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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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).
 
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.
 
Competition will continue at both meets on Friday.