SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State junior Nell Graham has been named the Most Outstanding Performer of the 2023 Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, following a vote of the league's head coaches.
 
Graham was the top scorer among all women's athletes at the Summit League Championships with 26 points, winning the heptathlon and 400m dash. She also ran on NDSU's second-place 4x400m relay and took fifth in the 400m hurdles.
 
With new personal-bests at the conference meet, Graham now ranks sixth in NDSU history for the heptathlon (5,207 points), seventh for the 200m dash (23.97), and eighth for the 400m dash (53.93).
 
In addition, the Bison women had 19 athletes named All-League for outdoor track & field on Friday.
 
To receive the All-League distinction, a student-athlete must finish in the top three of an event at the league championship meet. The Bison had the largest group of honorees in the league, and sprinter Kendra Kelley led NDSU with All-League accolades in four events.
 
NDSU's All-League Honorees (19)
Sydney Arndt (4x100m relay)
Reagan Baesler (1500m, 5000m)
Terezia Bolibruch (100m hurdles)
Bailee Dierks (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay)
Grace Emineth (long jump, triple jump)
Julia Gherardi (pole vault)
Nell Graham (400m, 4x400m relay, heptathlon)
Kaleesa Houston (5000m, 10,000m)
Kendra Kelley (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
Salmata Korgho (100m hurdles)
Grace Link (1500m)
Jodi Lipp (triple jump)
Alissa Melvin (triple jump)
Jenna Parent (long jump)
Angel Pratt (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
Alexis Roehl (3000m steeplechase)
Hayley Schmidt (javelin)
Alex Seagris (javelin)
Jasmine Williams (200m, 4x100m relay)