BOSTON, Mass. – North Dakota's distance squad competed at a pair of meets in Boston on Saturday and came away with a pair of school records, a Canadian U23 record and seven improvements to the UND top-10 lists.
At the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener,
Jadyn Keeler placed eighth in the invitational 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 15:14.76. She shattered her previous record time of 15:28.29, which she set at the 2024 David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Keeler's record time in the 5,000 meters currently ranks No. 22 all-time in NCAA indoor track history. It also bettered the Canadian U23 record time of 15:17.47, which was previously set by Chloe Thomas of Connecticut last season.
Towards the end of the meet, the men's distance team provided fireworks in the 5,000 meters. First,
Matej Hrebacka broke the school record in his heat with a personal-best time of 14:00.86. He broke the previous record time of 14:08.71, set by Luke Labatte at the 2023 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. One heat later,
Louis-Lys Fanucchi took the track and broke Hrebacka's record with a time of 13:58.81.
Ethan Adams also ran in the 5,000 meters and added his name to the UND top-10 list with a time of 14:30.04. That time ties him for No. 5 in school history in the event.
In the women's 5,000 meters,
Frida Giersdorff and
Gabrielle Wahl also added their names to the UND top-10 list. Giersdorff clocked a time of 16:53.30, good for the No. 7 time in program history. Wahl posted a time of 17:02.75 and is now No. 8 in school history.
Aleksa Milanovic entered his name on the UND top-10 list in the 3,000 meters and ran the No. 4 time in school history with a PR of 8:18.00.
Towards the beginning of the meet,
Lennart Lindstrot came less than 0.67 seconds away from improving his No. 5 mile time in school history and ran a time of 4:10.06.
Paris Hoverson was the top Hawk at the Early Bird at the TRACK at new balance meet and was 15th in the 5,000 meters in 18:07.23. It was the first collegiate indoor 5,000 meters of her career.
North Dakota will visit Fargo on Thursday for the Dakota Alumni Classic.
POST-MEET NOTES
* UND earned two new school records and posted seven upgrades to the UND top-10 lists while competing at a pair of meets in Boston on Saturday.
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Jadyn Keeler was the first Hawk to break a school record this season and ran a PR of 15:14.76 in the invitational 5,000 meters at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. She shattered her previous record time of 15:28.29, which she set at the 2024 David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
* Keeler's record time in the 5,000 meters currently sits No. 22 all-time in the NCAA for the event during an indoor season. It also bettered the Canadian U23 record time of 15:17.47, which was previously set by Chole Thomas of Connecticut last season.
* There was a double record in the men's 5,000 meters.
Matej Hrebacka set a new school record in his heat with a PR of 14:00.86. One heat later,
Louis-Lys Fanucchi took the track and broke Hrebacka's record with a time of 13:58.81. It was the opposite of what happened last outdoor season, when Fanucchi improved his record (3:45.61) in the 1,500 meters in Azusa and Hrebacka broke it less than 20 minutes later with a PR of 3:45.34.
