AZUSA, Calif. – North Dakota State sophomore Jade Rypkema broke the oldest active school record for Bison women's outdoor track & field on Thursday.
 
Rypkema (Nevis, Minn.) broke the 40-year-old NDSU record in the 10,000m, running 35:04.42 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in California to take down Nancy Dietman's school record from 1986 by seven seconds.
 
Also at the Bryan Clay Invitational, sophomore Mia Hoffmann ran a personal-best 36:09.44 in the 10,000m to rank ninth in NDSU history. Jenna DeBates clocked a personal-best 36:33.37.
 
Bison freshman Kylie Nelson ran 10:54.58 in the 3000m steeplechase, ranking 10th all-time at NDSU.
 
NDSU's sprinters and hurdlers competed at the Dewey Donat Classic hosted by Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., on Thursday.
 
Sophomore Paige Renschler won the 100m dash in a wind-aided 11.33. Elise Wisnewski took third in a wind-aided 11.66.
 
Sydney Arndt won the 100m hurdles in 13.72, and Jordyn Davis was second in 14.17.
 
Reese Rogowski won the 400m dash with a time of 56.27. Soraya Espino took second in 57.85.
 
Kendal Stingle (1:00.87), Kate Laqua (1:02.81), Brooke Cina (1:02.96), and Sophia Headley (1:03.78) finished 2-3-4-5 in the 400m hurdles.
 
Competition will continue on Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational and Nebraska's Big Red Classic.