LYNCHBURG, Va. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team competed at three meets on Friday, with several of the top performances coming at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational hosted by Liberty University.
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Bison senior
Julia Gherardi cleared 13-03.50 (4.05m) in the pole vault at Liberty – a new indoor personal-best that ties her for sixth in school history.
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Freshman
Kaela Skistad ran a season-best 54.58 in the invitational 400m to tie for seventh-fastest in NDSU indoor history.
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Anika Larson (7.44) and
Paige Renschler (7.48) both qualified for the 60m dash final.
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Jordyn Davis (8.49) and
Marvelous Onwualo (8.58) both advanced to the 60m hurdles final.
Yolanda Nabwe clocked a personal-best 8.73 in the semifinals of the 60m hurdles.
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Soraya Espino placed third in the 400m dash in 56.05, and
Kendal Stingle was fifth in a personal-best 56.24.
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At the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn.,
Jade Rypkema ran 16:55.60 in the 5,000m to rank seventh in NDSU indoor history.
Logan Harz recorded an indoor 5,000m PR of 16:58.07 to rank eighth on the NDSU all-time list, and
Mia Hoffmann ran 17:10.19 to stand 11th in school history.
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Arienne Birch cleared 5-8 (1.73m) to place fourth in the high jump.
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At the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D.,
Riley Quinn won the shot put with a throw of 48-08.00 (14.83m).
Grace Steffen was the runner-up in the weight throw with a mark of 59-02.75 (18.05m).
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Corene Moeller ran a personal-best 2:13.83 in the 800m at SDSU.
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Competition will continue Saturday.
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