Wednesday, June 5
Eugene, Ore.
7:45 p.m. CT
North Dakota State Athletics
at
NCAA Outdoor Championships
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Kraft Competes Wednesday in Javelin at NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/3/2024 4:49:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
FARGO, N.D. – Senior javelin thrower Matt Kraft will represent the North Dakota State University men's track & field team at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Wednesday, June 5.
Kraft will be making his second consecutive appearance at the national meet. The javelin is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. CT / 5:45 p.m. PT on Wednesday at Hayward Field, with an event-specific live video stream on ESPN+.
Kraft (Bismarck, N.D./Legacy HS) placed 17th in the javelin last year in Austin, Texas, earning honorable mention All-America status. He is the back-to-back Summit League champion in the event, with a personal-best throw of 234-11 (71.61m) that ranks fourth on the NDSU all-time list.
Kraft has surpassed 70 meters in the javelin at five consecutive meets leading into the NCAA Championships.
Based on season-best marks among the NCAA qualifiers, Kraft is ranked 19th entering the meet.
All-America Honors
The top eight finishers in all events will earn first team All-American honors, places 9 through 16 will be named second team All-Americans, and all other national meet competitors will receive honorable mention status.
Javelin-to-NCAAs Pipeline
Kraft's NCAA Championships appearance will be the ninth for the North Dakota State men in the javelin over the past nine seasons.
Top Javelin Results
The Bison men have earned first-team All-America honors in the javelin three times at the Division I level – Matti Mortimore (5th) in 2017, Mortimore (7th) in 2015, and Benji Phillips (8th) in 2021.
Top Placer
Payton Otterdahl owns the highest NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships finish in NDSU men's history, taking second in the discus in 2019.
Last Champ
While Payton Otterdahl claimed the indoor national titles in the shot put and weight throw in 2019, the most recent outdoor track & field NCAA title won by a Bison was Nathan Schmidt's Division II decathlon crown in 2004.
Kraft will be making his second consecutive appearance at the national meet. The javelin is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. CT / 5:45 p.m. PT on Wednesday at Hayward Field, with an event-specific live video stream on ESPN+.
Kraft (Bismarck, N.D./Legacy HS) placed 17th in the javelin last year in Austin, Texas, earning honorable mention All-America status. He is the back-to-back Summit League champion in the event, with a personal-best throw of 234-11 (71.61m) that ranks fourth on the NDSU all-time list.
Kraft has surpassed 70 meters in the javelin at five consecutive meets leading into the NCAA Championships.
Based on season-best marks among the NCAA qualifiers, Kraft is ranked 19th entering the meet.
All-America Honors
The top eight finishers in all events will earn first team All-American honors, places 9 through 16 will be named second team All-Americans, and all other national meet competitors will receive honorable mention status.
Javelin-to-NCAAs Pipeline
Kraft's NCAA Championships appearance will be the ninth for the North Dakota State men in the javelin over the past nine seasons.
Top Javelin Results
The Bison men have earned first-team All-America honors in the javelin three times at the Division I level – Matti Mortimore (5th) in 2017, Mortimore (7th) in 2015, and Benji Phillips (8th) in 2021.
Top Placer
Payton Otterdahl owns the highest NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships finish in NDSU men's history, taking second in the discus in 2019.
Last Champ
While Payton Otterdahl claimed the indoor national titles in the shot put and weight throw in 2019, the most recent outdoor track & field NCAA title won by a Bison was Nathan Schmidt's Division II decathlon crown in 2004.
Players Mentioned
Javelin
/ Men's Track and Field
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