GRAND FORKS, N.D./SEATTLE, Wash. – North Dakota wrapped up competition at the UND Open and at the UW Invitational on Saturday and came away with seven event wins, a school record, three Pollard Athletic Center facility records and 10 improvements to the UND top-10 lists.

Kenna Curry was the story of the UND Open, breaking the school record in the shot put with a PR throw of 50-6 (15.39m). In addition to winning the event crown, her throw broke the school record of Katelyn Weber, who set it at 50-2 3/4 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships back in 2017.

Teammates Eve Goldstein and Julia Matthews joined Curry in the shot put and finished third (46-3 1/2, 14.11m) and fifth (44-0, 13.41m), respectively.

Later in the meet, Curry also claimed the weight throw title with a personal-best toss of 68-10 1/2 (20.99m), improving her No. 3 mark on the UND top-10 list.

Three other Fighting Hawks also placed in the women's weight throw. Matthews recorded a PR of 57-0 1/4 (17.38m) to take fifth. Goldstein was sixth with a toss of 56-1 3/4 (17.11m), while Kaylynn Red Tomahawk had a PR and finished seventh with a mark of 52-2 (15.90m).

Elise Ulseth was the only other NoDak student-athlete to win a field event crown, winning the long jump with a personal-best leap of 19-6 1/4 (5.95m). Her jump improved her No. 2 leap on the UND top-10 list. Ulseth's jump also broke the facility record, which was held by Emily Altenburg of South Dakota State with a mark of 18-2 1/4 (5.54m).

Justina Esangbedo was also in the long jump and placed seventh with a distance of 17-9 3/4 (5.43m).

Jerzie Finstad was the first Fighting Hawk to win an event on the track and won the 400 meters with a PR time of 55.65, which was good for the third-fastest time in school history. Finstad's time broke the facility record of Heather Harrower, who set it at 57.23 as an unattached athlete previously.

Teammate Kimberly Hitchen was also in the 400 meters and finished seventh, clocking a personal-best time of 59.55.

Less than two hours later, Finstad returned to the track for the 200 meters and placed fifth with a personal-best time of 24.81, moving her up from No. 7 to No. 4 on the UND top-10 list.

In her first collegiate 1,000 meters, Frida Giersdorff won the title with a time of 2:59.21. Her time entered her into the UND top-10 list with the seventh-fastest time in program history.

In the men's mile, three Fighting Hawks placed. Lennart Lindstrot was victorious and moved up to No. 4 in school history with a PR time of 4:11.08, breaking the Pollard facility record of Josh Samyn from North Dakota State (4:12.98). His twin brother, Henrik Lindstrot, also had a PR in the event and placed third with a time of 4:12.58. Henrik Lindstrot's time allowed him to stay on the UND top-10 list with the No. 10 time in program history.

Micah Bruggeman was also in the mile and took seventh in 4:17.31. Unattached Fighting Hawks Aleksa Milanovic and Ian Busche were second (4:12.22) and fifth (4:15.06), respectively.

The Lindstrot twins also took part in the men's 800 meters and four UND runners placed in that event. Lennart Lindstrot finished with the title in 1:56.96, followed by Henrik Lindstrot less than one second later (1:57.37). Ethan Kimmel and Braxton Middaugh were also in the 800 meters and finished sixth (2:00.53) and seventh (2:00.71).

Five UND runners scored points in the women's 800 meters. Brooklyn Brouse led the pack and was second with a time of 2:15.86. Maggie Dervis took fourth in 2:21.63, trailed by Brenna Barnick in fifth (2:22.12), Courtney Werner in seventh (2:23.89) and Paris Hoverson in eighth (2:25.63).

UND also finished as the runners up in both pole vault sections. Harris Maclean was second in the men's section with a height of 14-5 1/4 (4.40m), while Emily Ash was the runner-up in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 11-5 3/4 (3.50m). McKenna Myron was also in Ash's section and tied for third with a mark of 10-11 3/4 (3.35m).

Back on the track, Eric Weiss was the runner-up in the men's 3,000 meters with a time of 8:51.86. Unattached Hawk Niko Angell was seventh with a time of 9:08.10.

A trio of Hawks also placed in the women's 3,000 meters. The trio was led by Elle Sondag taking third in 10:39.78. Olivia Krafty was fifth (10:42.73), while Rachel Hughes finished eighth (11:35.84).

In the final event on the track for UND, the women's 4x400-meter team placed second with a time of 4:06.78. The relay team consisted of Ella Hedman, Dervis, Werner and Brouse.

Claire Leach took third in the triple jump with a leap of 35-11 1/2 (10.96m).

Trenton Hanseder placed fifth in the long jump with a mark of 22-0 3/4 (6.72m). Maguire Petersen was also fifth in his respective event and had a height of 6-2 3/4 (1.90m) in the high jump.

Caleb Severson took fifth in the men's 60-meter final with a time of 7.08, followed immediately by Red Wilson finishing sixth in 7.09. Both Severson (7.19) and Wilson (7.09) automatically qualified for the final by winning their preliminary heats earlier in the meet.

Abby McNeil placed eighth in the women's mile with a personal-best time of 5:49.00.

At the UW Invitational in Seattle, Justice Dick placed fifth in the 800 meters and moved up to No. 5 on the UND top-10 list with a PR time of 1:51.96. Alec Nelson was seventh in the event with a personal-best time of 1:52.43, also moving up the record book to No. 6 in school history.

Next weekend, North Dakota will visit Fargo for the Bison Open on Friday (Feb. 2) and Saturday (Feb. 3).

Post-Meet Notes
* North Dakota finished the UND Open with nine event wins, 10 improvements on the UND top-10 list and a new shot put school record.
* At the two-day Washington Invitational, the women's 3,000-meter school record fell twice and NoDak finished with five improvements on the UND top-10 lists.
* Elise Ulseth (long jump), Jerzie Finstad (400 meters) and Lennart Lindstrot (mile) all broke Pollard Athletic Center facility records on Saturday.
* Nadia Evans, competing unattached in the 300 meters was the runner-up with a time of 42.01.