2023 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster

Erin Valgardson
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Indoor:
- Junior
- Outdoor:
- Jr.
- Hometown:
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- High School:
- Kelvin HS
Valgardson's Performance History and Personal Bests
2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Placed 14th at the Summit League Championships for All-Summit League second team honors, helping the NDSU women to the team title … Personal-best 6k time of 21:01.5 at the conference meet, where she was the No. 5 finisher for the Bison … Among NDSU’s top seven runners at all six meets on the season … Earned top-10 finishes at the first two meets of the season at UND and MSUM.
Indoor (Junior): Placed 2nd in the 800m at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Indoor personal-best of 2:12.58 in the 800m final at the conference meet.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 4th in the 1500m and 8th in the 800m at the Summit League Championships … Clocked a career-best 2:10.65 in the prelims of the 800m at the conference meet … Personal-best 4:30.27 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Ran the 800m leg on the Bison distance medley relay that placed 3rd at the Drake Relays and ranked 2nd-fastest in NDSU outdoor history.
2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): No. 5 finisher for the Bison at both the Summit League Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional … Placed 20th overall at the conference meet, running a season-best 22:37.4 for the 6k … Took 138th at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Peaked as NDSU’s No. 4 finisher at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Sept. 4.
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 18th at the Summit League Championships ... No. 6 finisher for the Bison at the conference meet.
Indoor: Anchored the Bison women to a Summit League title in the distance medley relay ... Also placed 4th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships, running a personal-best 4:54.87.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Personal-best 1500m time of 4:35.26 at the South Dakota Tune-Up on May 7, winning the event ... Registered personal-bests in the 1500m in three consecutive weeks, going from 4:42 to 4:39 to 4:35.
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Among NDSU’s top seven finishers at two meets on the season … No. 7 runner for the Bison at the Summit League Championships on Nov. 2 in Fargo, running a 6k season-best of 22:31.0 to place 24th overall … Season-best 5k time of 18:39.8 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 19 … NDSU’s No. 7 finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 28, taking 82nd place overall.
Indoor (Sophomore): Anchored the Bison to a Summit League title in the distance medley relay, clocking 11:52.46 to rank 8th-fastest in school history … Also finished 6th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Personal-best mile time of 4:59.33 at the Bison Open on Feb. 8, taking 2nd place in the meet … Also went sub-5 in the mile at Washington’s Husky Classic on Feb. 15, running 4:59.57.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): Ran in two meets unattached … Finished 24th at the season-opening Bison Open on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Freshman): Season-best 800m time of 2:17.82 at Nebraska’s Mark Colligan Memorial on Jan. 26 … Season-best mile time of 5:09.21 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 9.
Outdoor (Freshman): Posted season-best times of 2:18.36 in the 800m and 4:44.02 in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Mar. 29-30 … Won the 800m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 23.
High School: Five-time Manitoba provincial champion in track ... Won the 800m and 1500m as a sophomore in 2016 ... Won the 1500m as a junior in 2017 ... Won the 1500m and 3000m as a senior in 2018 ... Also provincial champion in cross country ... Clocked times of 2:13 in the 800m and 4:37 in the 1500m ... Finished 11th in the 1500m at the Canada Games in August 2017 ... Named the 2017 Athletics Manitoba Youth Female Athlete of the Year.
2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Placed 14th at the Summit League Championships for All-Summit League second team honors, helping the NDSU women to the team title … Personal-best 6k time of 21:01.5 at the conference meet, where she was the No. 5 finisher for the Bison … Among NDSU’s top seven runners at all six meets on the season … Earned top-10 finishes at the first two meets of the season at UND and MSUM.
Indoor (Junior): Placed 2nd in the 800m at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Indoor personal-best of 2:12.58 in the 800m final at the conference meet.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 4th in the 1500m and 8th in the 800m at the Summit League Championships … Clocked a career-best 2:10.65 in the prelims of the 800m at the conference meet … Personal-best 4:30.27 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Ran the 800m leg on the Bison distance medley relay that placed 3rd at the Drake Relays and ranked 2nd-fastest in NDSU outdoor history.
2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): No. 5 finisher for the Bison at both the Summit League Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional … Placed 20th overall at the conference meet, running a season-best 22:37.4 for the 6k … Took 138th at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Peaked as NDSU’s No. 4 finisher at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Sept. 4.
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country: Placed 18th at the Summit League Championships ... No. 6 finisher for the Bison at the conference meet.
Indoor: Anchored the Bison women to a Summit League title in the distance medley relay ... Also placed 4th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships, running a personal-best 4:54.87.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Personal-best 1500m time of 4:35.26 at the South Dakota Tune-Up on May 7, winning the event ... Registered personal-bests in the 1500m in three consecutive weeks, going from 4:42 to 4:39 to 4:35.
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Among NDSU’s top seven finishers at two meets on the season … No. 7 runner for the Bison at the Summit League Championships on Nov. 2 in Fargo, running a 6k season-best of 22:31.0 to place 24th overall … Season-best 5k time of 18:39.8 at the UND Ron Pynn Classic on Oct. 19 … NDSU’s No. 7 finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 28, taking 82nd place overall.
Indoor (Sophomore): Anchored the Bison to a Summit League title in the distance medley relay, clocking 11:52.46 to rank 8th-fastest in school history … Also finished 6th in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Personal-best mile time of 4:59.33 at the Bison Open on Feb. 8, taking 2nd place in the meet … Also went sub-5 in the mile at Washington’s Husky Classic on Feb. 15, running 4:59.57.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt): Ran in two meets unattached … Finished 24th at the season-opening Bison Open on Aug. 31.
Indoor (Freshman): Season-best 800m time of 2:17.82 at Nebraska’s Mark Colligan Memorial on Jan. 26 … Season-best mile time of 5:09.21 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 9.
Outdoor (Freshman): Posted season-best times of 2:18.36 in the 800m and 4:44.02 in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Mar. 29-30 … Won the 800m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 23.
High School: Five-time Manitoba provincial champion in track ... Won the 800m and 1500m as a sophomore in 2016 ... Won the 1500m as a junior in 2017 ... Won the 1500m and 3000m as a senior in 2018 ... Also provincial champion in cross country ... Clocked times of 2:13 in the 800m and 4:37 in the 1500m ... Finished 11th in the 1500m at the Canada Games in August 2017 ... Named the 2017 Athletics Manitoba Youth Female Athlete of the Year.
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