Brown races to podium at Canadian Championships

Women's Outdoor Track & Field Gabriella Fundaro, UNDsports.com

Brown breaks school record in 60 for third time

FARGO, N.D. -- Freshman Natasha Brown has quickly made a name for herself on the track in just a few meets so far, and continued to impress at this weekend's Thundering Herd Classic with another record-breaking performance.

Brown, who hails from Edmonton, Alberta, broke the school record in the 60-meter dash for the third time this season. She won the event with a time of 7.60 seconds.

Junior Paige Slemmons (Fargo, N.D.) finished behind Brown in second place with a new personal-best time of 7.72.

The women's 4x400 relay team provided UND with its second event win of the day. The team of Courtney Heupel (Medina, N.D.), Slemmons, Anne Van Heel (Forest Lake, Minn.), and Stephanie Clarke (Edmonton, Alberta) took first with a time of 3 minutes, 57.04 seconds.

Brittany Ungs (Mantorville, Minn.) won the 800-meter open for North Dakota in a time of 2:27.17.

It was also a strong weekend for North Dakota's weight throwers, with four finishes in the top-10 and a slew of new personal records. Sophomore Katarina Reller (Grand Forks, N.D.) was UND's top finisher in the weight throw, placing sixth with a launch of 57-04.25. Senior Shawny Kramer (Watkins, Minn.) also earned a top-10 finish, placing eighth with a throw of 54-02.50 (16.52).

Four different throwers set new personal bests in the weight throw. Molli Detloff reached a new school record for a freshman once again with a toss of 54-09.50 (16.70), good enough to finish seventh overall. Jayd Eggert (Minot, N.D.), Bethany Schultz (Rochester, Minn.), and Samantha Guenther (White Bear Lake, Minn.) also threw for PRs. Eggert's mark of 54-00.00 (16.46) earned her a ninth-place finish. Schultz launched a throw of 51-08.25 (15.75), while Guenther threw for 49-03.50 (15.02).

Junior Molly Griep (Whitewater, Wis.), who is redshirting this season for UND, won the event while competing unattached. Her mark of 62-09.50 (19.14) would have set a new school record, and ranks first in the Big Sky Conference as of now.

The distance runners turned in a good performance in the 5,000-meter run. All five North Dakota runners set new personal records in the race. Senior Jessica Lynch (Cologne, Minn.) was UND's top finisher, taking second with a time of 18:09.17. Senior Erin Wysocki (Grand Forks, N.D.) who is redshirting won the event and also set a new personal-best time of 17:48.73.

Also on the track, Rachel Dryburgh (Hillsboro, N.D.) placed fourth with a time of 1:00.56. Amanda Larson (Lakeville, Minn.) also earned a fourth-place finish but in the 1-mile run, finishing in a time of 5:45.82.

Clarke ran a strong race for North Dakota in the seeded 400-meters, placing second with a time of 56.12.

In the pole vault, freshman Erin Harris (Sidney, Mont.) and junior Hailey Brinkman (Grey Eagle, Minn.) each cleared 9-10.00 (3.00) to place third and fourth respectively. Ashley Fedie (Chanhassen, Minn.), meanwhile, placed third in the high jump, with a mark of 5-03.25 (1.61).
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Players Mentioned

Natasha Brown

Natasha Brown

SH
Junior
Stephanie Clarke

Stephanie Clarke

SH
Senior
Molli Detloff

Molli Detloff

Throws
Junior
Molly Griep

Molly Griep

Throws
Senior
Erin Harris

Erin Harris

Jumps
Junior
Amanda Larson

Amanda Larson

Dist
Senior
Brittany Ungs

Brittany Ungs

Freshman
Jessica Lynch

Jessica Lynch

Freshman
Erin Wysocki

Erin Wysocki

Freshman
Anne Van Heel

Anne Van Heel

Sprints
Freshman
Ashley Fedie

Ashley Fedie

Jumps/Sprints
Freshman
Hailey Brinkman

Hailey Brinkman

Jumps
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Natasha Brown

Natasha Brown

Junior
SH
Stephanie Clarke

Stephanie Clarke

Senior
SH
Molli Detloff

Molli Detloff

Junior
Throws
Molly Griep

Molly Griep

Senior
Throws
Erin Harris

Erin Harris

Junior
Jumps
Amanda Larson

Amanda Larson

Senior
Dist
Brittany Ungs

Brittany Ungs

Freshman
Jessica Lynch

Jessica Lynch

Freshman
Erin Wysocki

Erin Wysocki

Freshman
Anne Van Heel

Anne Van Heel

Freshman
Sprints
Ashley Fedie

Ashley Fedie

Freshman
Jumps/Sprints
Hailey Brinkman

Hailey Brinkman

Freshman
Jumps