NDSU Men Open Competition at NCAA West First Rounds on Wednesday

Wednesday, May 27

Fayetteville, Ark.

North Dakota State

NCAA West First Rounds

Photo by: Andrew Werlinger

NDSU Men Open Competition at NCAA West First Rounds on Wednesday

5/26/2026 1:50:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

The North Dakota State men's track & field team will have 12 entries competing at the NCAA West First Rounds on Wednesday, May 27, and Friday, May 29, in Fayetteville, Ark.

The NCAA announced the 48 qualifiers in all individual events last week. The top 12 finishers in each event at the First Rounds will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 10-13.

Bison sophomore Zach Lilly was added to the javelin competition after a late injury withdrawal, pushing NDSU's number of entries from the 11 originally announced up to 12.

Senior Kaden Pastian will be the top-ranked Bison entering the meet at No. 17 in the West for the shot put. Pastian will also compete in the hammer throw.

In the decathlon, the top 24 athletes in the nation qualify directly through to the NCAA Championships without competing at the First Rounds. For the first time in the school's Division I history, the Bison will send two decathletes to Oregon, with Zach McGlynn qualifying at No. 5 in the nation and Paul Olson at No. 24.

NDSU Men's Schedule of Events (All times Central)

Wednesday, May 27

9:30 a.m. – Hammer Throw – Kaden Pastian
2 p.m. – Javelin – Ryder Bickett, Zach Lilly
6 p.m. – 110m Hurdles (first round) – Joshua Kyei-Baffour
6:30 p.m. – 1500m (first round) – Ethan Moe
7 p.m. – Pole Vault – Aaron Cummings, Zach McGlynn
7 p.m. – Shot Put – Kaden Pastian
7:50 p.m. – 800m (first round) – Kaleb Foltz

Friday, May 29

5:15 p.m. – 1500m (quarterfinals)
5:40 p.m. – 3000m steeplechase – Brady Goss
6 p.m. – Triple Jump – Adam Dugger, Reece Grosserode
6:15 p.m. – 110m Hurdles (quarterfinals)
7:05 p.m. – 800m (quarterfinals)

NDSU Men's Qualifiers (in order of event rank)

17. Kaden Pastian, shot put
23. Adam Dugger, triple jump
25. Joshua Kyei-Baffour, 110m hurdles
26. Ryder Bickett, javelin
27. Aaron Cummings, pole vault
35. Reece Grosserode, triple jump
36. Brady Goss, 3000m steeplechase
38. Kaleb Foltz, 800m
39. Zach McGlynn, pole vault
43. Ethan Moe, 1500m
45. Kaden Pastian, hammer throw
48. Zach Lilly, javelin