GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Elise Ulseth will make North Dakota track and field history this weekend, becoming the first combined events athlete ever to compete for a National Championship. The heptathlon portion of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place from June 10-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Ulseth will commence UND action at the meet on Friday, beginning with the 100-meter hurdles at 3 p.m., followed by the high jump at 4 p.m., shot put at 6 p.m. and the 200 meters at 9:43 p.m. The Kristiansund, Norway, native will conclude the heptathlon on Saturday with the long jump at 12:30 p.m., javelin at 1:45 p.m. and 800 meters at 6:13 p.m. All times listed are central.

The Summit League Field Events Championship MVP comes into the meet tied for the No. 16 heptathlon score nationally this season with a school record 5,685 points. This outdoor season alone, Ulseth has already rewritten the record books at North Dakota, holding the school record in the 100-meter hurdles, long jump, javelin and heptathlon, while also tying the program record in the high jump.

Student-Athletes that finish in the top 24 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships will earn All-America honors, with the top-eight finishers earning First-Team All-America status. Second-Team All-America honors will go to student-athletes that finish between ninth and 16th place. Any student-athletes who finish between 17th and 24th will pick up honorable mention accolades.

ESPN will provide internet streaming coverage of select portions of the meet, with broadcasts live online at WatchESPN. Live results of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will be provided by Flash Results.

Heptathletes Finish with Best Ranking in School History
Following personal-best point totals in the heptathlon at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, the North Dakota heptathlon team (Elise Ulseth, Brooklynn Gould, Erica Benson and Elle Thorson) finished the season ranked No. 2 in the USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings with 20,721 points. The Fighting Hawks finish the team heptathlon season trailing only Duke (22,604 points). The second-place finish marks the best any team at North Dakota has ever ranked at the end of the season in the USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings.

Top-10 Hawks
Going into the National Championships, the Fighting Hawks have already achieved 48 new top-10 marks in school history this season, including 13 improvements to school records.
• Elise Ulseth – Heptathlon (No. 1 – 5,685 points)
• Elise Ulseth – Long Jump (No. 1 – 20-10 3/4, 6.37m)
• Luke Labatte – 3,000m Steeplechase (No. 1 – 8:43.79)
• Nelson Ruto – 10,000m (No. 1 – 29:49.79)
• Elise Ulseth – Javelin (No. 1 – 165-0, 50.29m)
• Elise Ulseth – 100m Hurdles (No. 1 – 13.65)
• Jerzie Finstad – 4x200m Relay (No. 1 – 1:42.01)
• Mackenzie Severson – 4x200m Relay (No. 1 – 1:42.01)
• Elle Thorson – 4x200m Relay (No. 1 – 1:42.01)
• Brooklynn Gould – 4x200m Relay (No. 1 – 1:42.01)
• Jadyn Keeler – 3,000m Steeplechase (No. 1 – 10:46.45)
• Jennifer Parent – Triple Jump (No. 1 – 39-7 3/4, 12.08m)
• Elise Ulseth – High Jump (No. 1t – 5-8 1/2, 1.74m)
• Erica Benson – Heptathlon (No. 2 – 5,020 points)
• Luke Labatte – 1,500m (No. 2 – 3:54.89)
• Brooklynn Gould – Heptathlon (No. 2 – 5,264 points)
• Nelson Ruto – 5,000m (No. 3 – 14:32.86)
• Natalie Mohring – Discus (No. 3 – 176-3 1/2, 53.73m)
• Jadyn Keeler – 5,000m (No. 3 – 16:59.68)
• Aric David – Decathlon (No. 3 – 6,277 points)
• Brooklynn Gould – Long Jump (No. 3 – 19-0 1/2, 5.80m)
• Elle Thorson – Heptathlon (No. 4 – 4,752 points)
• Austin Wolf – High Jump (No. 4 – 6-9 3/4, 2.08m)
• Ben Hidani – Decathlon (No. 4 – 6,143 points)
• Alec Nelson – 800m (No. 5 – 1:52.40)
• Alec Nelson – Distance Medley Relay (No. 5 – 10:18.13)
• Jory Vasek – Distance Medley Relay (No. 5 – 10:18.13)
• Matt Russell – Distance Medley Relay (No. 5 – 10:18.13)
• Luke Labatte – Distance Medley Relay (No. 5 – 10:18.13)
• Mackenzie Severson – 100m (No. 5 – 12.18)
• Greta McLagan – 3,000m Steeplechase (No. 6 – 11:25.62)
• Andrew Walter – Javelin (No. 6 – 195-5 1/4, 59.57m)
• Brooklynn Gould – 200m (No. 6 – 25.00)
• Brooklynn Gould – 100m Hurdles (No. 6 – 14.71)
• Elise Ulseth – Triple Jump (No. 6 – 37-10 1/2, 11.54m)
• Mitchel Wangler – 110m Hurdles (No. 7 – 14.65)
• Jerzie Finstad – 4x100m Relay (No. 7 – 48.45)
• Carley Johnson – 4x100m Relay (No. 7 – 48.45)
• Mackenzie Severson – 4x100m Relay (No. 7 – 48.45)
• Aleece Durbin – 4x100m Relay (No. 7 – 48.45)
• Natalie Mohring – Hammer Throw (No. 7 – 184-6, 56.23m)
• Autumn Stokes – Long Jump (No. 8 – 18-6 1/2, 5.65m)
• Max Baker – 4x200m Relay (No. 8 – 1:31.35)
• Alvin George – 4x200m Relay (No. 8 – 1:31.35)
• Aric David – 4x200m Relay (No. 8 – 1:31.35)
• Jory Vasek 4x200m Relay (No. 8 – 1:31.35)
• McKenzie Burian – 5,000m (No. 9 – 17:17.14)
• Mackenzie Severson – 400m Hurdles (No. 9 – 1:02.37)