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2016 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Grant Mjelstad

  • Position Multi-Events
  • Indoor Junior
  • Outdoor Jr.
  • Hometown Fargo, N.D.
  • High School Fargo North HS

Biography

Mjelstad's Performance History and Personal Bests

2015-16 SEASON

 
Indoor (Junior): All-Summit League performer in the heptathlon, placing 3rd at the Summit League Championships … Also finished 6th in the pole vault at the conference meet … Scored a season-best 4,822 points in the heptathlon at the conference meet on Feb. 26-27 … Cleared a season-best 16-04.00 (4.98m) in the pole vault at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 30 … Clocked a personal-best 60m hurdles time of 8.93 seconds at the league meet … Finished his career ranked 6th in NDSU history in the heptathlon and 10th in the indoor pole vault.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the decathlon, scoring 6,132 points at the Summit League Championships … Season-best decathlon score of 6,374 points at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on Mar. 24-25 … Finished 9th at the conference meet in the pole vault … Season-best pole vault clearance of 16-02.00 (4.93m) at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 6 … 110m hurdles personal-best time of 16.03 seconds at UC Riverside.

2014-15 SEASON
 
Indoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the heptathlon, scoring 4,823 points at the conference meet … Also placed 10th in the long jump at the Summit League Championships in Fargo … Scored a personal-best 4,996 points to win the heptathlon at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 6-7, ranking him 6th in NDSU history … Cleared a season-best 16-00.75 (4.90m) in the pole vault at South Dakota State on Jan. 24 … Personal-best long jump mark of 21-10.75 (6.67m) at the Thundering Herd Classic.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 5th in the decathlon and 9th in the long jump at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Macomb, Ill. … Scored a season-high 6,298 points in the decathlon at the California Invitational Multi-Events on Apr. 15-16 … Season-best long jump mark of 21-10.00 (6.65m) at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on Mar. 26.
 
2013-14 SEASON

Indoor (Freshman): 
Tied for second in the pole vault and placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Summit League Indoor Championships in Fort Wayne ... Cleared a new PR of 16-04.75 (5.00m) to share runner-up honors at the league meet ... Scored 4,644 points in the Summit League heptathlon ... Season high of 4,798 points to win the heptathlon at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 7-8.
Outdoor (Freshman): Summit League champion in the decathlon, scoring a season-high 6,640 points at the league meet in Fargo ... Also placed sixth in the pole vault, sixth in the long jump and eighth in the javelin at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... Registered a long jump personal-best mark of 22-10.50 (6.97m) in the Summit League decathlon ... Season-best marks of 16-00.75 (4.90m) in the pole vault and 166-4 (50.70m) in the javelin ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.

2012-13 SEASON

Indoor (Redshirt): 
Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Cleared 14-07.25 (4.45m) in the pole vault at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 2.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Cleared 14-07.50 (4.46m) in the pole vault at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 3.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field for Fargo North High School and head coach Gary Mailloux ... Won the 2012 North Dakota Class A state pole vault championship by clearing 14-feet, 6-inches ... Placed fifth in the pole vault at 2011 state track and field meet ... Second team all-state running back and defensive back for the Spartans' football team ... Participated in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Susan Mjelstad ... Has two brothers, Clark and Brock ... Majoring in finance.
 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2014Redshirt Freshman

    Multi-Events
  • 2015Sophomore

    Multi-Events
  • 2016Junior

    Multi-Events