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Bison Women Qualify 8 Entries for NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
5/21/2026 12:46:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State women's track & field team will send eight entries to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, scheduled for May 27-30 in Fayetteville, Ark. A total of six Bison women will compete, with Paige Renschler and Adison Kapitzke qualified in a pair of events.
The NCAA announced the top 48 declared entries in all individual events and the top 24 relay teams in each region on Thursday. The top 12 finishers in each event at the Preliminary Rounds will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 10-13.
Renschler will be the top-ranked Bison entering next week's meet at No. 21 in the West for the 200m dash and No. 24 in the 100m.
This is the second straight year that Kapitzke qualified in both the shot put and hammer.
NDSU Women's Qualifiers (in order of event rank)
21. Paige Renschler, 200m
24. Paige Renschler, 100m
28. Arienne Birch, high jump
33. Adison Kapitzke, hammer throw
40. Anika Larson, 200m
41. Alex Seagris, javelin
45. Sydney Arndt, 100m hurdles
48. Adison Kapitzke, shot put
The NCAA announced the top 48 declared entries in all individual events and the top 24 relay teams in each region on Thursday. The top 12 finishers in each event at the Preliminary Rounds will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 10-13.
Renschler will be the top-ranked Bison entering next week's meet at No. 21 in the West for the 200m dash and No. 24 in the 100m.
This is the second straight year that Kapitzke qualified in both the shot put and hammer.
NDSU Women's Qualifiers (in order of event rank)
21. Paige Renschler, 200m
24. Paige Renschler, 100m
28. Arienne Birch, high jump
33. Adison Kapitzke, hammer throw
40. Anika Larson, 200m
41. Alex Seagris, javelin
45. Sydney Arndt, 100m hurdles
48. Adison Kapitzke, shot put
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