personal-best 2:12.58.
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The NDSU women finished 3-4-5 in the 5000m with
Kaleesa Houston (17:05.43),
Reagan Baesler (17:15.95), and
Grace Link (17:30.43).
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Nell Graham,
Jasmine Williams,
Angel Pratt and Kelley took third in the 4x400m relay. Graham finished third in the 400m dash final in 55.75, and Williams clocked 24.96 to place fifth in the 200m.
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Moss cleared 5-08.75 (1.75m) in the high jump to place third.
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Link placed fourth in the mile in 4:58.76. Bison freshman
Aleah Miller took fifth in 5:00.21.
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Freshman
Adison Kapitzke took fifth place in the shot put, throwing 46-08.75 (14.24m). Bison freshman
Alex Seagris finished eighth.
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Freshman
Julia Gherardi placed eighth in the pole vault, clearing 12-02.50 (3.72m).
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