SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Sprinter Kendra Kelley turned in two of the fastest races in North Dakota State history, highlighting the performances of the Bison women's track & field team at the UTSA Invitational on Saturday for the outdoor season opener.
 
Kelley ran the fastest 200m dash ever by a Bison – indoor or outdoor – clocking 23.19 to win the event and break Antoinette Goodman's NDSU outdoor record of 23.31 from 2014. Kelley also won the 100m dash in 11.42 – a new personal-best that makes her second-fastest in school history.
 
Salmata Korgho won the 100m hurdles in her outdoor opener, clocking a personal-best 13.50 to rank third-fastest in school history.
 
As a team, NDSU recorded nine new performances in the school's all-time Top 10 lists across the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 100m hurdles on Saturday.
 
Ilise Jennings ran 11.60 in the 100m dash to rank fourth-fastest in NDSU history. Freshman Anika Larson ran 11.73 to take No. 6 on the NDSU all-time list.
 
Larson ran 23.99 in the 200m dash for her outdoor debut, ranking eighth all-time at NDSU. Jennings posted a time of 24.15 in the 200m dash to rank 11th-fastest in Bison outdoor history.
 
Bailee Dierks ran a personal-best 13.73 in the 100m hurdles, taking third in the meet and moving up to No. 5 on the NDSU all-time list. Freshman Marvelous Onwualo ran 13.81 in her 100m hurdles debut for the Bison, ranking eighth in NDSU history.
 
Freshman Arienne Birch won the high jump, clearing 5-9 (1.75m) to rank in the NDSU outdoor Top 10. Julia Gherardi won the pole vault, clearing 12-05.50 (3.80m). Freshman Joy Nnantah won the triple jump with a leap of 39-03.75 (11.98m).
 
Nell Graham clocked an outdoor personal-best 53.45 in the 400m dash, moving up to No. 5 in NDSU outdoor history. Allie Niska ran a 400m dash personal-best of 55.31.
 
Dierks was the runner-up in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.70. Angel Pratt took fourth in 1:02.94.
 
Makenna Vollmer was the runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 18-05.25 (5.62m).
 
Brita Birkeland ran a career-best 2:12.06 in the 800m for fourth place at UTSA. Reagan Baesler ran 4:37.85 for third place in the 1500m.