INDIANOLA, Iowa – The North Dakota State women's track & field team saw its hurdlers continue to build on their impressive 2023 season Thursday at the Kip Janvrin Open in Iowa.
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Bison senior
Terezia Bolibruch won the 100m hurdles at the meet, running a personal-best 13.47 to move up to No. 2 on the NDSU all-time list.
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Salmata Korgho ran a personal-best 13.68 in the 100m hurdles, taking second in the meet and ranking fourth in NDSU history. Freshman
Sydney Arndt clocked a personal-best 13.88 for eighth on the Bison all-time list.
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Standout sprinter
Kendra Kelley added another pair of personal-best performances on Thursday at the Kip Janvrin Open. She won the 200m dash in 23.51, improving her time which ranks No. 2 in NDSU history. Kelley also ran a personal-best 11.54 in the 100m dash, taking second place in the meet and ranking second-fastest in school history.
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Junior
Nell Graham won the 400m hurdles in a personal-best 1:00.06, ranking seventh-fastest in NDSU history.
Angel Pratt took second in a personal-best 1:01.72.
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At the Drake Relays in Des Moines, sophomore
Reagan Baesler set a new 1500m personal-best of 4:25.24, taking seventh in the meet and eighth on the NDSU all-time list.
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Kaleesa Houston recorded an outdoor 5,000m personal-best of 16:47.06 at the Drake Relays. She stands at ninth on the NDSU all-time list.
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Freshman
Julia Gherardi cleared 12-05.50 (3.80m) to win the pole vault at the Kip Janvrin Open.
Jacee Johannsen was the runner-up with an outdoor PR of 11-11.75 (3.65m).
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Claire Howell clocked a season-best 57.31 in the 400m to place fifth. Freshman
Jasmine Williams placed fifth in the 200m dash in 24.48. Sophomore
Christie Collins took fourth in the long jump at 18-09.00 (5.71m) and finished 10th in the 200m in 24.99.
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Competition will continue at both meets on Friday.
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