SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After impressive performances both this indoor season and in the classroom, Kenna Curry, Malene Kollberg, Tiffanie Magnusson, Eve Goldstein, Maguire Petersen, Alec Nelson and Luke Labatte were named to the Indoor Academic All-Summit League Team on Thursday afternoon.

In order to earn Indoor Academic All-Summit League status, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), have completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and have competed in at least half of their team's competitions.

Curry headlined the team after becoming a Second Team All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw. She was 14th in the weight throw at the national meet with a toss of 67-3 1/2 (20.51m). By competing at the National Championships, Curry became just the third North Dakota student-athlete to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in UND's Division I history.

The Elk Point, S.D., native was a two-time All-Summit League Performer at the indoor conference championships and was later named the Field Championship MVP. Curry won the gold medal in the weight throw with a mark of 69-2 (21.08m) and earned the silver medal in the shot put with a toss of 50-6 (15.39m). She carries a GPA of 3.65 and majors in communication science & disorders.

Kollberg, the 2023 Summit League pentathlon champion, won the gold medal and earned All-Summit League status for the second year in a row with a PR total of 3,904 points at the Summit League Indoor Championships. With the win, she became the first Summit League champion in the pentathlon to go back-to-back since Sami Spenner of Omaha in 2013 and 2014. Kollberg's finish also improved her No. 2 point total on the UND top-10 list.

The 2023 and 2024 pentathlon champion led all pentathletes in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.77 for her first 959 points of the pentathlon. Kollberg also tied for the second-best height in the high jump with a clearance of 5-5 1/4 (1.66m) for 806 points and added an additional 603 points in the shot put (36-5 3/4, 11.12m). With two events to go, Kollberg sat second on the leaderboard and moved up to the top spot after finishing third in the long jump with a leap of 18-9 3/4 (5.73m). She needed to finish within 16 seconds of the winner of the 800 meters to become victorious in the pentathlon and repeat as the champion. In the 800 meters, Kollberg ran the fourth-fastest time (2:23.96), while Nell Graham of North Dakota State had the fastest time (2:13.73). Kollberg has a GPA of 3.91 while majoring in kinesiology and is now a two-time member of the Summit League Indoor All-Academic Team.

Magnusson, the 2023 runner-up in the pentathlon, garnered All-Summit League status for the second season in a row and another silver medal in the pentathlon with a personal-best total of 3,862 points. Her point total improved her No. 3 mark on the UND top-10 list. Magnusson had the top mark in the long jump with a leap of 19-4 3/4 (5.91m). She finished strong in the 800 meters and recorded the second-fastest time on Friday with a PR of 2:21.60. Magnusson also had a PR throw in the shot put (36-2, 11.02m) and tied her personal-best clearance in the high jump with a height of 5-4 1/4 (1.63m).
 
Later in the meet, Magnusson earned her second All-Summit League accolade of the 2024 Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing with the silver medal in the long jump with a leap of 19-7 (5.97m). She has a GPA of 4.0 while majoring in mechanical engineering.

Goldstein picked up All-Summit League honors in the shot put and finished with the bronze medal with a toss of 47-6 1/2 (14.49m). She majors in elementary education with a GPA of 3.97.

Petersen was the top performer for the UND men at the Summit League Indoor Championships and won the gold medal in the heptathlon with a PR total of 5,421 points. With the win, he became the first Summit League indoor champion in the heptathlon in UND history. He set PRs in five of the seven heptathlon events and recorded the top marks in the long jump (22-10 3/4, 6.98m), shot put (47-2 1/4, 14.38m) and high jump (6-6 1/4, 1.99m) on Friday, which allowed him to hold the top spot after the second event (long jump) and lead the rest of the way. In addition to the title, Petersen also broke the heptathlon school record of 5,339 points, which was set by Jack Vetsch at the 2021 Summit League Indoor Championships. Petersen's PR in the long jump currently sits No. 9 in school history. He carries a GPA of 3.61 while majoring in business administration.

Nelson finished third in the 800 meters at the indoor conference meet with a time of 1:53.84 to get the bronze medal. He has a GPA of 3.97 and majors in forensic science.

Labatte gained the bronze medal and All-Summit League status at the Summit League Indoor Championships by taking third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:20.87. He carries a GPA of 3.89 and is majoring in commercial aviation and is a two-time member of the Summit League Indoor All-Academic Team.

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